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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1963
Page
4
Wanted help to live with and care for an elderly lady in Elgin. Separate apartment available. Call 205W, Ek kader. Mrs. Rudy Possehl, 62. Bob Robbins Fredericksburg advertises fly protection and barn painting services. Guaranteed not to chip or rub off. Phone 237-4521 for Fredericksburg work.
For sale cucumbers at 1.75 dollars per bushel. Mrs Phillip Wander of Castalia offers them locally.
Walter Medberry thanks visitors and Rev Collins for hospital care and meals. La Vera Denifer thanks Elgin business community for a $50 jackpot prize at the cash drawing. Mr and Mrs William Dennler express gratitude for well wishes on birth of son Daniel Austin.
Extension Service calendar lists 4-H club meetings in Clermont and Putnam on Sept 7 and 9, a district extension conference at Decorah on Sept 10 and 11, Eldorado Eagles H Club at Eldorado church, and a Corn Club Tour at 10:00 am on Sept 13. Includes Delwein Country Boys 4-H Club and Decorah district events.
Calendar of events for Clayton County Extension lists activities in Elkader Decorah Monona and surrounding towns. Highlights include a 4H party in Elkader on Sept 6 from 7:30 to 9:30 pm, district conference in Decorah Sept 10–11, a Friendship circle in Monona City Hall Sept 12 at 1:30, and a Sep 14 judging workout in Monona Giard and Postville areas.
A Social Security Administration district representative from Waterloo will visit the West Union Court House on September 10, 17, and 24 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Earl T. Johnson, district manager, announced the schedule.
Court records show transfer from Mollokken Lydia Wright and husband Levi to Lydia Mollokken and husband WD SE one half of Lots 1 and 2 Block 78 Thompson's Add Clermont dated August 15, 1963. Also listed are new vehicle registrations: Martin Amundson Clermont Bel Air Chev two door sedan. Clarence Nus Arlington Buick four door sedan. Walter Falk Elgin Westwood house trailer. William Wede Castalia Ford Crown Victoria sedan.
Il and Mrs Wm Howard, recently in Decorah hospital, came home for the weekend and returned Monday for surgery. Walter Nydegger of Manly underwent major surgery in Mason City hospital ten days ago and should receive mail at his Manly address. Walter Medberry left Schultz Hospital in Waterloo Thursday and will stay two weeks at home before further surgery.
The Birthday Club hosted a belated birthday party for Mrs. Ruth Starkey on Monday afternoon August 26. Special guests included Mrs. Clara Helgerson, Mrs. Irene Olson, Amanda Krueger, Lena Wenger, Mrs. Beulah Lubke, and Phyllis Skeen. A social hour followed by lunch completed the event.
Mr and Mrs Robert Medhber ry and Lori attended a family picnic Sunday at Elkader park.
A string of weekend visits and callers across Elgin Postville Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas is reported with residents hosting guests including Blockhus Bertins Burroas Hiens Reierson Lembke Meisner Christen Hanson Martin and others. In state forestry news Dr Harold McNabb notes Dutch elm disease has spread to eight new Iowa counties Buchanan Iowa Poweshiek Mahaska Keokuk Monroe Lucas and Wayne bringing the total to 41 of 99 counties.
State News continues to report that publican Edward Kennedy and Sibley Democrat Reese were appointed as the first judges under Iowa's new judicial system. Reese takes over from Donald Barnes in the 18th district while Kennedy fills a vacancy from the death of T. E. King in Orange City. Both new judges will serve until January 1, 1965 and must stand for retention in 1964 if they wish to continue.
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