Wallace Speech Tonight Presiding At Des Moines Event
Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Henry A. Wallace will deliver an acceptance address in Des Moines Coliseum with Rep. Marvin Jones notifying Wallace of his nomination. Governor candidate John K. Valentine will preside before about 8,000 attendees as Edward J. Pryan prepares Des Moines visit plans. The piece notes Iowa’s pivotal role, Willkie Roosevelt polling, and farm vote dynamics with references to Kraschel, Wilson, Gillott, and Dickinson.
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Iowa
Henry A. Wallace
Des Moines
Marvin Jones
Texas
House Committee On Agriculture
Wallace
Wm. B. Bankhead
House of Representatives
John K. Valentine
Edward J. Pryan
New York
Democratic National Committee
Flynn
Hawkeye
Wendell Willkie
Walece
Willkie
Ealy
Farm Magazine
Men of Agriculture
Roosevelt
Nelson G. Kraschel
George A. Wilson
Guy M. Gillette
J. J. Dickinson
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Wadena
Traer Man George Snyder to Enter Boston Theological Seminary
George Snyder of Traer will enter the Boston Theological Seminary this fall to study for the ministry. He is the son of Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Snyder and recently decided to continue his education after completing a course at Mt. Vernon several years ago.
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George Snyder
J. J. Snyder
Traer
Boston Theological Seminary
Mt. Vernon
Heart Failure Responsible For Heiberger Death
Wm. Heiberger aged 32 was found dead at the Ern Lerch farm home Tuesday around five in the afternoon while feeding hogs. Coroner ruled acute heart trouble as the cause. funeral plans likely for Friday at Ryan with body moved to home. he had lived in the community about 16 months and his mother died ten years ago.
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Wm. Heiberger
Ern Lerch
F. C. Muehlethaler
Clayton County
Ryan
Hiberger
John Dennler
Lerch
Return From Baptist Conference Return From Baptist Meeting
The General Conference of German peeking Baptist churches of North America met in Burlington the week of August 1925. Over 1100 delegates and visitors registered from the United States and Canada. Local church attendees included Rev. P F Zaschke Mrs Mary Keiser John F Miller B J Baumgartner along with official delegates and several family members.
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General Conference of
Burlington
United States
Canada
P. PF. Zaschke
Mary Keiser
John F. Miller
B. J. Baumgartner
B. J.baumgartner
Louise Baumgartner
Luella Miller
Louise Miller
Chrystal
Louise Schern
Carl Hackmann
Abe Habeger
Karl Miller
Edna Miller
Ticket Sale at Fair Drops $216.00 from 1939
The Fayette county fair enjoyed good weather for four days yet gate receipts fell about $216 from the prior year. Farmers threshing kept crowds away on several days while Sol's Liberty Shows, dominating the midway, reportedly lost $3,800. Displays and exhibits lagged but overall the week was deemed successful.
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Fayette County
Sol
Dentists Office Closed for September Break Notice
The Dr. D. T. Tinker dental office will be closed from Friday August 30 until Wednesday noon September 4. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Kiple visited Independence and Frank Kiple home. Mrs. Kiple stayed for a longer visit. Ernest Bruellman family and Anna Keller of West Bend visited Adeline Friederich and relatives. Rex Mulford and Oba Lyman of Manchester visited Sunday with the Mulford parents.
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M. W. Kiple
Independence
Frank Kiple
Elgin Schools Set to Open Monday With Bus Route Expansion
Elgin schools will open on Monday September 2 with registration expected to surpass last year. The James Hermen operated bus returns with an added trip from Ben Dennler district via 59 to Cummings corner over the ridge road to Elgin. It then serves Cheery Valley and Kern Hill, transporting about thirty two pupils.
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Elgin
James Hermen
Ben Dennler
Cummings Corner
Ridge Road
Cheery Valley
Kern Hill
Peacocks Seek Strong Season After 1989 Run
Coach John Dorman leads Upper Iowa University Peacocks returning from the east on Sept 7 to prep for a Penn State opener. Key losses include Chamberlain Oldfather Beneke Spatcher Killerlain Harmon. Returning linemen Brady Patterson Grant Corkery Bray Obermeier Cooper Kramery Wolters Lind Kamm. Freshmen and backfield vets compete. Schedule begins Oct 5 vs Penn at home.
