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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1960
Page
1
The Elgin Echo of Elgin Iowa is shown with its contact number 3711 and publication details. It notes second class mail status since September 1, 1891 and lists Hermen & Bartunek as publishers. The weekly newspaper is issued every Thursday in Fayette County Iowa.
Advertising rates listed per line at 10 cents with a 30 cent weekly minimum when paid in cash. Non-cash orders use 0 cent minimum. Blind ads or inquiries incur a weekly minimum. Card of Thanks and Memoriam Cards priced at 1.00 each, with 10 lines limit. Resolutions of Respect and charged notices follow regular rates. obituary poetry also at standard rates.
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Grimm Guderan 53 of Hempshire Route 1 were held Tuesday at the First Methodist Church Hempshire with Rev Albert V thne officiating. Burial followed at Hamp hire Center Cemetery. Mrs Gudemaen was fatally injured in an automobile accident.
Early September death at Sherman Hospital where supervisory nurse Mrs. Gudeman worked. Born February 10, 1907 in Elgin, she married Jesse F. Gudeman in 1934 then lived in Chicago, River Forest, and Hampshire since 1948. She was a Sherman Hospital School of Nursing graduate and active in church and charity groups. Surviving: two daughters, a son, four grandchildren, four sisters, two brothers. pallbearers named.
Mrs. Ole Loftsgard and Mrs. Pearl Johnson of Wadena joined Mr. and Mrs. Harold Johnson touring Monroe North Carolina Aug 20 for about three weeks. They traversed the Blue Ridge Smoky Mountains saw Chimney Rock visited a Trading Post in Kentucky Myrtle Beach and Liberty Hills Lake. They viewed a Civil War site Cyrus trees and a colonial home. Mr. Johnson heads H KR Johnson Construction Co employing 100 with a growing firm shown in a souvenir booklet. Mrs Loftsgard and Mrs Johnson returned to Chicago Sept 7. Harold Johnson is the son of Mrs. Ludwig Anderson of Elgin formerly of Wadena.
WMF met September 16 in the Lutheran Church fellowship hall. Officers were named by nominating chair Mrs. Russell Wenger, including presiding Harold Halverson and lyric pres Richard Hofer. Campaign chair Conner Dummermuth to seek Lutheran Standard subscriptions. devotions covered Future Events in Mark Chapter 13. a silent auction by Divisions II and III preceded lunch.
Illyria Homemakers Club met at Mrs Forrest Shaffer's home on Friday Sept 16 for an organization tea with thirteen present. Mrs Shaffer opened the meeting and read a poem. Contests for school children were discussed and the rally day lunch proceeds of 52 dollars will buy new county library books. A rural urban UN week meeting is planned for Oct 24. Officers for the coming year were named and a program on creative craft ideas was led by Mrs Strong.
Orran Bane announces the next meeting will be held October 28 at the home of Mrs Ed Gernand. The lesson will cover snacks and dolls will be made during the session.
The town council enacts Ordinance No 193 to recover sewer costs from all users. It defines sewer system scope, sets rent at 60 percent of net water bills, and details payment with water bills, liens, and penalties for non payment. The ordinance covers private water systems and repeals conflicting laws. It includes a saving clause on invalid provisions.
The adjudication clause states that invalidity does not affect the rest of the ordinance. Section 9 sets the ordinance to take effect after final approval and publication by law. Passed by the Council on September 14, 1980, and approved that day. Attest Town Clerk Leo E. Friederich.
National Honor Society meeting for women educators held Saturday September 17 at Valley High with hostesses Mrs. Marion Moore and Mrs. Willard Grove. President Gertrude Gregory outlined the day’s message The Time is Now and gave a Davenport state meeting recap. Grace Meyer highlighted a $2500 research scholarship and the Miami convention. Next gathering planned at Independence Elementary October 20 with hostesses Gertrude MacDonald and Julia Boysen.
Coe College coach Glenn Drahn said Dennis Erickson of Elgin is likely to start at center as the Kohawks defend their Midwest Conference title. Erickson shifted from guard after last year’s undefeated team and earned the starting nod after a strong scrimmage performance.
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