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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1957
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial published in Elgin Iowa lists its address at 3711 Elgin and notes second class mail matter status entered Sept 1 1891 at the Elgin post office Fayette County Iowa under the 1852 act.
A 57 subscription rate sheet lists $2.00 per year in four Northeast town counties and $2.50 per year outside the territory payable in advance. Advertising rates apply per line with 10 cents for readers and a 30 cent weekly minimum with cash. cashless orders incur a 50 cent minimum. Cards of Thanks and In Memoriam are billed at regular rates with limits on certain notices.
Alma Lisette Reichert Colegrove daughter of Fred and Lisette Reichert was born May 19 1881 in Illyria township. She married Jay T Colegrove August 20 1908 and had one son Kenneth. Survived by husband son half brother Ralph Reichert and other relatives. She died March 8 in West Union at seventy five. Casket bearers were P B Foss John Nesvik Leo Meyer Clem Meyer Donald Winter and Lyle Reichert.
Mrs Floyd Lane born July 27 1878 in West Union daughter of Frank Schwestka married twice first to George Elsner 1902, then to Floyd Lane 1913. She died March 11 1956 in Elgin after living mostly in West Union, survived by three children, five grandchildren, a great granddaughter, and several siblings.
The notice lists survivors including nedy of Oelwein and Mrs William Ponsar of Fayette along with Mildred Casey of Belvidere Trl Mrs Robert Boggs of Baltimore Maryland and Mrs Art Johnson of Texas She was preceded in death by parents five brothers and two sisters Active in church lodge and club work until health declined in 1944 She enjoyed flowers and sharing them with neighbors Cards flowers memorials and meals were gratefully acknowledged with special thanks to several neighbors and friends during her illness.
Elgin residents hosted and traveled for small gatherings through the weekend. Roberta and JoAnn Wilson visited Clermont. Leo Grether judged a Waukon vocal elimination. Thomas Schori welcomed visitors with relatives noting Carpenter as great great-uncle. Weekend guests included visitors from Fayette Waterloo Cedar Falls Decorah and Des Moines. A 500 card club gathering at the Falbs featured prizes for Leo Falb Jow and Ben Schori.
The Joe Hanson family of Mason City spent Saturday with Mr and Mrs George Hanson and others in Chapel Hill North Carolina while Mr and Mrs D C Dean hosted guests. The Russell Jennings family from Wadena visited Mrs Rose Baechler and Mr and Mrs Robert Falk entertained at dinner with a broad group of friends from Fayette, Cedar Rapids, Postville and more. A specialist, H B Fauser, served with JUSMAG Bangkok for about three years and, returning to the U S, will reside in El Paso Texas after stops in Istanbul Athens Rome Nice Zurich Munich Salzburg Brussels London and other cities. New addresses listed for several local residents and relativesവ
Iowa farm milk production for February is estimated at 486 million pounds, up 1 percent from 480 million pounds in February 1956 and 14 percent above the February ten year average of 428 million pounds. The gain stems from higher production per cow daily.
Egg production at Towa farms reached 447 million in February, a marginal increase from 445 million eggs produced in February 1956. The rise indicates stable output across the two-year period with modest growth.
Safecrackers carried out multiple thefts across northern Iowa including Wesley Britt Joice and Clear Lake netting over $8,000 in value.
The best method to combat hog flu this winter is to provide hogs with clean well ventilated well bedded quarters free of drafts emphasizing sanitary hog housing practices to reduce disease risk.
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