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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1954
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial published in Elgin Iowa displays its masthead and postal matter lines noting second class mail status and entry date September 1 1891 at the Elgin Fayette County Iowa post office under the 1852 act.
Rates listed for subscriptions: $2.00 per year in four northeast Iowa counties and $2.50 per year outside that territory with advance payment. Advertising rates shown per line at 10 cents for readers, 10 cents minimum per week if cash sent. 50% minimum otherwise. Blind ads and inquiries have 9 cents per week minimum. Cards of Thanks and Memoriam cards priced at $1.00, limited to ten lines. Resolutions of Respect and notices with admission charged, and obituary poetry follow standard rates.
A Rich column notes the shake and weight test for March of Dimes can collections shows many boxes have light totals and some merchants fund their own contributions. It urges daily small donations during the campaign and highlights the importance of polio charity this year.
A parade of short sayings and humor from a winter column includes a physician’s unreadable note solved by a druggist, jokes about income and secrets, a fur coat wife, a general freight agent’s advice, a bottom-up career line, brakes that work, Santa Claus faith, a psychiatrist’s view of worry, gossip as saying nothing, and a Texas farmer with a bull tied to tax assessors or train kills.
Elgin and Clermont lacked mail service from Thursday to Monday morning due to strong wind that filled high cuts with snow. The post office rushed to process thirty five bags of tail and bulky items by noon. Albert Schori attended the National Convention of Canners in Chicago last Tuesday. Five friends of Edna Hunsberger threw a birthday surprise party for her. Attendees were Josephine DeSart, Lorraine Carpenter, Dorothy DeSart, Ruth Mosby and Lucille Bernat. Kenneth Evans exclaimed over a photo of his dog Spark Plug appearing in the Sunday Des Moines Register.
A Meadow Larks meeting was held Jan 1 at Bona and Gwen March home. Roll call listed One Time Saver for Room Care. Randine Hanson and Carol Meyer received gifts for being demonstration team. Donna Meyer demonstrated making a treated dust cloth. Gloria Bigler led an illustrated talk on a cleaning basket. Janet Block presented a picture study titled Corn field. Gifts exchanged and lunch served. Sandra Bilden, Reporter.
At Greenfield a two pound ten ounce infant girl fights for life in an oxygen air lock. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gaylord Herying of Stuart.
A series of Republican primary announcements for Fayette County offices dated June 7, 1954. Hazel Gearing Darold Jack Odney T F. A. Knox Lloyd Gilley J. B. Niles Herbert D. Klammer Grant Lauer Mark D. Buchhbit seek offices including Auditor Attorney Recorder Treasurer Sheriff Supervisor Clerk State Representative and County Recorder, stating candidacy subject to voters.
The Elgin Ladies Cemetery Association reports a January 1 1953 balance of 1386 35 with time deposit 200 00 and receipts including sales of lots 40 00 dues 8 75 memorial gift 5 00 interest 16 04 and taxes 34 70 bringing total to 2456 49 Disbursements include social security 171 66 19 68 box rent 2 10 salaries and other costs totaling 1057 33 leaving balance January 1 1954 of 1399 16 Permanent upkeep bonds 1500 00 2800 00 trust deposits 600 00 savings 1683 on hand 4915 83 Auditing committee named.
A fragmented column offers sly quips on ministers, second-hand cars, and a traffic sign's plain instruction Keep Rights. It jokes that when brakes fail, prayer and cheap impact is the worst plan, urging that the nation needs Ideals over deals.
More than 325 Chickasaw Clayton and Howard County farmers and guests attended the Cooperative National Farm Loan Association annual stockholders meeting at St Marys Church in New Hampton on Wednesday January 27. Dr Eugene K E Garbee of Upper Iowa University Fayette spoke on agricultural advancement over the past decade. Secretary Treasurer D R Peasley reported over 280000.60 loaned in the past year and 527 members at year end. Charles Benson El kader and George Olesen were reelected for three year terms, Cletus Flick elected to three years replacing Elmer Klinkenberg Luana. Clair Campbell was elected president, George Olesen vice president, D R Peasley secretary treasurer, Ruth Roach assistant secretary treasurer.
Gunder News notes Marion Mission Society will gather Thursday Feb 11 at the church parlors. Hostesses are Mrs Orwen Loftsgard and Mrs Mervin Reierson. Various local families and guests are listed as attendees and visitors in recent evenings and weekends.
Mrs Harry Helgerson and Mrs E K Mark spent Saturday afternoon at Jim Olson home. Mrs Helmer Lyngaas and Mar ela visited. Julia Landsmara joined family Sunday afternoon at Arthur Olson home in Clermont. Norman Amundson and family attended Norman Amundson home Saturday. Community members hosted and visited many local homes across Grand Meadow and nearby towns including Cedar Rapids Monona Clermont and Monona.
A national traffic safety campaign launches March 1 to make courtesy the code of the road. Three national safety groups the Inter Industry Highway Safety Committee National Committee for Traffic Safety and the National Safety Council promote seven guiding rules for safer driving including sharing the road yielding right of way signaling dimming headlights and obeying traffic laws.
The Trail Seekers Camp Fire group met Pam Clothier on Monday evening February 1 to celebrate her birthday. The gathering featured games and Pam opened her gifts as her mother served lunch.
U.S. Air Force captain and Winterset native Dean Ray was killed in a recent crash in Nicaragua. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Arthur Campbell of Winterset.
Five Mr and Mrs Lester Miller of Sheldon have five sons in military service. Three served in World War II and two are currently in the Navy.
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