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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1954
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial of Elgin Iowa publishes weekly on Thursdays. It is entered as second class mail matter September 1 1891 at the Elgin Fayette County post office under the act of March 3 1852. The record lists the publishers Strauch and Hermen.
The Grand Meadow Larks 4-H Club gathered at Jeanine Leath’s home on November 1. Members answered roll with My Favorite Color. Gift drawings occurred as the club shared illustrated talks on color choices and design and on fall plants and flowers by Kathleen McNeil, Donna Meyer, Jeanine Leath, and Mary McNeil.
Mrs. Doyle Baker traveled to New Hampton on Wednesday for major surgery at St. Joseph hospital scheduled for Thursday. Returns Home Mrs. Gottlieb Pulfer came back Sunday from Postville hospital after a two week medical stay. In Rochester Earl Kiple, previously at Postville hospital, went to Rochester for diagnosis last Thursday and returned home Tuesday. Hospital Exam Gary Kleppe, son of Mr and Mrs Kleppe, was in Postville hospital from Friday to Sunday morning for x rays.
Mr and Mrs Leslie Kleppe Gary and Gayle Mrs Orville Berg and Jacob Friederich Jr took Aice Lester Friederich to Cedar Rapids last Thursday where he flew to Puerto Rico. He spent a 30 day leave with his father.
Clermont Township results show Senator Martin 243 to Gillette 128 and Gov Hoegh 235 to Herring 139 with Rep Talle 252 and Austen 119. Other lines list St Rep Lauer 247, Bodenstein er 122, plus sheriff and treasurer tallies. Marion township reports 196 ballots with most votes for Republicans. Fairfield, Putnam, Illyria, and Smithfield townships list multiple candidates and vote counts for senator governor and representatives.
In November 1929 notes from Mrs. F W Hughes of Berkeley and Bertha Strauch describe wintering in Mesa Arizona. Butter prices drop three cents a pound with Navy 7 41 12 cents in Chicago. Elgin Dairy Co secretary Luchsinger anticipates better prices this winter as Elgin connects new water users including Mrs J C.
A fragment notes occupancy of the Schmid home by G. J. Mosby family and lists additional residences and properties including the W. C. Falk Leo Schori and B. Schori homes Schori Bros stockyards and the C. R. Ll. P. railroad in the area.
In the 1954 Census of Agriculture enumerators began visits to every farm in the area on November 8. The census, conducted at five year intervals, covers more than five million farms supplying food and raw materials. All individual data are confidential under Federal law and released only to sworn census employees, not for investigation or taxation.
A long list of guests visited the Emil Moor home and nearby families in a busy week. The gatherings included extended families and friends from Forest Hill, Wadena, Volga, West Union, Sumner, Manchester, and Minneapolis, with visits to ill relatives and attendance at a Purdue Iowa football game in Iowa City.
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