Sale Dates at Waters and Thompson Auctioneers
Auction schedule from Postville Iowa listing dates from February 5 to February 26 with multiple sales near Farmersburg Monona Elgin West Union and Hawkeye. Specific sellers include Earl Walter Henry Frieden Paul Renne E Shaffer John A Leath Russell Enyart E E Owen Mrs Hackett Leo Wendland and others plus locations such as 1 mile north of Farmersburg 1 14 miles southeast of Elgin and 7 miles northeast of Monona.
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Waters and Thompson Auctioneers
Postville
Iowa
Earl Walter
Farmersburg
Henry Frieden
Elgin
Paul Renne
Waukon
West Union
Frieden and Chapman
Ed Shaffer
Monona
John A. Leath
Russell Enyart
E. E. Owen
Frankville
Mrs. Hackett
Leo Wendland
Hawkeye
Progressive Home Study Club Meeting Notes and Activities
A Progressive Home Study Club meeting at the Fred Rothlisberger home on January 25 covered family finance topics as part of Home Management III Adventures. Officers were elected: President Mrs Ed Wenger Vice President Mrs Floyd Friden Secretary-treasurer Ruth Rothlisberger Publicity Chairman Mrs Lulu Roethlisberger. The health chairman distributed booklets on sexual diseases. Two songs were practiced and a large crowd attended. Speeding doesn’t pay but Speeders do.
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Fred Rothlisberger
Ed Wenger
Floyd Frieden
Ruth Rothlisberger
Lulu Roethlisberger
Marie Gehring
Table trainer helps Margery curb dinner table chaos
A family adopts a simple fix for toddler Margery’s dinner table chaos by providing a small table and chair. The change reduces spills, offers comfort, and helps direct behavior with praise. The piece also lists household hints, recipes, storage tips, and a light poem as part of a broader homemaking column.
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Margery
Selection Made for Good Citizenship Pilgrimage
Marian Eck of Oelwein was chosen as Fayette county's representative for the good citizenship pilgrimage in Washington. The DAR will cover trip expenses. Eck's name will be submitted to the state board of education, with the winner earning a free Washington trip. Selection based on dependability leadership and patriotism in church home and school. The Fayette county committee included Dr C C Hall Maynard D R Roberts West Union and Rev Paul Zeschke Elgin.
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Marian Eck
Oelwein
Fayette County
Wishington
DAR
Miss Eck
State Board of Education
Washington
Fayette’ County
C.C. Hall
Maynard
D. R. Roberts
West Union
Paul ¥. Zeschke
Elgin
Be tween the Lines dessert column snips and tips
A reader describes a whipped cream dessert made from marshmallows orange juice lemon apple and banana folded with whipped cream and sugar then notes liking the dish better fresh than frozen. The writer jokes about neighborly samples and hopes for more cooking material from Postville sister-in-law.
Farm Women Study Business Forms in West Union
Thelma Mae Weils led farm bureau women in West Union on January 23 with the third lesson Adventures in Family Finance focusing on planning and credit. About forty women from five townships attended as reports noted new farm accounts, a playlet on business questions, and talks on banking deeds contracts leases and insurance. A gift honored Weils as she moves to a new field in Minnesota.
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Thelma Mae Weils
Farm Bureau
Court House
West Union
Union
Clermont
Dover
Illyria
Pleasant Valley
Miss Weils
Weils
John Steffans
Lulu Rothlisberger
Styria
Kenneth Kerr
Miss Veils
Clifford Bishop
Burnell Anderson
Floyd Frieden
Lyria
Home Project Meeting In Mrs Gilson's Home
The Home Project study group met for lesson two on Friday afternoon at Mrs. Harry Gilson's home. Mrs. Max Medberry led the credit lesson, music chair Mrs. Gilson spoke on Beethoven and Rossini, health chair Mrs. Kohls discussed social diseases, a contest awarded first prize to Mrs. Lyle Wilson and second prize to Mrs. Kohls and Mrs. Leuchtenmacher, with a lunch for seventeen ladies.
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Harry Gilson
Max Medberry
Gilson
Beethoven
Rossini
Wm. Kohls
Lyle Wilson
Two for one living in college daughters and parents
A said auction in Pocahontas yielded 141.50 for Finnish relief. A note urges saving a life and staying on your side of the road as road hogs are blamed for fatal accidents.
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Pocahontas
Elgin to Host Youth Council Conference February 24
The Fayette county Sunday school council youth division sponsors an interdenominational conference for older boys and girls at Elgin Baptist Church on Saturday February 24. Morning and afternoon lectures precede a banquet in the evening with speakers Dr Virgil Welch of Upper Iowa University Fayette and C G Herbrecht of the Iowa State Council of Christian Education Des Moines. Save a life. When roads are slippery drive as you would walk with caution and be able to stop.
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Young People's Division
Fayette County
Portable Broader Houses for Diseased Poultry
A vintage ad style collage urges portable broader houses to keep poultry plots fresh and disease free. It promotes insulation for homes to reduce heating costs and improve comfort, offering free insulation estimates. Also includes light humor and everyday domestic vignettes.
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Echo Office
FR. P. Strauch
Echo
Elmer Pinney
West Elgin
Telegraph-Herald
The
Elgin Echo
George Schrampfer
Cavalier Corner
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Alfred Jacob
Bertie Waters
Halstein
Francis Meisner
R. P. Strauch
Albert Butikofer
West Union Auction Exchange
Ed Bauder
Bnosa
Egin Echo
Albert Butikufer
West Union Rendering Works
Progressive Home Study Club
Helen
Eleanor Howe
Michigan Ave
Chicago
Illinois
Rich
Jack
Florida
Youth Council
Farmer's Cars
R. P. Strauch, Elgin, Ag’t
Employer’s Mutual Casualty Co
Charley
Smart Stone
Big Boy
Rastus
Liza
Schori & Kuster Lbr. CO
Elgin, Iowa
Felco
Idec
Elgin Farmers Coop
Max Medberry, Mer
Rey Knight
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