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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1950
Page
5
A community event featured a parade of hats with prizes for originality. Pupils in several grades kept perfect attendance and spelling tests while multiple families and visitors called at homes and shared meals during a holiday weekend. Local residents attended gatherings in Lamont Waterloo Cedar Rapids and Arlington with various host families and friends.
The piece notes Ralph H. Slippy of Waterloo and John H. Miller of Des Moines joining the race for U S Senate and Governor respectively. It lists several contenders including Bourke B. Hick enlooper Cedar Rapids Harry Thompson Muscatine and Earl Wisdom Des Moines for the senate race and Les Gillette Fostoria Myron J. Bennett Des Moines for governor. First filings began April 6 with William Darrah and B M Richardson. Darrah won the early race for Republican commerce commissioner while Richardson seeks reelection. The Farm Bureau mobilizes 20000 volunteers for a get out the vote drive and an essay contest for Iowa students.
Gov William S Beardsley invited again to attend Governor's Day at Clear Lake on August 5. Last year's affair sparked GOP upheaval as the state central committee urged Harrison Stangler of Cedar Rapids to resign as GOP national committeeman from Iowa. Marvin Levsen has again urged Stangler's resignation for party unity. Whitney Gilliland, former state committee chair, has stepped down and been replaced by Bob Goodwin. Gilliland, Glenwood attorney, remains active on the central committee. A Nares Survey will be launched to assess nursing needs and resources with John McCarthy of Des Moines named chair of the advisory committee. program backed by Iowa State Nurses Association and Iowa League of Nursing.
The Elgin Lutheran Ladies Aid will meet Thursday April 20 at two oclock at the home of Mrs Otto Blockhus. Mrs Walter Mitts and Mrs Severin Blockhus are co hostesses.
After 26 years of sole ownership the Elgin Echo becomes a partnership as James A. Hermen buys a halt interest and joins former owner R. P. Strauch. Hermen, a longtime employee and GI program graduate, will help steer future policies and express thanks for past support as he begins the new role.
Gus Boyer aged 87 died shortly after midnight or early Wednesday morning April 12 after illness since Friday. He had been living with his daughter Mrs. Grace Evans for many years. Funeral services will be held at Mathiethaler funeral home on Friday afternoon.
Woodrow Reed urges members to attend the Elgin Post American Legion meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening April 18. Members are requested to be present for the session and related arrangements.
West Union will host a North Fayette district round table for Boy Scouts at the courthouse on Thursday evening April 13 at eight. M L Peterson district commissioner will preside, inviting local scouts leaders and volunteers to attend.
Miss Patricia Audrey Guyer and Sigvart Hofland Jr. plan to marry June 18. Patricia is daughter of Aubrey and Mildred Guyer of Elgin, while Sigvart is son of Dr. and Mrs. Sigvart Hofland of Decorah.
Elmer Lendhart and Mrs Lendhart faced danger when their Great Dane named Major broke through river ice. After hours of effort she nearly reached the dog but failed. Major eventually climbed out on his own, ending a perilous incident. Nearby visitors from Oelwein and Clermont joined later gatherings at local homes, including the Sheldon and Doan households, with Howard Boyle and family among guests.
Mr and Mrs Mykron Chapman are parents of a son born Thursday April 6 Mr and Mrs Melpert Hofer of Gunder are the parents of Delbert Michael born April 4 at Postville hospital Mr and Mrs Win Moore are parents of a daughter born April at Went Union hospital Mr and Mrs Reuben Miller of Ossian are parents of a 10 lb 1 son born Friday April 7 at West Union hospital He is named Paul Henry.
The 1950 cancer crusade seeks 3600 dollars in Fayette county refinance with programs of local service education and research on state and national levels. Atty. W C Smith, campaign chairman, notes Iowa goal 301800 and national goal 14565000 and cites hopeful cancer treatments using chemical compounds. Local chairmen include the Study and Progress Clubs with Mrs C J Robinson and Mrs Lorence Muehnethaler in charge. Kickoff meeting at Payette April 14 at the high school auditorium.
The Ladies Cemetery association reports generous donations from the American Legion Auxiliary and the Lions Club toward purchasing and planting evergreen trees on the cemetery’s new addition. A similar donation from the Legion had been reported earlier.
