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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1956
Page
4
A Bobby Jones golf driver went missing last Friday afternoon between Elgin and West Union on Brainard road. Reward offered by Leo Grether of Elgin.
District Court of Fayette County Iowa appoints G J Mosby as administrator of the estate of Adolph P Lehman deceased. Creditors must present claims to the court for allowance, while debtors should pay the administrator. Dated July 16 1956 with attorney Co W Antes of West Union Iowa handling the matter.
State News reports about 2050 Iowa children eligible for new government education grants after a president signed a law. Eligible dependents are children aged 18 to 23 whose veteran parent died from service related causes. Monthly stipends start Oct 1 1956 and education may be taken at colleges universities or below college levels. Information available from nearest VA office.
The Iowa highway commission meets this week to set a 13 year interstate program funded by a new federal system. The action follows passage of a federal interstate program described as the largest in U.S. history. Iowa’s about 760 miles of interstate will benefit from federal funds.
The state will receive federal funds for interstate road modernization with a 90 to 10 cost share. Iowa plans to install a 9 million dollar federal animal disease research lab at Iowa State College, donated land north of campus, to become a national center with support from Agriculture Secretary Ezra Benson and President James Hilton. Guy M. Gillette, former Iowa senator, tours Europe with his son Mark ahead of the Democratic convention. Yellow Lord Sale of colored lard approved for Iowa. no state law blocks colorization. The budget committee approves remodeling at University of Iowa Hospitals for a program for emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded children, using 65 thousand federal and 130 thousand state funds.
The Women's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church met Tuesday with Mrs. Zelma Smith hosting. Mrs. Linda Smith led a Bible study on Indian Americans and Mrs. Ethel Probert presented the day’s topic from the World Book of Knowledge.
Blair Kelley suffered a fractured spine after his horse tangled with a vine and fell Friday morning. He was able to reach home, call for help, and was treated in hospital with a cast to follow for several weeks. The WSCS at Volga Methodist Church plans a snack supper July 18 at the Legion hall. Numerous local social visits and hospital stays are listed, with mentions of Ralph Crawford’s leg injury, Walter Everetts’s illness, and various guests and travel to and from Dubuque, Elgin, and Manchester.
Burt to conduct a funeral on Monday. Families and guests gathered at homes in Glen Oldfather Arlington Sterling Ames Oelwein Aurora and Chicago for various visits dinners and celebrations. The Sunshine club picnic was held July 4 at the Methodist Church with a good turnout. Mrs Follon suffered a broken arm in a car incident Sunday afternoon.
The Robinson relatives met for a July 4 picnic at Dick Jones home while the Kenneth Scott family of Cedar Rapids spent the holiday at their home north of town. Harold Kruempel and Leroy Sloan families were dinner guests, with others hosting or visiting relatives and planning a church reception.
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