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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1940
Page
1
The Elgin Echo is published every Thursday by RP Strauch and is entered in the Elgin Iowa post office as second class mail matter.
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In a guest column KJ W complains of thin copy and plans a new Echo section Better Iowa Homes mixing farm and home news. He invites local cooks to share recipes and tips while recalling a snowy morning, skating on the Turkey and hopes to feature baking powder biscuits instructions from Elgin’s women.
Readers respond with requests for hamburger recipe and wishes for Elgin homecoming embellishments. Ethel Rennison submits a New Year’s rhyme about charity prayer and study, while a playful quip ends the column.
Recollections from January 13 Echo files recount a 1910 Elkader visit for the 50th wedding anniversary of Chris Beer’s parents, with many relatives from West Bend. The article also notes Taft’s message on interstate commerce and railroad supervision, a tragic railroad crossing death in Postville, and local moves and injuries affecting residents including Lew J. Kohler and Ethel Meyer.
Ilyria Township held a training school at the home of Mrs. Albert Dennler on Thursday January 4. Eleven women attended as Miss Weils taught Phase II The First of the Journey the Credit Isle. The group studied family finances for 1938 and various credit sources. They also reviewed music pieces and practiced three songs with Mrs. Floyd Frieden at the piano. Health chairman Mrs. Lulu Rothlisberger reported on syphilis.
A bank statement details a severe scalp wound incident involving a man at Elgin State Bank in Fayette County Iowa. The document lists resources and liabilities for the bank, notes December 30 1939, and is sworn by officers Samuel Mosby and B J Baumgartner before Notary Edna Hunsberger on January 9 1940.
Troop No. 53 of Elgin held a meeting at the schoolhouse on Wednesday January 3 instead of Monday due to Christmas vacation. The group advanced in Tenderfoot skills with knot tying and star formations emphasized before the game period. A skating party is planned for next week with thrift flag history and flag respects as main topics on January 15. Visitors welcome. Dale Kelly Scribe. Mrs G N Schori and Louise Sehori planned a visit to Hawkeye to stay with Mrs Edward C Olesen. Ernestine Holzer Keith Thomas Wm Schupbach Georgia Grimes Roy Steele and Dale Patterson visited from Fayette. Thelma Mae Vola resigned as county home demonstration agent for two years to take a similar post at Glencoe Minnesota around February 1. Mr and Mrs Charles Kuster of Ovens and Mr and Mrs Henry Kuster and son of Caledonia Minnesota visited with S W Kuster. Henry Kuster family left later. others stayed longer. R F Hedemann and family were called to Garnavillo by death of brother-in-law Henry Milewsky. services at St Pauls Lutheran church at 2 pm.
The Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company directors announce the sale of their entire buttermilk output on Thursday afternoon January 18 at two o'clock, at the Elgin creamery office. Bids will be taken from the highest responsible bidder, with each day’s churning sold separately for a one year term starting February 1, 1940, and the board may reject any bids. Fleet Frieden, secretary.
At a regular stockholders meeting in Elgin Iowa on December 2 1939 Article 6 of the articles of incorporation was amended to add that the secretary and treasurer shall be elected by the board of directors. Robert Wilson president and Fleet Frieden secretary.
Evangelistic meetings sponsored by the Evangelistic committee begin January 7 at Brainard Church. Speakers include Rev. C. R. Belknap West Union and Rev. Dracle Waterloo through January 21 with a rotation of twelve pastors from towns such as Aurora Lamont Waukon Manchester New Hampton Fairbank Independence Cresco Jesup Oelwein and Fredericksburg.
At the Melvin Olson home a Friday evening party honored relatives and friends including Abel Mork family West Union, Paul Liddle Van Cleve, Kenneth Mork and daughter Elgin, Gerhard Halverson, Harry Helgerson, Martin Amundson Arlene Wayne Shirley Olson Postville, Leslie Anderson Clermont, Norman Amundson Ames, plus Myrlin Feller and son Kay Anita Enoch Mork Thelma Eileen Mork Davenport Chas Feller Elgin Guest list noted Also Roy Patterson West Union lost middle finger of left hand while starting a truck at the fair ground warehouse, finger drawn into fan blades during water pump work.
The Baptist Mission Society gathered in the church parlors last Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Mary Keiser presiding. Hostesses were Mrs. Alfred Wenger Mrs. O W Krueger Mrs. Rosa Jacob and Mrs. Frieda Etter. Rev Zoschke gave a short talk and Mrs Anna Buser read the Mission paper. Oliver Rowland son of Ezra Rowland of West Union was slightly injured in an auto collision north of West Union last Saturday night with Mr and Mrs Harvey Sennert hurt as well both cars damaged.
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