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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1950
Page
5
Multiple small town groups held Christmas events with roll calls and guest lists. Activities included readings, gift exchanges, and lunch. Residents hosted, traveled visitors arrived from Dubuque, Idaho, Spokane, and Waucoma as winter holidays continued.
Hellum and Son entertained their employees at a Christmas dinner Monday evening. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Elmer Benson, Mr and Mrs Alfred Boleyn, Mr and Mrs Robert Boleyn, Mr and Mrs Joe Peters and Donald, along with neighbors Tom and Otto Torkelson.
Announcement lists Helen Jean Houg daughter of Mr and Mrs EB M Houg of St ar to Marshall Philip Ganbhorn. Ceremony at the first Lutheran church with reception at the parish house on December 28. Helen Jean attended Elgin schools and is a Cornell College graduate who has been teaching in Pueblo Colorado.
A school Christmas program lists carols such as Silent Night Joy to the World and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. Readers and piano solos by students Ye Faithful Prayer and Star of the East alongside names like Shirley Wess Ruby Iblden Janice Loftsgard and Marlene Butikofer appear in a fragmented program schedule.
Helfer dairy sale at Curtins place in Gary Indiana drew 250 buyers despite bad roads and snow. Durscher sold 68 heifers averaging 217 dollars, with one heifer selling for 185 dollars. Eight states were represented among purchasers.
The Methodist Sunday school presents a Christmas program on Sunday December 24 at 3 00 PM with a Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men theme The program includes a processional Christmas song choir Christmas Prayer prophecies nativity readings and songs like We Three Kings and Silent Night featuring various grade levels and performances by the Kindergarten through ninth grades and the Sunday school and congregation.
The First Baptist Church will present a Christmas program on Christmas Eve December 24 at 8 00 pm. Participants include Abe Prayer Supt Anita Lehman LaDonna Lantz Diane Wenger Mary Jacob Patricia Lehman Cheryl Pinney Vicky Ann Habeger Tony Hebeger Terry Habeger Jeanette and Janette Krueger Clarissa Miller Leize Lantz Judy Luchzing Ruth Ann Kohls and other named performers.
On the Christmas anniversary of the birth of the Prince of Peace, faithful people are urged to reaffirm faith in God and seek guidance for leaders. The message calls for prayers for comfort to the grieving and for lasting world peace through Christendom and spiritual liberty.
Mr and Mrs Robert Quinn of Evansville Wisconsin welcomed a daughter Susan Kay born Sunday December 17 weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces. Mrs Quinn formerly Colleen Eters.
East Clermont Lutheran church thanks readers for kindness and cooperation during the year. Elmer H Larson secretary extends Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year with best wishes to the publisher for publicity and support in the paper.
The Social Hour club held its annual Christmas party at the Melbert Meyer home with members and families attending a picnic dinner. The afternoon meeting included motto and roll call, donations of five dollars to the Community Chest and five dollars to the band uniform fund, a contest by Manic Meyer, readings by Hilda Leuchtenmacher and Gladys Ash, and a gift exchange. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Herbert Ash.
North Fayette county district will host an Eagle Court of Honor at West Union High School at 8 00 p m Thursday December 28 Clarence Anfinson serves as advancement chairman.
The program features a series of Christmas songs and readings performed by students and staff. Participants include Janice Durscher Linda Krueger Rita Leuman Martha Schaer Barbara Muehlethaler Rachel Hackmann Linda Hackmann Gwendolyn Ittermann LaVerne Krueger Bobby Troutman Russell Wedo Kurtis Krueger Kenneth Schroeder Stan ley Hackmann D Lene Krueger Alice Hackmann Jean Schaer Rev Ittermann Alyce Oolberg Kenneth Kohls Bobby Zurbriggen Gwendolyn Baechler Karen Schneidler Barbara Marlene Sorenson Roger Boleyn Allen Krueger Glenda Wede Beverly Oelberg Sharon Pinney Rev Ittermann.
The American Junior Red Cross sent gift boxes to children in schools and to displaced children overseas. Two recipients, Paul Suba and sister Elizabeth, were identified after arriving in America from a Hungarian displaced family. Local schools Elgin Independent and Wadena Independent plus several rural schools organized boxes with teachers named.
Mrs Mary Keiser was honored on Tuesday December 12 by friends celebrating her 87th birthday. They sang Christmas carols and presented gifts as she, a longtime resident, expressed interest in Elgin district progress and church welfare. Friends wished her joy and a merry Christmas.
Elgin Cub Scout Pack No 53 and parents met at W J Grove home Friday evening for a meeting and Christmas party. Several scouts earned awards during the gathering and Echo Want Ads Pay Try One promotion noted.
The Wahonna Camp Fire girls held their annual Christmas party on Tuesday evening December 12 with Mrs. George Falb as hostess. Seva teen members Guardian Aldis Groth and Greta Falb attended along with one guest. The committee led games, exchanged gifts around the tree, sang carols, and served lunch of cookies ice cream and Christmas punch on festive place mats.
The Elgin post American Legion will again sponsor the Tide of Toys drive to start after Christmas. Each child is urged to donate at least one gift to destitute children abroad. Commander R. D. Wilson announced gifts should be delivered to city hall within one week after Christmas.
Elgin Chapter OES held an election of officers last Wednesday evening naming Genevieve Dunkle Worthy Matron, Arthur Yearous Worthy Patron, Verna Robinson Associate Matron, C B Schori Associate Patron, Mildred Habeger Conductress, Phyllis Gehring Associate Conductress, Bernice Falk Secretary, and Georgia Strauch Treasurer. Appointive officers will be announced later by the Worthy Matron.
Notice from Elgin Echo advises all merchants to place advance orders for Christmas tickets. Only enough stock will be printed to fulfill those preorders.
In this week's Echo Elgin and Clermont readers see greetings from local business and professional people. The item notes Clyde Spry Iowa secretary of agriculture plans to fire two chemists tied to the P-60 case and mentions a chief chemist allegedly refusing to approve a salt base anti freeze. It also reports courtroom events including a window peeping trial and a death of Justice Oscar Hale, with other local political notes and a polio fund summary.
The first Elgin waste paper drive in years is set for Thursday December 28 with Boy Scouts and Cubs leading. Residents will join a town hall collection Tuesday through Thursday, while rural folks may bring paper to the town hall. Bundles or cartons should be tied. high prices up to 40 dollars a ton reflect looming shortages.
The postal department announced applications are now open for rural carrier on Elgin route 1. Final filing date is January 4 with the exam date to be announced. Applicants must be patrons of Pine Elgin post office, town or rural, and blanks are available at the local post office per P. M. H. M. McMillan.
Owen Nickels, former Echo shop troublemaker in high school, becomes editor of The Y's Eye the YMCA at Iowa University official publication. He published his first paper last week while studying journalism.
Iowa milk production for Movember is estimated at 39 million pounds, 7 million above November 1849 but 24 million below the 1939 48 average for November. January through November 1950 output is about 5 538 million pounds, slightly above 1949 year to date. Iowa dairy cows have run at a comparatively high level all year.
The teacher and pupils of Center school district No. 5 invite the public to a Christmas social on Friday December 22 starting at 8:00 p m Free lunch will be served and door prizes drawn Everyone welcome Carla Danan
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