School party and wedding plan in Bem A dibwer
A fragmented local notice describes a school event and a forthcoming wedding. It mentions a party with entertainment including songs by D Davis Wanda Shaffer Barbara Thomas and others. An honored guest is shown to a table with gift decor. A small Christmas tree and blue and yellow decorations are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Daisy
Lily Frey
D | Davis
Wanda Shaffer
Leallen Knox
Redding
Wilder
Mattocks
Barbara Thomas
John Frey
John Erickson
Iowa PMA reports grain stocks and loans amid farm drive
The PMA tallies show 590000 bushels and 430 million bushels in play with 10 million shipped out and 120 million stored in Iowa. About 34 percent or 46 million bushels of corn were resealed. 196 loans under 1948 terms. General Robert L Larson addressed county attorneys and sheriffs at state conventions, urging full cooperation in a persistent gambling drive and warning of steps to assure aid.
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Iplus
Atl
Cory
Iowa
Towa
PMA
Robert L
Larson
Lars
Iowa Officials Urge Stronger Laws for Sex Offenders
Linn county attorney Crissman blasted the Iowa General Assembly for ignoring sex crime legislation. He urged an interim committee to study the issue and called for life imprisonment until sex tendencies are blocked. Senator Hickenlooper warned of declining moral values and urged revival. Drake University canceled weekend events due to an influenza outbreak affecting 150 residents.
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Eaps
W. W. Crissman
Linn
Iowa
Crissman
Iowa County Attorneys Association
General Assembly
County Attorneys Association
Linn County
Ben
Hickenlooper Bourke B. Hickenlooper
U. S
Drake’ University
Des Moines
J E Klingman Dies at 61 in Wadena Church Service Held
J E Klingman 61 of Wadena died Sunday morning about 6 30 at his home. Funeral services were held yesterday at 2 00 PM at the Presbyterian church with burial in Wadena cemetery. He is survived by ex wife Louise two sons Robert Wadena postmaster and Fred Santa Monica California and one sister Mrs Walter Cook Wadena. Mr Klingman moved to Wadena about 60 years ago from a farm outside town.
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J. E. Klingman
Winday
Presbyterian Church
Wadena
Louise
Robert
Postmiester
Fred
Santa Monica
Calif
Walter Cook
Klingmale
Town
Panthers Gain Sixth Place in Conference
At the Elgin Community Club dinner in the town hall, eleven members attended as the group closed the year with final reports. Halverson presented the secretary's final report, and Lyle Light was named the new chairman to preside at the January session.
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Community Club
Elgin
Town Hall
Halverson
Lyle Light
Elgin M. Y. F. Holds December Meeting
The Elgin Missionary Young Fellowship met Monday evening December 12 at the church. After the business session Rev. Jones showed a short movie and discussed The Christmas Story. Lunch followed, served by Roberta Mosby.
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Elgin M. Y.F
Jones
Roberta Mosby
Progress Club to Have Christmas Party
The Progress Club schedules a Christmas party for Monday evening December 19 with Helen Mueblethaler as hostess. Assisting hostesses are Marie De Sert Erma Jane Wilson and Lois Tinker.
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Progress Club
Helen Mueblethaler
Marie de Sert
Erma Jane Wilson
Lois ‘Tinker
Surgery Report On Decorah Man Elmer Frieden
Elmer Frieden underwent surgery Monday morning at Decorah hospital. Initial reports state he is progressing satisfactorily despite considerable pain. The operation included appendectomy and hernia repair, with further details released by the High Echo Your News paper.
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Elmer Frieden
Decorah Hospital
Cracking Sale By Schneider & Torson At Auction
Schneider and Torson reported a solid sale with a modest crowd of buyers. Prices ranged from corn at 1.17 to 1.19, oats 81 cents, hay 15 per ton loose and 65 cents per bale, with strong cattle bids including a top cow at 237.50 and two heifers around 212.60. Pigs brought 13 each, pullets 1.70, while Thompson and Schatz handled sales and Mosby and Kohler clerked for Elgin State Bank.
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Schneider & Torson
Thompson & Schatz
Mosby
Kohler
Elgin State Bank
Echo
Finish County Line Road Surfaces With Crushed Stone
The county line road from Gilbertsons to the Clermont Gander intersection was surfaced with crushed stone. Built as a 3.18 mile farm to market road last summer by Ryan Construction Co of Oelwein and surfaced by P G Cooney of Waukon at 1.45 per yard. One thousand yards of brushed stone per mile used. residents northeast of town praise the improved route.
