Canning Factory to Start Pack Monday
The Elgin Canning Company will begin its 1938 corn pack on Monday, using a hybrid Golden Cross sweet corn that ripened earlier than expected. Limited acreage, modernization of closing machines, and shifting labor reflect an early opening with potential short shutdowns for standard varieties. Albert Schori leads factory operations with foremen overseeing units. labor shifts aim to place local workers first before transient applicants.
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Elgin Canning Company
Albert Schori
T. W
D. O. Dean
Absent-minded star denies engagement to husband
A forgotten actress summoned reporters to deny her engagement to the man she wed the prior week, stirring headlines about celebrity relationships and public perception.
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Illyria Farm Bureau Meeting Tonight Speakers Named
The Illyria Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau meeting tonight features scheduled remarks by local agricultural leaders and community organizers. Attendees will hear updates on farming issues, soil programs, and county services at the city hall venue.
Annual Press Picnic At McGregor Friday
The eighth annual picnic of the Northeast Iowa Press association will be held at McGregor one Friday of this week. This will be the third time that this river city has entertained the pencil pushers. The day will be spent sightseeing both from autos and boats. A big fish dinner will start off the day.
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Northeast Iowa Press Association
McGregor
Four County Republican Women Meet and Rally Planned
Mrs. Young leads the Fourth District while Mrs. M. J. Channer and Babe Smittle host a Fayette county luncheon. Delegates from 22 of 28 precincts attend as local women join in county planning. A second 4 County meeting is set for today at Backbone State Park with H. C. Talle as speaker. Mrs. H. R. Young outlines organization plans.
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M. J. Channer
Oelwein
Babe Smittle
Waucoma
Fayette County
J. M. Smittle
Counyy
Tille Hangon
Frank Greenley
Elgin
Donna Clothier
Wadena
Joyce Appelman
Clermont
Backbone State Park
Strawberry Point
H. C. Talle
Decorah
H. R. Young
Arlington
4Th District
Hanson
Echo Mendes
Porter
Inspectors Complete Soil Conservation Check in Pleasant Valley
Archie Howard, Robert Wilson and Arthur Chapman, inspectors for Pleasant Valley township, have nearly finished their soil conservation survey. Each covered about one third of the township, taking about eight days. They checked fields on aerial maps, to be measured later at the county headquarters. About two thirds of Pleasant Valley farmers are cooperating and will receive soil conservation checks.
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Archie Howard
Robert Wilson
Arthur Chapman
Pleasant Valley Township
Pleasant Valley
4 New Cure for Sleeping Sickness in Horses
A horse sick with sleeping sickness is reportedly cured after a lightning strike jolts it to its feet and the animal begins nibbling grass. The tale suggests vets would need only a powerful battery to knock out sleeping sickness.
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Wilbur Lehman
Alpha Dominates Elgin In Sunday Victory
Alpha took Elgin Sunday 19 to 3 in a lop sided win. Alpha posted 19 runs on 16 hits with 3 errors while Elgin managed 3 runs on 8 hits and 8 errors. Elgin’s Henninger pitched both ways and Conklin and Barnes pitched for Alpha. Alpha scored in all but two innings. Elgin pushed two in the first and one in the fourth. Season ends next Sunday as Elgin travels to Sumner.
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Alpha
Elgin
Henninger
Conklin
Barnes
Sumner
Lehman Family Heralds Fourteenth Annual Reunion in Elgin
The Lehman families hold their fourteenth annual reunion in Elgin on Sunday August 14. The notice stresses that good advertising is not an expense but an investment.
