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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1964
Page
1
The Elgin Echo from Elgin Iowa lists its status as a second class mail matter with a Sept 1 1891 filing in Fayette County Iowa under the 1852 postal act. The notice records the publication origin and archival classification.
Want Ad rates are 10 cents per line with a 30 cent weekly minimum if paid with cash. Without cash, minimum is 50 cents. Blind ads or inquiries go to the office at 50 cents per week. Card of Thanks and In Memoriam cards cost 1.00. Obituary poetry and related notices follow regular ad rates with limits and extra lines charged.
Sunny Dale Club met Jan 28 at Mrs. Ole Reiersons home with 9 members and 7 guests. Devotions led by Mrs. Kenneth Mark, roll call on winter projects, New Year selections, Bible contest, and two craft contests followed. Feb 26 gathering at Mrs. Lawrence West with 20 attendees featured devotions, group singing, and sewing carpet rags. Next meeting set for March 24 at Mrs. Kenneth Mork home.
Neighborhood 500 card club met Saturday evening at the Conner Dummermuth home with guests Mr and Mrs Dennis Mey er and Mr and Mrs Don Fauser. Prizes awarded: men's high Don Fauser men’s second Russell Friederich ladies' high Mrs Jacob Friederich Jr. ladies' second Mrs Russell Friederich traveling John McMillan low Herman Helgerson.
The Marion Busy Bees 4 H Club met at Vera and Pamela Coffin’s home with Vera Coffin as president. Members answered roll call on food and nutrition goals, heard talks on dairy products breakfast and cake pans, watched films on breakfast, tasted orange juices for sweetness, and enjoyed lunch prepared by Mrs. Coffin.
Mr and Mrs Chas O Neill hosted a Saturday evening gathering at their home 500. Guests included Mr and Mrs Louis Becker Sr Mr and Mrs Herbert Ash Mr and Mrs C Q Christ Mr and Mrs Reuben Howard Mrs Chas Wenger and Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mark Prizes were awarded for ladies高.
A long list of visits and social calls across Postville and nearby towns details gatherings at homes, hospital visits, birthday celebrations, and weekend stays. Names include Alma Peterson, George Larson, Ida Leuch tenmacher, Arlene Lee, Martha Fried en, Ernest Larson, James Olson, LeVerne Larson, Karen King, Otis Weg en, Glen Reierson, and many others with assorted towns such as Decorah Elkader Cedar Rapids and West Union.
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