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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1954
Page
1
A fire damaged the Elgin post office in Fayette County Iowa as authorities investigate the incident dated Sept 1 1801. The building suffered damage while mail handling operations were disrupted and officials review the blaze's cause and scope.
Subscription rates set at 2.06 dollars per year for four Northeast Iowa counties and 2.50 dollars per year for all outside the territory paid in advance. Notices of Resolutions of Respect church society and school notices with admission charged and obituary poetry follow regular advertising rates.
A rural roundup covers growing adoption of TV antennas raising lightning risk, corn timing affecting borers, potash needs for second beach land, and potash application impacts. A field test on Lester Wenger farm reports 100 Tb 0-60 per acre shows no stand loss yet. Also notes tractor rodeo results, fly control program start, upcoming FFA meeting on June 11, and Ames Ag Engineering Field Day on June 5 with 8:30 registration.
In a rare event a funeral procession of ten steam locomotives traveled through Manilla and Milwaukee Road towns en route to the locomotive graveyard at Bensonville. Diesels have now replaced all steam locomotives on the division.
Charles A. Erickson of Highland township seeks the June 7 primary nomination for county supervisor term starting 1956. Born in Chicago, he worked as a road foreman for several contracting companies and later farmed in Highland township, owning four farms and nine children. He argues farm-to-road experience makes him qualified. Political Advertisement.
The Swensons east of Elgin awoke to joy when a plane swooped over their farm Sunday morning and Dr. and Mrs. O. J. Swenson climbed out. Elsewhere, Robert Wettleson became a father to a boy at Postville hospital on May 19. Gladys Feller hosted a parent teacher meeting and exhibit, and guests including Harlow Chapman Emment and Lamont Chapman visited Mrs. Martha Chapman.
The Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau group will meet Monday evening at 8:00 at the local public school. The program includes a talk on Dairy and Its Products and Alaskan slides by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gernand of Volga. Lunch will follow.
Funeral services were held Monday at the Evangelical and Reformed church in Elkader for Mrs. Flora Walthers aged sixty eight who died Thursday morning of a heart attack at her son Leo’s Garnaville home. She was born December 17 1885 in Elgin daughter of Gust and Louisa Boyer. She married William A H Walthers of Elkader October 27 1910. he preceded her in death nine years ago. She is survived by her son Fern two grandchildren Lynne and Lee and two sisters Mrs H D Yack and Mia Grace Evans of Elgin. Services were led by Rev Paul K Kitterer with Bob Allen singing. Casket bearers were Harland Muller Victor Fred Wistrick Henry Wolf A A Schultz Lorenz Buckman and Ed Burlingame. Burial followed in Elkader cemetery.
Bride elect Margie Dennler was feted at a Monday afternoon miscellaneous shower at the Louis Dennler home. Forty guests attended with a varied program including songs, a serenade, a home design sketch, and a wedding prayer.
In Service one new address shows Capt J D Shaffer USARPAC Defense Force with APO 958 in San Francisco. Mr and Mrs S C Blockhus Blooming Prairie Minnesota and A2 Robert Blockhus Denver Colorado were weekend guests at Carl Torkelson home. Pvt Gene H Snyder called home and attends Student Supply School Fort Lee Virginia with new address Co D 2nd Ba OMS Reg Fort Lee Virginia. Pfc James Butikofer home on 30 day furlough from Fort Lewis Washington visiting George Butikofo home.
Pvt Dean B Torkelson of Battery A 12th Battalion ALA RB is listed at Fort Bliss Texas with a soldiers address reference. The entry notes unit and location details typical of military mail records.
Mrs Alta Klingman reports Mr and Mrs Robert Larson of Minneapolis are parents to a son born Wednesday May 26 weighing 3 4 pounds with Mrs Libbie Larson assisting in Minneapolis. Mr and Mrs Ben Schori welcome a son born Tuesday morning June 1 at Postville hospital weighing 7 pounds 10 oz.
At Garner LL C Weeth has built a 4 model locomotive in his lata time a replica of the Northern Pacific 4 8 4 on a scale of 3 4 inch to one foot six feet long with over 1000 rivets and it runs on kerosene fuel.
Elgin families travel to Rochester Minnesota for Kahler School of Nursing commencement. Nine graduates include Shirley Reusser as an honor student. Local residents visit relatives in Mason City Postville Elkader and Bettendorf while hosting and attending family gatherings and church events.
Klingman Robert M and wife transfer to Arthur G Herrling Jr and wife for $1 Lot 150 15 Herriman Add Wadena Knapp C E to Leo OC Herriman and wife for $1000 Lot 131 132 Herriman Add Wadena Larson MC and Joseph L and wives to Ambrose Arnold for $1 land in SE SW 5 and SE NW 347 New Cars Registered Catshall Ralph E Arlington Ford sedan
A set of Republican primary filings for Fayette County offices include Hazel Gearing for County Attorney Darold Jack for County Recorder Odney Olberg for County Treasurer two others J. B. Jim Niles for County Clerk Herbert D. Klammer for State Representative Grant Lauer and Mark D. Buchheit for election on June 7 1954 with nominees subject to Republican voters decisions
Death marks the end of a 39 year career for L F Hardenbrook in Maren- Bo where he served as telegrapher since 1915.
A lighthearted note suggests the average husband prefers a wife skilled with kitchen mixers. It hints at domestic harmony centered on cooking tasks and partnership.
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