Elgin Cards welcome new manager and season prospects
A spirited night meeting re organized Elgin Cardinals introduces Creighton Conner as manager with promises of fair tryouts and fan support. The piece also recalls a bat handling mishap, band notes from a Thursday concert, and upcoming Elgin homecoming dates August 16 to 19 with praise for Matty Zurbriggen and Emil Schneider.
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Creighton
Spid” Conner
Elgin Cardinals
Conner
Elgin
Piano Task Backed By Emil For Occasion Again
In a familiar move for this event, Emil confirms support as the piano is tracked for the occasion, following previous performances.
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O. K
Emil
Local residents share visits and calls around Oak Grove
Oak Grove news lists numerous visitors and guests over recent weekends. Names include Habeger Davis Thoman Shaffer Howard Dummermuth Patterson Leuchtenmacher Boyle Holzer Halverson Schmitz Wilson King Thoman Luchsinger Luchsinger Dennler Boyle Gilson Capper Friederich Kurth Hanson Bros Muehlenthaler Meyer Christine. One note reports the sudden death of a seven year old nephew of Elgin Illinois, in a car accident.
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Jos Habeger
Hazel Davis
Jimmie
Hollis Finch
Fayette
Tim Thoman
Harry Gilson
J. M. Shaffer
John Howard
Belwein
Albert Dummermuth
Eldred Patterson
Ed Boyle
Dilla Baldwin
Clara Mae
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Henry Holzer
Malwitz
John Falk
Elgin
Chas, Farrell
Waiterloo
Rob Wilson
Clyde King
Florence and Clarence
Harold Strong
McGregor
A. T. Halverson
Elmer Baumgartner
Henry Hartman
Harold Bennett
Ben Frieden
Emil Moor
Clarence
Ward Brabham
Lawrence Cannon
West Union
Lavor Ellison
Minneapolis
Edith Holzer
Allen Longmuir
Volga
Wayne
Donald Gilson
M. J. Warren
Elizabeth
Frederick
Epworth
George Gilson
Lois Matthys
Clark Voshell
Pete Luchsinger
Harry Bennett
Oelwein
John Luchsinger
Ed Conner
George Boyle
Nona Kerr
Ralph Shaffer
Wadena
Walter Dennler
Beryl Boleyn
Clear Lake
Florence Thoman
T. A. King
Barbara Ann
Jimmie Wilson
Rob. Wilson
G. Gunston
Clermont
Clifton Powell
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
Norris Capper
John Friederich
Hanson Bros
Jake Kurth
George Christen
Gladys
Robert Hanson
Mildred
Eunice Butikofer
Clara Muehlenthaler
Rex Medberry
Highland
Hilda Meyer
Guernsey Smith
Elkader
Bert Thoman
Ethel Mae
Ernest Christen
Lucy Christen
Elmer Dennler
Fred Hanson
Martin Wenger
Ern Meyer
Clem
Leo
Robert Bowers
Orlin Mason
Edward Metzger
Illinois
George
Ed Metzger
Cheery Valley News Social Roundup at Local Homes
Noah and Ervin Metzger spent a few days in Ed Metzger’s home. The Martin Hanson family and others enjoyed a picnic at McGregor on Sunday. Several residents visited relatives, helped with chores, and hosted guests across Lamont, Oak Grove, and Elgin area homes, including Ellen Han son’s illness.
