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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1958
Page
5
Mr and Mrs Luther Cranial received a call that their son-in-law Sgt James Crandall, from Oceanside California, and his wife were coming home for Christmas. Reports say they were doing fine and arriving safely.
The Elgin-Ciermont Co-op Dairy Company directors met last Thursday and re elected Rudy Possehi as president and Almer Am as a board officer.
Pres Marcia Kinnudtaon led a brief business meeting. Thank you letters arrived from the Retarded Children's Class at West Union for a Thanksgiving basket. Elaine Thomas and Kathy Géhiing read Indian symbol stories. The group made gifts for mothers and exchanged them. Fourteen girls from inunka Qdako Camp participated.
The Commiter Report advocates a wholesale overhaul of local and state government. It calls for elective four year terms, reorganization of departments, a civil service system, governor item veto power, centralized financial agency, post-auditing by a legislative auditor, and reapportionment. Lisle predicted to win in a GOP stronghold, succeeding Mooty as lieutenant governor. Town Republicans plan to name all Senate chairs and two thirds of regular Senate members.
A Christmas program titled No Room in the Inn drew about 100 attendees hosted by CBY Fel ieville of the Nice. Winst Baptist ministry. Rachel Hatkmann read prayers and a list of cast members included Carlton Kauner Marilyn Schiner Lind Hack CBYF. Sponsors named Mr and Mrs Alfred Baechier and Mr and Mrs Abe Habegar.
The Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters will hold their regular meeting this evening on December 30 at the Kenneth Blockhus location.
Sunnydale Club met Tuesday December at the home of Mrs M J Blockhus with Mrs ace oftens. Members exchanged gifts as the group assembled a box of cookies to give to shut ins.
A total of $201.10 has been sent into date for the tuberculo sis seal drive in Elgin. 208 envelopes were sent out and 189 have been returned leaving very few to report. Mrs Lorence Muehthaler thanks all who have been prompt and asks anyone wanting more seals to let her know. This fine cooperation is very much appreciated.
Gunder News reports visits from Mr. and Mrs. Ray Klingman of Strawberry Point to the Ole Loftegard home. Also listed are several dinners: Mr. and Mrs. Trise Biden and Martin Bilden at Lloyd Lottsgard, Mrs. Bruce Boyce visiting Alton Loftegard, and a pre Christmas dinner at Edward Monroe’s Ossian home with Joseph Relerson, Dixie, Robert Eberling, and Elmer Ant among attendees.
Christmas Eve program presented by St Pauls Methodist Church School features songs and readings including There's a Song in the Air, Shepherd, Away in a Manger, and What Is This Thing Called Christmas. Participants include Linda Dennler Mark Schori Ava Welch Jennifer Schori Debra Friederich and many others.
Elgin Lutheran presents its Christmas Program on December 21 at 7 30 p m featuring a Christmas Story Processional Sunday School songs by the High School Choir Pre School finger plays and classroom numbers with readings by grades from Kindergarten to 7th. The event includes solos duets and the High School Choir closing with Angels From the Realms of Glory Silent Night and Good Night.
The Baptist Church presents a Sunday school Christmas program on Christmas Eve at 7 00 p m with opening hymn Joy to the World prayers by Rev Eldan Schroeder a scripture reading by Mrs John Schaer's class songs by various choirs and lists of child and youth performers from the church including the Muehlethaler Schultz Kruebel and Lehman families plus instrumental and vocal pieces throughout the evening.
Falb and Light’s 12 year partnership with International Harvester implement dealers ended on December 23. Falb will operate the business solo while Light retires and stays on briefly to aid reorganization. Fayette county basketball tournaments set for early January at Valley High gym with four teams in girls and five in boys.
Mrs D B Williams of San Bernardino California writes that her father S K Langsdale has been confined to a hospital room for 14 months He feels lonely since Mrs Langsdale died last February and sends Christmas wishes to friends in and around Elgin He would be glad to hear from them at Sierra Hospital 4343 North Sierra Way San Bernardino California
Mrs. Walter Pritchard and Lyle Pritchard hosted guests in Hawkeye while the Thomas Meighan home in Sumner welcomed Mr and Mrs Lawrence Gehring and Janet. Numerous gatherings followed including dinners in West Union and Waterloo with families such as Patterson, Boyer, Orth, Reeder and Farnsworth.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sieleman of Oelwein are parents of a daughter, Wendy Ann, born December 20. The newborn weighed 6% ounces at birth.
A reader list of program pieces and participants includes Janet Jacob performing If I Had Been There with a duet by Mary and Margaret Jacob The Wise Men by Larry Orth The Poet Looks on Bethlehem by Mrs Fred Schaers Class Junior Choir Farewell Words Karoles Lehman Closing Song and a Male Chorus under Rev Elden Schroe
Last Saturday results list multiple winning numbers including 230 360 1334 080 1912 980 787 1068 1536 926 with Dec 20 3 30 p m time stamps and values 086 M197 1304 704 387 and prize amount 47 dollars with additional figures 908 296.
The Elgin Lions Club has placed three new waste receptacles at different town locations to encourage proper disposal of wrappers and paper trash. These are not service cans but dedicated paper waste containers for cleaner streets.
Mr and Mrs Fred Butikofer hosted supper guests in their Francis Butikofer home on Wednesday. Alexander Pollock of Mason City joined Friday guests in the John Christen home. Bert Shaub of Clayton Center dined with the Ben Butikofer household Friday. Visitors over the past week included Alta Clarence Thomen Andrew Breker Ernest Christen Lydia Hanson and others. The Dan Butikofer Jr family visited Sunday afternoon. George Leuchtanmacher and Orlin Mason called on local residents Thursday. Ernest Christen and Robert Hanson visited Martin Hanson Saturday evening. Rex Mulford and John Dennler hosted Wednesday supper. Chris Wenger Aphie Reierson Leo Dennler dined there Sunday. Mrs Joe Olson spent Saturday with the George Nickels home. Pat E Minihan of Pasadena Calif returned for Christmas with the Martin Minihan home. Glenn Dennier Larry from Ankeny visited Sunday noon in the Albert L Dennier home. David Luann and Billy Jean Dennialer visited Thursday in the Albert L Dennier home. The Albert L Dennter family were dinner guests Sunday in the Alfred Hofer home. Mrs Clara Baumgartner will visit the Ray Tomsheck home in Charles City Friday. Mrs Mary Wold of Waterloo was a supper guest of Mr and Mrs Cornelius Reiersen Saturday.
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