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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1954
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial is a weekly newspaper printed at Elgin Iowa Fayette County serving the region. It is published every Thursday by Strauch and Hermen with postal service dating back to Sept 1 1891 under act of March 8 1652.
Rates for subscriptions set at 2.00 per year for four northeast Iowa counties and 2.50 per year for all outside. Advance payment requested. Readers, rates include a 10 cent per line charge. minimum 50 cents per week if cash accompanies order, else 60 cents. Blind ads or inquiries incur weekly minimum. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam cards priced at 1.00 each. notices with admission charged or obituaries follow regular rates.
Fil and Hospitalized Home from Hospital Reuben Heckmann returned Friday from Postville hospital after pneumonia illness with rest advised. Louis Nelson at St Mary's Hospital Hochster Minn had two major operations since March 30 and slowly recovers, may return home in about a week. Gus Krueger broke a bone in his foot Saturday, can work at the lumber yard on crutches. Mrs Geo Friederich of Postville has polio and was taken to Rochester on Monday, daughter-in-law of Jacob Friederich. Mrs Ern Meyer of West Union fell and fractured her hip April 10 and is hospitalized at Palmer Memorial hospital West Union, with hip surgery April 13 and doing well.
The saying warns that mudslinging harms the thrower more than the target, urging restraint and measured action to protect reputation and credibility.
William Obed Olson born March 9 1888 at Heron Lake Minnesota died April 11 at sixty eight. He was raised by aunt and uncle after his mother died as a child and lived on the family farm his whole life. He married Gunda Opsand on March 30 1907 and had two sons Clarence and Louis. Surviving are his wife two sons one granddaughter Angela Kay a brother and two sisters with many nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at Scbutte funeral home and Marion Lutheran church with burial in the adjacent cemetery. Casket bearers listed. Thanks extended to Rev Strandford soloist relatives and friends for help during illness.
Mr and Mrs CB Schori completed plans for their new home and began basement excavation on Monday. Reuben Reusser returned from Davenport after finishing education at Palmer School of Chiropractic and will decide where to locate. Mrs Andrew Yearous left for Heston to visit her daughter Mrs EB Woodworth and meet her new grandson Eugene born Tuesday April 2. MV Kiple began building a new exterior stairway to the living rooms above Falk's Market to provide a central entrance.
Political announcement states Hazel Gehring will seek the Fayette County Auditor’s office at the Republican primary on June 7, 1954, subject to voter approval. The notice appears under the Fayette County Attorney’s office.
A garbled page lists Fayette County candidates subject to Republican primary nominating June 7 1954. Names include Darold Jack William Knox Fred Hi Loyd Gilley B Jim Niles Herbert Klammmer Grant Lawes Mark D Bouchhaest and others. The document also records town actions on ordinance readings and adjournments with signatures from Mayor S chori and Town Clerk Eggler.
Elgin Iowa council met in regular session with Mayor Schori and six councilmen present. Bills were read and approved. various General Fund, Waterworks Fund and Utilities Fund items listed, including salaries, supplies, and lights. An application for a Cigarette Permit for Kuneths Maid-Rite Shop was approved unanimously. An ordinance establishing fire department terms and conditions was introduced.
Sunday guests at Mrs Clara Baumgartners included Mr and Mrs Robert Kohler and David and Mr and Mrs Ray Tomsheck. Numerous families from Waterloo Davenport Mason City Grand Rapids Lansing and Chicago attended meals and celebrations. Easter dinners and baptisms were hosted by local households including the Baumgartners and Olson families with extended kin from Iowa City Arlington and West Union.
Mushiethaler and Carl Bachmann with Louis Steinman visited Waterloo on Saturday and Sunday with Rev and Mrs E G Steinman. Mr and Mrs Harlan Blockhus of St Paul Minn spent part of Easter vacation with Mr and Mrs M J Blockhus. Witred Petratz Sumner called Monday on Mire Peulmne Potratz. Mr and Mrs Ben Schori plan to move this week to the Thore Thompson home on Main Street, recently vacated by Rev Vanre Knutsen family.
Mrs Harold Opland of Elgin was named educational chairman of the Clayton County Tuberculosis and Health Association at its 47th annual spring meeting in Elkader. The dinner event followed by fundraising reports showed funds support TB eradication and heart disease control, with 20 percent directed to the heart fund. Opland also chairs Marion township and reported $131.56 raised last year, with other chairmen and totals listed.
A reflective note on behavior where individuals gripe about tasks they desire yet fail to pursue, while others take action on feasible options. It contrasts talked about aspirations with actual effort, urging practical steps over excuses.
A garbled sentence fragment hints at confusion and mixed messages about trust and truth. The text presents fragmentary voices and unclear intent, illustrating how stray words can mislead audiences and erode confidence in information.
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