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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1960
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial is a weekly publication issued every Thursday by Hermen and Bartunek. It is a Fayette County Iowa newspaper serving Elgin with local notices and community items.
The notice sets price levels for Northeast Iowa counties at 2.50 dollars per year and 3.00 dollars per year for all outside territory. An advance payment is required and an additional 8 cents per year applies for both zones.
Reeders lists Want Ad Rates at 10 cents per line with a minimum weekly charge of 50 cents when paid with order otherwise 80 cents. Blind ads and inquiries cost 5 cents weekly. Card of Thanks and In Memoriam cards priced at 1.00. Resolutions of Respect church notices and obituary poetry follow regular advertising rates.
A garbled notice lists multiple Fay ette County offices including Treasurer Auditor Sheriff Clerk of the District Court and County Supervisor. It states candidates will run subject to the will of Republican voters in the June 6 1960 primary. The text contains numerous OCR errors and misspellings.
Rites conducted Saturday in Volga for John Biederman with Rev Cawera Owasting officiating. Burial followed at nearby cemetery with family and friends in attendance as local residents gather to honor his memory.
The Valley High Future Farmers of America held their parent s on banquet in the Mlyria Community Church dining hall. After the banquet a program awarded Chapter Farmer Degrees to Leo Christen Paul Christen Ted Friederich Doyle Gage George Larson Jr Ivan Meisner and Kermit Peterson. Honorary Chapter Farmer Leon Hansen was elected. Weigh tapes were given to Wayne Anderson Doyle Gage Ivan Meisner and Michael Papereceived. F F A Foundation Awards went to Lyle Meisner Paul Hansen Doyle Gage Roger Berg Mark Amundson and Robert Hilgerson. Four year pins awarded to Roger Berg Paul Hansen Donald Havenstrite Robert Hilgerson Lyle Meisner and Richard Orth. Ruth Bilden won the chapter sweetheart contest. Pearl pendants were given to Ellen Thies Sharnell Rothlisberger Karol Lofts gard. A summary of farming programs was shown by colored slides. Twenty-two F F A members and 57 guests attended. Banquet served by Illyria Ladies Aid. County park board representative Wilbur Rush spoke on needs for parks and recreation. County boards now operate 112 projects statewide and hold title to parks and land for public use.
A group met in Fayette Friday to form a county park commission and back a primary petition drive. The effort, linked to the County Conservation Board Boosters, aimed to place a park board measure on the June primary ballot. Early votes showed limited support amid questions about benefits.
Busy Beavers 4-H members gathered February 27 at Mrs. Almer Amundson’s home with 15 girls. They worked on aprons and shirts, pressed clothing, and wore uniforms to school March 6. Exhibition of items occurred in Crowe's store Clermont in early March. Diana Bilden was chosen as delegate to the State 4-H convention in Ames June 7 to 10. Rally Day planned for June 4. Margaret Hanson and Lana Olson named delegates for county and voting roles. Demonstrations included sewing hooks and eyes, tote bag making, and fabric selection for figure types, presented by Cheryl Anderson, Becky Thompson, Marlys Hoag, Kaye Loftsgard, Betty Anderson, and Sylvia Hanson.
The Homemakers Club of Ples sant Valley met at Mrs. Kenneth Blockhus’s home on Friday March 18. The gathering opened with the president Mrs Blockhus saluting the flag and Mrs Wilken Bacon reporting on the previous meeting.
Nine members answered roll call with a first aid hint as guests include Mr. Copper from the Farm Bureau. Committees for Woman’s Day at Maynard on March 22 were named and models for the style show listed. A skit Rural Family Defense was performed. Lessons on The Facts about Fall Out Protection were given. Civil Defense material was handed out. Two cancer films were shown. Lunch finished the meeting at Mrs. William Bacon’s home.
The Clayton Community Youth Committee named thirty four County H youths as delegates for the Clayton County 4-H Exchange trip to Manitoba Canada July 9 17. The delegation travels by chartered bus leaving Saturday July 9 and returns Sunday July 17 staying with Canadian 4-H hosts. Notable delegates include Jeen Anvandson Postville Jim Engelhardt St Olaf and Joe Heins Postville.
Mr and Mrs F E Francis of an Ames nursing home recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary. The couple, long associated with the community, marked the milestone with family and friends in a quiet observance at the facility.
Three Valley High students Linda Stephenson Kathleen Gisleson and Bob Dietz accompanied by instructor Arlan Peters attended the Iowa High School Speech Association state finals in Grinnell on March 19. Linda earned excellence for Lincoln the Incomparable Kathleen excelled with Mary Stuart and Bob for The Challenge of Greatness all receiving certificates of achievement.
Frank Lynch formerly of Stan ton and now of Red Oak recently marked his 100th birthday. He has two sisters in California who will reach 104 years old in May.
Attorney Milton R Wessel of New York cites a prayer on morality and urges reform. Sylvia Martin of Appletonton announces retirement after 39 years in teaching at the end of the school year.
I wish to sincerely thank all the kind friends and relatives who remembered me with cards gifts and visits while I was at the Postville Hospital Also. David and Donald Smith and Rev. Martin and Rev. Silvius for their calls and prayers Olle Lofts gard.
Clarence Ed Sheeder Bayard High School instructor suffered burns to his hands face and nose in a minor chemical explosion at the school. Welders’ glasses reportedly saved his eyesight. The incident appears accidental and is being treated as a safety mishap.
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