Cupid Busy As 1937 Draws To a Close
Lillian Jacob of Pigin and Archie Schroeder of Postville wed at First Baptist church with Rev. Paul Zoschke officiating. The ceremony featured candlelight vows, organ music, and a gown of white satin. Afterward a reception followed in the church dining room before the couple departed for a Chicago honeymoon and a home on the Schroeder farm south of Postville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Jacob
Pigin
Archie Schroeder
Postville
First Baptist Church
Paul Zoschke
Lucian Appelman
Clermont
Eda Zurbriggen
Lohengrin
Leon Jacob
Paul Schroeder
Lloyd Jacob
Elizabeth McMillan
Marie Erhardt
Miss McMillan
Maire Taffeta
Erhardt
Abe Kno Bolo
Louise Baumgartier
Louise Hackmann
Helen Muehlethaler
Evelyn Johnson Falk von Martin Petratz
Junior Jacob
Edward Krueger
Abe Hebeger
Zoschke
Cornet Solo
Winifred McMillan
Schroeder
Bertha Schroeder
Pontville
Elgin Couple United in Wallis Blue Wedding
Dorothy Evelyn Ernst daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Ernst of Elgin wed Harris Bern Larson son of Mr and Mrs Olavus Larson of Elkader in a Dec 18 home ceremony conducted by Rev E E Ramsey. Fifteen guests attended a noon ceremony followed by a two course dinner décor in Wallis blue and white.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Evelyn Ernst
Roy Ernst
Elgin
Harris Bern Larson
Olavus Larson
Elkader
E. E. Ramsey
Bernita Larson
Edwin Ernst
Rev. Ramsey
Irene Ernst
Wallis
Larson
Elkader High School
Sloan High School
Local Postoffice Reports Heavy Mailing
G. J. Mosby the local postmaster reports that Christmas mailing was the heaviest in years based on Elgin postage sales. The post office notes more mail going out than in past years and also observes incoming mail appeared larger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Mosby
Elgin
Fayette County Home appoints Thornberrys as leaders
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Thornberry of Waterloo named superintendent and matron of Fayette County Home by the board of supervisors. They replace the late Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Carvey. The couple, longtime Pocahontas County residents, previously led the Pocahontas County home for a decade. The Fayette County farm covers 415 acres and the home housed 166 to 103 inmates daily, with last year’s net cost about 17 cents per inmate per day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Thornberry
Waterloo
Fayette County
Board of Supervisors
D. C. Carvey
Thornberrys
Pocahontas County
Santa Claus Appearance Missed After Matinee
Arrangements for a personal Santa Claus appearance after the Friday matinee at the opera house failed to materialize due to an unexpected reason, leaving children disappointed despite the Community Club’s usual treat distribution as they departed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Opera House
Farm Sold for 100 Dollars an Acre Near Elkader
The Henry O. Johnson estate farm in Wagner township six miles north of Elkader was sold to J. O. Gleane of Elkader for 20 000 dollars, 100 dollars per acre. A 40 acre timber tract sold to Gleane for 2 000 dollars, about 50 dollars per acre. The farm features fair buildings and good improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry O. Johnson
Wagner Township
Elkader
J. O. Gleane
Gleane
NBC Drops Mae West From Broadcasts After Sunday Show
NBC apologized for Mae West and Don Ameche program Adam and Eve aired Sunday night. Officials said Mae West’s delivery caused the issue and from now on her name will not be mentioned on NBC broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae West
Don Ameche
NBC
Mae
No Babies for Pay Up Front Says Utah Doctor 1938 Policy
Dr J H Peck of Tooele Utah announces in a local paper he will deliver no babies in 1938 unless cash is paid in advance after reporting he delivered 75 in 1937 but only 50 paid. His advert adds I do not need the experience but I do need the sleep. Christmas party hosts and families noted in detailed guest list with multiple relatives and locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Peck
Tooele
Utah
Ladies Progressive Home Study Club Met at Mrs Rothlisberger Home
The Ladies Progressive Home Study Club of district No 2 Alyria township met December 21 at Mrs Walter Rothlisberger s home with 28 attendees. A noon pot luck dinner followed. Afternoon games and a program included roll call Christmas gift ideas business meeting and lesson 2 in Child Development titled Mopies and emily relationships. Children received suckers. Next meeting set for January with Ruth Rothlisberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Progressive Home Study Club
District No. 2
Alyria Township
Walter Rothlisberger
Drewn
Ruth Rothlisbertger
Lehman Store Robbed. Cash Register Cleaned Out
Lehman reports a burglary at his store Sunday night with the cash drawer emptied except for loose change totaling eight to ten dollars. A rear warehouse window was broken and sheriff deputies found a few fingerprints. About forty dollars in sales tax money remained untouched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Lehman
Death by own action leaves child and six wives
A four o'clock morning inquest finds a small man named Jones or Brown or Smith ingested arsenic, a self inflicted death. The jury returns a verdict that the deceased came to his death by his own hand, leaving a child and six wives to mourn the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Brown
Smith
Wants to Trace Howard Relatives Here
Mrs. Carrie Donaldson Dorsey, 82, of Chamberlain South Dakota, seeks help tracing Howard relatives. She notes a John Howard who lived south of Elgin around 1875 and asks any current Howard descendants to contact her and share the letter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie (Donaldson) Dorsey
