Iowa Opens 40 Miles of Interstate Highway
Forty miles of interstate highway from Dexter to near Atlantic opened to motorists on Labor Day, bringing Iowa’s completed system to 197 miles. An additional 17 miles near Bott County is slated for opening this month, with total system projected at 710 miles upon completion. Costing details include $26.6 million for the Dexter to Atlantic section, with grading, bridges, culverts totaling about $92,000,000 and right of way acquired over 2,140 acres in 160 contracts.
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Dexter
Atlantic
Bott County
SW Ione
Des Moines
St. Iowa
U.S. 6
U.S. 71
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Pridges
Eighth Corbin reunion held at Fayette park
The eighth annual Corbin reunion gathered about 75 at the Warren Tripp farm near Fayette for dinner and entertainment with fish, melon, and cantaloupe. Attendees included the Evans, Tripp, Thyer, Lamphier, Wagner, Pritchard, Crandall, Voshell, and Corbin families from Wadena, Oelwein, Waterloo, Volga, Marquette, and La Crescent. Bert Marquette was the oldest, Ronnie Tripp the youngest. The event occurs last Sunday in August. Walter Cook spent a week visiting Ruth and Howard Gerling in LaCrescent, Minnesota.
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Corbin
Warren ‘Tripp
Fayette
Larry Evans
Carol Wagner
John Tripp
Jim Thyer
Robert Pritchard
Paul Crandall
Volga
Cleo. Moore
Ella ‘ Voshell
Howard Voshell
Gary
Bert Marquette
Aml
Clark Corbin
Claire Corbin
Clarkie Voshell
Gee
Jim Voshell
Luther Crandall
Wadena
Ronnie Tripp
Life Saving Awards At State Fair Honored Five Iowans
Gov Herschel Loveless presented life saving and meritorious service awards to five Iowans during state day events. Recipients include David Votroubek Davenport for rescuing Thomas Taylor age 6 and Rebecca Taylor age 8 from icy Davenport lagoon, and William A Lee Jr Coralville for reviving James Stepp age 6 with artificial respiration after he fell into a six foot open sewer main. Laurence Forsyth Vinton received recognition for helping Mrs Donald Southard escape a submerged car in a water filled slough. Newell J Erwin Vinton aided Forsyth. Noble Alexander Jefferson saved William Baker age 3 of Churdan from Spring Lake.
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Coralville
Laurence Forsyth
Vinton
Donald Southard
Aled
Newell J
Erwin
Forsyth
Noble Alexander
Jefferson
William Baker
Churdan
Spring Lake
Champion steer Nix on wins grand prize at Iowa State Fair
A 790 pound Hereford steer named Nix on, shown by 17 year old Carol Minish of Dysart, topped the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Sold for 61.51 a pound to Super Valu Stores, the grand champion baby beef earned $1,464 for Minish who plans to save toward college. Record price at fair is 2.20 a pound. Karen Guckie of Duncombe took 44 cents per pound for reserve champion.
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Nixon
Des Moines
Carol Minish
Dysart
Tamare Achool
Mini Minish
Towa State University
Ames
Super Valu Stores
Iowa
Karen Guckie
Duncombe
Wadena Grade School Opens With New Teaching Staff
The Wadena grade school opened Monday August 29 with teachers for kindergarten Mrs Helen Westbrook and Mrs Alice McElree. first through fourth Cecil Flanagan. fifth and sixth Mrs Marion Oelberg. seventh and eighth Wallace Mayhugh. Valley High staff Mrs Donald Sutter teaches music first through sixth on weekdays. Mr Goodell teaches seventh and eighth choir on Monday and Wednesday. Mr Greener directs band on Monday. Hot lunch cook is Mrs Elmer Struss. Custodian Thad Walters, elementary supervisor Mrs Klaus, bus drivers Lyle Rubens Dutch Murphy and Tom Sniffin.
