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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1958
Page
5
The Wadena News reports a Monday community club gathering in the school gym with the secretary noting seventy members and an April 14 meeting. The program featured a choir from four churches led by Mrs Knox, with Ed Gernand as program chairman.
April marks Cancer Control Month as the American Cancer Society leads a national campaign with an educational and fundraising crusade. The goal is 30 million dollars to fund research, education, and patient services nationwide, emphasizing early diagnosis and prompt treatment to save lives.
Mrs Crace from Louilia will retire at term end after a 35 year teaching career. She is 78 years old and has served in the district as an educator and mentor to students across grades.
The Iowa GOP primary scene shifts as Rock Rapids state senator J. T. Dykhouse withdraws, cited by Ames ISC professor William Murray who now backs Murray for the nomination. Polk County meeting notes Rory Murray meeting dynamics and longtime politics with Lt. Gov Nicholas campaing manager Henry Burma reacting. John Knudson of Albion remains in the fray as a GOP governor candidate.
Treasurers of 58 Iowa counties where Milwaukee Road operates received vouchers this week for the first 1957 tax installment totaling 1,315,796.20 dollars. The balance will be paid in September. Payment is proportional to mileage in each county. Fayette County receives 26,886.62 dollars.
The February issue of Taiva Soil and Water Magazine features the Clayton County Soil Conservation District. It showcases conservation practices and personnel promoting county resource conservation. Copies were distributed to every farmer and landowner in Clayton County with subscriptions available via the Soil Conservation Service office in Elkader.
Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church for Frank Pinney age 49 who died at his home Saturday night of coronary occlusion. Masonic rites were performed at the graveside. He lived alone on the town west edge and was found by Mrs. Elmer Pinney after she could not reach him by phone.
Representatives of the Water loo social security office will be in West Union at the Court House on April 1 and 15 from 10:00 to 12:00 noon. Social security reports on domestic workers for the January March quarter are due in April. Under the present law, most domestic employees such as gardeners cooks maids and housekeepers are covered under social security.
Winning numbers Saturday at 2 30 p m were 188 1344 546 233 619 1037 14 68 B61 At 3 30 p m 389 1279 919 443 1153 765 27 1633 Prize winners Saturday were Earl Seitz Ida Frieden Alfred Kirkeberg and Mrs Dan Butikofer This week the jackpot goes to 150 00 and besides there will be 15 other winning numbers from 5 00 to 20 00 Someone should hit the jackpot soon.
Carpenters began roofing the F. C. Muchlethaler residence at the start of the week, the third shingle job on that house. Work is planned to finish soon before beginning Pauser’s new home. At the Helium Produce site, crews dug a trench for footing and planned to pour concrete shortly.
Sylvia Larsen of Elgin, a music student at Iowa State Teachers College, will present her senior recital March 25 at 8 15 p m in the college auditorium. She sang Selige Nacht Der bescheid eine Schafer and Hat dich die Liebe and a number I hate Music. Miss Larsen shared the program with Betty Olinger of Cedar Falls. A senior recital is a graduation requirement for music at the college.
Iowa farmers report March 1 1958 intentions show total crop acreage slightly below 1957 levels with corn soybeans and flaxseed up while oats barley and sorghum decline. Hay harvest area rises and 1958 total planted plus harvested acres reach about 22.746 million, marking slight declines from 1957 yet above the 1947 56 average. Corn planted 10.301 million acres up 1 percent from 1957 10.199 million. Soybeans at 3.002 million acres up seven percent from 2.806 million.
Monday marks the fourth day of spring with a robin singing in Elgin Park. Despite a cold spell, signs point to early season activity as store windows display spring goods and dealers prep machinery for work while winter vacationers expect to return.
Iowa forecasts for the spring pig crop and sow farrowings from December through May 1958 total about 1,645,000 hogs, a four percent rise from the revised 1,582,000 sows farrowed in the same six months of 1957. Farmers reports as of December 1 indicate a seven percent year over year increase in spring farrowings.
Elgin firefighters responded Tuesday to a grass fire at the Francis West farm with threat to the machine shed. Firefighters limited damage to slight, containment achieved on scene.
