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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1962
Page
4
For sale clearances offered for No Hunting and No Trespassing signs at Echo Office. Three for 25 cents. Wanted used piano. Telephone 3014 Elgin. Also tips on organizing accounts with a filing cabinet or steel personal file box. Echo Office Stationers and Printers offers many sites and filing items.
The Busy Beavers held a January gathering at the Orlando Loftsgard residence hosted by Kay and Kendra Loftsgard and Cheryle Anderson. Demonstrations covered bed making room ideas color choice bulletin boards and beauty in form with color exercises and a chatter cleaning demo by Donna Frieden. New members Brenda Landsgard and Linda Fogle joined the group.
Mrs Celia Kohls was admitted to Postville Community Hospital Sunday for surgery at Rochester. Kenneth Runeden underwent major surgery last Wednesday at Methodist Hospital Rochester Minn He is in Room 206 B second floor. Frieden had major surgery Friday morning at Scholtz Hospital Waterloo Mrs Frieden is staying with him He is in room 4 117
Mr and Mrs Ar dell Greener welcomed a son Alan Jay born January 19 at Postville Community Hospital weighing 7 pounds 15 ounces. Mrs Greener is formerly Marlene Wede. Mr and Mrs Clifford Medberry welcomed son Scott Lee born January 17 weighing 7 pounds 6 ounces at Postville Hospital. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Max Medberry. Mr and Mrs J D McCurly of Minneapolis welcomed daughter Ann Marea born January 2 weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. Dr and Mrs R A Crider are the grandparents.
The Russell Larson family and others express gratitude for food, cards, gifts, and visits after a serious accident. Thanks extend to Legion Auxiliary Good Neighbors Club Christmas boxes and help at home and on the farm. Also thanks to pastors doctors nurses and community groups for care and prayers.
Ivan Anderson won the weekly drawing jackpot Saturday in Elgin. Two other winners were Gatt rieb Pulfer and Jim Anderson. Winning numbers were 623 948 1256 447 1566 217 1636 1234 68 1365 129 1186 1073 891 727 471 924 1490 634 326 1037 595.
Freezing pipes have already caused cases and more trouble is expected this winter. The main risk area lies from the tracks to Muehlethaler Furniture Store corner where the street is excavated and pipes lack proper top cover. In places pipes have less than three feet of soil covering.
One hundred fifty-two baby beef projects are enrolled in 4 H Club work for 1962. This is a slight increase over last year. Although the weight limit has been dropped, all calves were weighed and ear tagged. They will be fed and shown at fairs this year.
Twenty four Upper Iowa University students set to complete nine week student teaching in Fayette area schools under supervision of faculty observers.
A list shows Janice Lamport from Dorchester teaching English and psychology at Valley, Dennis Lamport from Winterset teaching biology with speech and chemistry at Valley, David Bielenberg from Charlotte teaching social science and biology health at Arlington, and Bob Meyer from Clarence teaching physical education biology health and history at Arlington.
State News outlines a legislative program to be presented to over 800 local PTA units at the state convention. It calls for raising at least 25 percent of education costs from state funds, funding operations and capital improvements at three state colleges, creating a library science degree, mandatory annual physicals for school employees, county system expansion into intermediate units, and reapportionment of the Iowa legislature.
State University of Town will see Provost Harry Davis depart in September, a year before retirement, to allow his successor to assist in drafting budget requests for the 1963 legislature. Davis has led the position for 13 years and requested the terminal leave to smooth the transition.
St Olef College in Northfield Minnesota upholds a 40 year honor system tradition. Governor Norman Erbe names a 10 member bipartisan committee to study new uses for agricultural products with Sen Frank Hoxie of Shenandoah Republican as chairman. Town State University Ames College of Veterinary Medicine notes 2200 graduates since 1879 as the oldest US program.
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