21 Apr 1932
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1932
Page
1
A collection of early 20th century political notices announces candidacies for Fayette county offices. Names include John Falr Elgin Iowa. A E Smail Maynar Flare. Buster Blain. George L Cohen West Union. J H Hager Waukon. E C Marston. A Robertson West Union. John W Thiele Oelwein. BJ Nehring. Primary election dates referenced vary by item.
A. R. Corey, secretary of the Iowa State Fair, touts newspaper advertising as the strongest factor behind the fair’s success. He notes budget cuts across the board but keeps newspapers, dropping other media. The remark appears amid a collection of small items and reader letters in the Fayette County Leader.
Multiple Fayette County figures announce candidacies for county attorney county treasurer and county recorder. Prominent names include Martin M. Cooney West Union E B Shaw Oelwein H A Eilis West Union and L A Grimes West Union. Each seeks Republican primary approval on June 6 1982 and asks readers to vote and support. Tell them you saw it in The Echo.
Cheery Valley residents host and visit in many homes across Taylor West Bend Rock Valley Elkader La Grange and Monona with funeral attendance for Mia Baumgartner and Celia Meyer. Miss Alice Probasco longtime Fayette resident dies in Fargo North Dakota at 63. Senior Day planned at Upper Iowa on May 10 as Luther Norsemen beat Iowa twice in Decorah with close scores.
A record of residents and guests in the Gunder area includes Reuben Mark and family at the Kirke berg home, John Hellum visitors in H T Biden's home, Adolph Buroden staying with H H Gisleson, and Arthur Christianson guests of George Landsgard. Additional notes mention birthdays, travel between Osage and Gunder, and the death of Homer Jacobia.
Dover Mills community news covers visits by residents including Rose Guyer and Mrs H K Johnson, plus numerous family gatherings around West Union and Independence. It notes a farm bureau poster meeting, supper guests, and a variety of local hospitality scenes. Gardening advice explains heeled in plantings and soil tests. Also mentions school board actions on Coach Hancer and upcoming Dairy Cattle Congress dates.
Harle and Wilmarth discovered a hidden cache after breaking an old pipe used as an axe handle. Inside lay 5210 dollars and 20 dollar gold pieces totaling over 3,000 dollars. Clara Nack notified her brother J M Nack, a Missouri attorney, who said the coins likely were hidden by his father years ago. The City Leader-Journal notes growing talk of a new note for the realm and urges local trade.
A study notes the highway route risks linked to botulinus contamination in GE vegetables. Trade incentives are discussed, with emphasis on safe storage and handling at markets like Hom Pal It.
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