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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1958
Page
4
Advertises Miss America wedding invitation line at Echo Office with free 100 panelled white informals on orders of 200 or more. Offers birth announcements and three lettering styles. Orders shipped from New York within 48 hours after receipt.
For sale wedding announcements offering 10 lettering styles with free keepsake guide for the bride and 100 monogrammed informal folders. Orders ship within 48 hours after receipt in New York. Orders may be placed at the Echo office.
A Florida lass Joanne MacDonald 20 of Shalimar is the new Miss Iowa replacing Carol Lynn Fleck of Oskaloosa. She will represent Iowa at the Miss America pageant in Atlantic City New Jersey. The state political scene at Clear Lake centered on Governor Loveless and Jake More with party shifts and new campaign staff forming. Lt. Gov. Nicholas and wife hosted events as Loveless planned to join forces with Duke Norberg’s campaign team.
Milroy, an attorney and state representative, also a pilot whose license lapsed after the June elections. He must pass an examination to reinstate his pilot’s license. Meanwhile candidate Murray must drive or hire a pilot and plane for travel.
The Omaha World Herald started a fund to aid flood sufferers in Southwest Iowa after early July floods. At last report the fund had almost reached the $18,000 mark.
Over the weekend guests gathered at the Clem Messerli home for Sunday dinner and the third annual Fay reunion, honoring descendants of the late George and Mrs. Pay. Attendees included Herbert Fayls Cedar Falls Marvin Olson family Gordon Pays Waterloo and many others from Cedar Rapids Davenport Sioux City Fayette Colesburg Elkader and Oelwein.
Mrs Jack Willet graduates with Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts as part of a class of 21 at UU on Thursday August 7. She earns the highest class point average with 3.39.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Becker and daughters joined relatives at the Louis Becker home Sunday. Mrs. Mabel Peters stayed with the Beckers over the weekend. Mrs. Jerry Baird and children left for Arizona after a two week visit with Blockhus family. A Meyer picnic at Elgin park celebrated August birthdays with many local families present. Rodney Powell visited grandmother Mrs. Bertha Powell and Roy Leuchtenmacher home Tuesday.
The first silo built in Jackson county will be razed soon. It was used for corn silage annually until a few years ago. Inside dimensions measure 16 by 29 feet and 30 loads of rock were used in its construction.
At the Wadena Livestock Exchange sale on Friday August 8 there were 498 cattle 53 buyers and 78 consignors. Top prices include feeder steers good to choice 38.00 and fair to good 26.00 heifers 34.00 and 22.00 sheep 21.70 and 20.20 calves 32.00 28.00 20.00 butcher cattle cows 21.00 20.00 canners 16.50 bulls 22.90 22.50 steers 24.25 23.50 heifers 23.60 22.50.
Farm families once shopped weekly for basics. now shopping near daily, reflecting shifts in availability and budgeting as communities adapt to newer supply patterns and consumer routines.
Donald Paul of Malcom suffered a serious eye injury when a piece of wire was struck by mower blade while mowing a lawn. The incident occurred recently. The report notes a joke about a highbrow and the William Tell Overture.
Malcolm Gilchrist a part time worker at the ECHO office and rattlesnake hunter brought a pickled timber rattler sample to the office window on Tuesday morning to prove results. The timber rattler has 12 rattles and a button and rattlesnake meat is a regional delicacy though no requests for a taste have been made.
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