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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1948
Page
6
A crowded page records visits and family events across West Union and nearby towns. Guests include Elmer and Ray Weithorn families in Monona, the Krueger and Wenger households, and many, with anniversaries, hospital stays, and Christmas gatherings noted. Local Legion planning a club room and multiple family dinners are highlighted amid hospital and travel mentions.
January 25 schedule includes St. Olaf at 9 30 morning service Marion at 11 United Mission service and Marion at 7 30 p m Luther League All are welcome at each service pastors Dr and J Strandford invite parishioners to attend every service.
Elgin Baptist Church announces farewell services for Rev Paul F Zoschke and his family as they move to Cleveland Ohio to join a new church. Ruth Krueger will be organist with midweek prayer Thursday evening. February communion will be advanced to Sunday including a church parlors dinner and a 2:00 p.m. farewell service with community participation.
Morning worship at 10 o'clock and Sunday school at 11. Youth Fellowship met with a pot-luck supper and devotions, welcoming Owen Nickels home from military service. Choir invites singers to join. next Sunday evening the youth host Alyria Youth Fellowship. Beeh at church at ol Pebee. Young married people invited to Summer Sunday evening February 1. Rev Bruce D Jones, Pastor.
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for hospital care. Local visits include Luella Gilbertson, Ruby Benson and families in Clermont. Florence Baldwin’s trip to Waterloo. Arthur Groth and Victor from Decorah. Doris Hanson and Lyle Martin at Musser home. Everett Weithoyn and Dickie visiting Anna Schupbach. Louis Klingman’s visit to Ottumwa. Clarence Hoag Ralph and Blanche Hendren at Klingman home. Harold Conner at Drake reports scarlet fever and chicken pox in trailer camp. Echo mailed to Emmet Idaho home. beef output outlook for 1948 suggesting higher cattle prices relative to hogs.
A church bulletin references Corinthians 8 30 in a reading and ties it to Romans 13, guiding the devotional theme for the upcoming service.
E Stanley Jones visit in Atlanta sparks a talk on devotion to Asia. The lesson centers on Pauls call for full commitment to Gods will, faith and obedience, and the joy of working with God as fellow workers and ambassadors for Christ.
The state liquor control commission reports a 1947 net income from state owned stores of 28,630,651 dollars. An 11 percent tax on retail sales allocated to cities towns and counties totaled 3,166,285 since March 15 when the levy began.
Mr and Mrs Chas Gehring and their son Jack moved Friday into the apartment above their hardware store in West Elgin The Gehring farm is rented to Fred Schwendeman who plans to move there soon The Schwendemans have lived on a farm south of Wadena Gehrings bought the hardware store months ago and have been remodeling the apartment since then
Sept C S Robinson chaired both the Christmas Seal sale and the Boy Scouts drive for salvage funds. The sale, conducted by direct mail, raised 114.10 with 154 letters sent and four no contributions returned. Marilyn Falk volunteered time to address letters and verify returns.
Supt. Robinson led a Boy Scout drive recently raising total receipts of 128 with volunteers Roy Steele Rev Jones Leo Sehori Henry McMillan and Louis Lehman assisting in soliciting efforts.
Funeral services were held at St. Joseph's Church Elkader for Agnes Downey 72 pioneer resident of Garnaville township. She died Friday in Dubuque at her sister's home from a heart attack after a broken hip left her bedridden since July. Survivors include a daughter Mrs. Joe Dinan Elgin two sons a sister and two brothers.
The Arlington News covers the Roy Peeper sale with strong prices for farm gear. An almost new Farmall M brought 2700 dollars, a six year old Farmall sold for 1965 dollars, a two row corn picker 1040, and a 2 year old Allis Chalmers combine 1072.50. The top cow fetched 202 dollars, sows at up to 98 dollars each, small pigs 11 dollars, corn at 256 and 2.55 per bushel, Marion seed oats 1.35 per bushel, and Timothy seed 0.05 dollars per pound.
In raids on two Arlington taverns last Wednesday, Sheriff Fred House, deputies and state agents confiscated punch boards and cash. Charges will be filed against Richard Grace, operator of the Brown Saddle, and Pety Debis, operator of Pete's Inn. The sheriff said raids will continue countywide where complaints exist. Also seized was an illegal parking ticket found with the raid items, as well as other items.
Farmers may boost egg production by extending lighting in poultry houses during short winter days. Experiments show longer days improve winter output and hens lay best under spring-like conditions, suggesting a practical method to increase yields.
An 80 acre Hawk Eye area farm changed hands from Minnie Kilcher of Los Angeles to Frank Kimpston for 100 dollars per acre. The Kilcher family owned the farm for 66 years and rented it for the last 32.
Leslie Meyer of Wadena died at Mercy hospital Delwein after injuries from a Friday crash two miles east of Wadena. Dallas E. Margroff of Elgin lost control on ice while driving east in a 1940 Buick, striking Philip Cox’s 1931 Ford coach. Cox and Margroff were hospitalized, while Mrs. Edna Tope, riding with Margroff, was treated for head and leg cuts.
Weyerhaeuser Sales Co. St. Paul, a major lumber distributor, announces a ten percent price reduction on most products to fight inflation. The cut takes effect immediately and will last at least 60 days as the firm processes much of its lumber on the west coast.
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