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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 12, 1953

Page

2

Elgin Girls Top Arlington In Tight 25 23 Thriller

Elgin defeated Arlington 25 23 on Arlington floor last Thursday. Ruthann Mitts led Elgin with 14 points. In the county tournament, Fayette beat Elgin 27 18 on Wednesday. Mitts again led the losers with 18. Senior play cast announced for March 27, Old Doc is the show.

Girls’ Jr. Hi Elgin Sextet Arlington Ruthann Mitts Elgin Gir Fayette Clermont Mitts Grove Schori

Birthday Treats Highlight Classroom Celebration

Sammie Hofer Ada Falk and Dorothy Meisner celebrated birthdays and brought treats for the students. Frieden Terry Habeger Sharron Patrick Sharon Seago and Roger Torson were also mentioned among those present.

First Grade Spring This Month in Class Notes

First graders plan meals and craft food booklets with pictures. They learn two songs I Would Be A Little Sunbeam and The Big Brown Bear. March topics include wind hare lamb St Patrick’s Day and tulips. Budding art projects, pussy willows, baby chickens, a pet cage, and mail from home are noted. David Lantz and Iva Feller have March birthdays.

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Notice of Consolidated Independence School District Election

Public notice states an election on a March 1953 date to form the Consolidated Independent School District of Clermont-Algin in Fayette and Clayton counties Iowa. The district would consolidate contiguous territory described by a long series of section townships and ranges ending near section 19. The proposition seeks to organize a single school corporation to maintain a consolidated school across the described area.

Clermont-Zlgin Fayette Clayton Iowa Fayette County County Oine Township 95 Section Township of North Range 6 Cormer Township 93 Township 83

Consolidation vote in Clermont Elgin district approved

A long survey of land boundaries precedes a public notice announcing the approval of a school consolidation proposition. The Consolidated Independent School District of Clermont and Elgin spans Fayette and Clayton Counties Iowa. An election is set for April 2, 1953 at Clermont and Elgin polling places with multiple director and treasurer seats to be filled.

Local social calendar fills pages with gatherings and travel

Ronald Gunderson returned home on a brief furlough to his parents Mr and Mrs Harry Gunderson then left Monday for an eastern post to sail for Europe. Sunday hosted a family dinner with many relatives including the Olson, Stolle, Gunderson, Bilden and Rose families from Postville, Maynard and West Union. Numerous visits and dinners followed at homes across the area with many friends noted. A birthday picnic at Art Olson s home and several hospitality events are listed along with church and school activities.

Ronald Gunderson Harry Gunderson Europe Gunderson Ronald Edwin Olson Maynard Harry Stolle Harry Stolle, Jr West Union James Gunders Mr. Mott Cynthia Embree Julien Moe Helen Evelyn Bilden Decorah Harry Amundson Agnes Louise Bilden Elmer Cook Messrs and Mdris Arthur Helgerson Carman Swenson Ames Olson Geo. Frieden Riley Grimes Sylvan Harold Bennett Christ Holm Bemiji Minn H. A. Lubke Chicago Phyllis Skeen Brian Keith Thoma Len Simek Louise Miller Dean DeSart Deborah Lew Barnhouse David Gutcher Allen Johnson Art Olson Art S. Olson Melvin Anderseeing Hans Sandvold Olena Helgerson James Robert Wharram Stanley Eno Upharasa Recehey Gwendolyn Ittermann Elgin Gwendolyn Baechler Walter Fritz Richard Friederich Postville Arnold Stumme Arnold Spier Cresco Louis ‘Olson H.R. Shipton Calmar Jackie Bakewell Bluebirds Aldora Anderson V Anderson Dater Jackie Cocoa Mra Bob Amdahl Lucille Gress Palmer Memorial Hospital My. Lloyd Meier Paul Meier Guttenberg Irvin Miller Hampton Clermont Edna Miller Kari Miller Guy Probert George Durscher Alphie Thorson Princeton Gere Moorhead Eldridge Iowa Thorson Carolyn ‘Olson Evelyn Olson Alfred Baechler Clarence Tatra Canasta Club

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