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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1960
Page
4
Visitors and guests populate weekend and weekday notices across West Union Clermont Sumner McGregor and nearby towns. Families including Boyer Patterson Reeder Lyons Martin Hanson Cumming Kerr Vargason and many others share dinners suppers and Sunday calls with hosts in multiple homes.
Brainard News notes Mr and Mrs Joe Peters hosted Steven Peters birthday supper Friday at Billy Peters home. The Billy Peters family visited George Pape in Clermont Sunday. Mrs Richard Rohls and Ruth visited Clarence Tripp and Kate Rolfs homes in West Union Saturday afternoon. Larry Fenner and Lara. Donna and Linda Henderson from Stanhope spent Sunday.
In Payette County the District Court will hear on a date in April 1960 the purported last will of Clara H. Krueger late of the county for probate admission. Dated March 21 1960 at West Union Iowa. Clerk Herbert D Klammer Deputy Hazel C Walvatne.
Fayette County lists events from March 26 to April 1 at various locales. Training School for Home Economics Judges at Iowa State University, 4H Boys Leader Training at 8:00 p.m. in Fayette, Extension Council Meeting on March 29, Leader Training on March 30, and District Civil Defense Meeting in Fayette on April 1.
Odako Camp Fire group met at Elaine Thomas home on Tuesday March 16. President Karla Kohler led the pledge Law of the Campfire and Wood Gatherers Bank. Elaine Thomas conducted roll call and minutes, Mrs Muehlthaler spoke on Camp Huaga, ceremonial parts practiced, lunch by Mrs Thomas. Next meeting at Kathy Gehring home March 29.
Retired soldier Stanley L Lehman receives new address details for Btry 21 Arty 2nd Platoon Fort Carson Colorado reflecting reassignment and stationing changes.
Elgin residents Mr. and Mrs. M H Moore Mr. and Mrs Franz Appelman and Mr. and Mrs Louis T Olson visited Elmer Easler in Rochester Minnesota Sunday. Virtus Yack of Excelsior Missouri sent his parents photos of the activity there after the recent plane crash in Indiana. Excelsior served as base and transport for Lawson, with Mr Yack documenting the events on camera. Mrs Orville Berg spent Monday evening with Mrs Bertha Lehman.
Obituary details for Margaret Leahy born April 5, 1876 near Wadena illuminate much of her life. She taught in Iowa and North Dakota, cared for the ill, served as housekeeper for Fr. Alex Heatherington, and spent her last years in hospital and nursing home care before passing on March 1. Survived by three sisters and one brother, the report also mentions extended family gatherings at Crandall and Volga residences.
Mr and Mrs Wm Massner of Wappello announce the birth of a 6 lb girl on Wednesday March 16 to Mrs Massner formerly Phyllis Gehring. Mr and Mrs Clarence Winkler of Mabel Minnesota announce a son born Friday March 18 at Palmer Memorial Hospital West Union.
Illand hospitalized after surgery at Finley hospital Dubuque. Whitlam Ewing of Dyersville underwent major surgery last Wednesday. Mrs Gilbert Loftsgard broke an ankle Sunday and is presently in Postville hospital.
Card notices express gratitude from Mrs. Reuben Schupbach, Tom Osmundson, and John Friederich Garber for cards, letters, gifts, and prayers during hospital stays at New Hampton Hospital Iowa City. W.M. F Legion Auxiliary Good Neighbors Club are thanked.
State News reports Warren C. Fletcher, 51, seeks the GOP nomination for attorney general for a second time to the office held 1927 to 1932 by John Fletcher. Leonard Abels of Des Moines and Evan Hultman of Waterloo also pursue the nomination. Abels is an assistant attorney general.
Institutions under the state board of regents have asked for 29,031,250 dollars for capital improvements including building and equipment for the 1961 63 biennium. Their request requires approval by the board of regents and ultimately the legislature. The 1989 general assembly allocated 16.25 million dollars for capital improvements to these institutions.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved North Western Railroad plans to discontinue passenger trains Nos. 5 and 6 between Chicago and Council Bluffs. These are the last North Western passenger trains in the state. The ICC had ordered they continue pending investigation, but says continued operation is not required by public convenience and necessity.
Maurice Baringer of Oelwein announces as Republican candidate for state representative. 33 year old farmer with deep agricultural background, national standing in animal nutrition as former chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the National Feed Ingredients Assn. Veteran of World War III, Iowa State University alumnus, American Legion member, Presbyterian church member, PTA participant. Married with a daughter.
A disjointed OCR excerpt lists varied items from a Waterloo area ledger or report. Entries mention construction costs, labor, materials, and various names such as Koch Brothers and Kloster. The fragment hints at public works or township expenses with scattered monetary amounts and personnel, concluding with an unfinished line.
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