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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1962
Page
4
For rent a seven room house with oil furnace and either gas or electric stove hookups. Available immediately. Inquire at Echo office. Also for sale three sows with pigs from Tilpher Bilden in Elgin.
Thank you expresses gratitude for cards letters and flowers received after an accident. Also appreciates calls while in West Union and after returning home. Signed Sincerely Mrs Alice Winkler.
Mrs G J Mosby lists a new address at 503 2nd Ave SW Rochester Minnesota in care of Christofferson guest home. Pvt E2 Raymond Gene Lantz RA 17621975 HQ 58 1ISTD N Co Main DS APO 21 New York NY. Mr and Mrs Anthony Hab eger reside at 56209 okSeid Dr Apt 4 New Orleans LA.
Hospital notices list several individuals admitted or treated. Thomas Howard Wes, Floyd Friden, and Mrs Richard Gulse Cedar Falls are mentioned in relation to hospital care. George Leuchtenmacher is at Veterans Hospital Iowa City, Harold Opsand underwent surgery, and another operation occurred at Lutheran Hospital La Crosse.
The Elkader Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America will present its annual Barber Shop Parade on Saturday evening, November 3 at the Elkader Municipal Building. Curtain time is 8 15 p m. Tickets are sold locally at Schmidt's.
All seats are reserved. For out of town requests write to Ed Reynolds at Elkader. The notice directs use of the Elkader contact for non local inquiries and confirms seating reservations.
The Rev Melford S Knutson of First Lutheran Albert Lea Minn will headline Marion Lutheran Church family night on Nov 4 at 7 15 pm He returns from studying at Manchester College England with slides on England and Norway and a talk on The Role of the Father in the Bible The program starts with a hymn sing led by Rev Henry J Mathite followed by slides and lecture A coffee fellowship hour will follow hosted by Women of the Church
The schedule lists events in Elkader including a Girls 4-H leaders organization meeting at 1 p.m. and a county committee meeting at 10 a.m. on Monday. An Extension Council meeting is set for Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Extension Office. A girls 4-H leaders training is planned for Friday at 1:30 p.m. as well.
On October 25 1962 the Fay ette County District Court appointed Loyd H Meier as Administrator With Will Annexed of Mary S Burke Deceased. He requests all persons indebted to the estate to pay and those holding claims to present them to the court for allowance. Attorneys Saur and Johnson of Oelwein Iowa assist. Date October 30 1962.
Mrs Blanthe Jennings hosted the Sunshine Club at her home for a day of socializing and contests. Ruth Zwanziger spoke of a Washington DC vacation, followed by lunch. Several local families and visitors joined events and a hospital birthday tribute marked the day.
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