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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1964

Page

4

Card Party at St Peter's Church in Clermont

Wednesday Oct 21 at 8 p m at St Peter's Church parlors Clermont tickets 75 cents includes cards lunch and prizes bake sale sponsored by St Theresa's Circle plus a Singer sewing machine ad and various local buy and sell items in a single community ad page

St. Peter’s Church Clermont St.Theresa's Circle Singer East Sixth St—St. Paul Minn Homelite Klinger Tractor West Union Oscar Friedens West Elgin Rudy Possehl Elkader Meyer's St. Peter's Church St. Theresa's Circle

Cards of Thanks Reach St Lukes Cedar Rapids Hospital

Card of thanks from Will Frieden expresses gratitude for cards and visits during a hospital stay and after returning home. Mrs Lulu Schmid thanks relatives and friends for birthday cards and gifts on her 92nd birthday. Mrs Melbert Baechler thanks everyone for cards care visits food and gifts during illness.

St. Lukes Hospital Cedar Rapids Will Frieden Lulu Schmid Melbert Baechler

New Address Notices for James A Cook and Others

James A Cook moves to Apartment No B-36 at Carol Ann Apartments in Coralville Iowa. Mr and Mrs Robert David relocate to 1924 Lynwood Place Casper Wyoming. Orville West Jr SA 6092 78 49 and U S S Dixie AID 14 2nd Division Todd Shipyards Long Beach California listed with addresses and identifiers.

James A Cook Carol Ann Apartments Coralville Iowa Robert David Lynwood Place Casper, Wyoming Orville West Jr U.S.S. Dixie Todd “Shipyards Longch Calif

Busy Beavers 4-H Club Holds Regular Meeting

The Busy Beavers 4-H Club met at Linda and Marie Cummings home with Bonnie Kittleson as assistant hostess. Betty Sanderson presided. the pledge to the American flag was led by Moe T. Members learned to eat this year and a five member committee was named to find club leaders. Leaders checked the books while Karen Olson reported on demonstrations and foods. Lunch was served.

Beavers Linda Marie Cummings Bonnie Kittleson Betty Sanderson Moe T E & Report Diane Sharon James Freezin Patty Amundson Karen Olson Karen Ols0n

Sunny Dale Club Opens Season at Elgin Park

The Sunny Dale Club met at Elgin Park on Sept. 29 for a brief business session electing Mrs. Bernard Hanson as president Mrs. Lor ence West as treasurer and Mrs. Kenneth Mark as secretary. Afterward members toured the Echo Office Coppers Chicken Plant and the Post Office thanking local businessmen for demonstrations.

Sunny Dale Club Elgin Park Bernard Hanson Treas Lorence West Kenneth Mark Echo Office Coppers Chicken Plant

Club Outing and October Meeting Planned

Members enjoyed a Coffee stop at the Grill with eleven attendees. The next meeting is scheduled for October at the home of Mrs. La Vern Larson.

LaVern Larson

Clayton County Extension Calendar

Clayton County Extension Calendar lists weekly events from mid October including public policy meetings in Oelwein and Des Moines Fort Des Moines Hotel, all county rural electric association annual meeting in Post aring Gym, 4 H leaders recognition at Central High School, and leaders training sessions in Fayette Waukon Des Moines with times and locations scattered across the week. The OCR text shows multiple typos and fragmented place names.

Oelwein Town Home Economics Assn Fort Des Moines Des Moines Sal All County Rural Electric Corporation Postaring Farmersburg Township Central High School Fayette Waukon

Metzger Butikofer Wedding Rehearsal Luncheon Report

A rehearsal lunch was hosted Friday evening at the bride’s parents home of Mr and Mrs Ruben Metzger following the wedding rehearsal at the Methodist church. Guests included Har an Backhaus Cathy Donald Guttenberg Walter Butikofer Norbert Billy Ru ann Metzger Elkader Eddie Curran Dubuque Rev Lee Roy Collins Jean Breitsprecher St Olaf.

Ruben Metzger Metzger - Butikofer Methodist Church Haran Backhaus Cathy Donald Guttenberg Walter Butikofer Melbert Norbert Billy Ruann Metzger Elkader Eddie Curran Dubuque Lee Roy Collins Jean Breitsprecher St. Olaf

Three Winners at Saturday's Weekly Drawing in Elgin

Three winners shared this week's Elgin drawing with prizes of five dollars each. Recipients are Russell Freder ick, Mrs. Cornelius Burrow, and Mrs. Ella Schori. Winning numbers listed include 1476 726 353 77 1860 255 993 412 1347 1238 864 510 1811 68 1051 1752 591 797 1289 618 1120 186 1514 912 1585 1691 122.

