Iowa Legislators Open 47th General Assembly in Des Moines
Iowa’s 47th General Assembly opened in Des Moines amid routine business and political jockeying. Gov. Clyde Herring leaves, Gov. Nelson Kraschel prepares to take office January 14. Lieutenant Governor John Valentine presides over a Senate leaning Republican, while the House shows a 64 54 party split amid nine close election contests across Clarke Clinton Hardin Harrison Lyon Muscatine Polk Van Buren Wright counties.
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Kraschel
Clyde Herring
Iowa
Nelson G. Kraschel
Harlan
Towa
John K. Valentine
Senate
Valentine
Clarke County
Lloyd Woods
J. R. Campbell
Clinton County
Harry Bulow
W. N. Judd
Milton Peco
Mr. Peace
Judd
Hardin County
Dean Persen
Wilson Hadley
Harrison County
R. G. Moore
H. L. Peyton
Yon County
J. T. Dykhouse
W. F. Oehmke
Muscatine County
F. A. Latchaw
Gale McLean
Polk
Ed R. Brown
George Harnagel
van Buren
J. K. O'Neill
Loren I. Peel
Wright County
Robert D. Blue
R. Lee Aldrich
Elgin State Bank to Hold Annual Stockholders Meeting
The annual meeting of the stock holders of Elgin State Bank will convene at 10:00 a m next Monday January 18 to elect a board of directors and conduct routine business. In the afternoon the newly named board will hold its organization meeting and name officers.
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Elgin State Bank
Youthful bandits raid Postville Palm Cafe Sunday night
Two young armed robbers about 17 to 21 years old held up the Palm Cafe in Postville around 11 15 PM and fled with about 25 dollars. They ditched their Buick near town and later seized a parked car at gunpoint, driving west on primary 18. Sheriff Nehring pursued through West Union in a running gun fight before the suspects escaped on a side road. The stolen Postville car was found abandoned in Dubuque on Monday as authorities widen the search with all northeast Iowa sheriffs on alert. The pair are described as tall slim light complexioned and using a sawed off shotgun and an automatic pistol during the crimes.
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Postville
West Union
Nehring
Dubuque
Press
Ent
El Jasin Council Considers Modern Fire Extinguishers
A fire equipment representative met El Jasin town council and proposed modern hand extinguishers. The council declined the purchase plan, preferring to keep extinguishers charged and maintained for potential buyer decisions. They will solicit purchases from businesses and residents soon.
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Eljsin
Keebs a New Cookie Creates Morning Radio Hype
Bob Elson and Babs host a street program in front of a Chicago theatre and unveil that Keebs is a sponsor’s new cookie. The ploy builds suspense over weeks as listeners rush to hear the meaning and try the product.
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Dan
Keebs
Bob Elson
Babs
Chicago
Mild winter and cool wet summer forecast
A Minneapolis forecaster using the 10 cycle forecasting system predicts a milder winter and an abnormally cool and wet summer. He bases his outlook on 118 years of records, noting corn may be below average while cool season crops like potatoes should thrive. Anna Frieden Leong Lehman and Charles Frieden visited Elgin relatives from Thursday to Saturday.
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Minneapolis
Anna Frieden
Leong Lehman
le Mar, Mo
Charles Frieden
West ‘Bend
Elgin
Capper Hatchery Readies For 1937 Season
Capper Hatchery prepares for the 1937 season with a force of workers finishing an addition, installing three ply wood ceilings, and reconfiguring incubators for improved operation. New equipment has been unloaded and some incubators are being rebuilt under supervision.
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Chas, Capper
Capper
Fay County Fair Association Buys Attractions
Ed Bauder announces Fay County Fair Association has purchased attractions for the 1937 fair, August 23 to 27. The combined act and revue runs four afternoons and four evenings, featuring a 60 person company with two baggage cars, motor cars, and its own band. The show includes a 200 foot backdrop and a portable stage reaching the grandstand, with 40 girls in the revue and three state fairs already signed. Bauder calls it the association’s most ambitious and expensive program yet.
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Ed Bauder
Fay‘atte County Fair Association
Embalmers Meeting Held by Fayette County Club
Fayette County Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association met at Maynard last week with F. C. Muehlethaler present. After dinner a business session followed and Geo Kaiser of Waverly, district president, spoke. Officers were elected for the coming year. towns represented included Elgin Oelwein Fayette Hawkeye Arlington and Maynard.
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F. C. Muehlethaler
Fayette County
Elkader Production Credit Association Set for Jan 15 Meet
Stockholders of the Elkader Production Credit Association will hold their annual meeting Friday January 15 in the opera house at Elkader. The event will cover director elections the executive committee annual report and future policy discussions.
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Elkader Production Credit Association
Elkader
Auto Strikers Go on Relief in Flint Michigan
Nearly 2000 of 8200 workers affected by automobile strikes in Flint are on relief. Across town in auto plants many sit down strikers spend time reading detective stories and singing as they await further action.
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Flint
Michigan
General Aid Society Holds Meeting at St Pauls Church
The Ladies Aid Society of St Pauls M E church met in church parlors with 24 members. President Mrs R P Strauch led. devotion by Mrs S W Kuster. article read by Mrs W C Falk titled The New Year. Reports were satisfactory. meal served by several members. Next meeting planned for Feb 4 with program committee names. Divisional meetings set for Jan 21 at three ladies homes with hostesses listed.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of
St. Paul's M. E. Church
R. P. Strauch
W. Kuster
W. C. Falk
B. Schori
Jesus
Mesdames H. &. Steele
Chris Wenger
J. G. Bauman
D. R. Roberts
T. W. Dean
Walter Follett
Iehurch
R.A. Crider
W. €. Falk
Iowa
R. W. Muehlenthaler
Mel Kehler
R. A. ‘Crider
Elgin Coop Re Elects All Old Officers
The Elgin Farmers' Cooperative Company re elected all officers at the annual meeting. Ern Bauder remains president, Albert Denner vice president, Rex Medberry secretary treasurer, and Harold Oppland and John Christen directors. Howard Shaffer named manager to succeed Max Medberry with an assistant to be named later. Office and sales in Schmid Building. warehouse and shipping yards in town.
