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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1954
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial of Elgin Iowa notes its status as a second class mail publication filed Sept. 1, 1891. Printed weekly on Thursdays by Strauch and Herman.
Subscription rates shown for 1950s Northeast Iowa counties at $2.00 yearly and $2.50 for outside territory, payable in advance. Advertising rates include per line and minimum charges, with various special rates for want ads, blind ads, and cards of thanks or memoriam, limited to ten lines for notices of respect, church, society, and school events with admission fees.
A Farm Bureau dinner recollection mocks surplus milk and rising coffee prices. The writer notes the Navy milk ration and jokes about bootlegging mail. He ponders executive ability and shares short, dated humor about wages and thrift.
The Echo man stopped at the Home Bakery yesterday noon as a batch of bread was removed from the ovens. Matty boasted of helping bake the fine loaf. Mrs. Lawrence Cannon and son Jeft planned to move Wednesday to Phoenix, Arizona, where she will reside. her husband has worked there this winter. Mr and Mrs Gordon Mosby relocate from Berg rooms to the Chris Lehman home on Pleasant street. The Scheidegger 7, a Swiss god...
The Elkader club will give a concert at the Elkader opera house on April 6. Local residents are invited to enjoy performances by club members and guest artists in a community entertainment event.
Tom Reierson born May 16 1878 in Clayton county died March 25 at Good Samaritan Home West Union aged 75 after 37 days there. He never married and spent most of life in Clermont with a brother Ole. survived by Ole and nieces and nephews. Pallbearers listed. out-of-town attendees named from Decorah Fayette Elgin and other areas.
A Fayette fire destroyed the Upper Iowa University physics building early Thursday morning around three o'clock. It contained classrooms laboratories a small auditorium and a recreation room. Cause of the fire is unknown with damage estimated up to 150000 dollars. Firemen from West Union and Maynard aided Fayette firefighters.
Elgin area residents hosted and attended numerous events including supper guests at Emil Moore's home, card club gatherings with prizes won by Mrs. Oran Bane and Cliff Wilson, visits to and from families in Postville Oelwein Calmar Fayette Clermont and Bridgeport Ohio, and the Little Leightner wedding. Names include Hackmann Metzger Kiple Miller Muehlethaler Schultz Lofts gard Larson Grove Gehring Wolf Schori Hackett Schupbach Lehman Adrian Stranford Loftsgard Little Kauten Pinney and others.
The District Court of Fayette County Iowa appoints INEZ BRACKIN administratrix of the estate of B H Brackin deceased late of the county. All indebted persons must pay and those with claims must present them legally authenticated to the court for allowance. Dated March 20 1954. Co W Antés attorney for administratrix First National Bank Building West Union Iowa.
Butter fell seven cents per pound in Elgin last Thursday as price support shifted from 90 percent of parity to flexible support. Surpluses in dairy goods grew due to wartime production, with government investing more in cheese and milk than butter. A rally may follow if the public prefers butter over substitutes and consumption rises. Store prices reached 64 cents per pound, touted as a strong food bargain.
Television draw luck helped reduce ticket sales by 8076.35 compared with 1953. Final sale reached 83992.65 for the recently concluded tournament, while 1953 stood at 22069.00. Echo Want Ads Pay. Try One.
Louis Becker Jr son of Mr and Mrs Louis Becker was taken to Postville hospital Monday morning with pneumonia.
The 1954 Clayton county grand jury convened at the courthouse on March 29 for its initial session of the year. Members include Lloyd Bigler of Postville, Vern Puffett of Volga, Vern Rugland of St Olaf, Vern Marting of Monona, Ralph Behrens of Strawberry Point, Oscar …
Carlson, McGregor, and Austin establish a jury with Ralph Bethrens as foreman. The initial session covers routine matters and inspection of county buildings and property.
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