Elgin O S Chapter Initiation Held With Guests
The Elgin Chapter of O. B. S. held an initiation Friday March 6 with Mrs. Julia Finch in charge. A noon luncheon followed for instructors guests and officers. A St Patrick motif decor framed the event as Miss IrBene Mosby served as candidate with J Mosby acting as courtesy candidate. A corsage was presented to each officer by Worthy Matron Mrs. Allen Habeger. A silver fund of 16.50 supported remodeling a room at the Boone Home, titled Chapel Chimes. Associate Matron Mrs. Lester Gehring presented a gift to Mrs. Finch. Grand Officer Edith Davis attended as special guest alongside visitors from Clermont West Union Postville Guttenberg Arlington Elkader. Refreshments served for seventy people.
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Jannuar‘school
Elgin’ Chapter
Julia Finch
Glatteners
Irsene ‘Mosby
J. Mosby
Allen _ Habeger
Boone
Lester Gehring
Finch
Elkader
Future of Beef Industry Discussed by Farm Leaders
Beef feeders and owners of breeding herds consider the coming cattle numbers and their impact on the industry. JH Gf. Kildee, former Iowa State College agriculture dean, will speak to Fayette county residents on Friday March 13 at 1 30 PM in the Farm Bureau building. All are invited.
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JH Gf. Kildee
Iowa State College
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Shower Held for Mrs Russell Gaydon and Guests
Mrs Russell Gaydon hosted a social event with a large group of guests including Mdms wm Torkel gen Harry Oleson Dennler Leo Lehman Robert Boyle Harry Everett and Misses Arlene Scholen Eunice Gehring Marjorie Oleson Marlene Mosby A wedding was announced as Miss Torkelson becomes the bride of Leo Oleson on March 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Gaydon
Harry L. Cline
Mdms Wm
Torkelgen
Harry Oleson
Pibertai Dennler
Leo Lehman
Robert Boyle
Harry Everett
Arlene Scholen
Eunice Gehring
Marjorie Oleson
Marlene Mosby
Torkelson
Leo Oleson
Jacquétté Ward Wedding Reported in West Union Church
Jacquétté and John P. Ward of Guttenberg wed on Wednesday March 4 at Zion Lutheran Church West Union with Rev E C Franke officiating. Attending were Mrs Guy Whitford and Mrs Floyd Whitford of West Union. The couple will live in Guttenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pear) Jacquette
John P. Ward
Guttenberg
Zion. Lutheran Church
West Union
E. C. Franke
Guy Whitford
Floyd Whitford
Divisional Meetings Thursday March 19 Program Hosts
Divisional meetings set for Thursday March 19 with Circle Radial at Mrs Henry Feller home and co host Mrs C I B Y Schori as hostess. Circle Esther at Mrs Robert Grimes home with co host Mrs Charles Wenger and speaker Mrs Lawrence Knudtson to present program.
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Circle Radial
Henry Feller
C. Iby Schori
Norris Capper
Circle Esther
Robert Grimes
Charles Wenger
Lawrence Knudtson
School Elections Held Monday in District Votes
The annual school election Sunday was held with polls open from 12 to 7. At Gilgin 43 ballots were cast and A Crider and W C Falk were re elected for the short term ending July 1. Our Ly ria correspondent reports Ogle elected in district 1, Will Christen in No 2, and Carol Wilson in No 3.
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Gilgin
RB. A
Crider
W. C. Falk
Lyria
Ogle
Will Christen
Carol Wilson
Absence Notices Care for Barbershop
I have been called to Washington by illness in my family and expect to be gone two weeks. During my absence Virgil Crider of Eldorado will be in my shop Wednesdays and Saturdays to take care of my business. Mrs Fritz Blockhus Alta's Barber Shop. Use farm grown grain to cut dairy production costs.
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Washington
Virgil Crider
Eldorado
Fritz Blockhus
Alta
Derry
Iowa Proposes Higher Gas Tax for Better Highways
Proponents in Town push for a larger highway appropriation amid a tax cautious Assembly. They cite aging rural primary roads built for lighter traffic, with 387.9 miles 0–5 years old and 1,544.0 miles over 25 years, driving urgent funds for emergency work and maintenance. The 55th General Assembly opens with a sitting committee in the Senate and a steering committee in the House to trim the bill backlog and set priorities.
