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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1963
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial, a Fayette County Iowa weekly published by Heemen & Bartunek, operates from Elgin at 3711 Elgin and is entered as second class mail matter Sept 1 1891, with publication every Wednesday.
Miss Elia Foxwell of Fayette will attend the Illyria Church reunion marking 100 years since Thomas Harris Foxwell and Frances Humphry Foxwell came to the area. Ella Foxwell and Stephen Foxwell, lifelong residents, recall the log cabin era and current Foxwell farm legacy. Relatives from across the nation are invited to attend services at 10 am with Dr. William F. Albright as speaker, a picnic at noon, and a 2 pm program of reminiscences and visiting. Thomas Foxwell’s six children will be remembered as the family gathers to celebrate enduring ties.
The record outlines descendants of Catharine Richards of Illyria and Union Townships, later West Union and Fayette. It lists spouses including Frank Medberry, Zephine Albright, Mary Ann Foxwell, Elizabeth Humphry, and Ella Medberry, noting teaching careers in Fay et te, Clayton counties, and farm life on the present Thomas family property.
Ralph Winfield Reed son of Ardh and Rose Reed grew up near He attended Oak Grove School and worked for Fayette County from about 1920 rising to foreman at the West Union county shop until retirement. He married Signa Johnson on August 9 1917 and had three children Ralph Colleen and Bennie. He died July 2 1963 at age 73 survived by wife Colleen Trewin and Marjorie Reed seven grandchildren a brother Guy and a sister Coila. The family expresses gratitude for sympathies meals and assistance during illness and death.
A heartfelt note from Mrs. Ralph Reed and family alongside Mrs Colleen Trewins and others expresses gratitude for the kindness shown by relatives neighbors and friends, noting the thoughtful support will remain a cherished memory.
Local social notes recount Mrs Clara Hellum and Mrs Cornelius Reierson hosting Lena and Albert Schupbach, with many callers including the Becker family, the Pine family in Cedar Rapids, and guests visiting Cedar Falls and Fort Campbell. Military moves involve Lt Col J C Peck and family. Several trips to Estherville and Postville are mentioned along with extended visits and weekend guests.
Mrs Paul Daniels of the Fayette County Tuberculosis and Health Association outlined a TB case-finding program. Under R N Mat tie Peterson, public health nurse, the effort seeks to locate infected individuals through contact tracing of active TB cases with tuberculin testing before X rays. Physicians will refer potential contacts, who will be interviewed to urge tuberculin testing.
A letter from church members at First Bast arch Elgin thanks the Elgin Echo for publishing church notices and announcements. The writer expresses appreciation and signs as Church Clerk.
The wedding of Louise Benston of Lanesboro Minnesota and Ken Conteh Peterson Matt a devoted ceremony was held with family and friends in attendance. Grace Lutteran performed the officiant role as part of the nuptials in a local setting.
Years in the Air Force led to college and now employment with Fuller Paint Co in Los Angeles California. The narrative highlights a veteran’s transition from military to civilian life and steady work in a regional firm.
Work Unit Conservationist Leland A. Mic Cord warned that ponds attract people and drowning risk exists when water and people meet. He said ponds are valuable assets with many uses and noted over the past quarter century the role of ponds has grown in conservation efforts.
A garbled seed of a local event hints at a town rally in Weer Omen Town aimed at promoting farming. The faint fragments mention a Make Your Farm plan and a call to support local agriculture.
Court House News summarizes several property transfers including a deed from John C Gass to Flessie, another from Flessie to Donald E Cuwall and wife, with described lots in Clermont and Langston, and related parties Cecil Marquette Phillip Kenneth Esther Smock Sam, plus references to the State Social Welfare Board of Iowa and several parcels in Wadena and Guthart areas. details include lot blocks, dates, and land descriptions.
Fragmentary text lists American Legion Post figures, land divisions, and parcels with sections and blocks. New car registrations include Cox Eileen of Arlington a Chevrolet four-door sedan, Crider Ray of Elgin a Chevrolet four-door sedan, Krueger Gustav or Eileen of Elgin a Chevrolet two-door sedan.
Ruth Ann Kohls of Independence spent Tuesday to Thursday at Richard Kohls house. The Gehring and Martin families hosted and visited in several homes. Ed Fenner, Lyle Martin, and Vivien Peters hosted guests over the weekend with multiple dinners and overnight visits spanning several towns.
Plans call for Elgin events on August 2 and 4 to mark the 1963 Homecoming. Organizers urge residents and alumni to reserve dates for a weekend of activities, reunions, and community programs.
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