Eleven year old Gene Packard of Renwick drowned March 24 after falling through ice on the Boone river while walking his dog Prince. A companion named Larry Kraft also broke through, reaching water up to his neck. he grabbed the leash and escaped.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Baumgartner and their children visited Mrs Louise Bruel of Hawkeye on Sunday. Nickle Baumgartner celebrated his 8th birthday. On Monday evening Mrs Mollie Schneider and Darlene and Marela Wolf joined for dinner.
The Tabitha Society will meet Thursday, April 20, at the Baptist church. Hostesses are Lena Baumgartner, Mrs Alfred Baechter, Mrs John Schaer and Mrs Abe Habeger. Devo tions by Mrs Emil Schneider, Lydia paper by Mrs Arthur Ittermann, music by Mrs Kenton Krueger. Members urged to bring clothing for Germany and to mend song books.
A special meeting of the Elgin Sportsmen's Club is scheduled for Wednesday evening April 19 at eight at the Elgin town hall. Members eyeing a bass rearing pond using the late H H Follett’s artificial pond near Clermont invite Clermont sportsmen to join and support conservation efforts. The club, now over eighty members, aims for the hundred mark and welcomes all conservation-minded people.
Gehring Hardware has arranged a cooking school at Elgin town hall on April 19. Miss Bird of Frigidaire will demonstrate optimal use of electric stoves and explain methods to prepare and cook foods, inviting all homemakers to attend.
Wadena Community Club schedules two min strel shows on April 15 and 14 with a casket social on Thursday evening. Proceeds support community welfare projects.
Park in Elgin shows a sad, worn look after last year’s heavy park traffic. Ground torn up for light poles and homecoming crowds ruined the lawn. Kohls seeded the worst areas but recovery is slow. Spring needed renovations include topsoil, reseeding, fertilizing, and fencing to keep people off muddy patches.
The Elgin Community Club outlined a plan to create a community chest with a five member survey committee to determine a fund level for regular club activities and occasional outside requests. The effort aims to curb fly by night solicitors and ensure accountable distribution while members discussed spring clean-up Boy Scout trip east in June and town cooperation, with no firm actions taken.
Mrs. Paul Zurbriggen slipped and fell on an icy step at her home Sunday morning, breaking a bone just above the ankle. She was taken to Postville hospital for treatment and a cast, then returned Monday evening to the F. C. Mueh lethaler home where she is cared for, with other family members staying there in the emergency.
The article lists seven cancer danger signals including sores that do not heal lumps or thickenings unusual bleeding changes in a wart persistent indigestion or swallowing difficulty hoarseness or cough and bowel habit changes. It urges calm attention and visiting a physician for any such signs.
Elgin public schools superintendent J. Robinson attended the annual Schoolmen's conference at Cornell College in Mount Vernon on Saturday April 1. Speakers included Dr. Herbert Bruner of Minneapolis and Dr. Fritz Redi of Wayne University Detroit. Sessions were organized by district size for both morning and afternoon talks.
Me and Mrs Jack Walker and Jane spent the weekend in the AE Halt home at Crèsco. Jack Adrian placed the okfa in Lt Henke home at Clinton.
Notice declares circle meetings of the W S C 8 to be held Thursday April 20 Ada circle at Mrs G R DeSart with Mrs Robi Wilson assisting Ruth circle at Mrs Mel Kohler Naomi circle at Mrs Wm Grove with Mrs Clare Kuster assisting Also reports Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson and Mr and Mrs Otto Krueger attending a Maytag dealers meeting in Decorah to hear a factory demonstration on new war dough machines.
Funeral services for Mrs M J Monnahan of Mason City will be held at the Illyria church this Thursday at 2 30 pm. She died Sunday evening at her home. The Monnahan family once lived on the farm now owned by Ben Hofer and they also ran the Elgin hotel for several years. Mr Monnahan died about a year ago.
Mrs George King died April 4 at St Marys hospital Rochester Minnesota after a long illness. Burial was at Omaha on April 8. A native of England she came to America after marriage and lived in Elgin Hawkeye and Rochester for 26 years. Survived by husband two sons Charles Fred and five daughters.
Fatalities reach 31,800 in 1949 while injuries climb to a record 1,564,000 as excessive speed remains the top cause. Speed limits and young drivers feature prominently, with 18 to 24 year olds showing a downward fatality trend but still driving many fatalities. Also notes a Dubuque couple visiting the Mosby home and a local echo want ad line.
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