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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1952
Page
1
Elgin Iowa becomes second class mail matter on September first, 1891. Filing occurs at the Elgin post office in Fayette County following the act of March 3, 1652.
Advertising rates listed for readers per line 106 per word 2 cents for classified ads ten cents per line with a 30 cent weekly minimum when cash accompanies the order and 60 cents otherwise blind ads with enquiries are 80 cents per week minimum cards of thanks and memoriam cards priced at one dollar each limited to ten lines resolutions of respect obituaries and related notices charged at regular advertising rates
A compact, humorous exchange of quips and wry observations from a columnist era. Jokes about sport, critics, entertainers, real estate, marriage, philosophy, and everyday life appear through snippets that poke at vanity, money, and social norms with sly irony. Notable lines riff on cemeteries, criticism, and rich fortune.
Miss Ragna Kirkjordan Embretson of Farmersburg wed Ben F. Butikofer of Volga in a June 18 ceremony at Norway Lutheran Church. The service featured nuptial music, a yellow green floral decor, a five tier wedding cake, and a reception for about 300 guests.
A collage of old anecdotes and light humor featuring Bobby at baptism water and baby, a chatty doctor and patient, a neighbor asking about Henry’s whereabouts, Sammy bragging about a hundred in tests, and a long-ago wedding note from Elkader with farming life details.
Myrtle Ernst Medberry born September 12 1870 on a farm near Illyria Church spent life in the area. She taught school two years, married Charles H Medberry May 19 1890 and had eight children. Survived by six sons and one daughter Perry Ed Max near Elgin. she died June 26 1952 after long illness.
The Medberry family благодар acknowledgement expresses gratitude for sympathy and kindness in their hour of sorrow. They note Kenneth Alton Howard and Mrs Albert Dennler among Illyria community, with 17 grandchildren 11 great grandchildren and one sister Ed ith of Milwaukee. They thank Rev Steinman organist singers hospital bed providers and the Masonic lodge for support and use of facilities.
Notice states that on July 14, 1952, a document purporting to be the last will and testament of John Pulfer, deceased, will come for hearing before the District Court for admission to probate in West Union Iowa. Clerk Herbert D Klammner notes the date June 26, 1952.
The Wahonka Camp Fire Girls met at Lavila Lar son s home on June 23. Twelve members attended the meeting. roll call invited a flower and its name. Each girl brought a game to play and Lavila served a lunch of sand-
The writer notes an all day hike on June 24 and meals cooked over a campfire. They compare hazards of outdoor work to window washers and mention a prior incident where the editor dropped ten stories into a waste basket.
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