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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1960
Page
1
Advertising rates per line ten cents with minimum charges. Blind ads receive inquiries at the office. Card of Thanks and In Memoriam cards cost one dollar. resolutions of respect church notices and obituary poetry follow regular rates.
The Marion Mission Society met at the church parlors on Thursday July 14. Hostesses were Mesdames Robert McNally Louis McNally Lloyd Reierson and Lena Nyhus. The meeting opened with a hymn and included Bible study led by Mrs Otto Gisleson. A skit Our Challenge was presented by five members and readings Did You Make it from Scratch by Mrs Maurice Landsgard. TV offering and free will offering were collected. Rev Mathie gave remarks. Birthday songs were sung for six members. Meeting closed with Lord's Prayer and table prayer.
Linda Lou Tenney and Walter G. Long united in marriage on Saturday July 9 at 7 30 pm in the Volga Methodist Church. Rev Alfred Christensen officiated. Bride wore a white floor length nylon over taffeta gown with crystal jewelry. Maid of honor Laurel Hrockmeyer and Katherine Long wore orchid organza gowns. Best man James Clifton, groomsman Donald Von Hondorf, ushers John Dittmer and Larry Holthaus. Reception in church parlors hosted by Mrs Howard Rohmeller. Wedding trip to Niagara Falls. couple to visit after ceremony.
The text reviews IQ as a crude index and explains why it should not be used as the sole predictor of school performance or career paths. It emphasizes levels or classes of intelligence, the influence of interests, motivation, parental support, aptitudes, and self-perception in shaping outcomes.
Pictured are three Elgin couples wed late 1895 to early 1896: Ella Neuenschwander with Albert Schori on December 18, 1895. Alice Klingman with Andrew Yearous on Christmas Day. and Lana Bigler with Herve Robbins on New Year’s Day 1896. They have lived in Elgin most of their married lives and shared a reunion dinner at the Klingman home.
The bride graduates Volga High School and completed a two year elementary course at Iowa State Teachers College. She plans to teach third grade in Central City. The bridegroom, a Colesburg High School graduate, is employed in Colesburg.
A health department guide explains rescue breathing as the key to saving suffocation victims. It covers tilting the head, moving the jaw, pinching nostrils, making a complete seal, and delivering breaths until the chest rises. Practitioners are advised to continue cycles if needed, noting breaths should be deeper and repeated.
The town council of Elgin Fayette County Iowa will meet August 1 1960 at 730 PM at Town Hall. Taxpayers may speak for or against the estimate of expenditures for the year starting January 1 1961. A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements will be available at the hearing.
A mother requests a psychological examination for her son noting an IQ of 98 while his sister has 92. She argues higher IQ should predict better school marks, reflecting a common but flawed belief about intelligence testing and academic achievement. The dialogue highlights misinterpretations of IQ tests in education.
A reflective line contrasts war's effects with national efforts to end war, and warns that automation could shift labor struggles toward demanding shorter machines and longer hours, implying a paradox in progress and labor policy.
Gilbert Youth Research finds teenagers show greater belief in newspaper ads than in magazines or broad media. The study suggests newspaper ads provide guidance that helps teens in making buying decisions.
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