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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1959
Page
5
Wadena News notes an April 20 community clubs meeting at the Wadena gym with a performance night for entrants of all ages. Registration with president Mrs LeAlien Knox is required. A bake sale is set for April 18 at the Knox store building, with proceeds to the community group.
A town home receives upgrades with new green asbestos shingles covering the roof and exterior surfaces. The project aims to modernize the building while addressing safety and aesthetics for residents and neighbors.
High water in the Turkey river left debris at the bridge east of Elgin. Both east piers collected trees and limbs altering the current. New lands are forming above and below the structure.
Winning numbers for Saturday April 11 and April 1 are listed with multiple digit sequences for daytime and evening draws. The April 1 winners include Corrine Scholen and a $150 jackpot awarded to Mrs Albert Halverson.
The Iowa House approved a temporary 2 percent road use tax allocation to cities and towns for Jan 1 1960 to June 30 1961, with remaining funds split 42 percent primary roads 50 percent secondary 8 percent urban. A road study panel will report next session to guide a permanent division. The same session saw a 94-4 vote to raise the corporate income tax from 2 to 3 percent as part of a broader tax package, following earlier increases on cigarettes and personal income tax.
Verne Martin of Newton became the Iowa Republican state chairman succeeding L. L. Jurgemeyer of Clinton. A 65 year old former Maytag general sales manager, he retired about four years ago after a decade in that role. He pledged no revolutionary changes, aiming to strengthen the party by lifting up the low spots.
The Iowa Senate approved creating a single tax director to replace the current three member state tax commission. The director would be appointed by the governor with Senate consent, must be a lawyer or accountant with 10 years’ experience, and earn 15000 dollars annually. Also approved by the Iowa House was a full audit of public welfare expenditures, with Rep. Riley Dietz pushing the welfare study and noting annual welfare spending exceeds 60 million dollars.
Carl Hoschek a Democrat from Burlington has officially been seated in the Iowa Senate. Blythe Conn a Republican appears in continuation on page 8 with the linked coverage.
Professional men offer 5.00 and 190.00 in prizes at 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. with a 150.00 jack pot on the event night.
Salvation Army Drive will get underway soon with local chairs Elgin G J Mosby Clermont Will Nelson Arlington Vicent C Gaskill. Funds raised stay in the community for urgent local needs. Local committee members include W F Kohler G H Falk Charles ONeill Vincent J Bartunek Eugene Robison Elmer Olson Charles C Heiser Robert L Buen deke James J Carnall Leslie L Welch Rev J F Wipperman.
The Tertia Study and Progress Clubs of Elgin complete plans for a cancer crusade. At their April meeting members contributed to the campaign and, on Monday April 20 at 7 PM, members will go door to door to collect donations. Residents are urged to have contributions ready and to treat the workers politely as they serve without pay.
At an Honor Convocation Luther College awarded scholarships to area students. Keith Crider of Elgin received the Alumni Magazine Punch scholarship of 75 dollars, Kenneth Crider earned the Luther College scholarship of 100 dollars, and Ruth Benegerdes of Postville was named an Alumni Magazine Fund scholar with 76 dollars.
Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters held a regular meeting at Jimmy Frieden’s home. Jimmy Frieden and Kurtis Krueger gave a demonstration while Harold Boulton taught fuse box wiring. The group paired up to wire the panel and Mrs. Frieden served lunch. Kurtis Krueger, representative.
Peoples Natural Gas Co a division of Northern Natural Gas Co refiled its plan to bring natural gas service to local communities. Northern pressed for an early hearing scheduled in Washington on April 20. Engineers prepared new exhibits and will appear at the hearing in support of gas service in the area.
A feature on women in science at Iowa State College highlights home economics students pursuing advanced chemistry and biology. Senior Dianne Meinhard, pictured in a research lab titrating liver tissue to analyze portions, is the daughter of Karl and Mrs. Meinhard of Waverly, formerly Elgin.
William Moore had contractors stake out lines for a new Center street store. Shipton started digging for the foundation and by the weekend blocks were to be laid. The 88 by 86 foot building will sit just east of the town hall with concrete block walls nine feet high and an arch type built up roof like Hellum's, set back nine feet from the sidewalk with a canopy.
