26 Nov 1953
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1953
Page
1
Entry dated September 1, 1801 records second class mail matter at Elgin post office Fayette County Iowa under the March 3, 1632 act.
The notice lists subscription rates of 2.86 dollars per year for four northeast Lewa counties and 258 dollars per year for areas outside the territory, with advance payment. Advertising rates include 10 cents per line, minimum 5 cents if cash with order, 5 cents minimum for inquiries. Cards of thanks or memoriam are 1.00, and notices with admission charges follow regular rates.
Rich muses about frequent solicitations for worthy causes and wonders if the town is large enough to create a single community chest. He notes the burden falls on a few businesspeople who donate many hours and are repeatedly called upon to contribute.
A discussion considers using a community chest to reduce solicitation work. Five budgets average $1.99 per person for 642 residents, totaling about $1,282.00, with Elgin cited as a sample. The idea could simplify annual giving and offer tax deduction benefits, though first-year setup would be hardest.
H W Fald won the prize with two new members in the Community Clubs drive while Fald placed second with four new members. Fifteen new members joined overall. L G Lehman bought the ic Klaus Schori home and will stay there until year’s start. C B Schori, the tenant, must seek another home. Hang Friedericin lost six calves last week and gave up searching after a week. a woman named Lady Jack was present.
The subject will work at Berndt's barber shop the latter part of the week and continue as a part time employee until the end of the school year, located miles this side of Volga.
The library will stock new titles across ages from teen guides by Charles Leahy to adult novels including Cronin Uris and Del Rey. Juvenile and picture-book offerings list titles by Orchard Flack Lampman and Finnegan with a diverse mix for ages 1 to 10, featuring animals, adventures, and everyday life themes.
The Volga Valley Dairy Herd Improvement Association tested 20 herds in October, with 427 cows of which 308 were in milk and 119 dry. Average production per cow was 526 lbs milk and 19.8 lbs butterfat. 49 cows completed 305 days. Notable records include Vine land Dairy Farms 12,930 lbs milk 452 lbs fat, Ray Klingman and Son 13,270 lbs milk 427 lbs fat, A B Hawkins 9,760 lbs milk 410 lbs fat, and J Walter Roys 11,240 lbs milk 404 lbs fat plus 12,040 lbs milk 403 lbs fat.
Pvt George Lerch serves in Battery C 231st AFA Bo 2 Platoon 6th Armored Division Fort Leonard Wood Me In the Air Force Donald B Sutter son of Mrs Hulda Sutter of Elgin has entered USAF Technical School for Aircraft Mechanics at Sheppard AFB Texas He is a Zigin high school graduate entered the U S Army July 20 1953 Furrough at Home Mr and Herbert Ash travel to Des Moines to meet son Lane on 10 day furlough Radar school graduate Nov 24 specializes in air control and warning Dairymen in Town dairy herd improvement associations shift to milk sales from cream
List of trade name entries for Cook's Sorghum Mill and associated individuals in Wadena Iowa including Walter and Ethel Cook, various property lot numbers, vehicles such as Chevrolet pickup and sedan, and farm lease details. Also notes consolidation of Arlington Creamery and Strawberry Point Farmers Coop into Maquoketa Valley Co-operative with date November 5, 1953.
Mr and Mrs Mark Grimms of Wepello announce the birth of a baby boy named Kent Low weighing 5 pounds 1 ounce. The report notes similar birth trends in the United States with possibly more January 1954 births than in 1953.
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