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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1954
Page
5
Fragmentary notes show Youth Progressive figures in a CB context with hints of events, games, and devotions. The text mentions Thomas and informal gatherings, but details are unclear.
Readable fragments show patients hospitalized in Rochester Minnesota Postville West Union and Portville. Mentions tonsillectomies and ongoing home rest. Names include LaDonna Lantz Lucy Christen Susan Torkelson and Kohler with dates around Tuesday and Wednesday.
A collection of service member addresses and moves is reported. Joel M Holden lists a new address at 3585th Student Sqdn Gary AFH Texas as son of Mr and Mrs Oscar te Helton. Lt Comd W C Mitchells family moves from Traverse City Michigan to 1043 Stanford Dr Bucknell Height Alexandria Virginia. Pvt James M Butikofer shows APO 858 care of M San Francisco California. George Howard Jr returns to Camp Carson Colorado after Christmas at the Don Page home with Mrs Howard, planning housekeeping. S R Holm MM3 now at USS Alstede AF-48 care Fleet PO New York NY, recently promoted. He called his parents Mr and Mrs Selmer Holm to wish Merry Christmas and note a trip to Italy Spain Gibraltar and Greece ending with a furlough. Pic George Lerch comes home for 10 day furlough with mother Mrs Harold Melaner before reporting to Fort Sill Oklahoma.
A historical note indicates Lamont refused to spend 110000 on extending and reconstructing water works and electric bonds after a February election that was believed carried by a thin margin. District court notes mention partial word counts and a failed exposure.
Iowa legislators prepare for party caucuses next week to choose leaders and determine speaker prospects as Democrats schedule joint caucus. The interim budget committee calls for reviews of tax structure and state parks funding, with a special session possibility if needed.
Peace Officers Association plans a meeting at Elgin town hall Tuesday evening January 4 with Mark Buchheit as chairman and Don Nelson as secretary. The group includes mayors highway patrolmen sheriffs deputies town marshals justices and constables. Newspaper men are invited to attend all meetings.
Vacation students listed by city and names include Cedar Falls Janice Torkelson Mary Brackin Hever ly Benson Norma Gehring Uriel Gehring Stanley Boyer Ames Sue Kauzlar ich Jere Probert Harold Dursch er Wadena Mr and Mrs Paul Smith Burton Wolf Cliff Medberry Fayette Robert Whittenbaugh John Fischer John Whittenbaugh Wadena Janann Mark and Clara Hendrickson S A I Iowa City Howard Wolf Marie Hendrickson Dean Pollock Nursing School Chicago Joyce Erickson St Olaf College Northfield Minn Francise Moore Macalister St Paul
A gas fire at Cummings DX service station in Volga damaged both the truck and the station while a tank truck was unloading into underground tanks. Wadena and Elkader fire crews responded but local volunteers had the situation under control by arrival.
The W. S. C. S. will meet at the church on Thursday in January. Hostesses Mdma John Tillotson E. G. Steinman Archie Howard and Ruby Benson will assist. Program leaders are Mrs. Bert Thaman and Mrs. Leo Schori.
Kathryn Bauder longtime Fort Collins vocal music supervisor for 80 years won the city service club’s annual award as community builder of the year. Kiwanis Rotary Lions Ontiasia and Rough Table members helped present. She is the first woman and first music teacher honored, noted for leading school and civic music activities.
Funeral services for Clifton Powell 88 who died Sunday afternoon December 26 were held at Muehlegler funeral home at 1 45 and at St Pauls Methodist church at two o clock A life sketch will appear in the Echo next week
The Pleasant Point Study Club met Tuesday noon December 14 with a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Emmet Light. Twenty members attended. They planned Christmas cookies and candy for the county home poor ward, a fruit box for Good Samaritan Home later, drew secret pals, and heard a block printing demonstration by Mrs. Orran Bane. Meetings continue with Mrs. James Yearous hosting January 10.
Several women of the local Auxiliary unit gathered at the Ed Boleyn home December 17 to assemble baskets of fruit candy and cookies for shut-ins and for the Good Samaritan home. Participants included Mrs. Ole Loftsgard Mrs. Martin Minthan Mrs. Bert Thoman and Mrs. Ed Wenger assisted at her home.
The Elgin Lutheran congregation opened their new church with the first worship service on Christmas Day. About 2 attended the opening and 28 new members joined. The design features a large exterior cross visible at night and a cross-lit interior chancel centerpiece. Local architect designed unique nave fixtures crafted by Torkelson Motor Co and Lew Lehman with Johnny Grimm welding. Sunday school under Mrs. Harold Halverson presented a Christmas program to 266 attendees. The pastor Rev. Vance Knuteen received a special gift offering from the congregation.
William Rainey of Elkader announces the engagement of his daughter Ruth Marie Rainey to Russell D. Friederich of Elgin. Both graduates of Elgin High School, Ruth Marie works at the Farm Bureau office in Elkader while Russell plans to enter the service soon. No wedding date set.
The First Baptist church schedules a watch night service Friday night from 9:00 p m to 12:00 midnight with a worship start at 9:00 followed by refreshment and fellowship. A Week of Prayer runs January 3 to 7 at 8:00 pm to 8:45 pm with Pastor Vanderbeck delivering nightly messages.
Two hundred dollars in cash was awarded in a Friday afternoon drawing amid a large crowd as merchants reported a strong Christmas windup. A free children's show preceded Santa Claus handing out kiddies treats. Prize winners included Corrine Rypestol and 17 others at ten dollars each plus Pauline Potratz with twenty dollars.
A mysterious brown clad woman at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel handed Dr. George Jorgenson an envelope with twenty $100 bills. She said reading the book inspired her brother to fight cancer and asked him to accept the $2,000 gift for the Damon Runyon cancer fund, noting he had also contributed $50 earlier.
On December 20 the Wahonka Camp Fire Trail Seekers and Wood Gatherers met at Patty Larson’s home. Members shared a Christmas exchange and played games in a festive gathering.
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