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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1950
Page
5
Local notices recount a busy week with a church basement shower for Virginia Cline of Gelwein and upcoming wedding plans for Horest Zahn of Cedar Rapids. Families from Wadena, Des Moines, and Minneapolis visited, while Rally Day is set for October 22 at the U B Sunday school.
O E S is planning an October 26 social evening in Elgin with public invitation and a reminder that each member should bring a tablecloth dishes and silver for her own table. The note emphasizes a large turnout and a successful party.
The Iowa Health Council will urge legislators to repeal the existing county health plan law and back a bill financing and organizing county and multi county health departments. Voters in each county would decide on creating such departments, with an 11 member board named by county supervisors and tax levies capped at one mill per thousand dollars of taxable value.
Governor Beardsley requests a salary survey of state employees to evaluate living costs and balance salaries, noting past cost of living adjustments and subsequent bracket adjustments. The measure aims to identify underpaid staff as living expenses rise. Old veterans in Iowa gain outpatient VA medical eligibility under a new federal law, potentially 118,000 nationwide eligible.
A six member Iowa municipal code study committee will propose changes to the Iowa code for Gov. William S. Beard sley. The report is to be submitted to the legislature, with continued details noted on page 3.
The 157 1-2 acre Judson Con ner estate farm south of Brainard was recently sold to Allen Schneider who will take possession next. The farm is tenanted by the Doyle Baker family who are selling out October 27. Mrs. Herbert Dummermuth of Clermont is the administratrix and handled the deal for the estate.
Mrs Belva Snyder Mrs H D Yack and Mrs H H Wolf attended the 42nd annual national Iowa federation of Women’s Clubs meeting in Manchester on Wednesday Oct 11. Over 300 women registered. Dr Marcus Bach of the Religion department spoke in the afternoon. Mrs Arthur J Meyer of Elkader was re elected district director. Elgin Study Club received honorable mention in the judging contest.
The Northeast Iowa Masonic fellowship meeting is set for Wednesday October 25 at Guttenberg. The Clinton degree team will perform a third degree. Those wishing to attend the six thirty dinner should make reservations by October 24.
Mr and Mrs Albert Bessler of Chicago announce the birth of a son Michael with the mother Mabel Grimm as former. Rev and Mrs Bruce Jones report a son David Bruce born at the Postgillé hospital on October 17 weighing 10 pounds 4 ounces.
Orvin Laftsgard, son of Mr and Mrs T T Laftegard, returned home Sunday from Rochester Minnesota where he had been a patient at St Marys hospital for six weeks after a bulbar polio attack. He lost some facial expression and still has speech difficulty but was assured it will disappear with time.
The American Legion Auxiliary holds its regular meeting Thursday evening October 26 at the Legion rooms. Hostesses are Wilma Boleyn Verna Robinson Opal Luce Beasie Thompson and Pauline Howard.
Iowa farmers reported 338000 sows farrowed in September, an increase of 14 percent from September 1949 and the highest for the month. The previous record was 352000 sows farrowed in 1943.
George Bovis joins the 100 piece Iowa State College marching band as cornetist. He first appeared with the scarlet clad outfit at the Iowa State Teachers game in Ames on October 7. The band will travel to Missouri for a road trip during the gridiron season.
Lists several residents registering new vehicles including Bud Hulbert Wadena Chevrolet truck W C Falb Elgin Chevrolet sedan Wm Frey Wadena Chevrolet P Larson Elgin Chevrolet James D Roberts Elgin Chevrolet coupe Robert E Cooney Clermont Ford tudor Earl Aanes Fayette Chevrolet Tudor Also notices about personal debt disclaimer and Elgin fire department warning to check homes and businesses for fire hazards issued by Fire Chief of Elgin Tipe.
Theo R Reusser of Tucson Arizona landed a 489 pound bluefin tuna after a 50 minute fight during a fishing trip off Wedgeport Nova Scotia. Five other fishermen also landed tuna that day in the locality.
A north Fayette county district court of honor for Boy Scouts will be held at Fayette High School on Thursday evening October 26 at eight.
An electrical transformer failure last week in Winterset damaged wiring and appliances in six homes. The incident sent 2,400 volts through the houses causing fuse blows, blown fuse boxes, and burned radios. In two cases wall sockets were blown from the walls.
Mrs Inez Shaffer spent the night at the Thomas E Howard home with guests from Cedar Rapids visiting Hulda Stoehr. Elgin O E 5 sponsors a card party at the lodge hall on October 26 with lunch and a small admission fee. the public is invited.
