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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1952
Page
1
Nine pound son born to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Sires at Postville hospital on November 19. The Elgin library thanks Mrs. E. E. Bowen for donating 66 books. Grandma Hofer is 83 with a family gathering. Mrs. Thore Thompson returns home after hospital operation near Decorah.
Obituary poetry and church society notices appear in standard advertising space with admission charged. The item notes regular rates for these notices in the newspaper's classifieds.
Levohn Acklin hosted a six o clock luncheon Tuesday evening for the lady teachers Agnes Crowe Marian Van Horn Lucile Clemens Hazel Frieden Marie Mosby and Geraldine Schori. The Elgin Furniture Store recently received a new limousine funeral car mounted on a Master Six body.
Charles O. Kimball born January 10, 1875 in IWyria township spent life in and near the community. He farmed at times and later worked for neighbors. A Woodman lodge member, he lived with his sister Anna Gibson the last twenty years and died November 12 at Palmer hospital West Union after two years of illness. He was survived by one sister and many nieces and nephews. The family thanks all who helped during illness and death.
Mrs Mary Mogler born Elgin March 3 1882 moved to West Bend at age 7. Married Jan 18 1891 to August Mogler at Lester. Died Nov. 8 at Rock Rapids aged 90 after years in a wheelchair. Survived by nine children: John and Henry of Alvord, Bertha Gehring of Elgin, Lydia Joes of Strawn, Joe of Morris, Sam of Whittemore, Paul of Rittman, Anna Schmidt of West Bend, Louisa of Rock Rapids.
In government and literature unit reports, senior Florence Elizabeth Muncie is highlighted. Born near Elgin on December 20, 1935, she attended Turin No. 3 and Elgin High School, plays clarinet, served on the news staff, and went to Girls State. Her hobbies include making flowers and handicraft, with a dream of visiting Scotland. She dislikes sandals with anklets.
In physics this week the junior class explored buoyant force and air pressure. On Wednesday several students spoke about their experiments in front of peers and teachers.
A summary of Sophomore class activity covers English discussions on listening and themes, history lessons on the Revolutionary era and Jefferson, geography chapters on grazing areas, agriculture housing for livestock, and literature units including nouns and plurals, with references to tax concepts and Christian beginnings.
The report notes six weeks of tests and report cards. Students discuss erasing in typing, home ec charts for outside work, and posters on vegetable luncheons. English lessons cover adjective and noun clauses and building complex sentences.
In arithmetic we have been studying about the everyday measures and numbers used in daily life. Students practice practical problems and apply basic calculations to real world tasks.
Commercial meat production in Iowa for September reached 181.344 million pounds, up 5 percent from August and 13 percent above September 1951. Year to date January–September output totaled 1.825 billion pounds, up 6 percent from the same period in 1951. Fertilizer supplies are expected to rise about 12 percent over last year as prices are not anticipated to fall. Echo Want Ads Pay. Try One.
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