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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1954
Page
1
Items from January 17 files recount a busy period. H W Falb drove 21 miles with a team to aid Mrs Fale, spending 212 hours on the journey. Mrs Guernsey Smith filled in at Kern Hill school for ill Mrs Rothmeyer Eldorado. Schools closed amid heavy snow and storms. Kenneth Mark works on rural No 4 rail while Mr Grether recovers from illness.
The Marion Mission Society gathered Thursday afternoon January 14 at the church parlor. New president Mrs Tillman Thompson opened the meeting with devotional led by Mrs Or lando Loftsgard. Bible study on The New Woman, based on James and I John, was led by Mrs Harvey Anderson with assistance from Mrs Gordon Landsgard. A reading by Mrs Kenneth Anderson and a skit on self denial by Mrs Ole E Olson and Mrs Ida Leuchtenmacher followed. Seven members were honored with a birthday song and three new members Mrs Robert McNally Mrs Russell Osmundson and Mrs Quinton Clark were welcomed. Lunch concluded the gathering.
Fayette County reports 130 4-H Baby Beeves on feed for 1954 per County Extension Assistant Harold L. Boulton. Herefords lead with 82 head, Shorthorn 25, Angus 23. Illyria Township hosts 19 calves, Smithfield 17. Maximum weight Jan 1 is 650 pounds. most calves 450 to 600 pounds. Four boys enter the junior cattle feeders project from Arlington and Westgate. Calves appraised by Louis Thompson of Bath Packing Co. and Jim Probert of Wadena. Focus in project on economy of gain and profitability.
The 1953 cash statement shows total receipts of 27,782.08 and total expenditures of 24,655.82 with a year end balance of 3,129.70. Indebtedness lists general bonds for water works and cemetery at 5,500.00 and a property tax valuation totaling 876,094.00 across real personal railroad utilities and other categories.
The Trail Seekers group led by Patty Larson met January 4 for games and TV. They gathered again January 18 with Letha Light. Members explained symbolgrams for roll call. A new member, Lee Grether, joined the I group. Letha Light served as Scribe.
Iowa feedlots held about 1,070,000 cattle on January 1, 1954, down 16 percent from 1,274,000 a year earlier. Despite the drop, this is the largest January 1 on feed in 25 years, above the 1943-52 ten year average of 955,000.
Florian F. Burchett of Arlington registered a Ford pickup and Olson & Olson of Clermont registered a Ford pickup. Real estate transfers include James R. and wife to Trey W. Rose and wife for $8,500 in Arlington. Creamery Association transfers to Maquoketa Valley Cooperative with lots and blocks in Arlington Place.
Consumers View notes January as Egg Month with the year’s largest supply of fresh eggs and lower prices. Strong demand and high production make eggs tastier when sold fresh, and many eggs remain in storage for next October if not purchased now.
The Fire Makers group of Wahonka Camp Fire Girls held a Christmas party on December 21 at Linda Stephenson’s home with a dinner, white elephant exchange, and gifts from secret pals. Linda Stephenson, Danice Anderson and Eloise Lantz led the committee with mothers assisting. Danice Anderson hosted a regular meeting on January 18 with roll call, reports, songs, a Camp Fire pencil gift from Georgana Falk, and wishes for ill members Mrs. Lantz and Sharon Pinney. Lunch was served.
The Volga P T A met at the school house and heard Jalal Nasr of Iran speak. Miss Moore performed a trumpet solo and talk on an addition to the present school building. Lunch proceeds totaled 21 dollars for the March of Dimes. Freshman Party enjoyed a skating event at Shaffer pond with Geraldine Zapf hosting lunch and Kennedy as chaperone. Music Boosters presented a Stephen Foster program with Mrs Whittenbaugh reviewing Foster’s life. Additional items note a wedding shower for Mr and Mrs Robert Berger at the Legion hall, and birth news of Donna Mae Vondra, great granddaughter of Mrs Cora Lowe. Members and guests travel between homes in Volga and nearby communities for dinners and visits.
Ames housed visitors at the Fred Gernand home while relatives hosted meals and social events. Several families, including the Puffett, Fox, and Roys clans, shared dinners and hospital news. Diane Fox returned from Oelwein hospital. Mark Gebhard was treated for chronic bronchitis. The St Paul Luther League plans a Luther Leagues clinic supper for fifty guests next Sunday.
Residents named in calls include Celia Gernand Dorothy Moore and Bruce Mr and Mrs Archie Fox Mrs Marie Stahl Clermont Mrs Oliver Torkelson Elgin Mrs Priedeau Margaret Baker Mrs Baker and Grace Wheeler forming a frontier of visitors this week.
Mr and Mrs Al Kunzman and Mr and Mrs Wallace Oldfather attended the mid winter meeting and parade of barber shop quartets in Minneapolis over the weekend. Check Echo Want Ads Now.
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