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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1935
Page
1
A column contrasts real high honors with fame from sports and entertainment. It notes scientists and philanthropists deserve praise, while athletes thrill crowds. It mocks quick advertising requests, trades jokes about Braddock Schmelling, and ponders economic stability and responsibility.
Last Friday Miss Schori's senior class held a recital at the Schori home with Verle Kniel Hulda Schori and Mary Freiburghaus performing. Re freshments were by Frances Benson and Ruth Nicklaus. A five year old boy from the Bauman family suffered a toe loss when a hay wagon wheel ran over his foot. West Union fairs set for Sept 5 6 7 8. Leslie Mattoon and sister Nellie visited Luana with Uncle Rudy Stoehr. Lien of Clermont and the Andrew Thorson family of Elgin were guests of the Gundersons. Sunday the Phillips Greenley Capper and Boyer families picnicked in chilly weather. C Theo Schmid grows corn 11 ft 3 in tall. Fremont Ogle and wife welcomed a daughter Sunday. The Baptist choir surprised Grace Forbes with a social visit. A daughter was born to Rey and Stoeri at Concordia Mo on the 20th. Mr and Mrs Ben Schori and Hulda, Mr and Mrs Een Schori, and Mr and Mrs Thomas Knudtson plan to attend the Lewis and Clark Exposition in Portland. Joe Lehman of Davenport and his sister Mrs Strong of Kansas visited due to Mrs Ben Lehman's illness. Ida Wander visited from Oelwein. Mrs Me Ritchie and children visited Jasper Ritchie before traveling to Robert Wilson's home. Kiple Bros replacing Schneider on the J Service house contract. Dr Rennison visited Elgin friends after coming from West Union. Fred Gehring joyfully welcomed a 12 pound boy on the 20th.
Street Commissioner Wm H Hein and a crew of men and a grader are fixing up the Postville streets slated for oiling. The oiling crew, just finishing Calmar, are expected Friday and plan to have their part of the work finished next Monday.
The Jolly Booster 4-H Club met Saturday July 20 at Coronel Rothlisberger home with seven members present. Miss Lewis the H D A aided the girls as they practiced songs and planned Rally Day activities. Cathryn Ogle attended as Rally Day accompanist and a picnic dinner was shared. Hazel Howard chaired the meeting which opened at 7 p m and closed at 4 30 p m with a health game led by Corone Rothlisberger. Plans for a fair booth and a demonstration were discussed. The next meeting will be August 2 at Hazel Howard s home.
In Postville Independent School District voters rejected a bond issue for an addition to the existing school building. Of 434 ballots cast, 147 supported and 286 opposed the measure, with one ballot spoiled due to a signer’s name. Planned designs by a Waterloo firm had been sent to Des Moines for a federal PWA grant around 15 000 dollars.
L A Grimes of West Union is appointed by the new grand master to serve on the grand master’s address committee. The panel will review the grand master’s recommendations for the year before they are discussed at the grand lodge session in 1986.
After five weeks of adverse weather Fred B. Carlson Co. of Decorah completed 2.79 miles of paved highway on No. 51 into Postville. Shoulder work continues near the W. L. Meyer farm and the new concrete strip should open to traffic in about two weeks. A separate note recounts Fred House finding a three foot snake in a wastepaper basket at Eldorado.
SKEETERS oil mix offers citronella sweet oil and tar to ease outdoor discomfort. Apply on neck arms legs before going out and repeat as needed. Tar oil optional. Harry Schaer from Town City weekended in Elgin and Clermont visiting relatives and friends.```
The state liquor commission signed a lease for a Cresco liquor store to be housed in the Lomas building and is expected to be furnished and open by August 1. Mr and Mrs Finley McGrew relocate to the Scholz residence on Front Street with McGrew taking charge of the Guttenberg Press Thursday afternoon. Winneshiek County drive against illegal slot machines yields about 1300 for school funds as old machines disappear thanks to Sheriff Graft Journal.
Local Echo page highlights budget buys and discounts across categories. Shoppers find reduced prices on groceries clothing and household items with limited-time offers and store-specific coupons at nearby outlets.
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