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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1957
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial published weekly on Thursdays by Strauch andhermen. It is entered as second class mail matter in 1991 under the Act of March 3, 1852, at the Elgin post office in Fayette County Iowa.
Subscription rates listed at 2.00 per year in four northeast Iowa counties and 2.50 per year for all outside territory payable in advance. Advertising rates shown per line ten cents with a minimum weekly charge. want ads ten cents per line with 30 cents minimum if cash accompanies the order, otherwise zero. Blind ads and inquiries priced per week. cards of thanks and in memoriam cards at 1.00 each limited to ten lines. resolutions of respect obituaries and church or school notices with admission charged also at regular rates.
Miss Marilyn Rentschler and Lain Gibbs were married Saturday June 29 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church Strawberry Point in a double ring ceremony led by Rev Meyer. Attendants included Ida Hanson Kay Hazeman Barbara Ballard and Larry Gibbs with DeWayne Kelly and Verle Kelly as ushers. The gown featured embroidered tulle and nylon tulle with a heart crowned veil and a pink rose bouquet with a white orchid.
The bride wore lace net over taffeta with a sweetheart neckline and ballerina skirt while the gown for Mrs Hanson was a powder blue dacron dress for the wedding. A reception for 225 guests followed. The couple, graduates of Strawberry Point and Dundee High Schools, will reside at Strawberry Point after a trip to the Black Hills and Nebraska.
Ordinance 189 requires building permits for all structures except residences, schools, churches, and similar buildings in Elgin Iowa. It sets restricted residence districts, permit criteria, majority owner objection limits, plan filing, special permits with adjacent owner consent, abatement for violations, and official certification with county recorder. It takes effect after final passage on July 1, 1957.
Iowa State College discusses an economic choice between liquid and salt forms in testa applications. Over the past two years, researchers note comparable results, highlighting cost and practicality in dry fertilizer use.
Social notes from Elgin report Mr and Mrs Paul Watters of Springfield Mo and Mr and Mrs George Wright of Waterloo dining with Mr and Mrs Richard Wright at the Colony Club in Waterloo. Also listed are visits from Hackmanns of Denver en route to Maywood and a baptism at St Olaf First Lutheran Church West Union.
Real estate transfers list several transfers in Arlington and Clermont including G C Squires to Vera C Squires and John C Frederick to the Squires, Anna Marie Crowe to Darwin Mitts, and the Seed family. Also Raymond A Lower gains Lot 27 B4 Park Assn Add Arlington. Vehicle registrations include Geo W Alderson Ford truck Barrack Truck Lines, Chamberlin trailer, and several cars from Elgin and Elgin residents. Also a general low-cost want ad note.
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