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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1960

Page

2

Tiger Tales Upper Iowa football schedule and 1960 grads

Schedule for Upper Iowa Conference football opening with non conference games on Sept 9 and Sept 16. Includes Sept 23 and Sept 30 matchups among Sumner Postville Waukon Elkader Fayette and Valley. Followed by Oct 7 14 21 28 game pairings. also reports on 1960 Valley High graduates, employment, education, and military service.

Upper Iowa Sumner Postville Vailey Waukon North Fayette West Central Elkader Valley Central West Centrals Hikader

Valley High Student Council Elects New Officers

Valley High’s Student Council, led by guidance director Alan Seabrooke, gears up for the September 14 election for next year’s officers. Senior petition candidates include Marion Christen, Janice Kamp, and Diana Bilden for president. junior class finalists for vice president are Sharon Loftsgard, Ruth Klingman, and Linda Wander. Sophomore secretary treasurer hopefuls are Margie Swenson and L Myra Anderson. Filing petitions are due September 12. Class reps will be chosen after the election.

Valley High Student Council Alan Seabrooke Marion Christen Janice Kamp Diana Bilden Sharon Loftsgard Ruth Klingman Linda Wander Margie Swenson L’myra Anderson

Family Finances and Consumer Commandments

A guide on prudent shopping and contract caution emphasizes reading written estimates and contracts. It warns against dealer pressure, last chance sales, and oral guarantees, urging written detail and clarity before agreeing to repairs or purchases.

Annals Arrive and Activity Tickets at Valley High

The 1959 60 yearbooks arrived September 8 and are available at the high school. Activity tickets go on sale for Valley High students if demand exists, covering 26 events including 14 basketball games 4 football games 2 plays and several music events. Individual admissions cost 30 cents per event. the $5 ticket saves $2.80 on 26 admissions. Nontransferable, but punched for a accompanying sibling or Valley student.

Valley High School

Valley Bus Drivers Attend Transportation Clinic

Bus drivers from the Valley attended aTransportation Clinic held in September at the Court House in West Union. Representatives from the Division of Transportation, Department of Public Instruction, and the Iowa Highway Safety Patrol conducted the program. Bus inspections were conducted September 9 at Valley High, led by the Highway Patrol.

Valley Court House West Union Division of Transportation Department of Public Instruction Iowa Highway Safety Patrol Valley High The Highway Patrol

Individual Pictures for Valley Community School District

Individual pictures were taken of all students and faculty on Thursday September 8. Photographer Myron Haugen of La Crosse Wisconsin noted the images will be black and white with blemish touch ups. The photos will serve as student IDs and picture packets will be sold later.

Valley Myron Haugen la Crosse, Wise

Hot Lunch Menu For Week September Nineteenth Nineteen

The schedule lists daily student meals from Monday to Friday with hot dogs and sides on Monday, cottage cheese on Tuesday, goulash on Wednesday, egg salad on Thursday, and fish sticks on Friday. Each day includes milk and assorted desserts or fruit items.

Spirit Lake angler hooks 10-pound valley catch

Mrs Walter Stuber of Spirit Lake delighted after landing a 10 pound valley during a lake fishing outing. The fish measured 29 inches long with a 16 inch girth.

Walter Stuber Spirit Lake

Keeping Teens in School How To Involve Parents

An instructional piece urges parent-teacher collaboration to reduce dropouts. It recommends regular communication with teachers, curriculum review, encouraging student participation, and active parental support. It highlights counseling, flexible curricula, and community cooperation as key steps to keep youths in school.

Board of Education

Chart the Compass Topic Guides WSCS Meeting

The regular Methodist WSCS met September 12 at Mrs Beulah Lubke home with co host Mrs Lester Luchsinger. Mrs Ruth Starkey led worship and assisted by Mrs Bess Blake and Mrs Eugene Robison for the program. Twelve members and one guest attended.

Methodist WSCS Beulah Lubke Lester Luchsinger Ruth Starkey Bess Blake Eugene Robison

Amundson and Hold meet in Clermont area picnic

Mr and Mrs Almer Amundson and Richard met Margaret Hold, the Novak family, Chel sea and the Keith Frances family in St Ansgar at a Waverly Sunday picnic dinner. Mr and Mrs Raymond Erhardt attended an air show at New Hampton Sunday. Sunday evening, after the service, thirty Baptist Church youths shared a social hour and singspiration at the Edward family residence.

Almer Amundson Richard Margaret Hold Leonard Novak Chelsea Keith Frances St. Ansgar Waverly Raymond Erhardt New Hampton The Baptist Church Edward

Christmas Layaway Prompts Man in Your Life Suit

In Decorah and nearby Elgin households, Sunday visits and overnight stays marked weekend socializing. Mrs. Dean DeSart and Mrs. Paulson hosted and visited relatives, including Debbie and Kimberly of Elgin and Mrs. Ruby Raftehel of Traverse City with Sharon entering Lather College as a freshman. Klingman's urges a Christmas layaway plan for men’s suits and topcoats.

Dean DeSart Debbie and Kimberly of Elgin J. A. Erickson Truman Paulson Clark Tillinghast Decorah Paulson Mirs. Paulson Ruby Raftehel Traverse City Mick Ake Sharon Lather College Mie Ratishel Klingman’s. Om

Centenarian Augusta Bohlmann Celebrates 100th Birthday

Mrs. Augusta Bohlmann of Ricketts marked her 100th birthday. She emigrated from Germany in 1881 and raised five children. Her descendants include 17 grandchildren, 30 great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren.

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