Broken Fender Triggers Hit and Run Case in Ossian
Luther College student from Waukon fined 100 dollars and his cousin with justice of the peace charge for failing to aid after a collision. A southbound Ford struck a car carrying Mrs. Clifford Gisleson and her father, who had to stop at the road shoulder. A vehicle fragment led police to the suspect in Ossian where he stopped to repair a tire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther
Waukon
Peace Court
Padls Dent
Clifford Gisleson
Community Club Debates Fayette County Fair Promotion
Members of the Community Club met Monday evening to decide on joining the Fayette county fair promotion. They weighed homecoming season conflicts and the impact on town activities. Proposals included financing tickets for a trade promotion, plus discussion of clean-up of old buildings road work and mosquito control with town authorities urged to handle the latter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Mostquito
Helgers'n Appointed on Board of Review
Henry Helgerton of Clermont has been named to Clay ton county board of review to fill the vacancy from J R Moses's death on March 28. Appointed by the board of supervisors at a session, Helgerson resides in Grand Meadow township and becomes the farmer member. He has long served as assessor in Grand Meadow and is experienced in farm valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Helgerton
Clermont
Clayton County Board of Review
J. R. Moses
Monona
Board of Supervisnes
Sele
Helgerson
Grand Meadow
Public Rest Rooms Redecorated in Elgin Town Hall
Elgin town hall rest rooms have been redecorated for visitors. The town urges users to keep facilities neat during homecoming year and notes strict penalties for defacement of public property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Town ‘Hall
Farm Bureau events announced for April district gathering
F B Calendar lists the annual spring district Farm Bureau women conference Tuesday at Fayette with noon lunch, a Decorah meeting Wednesday to plan a homemaker camp, a victory party at Up per town gym, and a Smithfield 4 H Club gathering Thursday with Dale Rausch. Fairfield Putnam Farm Bureau meet at Arlington school includes a picnic lunch and square dancing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
F. B
Fayette
Bethel Township
Decorah
Towa
Smithfield Livewires
Dale Rausch
Fairfield and
Putnam Farm Bureau
Arlington School
Miche
Legion Auxiliary Will Meet Thursday
The regular meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary is scheduled for Thursday in April. Members are asked to bring a picnic lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliary
1955 Iowa Legislature May Be Adjourned After April 20
Lawmakers expect the 1955 session to run past the usual 100 days with adjournment likely May 1 due to many major bills yet to vote on including appropriations and tax measures. The April 20 100th day comes amid pay rulings limiting compensation for days absent, affecting most members. Governor Hoegh names two Democrats to the Conservation Commission and Republicans plan a Lincoln Day fundraiser in Iowa City with speaker Herbert Brownell Jr. while Democrats schedule Jackson Day dinner in Des Moines featuring Estes Kefauver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Dayton Countryman
Wade McReynolds
Ottumwa
McReynolds
Pnw
Jeaders
Iowa
GOP
George Nagle
Iowa City
Nagle
Herbert Brownell, Jr
U.S
Des Moines
Fort Des Moines
Estes Kefauver
U. S
Tennessee
Kefauver
Mulfords Add 10 by 24 Foot Office Extension
J. and Rex Mulford begin a new 10x24 foot one story addition at the northwest corner of their building to provide office space and extra storage in the candling room. Elgin houses two produce facilities with ongoing improvements and about eight workers year round, expanding during harvest season.
Interstate Tops in Safety Records in National Contest
Interstate Power Company repeats as national safety leader for utilities of similar size per the National Safety Council. It posted a frequency rate of 1451 for accidents per man hour, with several districts exceeding two years without a disabling injury and the Dubuque general office and transportation department also achieving long safe-record spans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Power Company
National Safety Council
Council
Interstate
General Office
Transportation Department
Dubuque
Has Long Lay Off George Butikofer Still Uses A Cane
George Butikofer, injured in an accident about nine months ago and hospitalized for a long period, relies on a cane to walk. At his farm he mostly does chore work and has rented his crop land to Jacob Schneider for the upcoming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Butikofer
Mr. Butikofer
Jacob Schneider
Elgin Lutheran Mission Society to Meet Thursday
The Elgin Lutheran Mission Society will meet Thursday April 21 at 2 00 in the parish hall. Hostesses are Morris Mervin Hunsberger Richard Hofer Lyd ia Odegard and Alton Staff. The program chairman is Mrs De Vere Halverson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Lutheran Mission Society
Morris, Mervin
Hunsberger
Richard Hofer
Lydia Odegard
Alton
de~ Vere Halverson
No Card No Sale Protects Against Blue Card Plot
Out of town magazine solicitors failed in Elgin on Tuesday as residents refused to engage. They were asked to fill a blue card permit questionnaire but balked at the trouble and left town. The note urges readers to demand the permit as protection against unpermitted sales schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Out of Town
Elgin
Pollocks Buy Town Lot for New Home
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pollock purchased a town lot from Mrs. Inez Brackin, 80 feet frontage and 100 feet deep, planning to start building a new home early this summer. The site abuts the Brackin residence with a remaining eastern lot near the Gene Schori home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pollock
Inez Brackin
Brackin
Gene Schori
Harold Landsgard Hosts Wage Dinner on Good Friday
Harold Landsgard welcomed a dinner guest at the Arthur Landsgard home for Good Friday observances. The gathering focused on shared meals and fellowship within the family circle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Landsgard
Arthur Landsgard
Don t Flirt With Peddlers
An itinerant peddler sold a batch for $4.25 while local dealers offered the same product at $2.00 to $2.25. The incident, noted by a local dealer, is not the first of its kind in this area.
