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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1954
Page
5
G Stelhman ministers at the Methodist Church with Bible study and choir. WSCS circles meet Thursday with Circle Nota Rebecca and Circle Rachael led by Mrs. Lester Gehring, Mrs. Laur ence Knindtson, and Gladys Fel Her. A vesper service at 8 p m on December dates and a teaching ministry conference at Monona Methodist Church begin Friday at 8:30 a m.
The Elgin Lutheran Church led by Pastor Vance R Knutsen hosts a series of activities from November 18 to 25. The Women's Mission Society meets November 18 at 2:00 PM at the Legion hall with hostesses listed and Miz Otis Torkelson as program chair. Junior confirmation class is set for November 19 at 9:30 AM and a Butler confirmation class follows. November 21 features Sunday School at 9:30 AM and divine worship at 10:30 AM, followed by Luther League activities. Thanksgiving worship is planned for November 25 at 10:30 AM.
St Olaf Lutheran Parish announces Bergan Aid meets at Norman Peterson home Friday Nov 19. St Olaf Aid meets with Mrs Henry Kjosa and Mrs RFeller serving. Dorcas Society meets Saturday Nov 20 at Marion church with hostesses Mesd Selma Groth Orvin Loftsgard Otto Gisleson Louis Kjosa. Confirm mand a meet at St Olaf 9:00 am Marion 9:30 am Norway 11:00 am services Thursday Nov 25 Norway 9:30 am Thanksgiving services. Come to church. Pastor Dr Strandford.
The First Baptist Church led by Pastor Rev. John Vanderbeck lists a busy slate starting Thursday Nov 18 with 2:00 pm Tabitha Society cape drive for junior choir and 7:30 pm junior choir rehearsal. Evening programs feature Christian Life Crusade messages and Singspiration.unday school at 11:00 am. Monday Nov 22 includes 8:00 pm Crusade with Timeless Christ and a weekly Christian thought on thanksgiving.
In Service Change of Address Pfc Orran Bane Jr US 55389477 Hq 92 AAA Aw Bn Met Det APO 147 New York N J Furlough in Transit Mrs Joel Reierson Castalia informed the Echo that her husband is coming home in about a week from Fort Dix N J He is to report at Fort Lewis Wash on Dec 6 Home on Leave tg John Cannon arrived last Tuesday from Japan to spend a ten day leave with his parents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Cannon West Union
Mr and Mrs R L Grimes entertained the Earl Aanes family at dinner Sunday to celebrate the seventh birthday of their grandson Steven Aanes Mrs Alma Tripp and D O Doan visited Clinton last Thursday through Sunday in the Robert Prestley and O L Henke homes Doan returned home with Mrs Charles Wilder Cedar Rapids for a weekend visit Mrs D O Doan also visited there the past month and joined Mrs Charles Wilder in Cedar Rapids Several other local families hosted or visited during the weekend including Mr and Mrs Louis Dennier Mr and Mrs R P Strauch Mrs Ida Casper Mr and Mrs J O Probert Mrs Louise Gehring and Mrs Mabel Johnson at the Lester Gehring home
After Iowa lawmakers were chosen, jockeying for top roles looms in both chambers. Notes include speaker ambitions in the House with a $2,000 per session premium, and Senate leadership changes as Republicans seek a new floor leader. Names mentioned span Dewey Goode, A C Hanson, Vern Lisle, Earl Miller, and others amid a GOP landscape.
Rep. Dewey Goode of Bloomfield, majority floor leader, said Republicans will caucus January 3 in Des Moines to select a speaker and make other necessary appointments to the house staff. Goode noted the patronage implications for the 1953 Iowa House.
The St. Joseph parish at Wadena will hold a benefit auction Saturday evening November 20 at Herwig Hall. Items listed include fancy work apparel tools vegetables fruit livestock poultry and more from donations. A lunch will be served. Orvin Thompson and Herman Larson Jr. are the auctioneers with Kenneth Baldwin as clerk.