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Noah
Ervin Metzger
Ed Metzger
Martin Hanson
Lillian
Elizabeth Christen
Fred Yost
McGregor
Ern Meyer
Near West Union
Robert Bowers
Harry Reichert
Martha Chapman
Harlow
Delbert
Archie Howard
Leona Hetzel
Lamont
Elva Lerch
Rose Friederich
Elsie Butikofer
Ellen Hanson
Ellen
Lawrence Lerch
G. Friederich
Frank Christen
Arthur Chapman
Oak Grove
Matilda Butikofer
Jakie Gehring
Elgin
Bert Thoman
Ethel Mae
L. Christen
Gunner Landsgard
Fred Butikofer
Erm Lerch
Flva
Lawrence
St. Olaf
Jake Butikofer
Eunice
Mildred Butikofer
Alden Peters
Arlington
University Hospital
Iowa City
I. F. Shaffer
Lulu Rothlisberger
State Park
Ida Wenger
Cedar Rapids
JC. Wenger
Rex Medberry
Earl
Gene
Lew ‘Lehman
Elmer Frieden
Donald
Fred Rothlisberger
Grace Foxwell
Allen Foster
Elmer Lembke
Lawrence Glana
Elkader
George Christen
Ben Dennler
Cheery Valley
Will Frieden
Fred ‘Rothlisberger
Jerome Yearous
L. W. McKellar
Ed Wenger
Walter Havenstrite
Vern Roberts
Katie Richards
West Union
Hazel Butikofer
Ida
Marie Frieden
John R. Schmid
Marie
Fred Schneider
Harlow Chapman
John Rothlisberger
Leo
Nettie Fischer
Albert Dennler
Santa Rosa
Cslif
George Havenstrite
Frank Havenstrite
Clermont
Howard Roberts
Rex Roberts
Illyria Social Roundup Includes Many Local Guests
Illyria area residents and relatives hosted and visited over several days with a flurry of Sunday and Tuesday gatherings. Guests came from Elgin West Union Cedar Rapids and Arlington among others as families shared dinners picnics and cemetery visits. Notable entries include Walter Havenstrite of Santa Rosa California visiting Elgin relatives and a July birth announced for Carroll Klingman.
Family and friends gather for picnics and visits in Fayette county
A long list of local residents from Fayette county share Sunday dinners and gatherings at various homes and farms. Many families from West Union Elkader Elgin and nearby areas attended picnics at fair grounds and farm tours while visiting relatives including the Lehman Medberry Frieden and Wenger families along with others.
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W. B. Dunn
Faylette
Ed Wenger
Mabel Reitz
Mildred
Margaret Friederich
Gladys
Hazel
Marie
Erma Butihofer
Wilma Lehman
Helen Hofer
Cheery Valley
Ida Frieden
Ruth
Betty Schneider
Wilbert Lehman
Ida Wenger
Cedar Rapids
C. Wenger
Lew
Harry Wenger
West Union
Harold Hermen
Harold Edward
Elkader
Davis
Wadena
Arthur Hermen
Dora Lee Medberry
Walter Ash
Chas. Medberry
Fred Rothlisberger
John Rothlisberger
Fayette County
Fair Grounds
Peter Larson
Elkadey
L. W. McKellar
Jerome
Auto Fatalities Rise in Iowa for May
The Oelwein Register notes 48 Iowa auto fatalities in May, driving the year total to 213. The report condemns rising reckless driving and argues the proposed highway patrol may not curb the trend, urging action to reduce state death toll.
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Iowa
Oelwein Register
Fayette Electors Set August 1 Bond Vote for High School
Electors in Fayette will cast ballots on August 1 to issue twenty thousand dollars in bonds to build and equip a high school. The plan explicitly excludes the inclusion of a gymnasium in the project.
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Fayette
Hobart Jones Hospitalized After Tooth Extraction
The Sterling Kansas Bulletin reports Hobart Jones went to Hatch Ingen for a tooth extraction last Tuesday. The tooth was embedded in his gum, requiring transfer to a hospital for treatment.
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Hobart Jones
Hatchingen
Sterling
Kan
Bulletin
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West Union, Iowa
Mr. Bat
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Jake Snyder
Becker
Klingman
Rudy
Betty Schori
Jane Falk
Helen Jean Hoag
Georgiana Falk
Ben Schori
Clifton Kohler
Theresa Snyder
Matty Zurbriggen
Alick
Emil Schneider
Oak Grove News
Cheery Valley News
Illyria
Wilma
Mike Eischeid
Elkander
Reynold Strong
Leonard Humphry
Gottfred Martin West
Harry Frieden
Lima
Gottfred Frieden
Alice Fanny Frieden
Max Medberry
Alton Medberry
Calif
Carroll Klingman
Walter Rothlisberger
Coronel
Darlene
Fireston
Tere
Firestone
Century Progress
Gladys Skartivskt
BBC
WEA Ork
Firestone Tmirier
Bey
Firestone Courier
John Falb
Elgin, Iowa
Droad Husky
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