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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1953
Page
5
Oxford and their relatives visit Cedar Rapids over the weekend. Mr and Mrs Smite Drgacarti host Nellie Messer and others from Greensboro and Des Moines. Guests include Mr and Mrs Evan Fuller and sons from Chicago and Mrs Leng Aeschliman, with Mrs Aeschliman’s niece Mrs George DePoy from Cedar Rapids preparing to move to Germany.
Elgin streets were oiled by Hargrave Construction Co of Cedar Rapids this Tuesday as crews began moving to a new location. The oiling, planned over several weeks, faced a delay from oak arrivals and covered nearly all town roads. About 21,000 gallons were used with reported careful spreading to minimize motorist inconvenience and improve the job.
The Iowa Conservation Commission announced a deer season for 1853 S-day with hunting in 45 counties from December 10 to 14. Daily hours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Open counties include Black Hawk Winneshiek Allamakee Payette Clayton Delaware Dubuque and Jackson. Licenses cost 15 and are issued to Iowa residents only. Farmers families and tenants on farms may hunt on their land without a deer license.
Lightning struck the south end of the Lantz VanE home on Main Street around six Sunday morning. The Elgin Fire Department found smoke but no fire, with a hole through the roof and damage along walls and ceilings. Wiring likely wrecked. later repairs will reveal hidden damage after walls are opened.
Mr and Mrs David Erhardt of near Waucoma visited Thursday at the home of Mrs Augusta Scheelo Elgin.
Two well known political figures seek the Republican nomination for Iowa governor in next year's primaries. Nicholas, Lynes, Elthon and Beardsley are named as leading contenders from the third district with Eisnhower addressed at the Governors Conference. The piece notes Beardsley’s role in fair play at the Chicago convention and a patronage dispute over Fleete for assistant secretary of defense.
The Rev and Mrs E G Steinman wrote from Greeley Colorado that they expected to be home by Sunday August 2 and would resume regular worship at all three churches. They had been exploring the Rockies and planned to head to Denver next with Yellowstone Park as their next stop before returning home.
The Iowa high school athletic association will host its annual basketball coaching clinic at the Iowa State campus August 17 through 20. Pete Newell, famed Michigan State coach, will discuss defensive basketball to about 400 Iowa coaches. L. Dailey Jr of Garnavilla and Ozzie Lane of Valley High will also present techniques and demonstrations from their state title teams.
A large armed forces exhibit will run August 29 to September 7 at the Iowa State Fair. Sponsored by the Fair Board, the Iowa National Guard, and the Air National Guard the display features tanks rockets small arms and underwater jeeps. The program includes jet fighters helicopters and other weapon demonstrations to acquaint the public with wartime developments.
The W. S. C. S. will meet at the church Thursday August 6 for a 1:00 picnic lunch. Each member is asked to invite a guest. Mrs. William Baumgartner will lead worship and Mrs. W. J. Grove will present the program.
The engagement of their daughter is announced for Mr. and Mrs. Blyer Pherling of Castalia. Miss Blyerling is engaged to wed Joseph Reierson son of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Reierson of Elgin.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Habeger and allek Cedar Rapids visited Saturday to spend part of his vacation at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Allen Habeger The Paul Zurbriggen family were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Matt Zurbriggen at Sumner
The Strawberry Point consolidated school district moves six rural school buildings to town grounds. Four to be used for grade buildings and two for agriculture and shop classes. The district will operate seven buses to transport 307 pupils. Total enrollment is estimated at 544.
A two car wreck on highway 51 between Postville and Waukon Sunday left two Elgin residents in Postville hospital. Frederick Quandal, six months old, died in the other car. Parents Marcellus and wife from Waukon were injured and hospitalized. Harold Opland and wife were also hospitalized with cuts and shock.
Mrs Fritz Bjorkhus, formerly operating a barber shop in Elgin for about a year, buys a combined barber and beauty shop in Lansing. The family plans to move soon after noting strong patronage in Elgin and a better opportunity in Lansing. Mr and Mrs Block have pleaded to dispose of both their hair styling ventures.
