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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1947
Page
3
Notice states subscription payments including new and renewal may be made to the Clermont Local News Editor Mrs Lucy Engle who will issue receipts. Publisher.
The report covers class activities at Clermont with perfect attendance after a blizzard and a map contest where the Navahas beat other teams Baros Sioux Pueblos. Names include Paul Hackmann Kay Accala Janice Olson Wendell Baechler Harlow Meyer. Students make Valentines and plan a party. Ruth Wrestpfahl wins a spelling contest. Declamatory contest at Postville has Clermont representatives advancing to the state round with Oratory Humorous and Dramatic entries.
Mrs Truman Paulson and Marilyn visit her parents in Decorah. Amvers Auxiliary sets Feb 18 at Mrs John Erickson home with Irene Ostlie assisting. 58 Mr and Mrs Otto Krueger and Ruth host birthday dinner for Mrs Edwin Krueger. Guests include Harry Johnson Marjorie Johnson and others. Helen Halverson returns to Randalia to teach after weather closure. Families dine with Edwin Krueger and M H Moore in Osage visits. Delores Schupanity and Aldean Trudi return to Dubuque. Paul Miene and Lea Wolfs welcome new babies weighing 7 lbs 12 oz and 7 lbs 4 oz respectively. Mrs Brorby visits from West Union. Wayne and Roger Amundson stay with Austan Helgerson to attend school during bad weather.
A long list of dinner visits and guests from West Union to Rae Olsen families, including Mr and Mrs Glen Olson and relatives. Attendance at the Knapp home for Ed Kocetka’s hosted event, and many others visiting relatives in Postville, Dubuque, West Union and surrounding towns. The American Legion Auxiliary set a Feb 15 meeting time at Mrs Henry Olson's home with a patriotic program.
A fox hunt near Indianola drew 150 members of Walton sugue and bagged three foxes, averaging one fox per fifty hunters. A separate multi-car collision near LeMats involved six vehicles, with damage around 250 per car and chaotic aftermath as drivers attempted to assist.
The Iowa legislature enters its fourth week facing tight budgets and enforcement debates. Deficiency appropriations of 1.5 to 2 million yearly loom to keep departments funded, liquor by the drink fights gain momentum, and local option riders loom on bills. Forty-four new reps and senators slow progress, with leadership transition and no approved budget delaying action until mimeographed sheets arrive.
A brief note references a sighting or mention in the Echo publication. The phrase hints at reporting or repeating something observed in that periodical.
A fragmented note warns drivers to slow down and stay attentive. It urges readiness for emergencies around corners and to conform to road signals, emphasizing cautious behavior whether walking or driving.
Gordon Followill of near Corydon lost his right hand when it was caught in a corn grinder. Jim Cuppy of Storm Lake reported a hot spell, harvesting ice at 80 degrees with shade temperatures at 50 degrees.
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