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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1951
Page
5
Rural social notes record visits and gatherings in Wadena area households. Families like the Orman Davises and Crandalls host and dine together while relatives travel from Chicago Omaha and Beloit. A August 28 wedding in Volga links Walter Roys and Minnie Phillips Culbertson with local attendees.
Rose and Marie Schmid, Joan Friederich, Grace, Norma and Edith Gehring spent Labor Day weekend at Roanoke and Morton. Louise Miller of Milwaukee hosted guests, and Mrs. John Steffens of West Union and Earl Kiple were guests of Mrs. Tda Grether and the Mulfords in Winthrop. Joyce Pape is a patient at St Josephs hospital New Hampton with a fractured shoulder.
The article outlines minimal shifts in Republican candidate expectations for next year. Gov. William S. Beardsley is viewed as likely to seek a second term with little intra party opposition. Att Gen Robert Larson is thought to run for reelection, while State Sen Al Douds is not expected to pursue the governorship. Democratic talks center on Carroll Switzer possibly joining the ticket, with E. E. Gene Posten poised for lieutenant governor. W. H. Nicholas plans reelection, facing possible GOP challenge from Leo Elthon.
Atty General Robert Larson and Polk County Attorney Clyde Herring must meet to decide how to handle bingo at pine veterans posts in Polk County. The games continue under posts sponsoring them on a strictly voluntary contribution basis. Herring issued an opinion noting he did not require an end to the gatherings but flagged ongoing concerns.
Otis Rothlisberger captured seven firsts in open class on Southdown sheep at the Iowa State Fair last week. He also exhibited the champion ram and the reserve champion. Four Iowa exhibits and one from Oklahoma competed in the show.
Elgin Panthers list 1951 football schedule with home or away notes. Games at eight o’clock begin on September 14 against Calmar and run weekly through October 26 against Sumner with opponents including Wakon Elkader Maynard Fayette and Web Union in various venues.
Elgin library items arrive across age groups with Adult titles The Slave Ship Bruno E Werner White Man Returns Agnes Newton Keith The Dude Ranch Zane Grey Juvenile Wagon To a Star Frances Lynch McGuire The Black Opal Dorothy Maywood Bird Emily of Deep Valley Maude Hart Lovelace Echoes of the Tide Sara Ware at Prince of the Ranch Olive W Burt The Portrait in the Land Carolyn Keene Johnny Apple seed Mabel Leigh Hunt Grades 1 to 4 First Book About God Ellen Wales Walpole Jesu And I Jean Plaquevent Hilly And the Bear Laura Bannon Tommy Tittlemouse Katherine Evans The Perky Little Engine Margaret Friskey Bad Mouse Martha Dudley Little Pig Robinson Beatrix Potter.
Elgin Masons will resume their monthly meetings on Tuesday evening September 11. A strong attendance is expected due to accumulated business from the past two months. Visiting members are welcome.
Joe Hanson of Des Moines was an overnight guest of Mr and Mrs George Hanson. The H V Swanson family of Des Moines and the Russell Kohler family of Waterloo were weekend guests of Mrs Ethel Kohler and the Christ family at Kanawha. Dinner guests Sunday included Mr and Mrs James Christ with additional attendees Dr and Mrs H S Wright of West Union, the L G L KipIe family, Bertha Kiple Nelle Reusser and Shirley, Will Kowler, and Mr and Mrs Tofield Heck with Kathryn Knudtson.
Far and Light 8 percent dealers will hold another frozen food demonstration on Thursday September 13. Irma Harding the company home economist will show methods of preparation and packaging for freezing and will also serve frozen foods. See their announcement in today's Echo.
Buyers paid over $16,000 for 4-H beef and hogs at the Fayette County Fair on August 25. Sales covered twelve open-class fat steers, 36 FFA market hogs, and 30 open-class market warrons with steers averaging 987 pounds and hogs 191 pounds. Buyers included Rath Dubuque Hormel Wilson Postville Packing Co Maynard Sales West Union Elevator and Dr Frevert. First National Bank West Union bought the champion steer at $47.50 per hundred, shown by Jere Probert. Open-class hogs sold 37 to 41 dollars per hundred with weights 855 to 1975 pounds. top beef animals were not sold.
