Iowa Briefs Highlight Local Industry And Oddities
Iowa brief notices cover Catfish released near the Turkey River and ongoing Guttenberg button factories ensuring year round employment. Reports include a Decorah intoxication arrest after a car crash, a West Union barn fire prevented by a new fire truck, early threshing yields, odd truck thefts near Sioux Ditch, a bank auction at Waukon, and Clayton county rattlesnake increases. County road funds from state gas tax totals and allocations to township and county roads are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Robertson
Maynard
Decorah
Fayette County
West Union Argo-Gazette
Carl Carmichael
West Union
Marcy Fordyce
Acre
Elgin Trucking Co
Hall Roberts’ Son
Sioux Ditch
Towa
Postvilla Herald
Wm. G. Kane
First National Bank
Ben Swebakken
National Banking Department
Waukon R. & C. Decorah
Chicago
Iowa
Clayton County
Ryan Construction Co
St. Olaf
Volga City
Ryan
Volga City News
E. E. Bilden
P. C. Buckman
State Highway Commission
Elkader Register
Lehman Family Reunion At Elgin School Grounds
The third annual Lehman reunion drew 141 attendees at Elgin Iowa, with a casual picnic and extensive visiting. Officers elected include Fern C. Smith as president, John Lehman as historian, and multiple vice presidents and secretaries. The next gathering is planned for Alta Vista on the second Sunday in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehman
Elgin
Chrig Lehman
John Lehman
Corwith
Chris Scharlach
William
Geneva
la Porte City
Fred E. Lehman
Fredrick
George Klock
Ida W. Lehman
Alta Vista
Clifton R. Platz
Frank Dreckman
B. L. Candill
Bonnie Lou
Fred Reinhart
Leona
Olitha
Sam Reinhart
G. F. Smith
Edna
Russell R. Erion
Constance Ann
L. L. Reinhart
Erma Mae
LeRoy
A. Reinhart
Ade Reinhart
Cresco
August Ohmacht
Vinita
Will Reinhart
Harlan
Ridgeway
John Reinhart
Myrtle
Long Beach
Calif
A. J. Stang
Rock Valley
Will Lehman
Arthur
Celia
Alberta
Louis Johnson
West Union
Edward Oleson
Norton
Christ Lehman
Sam Lehman
Reuben
Efford Hunsberger
B. J. Baumgartner
Louise Marie
Jax Lehman
Marian
Maxine
Max Hunsberger
Elmer
Rudy Lehman
Gon Adolph
Geo. Schori
Glen
Winnifred
Louis Lehman
Gon Louis
Fern C. Smith
Max Lehman
G. N. Schori
Edna Hunsberger
Erma Reinhart
Iowa
Corn fields near Pleasant Valley show strong progress
Jack Shaffer reports one of the best corn fields in the area with neighbors picking roasting ears on Saturday. Most fields are close behind and with typical corn weather for four more weeks Pleasant Valley will yield substantial feed.
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Jack Shaffer
Pleasant Valley
We Beg Pardon Over Marriage Report Error
The Echo apologizes for last week’s marriage item misreporting Ben Dennler as Ben Hofer. Dennler is married with a family. The paper pledges greater care in the future. Mrs Capper Miss Cook and Mrs Falk were also in Oelwe on Thursday.
