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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1934
Page
4
Old style classified ad rates and offerings mix with furniture and services. Several names appear with telephones and locations including Elgin Capper and Sutter. Promotions mention weekly cash payments and end of month billing with penalties.
Fayette County superintendent L. G. Meyer reports rapid influx of exhibit materials for the county fair. Eight booths have been reserved for collective school displays, with rural and town schools participating. Those wishing to host or contribute should contact Meyer. materials for the general exhibit may be left at the County Superintendent’s office by 6:00 p.m. Saturday, August 18.
Mr and Mrs Clarence Baldwin were arrested last Saturday by Sheriff H J Nehring near Wadena On the charge of threatening to commit a public offense Both were arraigned before Justice of the Peace John T Riley placed under peace bonds and freed on good behavior.
The livestock industry faces a grave feed crisis as government purchases shrink herds. Across the Midwest hay is scarce and corn crops are uneven due to drought. Farmers are urged to conserve all available roughage and use every method to save feeds to sustain breeding stock through 1936, with strong demand for roughages and financial incentives for conservation efforts.
A collection of short items mentions a Winterset trip by Mr and Mia Carter with Ralph Evans, plus Osage parents. Elgin’s Independent baseball team falls 5 to 3 to Hawkeye with Belachner’s ninth inning homer sealing Hawkeye win. Upper Town University holds summer commencement with eight graduates including Clifton Kiple, Genevra Herwig, and Dillis Berndt. virgil C Welch delivers address on controls as diplomas are conferred by President A E Bennett.
The Pirin State Bank of Elgin Iowa seeks a mortgage foreclosure against George Craft and Lilah Craft in Fayette County Iowa. The petition lists a lengthy described real estate parcel with multiple lot calls and road lines and seeks a first lien, sale, receiver, and writ of possession after a year of redemption, plus costs and fees. If no defense is filed by September 2 1934, a default will be entered and judgment accordingly in the September 1934 district court term in West Union Iowa.
Local notes from Elgin Iowa cover a hardware store ad for gas and oil stoves at Feller's Hardware and a sweep of visits and illnesses. Rosa Bauntay, Kathryn Strauch, and Virginia Doty are among those stopping by or recovering. Townsfolk travel to Decorah, Cedar Rapids, Chicago, and Mason City for events, funerals, and family matters.
The text lists families planning trips to Madison South Dakota for ten days to visit relatives and notes Mrs. M. W. Kiple attending Upper Iowa University graduation where her son Clifton earned a B A and will teach at Fredericksburg. It mentions Fred B. Hanson from Los Angeles surprising Wisuxgather with a homecoming visit and Mary meeting him in Cedar Rapids. Additional notes reference St. Paul, Rochesidt, and an outlined presidential line of armed guards and segregated service.
Beieeisca and Gaayer enjoyed a social at the park Saturday with a mental duet by Ed Anderson and Mrs. Anderson. Carl Miller entertained as visitors met him and two children drove to Buffalo Center while visiting August Winkleman. Gene Heinan, 9, nephew of Mrs. Chas Capper, was killed in Chicago and her husband traveled to the funeral.
The Broadcaster urges arranging a Temporary Silo with full instructions for proper setup. The piece contrasts faith in Mule-Hide roofing with doubt about others, and mentions a racist incident overheard near a cemetery as context, reflecting era dialogue.
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