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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1958
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial published weekly in Elgin Iowa bills itself as a second class mail paper. It lists circulation and address details and credits Strauch and Herman as publishers. The notice documents mailing status and archival information from 1891.
Subscription rates set at $2.00 per year in four northeast Iowa counties with $2.50 outside the territory if paid in advance. Advertising rates list readers by line at 10 cents, minimum 30 cents weekly with cash, 50 cents otherwise. Blind ads, inquiries, and 20 line limit for cards of thanks and obituaries.
A Fayette County notice states several residents will seek 1959 offices subject to Republican voters at the June 2 1958 primary. Names include Floyd Gilley Fay ette County Recorder Edncy Oelberg Ette County Sheriff Fred House and Herbert D Klammer Clerk Hazel Gehring Auditor Doris Springer Treasurer subject to Republican will in Fayette County.
An editorial note cites a garbage collection ad promising doubled returns if not satisfied and urges careful spring cleaning. It recalls 1956 US home accident tolls of 28 000 deaths and 4 200 000 injuries, urges safe work, and suggests households check hazards while cleaning. It also mentions Clayton County papers planning a single county unit for schools with central high schools and a 20 percent cost reduction, awaiting a map before further comment.
A column reflects on boundary fines implications for consolidations, urges focus on local opportunities for Fayette county graduates, and recalls Kamm's long service in West Union and Elgin. It notes 31 graduates at C B and stresses hometown pride, local economic thinking, and staying near home for jobs.
Balt Kamm born July 23, 1891 in Muhlhorn Canton Glarus Switzerland. He immigrated to the United States in May 1913 and settled with the John Duristher Sr. family. He joined First Baptist Church of Elgin and married Amelia Etter on May 3, 1916. Survived by five children Anna Barbara James Kemple Robert Harold Ednah Mae Balz Jr and eight grandchildren.
Elgin Local News notes Mother's Day gatherings at multiple homes including Castalia Wadena Marble and Oelwein connections. Visitors include the Brooks Thompson Habeger families and Hendrickson guests. Jean Marie Hendrickson baptized at St Pauls Methodist. Hendrickson hosts dinner. Reuben Howard birthdays marked with visits. Halvorson family and others celebrated Mother's Day. Arlington banquet honors second district mail carriers.
Families from Reinbeck Elkader Cedar Rapids and West Union joined relatives for Mother's Day meals and visits. Guests included the Voelkers Halversons Petersons and many others while calls and suppers extended to Springville Monticello and Guttenberg areas. Funeral attendance noted for neighbor departed.
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