Homecoming Plans Dominate Elgin Club Meeting
At the Monday Elgin hotel gathering the Community Club focused on the upcoming homecoming set for August 19 to 22. committee chairs reported progress, with Max Thoma promising a parade revamped to involve organizations rather than individuals. The road issue, notably the Elgin-Gander project, drew concern as work remains on grading and two bridges. Local leaders and taxpayers along the routes urged action from Clayton and Fayette counties to finish the road promptly.
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Elgin Hotel
Max Thoma
The
Echo
G. J. Mosby
Elgin-Gander
Clayton County
Fayette County
Team Doesn't Need a Driver for Hay Fork Work
Oscar Baumgartner trains his horses to run the hay fork without a boy. After placing the fork, he signals the team to start and it pulls load after load, then returns to the starting station for another turn. The mastery prompts readers to ask if a better trained team exists.
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Oscar Baumgartner
Clayton County Man Sentenced to Prison
Petar Larson, 60, was sentenced to Anamosa Reformatory for up to 10 years by Judge Goheen after being charged with forging checks in Clayton and Winneshiek counties. He is to be taken to prison Thursday.
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Petar Larson
Anamosa Reformatory
Goheen
Larson
Clayton
Winneshiek
Telegraph-Herald
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Set for July Twenty First
The American Legion and Auxiliary will hold its July meeting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Hoag on July 21 at 8 oclock. Mrs. Celia Thoman and Mrs. Agnes Medberry will be assisting hostesses. Let The Echo do your printing.
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The
American Legion and Auxiliary
E. M. Hoag
Celia Thoman
Agnes Medberry
Law Requires Lights On All Vehicles in New Statute
New statute effective July 4 mandates that all vehicles including horse drawn ones must display at least one white front light visible 600 feet and a red rear light visible 500 feet while traveling on highways. The law tightens vehicle illumination requirements across transportation modes.
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Atre
Relief Client Faces Libel Accusation in Fayette Jail
West Union dispatch reports William M. Doty, 49, Oelwein relief client, held in Fayette county jail after grand jury indictment for criminal libel. The letter printed in the Fayette County Union on June 26 allegedly attacked Judge H. E. Taylor, the county board of supervisors, Virginia K. Wray, Dr. C. D. Mercer, and other officials. Doty, a former railroad switchman on relief for years, faces a broad file of correspondence. charge centers on letters written to relief locals.
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NA Daily Press Dispatch
West Union
William M. Doty
Oelwein
Fayette County
Grand
Doty
Virginia K. Wray
C. D. Mercer
T. H. Goheen
Chicago, Great Western Railroad
Ammonia Explosion Wrecks Edgewood Creamery
One man is critically injured and two others less seriously after an ammonia drum exploded at the Farmer's Creamery in Edgewood Friday evening. The blast wrecked the refrigerating system, damaged machinery, and blew out many windows. The Bryson Refrigerating Co of Cedar Rapids was conveying ammonia at the time. Estimated damage is $1,060.
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Edgewood
Amsmonia
Bryson Refrigerating To
Cedar Rapids
Junior Baptists Elect Officers At Regular Meeting
At the regular monthly meeting of the Junior Society of the Baptist Church officers were elected President Lois Burrow Vice-President Maxine Lehman Secretary Junior Jacob Treasurer Ruth Krueger with Mrs Zoachke serving as counselor. On Tuesday July 27 the juvenile Society will have a party at the parsonage featuring a treasure hunt.
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Junior Society of the Baptist Church
Lois Burrow
Maxine Lehman
Junior Jacob
Ruth Krueger
Zoachke
Medberry Returns From La Crosse Hospital
G E Medberry of Highland has returned from Gunderson hospital in La Crosse Wisconsin after about a month as a patient. He underwent a major operation and is gaining strength while able to sit up most of the time. Being home with family brings him great comfort.