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Assembly
Iowa
Iowa House Looks At Public Hearing On Educational Network
A state committee votes to hold a public hearing on origin of a 412 station educational television network funded by the state. The Senate may join with House members in a joint session. Rep G M Ludwig of Iowa City backs the plan and has the sponsoring bill to establish the network, with 12 co sponsors reportedly in hand. The Iowa House is moving forward.
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Senate
House
Iowa City
Iowa
Ludwig
Iowa House
Pay policy probe eyed for state employment security benefits
Tablesa Pay Policy A legislative investigation is likely to develop on the matter of benefit payments made by the state employment security commission. Vern Lisle of Clarinda, speaker pro tem of the house, with others, has filed a resolution asking an investigation into the commission's policies of paying benefits.
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Tablesa
State Employment Security Commission
Vern Lisle
Clarinda
House
Commission
Rural Youth Meeting With Livestock Club and Guests
Rural Youth and the Mlyria Livestock Club met Wayne Gibbs on March 2 with thirteen members and two visiting patrolmen. Talks covered gun safety and safe driving as Barbara Gibbs played accordion. The next meeting is set with Robert and Delores Kerr on April 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mlyria Livestock Club
Wayne Gibbs
Pdntrolmen
Barbara Gibbs
Robert and
Delores Kerr
4-H Enrollment Still Open in Fayette County 1953
About 275 boys have joined 18 4-H clubs in Fayette County. Enrollment remains open though most activity is in fall. baby beef project is closed. Enrollments close May 15 for projects including beef cows and heifers, dairy, pigs, poultry, sheep, rabbits, garden and crops, forestry, and forage. Local leaders named in Clermont, Fairfield, Illyria, Pleasant Valley, Putnam, and Wadena townships. National 4-H Week is March 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Clermont Township
H. R. Morse
Archie Schroeder
Fairfield Township
Alfred Turner
Ted Nus
Gerald Chettinger
Illyria
Alton Medberry
Reynold Strong
Pleasant Valley
Kenneth Blockhus
Hilder Gilbertson
Putnam
Harlan’ Lee_ Jones
Bur “Jr
Homer Chapman
Wadena
Lyle Ruhens
Howard Shaffer
Community Club Holds Monday Evening Meeting
The Community Club met Monday evening in the Legion room with about twenty five members attending the supper. At the business session, several propositions were discussed but laid over for more information. Chairman Otis Torkelson announced an upcoming membership drive and hoped to set a record membership this year. Don Fauser chairs the membership drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Room
Otis Torkelson
Don Fauser
Army Inductions From West Union Area Men Inducted
Registrants leaving West Union on March 8 for induction include Robert L. De Timmerman Sam J. Grace Clarion T Kleppe West Union James Kuennen Waucoma Kenneth J. Scott Laverne H. Plaster Sumner Volunteers for immediate induction are Earl J. Little Elgin and James D. Laver Hawkeye Transfers from other boards include Bruce L. Swomley Powell Wyoming and Charles K Baumler Sioux Falls South Dakota.
