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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1959
Page
5
Willard Crandall and Mrs Maceo Murray and family spent time at the Hobert Apman home in Elgin with Mr and Mrs Crandall and son.
Report notes most solicitors say the uniform drive will be short by about $1400. Lists canvassing, uniform style, ways and means, and transportation committees with names: Karl Miller, Eadie Klingman, Hob Whit tenbaugh, Lyle Light, G W Alderson, Gordon Hoopman, Lawrence Gehring, Clifton Wilson, Robert Crowe, Ames Olson, George Durscher, Alfred Baechter, Allan Anderson, Robert Klingman, Lawrence Knudtson, Ab Habeg, and others.
Relatives and friends honor Ella Foxwell with an Open House at Tilyria Community Church on February 22 from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. A short program begins at 3:16. Refreshments served. Foxwell taught in city and rural schools and invites former pupils, friends, and neighbors.
The Ilyria Homemakers group will meet Friday, February 87, at 400 pan. The lesson on quick breads will be presented by Mrs. Orran Bane and Mrs. Harold Strong. Mrs. Bovis will show slides on quick breads.
Iowa farm stocks as of January 1 1659 show cattle and calves totaling a record 6,586,000 head up four percent from last year Beef cows at 940,000 head rise seven percent while milking cows total 1,036,000 down two percent Hog and sheep totals reach 12,633,000 head, up fourteen percent from the previous year on tidy gains across hogs and other stock on midwestern farms.
Senatorial action names Willis Nicholas of Mazon City and confirms Robert Brice of Waterloo to the highway commission. Love plans to appoint all five members this session, with terms expiring for Beck, Landy, and Larsen later this year, shifting balance from Republican to Democratic control on July 1.
A bill to legalize cigarette vending machines passed the Senate 36 to 13 but stalled in the House 51 47 with a motion for further study. The measure would allow retailers who own machines to operate them if an adult supervises at all times.
The Iowa Senate votes to fix a 7 mile per hour daytime speed limit on primary highways and institutes a 65 mph night limit and 75 mph daytime limit on interstates. A nighttime limit of 0 mph was noted from two years ago. A companion bill to curb speed traps in towns was rejected by the Senate highway safety committee.
The state board of regents estimates about 72 million dollars in construction will be needed from now until 1970 for the three state institutions of higher learning. This note continues on page 6.
The article argues for a constant supply of new farmers to replace those who die retire or leave the farm. It stresses that successful farmers today are scientists business leaders mechanics and workers and must lead in the community. Vocational Agriculture and the IFA are hailed as the best program yet to train boys for farming and help them establish in the occupation.
National FFA Week is celebrated in February around the anniversary of George Washington's birthday. The text notes Washington as a pioneering farmer at Mount Vernon who practiced contour farming and crop rotation, earning him the title of America's first scientific farmer.
Members of the Elgin Clermont E F A will assemble a window display and distribute posters depicting activities and goals of their chapter. Members are also attaching special seals to the letters which they mail.
A group of friends held a surprise housewarming party for Mr and Mrs Keith Kohler Saturday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Gordon Schu, Mr and Mrs Woodrow Reed, Mr and Mrs Harry Everett, Mr and Mrs Robert Falbahtt, Mr and Mrs Leo Fatb.
Sunnydale Club members with Mrs George Hanson and Mrs Ole Blockhus hosted Lizzie Thorson at her new home on February 11. The afternoon featured socializing and a picnic luncheon. A gift was presented in memory of the day. The next meeting will be at Mrs Kenneth Mark's home on March 24.
United States military posting notes new residence for R. C. Lonnie E. Baker serving in Company D Battalion 2nd THB Fort Leonard Wood Missouri with code US 65854578 listed in the notice.
Valley High girls beat Luana 45 to 8 to reach the sectional finals. Freiden with 29 and Olson 25 led Valley scoring as they built a 56 31 lead by the third quarter against Luana. Ridgeway fell 54 47 in the final, with Sames scoring 32 for the Mustangs. Luana advanced by forfeit from Osian. Tigers move to district competition.
An Elgin Produce truck was garaged at the packing plant Friday night and missing Saturday morning. It was later found in a ditch south of town near the Luchsinger farm with lights on and battery dead. Officials suspect a prank but warn it could lead to jail.