Elgin Russell Frederick Cornelius Burrow Ella Schori

Extension Service Calendar of Events for October

County 4-H clubs and Extension Office schedule October events from the Top 4-H Records due date to public services and home furnishings trainings. Meetings include Putnam Foremost 4-H, Eldorado Eagles, Clermont Comets, Maynard gatherings, and late October sessions at the Extension office and local churches.

Putnam Foremost Lamont School Eldorado Eagles Eldorado Church Zinaneing Public Services Presbyterian Oelwein Maynard Maynard Community Hall Zion Lutheran Church West Union Clermont Comets Charles Upton

Mrs Dale Johansen Undergoes Major Surgery in Rochester

Mrs Dale Johansen of Wayne Nebraska underwent major surgery Friday at St Mary's Hospital Rochester. She is reported on the seventh floor and listed in stable condition after the procedure.

Rochester Dale Johansen Wayne Nebraska St. Mary’s Hospital

Elgin serviceman returns for 18 day leave

Orville West Jr. arrived home Friday October 2 for an 18 day leave. Mr and Mrs Lawrence Grimm met him at Waterloo Airport. He is stationed at Long Beach California. Rev Clifford Knight of Des Moines, executive director of Christian Education in the Methodist Church of Iowa, was a luncheon guest Thursday in the Rev Lee Roy Collins home. Boer puede Monne es Mes su' C fons Mrs Ruel Streeter.

Orville West Jr Lawrence Grimm Waterloo Long Beach Calif Clifford Knight Des Moines Christian Education Methodist Church of Iowa Lee Roy Collins Boer Puede Monne Ruel Streeter

West Bend social notes reveal weddings and gatherings

West Bend residents attended a Metzger-Butikofer wedding and hosted guests at Ruben Metzger's home. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Walter Banweart, Mr and Mrs Earl Banwart, LaVern Schneider and family, and many others visiting from Earlham, Minnetonka Beach, Blairstown, LaPorte City, Oelwein, San Gabriel, and Osage. Community members joined district seminars, CBI reunions, and Legion Auxiliary events.

Walter Banweart West Bend Metzger - Butikofer Earl Banwart Ruben Metzger LaVern Schneider George Butikofer Arden Greener Don Gardner Lee Roy Collins Methodist Church West Union George Youtzy Hill Crest Stege Lee Roy Iris Mié Bruce’ Moeller Blairstown Lydia Fawbush LaPorte City Ands Raymond Goodell Oelwein Russell Clarence Collins Ardale Earl Kiple Jacob Schneider American Legion Auxiliary Osage Kenneth Klingman Edward Klingman Ronald Baker Doyle Baker Connie Monday Ray, Weithorn Monona Anna

State News Cites Uniform Discount Plan and Patrol Expansion

State News reports a unanimous decision to apply liquor discounts to all purchasers, not only licensees, with the Attorney General ruling guiding current law. Safety Commissioner William Sueppel seeks 60 patrolmen next year and 50 more in 1966 to boost highway enforcement as the legislature meets in January. Former Vice President Richard Nixon criticizes Johnson era leadership, saying American prestige is at an all-time low.

Evan Huitman Overtier Hughes General Assembly Fatbol State’ Safety William Sueppel Nixon Richard M.nixon Johnson

Leadership, elections, and a state population update

Fragmented OCR reflects political quotes on leadership under Eisenhower and Nixon era, citing a pacific leadership aim. It notes Iowa population estimate at 2 766 000 and state employment service data showing 5 585 non farm jobs for the fiscal year for 14 percent of handicapped job seekers.

State Department of Health Iowa State Employment Service

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Bette Leo Wolfs Ogarlson Patz Klinger Tractor Service Dick Kiple Farmersburg Poland Rudy Posgehl P. B Ben Hulbert Wadena Towa H. L. Heying Acme Piano Co Euclid Steven Hermen Ufp LeAnna Hulbert Ella Dummermuth Minnesota Oolon Co Lloyd Meier Betty Erickson Clarence Bear Sam Frieden Lester Gehring Doris Blks Water Tower Frieden’s Iga Market Clayton County Willman Real Estate & Auctioneering Service Postville E. W. Hilgemann Smith CURTISS @REEDING SERVICE, INC Leonard Heins Paul N. Moser Lows M. F. Schlein Chiropractor Lawler Onlw Harry L. Johnson Clarence Kittelson Confucius Extension Service FT Ee C. &W. ‘Auction Market G. W. Alderson Stern Finance Co al —— la Caine Reese Schori & Kuster Lbr. CO Tillotson’s Hardware Ford Eisenhower U. S Elgin Co-operative Co Elgin, Iowa
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