The Echo marks its sixty first year as a local paper reflecting on water under the Turkey river bridge and Otter Creek bridge. Longtime subscribers from 1881 remain on the readers list, showing loyalty to the community paper. The editors pledge continued effort and learning to serve readers better.
Mr and Mrs Albert Schori and Georgia May were dinner guests Monday of Mr and Mrs C B Schori. Mr and Mrs Louis Denniir and Margie were supper guests Thursday of Mr and Mrs Thos Pollock. They were supper guests Friday in the Arthur Chapman home. Opportunity uses the Want Adz.
Mr and Mrs A B Lowene of Chicago welcomed daughter Susan Lee born August 28. Mrs Lowene formerly Margaret Young, a niece of L Capper. Tilpher Bilden and wife had a son Erling Stephen at Postville hospital August 30 weighing 8 pounds 13 ounces. A son arrived to Mr and Mrs Bill Peterson of Cincinnati August 31. Mother Evelyn Erickson is daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Erickson of Postville. The grandmother left for Cincinnati to visit the daughter and family.
Prices received by Iowa farmers for farm products on August 15 held steady from July with the all farm product index at 326 percent of the 1909-14 base. The cost of living index rose to 305 percent of the base, a record high, while the ratio of prices received to prices paid stood at 107 percent.
Sweet corn delivered to Elgin Canning Co. shows excellent quality with well filled ears and even sizes. No borers damage evident and reported yield per acre is above average this year.
Iowa faces a cool damp season with only one week of summer warmth. Crops like corn suffer delays as fields linger in late stages. threshing remains extensive and hay second cut ready. Farmers remain busy with harvest tasks while a correction notes A. H. Brackin’s address should read Care FPO.
The Elgin canning factory drew visitors on Monday as many businesses closed for inspections. The factory showed a busy day and is expected to operate full time this week. Only one line ran due to cool weather delaying corn maturation.
Twelve Payette county men are listed on induction call No 17 to report September 11 at West Union before departing to Des Moines Edmin Amundson of Clermont is included. Private Friederich address listed as U S 5161760 Co A Iston 2nd Inf Regt 5th Div Indiantown Gap Mil Res Pa. Gerald Schori promoted to Capt with 35th Fighter Interceptor Wing APO 904 S F Calif. Kenneth D Tatro listed with A G School NAS Olathe Kansas. Lydia Odegard informed her son Pvt Glen Odegard is stationed at Fort Richardson Alaska address listed as US 55093338 Co I 196th R C T APO 945 Care P M Seattle Wash.
The O. E. S. will hold its regular meeting on Wednesday evening September 12. This marks the first gathering since summer vacation.
A Sunday picnic at Kenneth Mark home honored Hawarden visitors Mr. and Mrs. Otto Meins and sons. Relatives included Elmér Baumgartner family Elkader Mrs. Francis Wolf Clermont Oscar Baumgartner Ernie Baumgartner and family Wm. E. Baumgartner Janice Shaffer Earl Lembke Orlin Mason Martha Chapman Delbert Edwin Hanson Martin Wenger family plus Victor Frederick who returned to Des Moines after visiting two weeks with H. 3. Gilsen and others.
The regular date for the next Community Club meeting is Monday evening, Sept. 10. Arrangements for dinner were not yet set when the Echo went to press, but members will be posted at the post office for information. September meetings bring new business and plans for winter activities, with new members welcomed and a special invitation extended to all new men in town.
Mrs Fred Kohler was taken to Postville hospital last Thursday for treatment and observation. Her condition remains the same. Jo Rochester and Mr and Mrs Walter Bovis of Guttenberg traveled to Rochester Minnesota Sunday where their daughter Mary Sue went for observation and treatment.
Funeral services for Olaf M. Ruroden, 76, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Marion Lutheran church with Dr. Strandjora officiating. Burial followed in the local cemetery. Ruroden died August 31 after several months of failing health. his obituary is to be published next week.
The Alvin Erickson family returned Sunday from a two week tour through the eastern states and New England. They visited Washington D C New York City the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia Maine Niagara Falls Ontario and Michigan and stopped at the Bill Peterson home in Cincinnati Ohio.
Mr and Mrs J A Habeger of Community hospital West Union celebrate their 57th wedding anniversary on Tuesday September 1.Dinner guests Sunday include Mr and Mrs Fred Pfister and Ben Erickson with other visitors from Eagle Grove Postville and Ames.
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