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Gilbertsons
Clermont-Gander
Ryan Construction Co
Oelwein
P. G. Cooney
Waukon
Social Hour Club Annual pre Christmas party update
The Social Hour club met on December 3 at Mrs Hilda Little's home for a pre Christmas party. Members brought baskets for the Christmas dinner and enjoyed a program including a motto roll call stories carols and a gift exchange won by Mabel Gilson and Mary Becker. Next meeting will be at Mrs L O Redar son's home. The Elgin Methodist Youth Fellowship bake sale is set for December 17 at 2:30 p.m. at the town hall.
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Hilda Little
Gladys” Ash
Hilda Leuchtenmacher
Marie Meyer
Mabel Gilson
Mary Becker
Mra
L. O
Redarson
Elgin Methodist Youth Fellowship
H. F. Robbing
Arthur, Kelly
Ruby Benson
Lena Aeschuman
Died of Heart Attack Gilbert Johns Buroden
Gilbert Johns Buroden, 63, died early Thursday morning December 8 at his home southeast of Brainard. Funeral services were at West Union Presbyterian Church with Rev Ukena officiating. Burial followed in Clermont Cemetery. The Echo did not publish an obituary this week.
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Gilbert Johns Buroden
Brainard Epth
West Union Presbyterian Church
Ukena
Clermont
Echo
Trappers Net Weighs In On Big Beaver Catch
Local trappers Leo Schori and D O Doan trapped a 65 pound beaver in Turkey river Clayton county likely state record. They also took 55 and 85 pound beavers and 5 mink and 60 muskrats this season with pelts worth 20 to 25 dollars each.
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Leo Schori
D. O. Doan
Turkey River
Clayton County
Schorl
Doan
Pay Peddler in Advance Christmas Card Scam Reported
A rural area peddler team with several young girls sold Christmas cards this fall promising mail delivery later. They collected advance payments but residents report no cards as Christmas nears, prompting concerns of a possible scam.
Melvin Boleyn Improves After Hospital Stay
Reports from Des Moines veterans hospital say Melvin Boleyn feels better after stomach operation on November 29. He has received liver shots to aid his blood condition, but his feet remain swollen and he cannot walk. He has now been hospitalized for about a month.
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Melvin Boleyn
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Elect 50 Officers At AAA Meeting
At the annual AAA election in Elkader 50 officers were chosen for the P. M. A. committee for the coming year. Steve Donlon of Elkader was chairman with F. H. Dit traer of Strawberry Point as vice chairman. Oliver Eno of Luana was secretary treasurer, with Martin Hanson of Elgin as a committee member. First alternate Ray Kann of Gattenberg and third alternate James Connell of Elkader were named. Of 22 Clayton county delegates, 21 attended. Grand Meadow township was absent.
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AAA
Elkader
Steve Donlon
F. H. Dittraer
Strawberry Point
Sec'utreas
Oliver Eno
Luana
Martin Hanson
Elgin
Ray Kann
Gattenberg
James Connell
Clayton County
Grand Meadow Township
Calmar Crash Claimed Second Victim Friday Night
A highway crash on icy roads near Calmar Friday night claimed its second victim early Monday. Niel Rima, 17, Postville, was a passenger in a car that struck the rear of a school bus on highway 52. Merlin Johanningmeier, 17, Luana, and Murray Folsom, 17, Luana, were injured. Johanningmeier’s mother is Viola Loftagard of Gunder. His funeral was held Tuesday afternoon.
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Calmar
Niel Rima
Postville
Dia Decora
Viola Loftagard
Gunder
Local Property Transfers In Uniontown And Elgin Area
Deeds recorded for Bernau to Sutter and Schupbach to Heuben, listing lots in Rickel and Conner additions. Transfers include Kiple to Wenger in Sutter’s and Becker to Rakow in Elgin. A Sylvaty Leath contract for a theatre lunch room and equipment near Elgin is noted, with $8200 due 1851. A bill of sale covers a Greasy Spoon business and equipment in West Union.
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Bernau
Arthur
Et al
William Sutter
Rickel
Uniontown
Schupbach
Anna Tor Heuben
Conner
Sutra
Elgin
Kiple, Murray
Martin G. Wenger
Sutter
Sutter's
Becker
Gerald R & Wf
Lizzie Rakow
Harold A. Becker
Harold & Wf
Lizzie
Rakow
Sylvaty & L. H. Leath
Waldron
F EL
George Schate
Paul Hensing
BJ. Hutchins
Greasy Spoon & Equipment
West Union
Christmas Concert by Methodist Choir
A sixty voice choir directed by Mrs LeRoy Steele will give a Christmas concert Sunday evening December 18 at 8:00 PM in the Methodist church.