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Wadena
Helen Westbrook
West Union
Alice McElree
Cecil Flanagan
Marion Oelberg
Wallace Mayhugh
Donald Sutter
Valley High
Goodell
Greener
Elmer Struss
Thad Walters
Klaus
Lyle Rubens
Dutch Murphy
Tom Sniffin
American Legion Auxiliary Meeting Report
The American Legion Auxiliary met in the Legion hall on Thursday evening with the chaplain leading prayer and the group reciting the preamble. Nine members answered roll call as a few members prepared four bushels of corn and froze it for the turkey dinner. During the week, four lap robes and six pairs of scuffies were completed and sent to the Des Moines supply shelf. Mrs Jina Gilchrist, in charge of child welfare, received a letter requesting clothing for Indian children. Continued to Page 5.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Des Moines
Jina ‘Gilchrist
Iowa
Elgin Sergeant Joins Six-Week NATO Training Exercise
Army Sgt. Leo L. Schori Jr 26 of Elgin participates with 15 000 troops and over 1000 tanks in a six week field training exercise at Grafenwohr Germany to maintain NATO combat readiness His wife Diane accompanies him Schori entered the Army in 1956 and previously served at Fort Campbell Ky He is a 1951 Elgin High School graduate and attended Upper Iowa University
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Army
Leo L. Schori Jr
Elgin
Sd Armored Division
Grafenwohr
Germany
Thetaining
NATO Shield of Defense
Europe
Schori
1St Cavalry
Kirch Gens
Fort Campbell
Elgin High School
Upper Iowa University
Diane
R I Freight Jumps Track Near Brainard
A nine car Rock Island freight left the rails at a switch west of Brainard Friday night about nine. Most cars derailed, track torn badly. Crews worked Saturday and expected several days to repair. The train carried three empty cab cars for Elgin Canning Co.
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Rock Island
Brainard
Elgin Canning Co
WSCS Met Last Thursday Observed 20th Anniversary
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met at the church to mark the 20th anniversary. Mrs. Lyle Light read the minutes from the first 1940 meeting naming the officers and members. Rev. Donald Caspers showed a moving picture of Bishop and Mrs. Gerald Ensley's travels in India. Mrs. Robert Wilson led the Worship Service. Hostesses were Mrs. G. J. Mosby and Mrs. Henry McMillan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
Lyle Light
Donald Caspers
Gerald Ensley
India
Robert Wilson
G. J. Mosby
Henry McMillan
Pleasant Valley Homemakers Meet Friday in Quiet Gathering
The Pleasant Valley Homemakers plan a Friday meeting at 1 30 p m at Mrs Harold Orth’s home. Mrs Orren Bene will give a lesson on novelties.
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Pleasant Valley
Harold Orth
Orren Bene
Will Discuss Development Corp at Community Club Meeting
Will discuss the Elgin Development Corp at next Monday's Community Club gathering. Articles of incorporation from a neighboring town circulate among business leaders. The plan aims to involve property owners and key town workers to boost development and property values, with stock investments offering bank interest backed by local management.
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Elgin
Installation of Volga Wadena Priest Sept 4
Services were held Sunday September 4 at Sacred Heart, Volga for Rev Conrad R Schallen newly appointed pastor of Volga and Wadena Catholic parishes. Right Reverend Monsignor Daniel Gorman Elkader dean conducted the ceremonies. A reception followed in the church parlors.
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Sacred Heart
Conrad R. Schallén
Volga
Wadena
Daniel Gorman
Elkader
Graduates of Nurses' School Celebrate Landmark Class
Linda Kiple, daughter of Mr and Mrs L L Kiple, graduates Friday from Allen Memorial Hospital Lutheran School of Nursing. Graduation services were held at East High School in Waterloo. Thirty seven in the class. Attendees from Elgin and West Union included Mr and Mrs L L Kiple and David, Mrs Nelie Roussey, Mrs William Howard, Mr and Mrs Lyle Light and Letha, Roberta Wilson and Kathryn Knudtsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Kiple
L. Ll. Kiple
Allen Memorial Hospital Lutheran School of Nursing
East High School
Waterloo
Elgin
West Union
L. L. Kiple
David
Nelie Roussey
William Howard
Lyle Light and
Letha
Roberta Wilson
Kathryn Knudtsor
Eloise Lantz Enters Nursing School at Waterloo
Eloise Lantz entered Allen Memorial Hospital Lutheran School of Nursing at Waterloo this Wednesday. She will come home Friday to spend the weekend and return to Waterloo Monday.
