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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1957
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dials announces weekly Thursday publication from Elgin Iowa 3711 with Strauch and Hermen as publishers. Rates include $2 yearly for four northeast counties $2.50 elsewhere and 10 cent per line forWant ads. Obituary poetry and social notices priced at standard rates.
The Marion Busy Bees 4-H meeting at Dorothy Meisner’s home on February 5 included 12 members answering roll call with “news fabric.” A square dance was discussed. donations of $2 were voted to Albert L. Dennler for truck use. Demonstrations covered stitching seams, shrinking fabric, measuring fabric, buymanship, and hand care. Reva Friederich and Barbara Gibbs were chosen better groomed girls.
The Hit and Miss Club will meet with Mrs Harold Strong on Monday February eighteen at 1 00 p m Mrs Joe Dinan and Mrs Harry Feller will report on the pre workshop meeting about making hassacks Mrs Merle Bavis will teach sewing on new fabrics
A House debate centers on secret voting in committees with possible Senate action. Democrats oppose, Republicans favor, while press access to caucuses also stirs unease. Rep Balch notes a 1941 Texas tradition of public committee votes, urging transparency as the 57th General Assembly nears a Rules Committee report in about two weeks.
C V Pioneers 4 H club met at Gerald and Merlin Nickels home. Dorothy Meisner joined as new member. Merlin Nickels demonstrated proper nail pulling. Discussion on controlling external parasites in livestock. 44H boys played their fathers in basketball February 4 at Elgin gym.
At Brooklyn, F. T. Orr has completed fifty five years of service with the volunteer fire department, a milestone noted by officials and fellow firefighters. His long tenure reflects continued dedication to the community and readiness to respond to fires and emergencies.
Donald L. Kimball presents a civic update outlining local governance, policy priorities, and community concerns. The piece emphasizes transparency, accountability, and public engagement to address shared duties and upcoming challenges.
The Hill and Valley Club met with Mrs. Harold Meisner on Tuesday February 5. Eleven members attended a cooking vegetables lesson followed by an all day meeting and a dinner of multiple vegetable dishes and roast pork. The next lesson will address destroying insects in the home and garden at Mrs. Elmer Friden’s house on March 5. Mrs. G. H. Nickels secretary.
A string of visitors and arrivals mark a busy period in Brainard area households. Memphians and Des Moines residents traveled to Ed Fenner’s home while locals hosted relatives from Fayette West Union Ossian and Waterloo. Several dinners and social gatherings occurred, with a hospital trip for Mrs. Sidney Patterson and a military departure noted for Paul Stillman.
Postville brief notes list L G Lehman taken to Postville hospital Sunday evening as a medical patient. Other items mention Nels Olson returning home from Veterans Hospital in Iowa City, Walter Kohls at Veterans hospital for observation, Joe V Schneider ill at home, Philip Moser undergoing major surgery at University Hospital Iowa City with pneumonia, Georgia Elkema reporting Moser improving, and relatives in Texas planning to visit. Additional items note H B Gilson home from hospital after nine days, Bert Thoman undergoing surgery at Town City Veterans hospital, and Mary Keiser hospitalized as a medical patient.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugo Hackmann of West Union welcomed a son born Monday morning February 1 at West Union hospital, their third child joining a 14 year old daughter and a 10 year old son. In Postville, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moore welcomed daughter Joyce Deilene born February 9 at Postville hospital, the couple’s second child.
Howard K Boyle and wife transfer Lot 13 Block 14 Clermont to Leo L Griebenow. William Nace and wife convey part SW SE 32 927 to Melvin Handel and wife. New car registrations list Gerald W or Geraldine Daisy Arlington Ford four door, Alfred H Barrack Arlington Chevrolet sedan, Lee L Gordon Arlington Chevrolet sedan.
Willard C Meyer of Clermont advertises an Olds sedan. Isabelle or Louis G Taylor of Arlington lists a Ford 2 door. Chas W Seedorff of Arlington shows a Buick sedan.
Mrs Woodrow Reed hosted the Social Hour Club at the L C Reierson home with co hosts Mrs Reerson. Sixteen members and four guests answered roll call with quotations. Mrs Reed read a poem Those We Love Best and Mrs Louis Becker read Washington's Birthday. A valentine exchange was observed. Bingo was played. The next meeting is March 6 with Mrs John Nydegger and Mrs Orran Bane.
Camp Fire Girly meets at Karen Klingman home February 4. Leaders cut symbols for the trail seekers balero. Groups split into olders and youngers for separate activities. On March 19 older group meets Linda Mitts. others meet LaDonna Lantz. Meeting ends with a Valentine exchange. Cheryl Pinney, Scribe.
Donald Ramos died in a freak incident while piling brush using a caterpillar tractor when a tree toppled onto him and pinned him in the seat.
After 25 years of deafness Mrs Hans Peterson of Dan City regained hearing in one ear following an operation at Town City Hospital. She plans to operate on the other ear later and says ordinary sounds are now beautiful to hear. Economical-Effective-Want Ads.
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