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The
Echo
Ben Hofer
Loretta Imhoff
Ben Dennler
Frank Capper
Inez Cook
H. W. Falk
Baptist Church Notes Sunday Schedule and Recital
The Elgin Baptist Church lists services on Sunday August 21 at 10 a.m. 11 a.m. Sunday School 3 p.m. service at Sam and 8 p.m. musical program with Erwin Miller Grether Krueger and others. A Brainard meeting is planned for August 24 at 8 p.m. Prayer meeting on August 25. A full house enjoyed the recent recital by Arch Sowden and Paul Oberg. You are invited to all meetings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Erwin Miller
Hane Grether
Gust. Krueger
Ethel Rennison
Luella M
Max Lehman
Freiburghaus
Ph. Lauer
Mary Reusser
Elmer Kohis
Otto Krueger
Gust Hackman
Alf
Jacob
Brainard
Gust
Elgin
Arch. Sowden
Paul Oberg
Alden Pinney Named District Deputy of Lions of Missouri
Alden Pinney publisher of the Scott County Democrat at Benton and head of the Lions Club of that place was named a district deputy governor for the Lions Club Missouri by Phil O. Viall the state governor. The appointment was announced at a Chaffee Lions Club charter night and Southeast Missouri now has one of three deputy posts in the state. Pinney has led the Benton club since its founding and has been active in Lions work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden Pinney
Scott County Democrat
Benton
Lions Club
Missouri
Phil O. Viall
Chaffee Lions Club
Southeast
Pinney
Benton Club
Ion
South
Pinney i
Miller Brown wed Elgin couple in Iowa ceremony
Mil to Miller of Elgin wed Opal Brown of Bloomington Wisconsin at The Little Brown Church in the Vale Nashua Iowa on August 13. The bride wore pink georgette with Ivanelle Orr as bridesmaid. groom’s cousin George Durscher attended. Ring ceremony. Afterward the couple left for a wedding trip to Madison Milwaukee and Waukegan to visit an aunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton M. Miller
Elgin
Opal Brown
Bloomington
Wisconsin
Little Brown
the Vale
Nashua
Iowa
Ivanelle Orr
George Durscher
Miller
Maud Brown
J. 5. Miller
A. R. Coffeen
Decorah
Violinist Archibald Sowden and Paul Oberg Recital Faithful
Archibald Sowden of West Union and Paul Oberg of Minneapolis performed a duet at the Baptist church Sunday evening. The Bruch G minor concerto was praised for its artistry with the violin and piano accompaniment, leaving the audience hopeful for another recital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Archibald Sowden
West Union
Paul Oberg
Minneapolis
Mr. Oberg
Brahms
Lake of Thun
Switzerland
Max Bruch
Pleasant Valley Farm Products Display at Fayette County Fair
The Pleasant Valley booth seeks items for its display. The committee urges cooperation and asks that anyone with grains, fruits, or related products contact Alfred Jacob or Ed Boyle to contribute.
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Pleasant Valley
Fayette County
Alfred Jacob
Ed Boyle
Falb and Malone couple wed in Minneapolis ceremony
Louis Falb of LaCrosse Wisconsin and Evelyn Mary Malone of Minneapolis tied in marriage on August 15 in Minneapolis. A reception followed in the couple’s furnished apartments. The pair plan a lakeside trip and a visit to Falb’s parents in La Crosse. they announce their residence will be 1806 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, from September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Falb
Louis Benson Falb
LaCrosse
Wisconsin
Fred Falb
Evelyn Mary Malone
Minneapolis
At & P
Hawkeye Baseball Player Injured After Pitched Ball Hit
Baseball player George Henn Hawkeye right fielder and pitcher was struck above and behind the left ear by a pitched ball Sunday and severely injured. He bled from the mouth ears and nose and was carried from the field unconscious. By Tuesday he was improved and a Mayo Rochester examination was planned. Also notes visits by Mrs. Sidney Kaye to Verle Kniel and Mrs. May Bopp with her daughter to Cedar Rapids for a two week vacation.
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George Henn
Hawkeye
Rochester
Mayo Hospital
Sidney Kaye
Sheyboygan
Wisconsin
Verle Kniel
Waukon
May Bopp
Bernita
Cedar Rapids
L. E. Benedict
Welcome Rain Blesses Els kader Fair Week
A gentle drizzle and light showers began Tuesday morning and continued through Wednesday, saving crops though pastures and haylands still need moisture. The rain arrives during Els kader Fair week as usual, helping the corn but leaving fields parched in places.