Mary Brackin of Brigin is among 243 students named to the fall 1957 58 honor roll at Iowa State Teachers College. A 3.25 GPA qualifies, 4.00 is perfect, and about seven percent of the 3200 students earned honor roll status.
Mr and Mrs George Falk returned from a twelve day vacation in Florida. They spent Sunday March 16 with Dr and Mrs Harry Keiser at North Miami Florida. They called on Mrs Helen Stahmer at her home and happened to meet Mrs Gladys Reeder and Mr and Mrs Dick White.
Mrs. E. R. Grove 77, mother of WwW. J. Grove of Elgin, died at Ames Saturday evening March 22 after a yearlong illness. Funeral services were held at Bethseda Lutheran Church in Ames Tuesday March 25 at 2 00 pm with burial at Roland. She is survived by her son, a daughter Miss Florence Grove of Boone and a grandson David Grove of Elgin.
Postville school board dropped its appeal to the state board of Education. Election set for Tuesday April 8 with three polling places open from 12 noon to 7 PM. Notice appears in the ECHO Arlington News and Clayton County Register per new law.
Mrs. Gilbert Loftsgard hosted a kitchen shower Thursday afternoon for Judy Nims of Clermont. Attendees included numerous relatives and friends from Clermont Hawkeye Postville Elkader Elgin Des Moines and surrounding areas. Overnight guests were Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Loftsgard at the Robert Bullock home in Des Moines.
About forty five members gathered at Fayette High School for the Fayette County Education Association meeting. Delegates reported on February's delegate assembly resolutions while E D Archambault discussed legislation and Catherine Klaus updated on the teacher appreciation fund. Archambault urged schools to engage youth in teaching, and a newly chartered Future Teachers of America group will meet April 14 at 7 30 at West Union gym. Dr Ray Bryan, newly elected vice president of the LS E A, will speak.
Superintendent Moore reports a strong collection of used clothing from local schools as World Clothing Week concludes tomorrow. Schools urge all who haven't yet donated to bring items by 3 PM tomorrow afternoon.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service will meet at the church on Thursday April 3. Hostesses are Mr Bess Blake and Mrs Herbert Dummermuth with worship led by Mrs Martin Wenger. Program arranged by Mrs Leo Gregher.
Mrs Guernsey Smith and Mrs Louis Becker co hosted a pound shower at Smiths home for Nona Mork on Tuesday evening March 18. Entertainment included contests and games with prizes awarded to Mrs Russell Wenger Lydia Martie and Miss Mork.
Mrs Herbert Ash of Easter Seal ichim for Elgin and Pleasant Valley townships asks residents to return contributions promptly. Returns have been slow, and the appeal notes the cause is worthy and deserves support.
Mr and Mrs Kurt Jeffries of Swea City recently celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary. Mrs Jeffries is 80 years old and Mr Jeffries is 81.
The Fayette County Federation of Women’s Clubs holds its county convention at the Oelwein Methodist Church on March 29. Mrs R A Swartz of Fayette chairs. theme is Iowa Our Challenge and Opportunity Our Liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain. Registration 9:30 to 10:00 with an organ prelude, patriotic pledge, invocation and talks by local club members. Afternoon features MacDowell Club music and speaker Loren Hickerson of Iowa City on Towns Future. Host clubs will entertain during tea after sessions.
Members of the Northeast Masonic Fellowship association will meet Thursday evening March 27 at Elgin. Elkader attorney K Rag densack will be guest speaker with a $1 contribution.
Mrs Harold Connor of West Union had major surgery at Palmer Memorial hospital and will be hospitalized the remainder of the week. Willie Brackin visited Postville hospital Sunday with pneumonia. The Larsons take Shirley K to Iowa City for a check up Friday. Mrs Vincent Luce of Atascadero Calif is recovering after surgery two months ago and released from San Luis Obispo. Mrs Robert Boleyn took her son Craig to the hospital in Iowa City for examination.
Mr and Mrs Kenneth Blockhus welcomed a daughter named Janice Elaine born Sunday March 23 at Postville Hospital. The baby weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces.
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