Busy Summer Funds and Plans for Fayette County 4-H Program
Plans for the years women project program Child Development and Parent Education are under way. N May Larson will meet July 29 with township chairmen in Fayette to write the year's project and arrange open homemakers meetings in each township during August and September. County School of Instruction members and the county agricultural conservation committee prepare materials for the county compliance school at the Legion hall in Fayette start at 9 a.m. Afterward farm reporters will inspect farms with cards issued. 4-H girls have canned 5,000 jars as part of the food preservation course with clubs reaching high canning levels. They study health, music, conservation and courtesy alongside their main project. Special recognition will be given for WEBERS.
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N. May Larson
Fayette
County School of Instruction
County Agricultural Conservation Committee
County Compliance School of Instruction
Legion Hall
Farma
Fayette County
Harlan N. R. G
Wl Bers
Doll Parade Proposed For Homecoming Friday
A local plan proposes a standalone doll parade during homecoming to showcase children and their dolls. The event would occur Friday afternoon around the bicycle parade, focusing on the youngsters and their prized possessions.
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Onas Aden
Tall Straw Brings Some Tall Stories
Farmers report unusually thick grain shocks this year with rye fields reaching shocks taller than a man. John Friederich near Elgin cut rye high to bind, but grasshoppers and crickets damaged twine, complicating threshing. Early reports indicate variable yields as threshing begins across localities.
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John Friederich
East of Elgin
Legion Auxiliary Installation Meeting Held In Elgin
The American Legion Auxiliary of Elgin Post held a regular meeting at Agnes Madberry’s home on July 19. Officers for the coming year were installed with Adelia Torkelson in charge. Delegates were named to the August state convention in Ottumwa. Rev. and Mrs. Zoschke plan to attend the General Conference of German Baptist churches in Portland August 9 to 15. Also attending are Rev. and Mrs. Dons of Forest Park and J F Miller with his daughter Luella of Clermont.
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American Legion Auxiliary of
Elgin
Agnes Madberry
Josephine Hoag
Celia Thoman
Adelia Torkelaon
Gladys Roberts
Marie Kohls
Gladys Schori
Esther Kiple
Ina Wenger
Mary Skarshaug
Frieda Crider
Clara Baumgartner
Adelia Torkelson
Olga Blockhus
Fair Grounds
Ottumwa
Paul F. Zoschke
Portland
Oregon
Luella
Clermont
Iowa Steers Set New High Price at Chicago Market
Two loads averaging 1,281 pounds sold for a new high price of 17 dollars per hundredweight, the top cattle market price since 1929 and the highest July peak in 17 years, reflecting record demand for Iowa steers. A separate note mentions Lawrence Grimm acquiring a boat motor for W. F. Miller’s boat for recreational boating up to 80 rods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Herman Brun‘acheen
Wyoming
Chicago
Lawrence Grimm
W. F. Miller
Turkey
Girl Scouts At Clear Lake This Week
A group of Girl Scouts left Monday for an annual outing renting a cottage in the Methodist camp at Clear Lake for the week. Participants include Gladys Hanson Marge Strauch Bessie Grimm Elaine Zarbrigg en Jane Fahey Betty Elkema Evelyn Denuler Ellen Stillman Ethel Thoman Louise Evans Kathleen Steele Erma Redwinkle Betty Wenger Crystal Wenger Vergil Cook with Ernestine Holger joining later Kath ryn Strauch Betty Kohler and Dorothy Olson. Vernon Knight transported the group and will return Saturday to pick them up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Gladys Hanson
Marge Strauch
Bessie Grimm
Elaine Zarbriggen
Jane Fahey
Betty Elkema
Evelyn Denuler
Ellen Stillman
Ethel Thoman
Louise Evans
Kathleen Steele
Erma Redwinkle
Betty Wenger
Crystal Wenger
Vergil Cook
Ernestine Holger
Kathryn Strauch
Betty Kohler
Dorothy Olson
Vernon Knight
Mr. Knight
Elgin Firemen Sponsor Benefit for Farm Assn
Elgin fire department plans a corn game concession during homecoming to raise funds for the farm track debt. Firemen urge members to contribute prizes, notably a chicken per donor, with prizes to boost proceeds. Call Chief Geo H Falk to arrange delivery during homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Firemen
Benefit For Farm Assn
Elgin Fire Department
Geo. H. Falk
Bicycle Parade Planned During Homecoming Week
Bicycle owners are invited to join a two day homecoming event with a second day parade and prizes for decoration and costume originality. Races for boys and girls will boost interest and a dedicated bicycle section will appear in the big parade Saturday afternoon. Between 40 and 50 bicycles are expected, and owners should begin decorating plans now.
