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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1955
Page
4
For sale a two story eight room house with a large garage and about eleven to two lots in a nice Wadena location. Priced very reasonable. Inquire at Echo office Elgin. Notice to the public the undersigned will not be responsible for debts other than those contracted personally. Dated March 1 1955. Edward Metzger Mrs Ed Metzger.
The Tertia Club met on March 7 with Jane Dennler as hostess and Mrs Harry Everett as co host. Seventeen members answered roll call with favorite songs. Program covered Women in Music and reports on Marian Anderson and Kate Smith. New officers were elected and plans made for a silent auction. Next meeting is April 4 hosted by Mrs Otis Torkelson with Mrs Leo Lehman as co host.
Louisa Schneider Pfister born June 29, 1894 in Clayton county died March 10 after a brief illness at sixty. She married Gottfried Pfister April 11, 1928 in Elgin and leaves husband, three children Helen Marie Sturms, Harold, Lloyd and William Lester, plus three sisters and three brothers. Funeral at Apostolic church with burial at its cemetery. Card of thanks from the G Pfister family.
John Tillotson of Elgin and Wm. Belschner of Arlington returned last Wednesday from a two day training school at the Green Colonial Furnace Co factory in Des Moines. The session, led by the engineering staff, updated dealers on oil and gas fired heating equipment and introduced a new line of summer air conditioners.
The American Legion Auxiliary met March 10 at the Legion room with eleven members present. They voted to donate $5 to the Red Cross and to send Easter candy to the children’s hospital at Woodward. Each member wrote a card to Congressman Talle supporting the national security training program. Members asked to bring old Christmas or other cards to the next meeting.
Pvt Duane A Strong and Pvt Kenneth D Blockhus list new addresses in the Army and ROTC notes. Clif ford Medberry, son of Mr and Mrs Max Medberry, earns cadet rank of T/Sgt in Iowa State College Air Force ROTC unit for the balance of the school year. Pfc Richard A Waters, son of Mr and Mrs Ambrose M Waters, graduates from the 7th Army Non Commissioned Officer Academy in Munich Germany after a five week course in leadership map reading and other subjects. Waters, a 1953 Postville High School graduate, joined the Army in 1953 and arrived overseas about a year later.
Mrs. Ernest Baumgartner was hospitalized in Rochester Minnesota and returned home Tuesday after surgery at the Waterloo clinic. Mr. and Mrs. Willet Miller drove to Waterloo Monday where Willet entered the hospital for surgery.
Bar bara Muehlethaler, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lorence Muehlethaler, is scheduled for surgery next Wednesday at Rochester Minnesota. Opportunity uses the Want Ads.
L B Lenth received a Navy discharge after four years of service. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Roy Lenth of Cedar Rapids. His wife was Elaine Holm. They have two sons, Richard and Bruce, and plan to settle in Cedar Rapids.
Mr and Mrs William Wistrick of Elkader visited the John Hellum home Sunday afternoon after attending a pruning demonstration held at the Orfari Bane at 1 00 p m on Friday March 48 The readable text notes callers and a local visit in a casual community record.
Elgin locals note a string of social visits. Rev. and Mrs. Van derbeck host Alfred Jacob Edwin Krueger and Alfred Wenger. Halversons hosted Leonard Christofferson Postville Robert Bemiss West Union and Herbert Haas. Butikofer families visited Lehman. Van derbeck to host Anderstrom cohort in Waukon. Gilsons hosted by Harry Gilson. Shaffer Fayette and Gilsons visited. Florida trip crew returned home last Wednesday.
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