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West Union
Inducton
Robert L. de Timmerman
Sam J. Grace
Oelwein
Clarion T. Kleppe
James 3. Kuennen
Waucoma
Kenneth J. Scott
Volga
Laverne H. Plaster
Sumner
Earl J. Little
Elgin
James D. Laver
Hawkeye
Bruce L. Swomley
Powell
Wyoming
Charles‘ K. Baumler
Sioux Falls
Bo. Dak
Elgin Graduate on College Band Tour
Wanda L. Shaffer, a freshman at Iowa State Teachers, is selected for the concert band touring nine southern Iowa cities on March 16 17 and 19. Daughter of Mr and Mrs Howard Shaffer of Wadena, she is a 1952 Elgin high school graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wanda L. Shaffer
Iowa State Teachers
Iowa
Mrs Thomas Pollock Returns From California Visit
Mrs Thomas Pollock arrived home last Tuesday from Pisma Beach California after visiting at the home of her son Gordon Pollock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Pollock
Pisma Beach
Calif
Pyt, Gordon, Pollock
Military News From Elgin and Nearby Areas
Local service members are reported with duties and transfers. Pvt Ray H Loftsgard is admitted to Army and Navy General Hospital Hot Springs Alabama Ward 5 B. S. A. LaVerne Lyons reaches San Diego and plans for overseas service in Japan and Pearl Harbor. Clarence Reierson promotes to sergeant and expects to return from Korea around April 1. Kenneth Halverson’s new APO address posted for service in Korea with 12th Heavy Artillery. Bernell Larson serves aboard USS Huntington and Edwin Amundson promoted to corporal in Korea awaiting rest in Japan. Arthur Larson completes a fourteen day leave at home and heads to Great Lakes Naval Station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond H. Woftsgard
Ruth Loftsgard
Elgin
Army and Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs
Bom
Port
S. A
LaVerne Lyons
San Diego
Calif
Jess Moody
Goon
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Navy
Kenneth M. Halverson
Va.s
San Francisco
Ida Halverson
Kenneth
Korea
He Iig
12Th Heavy Artilery
Camp Chaffee
Ark
Kenneth Amundson
Ole Amundson
Cpl
Edwin K. Amundson
Inf
APO
Dennler daughter works as assistant advertising exec in Chicago
Margie Dennler daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Dennler is working in Chicago as assistant advertising executive for Turner Advertising Agency Mr and Mrs Ed Shank and Paula of Waterloo were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Paul Shank
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie Dennler
Louis Dennler
Chicago
Turner Advertising Agency
Ed Shank
Paula
Waterloo
Paul Shank
Hospitalized and Surgery Notes From Des Moines Vet Hospital
A letter from Nels Olson to Bob Barker dated March 5 reports progress after surgery with some foot and hip trouble at the Des Moines Vet Hospital. Other items note Mrs. John Larson a medical patient at Postville hospital, Mrs. Mary Lehman injured in a fall in Hudson, South Dakota, and Mrs. Tofield Heck undergoing major surgery in New Hampton. Janice Schori had a tonsillectomy at St Joseph's hospital, New Hampton. Fred Pinney, still in Des Moines Vet Hospital, is improving though uncertain about heart surgery ahead. he thanks friends for their cards.
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Nels Olson
Bob Barker
Tofield ‘Heck
St. Joseph's Hospital
New Hampton
Janice Schori
St.Joseph's Hospital
Fred Pinney
Vets
Des Moines
Fred
Legion and Auxiliary In Joint Meeting
The American Legion and Auxiliary will celebrate the Legion birthday at a joint meeting on Tuesday evening March 17. A picnic dinner starts at 7 PM with members bringing own sandwiches and table service. The Auxiliary provides birthday cake and the committee this month supplies coffee and cream.
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American Legion and
Auxary
American Legion
Auxilliary
Auxiliary
Back Home Again in Volga Area After Wichita Move
Mr and Mrs Walter Rothlisberger are now living northwest of Volga on the former John Probert farm recently vacated by the LeRoy Rothlisberger family. They had been living in Wichita Kansas for several years where Mr Rothlisberger worked at an airplane factory.
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Walter Rothlisberger
Volga
John Probert
LeRoy Rothlisberger
Wichita
Kans
Rothlisberger
Will Name Directors for Consolidated Area
The Echo notes kind words from neighboring papers Fayette County Union Postville Herald and Oelwein Register praising school consolidation. Community appreciates the boost and congratulatory messages since the election. More consolidations are expected to follow.
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Echo
Fayette County Union
Postville Herald
Oelwein Register
Election for district officers set for April 2
Officials announce a consolidated district election to choose directors and a treasurer. Polling sites are Elgin grown hall and Clermont grade school with noon to seven o clock hours. Voters in Pleasant Valley Marion Highland Illyria Elgin vote at Elgin. Dover Grand Meadow Clermont vote at Clermont. Five districts to select candidates by caucus, with varied term lengths and a one year treasurer post. Elgin and Clermont caucused naming candidates.
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Echo
Clermont
Clermont-Grand Meadow
Sillyria-Pleasant Valley
Marion-Highland
Clermont Town
Elgin Town
Elgin
Max Medberry
Clarence Tatra
W. F. Kohler
Trip to Kansas for Funeral and Blizzard Visit
Mr and Mrs Orville Moore Mrs Ole Relerson and Fred and Lydia Martie traveled to Bern Kansas on Thursday Feb 26 to attend the funeral of Ernest Ulmer Jr 36 at Pawnee City Nebr after a brief illness They stayed with Paul and wife and visited relatives on their return trip they stopped in Des Moines spent the night with Loren Harris and Donald Wright family and noted Kansas farmers at work despite an early spring and a Sunday blizzard in Kansas on their return.
