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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1959

Page

2

Junior Joins the Band Leads Valley High Halftime

Valley High Marching Band under Arden Greener presented its first half time show "Junior Joins the Band" on Sept 11 at the Calmar Valley football game. It traces Junior from his first music lesson to fame with a band, while detailing show planning, auditions, and the future productions including "2000 A. D." and "Mardi Gras" or "Calypso Holiday". The article also reports on junior class testing, merit awards, and forthcoming productions with a tentative date of Friday Nov 13 for "The Thread That Runs So True" at the Lonesome Valley Rural Schoolhouse in 1925, plus a town council hearing and bids for a sewer project.

The Valley High Marching Band Arden Greener Junior Calmar Valley Mars Jesse Stuart Reginald Lawrence Lonesome Valley Kentucky Mountains Jesse

State to enlarge use of no passing road signs

Officials praised two passing signs after observing their effectiveness. The commission decided to expand the use of such signs to improve road safety and guide motorists along U.S. routes.

Ant Sans U.S

St Peters Church Morning and Evening Worship Notes

Morning worship at 10 45 a m and evening evangelistic service announced at St Peters Church with Fr Jos A Sullivan pastor Sunday Masses listed at 7 00 and 9 00 a m Confessions on Saturday at 8 08 10 94 unclear details provided

St. Peter’s Church Fr. Jos, A. Sullivan Ely

Community church events schedule this month

On Sunday October 1 worship at 8 45 a m then a family gathering with a covered dish supper at 6 p m followed by an official board meeting. On Thursday October 15 the Dubuque District men s rally meets in Decorah at 5 30 p m.

Dubuque Decorah

Tiger Tales staff named for Valley High School Echo

News staff appointed for this year’s Tiger Tales issue. Co editors are Alan Davis and Danice Anderson. Feature editors are Linda Stephenson and Sandra Anderson. Reporters include David Blockhus Deon Jennings Eloise Lantz Roselyn Clark Robert Dietz and Kathleen Gisleson. Sports writers Roger Berg Rupert Klingman Scrapbook Roselyn Clark Eva Hofer. Typists Jean Amundson Kathleen Gisleson Sandra Kjosa Shirley Rainey Bonnie Taylor. Echo Readers will be informed on weekly Valley High activities.

Tiger Tales Alan Davis Danice Anderson Linda Stephenson Sandra Anderson Deon Jennings Eloise Lantz David Blockhus Roselyn Clark Robert Dietz Kathleen Gisleson Roger Berg Rubert Klingman Eva Hofer Jean Amundson Sandra Kjosa Shirley Rainey Bonnie Taylor Echo Valley High School

Valley school closed for teachers' institute day

No classes were held at Valley on Wednesday October 8 as the annual tri county teachers institute took place in New Hampshire that day.

Valley Teachers’ Institute New Hampton

National Merit Scholarship Tests Results Arrive

Results from the National Merit Scholarship Tests taken last spring have arrived, detailing the performance of students in the program. The announcement highlights top scorers and the continuing importance of the nationwide competition in recognizing academic achievement.

Elgin Iowa council holds sewer system plan hearing

The Elgin Iowa Town Council met in special session at the Town Hall at 2 p.m. with Mayor Schori and Councilmen Boyle Muehreethaler Mulford Wilson present. Absent Councilman Capper. The meeting opened to hear the proposed plans and specifications and form of contract for a sanitary sewer system and sewage treatment facilities in Elgin.

Boyle Mulford Elgin Iowa Schori Muehreethaler Wilson Capper

Clermont locals host Shiptons and Judy at Olson home

Mr. and Mrs. H R Shipton and Judy of Calmar visited Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Olson in Clermont.

H.R. Shipton Judy of Calmar Louis ‘Olson

Weekend Travels and Social Visits Across Iowa and Nearby States

Mr and Mrs Lyle Gress returned from Canada and Lake Superior area spending time in Minneapolis St Paul and Duluth covering about 1800 miles then back to Davenport Monday afternoon after a weekend at Claude Gress home. Numerous dinners and visits followed at various homes including the Lar son Anson Priest and the Becker families with guests from Sioux Falls Elgin Rochester and Waterloo among others. Regular social hosting and travel anecdotes summarize a busy period of local society gatherings and family hospitality.

Lyle. Gress Canada Lake Superior Minneapolis St Paul Duluth Davenport Claude Gress

Iowa Highway Commission Notes 68 Percent Traffic Rise Since 1941

The annual report cites a 68 percent increase in motor vehicle traffic in Iowa since 1941. The commission highlights growing use of primary routes and overall traffic flow trends across the state.

Towa Highway' Commission Commission Iowa

Farm Income Data Shows Farm Revenues Slide This Year

A Department of Agriculture report shows gross farm income for the first seven months totaling 1,913,786,000, down about 6 percent from a year ago. Receipts declined in both livestock and crops, with June and July income for Iowa farmers totaling 956,527,000 this year versus 393,972,000 in the same period last year, a result largely attributed to lower livestock prices.

Department of Agriculture Iowa

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