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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1949
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial is printed at Elgin Iowa with second class mail status and post office entry in Fayette County Iowa. It notes its registration under the 1852 act and acceptance date of September first.
A girls basketball team, returning from Postville, faced drifting roads and 30 below temperatures. They abandoned their car near halfway to Clermont, walked to a nearby farm house, stayed the night, and rode the train home the next day. Peter Johnson died at Volga while installing a new switchboard for Northeastern Town Power Co.
Mr and Mrs Chas Feller received word of the marriage of Miss Ruby Hedrick to Roy Ladd in Wilmot South Dakota on December 24. L E DeSart sr died at the Paul Muhly home in West Union after a lingering illness aged 17 last October. DeSart was one of nine brothers who served in the Union army. Lawrence Gehring has been ill since last Saturday with pneumonia. A nine pound boy was born to Mr and Mrs Lew Grover. Fay Klingman suffered a broken collar bone during basketball practice. E Q Enos, a prominent figure in Elgin history, died Tuesday evening January 8 at his home.
Fayette county farmers will hear Prof. H. D. Hughes discuss grasses and legumes on soil fertility and livestock programs at the Fayette Legion Hall Monday evening January 17 at 8 00 p m He will outline ISU College work and how grasses and legumes help maintain soil productivity The meeting is open to all residents and dairy workers are advised to feed cows around milking times to reduce dust in milking areas
North east Branch of the Lutheran Welfare Society of Iowa reports fifty six people served in 1948. The 4th annual meeting and banquet will be held Monday January 17 at 6 30 p.m. at Decorah Lutheran church. Rev Arnt Halvorson will speak. Forty seven children were placed in foster homes. Six unmarried mothers received service and one displaced persons family was settled in 1948.
The Elgin Iowa council met January 3 1949 at the town hall with Mayor Falk and four councilmen present and one absent. After approving minutes they listed bills for the General Fund and other accounts. A special session followed with tavern operators present to enforce laws and agree to earlier closing hours.
Mrs. Jean Avitt a French war bride from Knoxville celebrated a French Christmas there last week. A miniature Bethlehem town stood where a tree would, the family shoes were polished and placed under the chimney fashioned stockings hung with French custom.
Clarence Kastler of Clarion reports his 19 mink found dead, a loss near $800. Sheriff Roy Wilson questions a five year old who confessed he let Scoty the dog kill the animals after instructing the boy to seut the mink one by one.
In Waukon, deputy clerk Lloyd Kolsrud had a curious moment while filing a marriage license when the bride fainted as the license was completed. She recovered and left the office arm in arm with her fiancé.
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