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E. Medberry
Highland
Gunderson Hospital
la Crosse
Wis
Homecoming Invitations Go Out to Town Residents
Many former residents will receive invitations this week with return reply cards. The committee urges filling out the questions and returning them promptly. Home guards will be enthused by anticipated attendance and even nonattendance will be acknowledged with good will.
Baptists Elect Officers at Annual Church Session
The annual business session of the Baptist church elected officers for the coming year. Appointments include Clerk G. H. Hackmann, Treasurer Carl Hackmann, and church board member Fred Schaer. Choir director Gustav Krueger, organist Lillian Jacob, assistant organist Helen Muehlethaler, finance committee B. J. Baumgartner F. C. Muehlethaler George Durscher, ushers Hans Grether John Schaer Milton Miller Paul Zurbriggen Richard Miller, and Sunday school officers Superintendent G. H. Hackmann, assistant superintendent Harry Johnson, Secretary Esther Kiple, assistant secretary Abs Habeger, and Treasurer Lorence Muehlethaler.
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the Baptist Church
G. H. Hackmann
Carl Hackmann
Fred Schaer
Gustav Krueger
Lillian, Jacob
Helen Muehlethaler
B. J. Baumgartner
F. C
Muehlethaler
George Durscher
Hans Grether
More Oil For Streets and Alleys
The Iowa Road Building Co. oiling crew arrived with a sprayer and heater to apply a second car of oil to Elgin streets after the first car failed to cover all roads. Remaining streets and some alleys in the business district will receive an oil bath. The initial oil laid weeks ago is finally packing and should be more long lasting than last year due to less under surface soaking.
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Iowa Road Building Co
Elgin
Park Band Concert Program Tonight in the Park
The program for tonight's park concert lists Pride of Arizona March King Wen Co McDonald The Conqueror Overture King Alexander's Ragtime Band Berlin Colonel Bates March Amsden Enchanted Night Waltz The Little Giant March Moon Al G Barnes Entree March Post Officer of the Guard March Jewell and Star Spangled Banner includes extra seats for attendees and invites all to enjoy the music.
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Pride of
Moon
al G. Barnes
Proposals Seek Federal Study of Iowa Rivers for Flood Control
Washington reports Rep. Vincent Harrington and Rep. Freil Biermann have sponsored bills directing preliminary examinations and surveys of the Boyer and Turkey Rivers and their watersheds in Iowa for flood control, runoff reduction, and soil erosion. The move could lead to federal aid to prevent recurring floods harming nearby farms. Expert engineers’ opinions are sought on controlling the streams.
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Elaine Eget Het
Washington
D.C
Vincent F. Harrington
Freil Biermann
Decorah
Iowa
Congress
Boyer
Turkey
Rennison Party Visits Rushmore Memorial and Wyoming Journey
Ethel Rennison writes of a trip including Mrs Lillie Mattoon and the Adolph Keevenig family to Hill City South Dakota to view the Rushmore Memorial. They tour Scottsbluff Nebraska with Rev Ph Lauer and son Frederick and plan a move to Monmouth Illinois for Frederick’s Presbyterian college. The group travels toward Yellowstone Park via Wyoming and Miss Rennison sends best wishes, enjoying the journey.
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Ethel Rennison
The
Echo
Hill City
S. D
Lillie Mattoon
Adolph Keevenig
Wyoming
Yellowstone Park
Miss Rennison
Cars Bump on Main Street in Clermont Incident
An auto crash on Main Street near the B Baumgartner corner injured Ed Barnes of Clermont and Rev. Theo Dons of Oak Park IL. Both cars were dented, Barnes family shaken, treated by a Clermont physician. A hit-and-run driver from Oelwein was fined 100 dollars and licenses revoked for fleeing the scene.
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B. J. Baumgartner
Ed Barnes
Clermont
Rev. Theo. Dons
Oak Pank
Baumgartner
Barnes
Oelwein
B Y P U to Have Charge of Services
On the third Sunday the B Y P U will oversee the evening services with an installation program. Officers old and new will be escorted to the platform in a candle light procession. A devotional meditation will precede the installation. Dorothy Etter will respond to the pastor's charge after B J Baumgartner gives the church charge. The service ends with consecration and a candle light recessional.