Torkelson Motor Co Elgin shows the 1955 Chrysler Windsor Deluxe with a new 188 horsepower V-8 and updated exterior interior color options. Chrysler runs a vast national ad campaign via McCann Erickson across 3300 newspapers. Plymouths introduce lower wider longer 1955 models with Flow Six or Hy-Fire V-8 engines and options like electric window lifts and power front seat adjustment.
The Pleasant Point Study Club met Nov. 9 at Mrs. Wilson Patterson’s home with fifteen members present. Mrs. Henry Holzer donated a quilt top for their good will project. basket weaving instruction and samples were shared by Mrs. Orran Bane. Sunshine lady duties were assigned to Mrs. Harry Feller. Mrs. Louis Dennler read Thanksgiving material and prayers, while Mrs. Forrest Shaffer and Mrs. Wilson Patterson led contests won by Mrs. Burton White and Mrs. Allen Habeger. Plans for Christmas packages were given, with the next meeting set for Dec. 14 at Mrs. Emmet Light’s home.
A 35th wedding anniversary was celebrated Sunday evening November 11 with a picnic supper. Attendees included Gordon Brandt and wife, William Oliver, E Lee Finch, Roy Anderson, Henry Bodensteiner of St Lucas, George Leuchtenmacher, Ed Wenger, William Baumgartner, Dennie Orlin Mason, Irene and Pat Minihan, Clara Muehlenthaler, and Mrs Martini and husband. The Minihans received a monetary gift.
Mrs. W. C. Falk won high score in bridge with Mrs. H. H. Wolf second and Mrs. Louis Klingman low. Guests at the Dan Butikofer home included Mr. and Mrs. Will Marti and others for a Sunday supper. Sunday evening visitors included several Schupbach family members and Mrs. Ida Pulfer and Lois. Wind makes a sail go but not for sale, noted Mrs. L. L. Kiple at home.
West Union hosts Mr and Mrs Robert Musser and others during midweek visits. Weekend visits include Herman Boyer and Vern Boyer households. Several small social events occur at Jacob Schneider Sid Patterson Elizabeth Cheney and Emma Heiserman homes. Ladies Aid held a Christmas program planning meeting with Julia Boyer and Helen Boyer coordinating.
The regular O E S meeting was held November 10 with Mrs. 1 Arthur Mason of Minneapolis as a guest. Worthy Matron Mrs. Lester Gehring reported on the Des Moines Grand Chapter session attended. A short program honored Mrs. Wm Baumgartner who will move to her new home in Oelwein with choral readings and a gift from the chapter presented by the Worthy Matron.
Sunday and Monday visitors included Mr and Mrs Will Marti of Sabetha Kansas and Mr and Mrs Rudy Possehl with Rudy Jr of Elkader. The Martis left Monday en route to West Bend to visit relatives. Laurence Knudtson Marsha and Kathryn with Mrs Emma Knudtson and Linda Ripple attended dinner with Dr and Mrs R F Schneider at Postville to celebrate birthdays of Mrs Ed Oldag and Mrs Emma Knudtson. Additional guests were Mr and Mrs Dale Anderson and Ed Ol lag.
The Social Hour Club gathered in Mrs. Thos. E. Howard's home on Wednesday November 3 with seven teen members and five guests attending. Officers named to plan next year's program included Mrs. Louis Becker Mrs. Glen Little and Mrs. John Nydegger. Mrs. Cleve Bennett was asked to write the club news for ill Mrs. Earl Kiple. Clifton Powel read a poem and Walter Dennler an article. Songs were sung and Bingo enjoyed. The Christmas party will be with Mrs. Glen Little featuring a picnic dinner at noon.
Mr and Mrs Erwin Stahr who bought the James Muncie farm near Hawkeye expect to move around March 1 They are currently tenants on a nearby farm Mr Muncie will hold a closing out sale on Thursday November 18 today.
Connie Baumgartner underwent a tonsillectomy Thursday at St. Joseph's hospital New Hampton with surgery in Rochester. Mrs Carl Schori of West Union had major surgery Monday in Rochester and is at Worrell hospital. Ida Christen went to New Hampton Monday for minor surgery and was brought home Tuesday by Mrs Charles ONeill.
