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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1957
Page
1
The Elgin Echo weekly newspaper lists its dial number 3711 and mail details. It notes it is entered as second class matter on Sept. 1, 1891, at Elgin Iowa under the 1852 act and published every Thursday by Strauch and Herman.
The Billy Peters family attended the Pape reunion at Decorah Sunday. Ed Fenner and family visited relatives in Boone and Polk City and Stanhope. George Boyle spent the weekend with Mrs. Chloa Lyon and Mrs. LaVerne Ries. Randa spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Ron Bantz. Don Peters of
Waterloo guests Earl Peters, Lyle Martin family, Ira Cherry of Davenport and others visited multiple homes in Clermont Ossian Elgin and West Union. Birthday celebrations and a Baptist fellowship picnic at West Union fairgrounds were noted with local families attending from Brainard and surrounding towns.
Jorris Martin and Melvin Martin spent Sunday at the Ed Riley home in McGregor. Mrs Lyle Martin and children visited Melvin Hanson home, with Mrs Jorris Martin joining in the afternoon. The Lyle Martin family visited Ron Bantz home Sunday afternoon and again Monday evening.
Elgin locals share weekend visits with families in Kewanee Decorah and Clermont. Attendance at a III Division dinner and floor show drew 1,000 guests at Hotel Sherman. Juniors and seniors receive awards and birthday celebrations mark family milestones across Decorah Clermont and Fairbank communities.
The Fayette County Fair in West Union runs August 20 to 23 featuring Bill Atterbury's SKY KINGS, the world renowned aerial show. Performers will perform atop twin 120 ft poles and trade poles more than 14 stories high without a safety net. An afternoon of thrills follows.
The article describes popular auto races at the fair with top dirt track drivers including Bob Grim chasing the track record. An afternoon of motorcycle races and a nine event Trace program are planned, followed by the Trans World Auto Daredevil Thrill Show hailed as a continent warming finale.
A bolt of lightning struck the Joe Galbraith farm near Stuart recently, punching a hole in the roof and melting the TV lead-in wire. No one was injured.
Transfers list multiple parcels with owners Olson Bear Amundson Cline Nelson Jacobson Johansen and Walvanne. Properties include Elk 24 Wadena area, Lots 55 56 Herriman Add Clermont Town of Clermont blocks 14 and surrounding lots. County Iowa Fayette County QCD mentions Lot 22 Block 14 and Lots 20 21 Block 14.
Clermont documents show Articles of Incorporation for Wadena Cheese and Butter Co. with capital stock of 25000. License to Wed for James W Brink and Florence M Finney, both Arlington. New car registrations include Carnall Kenneth J or Shirley V Arlington Chevrolet sedan. Becker Alfred H or Florence M Arlington Chevrolet sedan. Verle H Jones Arlington Ford four door. Donald E Kamp Castalia Ford four door. B K Truck Lines Arlington GMC truck.
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