Elgin Homecoming Program Set With Four Day Schedule
Elgin announces a four day homecoming starting August 16 1934 with park opening exercises in a large tent weather proof. events include pet parade baseball races boxing and music performances by Hilda Meyer Elgin Band and German Band. registration desks at town hall will help contact visitors and build future mailing lists.
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Elgin
Joe
Hilda Meyer
Eddie
Reading
Mary Hanson
Elgin Band
H. F. Becker
Sigris
Rains Boost Most Iowa Crops After Drought
General rains eased drought effects across Iowa with 85 to 90 percent emergence from drought for corn and emergency forage crops. Soybeans in eastern Iowa show promise for feed. pastures are improving for cattle though grass is thin. Some southern areas still lack moisture and germination. A Farm Union meeting drew a large crowd at the H. W. Helms farm.
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Iowa
Beresford
Dryman
Drouth
Towa
Bhother
Serega
Atale
Homecoming Invitations Pushed To Elgin Residents
The general committee for home coming announces no universal invitation this year and asks Elgin locals to reach out to friends and relatives. Readers are urged to notify acquaintances about the August 16 17 18 19 dates and to attend.
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Elgin
Christianson and Anderson wed in Decorah Iowa
Ruth Christianson and George Anderson were married July 16 in Decorah by Rev. Glesne. Attendants included Robert Wilson and Wilma Debes. The bride, Elkader native and Elkader high school graduate, and the groom, Elgin High School graduate, plan to live in Elgin after a Minnesota visit. Early Wednesday a charivari party greeted the couple’s return home.
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Ruth Christianson
George Anderson
Decorah
Iowa
Or. Glesne
Robert Wilson
Elgin
Wilma Debes
Strawberry Point
C. 0. Christianson
Elkader
Elkader High School
Mr. Anderson
P. J
Oilers Start Work Here on Local Gravel Project
Hewitt Construction of Westgate completed gravelling primary 172 last Friday. Oil crew arrived next day with equipment to oil and distribute. McLaughlin Co. will mix oil and gravel. They will finish Elgin Street from the furniture store to the tracks and then start at Clermont and move toward the east.
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Hewitt Construction Co
Westgate
Ita
Thesday
Reing and
McLaughlin Co
Elgin Street
Clermont Nd
Elgin Junior Legion Triumphs Over Postville 7 to 6
Elgin junior American Legion baseball team defeated Postville 7 to 6 on Friday afternoon. Brorby pitched for Elgin while Abernathy of Postville started for the visitors. Evans and Steele homered for Elgin as Evans took the ball for Postville.
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Elgin
Methodist Sunday School Picnic at Kern Hill near Elgin
All classes teachers and friends enjoyed a picnic on Tuesday at Kern Hill near Elgin. Younger members swam and played games while others rested in the shade. At noon a bountiful basket dinner was served.
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Methodist Sunday School
Kern Hill
Elgin
Homecomers Invite Echo Cards For Homecoming
Several homecomers say they will return for homecoming this year and urge readers to send cards to the Echo with plans. The information will help the committee plan events and activities for the celebration.
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Echo
Hawkeye Independents Win In Sunday Match
Elgin Independents defeated Hawkeye second team 12 to 1 with Elgin players Dawson Burg delivering for the winners. Umpires Pinney and Holmes officiated the game amid early season baseball action. In local news, Mrs. John Reusser of Valetine Ill. reports the birth of daughter Jeanette Greve, a granddaughter of Mrs Eiama Reuseer.
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Elgin Indépendents
Hawkeye
Battery
Elgin
Was
Dawson
Burg
Bemis
Hall
Umpa
Pinney
Holmes
Elgin’ Crag
John Reusser
Valentine, Ill
Jeanette Greve
Mra
Eiama Reuseer
Thin City
Giant Forest Shelter Belt Project Announced
Secretary Wallace said work will start immediately on a 75 million dollar forest shelter belt spanning 100 miles wide from the Canadian border to Texas. President Roosevelt issued an executive order on July 11 authorizing 615 million cubic emergency funds to launch the effort. The belt will run over 1,000 miles through North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and into the Texas panhandle to alleviate drought in the Midwest, affecting about 20 million acres with roughly 1.82 million acres planted across the 100 mile width.
