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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1961
Page
1
The Elgin Echo is a weekly newspaper published in Elgin Iowa by Hermen and Bartunek. It is entered as second class mail matter September 1 1891 and distributed every Wednesday from Elgin Fayette County Iowa.
Public notice on May 2 1961 council hearing to review the estimated levy for sewer construction bonds in Elgin Iowa. Amounts listed for each year 1961 through 1980 with expenditures in 1959 none in 1960 by Town Clerk Leo E Friederich.
The Elgin Study Club held its last regular meeting of the year at the Methodist Church parlors on May 2. Members brought program mugs, heard a talk by Mrs. Inez Brackin on floral arrangements, and enjoyed a four member quartet with Russell Goodell at the piano. Reports on the county convention in Westgate were given by three members. The club plans a tour of Cedar Rapids on June 13 to close the year.
The Fayette County Board of Education issues an official notice defining Election Areas for the County Board of Education. Areas include Valley, North Fayette, Dover Township Rural District 6, Torker, West Central, Oelwein, Scott Township, Fayette, Arlington Scott Township, and multiple Rural Independent Districts. An election will be held in September 1961 for a member from Election Area No. 1.
The Waterloo Army Recruiting office announced a special enlistment project to recruit 15 men from the Cedar Valley area for duty with the U S Army in Europe. Sgt Smith and Sgt O Rourke will oversee the group with ceremonies in Waterloo on May 25 and a cut off of May 29.
Illyria 4 H Clipperettes attended a May 2 movie party at Elkader to view The Wackiest Ship in the Army with leaders and drivers listed. On May 6 nineteen members and many volunteers gathered for Rally Day at Ma were, with JoAnn Wilson winning blue in the junior better groomed girls contest.
Oliver and Keith Larson and LaVerne and Ann Larson were Saturday evening visitors of Mr.
Fragments list residents including Gloria Hyde Cler mont Mrs Joe Carton and family Mr and Mrs Ormos Carton and family Earlville Dwain Barker Mrs scared Heins and Mrs Jacob among others in an unclear community notice.
Richard Hiatt was elected president of the Kewanee Illinois Jaycees at a dinner meeting. Installation will occur in May with Him assuming office July 1. Hiatt is the son in law of Mrs John Tillotson after their daughter married.
Dow Clute secretary of Farm ton accepts an invitation to participate in a County Mental Management Shortcourse.
Two bulldozers an end loader and a dump truck available for grubbing land clearing pond building dike and terracing slough driveways and hauling fill dirt sand and rock. Leslie L Lauer Excavating Eldorado Iowa phone 438-34.
A two day session on May 10 11 at Iowa State University under sponsorship of Farmers Mutual Reinsurance Co Grinnell brings together Secretaries of 28 county mutual insurance associations in Iowa to analyze and discuss management and public relations efforts across the mutual system.
Volga defeated Valley 3 to 2 in first round play Monday afternoon. Gar Navillo beat Guttenberg 11 to 1 and Mar-Mae defeated Monona-Farmersburg-Luana 2 to 0. First round was delayed from Saturday due to weather.
Paul Ziurbriggen, in charge as manager, postponed the games to Monday. Tuesday games featured Mar-Mac versus Volga 1, Gernavillo 4, Blader 5. Mar-Mac and Gernavillo will meet in the final here Thursday at 3 p.m.
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