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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1961
Page
4
Sale notice offers 14 percent acres of clever and timothy mixed hay for cash. Contact Albert Butikefer in Elgin for details. Also offering a five room house with oil heat, garage, garden, and ground on Pleasant Street. Speed Queen appliance listed. address partially obscured.
Congressman Fred Schwengel proposes flying investigative teams to audit federal aid highway projects nationwide to curb wrongdoing. Gerald C. Randleman is named assistant secretary of the Iowa ASC committee, earning $9,600 annually. E J Peters Jr resigns as assistant to Rep Merwin Coad after a divorce and remarriage involving Peters and his former wife.
A federal report shows Iowa had 15 790 civilian employees at year end, ranking among states with the fewest federal workers. Governor Norman Erbe urges state departments to live within the current 297 million dollar budget and avoid requests for extra funds, insisting agencies operate within allotted appropriations for the next biennium.
A narrative contrasts a child pursuing butterflies and nature reading with a peer who is labeled different. It argues that accepting differences early and encouraging genuine interests is preferable to shaping children to fit a predefined image. Local advertisers report newspapers as the most effective ad medium, spending more than three times as much as other measured media combined last year.
A series of thank you notices from residents of Elgin and surrounding areas. Messages express gratitude for hospital visits meals memorials and support during illness bereavement and wins in local contests. Names include Max Medberry Janet Leeman Mrs Cornelia Burrow Mrs Mary Denner Joe Dinan Karl Kiple and others. Community events and upcoming shows are noted with locations and dates.
Clayton County 4-H events span July with two shows at Volga School and Farm Bureau Building. Camp activities run July 24 through July 28 at National Iowa, with registrations starting at 1 pm and closing 11 am on final day.
The St Pauls Women’s Society for Christian Service calendar lists monthly worship sessions from July to May with dates, officers, program leaders, and hostesses. The note includes reserve members and various names such as Mrs Donald Gilson Mrs L Kiple Mrs Mira Dumm ern mth and many others for planning and reference.
A busy weekend with numerous visits and gatherings across West Union Clermont and neighboring towns. Mrs Boyer and family hosted guests while many named residents attended church picnics and casual reunions at various homes including the Martins Gehring Peters and Boyer households.
Mrs Albert Tinderholt and family from Terrill spent Monday afternoon at the Alvin Halverson residence. Also visiting were Mrs Rope Stenerson of Parshall North Dakota and Mr and Mrs Herbert Krueger and family of Magers North Dakota.
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