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Wallace
Canadian
Texas
Roosevelt
North’ ‘Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Midwest
Different Oil Road Suggested For Elgin Streets
Fred P. Wedekin of J. B. McLaughlin & Son Co supervises blacktooning of 172 and advises Elgin adopt a three to four inch surface coat of heavy oil and gravel. He cites roads built in the South and West lasting five to six years under heavy traffic and notes they can be renewed with a small oil addition for another five to six years of service.
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Fred P. Wedekin
J. 8. McLaughlin & Son Company
Elgin
Parade float ideas sought by homecoming committee
The parade committee asks individuals or firms planning a float for the homecoming parade to notify them immediately. They welcome suggestions for floats or stunts and new ideas. The committee also seeks the oldest married couple by years of residence in the community.
Come to Elgin Saturday Night Music Event
Anvil will entertain at Pat Langsdale’s park with musicians and singers. Eva Mae Frieden will deliver a humorous reading. Programs improve and crowds grow weekly. Attend Saturday night in Elgin and make it a habit.
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Pat Langsdale
Eva Mae Frieden
Elgin
Fire in Coal Pile at Union High School
A coal pile at Union High School caught fire Thursday morning due to spontaneous combustion. Crews fought the blaze for eighteen hours, removing about three fourths of the coal before it was extinguished. The message ends with a note to use Want Ads to bring back.
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Union High School
Elgin Homecoming Prep Ahead With 1934 Committees
Twenty one days remain until Elgin's homecoming opening day. The General Homecoming Committee led by F Muehlethaler and Mel Kohler outlines tasks for Reception Housing Region IL C A and Girl Scouts. Clarence Kohls chairs Program and Entertainment with L L Kiple and Jorgenson among members. Parade chaired by Ray DeSsert with Carter Falk and Schori. Decorations headed by Mel Kohler with several assistants. Finance and Soliciting led by B J Baumgartner. Gordon Mosby and C B Schori assist.
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Elgin
F. Muehlethaler
Mel’ Kohler
John Falk
J. J. Snyder
L. B. Carter
B. W. Mushienthaler
B .Strauch
Girl Scouts
Clarence Kohls
F. C. Muehlethaler
L. L. Kiple
R. ©. Jorgenson
Howard Shaffer
Ray DeSsrt
George Falk
C. B. Schori
O. P. Stoehr
T. W. Dean
Sheldon Boyle
Mel Kohler
Hans Grether
Lena. Baumgartner
M. Zurbriggen
Marie Mosby
B. J. Baumgartner
Gordon Mosby
Man Discovers 1932 One Dollar Check in Cash Drawer
N W Evans, while cleaning a cash register, finds an old check dated October 31, 1932 for one dollar drawn by Hattie McKellar. He muses on how a larger sum would have been nicer, though old checks often show up stuck in drawers.
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N. W. Evans
Hattie McKellar
Doll Buggy and Pet Parade Marks Homecoming Day
Elgin children are invited to join the Doll Buggy and Pet Parade on August 16 the first day of homecoming. Prizes will be awarded for the prettiest and funniest entries in each class. Bring a dolly in best clothes or a pet dog or cat or any pet to compete.
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Dolly
Elgin
Cement block factory expands business in Monona area
Elgin cement block maker Chas. Feller reports a summer surge with four contracts in Monona and nearby, totaling about 3,000 blocks. Church basement needs 1,500 blocks, plus residences and a corn crib. Tax figures show Fayette, Clayton counties contributing to old age pension funds, with Clayton near $9,705 and Polk rising.
