Elgin Echo reports Dial $711 inspection trip for Iowa State seniors
Twenty nine agricultural engineering seniors from Iowa State, including Raymond Oldfather of Arlington and Harold Durscher of Elgin, completed a five day inspection tour through Iowa and Illinois. They visited Red Haw Dam, Honey Creek soil conservation near Chariton, J I Case Tractors in Rock Island, Deer Plant in Moline, International Harvester in East Moline, hydraulics lab at Iowa, flood project in Iowa City, Coralville Dam, REA plant, and many manufacturers in Cedar Rapids, Fort Dodge, Clarion, Story City.
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Iowa State
Raymond Oldfather
Arlington
Harold Durscher
Elgin
Iowa
Illinois
Agricultural Engineering
Red Haw
Honey Creek
Chariton
J. I. Case Tractors
Rock Island
Deer Planter
Moline
Ill
International Harvester Combine
East Moline
State University of Iowa Hydraulics Laboratory
Corps of Engineers
Iowa River
Iowa City
Coralville
REA Power Plant
Clay Equipment Company
Cedar Rapids
Vincent Clay Company
North‘west Steel Company
Fort Dodge
Hagie Manufacturing Company
Clarion
Hermanson [Brothers , Farm
Story City
Richs Pipe Dreams and town industry ambitions
A Clermont reader argues towns attract industry by making themselves appealing to investors and workers. Local initiative matters as small towns finance and back homegrown ventures, while workers should support bosses investing in jobs and profits.
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Yours
Mine
Camp Fire Group Elects Officers for New Unit
Marcia Knudtson elected president of a new Camp Fire group for seven girls. Karla Kohler is VP, Kathy Gehring treasurer, Connie Baker scribe. Meeting held at the schoolhouse. Plans include twice monthly meetings, fundraising projects, occasional social evenings, and work on Trail Seeker rank. Guardians Mrs Laur ence Knudtson and Mrs Lor ence Muehlethaler hosted.
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Marcia Knudtson
Karla Kohler
Kathy Gehring
Sec
Treas
Connie Baker
Laurence Knudtson
Lorence Muehlethaler
Thanks From 5th Graders Visit
Fifth grade students express gratitude to Mr Strauch for a visit. They call the place the most interesting they have seen and sign with thanks. The Echo force confirms enjoyment of the visit.
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Mr. Strauch
Echo Force
Silver Anniversary for John Ericksons
John and Mrs. John Erickson celebrated their silver wedding anniversary with an open house at Elgin Lutheran Church in Wadena on Sunday October 19 from 2 to 4 PM. Attendees included family friends and relatives. Joyce Erickson and Mrs Charles Daisy served as hosts and guests signed the guest book.
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John Erickson
Wadena
Elgin Lutheran Church
Roger Leigh Erickson
Janice Loftegard
Dennis Stutrud
Bonnie Taylor
Aldora Anderson
Dawn Rau
Joyce Tete
Joyce Erickson
Minneapolis
Charles Daisy
Tomah
Wis
Andrew Dummermuth
Clifford Gisleson
Fred Butikofer
Silver Anniversary Held for Kamaus Family in Pre Celebration
About 70 guests attended a pre silver anniversary gathering for Mr. and Mrs. Kamaus at their West Union home on Sunday October 19. Attendees included the Ka mamus Jorgensen and Kamaus relatives from Fayette Luana Protovin Lime Springs Postville and St Olaf with Mrs Frank Pisney as hostess who brought the wedding cake. Others unable to attend were Anna Walter Dawn Olson and Clifford Olson families.
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Shepperd
Ill and Hospitalized Home from Hospital
John O. Anderson returned home Friday from the hospital in Iowa City after breaking his hip. Fred Nyder Sr. fell at home last Wednesday and also broke his hip. Mr and Mrs George Nydegger and Mr and Mrs John Nydegger with Mr and Mrs Joe Frieden visited Sunday. John Hellum has been ill at home about a week and a half. About half of newly reported tuberculosis cases involve people over 45 years old. The article asks when readers last had a chest X ray.
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John O. Anderson
Tome
Iowa’ City
Fred Nyder, Sr
And
George Nydegger
John Nydegger
Joe Frieden
John Hellum
Monthly Cub Scout Pack Meeting at St Pauls Church
Parents and friends of Cub Pack 53 are invited to the monthly pack meeting at 7 30 p m Tuesday October 28 in the basement of St Pauls Methodist Church. Awards earned since the last meeting will be presented and den mothers will be recognized.
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St. Paul’s
Turnip Grows to 718 Pounds in Odd Upward Shape
H. D. Yack displays a remarkable vegetable weighing 718 pounds with a 27 inch girth. The giant turnip grew mostly above ground and its odd form resembles an upside-down atomic blast, marking a freakishly large harvest.
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H. D. Yack
Bride Elect Karo Hyde to Wed Paul Pinney in October
Honor Bride-Elect Mrs Ronald Loftsgard and Col leen Howard hosted a miscellaneous bridal shower for Karo Hyde Sunday at the Robert Kerr home. A large umbrella stood center stage with streamers and bridal bouquets linking the gifts. Miss Hyde will marry Paul Pinney on Saturday October 25.
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Ronald Loftsgard
Colleen Howard
Karo Hyde
Robert Kerr
Miss Hyde
Paul Pinney
Tar burn injures Highway Surfacers worker
Cyril Holschley, an employee of Highway Surfacers Inc of New Hampton, suffered burns on his right leg from knee to ankle after stepping into a hole filled with hot tar. The incident occurred during road work.
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Cyril Holschley
Highway Surfacers, Inc
New Hampton
Record cattle on feed hits Oct 1 high in Iowa
Cattle and calves on grain feed for slaughter in Iowa on Oct 1 are estimated at 911,000 head, a record for the date, surpassing the 844,000 head high in 1956. The figure is 16 percent above the 785,000 head on feed a year earlier and one quarter above the 1952-56 Oct 1 average. The Oct 1 on feed total shows a seasonal drop of 24 percent from the July 1 peak this year, similar to declines seen in 1957 and the prior five year July averages.
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Iowa
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