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Elgin Farmers’ Cooperative Company
Ern Bauder
Albert Dennler
Rex Medberry
Harold Opland
John Christen
Howard Shaffer
Max Medberry
Elgin
Elgin Coop
Schmid
ABA delegates call for decorum in courts
The House of Delegates of the American Bar Association met in Cleveland for its second annual session and urged stricter decorum. Objections were raised to photographers and moving pictures and to broadcasting, with officials noting growing public censure of indecorum in court sessions.
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House of Delegates
American Bar Association
Cleveland
Ohio
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Teed Up For Jan 20
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet Wednesday afternoon January 20 in City Hall. All members urged to attend and bring a picnic lunch. Mr and Mrs Ray DeSart and Dale joined Ban Jane and Dean to celebrate Franc DeSart and DeSart’s 58th wedding anniversary with a picnic supper Monday evening.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Ray DeSart
Dale
Ban Jane
Dean
Echo mailing list corrected and subscription payments aligned
The Echo reports the mailing list correction on Tuesday January 12 1934 and urges subscribers to verify their receipts show the correct date. It thanks those who renewed for another year and greets new readers, expressing hope they enjoy the Echo in 1934.
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Echo
Prairie du Chien plans to buy historic Mississippi bridge
A proposal seeks Prairie du Chien Wisconsin to purchase the Prairie Maquette bridge linking the city to its neighbor. The 1.25 mile suspension span, built 1930 32 for 1 million, faced bankruptcy, sold in 1934 for 170700 to Pittsburgh firm, with tolls cut to 25 cents if municipal ownership occurs.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Maquette
Prairie
Mississippi River
W. H. Jackson
Pittsburgh
Jackson
Pittsburgh-Des Moines Iron & Steel Company
Elgin Farmers Dairy Co to Sell Buttermilk Output
On Monday afternoon, January 1937, at two o'clock, the creamery office hosts a bid sale by the Board of Directors of Elgin Farmers Dairy Co. to dispose of its entire buttermilk output. Each day's churning will be sold separately for a one year term starting February 1, 1937. The board may reject any or all bids. Fleet Frieden, Secretary.
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Elgin ‘Farmers’ Dairy Co
Safety regulations proposed by Iowa Safety Council
At a Des Moines meeting the Iowa Safety Council urged boosting highway patrol strength from 50 to 150. It called for a universal 65 mph speed limit, raising drivers license fees from 25 cents to one dollar, mandatory dimming of headlights when meeting on dark roads, and barring trucks unable to climb a steep grade at 20 mph on dry pavement.
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Iowa Safety Council
Des Moines
Highway Patrol
Iowa
Federal Debt Sets at 34 Billion After December Financing
Treasury estimates the gross public debt on December 15 at 34,232,200,000, pushing the total to about 44 million over the 34,188,542,494 projected by the President for the end of the fiscal year on June 30.
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Treasury
Mrs Harold Opsand Dies Near Gunder After Illness
Mrs Harold Opsand dies at home south of Gunder after illness since New Year. Pneumonia diagnosed Saturday. Funeral planned Friday January 16 at 1 30 pm at home and 2 pm at Marion church in Gander. Obituary to follow next week. Clive Helms and daughter traveled to Bloomington Wisconsin Wednesday for her father’s death. Funeral services held Friday, Helms family returned Monday.
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Harold Opsand
Gunder
Marion Church
Gander
Clive Helms
Bloomington
Wis
Helms
Evans Community Club Meeting Sets Homecoming Plans
About forty members attended the January meeting at Evans Cafe. A dinner preceded the business session, drawing thanks and fees. Review of pre Christmas events shown Rift club success and large crowds for tree activities. Mayor Becker discussed installing fire extinguishers and plans to name the homecoming chairman at the next meeting.
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Evans’ Cafe
Becker
Langsdale
Bird Survey by Postville Hikers Across Clermont Elgin
Three Postville bird hikers surveyed from Postville to Clermont and Elgin reporting 20 species and 829 individuals. Recorded species include red tailed hawk 2 ring necked pheasant 4 great horned owl 2 red bellied woodpecker 4 red headed woodpecker 6 hairy woodpecker 4 idowny woodpecker 1 bluejay 46 crow 43 chickadee 34 white breasted nuthatch 28 brown creeper 3 northern shrike 1 starling 28 English sparrow 233 cardinal 15 purple finch 18 gold finch 89 slate colored junco 22 and tree sparrow 251.
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Postville
Clermont
Elgin
Fayette County Supervisors Name County Officials
The Fayette county supervisors re appointed Mr and Mrs D Carvey as county home superintendent and matron respectively. Dr Harry Moen is named county home physician and E B Van Sickle as court house janitor. Robert Archer becomes assistant in Sheriff Nehring s office with duties including court bailiff. Mr and Mrs John Pulfer welcome a daughter born Saturday Jan 9 weighing 16 1 2 pounds.
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Fayette County
D. €. Carvey
Harry Moen
E. B. van Sickle
Court House
Robert Archer
Nehring
John Pulfer
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