12 Apr 1951
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1951
Page
1
An Elgin Iowa post office registration note from 1891 appears, indicating second class mail status and approval at Fayette County, Elgin, with reference to the March 3 1852 act and Sept 1, 1891 posting date.
In 1926 Wemns Way Back a “Womanless Wedding” played to a full house on April 14. The Echo files note it was sponsored by the Mr E Lades Aid Society with cast members including Elmer Gehorn as the bride and Ern Baude as the train.
The Elgin school board re elected the staff including C M Green as superintendent Agnes Crowe principal and Georgia Schori for 5S BE Reque and Marian Van Horn at the high school Lizzie B Lyons and Mildred Harrington oversee grades The Little Eight League organizes for the season with teams such as Elgin Clermont Hawkeye Postville St Olaf Volga Westgate Arlington Play titled The New Minister prepares at Clyra church The Falks garage basement is finished with main floor pouring planned on shift delaying completion Timeframe details approximate
The Iowa Superintendent of Banking renews BLGIN STATE BANK clearance to transact state bank business. Board of Directors named ERNEST SCHORI CHAS L CAPPER GEORGE HANSON MAX THOMA G J MOSBY E KOHLER FRED C MUBHLET. Des Moines date February 27 1951. Lamb crop forecast includes a 2 percent rise for this spring season.
Official notice from the Iowa State Commerce Commission informs Fay Fayette County residents that Interstate Power Company of Dubuque has filed a petition for a franchise to construct operate and maintain electric transmission lines across public and private lands in Fayette County Iowa. The hearing is set for May 1 1951 at 10 a.m. in Des Moines with objections due five days before. The commission urges objectors to be represented by someone with full authority.
Dormant spray effectively reduces brush before buds swell and leaves emerge. It penetrates leafless brush with low pressure, minimizes drift risk, and uses a mix of one half 2,4-D and one half 2,4,5-T at two pounds active material per acre in oil for better bark penetration. A note warns of a looming shortage of old burlap bags.
A report from County Treasurer Everett Hegenaick shows total property tax levies of 1,625,186.60 across schools towns and townships, an increase of 102,320.53 over last year’s certified amount. Luana records the largest rise at 8.95, while Guttenberg notes the biggest decrease at 15.11 less than prior year. Farmersburg F and W district posts a 10.54 rise. Volga up 3.90. Highland up 5.60. Sperry up 3.61. Marion up 0.90. Wagner districts show decreases of 23c and 1.26 respectively. St Olaf also down 4.08.
A list of real estate transfers including Verni Engle and spouse to C M and B W, and John Bowling for $1.00 with multiple parcels in SE 8 and SE 10 95 7. Hazel Johnson Meyer and Vernon A Meyer to Merle Alder lson and wife for $350 with Clermont Lots 1 2 23 24 Block 10. Millard C Larson to John A Larson for $1.00 with Lots 3 4 Block 79 Clermont. John A Larson and wife to John L and M C Larson for $1.00 with Ells 95 96 97 98 106 in Thompson's 2nd Add Clermont. Frieda Etter Lawrence F Etter Irvin L Etter and John E Ritter to Dorothy A Etter for $1.00 with Lis 1 2 3 4 Line in B 2 Lutra Elgin. Lester Beltz and wife to Len Cordes for $1.00 Lot 2 Hanna's sub-div Arlington. Salome Miller to Milton M Miller for $100 with W 3-4 NE NE 21 04 7. Milton Miller and wife to Milton Miler as trustee for $1.09 with E 1 3 SE 16 94 7.
Arlington Post No. 219, American Legion buys of Lester Beltz and wife for 1.00, grocery store equipment in Arlington. Thirty-something percent of drivers in fatal US auto accidents last year were aged 18 to 24. Clark Jengen looks to spring graduation from Elk Horn after serving aboard a ship near Japan Korea. Soil treatments improve crop stands for efficient production as phosphate supplies lag in Iowa this spring.
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