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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1952
Page
2
The 1952 53 staff lists editors and reporters and details junior and freshman class notes. Students report on history and government lessons, science demonstrations, plays rehearsals, and arithmetic tests. Senior and freshman news cover rings, parties, literature units, and music performances by the marching band at local games.
Last Monday night the seniors held a class party with a picnic in the hot lunch room, then attended the show She's Working Her Way Through College at Elkader. Joe Holden, born May 21, 1934 in Elgin, is a blue eyed senior who played basketball three years, football four years, and 4-H three years, with a green Chevrolet as prize possession. He plans to attend Iowa State or farm in the future.
In agriculture six weeks cover hog and cattle study. Students learn cattle and hog parts, traits, breeds, and judging. Literature unit titled Family and Fireside. A class one act play The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden was enjoyed. Greek culture topics include Socrates Plato and Aristotle. Plato’s writings on Socrates death read by Mrs. Schori. Upcoming work will cover early Greek drama historians and sculptures.
Fall canning guide urges using pressure canner to stock pork and beans, apples, pears, and green tomatoes. Includes Massachusetts recipe notes, bean prep, molasses sauce, jar packing, processing times, applesauce and pear honey steps, and green tomato chow chow directions for winter meals.
A series of October ranking events lists participants by date. Individuals named include Dianne Meinhard Mary Schaer Janice Larson Beverly Benson Richard Clark Bobby Medberry Barbara Medberry Marilyn West Ted Kjosa Marie Hendrickson LeAnn Frieden Joann Gisleson with dates ranging from October 5 to October 27.
Use high quality honey this season with a honey nut cookie recipe. Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs and honey, fold in flour baking powder salt and chopped nuts, chill, roll and bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes until lightly browned.
Elgin locals recount trips to Green Bay and Mesa Arizona. Rose Reusser plans an indefinite Florida winter after Baptist work in Green Bay. Local families from Postville Mt. Vernon and Guthrie area hosted dinners and weekend visits. Ruth Tillotson stays with parents in Mt. Vernon. Schupbach family aided a visit to Moline. Echo Want Ad notes remain active for buyer seller talks.
The St Paul Lutheran church at Volga invites friends and all to its dedication on Sunday October 26 with services at 9 30 and 10 30 led by Rev Glaser of Waverly followed by a noon picnic dinner served by the ladies a Hammond organ recital at noon and 2 30 talk with music from Wartburg College. An evening address at 7 30 by Rev Harry Wilke of Waterloo includes a solo by Mrs Wilke.
F P Gernand, manager of the local creamery, received a gold medal for outstanding butter making at the State Creamery Operators Convention in Mason City on Oct 17 and 18. The banquet at Hotel Hanford drew about 500 attendees as monthly scores determine yearly awards. Gernand’s butter has earned top ratings for eight consecutive years, a record unmatched by any other operator in the state. Attendees from Volga included Mr and Mrs Wm J Ehrhardt, Mr and Mrs Harold J Huebsch, Mr and Mrs Adolph Elvers, and Mr and Mrs P Gernand.
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