University of Iowa Brevities Highlight Big Ten Title and Football Ticket Sale
The University of Iowa earned a 1938 39 Big Ten team title in baseball as part of eight schools to win. Michigan led with three championships, Purdue and Wisconsin won none. A short course on news photography July 23 to 29 offered talks and demonstrations for smaller papers with speakers from Sac City Sun and Clarinda Herald Journal. Tickets for Notre Dame vs Iowa football near 25 000 sold for the Nov 1 meeting at Iowa Stadium, coached by Dr. Eddie Anderson, who once captained Notre Dame to break a 20 game Irish streak. In Winneshiek county, 180 gallons of alcohol were seized on a farm near Burr Oak. two men and a woman were arrested and sent to Dubuque on federal charges.
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University of Iowa
Hawkeyes
Michigan
Pradue
Wisconsin
Charles A. Hacke
Sac City Sun
C. Caswell
Clarinda Herald- Journal
Iowa
Eddie Anderson
Notre Dame
Towa
Burr Oak
Winneshiek County
Dubuque
Secretary of Navy Claude Swanson Dies at 77 in Virginia
Claude A. Swanson, former U S secretary of the Navy and Roosevelt cabinet member, died suddenly in his Virginia hometown at age 77. He represented Virginia in Congress for twenty three years before joining the cabinet.
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Claude A. Swanson
Navy
Roosevelt
Virginia
Swanson
Iowa farm notes on crops livestock and prices
Agricultural bulletin reports diverse farm conditions in Iowa. It notes weed control with sodium chlorate, dipping hens for lice, and July sowing around fruit trees to slow growth. Grain short on straw but long on grain, poultry stocks above average, and fall chicken prices expected low. Oilseed, grasshopper bait, pheasant stocking, and sow counts for 1939 are detailed alongside beef and hog production trends and sow inventories.
First Latin American Republic Grants Women Suffrage in 1925
Ecuador became the first Latin American republic to grant women equal national suffrage in 1925, marking a landmark advance for gender rights in the region.
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Ecuador
No Taxes on Pitcairn Island Policy Tithes and Licenses
No taxes exist on Pitcairn Island in the strict sense though tithes fund missionary work on other Pacific islands. Residents must obtain gun licenses as part of local regulations.
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Pitcairn Island
Pacific
Pitcairn
Pair Married on Boat Deck During Holiday Stop
A wedding took place on the deck of the packet Chief Black Hawk during a half hour stop at McGregor last Tuesday. Glen Phelps of Plainfield and Dorothy Walsh of Nashua, aboard with Captain Jack Sly, requested a ceremony at sea. Justice Everett Hagensick performed the nuptials as the boat departed, with the newlyweds waving to a cheering shore crowd on July 4.
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Black Hawk
McGregor
Glen Phelps
Plainfield
Dorothy Walsh
Nashua
Jack Slyfield
Justice Everett Hagensick
Harold Weibel Joins Chicago Trip To Yellowstone
Harold Weibel traveled with Mr and Mrs Ray Heins and family to Chicago on Wednesday and will remain until Friday. He plans to visit Yellowstone National Park with his sister Minerva and another nurse, then tour nearby attractions before returning.
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Harold Weibel
Ray Heins
Chicago
Minerva
Yellowstone National Park
Park
Elgin
West
Yellowstone
Ladies' Aid Society Divisional Meetings Held in Homes
The M. E. Ladies' Aid Society announces divisional meetings on Thursday July 20. First division gathers at Mrs. Chris Wenger with Mrs. H. Steele assisting. Second division hosts with Mrs. Max Thoma and a picnic lunch. Third division convenes at Mrs. Mel Kohler with unspecified assisting host.
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M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
Chris Wenger
H. 5. Steele
Max Thoma
Mel Kohler
Singapore Minister to Preach at West Union
Rev. Edward Lee bishop of the Methodist Church of Singapore will deliver the sermon Sunday at the M E church in West Union He spent twenty five years in China and is well posted on the political situation in the far east The public is cordially invited to attend this service.
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Edward Lee
Methodist Church of
Legion and Auxiliary Picnic At Fayette County Fair
The Fayette County Legion and Auxiliary plan a picnic at West Union's Fayette county fair grounds on Sunday in July. Dinner starts at noon despite weather, with the 4-H building reserved in reserve inclement conditions. All members are urged to attend.
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Fayette
Elgin Triumphs In Extra Inning Kittenball Clash
Elgin edged Oelwein 8 to 7 in extra innings in a thriller described as one of the most exciting kittenball games in years. Clarence Kohls of Volga pitched for Elgin as the July 4 crowd at Mc Gregor was estimated between 3,000 and 5,000, with a packed town both day and night.
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Elgin
Oelwein
Clarence Kohls
Volga
The
North Iowa Times
McGregor
Local Social Notes from Grand Meadow and Vicinity
A string of social visits and family gatherings spans Grand Meadow and nearby areas. Includes Ole Reierson and family at Willard Martin home, Obituary none, visits by Julia Landsgard and Helen Groth households, Grace Mosby Mitchell of San Francisco visiting relatives, Lien family reunion near Nashua, East Clermont church program attendance, and Gina Stinerson from Minneapolis staying with Mrs. J. Galverson.
