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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1949
Page
2
Report for Elgin Cooperative Company Elgin Iowa shows member equity allocations patronage refunds and surplus for 1948 to 1949. Includes patronage refunds earned rent income gain on mixer sale bank adjustment and Iowa income tax with distributions of net savings totaling about 8 464 dollars.
In Brainard town with no high school Peggy Helms is highlighted as a sport loving, active student. A Dalmaceo Club member and Homemaking helper she assists with tickets and events while finishing Elgin High School days as a freshman preparing for the annual.
Six Elgin students attended a Fayette music festival with Ruth Boleyn singing The Lords Prayer and a trio performing Oh Dear What Can the Matter Be Patapan. Karolin Falk played Finlandia. entries continue March 12 at Eikader and April 9 at New Hampton for pre state contests. Junior News notes a class party, Paleface outing, and studies on employee protection and workmen’s compensation in law class.
The Dalmace Home Ec Club met to distribute pamphlets on garments from feed bags knitting crocheting and embroidering and to plan more demonstrations. Dean Pollock Janice Torkelson and Shirley Howard led a Friday display on slips with talks planned to continue. In Physics class magnetism and static electricity topics began with hands on experiments. Trigonometry reviews algebra and graphwork as part of new books and a vote approved black robes for commencement.
Mrs Roy Brink and Karen visited Helmer Lyngaes. The Pitsters and Adeline moved to the Lawrence Caste Jara home. Jannie Larson from Clermont stayed with Leo Larson. Alfred Buraas and family moved to Postville. Dickman family rented the Buraas farm. Leo Larson visited Vernon Meyer in Clermont. Ole Peterson and family called on Tom Olson, who was ill and hospitalized. Selmer Erickson visited Decorah friends. Brink family moved to Clayton for work. A group of friends arrived at the event.
Mrs Julia Landsgaard visited the Helmer Leyngsåa home on Sunday afternoon as part of social notices. Ed Johnson will be home Monday evening to assist in celebrating a 35th wedding anniversary.
A nighttime disturbance in a Rockwell City store led to the entry of watchman R. Nindred who reported a cat in distress with its head caught in a tin rim.
A worker named Willi Wiser suffered a fractured leg when a bale of hay fell from a stack while being moved. The upper bale dislodged and pinned him to the ground, and he was taken to a hospital in Yowa City for treatment. The incident underscores the importance of routine use of Want Ads.
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