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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1960

Page

4

Crown Hill Property and Clermont Real Estate for Sale

For sale modern room house with bath oil furnace sleeping porch attached garage many lots shoreline on the Turkey river in Clermont Iowa. 495 Acre Farm north of Clermont suitable for dairy and beef with barn 60 by 40 two story dwelling brick silo and outbuildings. Cash or contract with easy payments. 2% Acre Farm 234 miles east of Clermont with modern dwelling rooms bath oil furnace full basement barn and outbuildings. Two story frame dwelling seven rooms bath enclosed porch oil furnace garage and 21/2 lots block 98 and half of block 77 all in Clermont. Two story frame dwelling eight rooms bath oil furnace garage and 3 lots. J A Erickson R E Broker Clermont.

Turkey River Clermont J. A. Erickson R.E

Sheep Grading Demonstration Draws Five Producers

Five Fayette county sheep producers showed 90 lambs at the Ossian sale barn in a two county lamb grading demonstration and sale on Wednesday June 22. The event, a joint program by Winneshiek and Fayette county sheep producers and Extension Services, awarded blue ribbons to Otis Rothlisberger Elgin 16 lambs David Christen Elgin 3 lambs Lloyd Anderson Clermont 18 lambs Harold Light West Union 30 lambs and Ora Womack Oelwein 11 lambs. Buyers paid as high as 21.80 for Rothlisberger lambs. Cooperation from Alderson Sale Barn sheep committee and buyers aided a successful effort to promote top grade market lamb standards.

Fayette County Ossian, Sale Winneshiek and Otis Rothlisberger Elgin David Christen Lloyd Anderson Clermont Harold Light West Union Ora Womack

Extension Service Calendar of Events

July brings a packed schedule with shows and meetings across multiple parishes. Highlights include the Jersey Parish show at West Union at 10 30 a.m. on Friday July 1 and the District Guernsey show at El kader on Saturday July 2.

Extension Service Jersey Parish West Union District Guernsey Elkader Extension Council Fairfield Indians Douglas Carnall Fayette High School Union Eager Beavers

Clayton County Extension Calendar entries listed events

The Clayton County Extension Calendar lists events including a Happy Hustlers 4-H workshop at the National fairgrounds at 10pm and an Extension council meeting at 8 00 in the Elkader office on June 30. It notes a 4-H Poultry Achievement show at National on July 6 at 10 30 p m and a 4 H Canadian Exchange from Manitoba Canada at 6 p m on July 9.

Happy Hustlers National Fairgrounds Elkader Extension Office National Canadian Exchange Delac Manitoba

Winning Numbers Drawn for Saturday Evening Draw

Lucky numbers drawn Saturday June 5 include 8 14 19 18 39 6 7 16 9 7 11 0 4 1 and 9 0 0 9 8 19 14 8 2 1 0 6 6 2 2. Winners named Geh Ring and Mrs Della Baldwin.

Ee Gehring Della Baldwin

WMF Meeting Highlights and Graduate Baby Shower

The WMF met June 17 in the Lutheran church with hostesses Madams Wm. Moore Elmer Meyer Hubert Seago Ole Reierson Robert Chapman and Wm. Friederich. Pastor Stutrud gave announcements as members closed with table grace and the Lord's Prayer. Lunch in the Fellowship hall honored cradle and new baby graduates and their mothers.

WMF Lutheran Church Wm. Moore Elmer Meyer Hubert Seago Ole Reierson Robert Chapman Wm. Friederich Stutrud Cradlero Lyle Martin

Don Fauser builds tree house in kids playground

Don Fauser constructed a tree house in his children's playground using two poles and a rope ladder. The top measures about eight feet square and features look-outs on all sides for imagined adventures with pirates Indians robbers cops and other play roles.

Don Fauser Childrens

Card of Thanks and Hospital Gratitude Notes

A set of notice cards from Ed ward Klingman Harold Loftsgard William Kerr thanking friends, relatives, Bible School classmates for cards visits gifts and other kindnesses during hospital stays in Iowa City and Waterloo and after returning home.

Veterans Hospital Iowa City Edward Klingman Harold Loftsgard St. Francis Hospital Waterloo William Kerr

Klingman man returns home from Veterans Hospital

E. J. Klingman came home last Thursday from the Veteran's Hospital at Iowa City after five weeks of hospitalization. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Gaines of Cedar Rapids brought him home. They stopped at West Union enroute to Elgin to pick up Mrs. Mary Barrett. All were dinner guests in the Klingman home. Tonsillectomy is reported for Kathleen Gisleson who had a tonsillectomy Friday forenoon at Postville and returned home Saturday.

E. J. Klingman Veteran’s Hospital Iowa City Phil Gaines Cedar Rapids West Union Elgin Mary Barrett Klingman Kathleen Gisleson Postville

New Addresses for Pvt Metzger and Barbara Medberry

Pvt Larry L. Metzger assigned to 3d BN 2d TNG Regt Basic at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri with $80 COA. Barbara Medberry residing at 1029 1st St NW Rochester Minnesota.

Larry L. Metzger Basic Fort Leonard Wood Barbara Medberry 1St St. N. W Rochester, Minn

State corn contest talk and liquor profits rise

State officials report a forthcoming state corn picking contest near Monticello in October. Iowa auditors note liquor consumption rose about five percent in the last fiscal year ending June 30, with net state profits near 10 million dollars, and 94 of 99 counties now have liquor stores as demand grows.

Towans Chet Akers The Liquor Commission Akers Council Bluffs Des Moines Washington George Iowa

Food Bank Proposal Moves From Grain Surplus to Meat Stores

Governor Herschel C. Loveless described a Democratic Advisory Council plan to convert surplus grain into ready to eat meat by feeding livestock and canning the meat for emergency use. A separate food bank proposal would be run under United Nations auspices to aid the world’s needy, with other nations expected to contribute surpluses. Johnson campaigns in Iowa, labeling the GOP farm program a flop while urging a Democratic senator, likely in 1960s context, to shape better policy.

Democratic Party Herschel C. Loveless Democratic Advisory Council Farm Policy Committee Chicago Loveless United Nations United States Lyndon Johnson Texas Iowa Hawkeyeland Senate

Purdue agronomists tout small grain varieties for forage use

Purdue University agronomists report that small grain varieties are valuable for pasture, silage, or green chopped forage when properly managed.

Purdue University Agronomists

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