The county Farm Bureau nominating committee met Sept. 26 and presented a slate for the Oct. 23 annual meeting. Slated officers include John W. Ingels and Ernest Miehe as presidents, Albert Boess and E. S. Parde e as vice presidents, Raymond Goodell and Reynold Strong as secretaries, J. F. Miche and M. A. Porter as treasurers, Don Fish and Ludwig Leyh as boys 4-H chairman. A two year voting delegate will be elected from the floor with further nominations possible at the meeting.
The Elgin Study Club will meet October 24 with Mrs. Martin Wenger as host. The evening topic is Your Role as a Good Citizen. Mrs. John Tillotson presents So You're Going to Vote and Better Drivers for America. The club sponsors towel sales hemmed by state blind women. president Mrs. R P Strauch chairs. A committee proposes methods to raise funds for new band uniforms.
The Pleasant Point Study Club met October 10 at Emma Holzer's home. Members answered roll with jokes, approved regular business, and voted $5 to Elgin school uniforms fund. Program was "What’s the Secret of Arthur Godfrey?" by Gladys Feller. Auction with Laura Bane raised $20,701. Guest Mrs. Ern Holzer attended. Lunch by the host. November gathering planned with Una Leuenberger.
Four vehicles were involved in a freak pile-up near Tripoli. Erwin Volker turning off the highway was struck by Art Meihe, followed by Melvin Lampe of Frederika. While the drivers discussed the incident, Louis Pried of Waverly struck Lampe’s car dead center.
Community notice for a Schneider school social Thursday evening October 26 with program starting at eight o clock. Mrs Hilder Bilden teacher invites all to attend. Use Want Ads regularly as repetition builds reputation.
The State Conservation Commission allocated 1000 adult catfish for the Fayette County area. Five hundred were placed in the river at its junction with Otter Creek and the other five hundred above the Clermont dam. Leo Schori led the release of fish transferred from Sabula by Conservation Officer Harry Blomquist.
The Elgin Lions Club sponsors a Basket Social and program on Friday night November 3 to raise funds for Elgin High School band uniforms. Baskets with bidder named ribbons will be auctioned by Orvin Thompson starting at 7:00 p.m. Lea Grether will perform, and the event aims to attract all ages in the high school gym. Proceeds benefit the band uniform fund.
The state highway commission advertises for bids to resurface Highway 56 from Elka Jder to the Fayette county line with crushed stone. Work is planned for fall or winter. The proposition for blacktopping has been considered several times in recent years, likely delaying a new type road.
The Paul Zurbriggen family moved into their new Main Street residence last Saturday after leaving a second floor apartment formerly owned by the Elgin School District.
Wilford Blomgren of Ottumwa died in a car crash at the county line where his vehicle veered out of control crossing from Tama into Poweshiek County. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Georgia M. Schori from the University Hospital Iowa City assisted in physical therapy and spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Albert Schori. Mr and Mrs Robert Seileman and Gregory and Mrs Anna Schupbach hosted dinner guests Saturday in the Ray Weithorn home in Monona. Saturday evening visitors in the Schupbach home included Fred Trafalet Sr and the Trafalet Jr family of Hawkeye.
Robert Wilson, Fayette county board chairman, says residents will vote on a $975,000 bond issue for a new county home at the November election. If approved, property taxes will rise up to eight tenths of a mill each year starting 1951 to service the bonds. The current county home suffered roof and interior damage from a May 5, 1950 wind storm. a temporary roof was later installed to allow living quarters. Polling places are listed in today’s Echo.
The Wahonka Camp Fire Girls held hikes on September 19 and 25 with lunches included. Officers Ilo Sutter and Beverly Muehlethaler were chosen president and vice president, a scavenger hunt occurred, and Beverly hosted a Monday meeting with music. The groups collected clothing for Ot tumwa orphans and for overseas aid.
Funeral services were held in Arlington for Arthur Kutschat aged 53 who died October 10 after a lingering illness. Burial took place in Oelwein. Kutschat served as Fayette County sheriff from 1939 to 1947, later farming near Arlington with his family.
Silver Leaf Lodge A F and A M conducted a school of instruction Monday evening led by Ray Douglas of Postville. Another session is planned for November and a final one in January or February.
Mr and Mrs George Haven of Des Moines were dinner and overnight guests in the J O Anderson home. The Joe Brackin family of Garna ville visited Sunday. William Weibel of Chicago spent the weekend with Frank Greenley and visited his father A M Weibel in Waukon. A school social with lunch and program will be held at Cheery Valley School Marion No 8 on Thursday evening Oct 26 at eight. All are invited.
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