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Eloise Lantz
Allen Memorial Hospital Lutheran School of Nursing
Waterloo
Soil Bank Payments Are Due In October
The Elgin sewerage system was completed and accepted by the engineers about two weeks ago and a race to get hooked up has begun. Expect rough streets as hookups continue through next year. Homes and vacant lots on the upper Main street must be completed before state highway improvements.
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Elgin
Main Street
Fayette County United Fund to appoint two new directors
The Fayette County United Fund will approve two new directors at the board meeting in the Colgrove-Walker building on the Upper Iowa campus Tuesday night. Gerald Richards representing Eden township and Richard Smith representing Waucoma join the board, replacing Ed Balk of Waucoma who resigned.
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Fayette County
C. W. Grimes
West Union
Grimes
United Fund
Ernest Vermazen
Fayette
Vermazen
Notice of N F A Convention In Cor alville Iowa Sept 14 15
Everyone invited to the Natural Food association convention at Hawk Ballroom Cor alville Iowa City September 14 15 Speakers cover nutrition soils and health with Dr Jonathan Forman Dr William A Miller Dr T G Randolph and others Banquet speaker Dr Al en E Banik will discuss Hunza Land and the fountain of youth Registration details and daily schedule available from L W Kauten Fayette and Joe Wander Clermont
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Natural Food Association
Hawk Ballroom
Coralville
Iowa City
Jonathan Forman
Ohio Medical Journal
Columbus
Ohio
William A. Miller
Des Moines
T. G. Randolph
Chicago
University of Michigan Medical School
Wm. A. Albrecht
Tom Lavin
Atlanta
Texas
Leonard Wolf
Elkader
Washington, D. C
Hunza
Al‘en E. Banik
Kearney
Nebr
Fountain of Youth Kingdom
Hunza Land
Art Linkletter
Halversons Welcome Their New Son At Postville Hospital
Mr and Mrs Roy Halverson are the parents of a son born at the Postville Hospital on Saturday evening September 3.
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Roy Halverson
al Son
Postville Hospital
Senator Scott Urges Action on Dusty Highway 172
State Senator George L. Scott reported to the ECHO office that he contacted Robert Brice of the highway commission about the dusty rough stretch of highway 172 between Elgin and Clermont. Brice said the issue would be raised at the next commission meeting and a salt treatment would start next week to curb dust and improve road bed, with possible paving before 1964.
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George L. Scott
ECHO
Robert Brice
The
Highway Commission
Elgin
Clermont
Brice
Mr. Scott
Commission
Murdered in Car Crash Claims Mrs Gudeman at 53
Word reached here Saturday that Mrs. Jesse Gudeman age 53 of Hampshire Iowa was killed instantly in a car accident that occurred at the same intersection as a previous crash in February 1959. She was the former Anne Grimm, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Ed Grimm and a 1924 graduate of Elgin High School.
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Jesse Gudeman
Hampshire
Anne Grimm
Ed Grimm
Gudeman
Eigin High School
Family Reunion Attended by Mitts and More
Mr and Mrs Harold Conner Judson Kirk Kevin Kristin West Union Mr and Mrs Dean Mitts Patty Judy Marsha Charles Hobert Clermont and Mr and Mrs Walter Mitts Ruthann John Linda attended the Kell family reunion in Town City on Sunday Also Mr and Mrs Norman Mitts Cedar Falls were present Mrs Dorell Cuth bert Merry and Nancy Sioux Rapids returned home with the Walter Mitts group Sunday evening and stayed overnight.
