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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1954
Page
2
Entry details a second class mail matter registration for The Elgin Echo Dial at 3711 Elgin Iowa Fayette County with an 1891 post office filing date under the 1852 act.
Northeast Iowa farmers and others are invited to tour the LaCrosse Wisconsin Experiment Farm on Tuesday August 10 at 1 00 p m The farm sits on bluffs east of LaCrosse reachable via Grandad s Bluff road south of the Burlington passenger depot Signage directs visitors The event aims to share soil conservation lessons for hilly Northeast Iowa areas Fayette County District Commissioners and S C S personnel expect a large delegation and encourage car pools
The Marion Busy Bees met at Marie Teddy and Reva Friederichs June 16 with seven girls present. Demonstrations by Eva Hofer Marion Christen and others covered lamp shade making and county fair topics. A second meeting at Marion Christens June 19 saw seven attendees with blue ribbons awarded. A miscellaneous shower for Mr and Mrs Mervin Anderson and visits by relatives linked to Ossian Waterloo and other towns were noted along with birthday celebrations and a family reunion at Max Lehman’s home.
Congressman Henry O. Talle reports House approval on July 26 for the Upper Iowa River channel reopening near New Albin with an estimated cost of 979 800. The action is part of an Omnibus Flood Control Bill approved by subcommittee and full Public Works committee. The House also backed a flood protection program on the Upper Mississippi River from Guttenberg to Hamburg Bay, IL, covering eighteen projects at nearly 30 million dollars, including a Sabula levee improvement at an estimated federal cost of 247 347.
Wilma Fae Wettstein and Leslie Louis Pulfer were married Sunday July 18 at Rev. David Mangold's home in Roanoke. The couple will reside in Ames after a trip. the bridegroom will attend Iowa State College.
Infant Michael John Mc Cool of Clarion was baptized wearing a gold chain that has traveled four generations as a baptismal emblem. The chain originally belonged to his great grandmother at her baptism about 100 years ago.
A family gathering at Wenger Bros home last Sunday featured Mr. and Mrs. Miltem Morgan from Owasso Mich Mrs Ida Peters Helen Wenger Carlyle Anderson and the Martin Wenger families plus Elizabeth McMillan of Cedar Rapids and many Wenger relatives from West Union Clermont Sabetha and Volga. Afternoon guests included A R Wenger Levi Wenger Tim Wenger Carl Muntz and Will Wenger.
The Pleasant Valley Sharpshooter 4-H club met July 26 at Eddie Lane's home. Ten members attended, Terry Habeger joined, Carlton Krueger reported on the Boys 4-H short course in Ames, and Richard Orth spoke on making 4-H meetings effective. Fair entry blanks were distributed for August, and a joint program with the Girls 4-H Club at the Farm Bureau meeting August 2 was planned.
The guideline states that wheat should not contain more than 12 percent moisture to ensure safe storage. Higher moisture increases the risk of spoilage, molding, and spoilage-related losses during storage and handling.
Mrs Mollie Schneider went to Rochester Minnesota last Wednesday for a check up she returned Thursday evening. Della Chapman went to the Scholtz hospital Waterloo Tuesday morning she will have surgery on her eye. George Butikofer was kicked by a cow Thursday morning at Postville hospital his leg was broken and he has been hospitalized there. P J Anderson came home Thursday from the Postville hospital having been hospitalized since July 10 due to a broken hip. Mollie Mark was a patient at the New Hampton hospital from Wednesday until Friday for x rays and observation. Mrs Lawrence Butikofer entered Dubuque hospital Saturday for observation and treatment. Harold Kimball came home July 24 after hospitalization at Rochester Minnesota where he had major surgery. In all he made four trips to the clinic. Mrs Kimball said he was getting along fine. Herman Kohls of Waterloo had major surgery Saturday at Schoitz hospital.
The Summer ROTC Artillery Camp at Fort Sill Oklahoma closed July 30. Paul D. Smith son of Mr and Mrs Guernsey Smith returned home after six weeks of intensive training including M 1 rifle use field maneuvers firing a 105 millimeter howitzer observing artillery fire and witnessing the atomic gun and Honest John Rocket. Pvt Quinton R Olson 25 son of Mr and Mrs Clarence H Olson Postville graduated July 30 from the 13 week Engineer Foreman course at Fort Bevoir Virginia gaining skills in combat construction supervision demolition and mine warfare. Mrs Clarence Olson and Mrs J P Medberry visited Olson in Virginia and Olson departed for Fort Lewis Washington en route to the Far East. Lane Ash sent a short wave message from France received via Germany and Waterloo stations. Pvt Orran H Bane Jr recently transferred to England with the meteorology unit at APO 22 New York New Jersey equipment.
Nine year old Jimmie Higgin of near Griswold was killed recently when struck by a water-wagon attached to a tractor used by his father to till hog tanks. The boy lay on the ground moments later and died shortly after.
In Iowa the Morris family traces back to 1833 with Henry and Jane Morris bringing their wagon. This year octogenarian grandsons John and Arthur Morris from Stockport will exhibit the wagon and old farm implements at the fair’s Centennial celebration, August 28 to September 6. Standing left to right John Morris Ruth Morris Arthur Morris Mary Lannum and Ned Newman.
The Postville Packing stockholders voted at a July 27 meeting to sell the plant to Samuel Barvin and Sons of Houston Texas. About 1600 shares supported the sale and 500 opposed it. The Barvin company also runs the Alpha Rendering plant. Sale price not announced.
The first Erickson Reierson reunion gathered Sunday July 25 at West Union fairgrounds with a picnic dinner and a program. Musical selections featured Joyce Mary Erickson Ann Kauzlarich L Myra Anderson Dawn Ray Ronald and Jimmy Longmuir. Officers elected included Pearl Johnson president John Soloman secretary and Dale Minger trees. Attendees represented multiple families from Clermont West Union Fayette Strawberry Point Monona Arlington Nora Springs Decorah and Wadena among others.
Amateur poets from Hawkeye guided Fayette County to win the Iowa Poetry Day Contest for 1954. Winners include six senior high, eight junior high, nine elementary, and two college students from Hawkeye, with Charles Wagner of Clermont school among the honorees. Virginia Meskel is his teacher. Supt. Fred Prusha fostered county poetry efforts. Ninety contributions from the county helped Hawkeye’s success, continuing a string of Hawkeye prizes from 1952 to 1954.
Mr and Mrs Lyle Nelson have purchased a new home in Seattle Washington and moved in recently Their street address is 3433 Arapahoe Place A USDA report notes poultry producers expect a record summer output of eggs turkeys and broilers nationwide
The Mark Larson and Lien families gathered Sunday August 1 at the Knoll Inn Cottage, Clear Lake, for a reunion with a short business meeting. Officers elected for the coming year were Hilman Siersland president William Nelson Jr treasurer and Arvid Anderson secretary. Numerous attendees from Decorah Clermont Garden City Leroy Lake Crystal West Union St Olaf Elgin Eagle Grove Kanawha Waterloo Postville and other towns attended the event.
A prominent citizen visits the county farm open house in informal attire. After touring the county home he rests when a nosy woman congratulates him on the home and grills him about his treatment there. He leaves quickly.
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