Coach Kenneth Hutzel Seeks Coaching Post
Kenneth Hutzel of Melcher applied in person Saturday for the coach’s job with the C-E schools. He has a family of four children, the oldest a boy, and he will be looking for a position suitable to his experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Hutzel
Melcher
Pate
Fayette County March of Dimes Dinner Totals 504.30
Mrs Clarence Muehlethaler Mrs Henry H Wolf of Elgin and Mrs Louis Olson of Clermont attended a Fayette County March of Dimes dinner. Final total contributed 504.30. Olson and Wolf elected to the executive board. John V McCarthy Iowa State representative spoke on the Salk polio vaccine. Vaccination will be voluntary and offered to first and second graders at no charge upon parental request. Public guidance on vaccination sites will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Muehlethaler
Henry H. Wolf
Elsgin
Louis Olson
Clermont
Fayette
Fayette County
March of Dimes Committee
Elgin
Olson
Wolf
John V. McCarthy
Iowa
Grass Fire Delays Elgin Firemen Friday Afternoon
Elgin firemen were called out about three o'clock last Friday afternoon to a grass fire on the railway right of way near the Brackin home. They stopped the blaze in short order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
WSCS Holds Joint Meeting at Methodist Church
Circles Nora Rebecca and Rachel held a joint meeting at the Methodist Church Thursday evening. A pre Easter program followed the business meeting. Fifty four members were present and four guests Mrs H J Van de Waa Orange City Mrs Robert Steele Dubuque Hazel Gehring and Mrs W C Falk. A sacrificial offering was taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora
Rebecca
Rachel
Methodist Church
H. J
van' de Waa
Orange City
Robert Steele
Dubuque
Hazel
Gehring
W. C.falk
Farm Bureau Insurance Names New Agent Wim Possehl
Wim Possehl, a U S Navy veteran, has joined Farm Bureau Insurance as a special agent starting April 1. He will serve members in Highland, Wagner, Marion, Grand Meadow and Manonton townships with auto, farm liability, crop hail, fire, wind and life coverages. He and his wife Elaine Drahn and daughter Wendy have moved to the Miller apartment in Elkader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wim, Possehl
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Farm Bureau Insurance Services
Farm Bureau
Highland
Wagner
Marion
Grand Meadow
Manons
William
Elaine Drahn
Manon
Wendy
Miller
Elkader
Farmers Begin Early Field Work in C E Vicinity
Farmers in the C E vicinity started early field work last Wednesday with river bottom farms disking and plowing. Soil is working up, though overhead weather remains cool. Arlington farmer reports disking on sidehills Monday and Tuesday and soil conditions are good for planting. The piece notes planting risks tied to weather, pests, and other hazards, highlighting agriculture as a big gamble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C-E
Arlington
Will Build New Farm Home Northwest of Elgin This Summer
Jacob Friederich will build a new home on his farm northwest of Elgin this summer. The Jacob, Jr. family moved Saturday to a house on the Wm. MueHer and on Monday they started se ing down the old House. Plans are for a modern one story house 26x40. Some of the lumber from the old home wil be use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Friederich
Elgin
Jacob, Jr
Wm. MueHer
Large Kindergarten Classes for Next Year Tigers rout Hawkeye 18 to 1
The C-E Tigers pounded 10 hits to crush Hawkeye 18-1 on Elgin diamond last Thursday. Hawkeye was held to 2 hits behind Gary Gilson, Kittelson, and Howard with Plegenkuhle starting and Shulty, plus Knudsen homering for the Tigers. Next Tiger game is April 11 at Elkader, and home game April 14 versus West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C-E Tigers
Hawkeye
Elgin Diamond
Go- Hawks
Gary Gilson
Kittelson
Howard
Pleggenkuhle
Shulty
John Knudsen
Tiger
Elkader
Tigers
West Union
Additions or Corrections for Next Year Kindergarten
The school office is determining kindergarten classes for next year. Readers are asked to check the accompanying list of 59 pupil names with fathers and notify the school office or Gladys Hanson of any additions or corrections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys Hanson
