Elgin Homecoming Celebration Described in Detail
Weekend homecoming in Elgin drew many visitors with praise for the event. The four day celebration featured band concerts, school reunions, personality talks, and a long pageant parade tracing Elgin’s history. The town opened its new school term and urged graduates to enroll promptly for the start on August 31.
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Elgin
Park
Roy de Sart
A. M. Weibel
Arthur W. Shaffer
Lincoln
Nebraska
Echo
Roy DeSart
Tory
Casa
Marie Moaby
Eddie Klingman
Roy Waltz
Clint Kinney
Mazon City
Oscar Gunderson
Wood Lake
Minn
Mr. Kinney
Arlington
Kruger
Pleasant Valley Quartette
Elgria Orchestra
Old Time Minstrels
Diamond
Conner
Daya Fane
TBON TO RUN AGAIN FOR SHERIFF
A. A. Robertson declared in a talk with the Echo editor his plan to run again for sheriff, saying many had asked and he felt obliged to announce early. The Elgin homecoming drew large crowds, with 5,000 estimated on Saturday afternoon, and attendees from Cedar Rapids to Dubuque enjoyed music by Shaffer Drum Corps and local bands.
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A. A. Robertson
Echo
Sheriff's Office
Shaffer
Elgin Band
German Hand
Clint Rune
Tadaphone
Olp
Rob
Cross
Ade
Rage Trio
Elgin
George White
Dubuque
Arthur W. Shaffer
Lincoln
Nebr
Martial Band
Peters
Jas. A. Kinney
Alexandria
Minn
West Union Gazette
Eigin
Ste
President of Upper Iowa University Dies in Rochester
Dr John William Dickman president of Upper Iowa University died in Rochester Minnesota early today from heart complications. He was 68 and had led the college through a fundraising campaign that raised 860000. Survived by widow son Milo Lucille four sisters. Funeral in Fayette occurred Tuesday afternoon. Telegraph Herald reported his 40 year service at the university and earlier roles in Sumner and as dean before becoming president in 1928.
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John William Dickman
Upper Iowa University
Rochester
Dr. Dickman
Fayette
Milo
Lucille
Upper Town University
Iowa
Upper Iowa
Methodist Church
Cornell College
Dickman
Minn
Upper Ions
Illinois Wesleyan University
Bloomington
Upper Town
Sumner
Telegraph-Herald
Elgin Homecoming Committee Thanks Helpers
The general committee for the homecoming thanks all who helped make the event a success. It notes 80 people and many groups from Elgin and neighboring communities including Illyria, Clermont, and Wadena. The committee pledges to return the favor.
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Elgin
Illyria
Clermont
Wadena
Homecoming Bills Sought For Prompt Report
Citizens asked to present all claims to the proper committee for timely final reporting to the General Committee and then to the Community Club. Aimed to enable the final report at the club’s next meeting.
Clayton County Fair Highlights A Dazzling Five Day Program
The Clayton County Fair offers a full lineup with paving completion on Highway 65 and crushed rock surfacing into the grounds. Daily baseball and band music, plus platform attractions, headline a five day stretch featuring Merle Buck’s aviation stunts, Little German Band, Cedar Falls community band, and a Sunday concert finale. Iowa’s Cedar Falls band recently earned national honors, under director James A. Melthior, with past European contest triumphs noted. Labor Day includes ball games, boxing and wrestling exhibitions, and a reduced adult admission to boost attendance.
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Clayton County
National
Merle Buck
Wisconsin
WMT
Cedar Falls
U. S
Stadium
Soldier's Field
Chicago
Clayton County Fair
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Howard
Fayette
Clayton
Delaware
Buchanan
National Broadcasting Guatem
Iowa
Ita
James A. Mel‘thior
Paris
Labor Day
Appreciation for Elgin's first homecoming in 1931
Roy F DeSart thanks Mason City readers via Echo for town enthusiasm and cooperation in Elgin Iowa's first homecoming. He praises the event as unusually successful and memorable to longtime residents, calling it a lifetime extraordinary celebration.
