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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1925

Page

5

Elgin High scores in 10 inning win over Hawkeye

Elgin High stretched to 10 innings for a key victory over Hawkeye High. Gehring pitched well on the mound despite seven errors behind him, as Elgin fought through a seesaw game with several hits from Schneider Oleson Topp Kiple and Klingman. Hawkeye finally broke through in the 10th with Etters scoring on a passed ball and a Beab line drive, securing a 9 to 7 win for Hawkeye.

Eisin Hawkeye Elgin High Hawkeye High Purple Sumner Gehring Elgin Hirgin Jwat Otters Werty Etter Topp Schneider Oleson EH Kiple Klingman Riein Higin Mgin H. Kiple Gundacker Behmer Cumming

Fifteen to Be Confirmed at Clermont Lutheran Church

Confirmation services set for next Sunday at 10 30 in English at Clermont Lutheran church. A large class of fifteen boys and girls will be confirmed including George Schram pfer Floyd Dummermuth and Floyd Knudteon from High. For sale home grown early cabbage plants 16c per dozen Gottfred Prater Bigin.

Clermont Gottfred Prater Bigin

Puzzling Town Jokes Echo Through Lost Pocketbook Tale

A quirky town note recalls a vanished pocketbook from a past honeymoon three years ago, with whimsical lines about a joke that endures. The piece suggests enduring humor amid local chatter and favorite wearers of walkers.

Linke Otto

Study Club Finishes Year's Work At Thoms Home

The Figin Ladies Study Club held its final regular meeting of the year at Mrs Max Thoms home with no formal program. Members discussed buds trees and butterflies from descriptions, enjoyed music, and elected officers for 1025 1926. Lana Henderson was re elected president with Samuel Mogby as vice president H Knudtson secretary and Lizzie B Lyons treasurer. A final meeting will be held at the high school auditorium late tomorrow afternoon following the Child Welfare meeting.

Figin Max Thoms Lana Henderson Latin Henderson Samuel Mogby H. T. Knudtson Misa Lizzie B. Lyons Tome Chid

Pay Your Subscription Now Delinquent notice and local tidings

Pay Your Subscription Now. The first three months delinquency reminder cites date on the yellow label and new postal rules raising costs for publishers. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for sympathy after a death. Local notes cover Miss Dorothy Gilson, civil service aims, and a Clermont visit. Corn planting and Wormaway pest protection offer.

Prst Dorothy Gilson Oclwein Business College Mira Gilson Waterloo James Calahan Baby Clermont Alen Habeger Cedar Rapida Henry Frieden Mike Frieden Manningwear

Bentor Class Play All of a Sudden Penay delights large audience

The Bentor Class presented All of a Sudden Penay to a large audience in the new auditorium. Richard Gehring and Winifred Schmid played Anthony Crackenthorpe and Lady Crackenthorpe with Genevieve Wilson as Peggy and Clarendon Werts and Ruth Mark as Jimmy and Millicent Keppel. Marie Mosby gave Mrs O Mara and the cast included Fred Topp Harold Kiple Nina DeBart under Mrs Margaret Green's direction with Tilyria orchestra and a trio by Clifton Mentey Edward Klingman and Earl Rothlixberer.

Anthony Crackenthorpe Lady Crackenthorps Richard Gehring Winifred Schmid Peggy Genevieve Wilson Clarendon Werts Ruth Mark Jimmy Millicent Keppel Jack Menzie Harold Kiple Ligos Parker Nina DeBart

School Notes on projects and attendance notes May contest

School notes report students finishing bird houses for a May 20 contest and list several pupils in the past six weeks with perfect attendance. Supt Green and wife visited Des Moines for Drake Relay Carnival. Some students are absent due to illness or illness-related riches. Betty Kohler was absent early in the week. Fifth and sixth grades choose aides and prepare for a spelling test with a prize webite point. Serene Yack visited Independence. Leo Grether and Carl Schort were absent due to illness.

