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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1956
Page
4
A good shot of fertilizer for your lawn applied during the last week in August or the first week in September will put the Brass in good shape for winter and prepare it for vigorous early growth next spring.
State News continues with a call for prompt reporting to the state safety department and increased use of courts for convictions. It urges county and local police to boost traffic enforcement and asks parents to supervise teen drivers more closely. Churches and service clubs are urged to promote the program as Iowa faces a high death rate that could exceed 700 fatalities if current trends persist.
The Iowa tax commission announced a roughly ten million dollar increase in taxable valuations for utility property in Iowa. Most of the rise affects power and telephone companies, while railroads, interurbans and Pullman concerns saw small declines from the prior year. Valuations influence the tax bills, alongside county levy levels.
New address for William A Schmidt 216 Circle Drive Viroqua Wisconsin noted. Mrs Mary Skarshaug returns to Ames after summer at Clear Lake with address ISC Campus Marston Reserve Ames.
In Alaska Pvt Charles N I Loftsgard son of Mr and Mrs Gilbert Loftsgard arrived from Fort Lewis Washington as part of Operation Gyroscope. He serves with the 2nd Infantry Division which is rotating with the 1st Infantry Division. Loftsgard entered the Army in December 1955 and trained at Fort Chaffee Arkansas. He is a 1952 Elgin High School graduate. New addresses and promotions for several service members are listed including Pvt Harlo A Meyer Sp3 Russell Friederich Pvt Robert R Peters Sp2/c Leo K Nading and Joel Holden promoted to SP3/c with Fort Clayton Canal Zone address.
A Lookout cartoon features a boy saying I pulled this cornstalk up by myself and the father replying I guess I am the whole world had hold of the other end. The piece contrasts childhood pride with parental humor amid agricultural notes on alfalfa and sweetclover as fall seeding legumes.
Clifford Gisleson returned Friday from the Veteran's hospital in Iowa City after four weeks of hospitalization Mrs Gisleson and Debra helped him home Cast removed David Boleyn had the cast removed from his leg and will stay in bed another week Breaks Wrist Albert Klingman has worn a sling for a week after a fall to University Hospital Geo Boyle went to University Hospital in Iowa City Wednesday for a check up
Elgin residents host and visit relatives from Illinois and Indiana over Labor Day weekend. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Rinkenberg of Gridley and Mrs. Ida Pulfer, with multiple visits to Cedar Falls Mason City Postville and Chicago connections. Family gatherings feature Schori and Gruver families, extended trips to Maywood Cedar Rapids and Oak Park, plus a Can ning factory tour and dinners with diverse relatives.
Local households report visits and travels over the weekend. Notable mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Mueller, Mrs. Reugier, and multiple families visiting in Gus Krueger and Raymond Boleyn homes.
Bruce Boyce pastor announces upcoming church activities at St Olaf and Gunder Lutheran Churches. Thursday Sept 6 includes 2:00 pm Norway Ladies Picnic at Bullah Falls and 8:00 pm Norway Luther League gathering in the church basement. Sunday Sept 9 features worship at Norway Lutheran Church at 9:00 am and Marion Lutheran Church at 10:30 am, plus Sunday school at 9:30 am and 10:00 am respectively.
Sunday School at Olaf Chapel at 10 30 a m. Patersons host silver wedding anniversary at Norway church basement 2 00 to 4 00 p m. Sunday school teachers institute at Big Canoe Lutheran Church 2 00 p m. Marion Mission Society meets at the parsonage on Thursday Sept 13 St Olaf Ladies Aid meets at Calmar Sunset Home. Buying baby chicks from a nearby hatchery may prevent respiratory ailments. Chicks can catch them when shipped long distances. Carbon monoxide incident at Storm Lake workers overcome in sludge pit three men revived by firemen. Corn plants still developing ears on 20 percent or more of stalks should stay until ear development ends. Additional maturity is desirable even if you later entailed the crop.
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