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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1962
Page
1
The Elgin Echo page shows the Elgin Iowa masthead and a standard postal notice. It records second class mail status, with the date of entry September 1, 1891, at the Elgin post office in Fayette County Iowa, under the Act of March 3, 1552.
Subscription rates listed for Marion Mn and four northeastern Iowa counties with different charges for territory zones. Advertising and want ads priced per line with minimums, including blind ads and card notices. Obituary poetry and notices with admission charges follow regular ad rates.
Patricia Ann Larson and Garry Lee Kuhens united in marriage Friday July 27 at St. Pauls Methodist Church Wadena officiated by Rev Donald T Caspers. The couple, parents Mr and Mrs Perry Larson and Mr and Mrs Dale Rubens, will reside in West Union after a reception for about 126 guests.
Goodyear runs a six week Million Dollar Lucky License Sweepstakes from Aug 6 to Sept 15 with 119 220 prizes. Weekly lists of lucky license numbers will be posted at Fauser Oil in Elgin. qualifying is simply owning a registered car. Prizes total one million dollars and include Paris vacations steel pools and boats along with TVs watches and appliances.
Mrs Schatz writes from Elgin describing a European trip with Lorenz. They arrived in Bergen, Norway on June 16 after a week aboard the Oslofjord, noting rough seas and damp dining tables. They spent nine days in Norway visiting relatives in Stavanger and Oslo and recount the voyage atmosphere and illnesses among travelers.
Mrs. Lorenz Schatz of Lake Mills Iowa recounts a family trip visiting relatives in Norway and western Europe. She notes reunions with numerous cousins and uncles, visits to farms and lakes, a climb to a mountain top near her mother's home, and reflections on Swiss countryside and architecture. The letter mentions travel from Lucerne to Paris, a stop in Bern for her father's birth certificate, and observations of farms, crops, windmills, and blooming towns across multiple nations.
Court House News lists transfers to William Wede from King Iva Jean and Franklin W, to Gladys Gilchrist and Charlies V, to John W Barnes and wife, Lot 1 Block 68 Thompson's 1st Add Clermont. Wills Estates notes Paul F Good and Roselyn M Good as executors new. Cars Registered for Harkin Dean Arlington Ramb 4dr and Jacob Leon or Ruth Elgin Plym 4 ar.
A cookie recipe outlines making dough with 2 eggs 2 cups sugar 2 cups flour 1 cup shortening 1 cup milk and 1 tsp vanilla Then sift 2 tsp cream of tartar 2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp soda 1 tsp salt 3 cups flour Roll out bake and frost with powdered sugar frosting Dough may be soft and sticky and requires flour on the board. Submitted by Mrs. Leslie B. Kleppe.
Friday August 3 Putnam Peppy Pals 4-H club Achievement show Arlington.
ICOF Hall hosts a Busy Beaverettes 4H achievement show at West Union Library at 2 p.m. on Wednesday. County 4H demonstrations, county extension office events, and 4H livestock entry deadlines run from August 9 to August 11 for the Town State Fair.
Clayton County Extension outlines the fair entries and show schedule from Tuesday August 7 to Saturday August 11. Activities include entry day, barn decorating, Swine Show, Purebred dairy and beef events with breed order, showmanship, sheep and junior livestock contests, and multiple agronomy and project exhibits.
On July 27 1962 the Fayette County District Court appointed MAX THOMA and L G THOMA as administrators of the estate of Ida M Thoma Deceased. Creditors must pay to the undersigned and claimants must present legally authenticated claims to the court for allowance. Attorneys are W Antes of Union Iowa.
Pony owners Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Carlson of Gowrie report a remarkably small Shetland colt born weighing 20 pounds and measuring 21 inches tall with a body length of four inches at birth.
Mrs Edith Galbraith of Greenfield reports an unusual bloom on her snake plant marking its first flowering in twenty years. The sighting comes as a local garden hobbyist notes rare plant behavior. The article urges readers to consult classified ads for gardening supplies.
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