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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1952
Page
3
Local school notes describe Rome as a topic, land division history, and Serfs. Freshman English emphasizes listening and speaking skills with News Map reading. Home economics covers term papers on grooming and home planning. Science reports two experiments radiometer and pulsating glass. Music news describes the Iowa Music Educators Association all state festival in Des Moines with massed orchestra, band and chorus.
Thirteen Clermont high school music students traveled to Cresco for auditions and nine were chosen for the all state festival. Selected vocalists include Judy Paulson Mary Martin Marlene Durscher Ramona Olson Billy Swenson Victor Amundsen Leland Probert and Paul Hackmann who join a massed chorus of more than 600 voices. Stephen Knudsen will play cornet in a 240 piece band.
Charles Sullivan a former Clermontes resident and Dunlap business leader died Monday after surgery at St Frasers hospital in Peoria at about forty seven. He led the Suburban Telephone Co in Dunlap and was noted for his family orchestra. He leaves Dorothy Cominsky his widow two daughters Ann and Mary Frances and four sons John C Jr Michael Timothy and W Patrick all of Dunlap, plus a brother Harvey of Cedar Rapids and three sisters. Funeral services were held October 16 at St Echo Clement's church in Dunlap.
Basketball practice underway with 24 boys and 16 girls on squads. Regular and night drills held. First games set for Tuesday November 4 at Randallia. Aim to start season with wins on both teams.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Eller won a two week all expense paid trip to Mexico after a KSMN Mason City contest. They toured the Rio Grande valley McAllen Mexico City Xochimilco Pyramids Palace of Fine Arts Bull Fights and stayed at Hacienda San Francisco de Guadra in Taxco then Acapulco before returning home. Interment in church cemetery noted and household items advertised for holiday eating.
Camp Fire Girls met Arlene Knudsen and JoAnn Moore who acted as hostesses to the Odsko group at their Wednesday evening gathering. Douglas Thomas spoke on the stars and the group watched the heavens. The business meeting followed at the Knudsen home, with posters planned urging voting on Nov. 4. Lunch was served.
November food outlook highlights turkeys pork and frozen fish with canned tuna on menus. The article notes a record supply for turkeys reaching fifty eight million and discusses platter prospects for the holiday season.
Philip Simon of Humboldt recognized a picture of his son Corporal Jimmy Simon with a group of combat veterans in Korea in Time magazine. In Belle Plaine, Mr and Mrs W L Allen observed their 63rd wedding anniversary. He is 86 and she will be 85 soon.
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