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Ole Reierson
Willard Martin
Mary Jane Cooley
Immanuel Larson
Bert Lyngans
Helmer
Leona
Thelma
Clifford Osmundson
Castalia
Ole Thorson
Clarence Olson
Albert Olson
Julia Landsgard
Andrew Reinhart
Helen Groth
Clifford Ostmundson
Ames Olson
Richard ‘Olson
Ed Johnson
Doris
Oscar Lien
Even Lien
Clarisa
Lien
Little Brown
Nashua
Willie
Luana
Harry Helgerson
Enoch Mark
Tom Olson
Rochester
Minn
Olson
Almer Anderson
Emanuel Larson
East Clermont
Gina Stinerson
Minneapolis
Social notes from Vern Boyer and area gatherings
Residents and visitors share family visits picnics and outings across West Union and nearby towns. Names include Melvin Boyer Fred Weda Raymond Mays Minnie Danks Edith Lyon Nutting Craft Peters Barker Mott and others, with travels to Walworth Des Moines and McGregor.
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Melvin Boyer
Fred Weda
Vern
Frank Lyon
Wm. Nutting
Willis Lyon
Wm. Barker
Robert Mott
D. H. Craft
Herbert Miller
Des Moines
Clarence Conner
Wm. Nutting and Sons
Roger Craft
Hawkeye
Melvina Buroden
West Union
Marshall Helms
Cleve Erhardt
Ray Gilbert
Melvin Hanson
Hans Frederick
Marvel
Ed Randall
Waukegan
Marshall Helm
Social Guests Dine and Visit Throughout Week
Ray Gilbert and family attended dinner Sunday at the Melvin Hanson home. Mr and Mrs Ray Gilbert visited Saturday evening at Sheldon Moats home near West Winston. Harvey Gilbert Blaine and Nellie Follen joined for meals with Arthur Phillips and Melvin Hanson and children at D H Craft home Monday. Brainard Church Notes report Sunday school at 10 30 and preaching at 8 p m with Rev A R Belknap as pastor.
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Ray Gilbert
Familly
Melvin. Hanson
Sheldon Moats Hone
West Winson
Harvey Gilbert
Blaine
Nellie Follen
Arthur. Phillips
Melvin Hanson
D. H. Craft
Brainard Church
A. R. Belknap
Elgin Visitors and Local Repairs Highlight Week
Orville Henke of Janesville Wis visits the D. D. Dean home in Elgin while Robert Steele leaves for Elkader to work in the Central States office for three months. Klingman cafe ceiling washed by H D Yack brightens the place. Mrs. Dilla Seavers of Gilmore City and Mrs. Mae Nicholson of Fort Dodge visit Elgin at Mrs. N. M. Fritz’s home. August Holzer returns to Madison South Dakota after a visit.
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Orville Henke
Janesville
Wis
D. D. Dean
Robert Steele
Elkader
Central States
Klingman Cafe
H. D. Yack
Dilla Seavers
Gilmore City
Mae Nicholson
Fort Dodge
Elgin
Campfire Girls Visit and Neighboring Guests Gather
Alma Ruth Grimes hosted Campfire Girls at her parents home on Tuesday afternoon. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Rob Grimes and visiting relatives from Chicago and Fayette. Mrs D R Roberts visited her convalescing father in Waterloo hospital. Mae Bopp planned a visit to Antioch California. Pinney family trips to Rochester Minnesota ended with Phyllis Pinney staying with Soren Sorenson. Ern Schori hosted Priscilla Club at Arthur Herrling’s island cottage near Guttenberg in the Mississippi River.
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Alma Ruth Grimes
Rob. Grimes
Oliver Schray
Chicago
Emil Snyder
Int Fayette
Humphry Roberts
D. R. Roberts
Waterloo
Henry Riche
Presbyterian Hospital
Mae Bopp
Antioch
Calif
Roy Bakeman
Bopyp
Frank Pinney
Elmer Pinney, Jr
Rochester
Mim
Phyllis Pinney
Soren Sorenson
Ern Schori
Priscilla Club
S. W. Kuster
Habeger and Krueger Trip to Muscatine
Eli Habeger and Edward Krueger drove to Muscatine Saturday. They returned home Sunday accompanied by Mrs. Krueger and son Carlton.
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Habeger
Edward Krueger
Muscating
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Maynard Lantz
Clermont
Sidney Nutting
Geo. N. Schori
West Elgin
Echo Office
Telegraph-Herald
Elgin Echo
Echo
Schori Produce Station
Secretary of Navy
Boone
United States
Ladies’ Aid Society
Singapore
Legion and Auxiliary Picnic
Elgin Takes
Cleveland
Frank Dolazel
Florence Polillo
Polillo
Dolazel
Martin L. O'Donnell
Grand Meadow News
Brainard
Potosi
Evans’ Cafe
Mississippi
Clinton
Lacrosse, Wis
ELK Boat Line
Ara Fern Based Y
Love Brothers Derby
O'Neill Drug
Elgin, Iowa
Mabel Holzer
Ethel Kohler
Mrs. Arthur
Herrling
Mississippi River
Guttenberg
Schori & Kuster Ler. CO
Elgin State Bank
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