The Grand Meadow 4 H Club held its first achievement show and guest day at Nancy Kramber's home on Tuesday July 21 with about 60 guests and 1 member present. Leaders Mrs Willard A Meyer and Mrs Elmer Erb welcomed guests as members announced fair exhibit plans. Demonstrations by Carol Meyer and Randine Hanson followed, and Aileen Block spoke on the state 4 H convention.
Iowa state listeners will hear a 15 minute NBC radio hookup program titled Youth Brings You Music. WHO radio will carry the show at 2 15 p m standard time Sunday August 2. Final winners from State and Tri State Young Artist and Student contests will be broadcast on this program.
Mr and Mrs Derrell Johnson of Arlington welcome Monte Martin born Wednesday July 22 weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces. Kathleen Hoffman is the former Mrs Johnson. The event marks a family welcome for a newborn son.
Two rural school buildings were moved to Elgin last week with one located south of the gym and the other at the southwest end. The structures originated from THyria, Taye -paore, and Brackin, dis., with a further move planned from the J e-Lime Kiln site.
The Clermont Elgin consolidated school district presents a 1953 54 budget with total expenditures of 190 700 dollars. Of this 148 800 dollars must be raised by taxation based on a taxable valuation near 6 200 000 dollars yielding about 23 55 dollars per 1 000 assessed. Other income totals 40 800 dollars including tuition and state aids. The board meets August 10 to hear taxpayers on the proposal. The district serves 173 school age residents.
Reported oat yields range from 20 to 50 bushels per acre with most fields low. Farmers note some fields not worth cutting and a few high yielder at 60 bushels but not quoted. Overall average around 35 bushels per acre, reflecting late spring seeding and uneven maturities.
Nearly 500 candidates are expected to receive degrees from the State University of Iowa at summer commencement Aug. 12. Among the graduates will be several teachers who have attended the summer session to complete work toward advanced degrees. University President Virgil M Wander will deliver the charge and confer the degrees.
In 1953 flood notes a heavy weekend rain of 5.79 inches from midnight Saturday to noon Sunday, with July showers bringing 7.52 inches by Sunday noon. The Turkey River stayed mostly within banks, but topsoil erosion occurred and bridges and riverfront driftwood hampered construction work, delaying concrete form repairs by about a week. Sightseers gathered at the Turkey River bridge east of town.
Mrs Alma Scholen Irvin Arlene Corinne Eleanor and Franklin Reaves of Elkader returned late Saturday from a 3400 mile sight seeing journey. They toured the Bad Lands and Black Hills Harvey Peak Devil's Tower Custer battlefield Beartooth Mountains Yellowstone and Pike's Peak visiting Salt Lake City Denver Colorado Springs and through Idaho Kansas and Nebraska to Town. They stayed with Mrs J M Cook Egon and with Mrs A A Olson Ardith at Huron S D and overnighted with the Lamars Steens in Denver.
In a special meeting of the Fayette county Republican central committee held at West Union last Tuesday evening, H. D. Flower of Oelwein was elected to fill the chairman post left by the resignation of Clem Crahen. Crahen has been appointed U S marshal. About 20 persons attended. Mrs Franz Appelman of Clermont is vice chair of the county committee.
A Saturday remark suggested Elgin had many bachelors. An informant claimed at least fifteen, but a check showed twenty four, roughly one bachelor for each four widows and maiden ladies. The note invites others to submit larger tallies.
Ern Holzer attributes a 25 year old flood in the Turkey river valley to a cycle that would have risked danger near a bridge at a San Antonio Texas stopover. He cites July 26 as the anniversary and notes remarks made to an Echo reporter about flooding and completion timelines.
Mr and Mrs Walter Kohis hosted Mr and Mrs Sheldon Boyle and the Howard Boyle family as dinner and supper guests Sunday, gathering with relatives for a family meal at a local home.
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