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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1933
Page
5
Elgin high school beat Clermont in a lively Friday game 7 hits and 5 runs allowed Browbey pitched for Clermont with 9 strikeouts while OC. 0. Christ kept scorekeeping. Elgin boosters flooded the stands as farmers missed due to field work.
A barn fire started from a small bonfire near a manure pile and destroyed the building and stored feed and other articles. No livestock were inside. Mrs. Schupbach said there was some insurance, the amount unknown, with coverage through a church ritual company. The loss was later adjusted at 880 dollars.
The Methodist Church choir presented the cantata Jesus Lives in a very heartfelt and impressive manner. Each solo and all choir members showed evident time and diligent practice. The order of receding had Mrs Kohler, Joseph Becker, Lois Lehman, Otto Olson, Geraldine Schori, Gerald Schori, Ruth Mosby, C B Schori, Marie Mosby, Edward Klingman, Bernita Bopp, Lawrence Knudtson, Mrs Bae Bopp, and S K Langsdale carrying candles.
The Elgin Study Club met at Mrs Walter Falks home Tuesday evening April 25 with fourteen members present. Roll Call and Book Review followed by old business to be resumed in September. Delegates elected for Mason City convention May 2 3 4: Gladys Schori and L B Carter as delegates with Walter Falk and Louis Klingman as alternates. Officers elected: Verna Monmby president Bernice Falk vice president Irene Yack secretary Mildred Habeger treasurer.
Elgin's municipal tennis court was cleaned rolled and marked last Friday and is ready for the season. Eddie Klingman receives credit for the work. A tennis tournament with Wadena is planned for Sunday April 30 with boys and girls matches and likely mixed doubles. Everyone is welcome to play or watch. shoes and court rules apply.
The Legion and Legion Auxiliary hosted a family night at their hall with a bountiful supper and sociable evening. Little German Band members and families attended as guests and performed, and the group plans a Knoxville band trip for an April birthday party for veterans. The hospital visit aims to bring pleasure to over 600 veterans and will be open for inspection. Hoyt Fayette campaigns for county superintendent of schools. incumbent L G Meyer expected to run again. The bank situation in Iowa is discussed as slowly improving with emphasis on soundness and prudent care.
Upper Iowa University hosts Northeastern Iowa high school seniors on Tuesday May 16 with an 8 30 am registration in the rotary. Morning events include a gym admission and Fine Arts Recital at 10 am with repeats at 1 pm and a 2 20 pm baseball game Carleton Colleges vs Upper Iowa. A college band will perform during and after the game followed by a light lunch and a postponement to Wednesday.
The April meeting of the N. E. Iowa Masonic Fellowship Assn will be held tonight at Clermont Lodge No. 160. Work in the second degree replaces the usual guest talk with an officer from each visiting lodge participating in the work.
Four Class B beer permits have been issued in Elgin up to the present and the thirsty have been able to get the beverage since Friday evening. The present holders are Wm. F. Miller, H. C. Heston, N. W. Evans and W. Wenger.
Elgin's Little German Band travels to Knoxville tomorrow April 28 to perform at the Veterans Hospital, a trip arranged with Legion support and local transport. The group, based near Des Moines in Marion County, has also been invited to Cedar Rapids for a separate program but is unsure if it will connect.
Elgin merchants host Chick Day on Saturday April 29 offering one chick per dollar spent or paid on account. Coupons redeemable at Capper's Pioneer Hatchery Elgin must be filed by midnight May 6. Coupons can be used later. event aims to attract thrifty shoppers with a 6 to 7 percent savings.
Rose E Setler county social worker urges nearby residents to grow garden produce this summer and donate seed to those with space. She asks anyone with extra ground or an empty lot to notify the Echo so seed and space can be allocated to the needy. Those who refuse to garden may face hardship next winter.
The regular meeting of the Ladies' Camerary Association will be held at the home of Mrs. R. W. Muehlenthaler on next Wednesday evening May 15.
Elgin marks its first Chick Day on Saturday April 29 amid a history of Capper Hatchery’s growth from a navy era idea. From 1920 failed hatch to a multi-site network, Capper operations expanded to Lawler Guttenberg and Elgin with over one million chicks produced annually. The Elgin plant, Iowa’s Largest All Electric Hatchery, anchors a regional poultry economy.
The Elgin town council met in a special session to map street and alley work for summer and applied to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for labor assistance. Last week the council held three special sessions to act on beer licenses.
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