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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1953
Page
3
School notes show 4th graders studying Navajo culture and nutrition while 7th graders read Rumpelstiltskin and debate The Lady of the Tiger. The Junior High plans a Jan 19 musical with a Pan American festival and a minstrel show. Ronald Van Buren moved. several A students named.
Notice to the State Highway Commission and all interested parties that Fayette County Iowa plans to vacate a county highway described by section township and range. A hearing before the Board of Supervisors West Union is set for February 9 1953 at 2 PM. Abutting landowners may file damages claims by that date or the vacation will be granted.
Clermont residents report visits among neighbors at Calmar and Waterloo, with gatherings for meals and a birthday celebration. Local fund drive notes indicate no house to house canvass this year for Polio Fund. clubs and individuals may donate. The American Legion and Auxiliary plan a square dance to support the fund, proceeds to be used for Polio relief.
Dinner guests in the Arthur Nelson home included Fred Schultz Dean Schultz Barbara Monona and Yvonne Chapman. Mrs Wetherbee is recovering from major surgery at Postville hospital. Local social notes mention visitors from Storm Lake Cedar Rapids Clermont Elgin and nearby towns and several New Year gatherings. Edna Miller and M H Moore attended the Teenges Erkel wedding Hawkeye.
Regular town council meeting held with Mayor Will J Nelson presiding. Councilmen Riegel Griebenow Thoma Amundson and Appelman present. none absent. Minutes of prior meeting read and approved. Bills presented and ordered paid as read. Elgin Echo council meeting paid.
Volga News reports the engagement of Florence Fay to Wanton Cram, both with local ties. Florence teaches at Palo Con School while Wanton studies at Iowa State Teachers College. no wedding date set. Sunshine Club met Jan 7 with 15 members. $5 to March of Dimes, eyeglasses donation planned, tailoring lesson Jan 20, Elkader trip Jan 9 for sewing attachments, and meat cuts and Brucellosis talks summarized.
The Volga Bluebirds met January 10 at Ruth Roya’s home with fourteen members answering roll call. A sleigh ride party was planned for January 28 at Maynard Druecker’s residence. The club voted to donate $3 to the Polio fund. Next meeting set for February 14 with Lee Kitterman. Several demonstrations were given. Budgets and local visits described include families and neighbors across the community.
Mr and Mrs Gary Tellings of Oalwain spent Sunday in the Waltar Roya home. Mrs Cad Oldfather spent Saturday afternoon and Sunday with her sister Mrs Sophia Oldfather in Oelwein.
Reading notes warn that moving culling crates from one farm to another is a common practice that can spread poultry diseases. Officials urge strict sanitation and containment to prevent cross farm transmission.
A bold claim of a wholly new driving standard accompanies the launch of Ford's latest model. The campaign centers on an immersive ride that reviewers say must be felt to be believed, promising sharper response and smoother comfort than prior versions.
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