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B. J. Baumgartner
Dorothy Etter
Spending Bills Hit Nearly 20 Billion In Early Congress
The Tripoli Leader notes that bills for spending in the first four months of the present Congress total about 20 billion dollars, six times the national debt, surpassing what the government will collect in over 25 years. It argues the administration isn’t sole culprit, crediting individual congressmen initiatives and warning Roosevelt to push for economy.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Tripoli
Record Rainfall Hits Blockton Hard Near Missouri Line
A nine inch rainfall from midnight to 6 am drenched Blockton, a town of about 700 near the Missouri border. The deluge nears the 1927 Howarden cloud burst of 9.78 inches in five hours, still the state record. The piece also advertises Typewriter Pads for ten cents at the Echo Office.
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Blockton
Missouri Line
Howarden
Elgin farmer sells 107 cattle to Cedar Rapids packer
Thompson, a large scale farmer south of Elgin, sold 107 head of cattle to a Cedar Rapids packer last week, bringing a check between 21 000 and 22 000 dollars. The steers weighed 1400 to 1500 pounds and sold a little over 14 dollars per hundredweight.
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Thompson
Elgin
Cedar Rapids
How to Keep Cool In Hot Summer Days
A health authority urges calm and salt hydration as temperatures rise above 90 degrees. The advice notes salt intake of at least a quarter teaspoon per meal, full hydration with water during meals, avoiding excess alcohol, and seeking shade with cool water if heat prostration signs appear.
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Middle West
Move Whole Town 3 Miles from Former Site
The oldest town in Illinois Shawnee town with 1400 citizens will relocate three miles west and 400 feet higher to escape Ohio River floods. The two year project begins this month and marks the first transplant of a town its size. Floodwaters from the Ohio and Wabash rivers prompted the move after merging upstream flooded streets.
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Illinois
Shawneetown
Ohio
Wabash
Miller Family Reunion At Fair Grounds Sunday
Descendants of Christian and Anna Miller plan their second annual reunion at West Union fair grounds on Sunday July 18. Mrs Allen Habeger serves as secretary and is preparing a family history to be read and added to the family record book opened earlier this year.
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Christian
Anna Miller
Fair Grounds
West Union
Allen Habeger
Examiners West ton July 17 Driving License Applications
State Examiners will be at the West Union courthouse Saturday July 17 for those wishing to apply for a driver's license. Clayton county residents should go to the El Kader courthouse every Tuesday. If license applications are missed before July, a new examination will be required.
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West Union
Sheriff's Office
Clayton County
Elkader
Fire destroys tool house at Scholen farm east of Elgin
A large tool house about twenty feet long burned on the Herman Scholen farm east of Elgin Monday morning. A large quantity of tools were ruined. Cause unknown. Elgin fire department protected nearby buildings. Also note about recipe and filing cards at ten cents per hundred at the Euho Office.
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Herman Scholen
Elgin
Elgin Farm Fire Department
Euho
Elgin Ends First Half With Victory
Elgin secured a win to close the first half as upcoming games list shows Elgin at Wadena and Alpha at Waucoma with Sumner visiting Volga City, West Union hosting Hawkeye next Sunday.
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Elgin
Wadena
Alpha
Waucoma
Sumner
Volga City
West Union
Hawkeye
Watch Out For Ticks In Iowa
Iowa residents are urged to be tick conscious due to Rocky Mountain spotted fever deaths spread mainly by wood ticks. Household pets can bring ticks indoors. inspect regularly and use dipping or protective tools. A chicken theft report at Cresco led to the arrest, conviction, and one year jail sentence.
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Iowa
Cresco
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G. E. Medberry
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United States Bank
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Smith and Wesson Co
Springfield
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