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LeRoy Steele
Mrs Grace Evans Visits Lantz Home in Cedar Falls
Mr and Mrs Aganeth Evans of Cedar Falls spent Sunday night at the Lantz home with Grace Evans, extending weekend gatherings in the area.
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Aganeth
Evans
Cedar Falls
Fini
Grace Evans
Lantz
Lenths lease Elgin opera house to Becker family
Sylvan and L H Lenth of Castalia contracted last week to sell the Elgin opera house building which is currently tenanted by Gerald Becker and owned by H A Becker, Lizzie Raken and spouses. New owners plan to take possession January 3 and continue tavern business. The Beckers have remodeled the tavern and will relocate to Lamont after the transfer. The Lenth s, longtime Castalia farmers, have sold personal property and leased the farm. Their son Sylvan is married with three children and they will reside in the Becker house, while the Beckers move to the Robbins house they have rented.
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Sylvan
L. H. Lenth
Castalia
Elgin Opera House
Gerald Becker
H. A. Becker
Lizzie Raken
Lamont
Lenths
Jmear Castalia
Anniversary Party Honors Wellers 30th Wedding Day
Neighbors held a surprise party for Mr and Mrs Weller in honor of their 30th wedding anniversary celebrated December 10. Prizes were awarded to traveling Bud Larson, men’s high Les Kileppe, men’s low Herbert Dummmermuth, ladies’ high Neva Jean Durscher, and ladies’ low Verna Mosby. The Durscher children gave their mother pearls and money to the couple. Mrs Conner Dummermuth baked and decorated the cake. A midnight lunch followed.
It Can Happen to You Fatal Iowa Crashes Warn Drivers
The state safety department reports 349 Iowa drivers had their first fatal crash in the first nine months of this year. None had prior traffic records. In total 465 drivers were killed, with 126 having past accident or violation histories.
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State Safety Department
Iowa
Masons Elect Officers at Silver Leaf Lodge
B. Brackin was elected Worshipful Master of Silver Leaf lodge A F and A M at the meeting held Tuesday evening. Other officers elected were Lyle Light Senior Warden R E Kohler Junior Warden Max Thoma Treasurer and R P Strauch Secretary. The six principal officers will serve as the board of trustees and all officers will be installed the second Tuesday in January.
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Brackin
Silver Leat Lodge
A. F
A. M
Lyle Light
R. E. Kohler
Max Thoma
R. P. Strauch
Secetary
Elgin Panthers win first conference game of the season
Elgin defeated Fayette 29 to 18 in a sharp first half and controlled the second as Hanson led with 12 points and Cooper added 9 for Fayette. An overtime win for Elgin reserves 34 to 31 featured Frieden scoring 41 and Daniels guiding play. Arlington beat Elgin girls 58 to 28, lifting their nonconference slate.
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Elgin
Ette
Panthers
Hanson
Howard
Jack Hanson
Capper
Elga
Fayette
Becker
Cooper
Milo Frieden
Daniels
Tann Scame
Arlington
Norma Gehring
Astor
Danny Beltz
Hask
Cisekght
Beltz
Benson
Panther
Postville
Jack Walker
89 Dairymen Receive Certificates of Merit
Thirty nine dairymen in D I A associations and three have been awarded certificates of merit by the Purebred Dairy Cattle Association of America. These awards honor breeders who have completed a year's production with an average of 350 pounds of butterfat per cow for their herd.
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Dairy Cattle Association of America
Becketts Remain Settled at Grinnell With Improved Health
Joe Becker of Grinnell reports that both his parents are settled and fairly well after arriving in Grinnell. Mr Becker shows notable improvement as he and Mrs Becker ask to be remembered to friends in Elgin and Clermont. They reside at 1421 Park Street, Grinnell.
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Joe Becker
Grinnell
Becker
Elgin
Clermont
Park Street
Waters Family Dines With Friends In Straud Home
A Sunday dinner gathering at the R. P. Straud residence includes Mr. and Mrs. Keith Waters and their family. The piece notes Pathfinder magazine asserting a billion one dollar bills would cover 2,550 acres, prompting a reflection on the amount of public money taxed from citizens.
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Keith Waters
R. P. Straud
Pathfinder Magazine
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CY Ne
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Mexico
Masons
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