Chamberlain, S. D
The
Echo
John Howard
Elgin
Christmas Day Dinner Guests Share Family Bonds
Mr and Mrs Harold Greenley and daughter Linda Lou of Clermont visit Mr and Mrs Frank Greenley for Christmas dinner. Robert Greenley stays longer with grandparents. A stray note invites readers to try the want ad column for yeaulta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Greenley
Linda Lou
Clermont
Chas, Greenley
Robert
Decorah
Frank Greenley
Robert Greenley
Broadcaster Tad's Broadcaster Feature Noted In Echo
Echo highlights a popular scope of Tad's Broadcaster with tales of office gossip. A Pennsylvania reader sent Wall Street Journal jokes that he suggests forwarding to the Broadcaster editor. The sample joke plays on P E E T and a cow riddle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tad
Echo
Pennsylvania
Wall Street Journal
Wall
Johnny
Birthday Calendars Sold Amid High Demand
Mrs. Max Thoma tells the Echo that the birthday calendars issue is sold out and could have moved at least 50 more copies. The Aid Society ordered 240 calendars, later finding demand exceeded initial estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Thoma
The
Echo
Aid Society
Christmas Day Call Delays Surprise Visit to Elgin Relatives
Mrs. Bertha Mealey phoned sister Mrs. Frank Greenley on Christmas Day to say she and her son Clifton planned a surprise visit to Elgin relatives, but bad reads kept them from traveling. A Christmas prayer asks for a kind mother in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Mealey
Frank Greenley
Clifton
Elgin
Echo and Enterprise Skipping Issue Sparks Reader Question
We publish as usual. Several northeast Iowa papers skip a weekly edition to survey business and prep for the new year. The Echo has not followed this custom but sees merit. The editorial wonders how readers would react if the Echo and Enterprise did not appear this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
The
Echo
Echo and
Enterprise
Every Town Has One of Them New baby boy born last week in neighboring towns
A resident who flouts morals and duties is praised only for coming from a good family. The passage notes he avoids bills, ignores the phone, shifts between dry and wet on liquor, lacks work and church attendance, and has no cultural interests. Yet he’s celebrated as the neighborhood’s newest baby boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jie
Kress Brothers In Separate Crashes In Midlands Routes
Two traffic crashes occurred on Highway 61 between St. Paul Minnesota and St. Louis Missouri involving Carl Kress of St. Louis and Carl Kress of St. Paul. Both men were treated at City Memorial Hospital after the collision south of Maquoketa. A second crash near Kankakee Illinois involved O L Love of Aroma Park and John Love of Bonfield Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Kress
St. Paul
Minn
St. Louis
Maquoketa
Highway 61
City Memorial Hospital
Kankakee
O. L. Love
Aroma Park
John Love
Bonfield
State to Re Check Cattle for Tuberculosis
Three years after Fayette county earned accredited status for TB control the county plans renewed testing to maintain the 99.5 percent disease-free record. A re-accrediting program will begin after January first with local veterinarians coordinating herd owner testing in coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Christmas Trade Surges in Elgin 1937 Season
Elgin merchants report a better 1937 holiday season than 1936 with most stores busy especially last Friday the 24th and Saturdays as shoppers made quicker gift decisions. A free matinee for grade school children at the opera house drew about 400, aiding overall trade. community events boosted foot traffic and made the season satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Faculty Holiday Travel and Local Family Gatherings
The remaining faculty members left Thursday for their homes for the holidays. Several staff and family members hosted and traveled to various towns including Clermont Postville Independence Farnhamville Riceville Apling ton New Hampton Guttenberg and Mason City for visits and Christmas Eve gatherings. Notable hosts included Mr and Mrs H W Falb entertaining with many relatives and guests, and Mr and Mrs T W Doan hosting a family gathering with relatives from Waukegan Janesville and nearby areas. Kathryn New was driven to Mason City for a visit after a lengthier stay in Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Crowe
Clermont
Miss Wegner
Postville
Mr. Tate
Independence
Miss Davis
Farnhamville
Steinmers
Riceville
Lindaman
Aplington
Dunkle
New Hampton
Scholz
Guttenberg
H. W. Falb
Iona
Falb
E. L. Morris
Jean
John Falb
G. H. Falb
W. C. Falb
Wm. F. Miller
Delilah Oldag
T. W. Doan
Paul Doan
Margaret
Chas
O'Neill
Mason City
Kathryn New
Elgin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cupid
Jacob—Schroeder
Ernst—Larson
Santa
C. C. D. Babies
K. E. Mark
J. Anderson
Wm. Nelson
Almer Leo Nelson
Almer Anderson
Myr
Melvin Olson
Henry Mork
Kenneth Mork
Abel Mork
Rothlisberger Home
Lehman
Donna Mae Howard
West Union High School
Bruce Howard
Milwaukee
Dickinson
N. D
Fred Fridley
Fridley
Dubuque
John Ries
Gunder- Clermont
Ries
Humboldt County
Ea & Ay
Georga Washington
Delaware
Aare
MyzonDxun Line
Ogi!phicst
Leanua
Philadel
Iroquois
Chiscage
Kress Vs
Kress
Illyria-Highland Aid Society
Illyria
Eelock
Samantha
Brainard
Marian Pattersom
J. J. Snyder
O. E. Smith
Marion
Snyders
Itvian Kiteher
Minterpolis
T. W. Dean
Miss Kitehers
Dean
Eai
Georgia Mae Sehori
Frank Swartley
Fayette
Harold Swartley
Marengo
Woyd Swartley
Erma Grither
Town City
Gertrude Grether
Sue City
Hans Grether
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!