Mr and Mrs Don Fauser left Monday morning for Des Moines to attend the Iowa Independent Oil Sabers association convention. Mr and Mrs Oliver Torkelson are staying at the Fauser home during their absence. Today's best buy. A Want Ad.
Mr and Mrs Edward F Krueger will observe their silver wedding anniversary Sunday February 22 with an open house from 2 00 to 4 00 p m at the First Baptist Church in Elgin A short program will be rendered at 2 00 pm followed by refreshments in the church dining room Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Monday February 23 the Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters 4 K Club meets. Tuesday February 24 Extension Council meets 1 30 pm Farm Bureau Building Fayette. Friday February 27 Hit and Miss Club hosts Mrs James Probert in Wadena at 1 00 pm with a lesson on quick breads.
Announcement states Mrs W W Kearney of Hawkeye has volunteered to serve as 1959 Crusade chairman for the cancer control program in Fayette County. She succeeds Rev Charles H Bixby of West Union. A key volunteer will head the crusade in each town and township, with further announcements to follow.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo L. Schori will depart Friday for Chicago to attend the National Canners Convention at the Conrad Hilton Hotel. They plan to visit in the Kenneth Schori home ard and expect to return home next Wednesday.
The next county meeting of the Legion and Auxiliary will be held at Elgin Tuesday evening February 24. All members are urged to attend and help make this an outstanding meeting. LaVerne Larson, Com.
The Valley high girls basketball team will meet Garnaville Friday night at Manchester. The winner advances to face Maynard the following Wednesday night.
Winners at the drawing on Saturday February 14 were Harold Pfister Mrs John Seago Clarence Peterson Jake Wander and Llyod Aanes. The contract for the Elgin post office was awarded to Joseph T. Siemann and Ray A. Eckstein of Cassville Wisconsin. Construction features include a 48 by 98 foot building with brick exterior and concrete block inner walls, a 0 by 12 loading platform, no basement, concrete floors with asphalt tile, gas or oil heating, air conditioning, and new streamlined fixtures. The property will be privately owned taxable lease to the postal department for about 15 years with renewal options, expected completion by December 1 1959 and occupancy by October 21 1959.
Mr and Mrs Jack Adrian plan a four room one and a half story home on five by hundred foot lots purchased from the Elgin Legion posts. The structure will sit west of the Legion hall with a first floor bath and four rooms. Second floor finishing is deferred. Adrian is razing the Copper barn near the trade school and will reuse lumber.
Two Iowa State College specialists discuss Cow Pools and Consolidation of Creameries on Thursday February 19 at 7 p.m. at the Farm Bureau Building in Fayette. The public is invited.
D X Sunray Oil Co service stations undergo a million dollar face lifting. The red cream and black scheme is replaced with red white and blue. The hyphen between D and X is removed and the letters widened with serifs added. The diamond shape remains but angles enlarged. Signs install at 8500 stations in the Midwest and South. The project will run into summer.
Albert F Schnor quitting farming due to ill health will conduct a complete closing out sale Wednesday February 25 located 2 miles northwest of Elgin and 2 1/2 miles east of Clermont. Inventory includes 19 cattle farm machinery corn oats hay 58 hogs and household goods. Full listing appears on another page of this week’s Echo.
The Volga Cooperative Creamery reported 1958 butter production of 725970 pounds at an average price of 59.9 cents per pound. The annual meeting was held February 4 at the Volga Legion hall. Officers elected: Adolph Elvers president, Harold Christeleit vice president, Marsene Gamm secretary treasurer. Merlin Nadjing and Marsene Gamm joined the board for three-year terms. Buttermilk sold at 35 cents per hundred pounds.
Fayette County Soil Conservation district commissioners named Hilder Gilbertson John Graham and Irvin J Barrack as assistant district commissioners at the February meeting. They will aid field days annual meetings contests soil conservation week tours and demonstrations. Also approved farm plans for Schneider Turkey farm south of Elgin and Joseph Kjosa Farm east of Brainard in cooperation with the county ACP Committee and Extension Service.
Mr and Mrs Thomas Pollock of Elgin were aboard the Burlington Zephyr en route to Chicago when the fast moving train struck a stalled auto at a crossing west of Aurora. About 200 passengers were aboard with no injuries reported. Damage to the train was estimated at $5000 and the car occupants, six teenagers, escaped before impact.
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