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Chas. Feller
Elgin
Monona
Fayette County
Old Age Pension Fund
Clayton County
Polk County
Overheated Horses Warn Of Heat Stroke Risks
Report describes widespread overheating in horses due to air and heat stroke. Key signs include failure to eat, staggering gait, and paralysis, with symptoms worsening toward evening after work. Advice calls for outdoor shaded feeding, frequent water, and immediate cooling of head, neck, then body.
Nutting Lyon wedding in Galena Illinois
Miss Doris Lyon daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Lyon married William Nutting son of Mr and Mrs Sidney Nutting near Elgin in Galena Illinois The ceremony was performed by Rev W S Feldwisch The bride is described as charming with promising qualities and the groom a graduate of Elgin High School who studied at Berrien Springs Michigan Friends wish the couple happiness and prosperity
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Elgin
Galena
Doris, Lyon
Frank Lyon
William Nutting
Sidney Nutting
Near Elgin
Illinois
Feldwisch
Elgin High School
Berrien Springs
Mich
American Legion Auxiliary Meeting at Park Picnic
The American Legion Auxiliary and families gathered for a July park picnic with about forty five attendees. A business meeting followed with Mrs. Elmer Hoag reporting the history sheet sent to the department historian and a citation expected. Mrs. Walter Kohla spoke on Jihad. Mrs. M. J. Blockhus was elected delegate to the Des Moines state convention and Mrs. C. O. Torkelson as alternate.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Elmer Hoag
Walter Kohla
M. J. Blockhus
Des Moines
C. O. Torkelson
Homecoming Committees Meet at Elgin Town Hall
All homecoming committees must attend a 8:15 p.m. Friday July 27 meeting at Elgin town hall. Chairs must be present and as many members as possible to review plans and finalize event program. F C Muehlethaler, Chairman General Com.
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Elgin Town Hall
F. C. Muehlethaler
Medals Sought for Band Members After Hot Elgin Concert
An Elgin observer praised the band for a sweltering evening concert and bug-filled stand, proposing a hero medal fund to honor the players for enduring heat and insects. The note urged volunteers to start the fund and ensure proper presentation.
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Elgin
Beeks Fifteen Replies To Elgin Farm Inquiry
Jacob Gehring Jr placed a want ad in the Echo seeking a small farm near Elgin. About a week ago he heard from fifteen farm owners willing to sell and is examining the propositions carefully to find a suitable lot.
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Jacob Gehring, Jr
The
Echo
Elgin
Gehring
Elgin Kittenballers Dominate in Easy Victory
Elgin team built a commanding lead Monday evening as errors by the visitors piled up. Kohls pitched for Elgin with Evans catching, contributing to a final score where Elgin had 17 runs to the opponents lone tally.
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West Union
Elginkittanbalers
Kohls
Elgin
Evans
Tuberculosis Seal Program Opens in Fayette County
The tuberculosis Christmas Seal fund will finance a health project in Fayette county during the last two weeks in July. Mrs. Lucy McMichael Dippert, with public nursing ties to Fayette, will begin work Monday, July 28, on the Iowa Tuberculosis Association staff in Des Moines. The program aims to urge parents to take children to physicians and dentists during vacation for necessary corrections. Tentative schedule lists multiple schools and dates from July 23 to July 28, with varying sessions each day.
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Tuberculosis
Fayette County
Lucy McMichael Dippert
Dippert
Iowa Tuberculosis Assn
Des Moines
Meyer
Guilty Plea In Diamond Ring Theft Case At Fayette
Dola Deeds of Fayette formerly Dola Deeds Kappmeyer pleaded guilty Friday before Justice of the Peace John T. Riley to stealing a diamond ring. She was sentenced to 0 days in Fayette county jail. Mr and Mrs Baltz Kamm and family of near West Union visited Elgin for a family gathering. their daughter Anna Barbara returned home with them after staying with Elgin relatives since Thursday.
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Harry Wilson
Taylor
Anamosa
Wilson
Hid. Nehring
Dola Deeds
Fayette
Dola Deeds Kappmeyer
Justice of the Peace
John T. Riley
Fayette County
Baltz Kamm
Near West Union
Elgin
Anna Barbara
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