Kinunka group Campfire girls met Tuesday evening April 6 at Iantha Strong’s home. New officers were elected: Carole Mosby president Mary Metzger president Patty Lehman guide Ima Brackin treasurer Iantha Strong scribe. They made name symbols for notebooks and painted symbols on handkerchiefs. Wildlife officer Tom Shirley narrated Everglades films from Florida. Refreshments were served. Iantha Strong, Scribe.
Estel Braskey of Marcus received two broken ribs and a punctured lung after a tractor rolled over the shoulder of the road. Braskey and the tractor went over the roadside edge and upset.
The Elgin Community Club met Monday evening April 13 with 19 members and one guest. Discussion covered summer entertainment, drawings timing, and reactivating the calling committee to remind merchants to close during funerals. John Moorman of Interstate Power Co proposed brighter bulbs for Center street lighting as a no cost upgrade, estimated to improve illumination by at least 12 percent.
G. W. Bud Alderson reports a robust sale at Wadena with 522 head sold to 89 buyers. Angus and W F steer consignments brought top quotes. feeder cattle and calves posted strong prices across grades. outlook notes continued demand for feeding stock.
Lenox resident Porter Wilt is noted with a copy of the Lenox Time Table dated August 29, 1907, highlighting archival interest in local newspaper history.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Eide of Cedar Falls announce the engagement of their daughter Jean Ann to Jack Hanson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Hanson of Elgin. No wedding date set. Miss Eide is a junior at Iowa State Teachers College. her fiancé is a senior.
Don Olson, working since November 1958, announces he has bought the Jewelry Store assisted by his brother Milo Olson. An Elgin Watch Makers School graduate, he completed studies in March 1958 and passed the state board in October 1953. He trained under Marion Olson in Montana and plans to move to Elgin after housing is found. He is married to Jeannette Kenyon of Elgin and has a son, Jeffrey.
The Commissioned Baptist Youth Fellowship from First Baptist Church will stage an evening program on Sunday April 19 at 9 00 PM titled Despise Not Thy Youth. Dorothy Schaer Carlton Krueger Rachel Hack mann and Jim Schaer will present topics. Various school contest numbers will be performed including piano solo by Tony Habeger trombone solos by Terry Habeger and Richard Orth saxophone solo by Beverly Oelberg vocal by Gwen Baechler. The youth chorus directed by Mrs Abe Habeger will sing. Scripture by Bob Zurbriggen prayer by Linda Hackmann offertory by Ruth Kohls. Ushers are Bob Traut man and Alien Krueger. Gwen Baechler and Barbara Krueger served as program committee.
Mr and Mrs Roy G Halverson celebrate 25 years with an open house Sunday April 119 from 1 00 to 5 00 p m at their home east of Highland Lutheran Church Invitations not sent all are welcome
Mr and Mrs Joseph Reierson announce the birth of a son named David Wayne on April 10 at Postville Hospital weighing 9 pounds 13 ounces Mrs Cornelius Reierson is staying at the Reierson home.
Corn growers in Fayette County line up for the 1959 yield contest as experts from Iowa State College plan a public meeting at the Farm Bureau Building on Thursday April 23 at 8 00 p m. Professor E R Duncan will discuss hybrid varieties fertilizer insect control seed bed prep and planting. Entries for the 1859 Cornfield Contest will be taken.
On farms April 1 1959 grain stocks for corn oats barley and sorghum were higher than a year earlier and well above the 1949-57 ten year average. Total tonnage rose 245 percent from the previous year and 32 percent from the ten year average. Corn soybeans and sorghum were reported as the largest on record for this date.
Fayette County Extension announces a series of meetings in April. On Monday April 20 the Hendersons Prairie 4-H Club meets at 8:00 p.m. with James Evertt and David Rowland. Thursday April 23 features a County Corn Production meeting at 8:00 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Building in Fayette, plus the Fayette County Family Living Committee meeting at 1:00 p.m. at the Extension Office in Fayette. Friday April 24 sees a Grand Meadow Club meeting at Lyle Aanes’s home with a discussion program by Merle R. Bovis Fayette County Extension Home Economist.
Cedar Rapids hosted the Federated Clubs convention Tuesday with Mams Guernsey Smith Ed Medberry Martin Wenger C B Schori and Leota Welsh among those attending Mrs Guernsey Smith served as a delegate for the Elgin Study Club.
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