Shaffer Drum Corps Parade Through Elgin Streets
The Shaffer drum corps organized sixty years ago by J. D. Shaffer drew praise during its Friday morning appearance in Elgin. The group includes J. D. Shaffer snare drum R. H. Peter Elgin fife F M Baldwin Hazel ton fife M A Klingman Wadena base drum Dr Roy DeSart Elgin snare drum and others. The outing followed a appearance by the Oelwein drum corps with help from J W Dwyer. Members visited local families and plans were discussed for Homecoming camping and Girl Scouts surveys for attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shaffer
J. D. Shaffer
South
Lansing
Elgin
R. H. Petere
Fife
F. M. Balwin
Hazelton
M. A. Klingman
Wadena
Roy DeSart
Klingman
Oelwein
Journal
J.W. Dwyer
Ray DeSart
Cedar Falls
Josephine
Myrtin Feller
Chas. Feller
R. W. Muehlenthaler
School District and Town Meeting Notice Recap
Newspaper brief lists district and town meetings in Elgin Iowa with dates and times for budget estimates. Includes remarks on local visits, residents traveling, and community notices amid a stream of short local items and social updates.
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Independent School District
Elgin
Iowa
Pleasant Valley Township
Fayette County
Elgin State Bank
Samuel Mosby
Gj, Harrington
Lawn of
Fayette
Illyria Community Notes Full Weekend Socials
Illyria area residents share visits and gatherings across families. Dates include a July Fourth Sunday school picnic at the Illyria church and a Medberry family reunion for Chas Medberry's birthday. Several households hosted guests from Elkader to Oelwein and Cheery Valley, with many attendees at local suppers and a beer tour for the farm bureau last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vina Dodge
Spencer
Chas
Fred Rothlisberger
Illyria
Medberry
Chas. Medberry
Farm Bureau
Jacob Stettner
Jos Schmidtgoll
Elgin
Emil Shubert
Peoria
John Schmid
Social Guests Record Local Visits in Brainard Area
Brainard notes report Mrs E B Grimes and Irene and Evelyn as Sunday guests at Mrs Sarah Helms home. Mrs Sidney Nutting hosted W C T U and others Tuesday afternoon. Harry Munger and two Hazelton sons visited Francis Munger on the 4th, C Knapp family dined with Gilbert McAfee, and Roland Bartlett with two daughters left Saturday for an unspecified destination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B. Grimes
Irene
Evelyn
Sarah Helms
Sidney Nutting
Harry Munger
Hazelton
Francis Munger
C. Knapp
Auburn
Gilbert McAfree
Roland Bartlett
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Bertha Mealey
Thoma
L. S. Hutchinson
H. S. Hadsel
Big
R. A. Crider Veterinarian
Elgin, Iowa
Schori Brothers
J. Neasham
Cirepractor Baumgartner Building
Jakie Yearous, Jr
Figin, Iowa
Sioux City
Roy Burnside
Jim Bartlett
Cecil Tripp
Ziba Tripp
Janesville
Wis
Donald Knapp
Gilbert McAlree
Elmer Boyer
Will Barker
Decorah
Fred Veasy
Rochester
Minn
Earl Meyer
Floyd Sires
Goldie Sires
Lew Lehman
4-H Club
Elkader Fair Grounds
Clayton County
Celia Meyer
Johnnie Etter
Oklahoma
F. L. Sires
M. Luchsinger
Arlington
Volga City
Fairbank
Martin Wenger
Georgia Meyer
Kenneth Mark
Asthma Sanitarium
Az & Ap
Capital Bock
Pemder
Ween
State of Iowa
B. J. Baumgartner
Lauder Mosby
J. Baumgartner
Ashier
Hattie MacKellar
Max Thoma
T. J. Capper
Martie
Lawrence Gehring
Fred Schneider
Gottfred Frieden
Ruth
Marie
Sam Yost
Cheery Valley
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Cemetery Association
Chas. Roth
Lisberger
Harold Strong
Charles
George Dexter
Strawberry Point
John Bark
Stanley
Walter Rothlisberger
Chas. Rothlisberger
Jack Shaffer
John Rothlisberger
Leo
Schwarzenbach
Ruth Rothlisberger
State Park
Lamont
Magdelens Berger
John
Will Berger
Brainard News
Firestone Tires
Firestone
John Falk & Sons
Ford
Chevrolet
Erskine
Plymouth
Chandler
DeSoto
Dodge Durant
Graham-Paige
Ontiac Toaver
Roosevelt
Willye-Knight
Essex
Nash
Marquette
Oldsmobile
Buick
Huypmobil
Pierce-Arrow
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