Janet Eileen Amundson
Morris Sheila Barker
Robert
Elizabeth Ann Bilden
Tilpher
Josephine Brackin
Joe E. Charlan Butixofer
Lewis
Ronald Chapman
Myron
Diane Helen Clark
Merle
Marsha M. Frieden
Edwin
John Green
Mrs. Earl
Robert A. Halverson
DeVere
Diene Kay Hanson
Robert M
Elsie Joann Hanson
Bernard
Dean Hofer
Clarence
Marlys Hoag
James Harvey Howard
Harvey
Robert Leon Jacob
Leon L
Sonya Kjosa
Louis
Gayle Lynn Kleppe
Leslie
Donald Kohls
Richard
Wanda Lembke
Elmer
Kendra Lynn Loftsgard
Orelando
Glen Dale Meisner
Harold
Jean Ruth Metzger
Ervin
JoAnn Metzger
John
Melissa Moore
William
Gregory Lynn Olson
Milo
Roger Lee Reeder
Roger
David Earl Roberts
Leonard
Philip Lee Ruckdaschel
New Low Cost School Construction
A report by J B Neville Regional Director of Structural Clay Products Institute Ames notes SCR brick is ideal for school construction cutting exterior walls from twelve to eight inches and interior load bearing walls from eight to six inches. Usable classroom space could increase about 3 percent with SR bricks enabling lower costs and greater space. Local codes are expected to quickly accept the lower cost one story construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville
Structural Clay Products Institute
Ames
Structural Clay Products ‘Research Foundation
Armour Research Foundation
Research Foundation
Structural Clay Products Research Foundation
Notice on Garbage Disposal in Bigin and Elgin
The town council of Bigin offers free garbage collection for residents with limits on reasonable amounts and liftable containers. Excess trash and brush will not be picked up. Dogs must not scatter contents and dumps within town limits of Elgin are prohibited. Residents are urged to stop dumping in ditches or river beds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigin
Elgin
New Addresses Listed In Chicago And San Diego
The Weibel family of Chicago plans to move April 16 to 7039 South Maplewood Chicago Their new address and Mrs Louise Hofer at 3952 Clairemont Drive San Diego California note a move from Mundelin Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Weibel
Chicago
South
Maplewood
Louise Hofer
Clairemont Drive
San Diego
Calif
Mundelin
Hospital News From Decorah and West Union
Edna Hunsberger remains a patient at Decorah Hospital and is expected to return home later this week. Mr and Mrs Max Hunsberger and Mrs Lloyd Meyer visited her Monday. Cheryl Pinney, daughter of Elmer and Mrs Pinney, had an appendectomy at West Union Hospital Monday. Mrs Amelia Strong returned home Sunday after a stay at Postville Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decorah Hospital
Edna Hunsberger
Max Hunsberger
Lloyd Meyer
Decorah
Cheryl Pinney
Elmer Pinney
West Union Hospital
Amelia Strong
Postville Hospital
Dinner Guests Included Olson Frieden Family
Sunday supper guests were Mr and Mrs Levi Frieden LeAnn and Roger and the Ray Frieden family with Mo and Mrs Mila Olson also attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mila Olson
Levi Frieden
LeAnn and
Roger
Ray Frieden
Also Mentioned on This Page
Helgers’n
Leo Hoegh
Iowa Conservation Commission
G. G. Teck
Atlantic
Internal Revenue
Mulfords
Elgin Luth
Pollocks
OLR
National Sunday School
The
Laymen’s National Committee
WSCS
Farm Bureau Insurance Agent
Susan Kay Torkelson
Otis
Bonnie Jo Walker
Donald Wardell
Raymond
Darlene Wardell
Kathy Vanderbeck
Pastor H. John
Pauline Jo Amundson
Arthur
Jane Ellen Anderson
Lloyd
Erle Boehmler
Robert Carl
Bradley Boyle
Thomas Jerome Cummings
Hubert
Leon Dibble
Jack
Lana Marie Griebenow
Patricia Gunderson
Lyle
Robert Ernest Hilgemann
Ernet W
Ardith Disne James
Ross BE
Michael Lee Johnson
Steven Clarence Kittleson
Bobby Dean Lavelle
Allen Everett Lehan
Harry
Gene George Mueller
George Leslie Allan Mueller
Willet
Marlene Jane Moen
John Christine Pape
George
Brenda Lynne Steffens
Reuben H. Low
Ann Walvatne
Lawrence
Carol Ann Williams
Donald
Rockie Guy Wiliams
Keith LaVerne Wander, Joseph
Steven Wander, Jacob
Ada
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