Elgin Narrowly Falls to League Leaders Oelwein
Local baseball crowd watched Elgin push Oelwein, league leaders, to a slim margin. Oelwein led early and held on for a 4 3 win as Elgin rallied in the eighth with two hits, two errors, and a walk threatening a tie. Wolf was out at second to end the ninth. Score by innings shows Oelwein in front most of the game, with Elgin scoring late but falling short. Other results include Wadena 11 Hawkeye 5 and Arlington 9 West Union 3, with next Sunday’s matchups listed as Bigin at Oelwein Hawkeye at West Union Arlington at Wadena.
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Elgin
Oelwein
Oeelwein
Oelawein
Wolf
Conner
Meyer
Bigin
Hawkeye
West Union
Arlington
Wadena
Iowa Farm Prices Rise and Fall Across July 15
Iowa farm products show mixed changes with higher dairy and poultry prices and a grain uptick boosting the overall index. Hog and sheep prices fell from June while beef held steady. veal calves and lambs rose slightly. Potatoes gained $1 per bushel, and chicken prices advanced one cent per pound as July 15 figures compare with earlier dates.
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Hvésterk
Herring and Biermann to Speak at Decorah
Gov Clyde L Herring will headline the Iowa League of Municipalities annual convention in Decorah August 16-17 speaking Wednesday evening August 16 Also Congressman Fred Biermann is slated to speak at the same session Milwaukee mayor Dan Hoan is invited to address the gathering Expected attendance ranges from 800 to 400 delegates amid the convention activities
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Clyde L. Herring
Iowa League of Municipalities
Decorah
Fred Biermann
Dan Hoan
Milwaukee
Celebrated 85th Birthday of Mrs Rudy Lehman
Mrs. Rudy Lehman marked a birthday on Sunday with family visiting from Iowa City. Her children and guests celebrated at home as she remains one of the town’s oldest residents, alongside Mrs Theo Schmid and Mrs F G Spahr. the text notes ages and relations as part of the town’s social scene.
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Rudy Lehman
Will Cooley
Iowa City
Lehman
Theo. Schmid
F.G. Spahr
Spahrs
Disconnected Radio Safety Admonishes Storms
A lampoon of leaving radios connected during thunderstorms cites Schori & Kuster Lumber Co as a case where lightning entered through service wires, burned insulation, and risked fire. Dealers urge disconnecting radios in storms. Also notes visits of Mrs. J V Murray and relatives from Volga City and Buffalo, N Y, with assorted travel and permit updates in Winnebago area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schori & Kuster Lumber Co
Roosevelt initiates upper Mississippi nine foot channel work
President Roosevelt announced immediate start on the upper Mississippi river nine foot channel project with completion planned in two to three years. Telegraph Herald reports the plan will fund four locks and dams in the Dubuque district including Casaville Specht's Ferry Gordon's Ferry and Sabula, boosting regional development.
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Upper
Mississippi River
Roosevelt
Washington
Dubuque
Dubusque
Casaville
Specht’s Ferry
Gordon's Ferry
Sabula
Telegraph-Herald
15th American Legion Convention at Dubuque
The 15th annual state convention of the American Legion will be held at Dubuque August 6 to 9 with arrangements for entertaining 10,000 veterans. Governors of Iowa Minnesota Indiana and Illinois national commander and two former commanders are on the four day program. The parade is set for Tuesday afternoon August 8 with officer elections and the 1934 convention city chosen Wednesday morning. Over 1,000 hotel reservations have been made and a crowd about 4,000 larger than Fort Dodge last year is anticipated.
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The
American Legion
Dubuque
Iowa
Minnesota
Indiana
Illinois
Legion
Fort Dodge
Pleasant Valley appoints new township clerk Arthur Chapman
Lyle Wilson resigns as Pleasant Valley township clerk due to moving. Trustees in a Saturday meeting appointed Arthur Chapman to fill the vacancy. He assumed duties immediately. Also noted are M E Ladies Aid Society meeting details, a local feed sale promotion, and visit of Harry Bisbing party to Cedar Falls to pick up their daughter Winifred.
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Lyle Wilson
Pleasant Valley Township
Arthur Chapman
Wilson
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
Herbert Dummermuth
HS. Steele
H. W. Helms
Thos
Knudtson
Weibel Mill Co
Harry Bisbing
Cedar Falls
Winifred
Jacob Yearous Sr
Gladys Yearous
Bisbing
Mooching at Echo Office Sparks Call for Work Aid
A year of beggars at the Echo office shows only one asking for work. Most are well dressed and use a low mood to dodge labor, making it hard to sift the worthy from the unworthy. The writer urges passing all up to avoid aiding professional moochers.
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Echo
Save Old Oats for Seed Next Season 1934
U S Department of Agriculture specialists advise farmers to hold old oats from the 1932 harvest for seed in 1934. Reports from the oat belt indicate current crop oats are generally poor, especially in the north central region. Seed oats may be scarce next spring, so storing 1932 crop oats could meet demand for quality seed.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Back to Old Home visit notes and travel groups
Chas Spinelli of New York City visited his former home here dating to 1912 before World War I. My and Mrs. Oliver Schram of Chicago toured Amil Snyder’s home after camping at Clear Lake en route home. C W Thulin and Wayne joined a trip from Decorah to Cedar Rapids then Chicago for a sister visit and fair.
