For Sale and Wanted Notices From Elgin Area
FOR SALE two items of farm goods including 200 bales of clover hay wire tied and 1949 corn for Glen Yearous Elgin 25-26. WANTED chain saw work by the hour at 5 dollars per hour see Albert Erickson Jr care Herman Boyer Route 3 Elgin 25¢. FOR SALE twenty tons clover and alfalfa some baled some loose one purebred Duroc stock hog 300 pounds 40 dollars Franz Appelman Clermont 25p. Protection Against Accidents ad for Employers Mutual Casualty Co BR PF Strauch local agent Elgin dial 3711.
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Elgin
Albert Erickson, Jr
Herman Boyer
Franz Appelman
Clermont
Employers Mutual Casualty Co
BR. PF
Strauch
Dial
Landowners Build New House to Retain Renter
Michael and Mrs Blockhus farm the Schmid Estate and improve steadily. John Schmid contracts a two story eight room house to keep tenants. Frederick Tapp’s funeral held at Baptist church on Sunday. A black Minorca hen laid five eggs in seven days. Elgin’s high school basketball team beat two top county teams under Coach Co M Green. First pussy willows arrive at school from Helena and Marjory Boleyn. A bank receipt shows Elgin Cornet Band uniforms bought from Johnson Co dated Oct 9 1886 for 132.75. UTU girls glee club to perform March 11 at the high school auditorium with three alumnae.
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Michael Blockhus
Schmid
John Schmid
Frederick Tapp
Baptist Church
Harry Becker
Elgin
Co. M. Green
Butler County
Helena
Marjory Boleyn
Citizens State Bank
B. J. Baumgartner
Elgin Cornet Band
Johnson & Co
L. Ainsworth
UTU
Marie Mosby
LaFonda Shaffer
Winnifred Schmid
Illyria News Guests Visit Hermen Family
Mr and Mrs Al Hermen and Harvey of Charles City were guests Thursday in the home of Arthur Hermen Ed Hermen stayed over until Sunday marking his first visit here in over 80 years Relatives calling included Lester Chase Louie Zuetcher Harold Hermen family and Oliver Heins and La Fonda Wetherbee of Elkader On Sunday afternoon Arthur James and Ed Hermen took Ed to Melvin Hermen in Dunkerton
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al Hermen
Harvey
Charles City
Arthur Hermen
Ed Hermen
Lester Chase
Louie Zuetcher
Harold Hermen
Oliver Heins
la. Fonda Wetherbee
Elkader
James Hermen
Melvin Hermen
Dunkerton
Unity Must Come at Lincoln Day Dinner in Story County
Margaret Chase Smith urged GOP unity at a packed Lincoln Day Dinner in Story county. She warned the party must reconcile divisions to win the presidential race, noting Democrats are split too. Delegates will choose Iowa’s national committee representative and vote on presidential nominations.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
United States
Senate
Story County
Iowa
Republican National Committee
Augustine level alleges state officials took gifts but names not given
State Senator A E Augustine told a Mr Pleasant audience that high state officials in Iowa accepted television sets as gifts though he did not name any individuals. In Des Moines he said he would reveal names when the time comes and that another story on the matter would follow. The report also covers liquor store profits distributed to Iowa cities and towns and GOP convention planning with 26 delegates to Chicago.
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A. E Augustine
Mehaska County
Iowa
Des Moines
Augustine
Robert Goodwin
Chicago
Wadena News Briefs Include Drought Talks and Charity
Wadena News notes a charity effort delivering clothing to Blanche Allbee for an 18 month old child. Lunch guests at Mrs Berry’s home include Betty Bond Laura Herrling and Ernstine Herrling Roy Leonhart Walter and Edith Gell. In Iowa farmers discuss a severe drought and the wheat crop shortage with one farmer joking he had to lather his to mow it.
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Blanche Allbee
Betty Bond
Laura Herrling
Ernestine Herrling
Roy Leonhart
Walter
Edith Gell
Iowa
Car Stops in Dark Lane Sparks Bourbon Mention
Our hero halts the car on a dark country lane and laments being out of gas. His girlfriend pulls a flask from her bag and the exchange shifts to whether it contains Bourbon or gasoline.
One Way Street and Matrimony Talk Echo Parlor Skit
The scene features a talky exchange on a one way street with Abe in a new car claiming his direction. A Y M member notes matrimony is like telephoning with missed connections. A father questions a kiss with humorous replies about swimming lessons and a harmless rhyme about Nellie.
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Abe
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