Gruver Fischer Rites Link Elgin Couple In Glidden
Ruth Gruver daughter of Mrs Mabel Gruver Elgin and Harold W Fischer son of Otto Fischer Postville wed Tuesday August 9 at Glidden Town Rev W H Parker officiated in his home at noon Luella Schade Manning cousin of the groom accompanied them The bride wore a rose informal dress with white accessories The groom wore gray suit Mrs Fischer a 1933 Elgin HS graduate worked in Boleyns store until last fall then Britt He is a 1932 Postville HS graduate and a Coe College Cedar Rapids alumnus who worked at Dravis grocery in Postville then Britt at First State Bank He bought stock in J A Boleyns store July 1938 and runs the Elgin store couple planned housekeeping in apartment above the store"}
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Ruth Gruver
Mabel Gruver
Elgin
Harold W. Fischer
Otto Fischer
Postville
Glidden
Town
W. H. Parker
Luella Schade
Manning
Fischer
Elgin High
J. A. Boleyn
Supt Roberts Receives Master’s Degree in Iowa Convocation
David R. Roberts superintendent of the Elgin schools earned a Master of Arts at the University of Iowa summer convocation, the largest in the school's history. Friday's ceremony awarded 437 degrees and certificates, with a Thursday dinner. Eugene A. Gilmore spoke at the dinner and Hudson Strode delivered the convocation address from the University of Alabama as eight weeks of classes concluded.
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David R. Roberts
Elgin Schools
University of Iowa
Eugene A. Gilmore
Hudson Strode
University of Alabama
Boy Killed When Tractor Runs Wild
Four year old Haldain Whitcher son of Mr and Mrs Harry Whitcher living four miles southeast of West Union was killed Monday when crushed against a barn by a tractor driven by the hired man. The man was grading the farm yard and lost control. Warry Whitcher of West Union runs the implement business and lives on the farm. Surviving are the parents a brother and a sister. Visitors from Iowa City Mr and Mrs Leo Grether and Erma Grether came for a visit with Hans and Erma returned home.
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Haldain Whitcher
Harry Whitcher
West Union
Warry Whitcher
Legion Picnic Set for August 14 in Maynard Park
Next Sunday at noon a Legion picnic will be held at the park in Maynard. All members of the Legion and Auxiliary and their families in Fayette county are invited to attend with a covered dish and sandwiches. District commander R. C. Patrick of Mason City may speak as Maynard post plans sports and music by Maynard's Little German Band.
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Maynard
Legion of Auxiliary
Fayette County
R. C. Patrick
Mason City
Maynard Post
Wadena Bridge Party Hosted by Mrs Arthur Herrling
Mrs Arthur Herrling entertained at a bridge party in her Wadena home last Wednesday evening in honor of her cousin Mrs W J Grove of Eagle Grove. Guests included Mrs Donna Clothier Florence Casper Mrs Lewis Thoma Geraldine Schori Mrs H H Wolf Mrs Mel Kohler Mrs Leo Schori Mrs L L Kipte Mrs C O Christ Mrs C B Schori Mrs G J Mosby and Mrs L F Klingman. Prizes went to Clothier for high score Christ second Kohler third and Kipte low score.
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Arthur Herrling
Wadena
W. J. Grove
Eagle Grove
Donna Clothier
Florence Casper
Lewis Thoma
Geraldine Schori
H. H. Wolf
Mel Kohler
Leo Schori
L. L. Kipte
C. O. Christ
C. B. Schori
Echo Distribution Adopts New Thursday Mail Schedule
The Echo has adopted a new mailing schedule with distribution through the post office starting Thursday morning. Rural subscribers will receive papers within an hour and town subscribers will see slightly faster delivery more often.
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Echo
The
Lumbermen to Meet in Oelwein Tuesday August 16
Fayette and Clayton County lumbermen announce their regular monthly meeting in Oelwein on Tuesday August 16. They will dine at the Mealey hotel and discuss business topics from round tables. C. B. Schori, secretary for the two county group, sent out official invitations Tuesday.
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Fayette
Neighbors Paints and Local Builds Update
Mrs Rose McMillan on Franklin Street repaints the house white with green trim. Elgin State Bank repaints exterior woodwork this week. Err Baechler begins a new garage at his Franklin property. Corrigan acts in a dramatic scene high above the Atlantic while writing a play.