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Chas, Spinelli
New York City
T. W. Dean
America
Oliver Schram
Chicago
Amil Snyder
Clear Lake
C. W. Thulin
Wayne
Decorah
Chas
Capper
Thulin
Cedar Rapids
Schmid Harness Shop Ends Era in Elgin
Clem Schmid’s death closes one of Elgin’s oldest businesses. The Schmid Harness Shop, begun by C Theo Schmid in 1867, long a town staple, has operated for his estate since 1922 and may now be sold. Once a major employer of three to four, auto and tractor use cut demand to part time work for one.
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Clem Schmid
Elgin
Schmid
C. Theo. Schmid
Health champion Bernice Stelzmiller tops Fayette county fair
Bernice Stelzmiller, 15, daughter of H. J. and Mrs. Stelzmiller of Union township, scored 90.4 percent to win the Fayette county 4-H health contest held at Fay ette Saturday. The contestant, slightly overweight for her height, had no other notable flaws. She will represent Fayette at the state fair in late August where Maxine Richards, another local girl, finished second last year.
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Bernice Stelzmiller
H. J. Stelzmiller
Union Township
Fayette
Bernice
Fayette County
Maxine Richards
Crider Named Assistant State Veterinarian for Fayette County
Dr. R. A. Crider received a commission from Ray Murray secretary of the Iowa Department of Agriculture naming him assistant state veterinarian for Fayette county. He will oversee all state work in the county and is praised as a worthy, well prepared professional and advocate of a modern approach.
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R. A. Crider
Ray Murray
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Fayette County
Dr. Crider
Alia ‘Heinen, Deal
Plan for Young Men's Short Course to Meet Tuesday
Representatives from Fayette Black Hawk Franklin Cerro Gordo and Floyd counties will gather in Charles City on Tuesday August 8 to coordinate the young farmers short course for the coming winter. The joint effort aims to streamline winter programs and reduce travel for Extension workers assisting with the project.
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Fayette
Black Hawk
Franklin
Cerro Gordo
Floyd Counties
Charles’ City
Fayette County
Many New Books Arrive at Elgin Library
Fifty new books from the State Traveling Library were unpacked Tuesday and placed on the Elgin Library shelves. They may be borrowed for two weeks at no cost. The shipment, rich in juvenile literature, aims to boost future consignments as circulation grows. The Elgin Library also opens Saturday afternoons for patron convenience.
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State Traveling
Elgin Library
Elgin
Elgin Brainard Farmers' Cooperative votes liquidation
Stockholders vote to liquidate the Elgin Brainard Farmers' Cooperative Company. Debtors should settle accounts within sixty days or the balances will be turned to a collector. By order of the board of directors. Adv. 49-60e, Max Medberry, Sec'y.
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Elgin- Brainard Farmers’ Cooperative Company
Board of
Max Medberry
Sec’y
Elgin School Opens September 4 As District Sets Start
The Elgin school opening date was set for Monday September 4 by the school board at its Tuesday session. Pupils who plan to attend and have not notified Superintendent Carter should do so soon. Mr and Mrs M W Hemingway and Mrs Frank Bell and three daughters of Waseca arrived last Wednesday for a visit with the ladies' brothers Will and Clif Christ. They left for home Tuesday morning.
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Chicago
Oja J. Olson
Mabel Olson
Winneshiek County
Bowen
Grace
Volga City
Postville
L. O. Koevenig
T. W.' Dean
Buffalo
N. Y
Elgin
Supt
Carter
M. W. Hemmingway
Frank Bell
Mina
Will
Clif Christ
N R A Takes Effect as National Recovery Act Goes Live
The National Recovery Act began Tuesday August 1 with payroll gains for U S industries. Local businesses signed the employment agreement and display the N R A insignia while codes are prepared for various sectors. Signers will receive insignia and consumer stickers as they comply with the new codes and fair competition rules. Participants listed include Elgin State Bank City Drug Store and Elgin Home Bakery among others.
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U. S
N. BR. A
N. R.A
Muehlenthaler
Max Thoma
Mel Kohler
P. Strauch
Elgin State Bank
Capper’s Hatchery
N. W. Evans
Fred C. Muehlethaler
L. G. Lehman
Chas. Feller
City Drug Store
Elgin Home Bakery
Elgin Poultry Co
George Pollitt
H. F. Becker
Mail Time Changes On Star Route Postville West Union Fayette
Postmaster Muhlenthaler announces a new schedule effective August 1 for the Star mail route between Postville and West Union with Fayette service discontinued. Morning southbound leaves Postville 6 15 arriving Clermont 6 50 Elgin 7 00 West Union 7 30. Return north at West Union 10 10 Elgin 16 30 Clermont 10 45 Postville 11 00. Afternoon round trip starts Postville 4 15 reaching Clermont 4 80 Elgin 4 45 West Union 5 10. Northbound returns West Union 6 45 Elgin 6 10 Clermont 6 25 Postville 6 45. The Star mail route is an improvement over railway mail service thanks to local postmasters and carrier Leon Birdsell of Postville who is praised for good service.
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Muhlenthaler
Star Mail
Postville
West Union
Fayette
Clermont
Elgin
West Union Wat
Leon Birdsell
Process Tax Raises Cotton Goods
The article notes a 4.5 cents per pound processing tax on all cotton goods starting September 1. Merchants have already added the tax to new stock and old stock will incur the tax then, pushing consumer prices up about ten cents per garment. Shoppers are advised to buy before September 1 as prices rise.
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Etter
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Flgin
Ibs
Clun
Nels Louvering
Indore
H. J. Nehring
Robertson and
Zelensky
Paul Doland
Doland
Maynard
Des Moines
Herring
Biermann
NCEA
Pel de
Arthur Chapman New
Schmid Harness Shop
N.R. A
Elgin Firma
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