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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1954
Page
2
The Elgin Echo Dial is a weekly Iowa newspaper published every Thursday by Strauch & Hermen from 3711 Elgin, Iowa. It is entered as second class mail matter Sept 1, 1891 at the Elgin post office under the 1852 act.
Advertising rates listed per line ten cents with a 30 cent weekly minimum if paid, otherwise 80 cents. Blind ads and inquiries cost 50 cents per week minimum. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam cards cost 1.00. Resolutions of respect and related notices with admission charged follow regular advertising rates.
The C E school district outlines reopening plans for Elgin and Clermont. Pupils from Cherry Valley move to Elgin next year. Lunch begins in week two. New buses and replacements added to fleets. Buildings receive repainting and modernization including new desks and sound projector. Driver training cars donated by local garages. First teachers meeting scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
A preliminary notice from Clermont Gymnasium indicates an upcoming announcement next week in Echo detailing school hours for the first day, bus routes, and related schedules. The note specifies Saturday events and signals more specifics to follow in the next issue.
Elgin Local News lists Sunday supper guests at the Roy Campbell and Harold Halverson homes, visitors in the Ida Frieden and Martha Chapman homes, and various weekend gatherings. Names include Boleyns, Halversons, Frieden, Yearous, Benson, Pollock, Frieden, McKellar, Mason, Hilderbrand, plus guests from Postville, Fayette, Decorah, and Waterloo. Roger Boleyn visits two weeks.
The annual Lehman family reunion took place Sunday August 8 at Elgin Park with a picnic dinner, a business meeting, and social visiting. Attendees included F E Lehman La Porte City and many other Lehman relatives from across Iowa. Officers elected were B L Candill president Rex Medberry vice president and Clara Baumgartner secretary treasurer.
The Grand Meadow Larks held an Achievement show at St Paul Lutheran church in Postville on July 13 with about twenty members and several visitors. Bona Mark opened the meeting, readings and demonstrations followed, and Sandra Bilden reported on a Waterloo trip. Lunch and a silent food auction ended the event.
Margaret Frank and Agnes Leahy offer 30000 dollars as an initial fund for a parochial school serving Sacred Heart in Volga and St. Joseph in Wadena. About 95 grade school children exist in the two parishes with surrounding townships, and the plan aims to ease crowded Volga and other local schools by building a single plant accessible to both churches. The project is reviewed by Archdiocesan officials and pastors, with Rev Francis Bradshaw cited as pastor.
The Social Hour Club met at Mrs. Walter Dennler home on Wednesday August 4 with Mrs. Melbert Meyer assisting. Members answered roll call, viewed apron displays, learned sandwich spread and serving techniques, played Bingo, and planned a flower show with prizes for multiple bouquet and table arrangements. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Cleve Bennett’s home and a guest invitation is requested.
At Fairbank in Buchanan county Mrs. Lydia Adams, a lifelong quilter, marks her 101st birthday. She has spent nearly her entire life in Buchanan county, with all but the first four years of her life here.
State safety officials appealed to farmers on Thursday to trim corn at blind road corners to save up to 60 lives before harvest. Pearl W. McMurry, safety commissioner, urged cutting corn just above car tops for 100 feet back from road junctions. Most crash victims live within two to three miles of the accident site, so cutting corn protects nearby residents.
Clayton County vehicle registrations for the period ending July 31, 1954 rose to 10,100, up 160 from 1953. Cars reached 7,107 (up 144), trucks 2,361 (up 57), class X trailers 12 (up 3), small trailers 375 (down 11), farm trailers 188 (down 7), motorcycles 42 (down 5), class Y trailers 15 (no change). A fee comparison for the same period follows.
Fragmentary OCR mentions several monetary figures across years, including 284,161.00 for 1964 and 270 and 044.65 for 1953. Notes an increase and a suggested act to fix registration costs, with a total around 14,106.35 for registration fees and low commissions. The excerpt lacks clear context or complete sentences.
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