Post office notice for Elgin second class mail
R P Strauch is recorded as entering the post office at Elgin Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.
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Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1940
Page
1
Resolutions of Respect and Notices on Regular Rates
Obituary poetry and church society notices with admissions charged appear at standard advertising rates.
Pipe Dreams and Witty Observations From Rich’s Page
A 1940 column mixes light humor and local notes. Doctor claims kiss heat fights flu while a Sumner youth recollects stealing a No Parking sign, returning it quickly. Jokes about worms in water and whiskey as a beware lesson appear amid community chatter and corrections about rumor spread.
Fragmented local column with jokes and notices
A long, quirky local column mixes jokes about beards taxes and names with a string of notices. It mentions barbers, a Detroit judge name change, home taxes, and a window joke about Valentines. It also lists residents traveling for work or illness and several locally named people and farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Antoni Preybysz
Clinton Przybysz
Can You Remember Kansas Visit and Local Doings
John Bauman and his wife and son returned from a Kansas visit last Tuesday. Sam Boleyn suffered a side kick from a horse during the Bauman and Benson sale Tuesday. Harry Nicklaus hosted twenty five young guests at Center Street showing strong entertainment and courtesy. Invitations note the upcoming marriage of Alma Bakeman and Edward E Bauder at the Bakeman home on February 23. Perfect spellers named Hanson, Kiple, Freiburghaus, Kiple, Halstensor, Keiser, Topp, Nicklaus, and Gehring were recognized for the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bauman
Kansas
Sam Boleyn
Bauman & Benson
Mr. Boleyn
Harry Nicklaus
Center Street
Harry
Alma Bakeman
Edward E Bauder
N. H. Bakeman
Fred Hanson
Lola Kiple
Lillie Freiburghaus
Nellie Kiple
Bessie Halstensor
Edith Keiser
Henrietta Topp
Helen Nicklaus
Willie Gehring
G. W. Kinney
Local notes from Elgin and surrounding areas
Chas Capper has flu bed rest this week while Anna Falb improves from illness and sits up. Families visit relatives in Postville Volga and nearby towns. Several residents travel to West Union Osterdock and Cedar Falls for visits and funerals. A boy named Dorl and Mark suffer a radiator accident at school. treatment given. An editorial note warns against foot and wheel disease, urging sane driving and careful walking. Echo printing services advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Capper
Anna Falb
W. £. Falb
Amanda Phillips
Postville
J. 1
Phillips
Volga
Fred i. Keeling
C. O.torkelson
Niles P. Hogan
Chicago
Sheldon Boyle
Walter Kohls
Paul Waters
Wm. Ewing
Club of the Hour
Mae Anderson
Florence Casper
Ruth Masby
Evelyn Johnson
West Union
Dorl
Mark
America
Fayette county officials seek Republican primary noms
A batch of candidacy notices announces William Knox for county treasurer and A Munson for county recorder as Republican nominees to be decided by Fayette county voters in the June 3, 1940 primary. A J Kutschat seeks sheriff, H R Humphrey seeks 1942 supervisor, and Paul P Stewart seeks the 40th district state senate nomination.
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Fayette County
William Knox
A. Munson
A. J. Kutschat
H. R. Humphrey
Paul P. Stewart
Ole Thorson Estate Sale Set for Next Wednesday
Elmer H. Larson as administrator of Ole Thorson’s estate announces a closing-out sale at the Thorson farm next Wednesday afternoon February 21. The listing includes seven head of cattle hay and a good line of machinery. Elgin State Bank will clerk the sale and Thompson and Waters will handle the sale.
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Ole Thorson
Elmer H. Larson
Thorson Farm
Echo
The
Elgin State Bank
Thompson & Waters
Bob Kamm Listed in T. C. Who's Who
Robert Kamm of West Union and Iowa State Teachers College Cedar Falls, among nine men and nine women named for the 1940 Who's Who by Old Gold yearbook. From these eighteen, two men and two women will be chosen as most representative by the faculty student welfare committee.
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Robert Kamm
West Union
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Cedar Falls
Old Gold
Miss Primary Color crowned at French Lick convention
Betty Roberts for Painting and Decorating Contractors of America crowns Faye Ogle Miss Primary Color at the convention in French Lick Indiana. The attendants note blondes and brunettes blend better with complex ion and house colors than red heads. News tip to 20 early.
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French Lick
Indiana
Betty Roberts
Scout Meeting At School House February 12
A Scout meeting at the school house on Monday night February 12 had sixteen members. Jim Murphy spoke on Game Conservation and showed feeders and shelters for wildlife. After the talk the boys played balloon shot put balletta blowing contest paper sack relay and Simon Says. Several boys passed tests and the meeting ended with The Flag Pledge.Scribe Dele Kelly notes no regular meeting last week as the boys attended church.
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Scouts
Jim” Murphy
Jim
Wimon
Dele Kelly
Scribe
Life is too precious to be sac rificed to carelessness
County Safety Councils quote emphasizes prudence and safety as vital. A brief message urging careful behavior to protect lives and prevent accidents.
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County Safety Councils
Boxing group plans Golden Gloves contest in Elkader
Elkader boxing enthusiasts plan a Golden Gloves contest next winter and invite all boxing interested individuals to register for free instruction. Training nights are Tuesday and Thursday in the basement of the opera house. Boys should contact Cecil Chilgon Ray Boots or Dr E R Withell to join.
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Elkader Boxing
Opera
Cécil Chilgon
Ray Boots
E. R. Withell
Elkader
Lodge Hall Re decorations Impress Eastern Star Lodges
The Order of the Eastern Star Masons have redecorated the lodge rooms in the Thoma and Muehlenthaler buildings. Fresh paint and paper, new lighting fixtures, and other improvements have made the meeting space more attractive, as noted in the Echo.
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Order of the Eastern Star Masons
Thoma and Muehlenthaler
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Jiquor
Mother Nature
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Barkey
N. D
J. D. Shaffer
John Krueger
John Christ, Jr
Ben Garber
Ern Baechler
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Iowa Retail Clothiers
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Gander
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Theodore
Theodore Con
Stitts
Frank Capper
Dike
Frank Kimball
Rochester
Minn
Amelia Lehman
Gus Gunderson
Edwin
Brown's Valley
Minnesota
Bert Kohler
West Bend
T. J. Capper
Bob Kamm
Lehman’s Haw
Elgin Clothes Shop
Mel Kobler
Golden. Gloves
Abraham Lincoln
Elgin State Bank Capital Stock
Elgin 10W
Chevrolet
PRK
Save Buy Now
John Falb
Elgin, Iowa
Falb Motor CO
Postville, Iowa
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