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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1959
Page
1
Elgin Iowa announces publication as a second class mail matter under act of 1852. Delivers weekly with subscription rates 2.50 per year within four northeast Iowa counties 3.00 per year outside that territory. Extra 50 cents per year for both zones if not prepaid.
Elgin observes the retirement of Sheldon Boyle after 35 years delivering mail on routes around Elgin. He began as a substitute in 1924, moved through multiple routes, and adapted from horse to enclosed car. Boyle also held roles with the Rural Carriers Association and Lions Club, plans a tool and skate sharpening service, and will attend a retirement party at Valley High School with a 1:00 p.m. picnic.
Illyria notes recount Thanksgiving visitors and dinners across towns. Families such as Rothlisberger, Strong, Klingman, and Shaffer hosted relatives from Dubuque, West Union, Cedar Rapids, Elkader, and Des Moines, with multiple shows of hospitality and Sunday meals. Several local clubs met, and several relatives celebrated birthdays and new births around the holiday period.
Cheery Valley residents hosted and visited for Thanksgiving week with multiple households, including the Dennlers, Christen, Thoman, Yearons, Nickels, Olson, Meisners, Hofer, Wenger, Butikofer, Pulfer, Embretson, Hanson, and related families. Guests joined in dinners and Sunday gatherings at various homes throughout the community.
The Butikofer and Dennler families hosted belated and Sunday visits with extended kin in Elkader and McGregor. Guests included the Moore, Leuchtenmacher, Schreiner, Christen, Hanson, Thoman, and Muehlethaler households. An anniversary open house at Peace B R Church drew many locals.
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