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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1947
Page
5
A Town Reporter analysis argues that new special senate committees offer party gains to name chairs and set issues for 1948 campaigns, while duplicating work of existing small business panels. It faulted rushed motions, lack of hearings, and potential gridlock from overlapping jurisdictions.
The Iowa Senate this week plus debates on board of control reforms as Gov Blue’s recommendation to abolish the board is rejected. Bills propose three executive directors and a seven member part time policy board under education. Other measures include beer enforcement and farm to market road funding battles. Continued to LP Page.
Spare stamp No 11 in family ration books will be validated on April 1 1947 for 10 pounds of sugar and remains valid through September 30 1947. Spare stamp No 53, now valid for sugar, expires March 231.
Easter Seals has funded medical and corrective treatment and summer camp programs for handicapped children in numerous towns. The drive relies on gifts from individuals, with major funding through a female donor.
The Progress Club met at the home of Mrs. Laurence Knudtson. Signe Hanson gave an engaging report on the Circus including personnel roles and animal training. Mrs. Gladys Halverson read a poem for a special program. A nominating committee was named for officer elections next meeting, March 31, at the Paul Larson home. donations for the Netherlands package are welcomed at that time.
About fifty members of the Elgin Post American Legion attended the Monday evening steak supper and meeting at the Legion hall. The supper was prepared by a committee pairing Sohn Anderson F D W P Kohts Lloyd Relersoh Mulford Sam Frieden and Henry McMillan. The session included a regular business meeting and plans to host a Veterans Administration representative for guidance on an unspecified matter. The Legion hall will be open each Wednesday evening for member use.
Local Lutherans have formed a Ladies Aid Society to start a building fund for a Lutheran church in Elgin. A summer Sunday school is planned and a parochial school has operated in previous summers. Donations to the building fund have provided encouragement that the project may soon be realized.
City water users owe rent for the quarter ending April 1 1947. Statements were mailed Jan 1 1947 and delinquent after Jan 16 1947. Pay at Elgin State Bank. Next bill mailed April 1 1947 and due by April 15 1947. Delinquent accounts incur penalties and possible water service suspension. R E Kohler Town Clerk.
A Guernsey cow sold for $371 at the dispersal sale of L. J. Krohn in Perry Iowa on Tuesday March 11. The 36 head offering sold strong with buyers taking 8 head at about $265 each. The 82 year old registered Guernsey bull brought $275 as Krohn discontinued the dairy business after years of operation.
Sixteen students from Elgin high school attended the Fayette Grille Music Festival at Upper Iowa University on March 14 and 15. The event set a new attendance record with about 700 school children from eighteen northeastern Iowa high schools. Elgin entrants included the boys romall ensemble and solo entries in girl medium voice, girl high voice, and boy medium.
The Elgin Study Club held its 13th meeting of the year on Tuesday evening March 18 at Adelia Torkelson’s home. Augusta Schori reviewed the book Mrs Mike by Benedict and Nancy Freedman. The president named Bernice Falk Verna Robinson Gladys Schori and Leota Welch to serve on the program committee for 1948-49. A library meeting followed.
The Elgin Study Club sponsors a food sale at the town hall on Saturday afternoon in April. They will offer foods of all kinds and also colored Easter bees.
Ellen Hartnett field representative for the Iowa State Education Assn will address the Fayette County Teachers Institute at West Union May 28. She will discuss the status of school legislation in the 52nd General Assembly and the general program of ISEA. Hartnett formerly led Jasper County schools and worked with the Town Farm Bureau Federation before joining ISEA in January.
Silverleaf Lodge sent fifteen members to New Hampton for a major Masons gathering. Fred Nolte Iowa Grand Master presided in part of the third degree as many past grand officers participated. Local attendees included Leo Sehorl Chas Gehring B H Brackin R P Strauch Luis Light R E Kohler L L Kiple G J Mosby Chas Gruver Albert Schori Mel Kohler Rex Mulford D O Dean and Henry and John McMillan.