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Rose McMillan
Franklin Street
Elgin State Bank
Err Baechler
Franklin
Corrigan
Atlantic
First Frost Forecast Sparks Calendar Bets
A local long range forecaster predicts the first frost for September 13 or 14. Readers are urged to mark the dates and await the forecast accuracy, with the publisher promising to reveal the forecaster’s name if correct and forgetful if wrong.
Coremanalty Club Pushes Bayground Project
The Community Club met for dinner with about twenty eight attending. They discussed buying land for a public playground and formed a committee to push the project, with private financing among members. Road work east of town was praised and urged to proceed, with hopes Clayton county finish two miles soon. The club funded entertainment profits to the general fund. Next meeting is the second Monday in September.
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Fayette
Road Grading Nears End Near Elgin Site
The G. H. Lowe Construction Co expects near completion of the Elgin east road to the county line by Saturday evening pending good weather. Nine men have handled most of the dirt, with heavy filling done to the river bridge earlier in the week. Only three trouble spots remain east of the river bridge, west of the new bridge, and south of Gilbertson's farm. Foreman Omer Eschman and crew are praised for keeping a smooth travel path and avoiding long humps and hollows overnight.
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G. H. Lowe Construction Co
Elgin
Gilbertson
Omer Eschman
New U S A Proxy Assumes Job Saturday
Dr. Vivian Thomas Smith aged 51 arrived at Fayette to take over as president of Upper Iowa University. He succeeds acting president Dr. W C Mangold, who has served as dean during the past two years. Smith previously led Kansans Wesleyan College for two years and taught education and psychology at Huron College in South Dakota for three years. He began his duties last Saturday and will join his family soon.
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Vivian Thomas Smith
Fayette
Upper Iowa University
W.C. Mangold
Smith
Kansans Wesleyan College
Huron College
Huron
Visitors and guests in Farmersburg and nearby towns
Mr and Mrs Arthur Chapman and 3on Douglas and Adeella Chapman visited in Farmersburg last Thursday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Carl Reeder of Waukegan Illinois were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs L L Kiple Friday evening.
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Arthur Chapman
Bureaus of Illyria and Pleasant Valley to Meet Tonight
Illyria and Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau groups plan a joint meeting in Elgin after tonight’s band concert. Max Medberry will coordinate, with county agent McElroy present to show an educational film. H. O. Talle will speak, a nonpartisan appearance by the Republican candidate for Congress.
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Farm Bureau
Myria
Pleasant Valley Townships
Elgin
Max Medberry
Pleasant Valley Group
McElroy
H. O. Talle
Decorah
Congress
Talle
Taile
Medberry
Echo
Fayette
Clayton
Gordon Mosby
Small Change Sparks Cash Trade at Falk & Songs
A buyer’s trade-in led to John Falk & Songs handling 5350 dimes in cash, totaling 635.00, with no count verification noted. The incident prompts thoughts of adopting the late John D. and distributing dimes to local children.
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John Falk & Songs
Falks
John
John D
Paper Shower Drenches Elgin After Aerial Feat
New Yorkers showered Douglas Corrigan and other heroes with paper upon their return to California. About eighteen hundred tons of paper covered the area around Douglas Corrigan, roughly a hundred tons less than Lindbergh’s record. The New York sanitation department released the figures after the parade. Call your news office at 20 early. Don’t wait.
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Douglas Corrigan
Atlantic
California
Hughes
New York Sanitation Department
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Mrs. Young
Women of
Fourth District
Smittle
Lehman Families
Gruver—Fischer
Supt. Roberts
Leo Grether
Erma Grether
Iowa City
Hans Grether
Erma
Coremanalty
Bayground
U.S. A
Illyria
Geertrude Ederle
England
U.S
First Methodist Church
Boston
St. Louis
Elihu Thomson
Hawaiian Islands
United States
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