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John Dorman
Upper Iowa University
Peacocks
Penn
Peacock
Chamberlain
Oldfather
Beneke
Spatcher
Killerlain
Harmon
Brady
Patterson
Grant
Corkery
Bray
Obermeier
Cooper
Kramery
Wolters
Lind
Kamm
Harkins
Buell
Hader
Alderson
Taylor
Iowa
Upper Iowa
Buena Vista
Dubuque
Loras
Luther
Wartburg
Alden Pinney Reports Big Melon Shipment and Seed Value
In a letter Alden Pinney recounts Sunday night in Keokuk and an early Monday return. He notes a grower sold 700 melons at 4 cents each to a trucker, and a Tyler Texas trucker brought 50 to 116 pound melons in Benton. A 116 pounder inspired seed value of $7 a pound, with Pinney sharing seed stock. Texas melons grew on white sand with commercial fertilizer.
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Alden Pinney
Keokuk
Tyler
Texas
Benton
Alden
Clayton County Courthouse Closed Friday and Labor Day
Clayton County Court House will be closed Friday afternoon August 30 to allow county officers to attend the Elkader Fair. All offices will also be closed Monday September 2 for Labor Day. Urgent business will be handled by contacting officials. Neighbor notes report visitors Doris Schultz and Louise Hoffman of Dayton Ohio, former German neighbors.
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Court House
Elkader, Fair
Honor Newlyweds At Shower In Elgin Opera House
A shower dance honored Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Clark after their Aug 17 wedding at the Presbyterian parsonage West Union. The couple, attended by Ollard Nyborg of West Union, plan to live with Mrs. Clark's groom in Gunder after celebrations.
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Elgin Opera House
Quinten Clark
Presbyterian Parsonage
West Union
Ollard Nyborg
Clark
Helen Clark
Gunder
Postville High School
Standard Oil
Whitney Wells
Elkader
Study Club Met at Mrs. Ed Wenger Home
The Progressive Home Study club held its monthly meeting on Aug. 12 at Mrs. Ed Wenger’s home with a good turnout. Activities included Hell Call, My Favorite Musical Instrument, Ruth Rothlisberger piano solo, Gene Wenger article How to Keep Cool, and Mrs. Eva Ernst. A contest was led by Mrs. Walter Rothlisberger and lunch followed. The next meeting isSept. 11 with Mrs. Jessie Rothlisberger and a flower show planned.
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Progressive Home Study Club
Ed Wenger
Wisconsin
Ruth Rothlisberger
Gene Wenger
Eva Ernst
Walter Rothlisberger
Jéssie Rothlisberger
B Y P U Social and Shower at the Church
The B Y P U held a social meeting at the church Tuesday evening and a shower for the couple Stanley Hamilton and Rhea Rutledge who will marry soon. Prof Herman von Berge of Dayton Ohio and Mrs von Berge visited the Rudy Yunker home. Members Rosa Muehlenthaler and Mary Miller visited last Thursday and Friday. Irvin Lyons from Great Lakes Indiana arrived Saturday night and spent Sunday with his parents Delbert and Mrs. Lyons.
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Doris Schultz
Louise Hoffman
Dayton
Ohio
Carl Hackmann
Germany
America
O. M. Benson
LaSalle
Itt
Lena Benson
C. R. Belknap
Brainard
Baptist Church
Stanley Hamilton
Rhea Rutledge
Herman von Berge
Rudy Yunker
von Berge
Lorenz Music Publishing Co
Irvin Lyons
Great Lakes
Mrs
Delbert Lyons
Echo Turns 50 as Publication Date Nears September
The Echo began in September 1891 and will reach its 50th milestone on September 5. It outlines changes in publishers A. V. Shaffer F. W. Hughes and the current owner since 1923. The paper grew from four local news columns to 24 to 34 weekly and notes it kept up with times over five decades.
