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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1959
Page
5
A fragment from the Wadena church page lists services and events. Worship at 11:00 a.m. instead of 10:30, a New Year greeting from the Williams Yearous and local families, and Christmas dinners or visits among many residents of Wadena, Elgin, Hopkinton, West Union, and neighboring towns.
The state board of social welfare approves a 20 percent boost in maximum shelter allowances for public assistance recipients. Old age and aid to the blind rise by March 1, with aid to dependent children and the disabled to follow in about six months. Heating fuel, cooking fuel, lights, and water allowances change after a year of study to better meet basic needs.
The agriculture department estimated a corn crop of 830,346,000 bushels, surpassing the 1848 record by about 150,000,000. Acreage harvested reached 12,581,000 acres, beating just under 12,000,000 in 1992, with an average yield of 66 bushels per acre, the same as last year. Corn was the sole Iowa crop with production gains this year.
The Iowa highway commission introduces an automatic answering system to route motorists asking about road conditions. The move aims to handle flood of weather queries during bad weather and rush periods, with continued details on page 8.
Christmas varied meals and visits across families in Clermont West Union and surrounding towns. Residents hosted relatives and friends including Gehring, Peters, Boyer, Rylander, and Van Sickle families, with travels to Columbus Junction and Glendale Arizona noted.
New address for Mrs Diane Meinhard Farris 4 S Mar tine Ave Stanwood New Jersey also listed Vernon Meyer at 1840 3rd St Yuma Arizona and A B Alan L Wenger AF 175 9097 Flight 9260 27 28 Box 1524 Lackland AFB Texas described in military mail records.
Bonnie Lantz became the bride of Robert W. David on Saturday December 12 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Denver Colorado. The bride is daughter of Mrs Lila Lantz Cedar Rapids and Maynard Lantz. The groom is son of Mr and Mrs Walker David of Chicago. The couple honeymoon in Hawaii and will reside in Denver. Also reported: Lions Annual Pancake Day drew about 400 attendees at Frieden's Locker basement on December 18 with 23 pounds of flour used. gross 256.46, expenses 95.00, net profit 161.46 to aid town projects.
David F Frieden son of Mr and Mrs Floyd J Frieden is set to graduate from recruit training at the Naval Training Center in San Diego California. The graduation exercises will mark the end of boot camp with a full dress parade and reviews before military officials and civilian dignitaries.
The Elgin Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will hold a public installation Friday evening January 8 at 8:00. The serving committee includes Mrs. Henry McMillan, Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Mosby, Mrs. Paul Zurbriggen, Mrs. Fred Muehlethaler, and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Adrien and Mrs. LeRoy Rothlisberger.
A representative of the Social Security Administration District office in Waterloo will be in West Union at the Court House on January 6 and 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. The representative will assist persons who wish to file applications for federal old age survivors or disability insurance benefits, original and duplicate social security account number cards and employer identification numbers.
Mrs Nellie Hanson announces the engagement of her daughter Ida Mae to Harold A Kuntz son of Mr and Mrs Walter Kuntz of Ridegway The bride elect is a Winneshiek Public Health Nurse in Decorah and her fiance farms near Ridegway No wedding date has been set
Fayette County 4-H clubs plan January meetings on parasite control for livestock. Sessions at Valley High School Arlington High Farm Bureau Building include colored slides on spray materials treatment calendars and other talks.
The Clayton County Extension Calendar lists meetings including a council session at 12:00 noon January 6 and a Soil Conservation District commissioners meeting at 8:00 p.m. at the Soil Conservation Office in Elkader. An 1:30 p.m. Get ready meeting is at the Extension Office. On January 3 the Allamakee Clayton Holstein Breeders Association meets at 8:00 p.m. at the Elkader Extension office.
Two University of Washington researchers warn that a single tablet of chlorpromazine (Thorazine) impairs coordination and reaction as much as four shots of whiskey. They urge driving only with coffee and not alcohol or tranquilizers on the road.
The Clayton County Agricultural Extension Council will meet at noon Tuesday January 5 to elect 1960 officers and organize for the new year. Twenty two members, including eleven newly elected or re elected, will take seats with eleven second year terms. Township members include Milton Scierholz Grand Meadow Paul Smith Highland Harold Meisner Marion and Bruce Bowdish Sperry.
A short devotional prayer from Ingatestone Parish in England invokes God of speed to bless the highways and curb haste. It pleads that travelers may move swiftly yet safely to their tasks, and reach their homes in peace, asking for divine guidance over post to post travel.
Albert I, king of Belgians, died in 1934 during a mountain climbing accident. The incident occurred while he led a royal expedition, shocking Belgium and triggering national mourning.
By Monday morning December 27 Elgin recorded 24.79 inches of rain in the year, a new 14 year high for the Echo rainfall log. The note recalls 1947 as the prior peak with 33.29 inches and cites June and August as wet months. Sundays and Mondays added December moisture.
Fayette County hosts 4-H meetings from January 4 to 8 with events at Church Farm Bureau Arlington High School Valley High School and the Ex tension Office. Notable gatherings include the County Holstein Association Annual Meeting and multiple parasite control sessions for livestock.
The Thursday draw listed winning numbers 722 439 1479 483 1250 1030 272 170 862 349 581 1544 1460 194 1027 220. Winners named were Art Donlon and Mrs Cornelia Burrow.
Wendall Kuethe of Tripoli, an amateur trapper, nabbed a rare full grown Teast weasel weighing three ounces and measuring seven and a half inches. The unusual catch highlights local wildlife hobbyists and unusual furbearer specimens in a small town.
Browning learned to speak despite blindness and deafness. Raleigh wrote a History of the World while imprisoned in the Tower of London. James Monroe served as U.S. president when Florida was acquired from Spain.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet at the church on Thursday January 7. Hostesses will be Mrs C B Schori and Mrs Dale DeSart. Worship will be led by Mrs Henry McMillan and the program by Mrs Clifton Wilson.
The Fayette County board of supervisors voted to remodel a wing of the county home at a cost of 24932 dollars. Structural changes on two floors will create larger bathrooms and a raised bath suitable for hospital patients. Terrazo floors will be installed to match the building.
C E S Practice announces all past and new Eastern Star officers are requested to attend a Monday evening practice at 7 30. Timeliness emphasized.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Schori observed their 64th wedding anniversary with a dinner on December 18 hosted for Mr. and Mrs. Albert Schori. Guests included Georgia M. Schori, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schori, and Eugene Schori.
Mr and Mrs Ed Boleyn marked their 44th wedding anniversary on December 23 at Firiden's hall. About 80 relatives and friends attended the event. Their daughter Mrs Sam Howard prepared the anniversary cake.
Milk production in town farms for November 1959 is estimated at 362 million pounds, about 4 percent below November 1958 and 5 percent under the November 1959 average. The decline stems from fewer milk cows, even though output per cow ranks high for November. First eleven months total 5.568 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 1958 and slightly above the ten year average. The text also includes a humorous exchange about household budget and a joke about growth measurements.
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