Alumni Meeting Arranged for August 20 at St Pauls Parlor
The Elgin high school alumni association schedules its annual meeting for Friday evening August 20 at St Pauls M E church parlors. A two plate lunch will be served at six with the program following and the event will end before the homecoming play at the opera house. Members may bring guests. A large turnout of E H graduates is anticipated for homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin High School Alumni Association
St. Paul's M. E
Opera House
E. H
Supervisors Increase Farm and Town Valuations
Fayette county's board of supervisors, in equalizing property values for taxation, raised most town and farm property. Elgin town lot buildings up 16 percent. Clermont, 10 percent. Pleasant Valley farms up 5 percent with farm buildings 72 percent. Clermont township saw 15 and 12 percent increases. Illyria 10 and 38 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Board of Supervisors
Elgin
Clermont
Pleasant Valley
Clermont Township
Illyria
Thompson Grows Hybrid Corn For Seed Near Wadena
Thompson of south of Elgin grows 17 acres of hybrid corn for seed this year. He invites interested persons to inspect the field and learn about detasseling the female rows. About seven local men will work on the crossing block, with Thompson explaining male and female stalks and the cultivation method. The field lies on the creek bottom, three miles north of Wadena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Elgin
Wadena
Park Lawn Turns Green Again
Marshal Boyle renewed efforts in Park Lawn keeping a sprinkler active most days. The grass recovered from browning and turned green again as boys relocated their bail grounds temporarily until after homecoming.
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Marshal Boyle
Band program for Thursday evening at Elgin park
The Elgin park band presents an outdoor program Thursday evening July 29 featuring Sousa The Thunderer Just for Fun Simoking Circus Parade Under the Double Eagle Men of Iowa Encore Overture Tinvercargill and Swinging Down the Line among others conducted by Kiefer Lithgow and Brockenshire with Fillmore presenting Star Spangled Banner.
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Elgin Park
The
Thunderer
Sousa
Yoder
Lowa
van Doren
Kiefer
Tinvercargill
Lithgow
Brockenshire
Fillmore Star Spangled Banner
Do Good Job on Brainard Hill
Melvin Boyer and his road crew completed a mile of a road on Brainard Hill this spring and early summer. Work started at the Herman Boyer residence and finished at Brainard. Pleasant Valley’s allotment for the year includes four miles to the H. W. Helms residence to be finished in two years. Mrs Emma Lewis reported birds being killed at her West Elgin residence and urged a warning, noting laws protect song birds and children should not break laws.
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Melvin Boyer
Brainard
Herman Boyer
Pleasant Valley
H. W. Helms
Emma Lewis
West Elgin
Many Attend Lutheran Social at Highland
The Highland Lutheran church held an ice cream social at the Herman Scholen farm Sunday evening. The Elgin German Band provided the music and many townspeople attended, reporting a fine time.
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Highland Lutheran Church
Herman Scholen
Elgin
Elgin German Band Joins Guttenberg Boosters Trip
The Elgin German Band joined Guttenberg boosters on a late Friday trip to Dubuque and East Dubuque to promote a centennial celebration this weekend. The group plans to perform during Friday's festivities alongside local entertainers.