Oats Yield Record Targeted Amid Contest Clash
The Echo invites reports of high yielding oat fields after noting Chris Wenger’s 72 bushels per acre last week. Robert Greenley visits Decorah grandparents Frank Greenley for a two week stay while his parents camp.
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Echo
Chris Wenger
Robert Greenley
Decorah
Frank Greenley
Illyria’s Community Day Draws Large Attendance
Illyria’s eighth annual Community Day on Friday August 12 drew a big crowd from across the state. Morning events featured boys and girls races and contests followed by a cafeteria picnic. A two o clock program included Illyria orchestra glee club readings and Rev. H E Morrow spoke on agricultural and community topics. A baby show ball games supper and evening music preceded the Epworth League play The Man of Yesterday. The second annual homecoming was held the next day with former residents visiting old neighbors and friends. Elyria pioneers community spirit and other towns may follow.
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Illyria
Ladies Aid Society
Glee Club
H. E. Morrow
Monona
Aid Society
Elgin
Wadena
Epworth League
Elyria
Towa
Pretty Marion church wedding of Mark and Feller described
A detailed account of the Marion Lutheran church ceremony for Miss Ruth Mork and Mr. Mark Feller with vows by Rev. Tysdal. The couple, both graduates of 1923, plan to teach in S direktor, Iowa, and will reside in Soldier, Iowa after a wedding trip to Minneapolis and Canada.
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Marion Lutheran Church
Myrtin'Feller
Laltar
Alma Nelson
Wm. Feller
Elver Anderson
Ruth Mork
Eileen Mork
Vinah Nelson
K. E. Mark
Chas
Elgin
I. ST. C
Soldier
Iowa
Minneapolis
Canada
Wisconsin
Helgerson Funeral Today in East Clermont Church
Funeral for Nela Helgerson, prominent farmer from northeast Elgin, to be held this Thursday afternoon at East Clermont Lutheran church. Helgerson, aged 76, had suffered neuralgia and died at Mayo Hospital Sunday after a serious operation. Also notes new pattern hats and felts at Elgin Millinery Store by Mrs. W. R. Blake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nela Helgerson
Elgin
East Clermont Lutheran Church
Hal- Berson
Mayo Hospital
Elgin Millinery Store
W. R. Blake
Elgin Canning Beans Run Nears Corn Season
The Elgin cannery ends a week of bean packing with fair weather likely to continue until corn harvest. In five days they packed 9287 cans across three grades green and wax. About 60 workers started, more to join if needed. Beans are hand processed from weighing to snipping, cutting, scalding, and canning before a 25 minute cook at 240 degrees.
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Elgin Canning Company
Veteran Publisher Strauch Dies at 74 in Chicago
Andrew A. Strauch, publisher of the Chadwick Clarion for about thirty years, died in a Chicago hospital Thursday evening August 11 after a paralytic stroke on August 2. Funeral held in Chadwick with wife laid to rest nearby. Eight children include F W Hughes Elgin B A Strauch Champaign S P Strauch Elgin W T Rudolph Minneapolis D W Strauch Clermont F Strauch Killllin Alberta Clara Bertha Strauch San Francisco unable to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew A. Strauch
Chadwick
Illinois
Clarion
Chicago
F. W. Hughes
Elgin
B. A. Strauch
Champaign
St. P. Strauch
W. T. Rudulph
Minneapolis
D. W. Strauch
Clermont
F. Strauch
Killun
Alberta
Canada
Clara
Bertha Strauch
San Francisco
Elgin Veteran Attends Soldiers Reunion at West Union
Attends Reunion C L Chapman Elgin's lone surviving civil war veteran attended the soldiers reunion at West Union Tuesday. He is now eighty nine years of age and does not leave his home more than a few times a year. Rev J Starr and family are spending two weeks at Fayette camping out.
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C. L. Chapman
Elgin
West Union
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