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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1956
Page
1
The Elgin Echo notices its status as second class mail matter, mailed from Elgin Iowa. This notice records the 1891 postal service classification under federal act provisions.
The snippet lists subscription rates and advertising prices for Northeast Iowa counties and outside territory, with rates per year and per line for Reeders classifieds. It notes minimum charges, payment in advance, and special pricing for Want Ads and memorial or thanks notices, plus limits on memoriam and obituary poetry ads.
Emma Schori Knudtson born 1869 near Elgin died 1956 at Postville hospital aged eighty six. Married Thomas T. Knudtson May 20 1896. parents of Thelma Elizabeth and Laurence. Active in St Pauls Methodist Church Ladies Aid Cemetery Association Kensington Club. Survived by son Laurence two grandchildren Kath ry and Marcia one brother Albert Schori two sisters Ida Thomas and Clara Kuster all of Elgin. Funeral Sept 14 at the Methodist Church. burial Elgin cemetery. Card of Thanks from Laurence Knudtson family.
Mrs Emma White of Waseca Minnesota died at Waseca Memorial hospital on Wednesday September 5, one day after her 68th birthday. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church in Waseca and burial occurred at West Union cemetery. Born Emma Christ on September 4 1868 in Alma Wisconsin she was the eldest of nine children. She lived in Waseca 26 years and belonged to the Methodist Church Altrius tic class and Circle Four of the WSCS. Survived by five children Edith Forment Cleveland Ohio Esther Kiesler Waseca Ernest White LaQarte Indiana Evelyn Gerlline Waseca and Richard White.
Clear Lake relatives list John and Will Christ of Waseca Minn Cliff Christ of Elgin Mrs Frank Bell and Mrs Jule Manthey of Waseca. The husband George White died Feb 19 1929 and was buried in West Union family lot. Deceased also Lew Christ Elgin and sisters Elizabeth Hemingway Waseca Andrew Laych Huron SD.
The Marion Busy Bees met at Mrs. George Nickels home on Sept 12 with 12 members answering roll call. Officers elected include Marion Christen president Ruann Metzger vice president Carol Schupbach secretary treasurer Helen Christen reporter Wanda Hofer music chairman Dorothy Meisner librarian Sharon Schupbach photographer Marcia Metzger historian. Wanda Hofer joined. nights for boys and girls set for last Monday and second Monday respectively. Members worked on a gift for Florence Cousins and Marion Christen was named better groomed girl. Mothers attending were Mrs. George Schupbach Reuben Metzger Harold Meisner Clarence Hofer and John Christen.
The Pleasant Point Club met at Luella Patterson's home on September 11 with fifteen members and one visitor. Officers elected: Edith Medberry president, Cecil Dennler vice president, Darlene Shaffer secretary, Zella Strong Sunshine. Committees for a birthday party chaired by Margaret Dinan Una Leuenberger Luella Patterson and Marjorie Stahr. Program featured I Was Just Thinking read by Una Leuenberger and Margaret Dinan reading Papa's Wife. Cecil Dennler and Una Leuenberger won the contest. Next meeting set with Laura Bane on October 19, date changed.
The Social Hour Club met September 12 at Mrs Orran Bane's home with co host Mrs John Nydegger. Members shared tall tales roll call and enjoyed a mums care talk by Mrs Glen Little and a poem read by Mrs Roy Leuchtenmacher. Bingo finished the gathering. The October meeting is planned with Mrs Glen Little. A note urged proper corn storage to prevent spoilage, highlighting savings compared with wasted harvest quality.
Cherry Valley Good Neighbors Club met September 11 at Mrs. Martin Minihan home with 25 members. Guests included Mrs. Russell Friederich of Chicago and Mrs. Martha Chapman and Andrew Yearous. A $416 sick committee bill was paid, several thank you cards read, and many social visits noted. Members celebrated birthdays, read a piece on grown children and rocking chairs, and collected $2.50 for Carl Cousins’s wedding. Door prizes were won by three members, and numerous visits and dinners followed at various homes.
Sunday evening in the Martin Minihan home to help Martin celebrate his birthday. Mr. and Mrs. George Leuchten macher visited Sunday afternoon in the George Schrampfer home. Martha Chapman and Delbert spent Thursday afternoon in the Orlin Mason home, Mrs. Lester Wenger, Annette and Dianne, Mrs. Mervin Larson and Sondra and Mrs. Harold Meisner were callers in the home of Christen Bros. the past week.
Nona Mork of Higin enrolled at Towa State Teachers College which opened Sept 13. Daughter of Kenneth and Mrs Mork, she will major in elementary education. A Clermont-Higin High School graduate, her activities included dramatics basketball vocal and instrumental groups news staff freshman class president Marion Luther League president and class plays.
Pvt Willis Schott has been transferred to Fort Gordon Georgia entering the army in May and previously stationed in Texas His new address is Pvt Willis J Schott RA 17461299 Stu Co 26 TSESS Fort Gordon Georgia Also listed is Pvt Weldon D Orth ER 17453494 Heavy Motors Co 4th Inf Regt Fort Lewis Washington Weldon trained at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri
Leo L. Schori had surgery in Rochester Minnesota on Friday and is at Worrall hospital. Elle Gehring fell from a step ladder Saturday and broke her arm and was taken to Rochester Minnesota on Tuesday. Milo Olson was taken to Rochester Minnesota Friday and is at St Marys. Leland Capper of Linthicum Heights Maryland underwent major surgery last Thursday at St Joseph hospital in Baltimore.
The U S Fish and Wildlife Service offers live surplus animals for sale including 500 buffalo 76 elk 110 mule deer and 151 longhorn cattle. Prices range from 150 for a mature buffalo to 80 for a young elk with refuges at Wichita National Refuge Oklahoma and Fort Niobrara National Refuge Nebraska as pickup sites.
August egg production on Iowa farms is estimated at 250 million, a record for the month. Nationally, August output is about 304 million eggs, above the 1945-54 ten year average of 295 million, driven by a high August rate of lay and favorable conditions across flocks.
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