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Elgin
Guttenberg Boosters
Guttenberg
Dubuque
East Dubuque
Small Want Ad Seeks Buyers and Sellers
A brief classifieds line indicates a simple want ad offering to facilitate buying or selling items. It suggests that a modest advertisement can handle the transaction, inviting interest from potential sellers and buyers alike.
New Mail Schedule to Shift Afternoon Time in August
A revised mail timetable takes effect in August with the South route operating 7:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. and the North route from 10:20 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The afternoon mail is moved to 4:45 p.m. instead of 3:15 p.m. The Star route will extend only to West Union after August 1.
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West Union
Bauder Dies in Fort Collins Colorado at 80
Word from relatives reports Gottfried Bauder of Fort Collins Colorado died Thursday July 22. He was a brother of the late Mrs. Ben Schori of Elgin and is remembered by many older residents. He was about eighty years old.
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Gottfried Bauder
Port Collins
Colo
Bauder
Ben Schori
Elgin
Auto License Dept rush sends licenses to Iowa residents
Iowa motorists await driver licenses as the Auto License Department reports 55 000 licenses mailed for 1987 39 and about 300 000 more to be checked audited and mailed by August 15. The department has not opened mail since June 27 with likely 300 000 new applications since then, totaling over 900 000. Final batches expected by Sept 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Wallace
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles
Iowa
Combine Threshing Draws Curious Visitors
A crowd of farmers gathered at the former John Burke farm to watch a threshing combine harvest oats. John Fath farms the place and hired M M Cooney's outfit. The machine runs like a binder, leaves little grain on straw, and seems effective on large level farms though not ideal for hills and irregular fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burke
John Fath
M. M. Cooney
Thoma to Marshalltown to Attend Scholl School
Max Thoma, who adopted the Dr. Scholl's method years ago and has sold related products, plans to leave Monday for Marshalltown to take an advanced course in modern foot trouble relief. Dr. Scholl will personally conduct the school.
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Max Thoma
Lehman Family Reunion Set for August 8 at Elgin Grounds
The Lehman families hold their annual reunion at Elgin school grounds on Sunday August 8 continuing a long tradition. The gathering, valued by kin for renewing ties, often introduces new relatives to the clan each year.
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Lehman
Elgin
Lehmans
Examiners Offer Driver Licenses at West Union July 31
Examiners for driver's licenses will be at the courthouse in West Union on Saturday July 31. Next dates are August 14 and 28. Examiners are at Clayton County Court House in Elkader every Tuesday. Mrs. Jim Squire and Mrs. John Nevens of Creighton Nebraska were guests Friday night at the Tommy Howard home.
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Court House
West Union
Clayton County Court House
Elkader
Jim Squire
John Nevens
Creighton, Neb
Tommy Howard
Elgin Cardinals Top Waucoma Braves
Elgin built eight runs on eleven hits aided by Waucoma errors to beat the Braves. Schuphach Barker and Evans led Elgin’s batting with multiple hits and RBIs, while Dawson held Waucoma scoreless for four innings. The win gives Elgin two victories in two starts this half, with five games left in the season. Local fans urged more support at the box.
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Elgin
Waucoma Braves
Cardinals
Waucoma
Belding
Dawson
Braves
Gilson
Schuphach
Barker
Evans
Schupbach
Lf . Meyer
Frieden
Weibel
Anderson
Klingman
Waucoma Tesamer
Lawrence
Balk
P . Blong
Vroman
Kelly
Roberts
Busta
Hawkeye
Sumner
West Union
Wadena
Alpha
Volga City
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Girl Scouts
Brainard Hill
Pean
G. W. Bauder
Fort Collins, Colo
Thoma
Marshalltown
Scholl
Elgin Cardinals
F. Anderson
Bobby and Susan
Carrie V. Lucas
Strawberry Point
George Vaughn
Echo Office
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Arctic
Chicaga Rin
Enatinn Channel
China
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