01 Nov 1951
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1951
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial lists its Elgin Iowa address and notes it is entered as second class mail matter at Elgin post office in Fayette County under the 1852 act.
Local notes report Klingman Thein wedding at Elkader and various community items. Mentioned are Elgin Market Day sale, a 20 year old world’s oldest hen obituary, Halloween club events, weather notes from Oneida South Dakota, town resettlements, and Elgin High’s loss to Arlington in a hard fought game.
The Elgin Study Club met at 9 30 Saturday morning Oct 27 with Irene Yack at St Joseph s Catholic church Elkader. The program included a UNESCO fellowship presentation by Elaine Gottschalk Elkader. Dorothy Houghton retires from office at the national convention in Minneapolis next May. The Elgin club voted to give $4 00 to the UNESCO project.
The Elgin high school graduate and their partner, now farming near Elgin, will reside temporarily in Elkader after returning from their wedding trip. The couple intends to settle briefly in Elkader before establishing a permanent home.
Obedient to divine summons our friend and brother Carlos J Harrington has answered the Master's call and departed from labor to eternal rest. We mourn a man of labor faith and integrity who was a pillar of strength in Silverleaf Lodge No 518 A F and IA M. The lodge room will be draped for thirty days and sympathy extended to his family. resolution spread in the lodge minute book, sent to the bereaved family, and published in the Elgin Echo.
A cryptic summary of transfers items including deeds for multiple parcels in Oelwein West Union and Elgin, joint and single warranty deeds, quitclaim deeds, and a $1 consideration. Also notes of new car registrations for Geo C Crawford of Wadena.
A brief listing notes a Ford two door sedan and other new cars available from J Probert in Wadena, with a Chev Tolet truck also mentioned.
Elgin residents Mrs Alta Klingman and Mrs Libbie Larson attended the Thein Klingman wedding at Es kader Saturday morning. Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Gregg Kriegel of West Union and Mrs Carl Torkelson.
The article notes toy donations to orphans and needy children of war veterans accepted by a coffee company for Christmas. It mentions the Lawrence Etter family hosting and various local residents visiting relatives and dinner guests in Fayette and West Union.
Mr and Mrs W H Suhre in Fayette County welcomed their third set of twins Alvin and Malvin. The Suhrs already have Jerry and Judy 11 Louis and Lois and six other twins totaling nine children.
Bob Bissell a Tipton florist may be the only person growing bananas in Iowa. A banana tree planted two years ago in his greenhouse is now bearing fruit marking an unusual horticultural achievement in the region.
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