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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1957
Page
2
The Horace Mann accident insurance covers K-12 students for injuries on the way to and from school and on grounds. 392 students participate, including 257 elementary and 135 junior high and high students.
The week features WSCS meeting hosted by Mrs Lyle Jennings, a high school class officers election across freshmen to seniors, and a coming performance of the play Here We Go Again on Oct 4. Neighbors visit, family travels, birthday gatherings and church turkey dinner plans fill daily life in Randall Borden and surrounding areas.
Mr and Mrs Michael Eder and Gary of Oelwein visited relatives in Volga over the past weekend John Wiley and family visited in Cecil Glennon home A large group attended the pra meeting Friday evening Mrs Don Leete is president Mrs Willard Crandall is see and Mrs Herbert Andreae is treasurer Mr and Mrs Michael Martin are visiting Mr and Mrs John Roys in Sterling Colo also other relatives in the west Mr and Mrs Lawrence Richards have been enlarging their state space by putting in more shelves and other improvements Mrs Henrietta Cunningham is as her guest her sister Mrs Louise Neuenschwander of Sunnyvale Calif Mrs Ruth Smith visited a few days with her two brothers Will and Lute Sandborn at Lime Springs Mrs Glen Smith accompanied her The Farm and Home Club met with larah Everitt with eleven members present Mrs Hoskyns joined the club Secret sisters names were drawn for the coming year Evelyn Wilker was elected president Mabel Thorsgard vice president and Helen Druecker secretary treasurer The Frances meeting will be with Frances Boenish Ralph Rinkert visited in the Fred Rinkert home Mr and Mrs Rinkert returned home with their
The American Trucking Associations reports 1955 private and for hire trucks and trailers totaled 9.9 million paying 1.9 billion in motor vehicle taxes. 1956 taxes near 2 billion with growth tied to highway programs. Trucking yielded 33 percent of state and local highway user bases and intercity miles rose to 226 billion. Average highway wage reached 5130 in 1955. The industry spent about 34 billion in 1955, roughly 4.2 percent of GNP.
The report notes Duane visiting Town City Hospital on Sunday and relatives from Wadena and Davenport sharing meals and visits. Mr and Mrs Ed Gerpand Mr and Mrs LeRoy Sloan and Doris were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs George Oldfather. Raymond Oldfather visited his parents in Davenport and later returned to Ames with his wife and children to establish residence this winter.
A series of talks planned for evenings begins October 9 with Economics in Hog Production. October 15 covers Production testing of Hogs. October 22 discusses Economy in the Beef Cow Herd. October 29 reviews Farm Stabilization Factors. November 5 focuses on Government Corn and Acreage Program. November 12 covers Farm Tractors.
Ross E. James, co ag instructor, states meetings will be held in the vo ag room of the new high school building, starting at 8:00 pm. Coffee and doughnuts will be served after each meeting, with the regular kitty to cover costs.
Myles Mark of Leon was badly hurt when his spray paint machine exploded on a local farm near Elston. He was hurled from the machine and sustained severe injuries to his left arm, while his wife was also stunned by the blast.
A fragmentary item describes an overflowing tomato crop for Mrs Edward Nitidihke of Arn, noting a long eight foot length and a stray beastie along the road. The readable text preserves rural tone and local names.
Vern Nims of Maquoketa reeled in a giant catfish from the Mississippi River at Bellevue. The catch weighed 30 slings and measured feet in length. Nims also reports biting into a pounder a few days prior.
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