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Mason City
Iowa
Strauch
Elgin
Roy F, DeSart
WAUCOMA AND ARLINGTON NAME TITLE OF PLAYOFF GAME
In the Little 8 race Arlington beat Aurora 13 to 0, leaving Waucoma idle and causing a four team tie. Arlington and Waucoma will meet in a postseason game at the Hawkeye ball grounds to decide the championship, set for Sunday afternoon August 30.
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Arlington
Aurora
Waucoma
Another Kuhenes Case Ends in Fatal Baseball Incident
In a baseball game between Flannagan and E Pano, a pitched ball struck 19 year old Ernest Doorn of Flannagan, Illinois, causing his death within minutes. The ball was thrown by 20 year old George Adams of the E Pano team. Leo Grether returned home yesterday from Iowa University after attending a weather-related event.
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Ernest Doorn
Flannagan
George Adams
E. Pano
Elgin wins two recent games in Iowa league
Elgin swept a doubleheader with Arlington 8 7 in ten innings and beat Alpha 5 4 to move into the second division of the Fayette county league. Gehring and Kiple shared pitching duties, with Hertling and MacDonald contributing key hits. The league standings show Waucoma tied with Arlington for first and Hawkeye tied with Clermont for third. Separate items report Lloyd Purrington, 40, and Lara Thorpe, 16, jailed for statutory rape after living as man and wife. Purrington faces up to life in Fort Madison.
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Elgin
Arlington
Hertling
Wadena
MacDonald
Cass
Elgin Diamond
Gehring
Kiple
Selgelid
Fayette
Alpha
Pollitt
Thoma
Klingman
Waucoma
Hawkeye
Clermont
Lloyd Purrington
Lansing
Iowa
Payette County
A. A. Robertson
Donna Mattocks
West Lima
Wis
Purrington
Lara Thorpe
Thorpe
Joe Stearns
Lima
Fayette County
Stearns
Wisconsin
Fort Madison
Ida Jo DeSart Graduates From Iowa State Teachers College
Ida Jo DeSart of Elgin earned an elementary education diploma in upper grades at the summer term commencement of Iowa State Teachers College. She was among 318 degrees and diplomas granted in outdoor exercises. Dr George W Frasier of Colorado State Teachers College delivered the commencement address and O R Latham conferred the degrees. The events included a dinner for graduates and faculty and a reception at the president's home.
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Ida Jo DeSart
Elgin
Iowa State Teachers' College
Miss DeSart
Geo. W. Frasier
Colorado State Teachers’ College of
Seven Speakers at Dickman Funeral in Fayette
The J. W. Dickman funeral in Fayette drew thousands from across northeast Iowa. Seven speakers officiated including Rev. Porter and Rev. Seldon of West Union and Rev. Holm of Evanston. Services were held at both the chapel and Church on the Hill with other named speakers from South Dakota and nearby areas.
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J. W. Dickman
Fayette
Iowa
Porter
Seldon
West Union
Holm
Evanston
Roadman
South Dakota
Clinton
Parker
Gold
Dogs Destroy 18 Sheep on Adjacent Farms
Eighteen sheep were killed or had to be killed after dog attacks on the farms of Harley Felms and George Metzger west of town on Wednesday night last week. The owners saw the dogs but could not shoot them and did not recognize the animals.
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Harley Felms
George Metzger
Lehman Family Grows to 365 Members Since 1852
John Lehman of La Porte City, historian for the Lehman family, reports 365 registered members traced to John and Maria Lehman who immigrated from Switzerland in 1852. The lineage notes 53 deaths within the family to date.
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John Lehman
la Porte City
Lehman
John
Maria Lehman
America
Switzerland
No Band Concert Tonight At Elgin Park
No band concert at Elgin park tonight due to Fayette call. Regular weekly concerts resume next Thursday. Mrs. Harry Baldwin and family of Waterloo drowned here Sunday trying to reach Ida Baldwin, mother of the Baldwins, who had visited Law Graver home and attended Elgin’s coming event.
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Elgin Park
Fayette
Harry Baldwin
Waterloo
Ida Baldwin
Law Graver
Elgin
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