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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1959
Page
3
Jean Cox Eddie Krause and Kay Probert celebrated birthdays with local youths at Lakeside. Numerous families from Cedar Rapids Strawberry Point West Union Garber and nearby towns visited relatives. W.S.C.U. ladies hosted a supper after the creamery dinner and thanks were given to helpers.
Dr. Lonnie A. Coffin, Family Doctor of the Year, serves more than 3,000 in rural Farmington Iowa with 46 years of practice. He quips on gender differences in patients and shares concise views on smoking health and charity work with the National Foundation and March of Dimes.
Mr and Mrs Bud Standard visited in Volga and attended a creamery dinner. Lyle Jennings attended the 45th anniversary of Frank Goranson in Delaware. Duff guests overnight. Pardee family hosting. Forrest Shaffer visited his daughter Jim Whitford’s home. Fire department aided Elkader at Bergen home. Wm Larson family attended his mother’s funeral. Howard Taylor visited Blooming Prairie. Eva Myers returned home to Blooming Prairie. Eder visited Gary and Lester Chase and Pete Eder homes. Forrest Stahr visited Roberta Hines. Anna Hines visited Stahr. Perry Medberry visited Glen Medberry family. Neighbors held farewell party for Bob Roelk. Wayne White’s family visited Sidney White and Jim Hummell. Roger Smith visiting relatives. Pvt Roger Smith left for Germany. wife to join later. Morris Lamphier learned of Austin Lamphier’s death. nieces and nephews in community. Eppersons returned from Iowa City Hospital. Floyd Chase and Donald visited Duff home. J H Whitford visited Ted Whitford and Floyd Chase. Ted Leete and Harold Webber visited Charles Otterbeck at Manchester hospital. Calvin Way family attended funeral of Glen Way at Strawberry Point. Edith Shaw moved to Cedar Rapids. bought a home there. Presbyterian Church held family dinner. Walter Roys Sr suffered heart attack but improving. Merlyn Nading and Leslie Wheeler Cedar Rapids visitors. Linda Marquette visited Wheeler home. daughters returned home with them. Volga Public School teachers attended Clayton County teachers meeting in Elkader. Harvey Kraus, Vernon Wilker, Joe Spielbaur Guttenberg callers. Larry Berns moving into new Leahy farm home on Volga-Wadena road. Berns family now on that farm. Rev. Christensen visited Frank Oldfather home.
The Clermont town council met with Mayor Will J. Nelson presiding. All six councilmen present. Minutes from previous meeting read and approved. Bills were approved by motion with Appelman and Hoopman voting in favor. Listed bills include Clermont Post Office postage and envelopes, Interstate Power Co charges for pumping and lights, Elgin Echo Council proceedings, Leo’s U Save mittens gloves for the Fire Dept.
The minutes list payments including Woodrow Hyde for February dump option 221.70 and January salaries for Geo. Durscher and John Bamhotse. Other items include Scenic Ridge Telephone rent 3.00 Rockwell Meter parts 20.00 Mat Frieden Motor thawing water mains 65.00 Clara Helgerson gravel labor sidewalk 14.50 and adjournment after no further business.
The mid February schedule lists Elkader as host in the week of February 16 with boys and local prep focus. The piece also notes Charles Wagner, son of Richard and Mrs. Wagner of Elgin, earned all A’s for the third semester at the University of Dubuque and prepares for National Presbyterian teaching duties. Arthur Schott family visited, celebrating a birthday at the Wede home, with Millard Nelson Jr and Vernon Anderson also hosting guests. A new $12,000 stainless churn installed at Sioux Center Farmers Mutual Coop Creamery replaces two wooden churns older by about 25 years, increasing butter output to roughly 2200 pounds per batch.
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