New adult titles include Margaret Halsey And Now to Live Again Betsey Barton The Search for Happiness by Wm Peter King On Being Fit to Live With by Dr Fos sdick Lydia Billey and Kenneth Roberts. Children’s books feature Cowbury iTommy Sanford Tousey Nappy Has a New Friend Inez Hogan Johnny And His Mule Ellis Credie Red Clark at the Show down Gordon Young.
The Echo mailing list was corrected on Monday March 17 with renewals due by that date now accurate. If your address tag date differs from your receipt please inform us. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Evans of Cedar Falls visited Monday in the home of his parents Mr and Mrs N W Evans.
Guernsey breeders of northeast Iowa will hold their annual meeting in the Citizens State Bank at Postville on Tuesday March 26 starting at 11 a.m. The Northeast Iowa Association district No 1 includes Allamakee Winneshiek Fayette Chickasaw Bremer Howard and Clayton counties.
Lois Schlatter of Hawkeye won the Fayette County written contest, Betty Tischhauser of Stanley Consolidated won the oral contest, and Tischhauser claimed the overall spell-down to represent Fayette County at the State Spelling Bee in Des Moines on April 19 1947. Twenty one contestants competed at West Union last Saturday March 15.
At a Monday meeting in the town hall a local sportsmen club was organized as the Elgin Fish and Wildlife Association with Teesimian Wisir president, Clarence Muehlethaler vice president, and L H Knudison treasurer. Directors are Paul Zurbriggen Paul Pulfer Harry Johnson Don Page and Ern Holzer. Maynard Lantz and Lorence Muehiethaler named to membership committee. about 30 men attended, including Claude Alexander conservation officer. A second meeting is set for Thursday evening March 27 at the school house with wildlife pictures by Mr. Alexander. all interested sportsmen are invited.
Silverleaf Lodge 518 A F and A M hosts the Rough Ashlar group at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday evening March 25. The ten lodge group meets on the last Tuesday each month, and cards sent by the secretary had shown March 28 by error.
Mrs. George Hyde of Clermont received word that Arthur Latta, a former Elgin resident who managed the hotel here, has died at Turkey River at age over 80. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon from the Guttenberg funeral home.
Fayette County Legion and Auxiliary will hold a joint meeting in Clermont at the Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening March 25. All posts and units in the county are urged to attend. Mr and Mrs Fred Lyford of Hanover Illinois visited Wednesday with Mrs Luly Sehthid.
The Elgin school board met for its annual organization and voided the recent school election after canvassing returns. Vacancies filled by appointing R. A. Crider and W. C. Falk to serve until the next regular election in March 1948, when four seats will be elected.
Pleasant Valley township directors met Monday at the Elgin town hall for an organizational meeting and officer elections. Hebrhyn Jacobson elected president, Arthur Chapman re-elected secretary, Edna Hunsbergen re-elected treasurer. District directors listed: No 1 Abe Hunberger re-elected, 2 Lawrence Gehring re-elected, 3 Herman Jacobson new, 4 Robert Kery new, 5 Jacob Wander re-elected, 6 Glen W. Little new, 7 W C Follett forward-over, 8 Mervin Hunsberger half-over, 9 C W Powell hold over, 16 Doyle Baker new.
Thirteen Iowa counties rank among the 100 leading cattle counties in the United States based on the 1945 Census of Agriculture. They reported 1,132,857 cattle and calves on farms, about 2 percent of the state total of 5,431,830, with Iowa contributing roughly 7 percent of the national 85,654,417. Leading counties list Winnesnick, Clayton, Fayette, and others with inventories as of Jan 1 1945.
A fire on the Chet Hall farm near Wadena Monday evening destroyed a barn and its contents including livestock and feed. Efforts to save the structure were futile and reports on the total loss and extent remain unavailable.
The Elgin Cooperative paid Howard Medberry 172.50 for a 750 pound hog. The price per hundredweight for that class was 23.00, reflecting current market rates. Check Echo Want Ads Now.
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