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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1954
Page
1
The Elgin Echo, at 3711 Elgin Iowa, is issued every Thursday and entered as second class mail matter at Elgin post office Fayette County Iowa under the 1852 act. Published by Strauch and Hermen.
The notice lists subscription prices at 2.00 per year for four northeast Iowa counties and 2.50 per year for all outside areas, payable in advance. Advertising rates are 10 cents per line with a 30 cent weekly minimum if cash accompanies the order, otherwise 0. Blind ads or inquiries incur an 80 cent weekly minimum. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam are 1.00 each, with a 10 line limit for In Memoriam. Resolutions of Respect and certain notices follow regular ad rates.
Rich laments high costs of government surplus milk used as stock feed and ponders cutbacks. He urges diversifying into fish ponds and lake fishing while noting soil conservation and flood control needs in Northeast Iowa. He questions how readers follow bank and school reports and what tax dollars fund.
The board presents its first annual report after consolidation and compares combined costs. Unusual expenditures tied to the consolidation should not count as annual costs. Members are urged to attend hearings for budget explanations while noting the publications serve the public benefit.
Funeral services for Emma Alvira Teed Chapman died June 29 at Palmer Memorial hospital were conducted at St. Paul Methodist Elgin with Rev. E G Steinman officiating. Interment was in Elgin cemetery. The East ern Star conducted the graveside ceremony. Chapman survived by husband Charlie D Chapman and four children Ray Clark Mont, Merle Shaver, Harry Palmer, Myron Chapman, nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Card of thanks notes express gratitude to Dr. Wolf and nurses, Rev. Steinman, and Mrs. Steinman.
The Marion Mission Society met on Friday in June. Hostesses included Mdms. Marvin Staake and Pal mer Halverson with Clarence Anderson and Ida Leuchtenmacher. Mrs. Lloyd Reierson led devotions and Bible study, assisted by Mrs. Kenneth Kjosa. The cradle roll highlight featured three Bible presentations to Cheryl Anderson, Rebecca Thompson, and Barry Anderson.
Report details Elgin State Bank of Elgin Fayette County Iowa as of June 30 1954 with assets of 1 814 202 70 and total deposits 1 647 617 82. It lists cash balances government obligations loans and discounts premises and fixtures and other assets along with liabilities deposits and capital accounts including common stock 30 000 and surplus 60 000 fully sworn by cashier and assistant cashier before notary.
Miss Carol McCallum and John Nydegger wed at First Methodist church Mason City in a June 27 ceremony led by Rev Glen McMichael Waverly. Local officiants included Thos Dennier Noel Smith and Eugene Wenger ushers. Reception followed in the Fellowship hall. The couple plan a Grand Teton Wyoming honeymoon after both studied and taught in Iowa and Colorado with family guests from Elgin Monona Guernsey and Waverly areas.
Prices received by Iowa farmers for all farm products declined 27 points or 9 percent in the month ending June 15. The mid-June index reached 264 percent of the 1910-14 base, down from 291 in May and 273 in June 1953. Livestock and livestock products fell 35 points from May 15 to June 15 due to meat animal and poultry egg index declines while dairy held steady.
U S postage stamps introduced Echo Want Ads as a sales feature with a July 1 1847 start date. The novelty tied classified notices to stamp sales and prompted ad placements.
A mother argues work should serve family contribution not punishment. She notes chores nurture usefulness, self respect, and security, shaping pride and social friendliness. The piece contrasts punitive tasks with chores that bind children to family life, citing Bonnie and Sharlene Gruver visiting Grand Rapids for vacation with their parents.
John Etter of Woodland Hills Calif underwent major surgery in Rochester Minnesota Friday. Dorothy Etter visited Sunday and he is in St Marys hospital third floor room 3 239. Others report hospital visits and recoveries including Mrs Kohls Mark and Steven Torkelson. A heart attack occurred Monday evening at a slaughterhouse sending John Duchsinger to Postville hospital for tests.
A seven year old Denison youth, Alan Hoffmeier, drowned when the bank of a farm pond caved in and dropped him into twelve feet of water while he played with other youngsters.
A fragment notes Leonardo da Vinci as a famed painter who also excelled as a sculptor, architect and physicist. The brief hints at his wide range of creative and scientific pursuits during the Renaissance.
A provocative line argues that most people resemble steel until anger appears, at which point their value diminishes. The remark frames temper as a decisive flaw, implying volatile behavior undermines character.
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