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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1947
Page
5
A speech emphasizes the Constitution and Bill of Rights as protecting individual dignity against arbitrary state power. It opposes communism and urges democracy as an affirmative alternative, warning against hysteria, insinuations, and attacks on loyalty. It defends legal safeguards and prudent scrutiny of agencies and witnesses to uphold democratic ideals.
As the 1047 legislative session nears its 100 day limit, both houses brace for late action on appropriations school road and tax bills. Key proposals aim to aid southern county road surfacing and adjust tax and liquor policy while labor issues and beer measures linger amid party campaigning and upcoming Jackson Day Dinner plans.
Plans completed for Fayette County Women's Day to be held March 27 at the Methodist church in Fayette. Guest speaker will be Mrs. Raymond Sayre, Iowa State Farm Bureau women's committee chair. Invitations designed by Illyria township hostesses from Center two. Activities include games, lessons on Running Water and The Family Entertains, musical selections, and a pot luck dinner.
The Elgin school board met Monday evening for its reorganization session and named W. Falk as president for another term. Routine business followed and the selection of teachers was deferred to the next meeting.
Red Cross contributions have been coming in satisfactorily though some envelopes lack the sender’s name. Officers need the name to issue membership cards. Those who have not yet sent in their contribution are urged to mail it today and write the sender’s name on the return envelope.
A union Good Friday service is planned by the Baptist and Methodist churches for April 4. A detailed program will be published in next week's paper.
The Wahonka Camp Fire Girls held their birthday council fire at the schoolhouse on Friday night March 21 with the theme Going thereots Thank of Trail Seek. Awards went to Janice Torkelyen Roberta Mosby Beverly Sutter and Bonita Gruver. Three new members Shirley Page Yvonne Chapman and Beverly Benson joined. A 3 year National Honor was given to Bonita Grover and Beverly Sutter. Symbols were awarded to all. Clermont Camp Fire Girls and many parents attended. Fire Makers dinners were held March 19 in the lunch room prepared by Beverly Sutter Bonita Grover with help from mothers. Mrs Geo Falb, Guardian.
Harry Jarard of the Iowa Horse and Mule Breeders Assn announced one million dollars in horse flesh is assured for the first National Stallion and Saddle Horse Show at Waterloo April 10 to 13. Two Oregon stallions and one Pennsylvania stallion arrived, with Dairy Cattle Congress grounds as host area.
Local residents report robins returning from the south with sightings by Norman Mitts and Mrs. W. C. Falk and Mrs. Ethel Kohler, who saw a group of 15 or more on lawns. Lt. Wm. Schupbach of Corpus Christi, Texas, was discharged from the Navy Air Corps and will soon arrive with his family.
The B Y P U will present a pre Eagster program with short talks by Anna Baechler Dorothy Thee and others on the seven last words of Christ. Dorothy Thee, Wilma Probert, Elizabeth Schaer, and Kart Miller will offer poems and music to accompany each meditation.
Rev. George Snyder is appointed minister of the Easton Place Methodist Church at Easton Blvd and Lay St Des Moines. The appointment takes effect the first week in June during the Iowa Methodist ministers conference. He is the son of Rev. J J Snyder of Elgin and formerly lived in Luzerne Pennsylvania with his family now residing there.
Fifty jurors are drawn for district court in West Union in April including five from Elgin Arthur Chapman Mel Kohler Una Leuenberger Fred Schaer and Joe White and three from Wadena D O Clark Florence Heyer and P W Raftis.
The Northeastern Masonic Fellowship Association will meet at Ossian tonight. Past Masters will confer the third degree. Trvin Biter of Janesville visited from Saturday to Tuesday in the home of his mother, Mrs. Frieda Etter.
Silverleaf Lodge 518 A F & A M will hold a re obli gation meeting Monday evening March 41 per a Grand Master proclamation. All Iowa lodges urged Freemasons to attend this special gathering.
Pleasant Valley school district voters outside Elgin Independent district will decide April 21 on selling five rural school buildings Oak Grove district 5 Follett 7 Kern Hill 8 Wilson 9 and Conner south of Brainard 10. Voters may choose for any or all buildings as many have been closed for years and one was sold two years ago.
The Elgin Lutheran Ladies Aid met March 20 at the home of Mrs Paul Larson with Mrs Philman Larson assisting. Sixteen members attended as hymns were sung and Paula Rae Larson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Larson, was received in baptism. Rev Nesset led readings and prayers with Sermon on the Mount. Alta Larson and Mrs Richard Hofer joined. Mr and Mrs H H Gibertson donated 50 dollars for Sunday school and parochial work in Elgin.
The Camp Fire Girls will tour the town Saturday afternoon March 29 to collect waste paper. Residents should place old newspapers and magazines on the curbing by that time. If bundles are missed, call Mrs George Falb to arrange pickup at the Falb residence. Country residents may bring paper to the Falb residence.
Last week's Echo stated Arthur Chapman and Edna Hunsberger were recently re elected as secretary and treasurer. They are the officers, however, not elected now, as the secretary and treasurer are named at the July directors meeting.
Falb and Light will start work immediately on a new cement block building in Elgin. The L shaped structure measures about 40 feet long by 26 feet wide at the front and 48 feet wide at the back, with concrete walls, a concrete floor, and a composition shingle roof. An office, show room, and rear shop are planned, using reclaimed lumber from a demolished back garage for a two car garage shop near H D Yack’s residence.
The 1846 Christmas Seal Sale in Fayette County raised $4,120.04, a $595.29 gain over 1945. Towns Rigin, Cler Mont contributed $149.18 and $134.50 respectively. The Fayette County Tuberculosis Association thanks ministers, libraries, merchants, teachers and superintendents for support and window space for materials. Purchasers are praised for a year round program to prevent tuberculosis. A Fayette County mobile unit is planned for a big fall visit to involve students, janitors, teachers, and cafeteria workers in film programs.
Library officers chosen last Tuesday during the Study Club meeting include Mrs. J. Le. Kiple as president Mrs. H. D. Yack as vice president Mrs. Walter Falk as secretary treasurer and Mrs. R. P. Strauch as librarian The library board features Mrs. F. BD. Welch Mrs. S. BD. Yack Mrs. B. J. Batmjudtner Mrs. G. J. Mosby Mrs. B. H Bruckin and Mrs. C. J. Rolunss The Book committee lists Mrs. R.P. Strauch Mrs. H. H. Wolf Mrs. P. F. Zosechke and Mrs. J. B. Sehori
The Easter sunrise service returns this Easter Sunday April 6 atop Creamery Hill near the Albert Schupbach residence. A large white cross will stand at the site and a large audience is expected. A complete program will appear in next week's Echo.
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