The Wahonka Camp Fire Girls gathered November 8 at Sandra Shepard's home. They conducted roll call, did painting activities, and were served lunch by Sandra and her mother.
Edward Paul Krueger and wife transfer land in SW SE 8-91-2 to Vern H. Boyer and wife for $1.00. Also listed is a West New car transfer: Chas. C. Kittelson of Clermont sells a Chevrolet sedan.
A fatal two-vehicle collision near Burt claimed the lives of brothers George Droessler 28 and Harold Droessler 25 when their car struck a transport truck. Their brother James Droessler 23 died last April in a separate automobile collision.
Mr and Mrs Jack Reed and Roger Randalla were nests Sunday evening in the Charles and Jack Gehring homes.
The 1964 football season closed with a 40 to 0 victory over Marathon, giving Bert Kurth's team a 16th straight win and another undefeated season. Chas Holzer completed the band stand foundation on Monday, with bricklayers from Elgin finishing the job begun Saturday. The stand will cover about 832 square feet, more than double the older 328 square foot structure.
John Falk & Sons announces a public display of the 1955 Buick lineup on Friday November 19. The all new styling and more powerful V8 engines include Roadmaster, Super, Century with 236 hp and Special with 188 hp. Tubeless tires, redesigned power brakes, and improved power steering are noted along with a wide screen grille and honeycomb headlights.
The Elkader Monona association led with 24.42 pounds butterfat and 609 pounds milk from 586 cows tested by supervisor Carl Amsden. Holstein A J Johnson Rockerel No 2 produced 519 pounds butterfat in a 305 day lactation. Other October lactation records include Stevn 499, Lenth Kohls 479, Schultz 478, Tieden 458, Amundson 483, Erickson & Son 431, Hubacher 426 pounds. Alto Rodas reported 612 cows tested, average 24 pounds butterfat and 550 pounds milk, with two cows over 500 pounds butterfat. W F Adams & Son tied lactation 583 pounds butterfat for Volga Valley. The Garnavilla association averaged 22.7 pounds butterfat and 126 pounds milk, with Harald Huebsch 500, MacKean Wilcox 456, Vineland Dy Farms 431 and 406, Baumgartner Westfall 406, Marsene Gamm 402 pounds.
Olin schools host the Jones County instrumental music festival Thursday with more than 250 students from Jones County schools rehearsing in the auditorium. The event features a select group band of 80 and a mass band of 250 directed by Leo Grether, director of the Elgin school band.
Nine teenagers in Cedar Falls were fined a total of 490 dollars after turning on fire hydrants at Dike causing the loss of more than half the town’s water supply. In a separate Cedar Falls incident 150000 gallons were lost due to open hydrants. Over 230 residents pursued the youths into a corn field until marshal Bualee Posekany fired a shotgun, prompting their surrender.
Summary of adult evening school sessions shows ten total meetings for the year with five held in Elgin and five in Clermont. Attendance reached 287 across all sessions, averaging 28.7 per meeting, with 70 individuals participating and four attendees reaching ten meetings each.
A notice declares a time change for Friday November 19. All meetings start at 8 00 p m except the Christian Life Crusade which will begin at 730 p m to accommodate a school problem meeting at the high school and allow people to attend the special session.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Meyer hosted county rural mail carriers and their families at a picnic supper last Tuesday evening at their home. Thirty adults and four children attended with state secretary Gerald Faust of Earlville as a guest.
Mrs H H Gilbertson celebrated her eighty third birthday Thursday evening December 10 at her home. Her guests included the Clifford Katielson family of Clermont and Mr and Mrs M J Blockhus.
The Dale Jensen family moved into their own home on Friday of last week. It is the former W. C. Falk residence on Main Street, recently purchased by the Jensens.
The Elgin Fish and Wildlife Association will meet at the school house Monday evening November 22. They plan to show a movie film.
G H Falk postmaster said Elgin rural carrier service will be irregular this winter. On days with old style horse and buggy transport carriers will not wait for the morning train and will depart at nine o'clock. Clermont Fire Department aided in a blaze at the Double Store causing heavy stock loss. Louis Butikofer and Sam Denaler announce a closing out sale next week. Tell em you saw it in the Echo.
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