Elizabeth McMillan Margaret Erhardt Gilmore City Winifred McMillan Jock Mlustratione Clara Baechler Marie Erhardt Sarah Irvin Metzger Marie Margaret Hohardt Don Helms John Schaer Harold Wilson N. J. Breckner Ing Supt. Green Des Moines Pearl Adney Erma Grether Pearl Grimm Vergl Jones Freddie Lauer Howard Topp Everett Starr Hileen Evans Alvina Frieden Wayne Gilson Harold Grimm Ruth Gruger Russell Kohler Wiam Weibel Ruby Boyle May Baskete George Anderson Dillis Berndt Harold Conner Phyllis Kehler Frieda Millar Benjamine Schneider Kathryn Strauch Hermita Bopp Dale DeSart Grace Gruyer Hugo Hackihan Clifton Kiple Harold Schneider Markaret Schupbach Harry Smith Robert Wilson Betty Kohler Fifth Aid Serene Yack Independence Leo Grether Carl Schort

Baptist Church Notes and Elgin Baseball Plans

Sunday services include a German communion at 10 a.m and English service at 2 p.m with a 12:16 p.m dinner, Junior meeting at 1 p.m and committees at 1 p.m. A Ladies Aid meeting is set for May 6 at Rosa Muchlethaler’s home. Rev. G Waldvogel preached April 28 in Sumner, with strong attendance. Elgin forms a baseball organization at the Citizens State Bank to bolster the coming season, choosing officers and planning roster expansion amid limited talent. further updates promised.

Iowa State Association of German Baptist Churches The Baptist Church Elgin Brunday Pelos Autam Ladies’ Aid Rosa Muchlethaler Brainard Aetsors Maio Op Spat Sarki Sumner G. Waldvogel Steamboat Rock Elem Texas Elgin Boys Citizena State Bank

Child Welfare Program Planned in High School Assembly

A 15 minute program will be held Friday at 1 15 PM in the high school assembly to address the Child Welfare Problem. Short talks and music are planned and the public is invited. All schools aim to observe this important issue.

Abarrance

Elgin Church Notes and local visits reflect spring events

The Elgin church announces standard Sunday services at The Church at the Point of Beginning with a welcome. Visitors from Postville attended services in Wadena and Elgin. Local residents report poor turkey fishing this spring and several families from Elkader visiting Gus Boyer. Fay Klingman has been ill with an ear infection and fever.

F. W. Huxhea Musser Don Strauch Postville Elgin Wadena New Wm. Walther Leo Ole Allen Walter

Commencement Weekend Events At Public School

The program lists events from Sunday May 31 to Friday June 6 including baccalaureate services, senior class play, eighth grade graduation, campus exhibits, alumni and class day activities, and final commencement exercises with speaker Hon. Frank Miles. Also reported is athlete LaVerne Kiple's Drake Relays performance and Miss Edith Frieden Agalo Wing winning extemporaneous speaking at a Phi Kappa Delta meeting in Canton Missouri.

Eletn Baptist Church Ernest J. Stare Amistorium Tuesaday Frank Miles Des Moines Kiple LaVerne (Bones) Kiple Locke Edgar Bones Wos Edith Frieden Phi Kappa Delta Canton Missouri Iowa Illinois Miseouri Arkansas Frieden Miss Frieden

Notice to Bidders for Fire Truck Room at City Hall

Sealed bids will be received at Hisin City Hall on Monday May 4 1825 at eight oclock p m for building a room for a fire truck on east side of City Hall. Plans and specs may be secured from the Mayor or Clerk. The city may waive technicalities and reject any bids. Gus Gunderson mayor. Miss Frieda Freiburghang visited from Cedar Falls at the Mushlethater home. Gustav Hackman of Clermont was a business visitor here last Wednesday afternoon.

Hisin City Hall Plana Walvyen Gus Gunderson Frieda Freiburghang Cedar Falls Fred Mushlethater Gustav Hackman Clermont

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