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The
Echo
A. V. Shaffer
F. W. Hughes
Changaés
Eeho
Times
Weemillers From Duluth Visit Local Relatives
Mrs Elizabeth Wegmiller of Duluth Minnesota and her daughter Mrs J L Bradley of Duluth along with Mr and Mrs Chas Wegmiller and Pauline Wegmiller of St John North Dakota visited relatives in the L A Grimes home West Union Mrs Strohsheim Hawkeye and in Elgin Flinder Volga and Strawberry Paint. Mrs Wegmiller said she is in her 85th year and remains active and graceful in late years.
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Elizabeth Wegmiller
Duluth
Minn
Daghter
J. L. Bradley
Pauline
St. John
North Dakota
L. A
Reverend J C Warton Improves. Expected Return Soon
Rev Warton shows marked improvement Wednesday morning said his daughter. She stated he expects to resume regular duties within several days.
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J.C. Warton
No Aid Meeting This Week by Methodist Ladies Aid Society
The Methodist Ladies Aid Society will hold no divisional meetings this Thursday August 29. Watch for further announcements later. News tips to 20. Mr and Mrs George Vaughn traveled to Strawberry Point Sunday as he headed to work in Waterloo while Mrs Vaughn stayed for a Floyd Puffett visit. Irvin Etter and his Janesville Wis daughter returned home after homecoming with his mother Frieda Etter. Mrs Harry Johnson and daughters Evelyn and Ella Mae Johnson were dinner guests at the O W Krueger home in Clermont Sunday.
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Methodist Ladies’ Aid Society
George Vaughn
Strawberry Point
Waterloo
Vaughn
Floyd Puffett
Irvin Etter
Janesville
Wis
Frieda Etter
Harry Johnson
Evelyn
Ella Mae Johnson
O. W. Krueger
Clermont
Rainfall woes flood 1940 mail routes across town
Ray DeSart, a mail carrier of about 26 years, reports never seeing mud like the recent stretch he traversed. On Monday he hired three extra carriers to complete deliveries, with fellow carriers Boyle and Hackmann also facing transportation difficulties on their routes.
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Ray DeSart
Boyle
Hackmann
Big Four Fair at Postville
The Postville Big Four Fair runs September 6 to 9 featuring a school band concert free attractions and a dance by Gussin's Band of Winnipeg Canada The second day highlights 4 H judging kit tenball events and a Postville versus Frankville baseball game A grand street parade showcases floats prize livestock and cash prizes Sunday features St Olaf vs Monona baseball and a Postville marching band concert Monday brings platform free acts and prize awards Also notes travelers home visits by local residents to Des Moines Cedar Rapids and West Union with various relatives.
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Postville
Gussin
Winnipeg
Canada
Frankville
St. Olaf
Monona
Ai Wadley Ahd
Forty Inches Rained In Five Months At Elgin In 1940
Wet year noted with Elgin recording forty inches of precipitation by August 27, per F C Muchlethaly er and local figures. Rain totals spread across April to August include 27-8 inches in April and 40 inches overall, with snow adds potential. Heaviest rain on July 26 set a local record, impacting farmers and trades.
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F.C. Muchlethalyer
Elgin
Reed
Encyclopedia Americana
Iowa Weather Bureau
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Heiberger
Baptist Conference
B. Y. P. U. Social and Shower
Weemillers
Warton
Paul Liddle
Chicago
Russell Liddle
Sonya
Melvin Olson
van Cleve
Liddle
Chas. Capper
Cedar Rapids
Margaret Young
J. J. Potter
South Gnaha
Capyer
C.L. Young
Toy
Della Oldag
Min
Pel Ote
Poswite
Delila
American Institutes of Business
Anaier
Lakehurst
Hoover
Obragon Sexerimmons
Mexico
Treasury Department
J. T. Ryan
Rothlisberger Porner
Sernhill
Four Corners
Elgine Gander Road
Martie
Agereek
Elgin Canning Co
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