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Harold Conner
Judson
Kirk
Kevin
Kristin
West Union
Dean Mitts
Patty
Judy
Marsha
Charles
Hobert
Clermont
Walter Mitts
Ruthann
John
Linda
City
Kell
Norman Mitts
Cedar Falls
Dorell Cuthbert
Merry
Nancy
Sioux Rapids
Thompson Family Weekend Visit At Clermont Park
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Thompson and family from St. Joseph Missouri spent a weekend visiting Thore Thompson. A Sunday picnic at Clermont park honored the visitors with numerous Thompson relatives from Waterloo Postville Wadena and nearby towns in attendance. Absentees included Mr. and Mrs. Al Rogness of Sioux Falls and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Thompson and Lynn Jo of Los Angeles California.
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Glen Thompson
Bruce
Dawn
St. Joseph
Thore Thompson
Thompson
Clermont Park
Torvald Thompson
Cheri
Barbara
Waterloo
Tillman Thompson
Jerry
Becky
Postville
Orvin Thompson
David
Wadena
Floyd Thompson
Larry
Julie
GOP Fund Raising Dinner at Maynard Hall
A Republican fund raising dinner will be held at the Maynard community hall on October 12. State Chairman Verne R. Martin of Newton will speak. Tickets cost 5.00 dollars each.
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Maynard Community Hall
Verne R. Martin
Newton
Price
Elgin Lutheran WMF Plans Sept Meeting and Silent Auction
The Lutheran W M F Elgin group will meet on Thursday September 15 at 7:45 p.m. The divisions IT and IY will conduct a silent auction during the gathering.
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Elgin Lutheran Wmf
Forms to Be Mailed Early in Month for Soil Bank Payments
The Fayette county ASC chairman Ellis W. Thompson announced that issuance of drafts for the 1960 annual payments under the Conservation Reserve will begin in October. October is the earliest time due to farming season progress and to verify contract compliance for cropland removed from production. CSS-820 applications will be mailed to each contract holder early in October and must be signed and returned to the county office before payment.
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Soil Bank Conservation Reserve
Fayette County
Ellis W. Thompson
ASC
Rothlisberger Cattle Triumph at Iowa State Fair
Otis Rothlisberger of Elgin showcased cattle across several divisions at the Iowa State Fair. Winners included first in senior calf class and multiple placings in get of size, pair of calves, bulls of various ages, with Fayette County earning a blue ribbon for the herdsman awards in the 4-H dairy heifer department.
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Otis Rothlisberger
Elgin
Fayette County
Methodist Circles Meet September 15
Circle plans for September 15 include Circle Rachel meeting with Mrs. Dummermuth and Mrs. Casperson hosting. Gladys Hanson to present the lesson and a home made birthday gift exchange. Circle Mary to meet at the church with Schmid and Lehman hosting. Lyle Light to present the lesson. Circle Nora to meet at Herbert Dummermuth’s home with Blake assisting. C. B. Schori to present. A silent auction will be held.
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Rachel
William Dummermuth
Donald Casperson
Gladys Hanson
Circle
Mary
Lulu Schmid
Dora Lehman
Lyle Light
Circle Nora
Herbert Dummermuth
Bess Blake
C. B. Schori
Eastern Stars Meet Sept 14 at Elgin Chapter
Elgin Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star resumes after a two month vacation with hostesses Mrs. H. H. Wolf Mrs. R. P. Strauch and Mrs. Mel Kohler assisting.
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Elgin
Order of Eastern Star
H. H. Wolf
R. P. Strauch
Mel Kohler
Factory Vacations At Elgin Canning Co
Elgin Canning Co shut its factory last Thursday evening to let late corn catch up and resumed canning on Monday. All incoming corn remains high quality.
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Elgin Canning Co
Winning Numbers Report for Evening Draw
Lottery results list numbers drawn at eight and nine pm with a winner named Mrs. H D Yack. Numbers 1486 985 749 1011 3 419 1028 817 47 4129. 661 1622 1428 992 316 1237 729 1096 862.
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H. D. Yack
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Towa Press
Lady ‘Martin
Minster
Walter Cook
Ruth
Mrs
Howard Gerling
LaCresent
Minn
Life Saving Awards
R. I
WSCS
P. V
Development Corp
Nurses’ School
School of Nursing
U. F
Sen
Scott
Commiss
GOP
Rothlisberger
Iowa State Fair
Methodist
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