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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1934
Page
3
The Clermont Enterprise from Clermont Iowa lists publishing details for a weekly newspaper. It includes editor names and associations and notes entry in Fayette County. The fragment mentions Mrs H B Greenley as local editor and references press associations.
Gunder News reports a Decorah Central Union gathering last Sunday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Rey Halverson welcomed a baby girl born August 20. George and Millard Gisleson traveled to Marion South Dakota for Millard to seek medical care. Mildred Odegard visited the Carl Odegard home. Almer Amundson stays near Clermont this week. W Landsgard and daughter Thelma visited Selmar Holm’s home. Harold Landsgard handled business in Gunder Tuesday. HH Gisleson enjoyed a surprise visit with relatives bringing baskets and sharing a day of photos and meals. Confirmation services planned at Marion church Sunday morning September 2 at 10 o’clock.
A Savanna man, seeking to argue toll costs, tells an Iowa town operator he can call home for half the price. The operator replies that in Savanna it would be a local call, sparking the humorous exchange reported by the Sabula Gazette.
The passage treats city progress and the value of durable, economical infrastructure for a modern city. It argues real progress comes from purposeful, moneywise building by dedicated city builders, not passive growth, aiming at better living and better livelihoods.
Betty Roberts and Jane Henderson visited last week with Marjorie Olson while Mr. and Mrs. Louis Martin of near Castalia welcomed a daughter born Saturday. Elmer Olson and wife welcomed a son named Elmer Wayne. Several attended the Baptist conference in Milwaukee and others shared visiting time across Clermont. A scarlet fever quarantine affected Mrs. Ida Wedo, with Leslie Wedo as the case. Local fare included bridge and luncheon gatherings, trips to the World’s Fair, and a Fayette county fair program continuing in West Union and Decorah.
Ole Swenson and Bobby King entertained with guitar music as Mr and Mrs J A Erickson and family Mr and Mrs Arthur Meckel psen and Adrian Rievland attended Ossian Sunday gathering for the Rievland couple's silver wedding anniversary about one hundred fifty guests present. Louise Miller hosted a Friday evening shower for Anna Mae Haag with games a program Myrtle Bilden sang O Promise Me Crystal Miller played piano and Mrs Simek gave Advice to the Bride a lunch followed. Invited were Arma Mae's graduating class girls and church choir seniors.
Louis Bigler died at his Postville area home on August 15 1934 at age 58 . He was born near Elgin Iowa on October 29 1875 and married Amanda Javert in 1914. Survived by his widow two sons a daughter three brothers and a sister. Funeral held August 15 at Schutte parlors with Rev R F Galloway officiating and burial in Apostolic cemetery east of Elgin.
A Iowa Weather and Crop Bureau report shows soybeans harvested increased 35 920 acres in 1935 with total harvest reaching 2 269 acres. Einar Soderling, a paper salesman from Sioux Falls, shares a cooling trick using a 50 pound ice block in a dishpan placed near a car heater to chill his ride through hot weather.
A Kansas Star humor snippet features witty exchanges about fashion shoes and snowshoes. Quick quips cover domestic life, humor about meals, editing, and daily small talk with light punch lines and playful banter in a column-style tease.
A Washington Post report states that printing any illustration of a United States postage stamp in publications is prohibited by law. In contrast, foreign stamp illustrations may appear if each image includes a small white line across the stamp.
Four month contracts bind De Beers workers in Kimberley. They live in compounds without wives and may converse with visitors behind wire gratings. Wives can visit only under strict conditions. Workers are detained for four days after contracts end for examination. hair is shaved and other precautions observed. Native shops supply necessities.
A brief cartoon-style quip contrasts a father’s plan to steer his son toward studying dead languages with a joke about becoming an undertaker. The exchange highlights dry humor on education and vocation.
A humorous overheard exchange unfolds as a speaker urges a woman to use her noodle amid a chaotic car scene. The dialogue features exclamations about searching the vehicle and frustration at the perceived distraction or confusion.
A neighbor named Smith will be missed as he relocates. Residents recall his well cared lawn and recall the good lawn mower as a notable asset, highlighting the friendly ties in the neighborhood.
A terse exchange shows a mother regretting not shaping Dorothy into a well behaved child while Dorothy retorts that her parent is a failure. The brief dialogue captures a strained parent child moment and mutual frustration.
A brief exchange references an odd query and a joking reply about obtaining a single moving picture rather than a more substantial prize, capturing a playful wartime curiosity in a terse afternoon note.
A dramatic marsupial incident unfolds as first Kangaroo Annabelle searches for her missing joey, while second Kangaroo expresses shock over a pocket theft. The scene hints at wildlife peril and perplexing events in a pocketed region.
A Rock Island northbound train arrived in West Union on Monday forenoon with twelve Oelwein boys who had hopped free rides to view the fair grounds. Eight transients rode the same train, totaling twenty free passengers, illustrating railroad hardships.
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