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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1949
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial 3711 enters as second class mail matter at the Higin post office in Fayette County Iowa under the 1852 act.
The senior class play And Home Came Ted will be presented in the high school auditorium. Trene Lenhart, aged 5, died at the Iowa State Hospital in Iowa City last night from a severe measles attack. John Berndt's barber shop rear houses Jack Knorr's dry cleaning business opened. Local obituaries and births noted include Eli Sutter and Albert Schupbach families. Meantime, Bergre clothing store marked four years since reopening in Elgin.
A field trial shows treated oats yield about three bushels per acre higher than untreated oats. The result supports using chemical or inoculant treatments to boost production. Organizations or researchers involved are not specified in the readable text.
The bankrupt Iowa-Wisconsin Bridge Co. which owns the Mississippi River bridge at Lansing was ordered by District Judge Henry N. Graven to sell the bridge and related property to the highest bidder. The sale will occur at 1 30 p.m. May 23 on the company premises following a Jan. 20 hearing in Waterloo. The 15 year dispute over control ends with the bridge out of service since ice damage in March 1945.
The Wadena Riverside Livestock Club met at the Wadena school house on Thursday evening March 10. Members discussed Europe youth exchange, treasury plans, and dues. New record books were issued, and talks covered dairy heifer care conservation and soil demonstration assignments.
Larson daughter of Mr and Mrs Barney Larson of Elgin wed Donald F Parkin son of Mr and Mrs Francis Parkin of Earlville in East Clermont Lutheran church Friday March 11. Officiant Rev Nesset. double ring ceremony with pro cessional and recessional by Loretta Gilson and Marlene Mosby. Bride wore white satin with seed pearls and fingertip veil. bouquet pink roses. Attendants wore pink, yellow and blue gowns with colonial bouquets. Reception for about two hundred guests followed. Couple to Madison for honeymoon then to Fayette where groom studies at Upper Iowa University and bride will teach near Sumner.
The Wadena Community Club met in the Presbyter ian church basement for a well attended evening of program and business. Activities included community singing led by Robert Klingman, cornet and trombone solos, multiple vocal and readings performances by local youths, and a new president Leallen Knox presiding with secretary Bernard Roys. A lunch followed the meeting. A Sunday surprise birthday party honored Charles C. Sniffin at his son Thos. D. Sniffin's home with gifts from extended family members.
The Wadena Wonder Workers 4-H club held its regular March meeting at leader Mrs. Arthur Thomas's home. The group pledged the flag and 4-H pledge, welcomed new member Deanna Wooldredge, reviewed goal sheets, and heard demonstrations on preparing tough and tender meats, table setting, and related topics.
Gladys Thomas spoke on the nutritive value of most foods at the school gathering. A skit illustrated good pasture with several girls participating. The meeting adjourned after which Mrs. Thomas served a fine lunch. Katherine Winters, Reporter.
Luther Crandall was guest of honor Sunday as relatives gathered at his home to celebrate his birthday. A noon pot luck dinner was shared by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Puffet and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Crandall and sons of Volga, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Crandall and family, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Crandall and son of Oelwein, and Misses Patricia Curran and Sally Tyson of Dubuque.
The second grade pupils who had all the words correct in their spelling test were Butch Fuller Sandra and Sharon Hermen Gary Rubens Schori Herrling and Diane Mattocks. First grade pupils who spelled all the words correctly were Mary Hinkel Lowell McLavey Robert Klingman Dale Cook David Cousins Ronald Davis Arthur Cox Jere Murray Carol Cline and Deon Jennings. Forty two books read Friday and ten new books added weekly.
In spelling this week, Elwoon Rubens and others are listed among students. Three new pupils joined the 5th and 6th grade room over the past two weeks, all girls named Sharon. Sargent came from a rural school near Strawberry Point, Deanna Wooldredge from Monti Ia is in 5th grade, and Genevieve Gould from Westwater is in 6th grade. The class now has ten 6th graders and sixteen in the 5th, totaling twenty-six.
Elgin area residents visited and hosted guests with several heading to Iowa City for the state basketball tournament. Names include LeRoy Steele, Richard, Edwin Erickson, the Dummermuth family, Georgana Falb, Geo Falb, and others planning to return Sunday after the trip.
The W C T U met Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Probert. Mrs Itterman led devotions. Mrs Leuchtenmacher read an article about sending draftees into service. Mrs Nesset spoke on Frances Willard and Mrs Probert shared a hymn story.
In Northeast Iowa, the District Guernsey Breeders held its annual meeting at the Legion Hall in Fayette on Tuesday, March. Jerry Spencer of Clermont was elected District President and Don Oelrich of Lamont becomes Vice-President.
Edwin Lofts gardd wins district one while Ployd Frie den takes district two and Joe Dinan is re elected in district three. All three rural schools are open with Dinan re elected and the other two new to their posts.
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