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Orville Moore
Ole Relerson
Fred
Lydia Martie
Bern
Kansas
Ernest Ulmer, Jr
Pawnee City
Nebr
Des Moines
Loren Harris
Donald Wright
Orville
Entertain Missionary Society Hosts at Hackmann Home
Mrs Carl Hackmann and Mrs Fred Muehlethaler hosted the Baptist Missionary Society gathering at the Hackmann residence last Thursday. The program featured devotions by Mrs Arthur Ittermann, a duet by Mrs Harry Johnson and Mrs Edward Krueger, poems by Mrs Fred Schaer and Mrs John Schaer, reading by Mrs Harry Johnson, and a talk by Rev Arthur Ittermann on From the Sufferings of Christ. Mrs Edwin Krueger read a letter from Mrs Draewell of Philadelphia, a former local Baptist minister’s wife.
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Carl Hackmann
Fred Muehlethaler
Baptist Missionary Society
Hackmann
Arthur Tttermann
Harry Johnson
Edward Krueger
Fred Schaer
John Schaer
Arthur Ittermann
Christ
Edwin Krueger
Draewell
Philadelphia
Rothlisbergers Win in Shorthorn Show
F Rothlisberger and Son of Elgin showed both the champion bull and champion female at the Marshalltown show and sale of the Marshall County Shorthorn Breeders association. Ted Miles of Corydon bought the bull for 420 dollars and Merne Anderson of Victor bought the female for 380 dollars. Seventy four lots sold for 18,035 dollars. The 1952 sale had 51 head bring 22,490 dollars.
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F. Rothlisberger
Clayton Co Plates Delayed Until April Supply
Auto license plates remain scarce in Clayton county as treasurer Everett Hagensick expects no new stock until April. The last issued number was 22-5300 on Jan 28, renewals must use 1952 plates and carry their 1953 certificates. Supper guests Tuesday included Mr and Mrs Kenneth Tolbert, Niagara Falls NY, and Mr and Mrs Lester Luchsinger and Linda in the Jacob Hoover home.
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Clayton County
Everett Hagensick
Kenneth Tolbert
Niagara Falls, N
Lester Luchsinger
Linda
Jacob Hoover
Mrs. Tolbert
Laura Lauchsinger
Creameries Consider Shifting to Fluid Milk Processing
Secretary Ezra Benson's 90 percent parity decision preserves butterfat and fluid milk prices for another year. Creameries may convert from cream to fluid milk processing, as cheese butter and dried skim milk prices dip after March 15. Long term demand for fluid milk products grows, but present creameries lack skim milk processing capacity and need new equipment.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Benson
Towa
Iowa Wool Production and Income 1952 Report
Total Iowa wool production for 1952 is estimated at 7,088,000 pounds, up 10 percent from 1951’s 6,488,000 but 12 percent below the 1941-50 ten year average of 8,082,000. The average price per pound received by Iowa growers for shorn wool in the marketing year April 1952 to March 1953 is estimated at 48 cents.
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Iowa
Mulford Couple Return From Western Trip
Mr and Mrs C J Mulford returned home last Wednesday from a two months vacation traveling through eight states and Mexico, covering 7000 miles.
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55Th General Assembly
Leo Bithon
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Zastrow
Lynes
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Berg
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Hart
Myrland
Oltman
Prentis
Watson
O’brien
Pottowattamie
Weichmen
Miller
Ec Ate
Stevens
Putney
Bass
Beck
Burrows
Butler
Cooksey
Cornick
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Harris
Hendrix
Kerr
Klemesrud
Oberman
Palmer
Ringginberg
Robinson
Loeth
Smith
Walker
Walter
Educational TV
Rural Youth
Community Club
Army
Elgin Graduate
the Armed Forces
Roel
Ole Reierson
Clarence
Addreas
Bernell A. Larson
Huntington
FPO
New York
Arthur Larson
Barney Larson
Marilyn Kloster
Pete Nubbins
Cedar Rapids
Great Lakes
John Larson
St. Olaf
Postville Hospital
Legion and Auxiliary
Missionary Society
Rothlisbergers
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