11 Aug 1955
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1955
Page
1
An OCR fragment from Elgin Echo lists advertising rates and office details. It states readers and want ads pricing per line, minimum charges, and memorial notices with standard rates, mentioning subscriptions for different Iowa regions and foreign territory. The text is partial and includes subscription figures, advertising terms, and page masthead data.
Rosina Baumgartner daughter of Joseph and Mary Schneider was born January 30 1870 and died July 30 at the Good Samaritan Home aged eighty five years six months. She married Alexander Baumgartner on December 10 1891 and they had three children Joseph Leslie and Florence Mrs Ernest Friederich. She joined the Apostolic Church early in life and was a generous longtime parishioner.
The longtime Elgin resident, wife of a deceased husband and mother of Leslie Friedenrich, was mourned in a service led by Rev. Paul Bannart at Muehlethaler funeral home and Apostolic Church. Burial followed. pallbearers were six nephews. Distanced mourners came from Chicago and several Iowa towns. Card of thanks noted gratitude for kindness shown during illness and death.
Miss LaFonda Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Miller, and Wallace C. McIntyre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace McIntyre of Hawk Eye, were married Saturday at 2:00 p.m. by Rev H John Van derbeck at the First Baptist Church. The ceremony featured a double ring rite beneath an arch of gladioli and lilies, with the bride in a tulle gown over slipper satin and a lace jacket.
The bride wore a fingertip veil with a pearl clip and carried pink tea roses and white daisies. Nancy Brown of Bloomington acted as bridesmaid with a blue acetate and rayon gown and gladioli bouquet. Ronald Schatter was best man. ushers were Gerald Gehring and Leon Schultz. The ceremony featured candle lighters Marlene Durscher and Darlene Lohmeyer. A church reception for three hundred followed with cake by Mary Brackin and Norma Gehring cutting, gifts opened by Marlene Wede and Ruthann Mitts. The couple, graduates of Elgin and Hawkeye High Schools, will reside at the Milton Miller home after a short honeymoon.
Mrs Elsie Popenhagen and Mrs Walter Medberry with Bobby traveled to Rochester Minnesota on Wednesday for Bobby to have a clinic check up following illness and hospitalization.
Extraordinary dancer Peg Leg Bates, a frequent guest on Ed Sullivan's Toast of the Town, headlines the Sky Rockets Revue at the Fayette County Fair on Friday evening August 26, with six other acts. This one night show promises a memorable performance.
Elmer Joseph Olson born May 24, 1903 on a farm near Elgin died August 3 at age 52 after heat exhaustion while farming. Survived by parents, four sisters Selma Groth Waldo Embretson Mrs Henkes Cedar Rapids and Mrs Skarshaug Ames and two brothers Henry T Elgin and Johnny Lansing. Funeral held August 5 at home and Marion Lutheran Church with Pastor Strandford. burial in Marion cemetery. Casket bearers Millard Bear Clarence Bear Loren Reinhardt Kenneth Olson Myron Houg Joseph Houg. Vocalist Mrs Henry Vellersven and Marion choir. Attendees from Dallas Fontain Waureka Ames Ottumwa Cedar Rapids Lake Mills Decorah Lansing Elkader St Olaf Postville Elgin. Thanks to Pastor Strandford Marion choir Corrine Rypestol organist Ladies Aid and others. Mr and Mrs T J Olson Sisters and Brothers.
The Haman Lutheran Church, founded in 1904, will appoint its own resident pastor for the first time in 51 years, ending decades of service by nearby ministers from Audubon and Exira.
The Bilden Carlson annual reunion gathered at Memorial Park in Lancaster Wisconsin on Sunday August 7. Officers elected for the coming year were Melvin Clausen president and Lloyd Loftsgard secretary treasurer. Present were numerous Bilden Amundson Moe and Knudeen families along with Carlson and Wenger relatives from Argyle Browntown Baraboo Dram men and Drammen Norway among others.
Americans use more nonfat milk yet stay below production tempo. Evaporated milk holds steady. Butter consumption per person is about half of what it was two decades ago. Iowa remains butter driven, losing ground to states with stronger demand for other dairy products, likely pressuring higher output per cow and industry shift toward favored products.
Curtis Thompson Mr and Mrs Orville Landcaster Debra Hein stad Darlington Wis and Ar thur Bruni Monroe Wis appear in readable fragments from a local notice. The item lists individuals and towns but lacks a full event or action.
Seventeen clubs will exhibit in the Exhibit Building on Tuesday August 23 entering one article in each of 16 classes totaling 272 entries. Food and Nutrition is the project and the girls 4 H booths will feature a special interest exhibit judged that day. Demonstrations by junior and senior girls in Food and Nutrition run Wednesday August 24 starting at 8:00 am in the dance hall.
The National Safety Council reports in Accident Facts that about 25,000 office workers suffer disabling injuries annually, with non disabling injuries likely in the hundreds of thousands. Office workers have among the lowest injury rates across nearly 200 classifications, though the total remains high due to the large population of 8,000,000 workers.
William Price moves to Box 414 Monroe North Carolina with economical ads. Prices emphasize value and broad reach for readers seeking affordable placement.
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