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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
1
Amendment Notice for Hicks Loan Service Articles
Notice states Hicks Loan Service Inc amended Article III to set authorized capital stock at 500 shares of common stock with par value 100 dollars each totaling 50 000 dollars. Voting rights remain with common stock owners. President J P Gallagher and Secretary William L Hicks sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hicks Loan Service, Inc
Present Piano Recital at Clermont Masonic Hall
Pupils of Nora E. Jorgen presented two piano recitals at the Masonic hall in Clermont. Friday featured Cler mont and Elgin students while Postville students performed Saturday. An extensive list of local participants included Margaret Hanson, Randine Hanson, Linda Hackman, Rachel Hackman, Paul Hackman, plus many more students and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nora E. Jorgenson
Masonic Hall
Clermont
Clermont and
Elgin
Postville
Margaret
Randine Hanson
Linda
Rachel
Paul Hackman
Carolyn
Karen
Anita
Rebecca
Janice
Mary
Grace
Sandra
Shirley Olson
Carolyn Follett
Marlene
Barbara Anderson
Carol
Ruby
Dalene
Wanda Shaffer
Carolyn Kittelson
Margie
Sandra Bilden
Dorothy
Marilyn
Mary Lehner
James
Richard Werich
Joyce
Gordon
Lois Larson
Vera Hangartner
Cathryn Crowe
Mary Martin
Joann Moore
Beverly Muehlethaler
Marcia Wolf
Roberta Mosby
Ruth Tillotson
Duff Dempster Reunion at Volga Park Highlights
The 22nd Duff Dempster reunion met at Volga Park on Saturday August 25 with 47 attendees. Mary A Fox Castalia was the oldest Dempster at 85. Alvin Frey West Anton was the youngest Dempster. Dixie Smith Valga was the youngest Duff. Sixteen births, two marriages and three deaths were reported in the past year. Officers elected: Mrs. Kenneth Nading president, Eneas Voshell vice president, Mrs. John M Christen secretary treasurer, program committee Jerry Baumgartner Mrs Low's Dempster and Harry Boleyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duff-Dempster
Volga Park
Mary A. Fox
Castalia
Dempster
Arthur Kunzman
Albert Duff
Duffs
Alvin Frey
Warren Frey
West Anton
Dixie Smith
Wm. R. Smith
Valga
Duff
Kenneth Nading
Eneas Voshell
John M.christen
Jerry Baumgartner
Low
Harry Boleyn
Luther League Program at Marion church Sunday evening
The Luther League Youth Sunday program from Marion and Norway churches will be held at the Marion church on Sunday evening September 2 at eight o'clock. The public is cordially invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther League
Marion
Norway
County Fair Winners Highlight Holstein and Shorthorn Entries
At the Fayette County Fair Charles and Robert Deering of Clermont led blue ribbon Holstein heifer calves. Donald Durscher and Karen Schroeder earned red ribbon honors, while Stanley Shaffer and Charles Medberry took blue ribbons on Shorthorn heifers. Francis Winter, Katherine Winter, Patricia Jones, Genevieve Gould, and Robert Cousins of Wadena won in the junior heifer class with their entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Robert Deering
Clermont
Fayette County
Donald Durscher
Karen Schroeder
Stanley Shaffer
Charles Medberry
Francis
Katherine Winter
Patricia Jones
Genevieve Gould
Robert Cousins
Wadena
Pasture limits fall beef cattle purchases
The amount of pasture on your farm may constrain how many beef cattle you buy this fall.
Kenny Foundation rally highlights 1951 polio fund drive
Iowa volunteers and co chairs toured Kenny Institute in Minneapolis during the August 20 rally that marked the start of the Sister Elizabeth Kenny Foundation polio fund appeal. They visited state patients hospitalized for Kenny treatment, also available at Blank Memorial Hospital Des Moines, as the Iowa quota for this year’s drive is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny Institute
Minneapolis
Minn
Sister Elizabeth
Iowa patients share $100000 gift with therapists and officials
In a ceremonial scene, two Iowa patients sit on a bed with therapist Alva Lembdkey nearby. Pictured are Frederick Tugend, 10, of Indianola, and Michael McChesney, 2 1/2, of Wapello. In the background stand county and county chairmen Mrs W C Dostal Prativin, Howard county, Mrs Clara Mikesh Prativin, and Mrs T A King West Union Fayette county chairmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenny
Alva LembDkey
Iowa
Frederick Tugend
S. F. Tugend
Indianola
Michael McChesney
Carl McChesney
Wapella
W. C
Dostal
Prativin
Howard ' County
Clara Mike
General WSCS meeting set for Thursday at church
The WSCS will hold a general meeting in the Methodist church parlors Thursday afternoon September 6. Hostesses for the event are Mrs. Cliff Wilson Mrs. H B Gilson Mrs Clifton Powel and Mrs. Charles Gehring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Cliff Wilson
H. B. Gilson
Clifton Powel
Charles Gehring
Mosquito Control Plan Aims at Community Campaign
The est control measure against mosquitoes is a community campaign to destroy breeding and nesting places. Pastures slated for renovation this fall and next spring should be grazed heavily this summer and fall.
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J. P. Gallagher
William L. Hicks
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Lawrence Grimm
Chevrolet
Arthur and
Louise Lantz
Harold Pfister
Ford
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