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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1931

Page

3

Notice to Creditors of Wadena Savings Bank Iowa

Fayette County Court in Iowa issued an order July 24 1931 allowing depositor claims for checking and savings deposits to be proven by the bank books and barring unsupported claims unless filed by October 1 1931. Time and demand certificates must be presented to the Examiner in Charge before any dividend. Other claims to funds must be filed with the examiner or Fayette County District Court by the deadline or be forever barred. L A Andrew Superintendent of Banking of Iowa receiver for the bank announces the notice.

District Court of Fayette County Iowa A. D L. A. Andrew State of Wadena Savings Bank Wadena District Court Banking of

Bank of St. Lucas closes amid loan troubles

The Bank of St. Lucas in St. Lucas failed to open on Saturday as owner Jacob Greteman faced liquidity issues. He assigned all property and bank assets to Peter G. Smith to wind up affairs, prompting community sympathy while seeking an equitable settlement.

St. Lucas St. Lucas Bank Jacob Greteman Greteman Peter G. Smith Greteman’s West Union Union

Woman Loses 64 Pounds With Kruschen Diet

Mrs. H. Price of Woodside writes that after a year on Kruschen she dropped from 190 to 126 pounds and looks younger than her age. She urges taking a half teaspoon in hot water before breakfast every morning, noting a 95 cent bottle lasts four weeks and money-back satisfaction.

America

England Grows Sweet Corn in Isle of Wight and South England

Sweet corn has been introduced with success into the Isle of Wight and parts of southern England. The development signals growing agricultural progress and potential new crops for the region.

England Isle of Wight Cee Edge

Local families visit and attend gatherings in Oak Grove

Multiple Oak Grove residents and relatives visit homes and attend events across nearby towns. Marriages occur at the Little Brown Church near Nashua as Genevieve Wilson and others accompany wedding parties. Community members share visits, cooking duties, and reunions throughout the week.

Weekend Guests Gather at Multiple Homes in Gunder

Minnesota visitors Mr and Mrs Alvin Hellum joined by Oscar Lindley and family from Osage spent the weekend with the John Hellum household. Several others from St Olaf and Clermont attended Sunday meals and threshers cooking duties with local families. LaVerne Odegard is improving after illness. threshers suppers and sight-seeing trips to Decorah Spillville and St Lucas were noted.

George Boyle Edl Boyle Ben Brabham Thomas Amy Brabham Faye Elkader Clara Brabham Robert Wilson Genevieve Kathryn Wilson Henry Miller Margie Wilson Wm. Leighty Little Brown Nashua Bert Allen George Holzer Oelwein Frank Howard Albert Baldwin Harvey Howard Clifton Powell John Ny,degger Wm. Kohls Lyle Wilson Vern Northrup Arlington Thos. Howard Sr Ed Boyle Louis Dennler John Nydegger Walter Kohls Enos Howard L. W. Reed Bartlett Brainard Genevieve Wilson Waterloo Sheldon Boyle George Pollitt Warren Joyce John Howard Wm. Woodle Beryl Boleyn Harold Bennett Edith Alvin Hellum Minnesota John Hellum Oscar Lindley Osage E. E. Landsgard Inez Reinhart Lemon T. J. Olson Paul Heueer Selmar Groth K. Stearns St. Olaf Emil Gulsvig LaVerne Odegard Sophia Loftsgard Roy Johaniigmeier Decorah Spillville St. Lucas A. O. Wold O. K. Hoag H. E. Lands, Yard Clermont H. T. Loftsgard Elgin T. T. Loftsgard Rudy Reinhart Minneapolis H. &. Groth Lloyd Nelson Ernest Holt Selmer Erickson Erskine Minn Ed Johnson Henry Peterson Clifford Osmundson Bert Lyngaas Nels Lyngaas Lawrence Sampson Lyngaas Ellott Olson Millard Olson Eddie Buser Nels Holt Anton Scholen Arthur Olson Oscar Lind Marjorie Larson Clarence Olson

Lutheran Church Notes August 2 Services Listed

Norway at 10:30 Norse services Marion at 8:00 Young People's service August 9 Marion at 11:00 Norway at 8:00 You are welcome at each and every service J Strandjord Pastor.

Norway Marion

Local social notes and lime Springs punch board scam

Grand Meadow residents and relatives visit homes in area including Reinhart Olson Thorson and Lyngaas families. A Sun Herald report recalls a Lime Springs punch board scam where strangers tempted a local merchant with a double payoff and fled after being refused payment.

Lime Springs The Sun- Herald

Local Bird Refuges and Farm Recommendations

Information furnished by the U S Department of Agriculture covers diverse farm notes. It cites U S potato yields by state from 1926 to 1980, forest tree distributions, and forecasts about wood roads, plus guidance on plantings for July through frost and on silage, grain feeding, and bird conservation on farms. It highlights New York leading tree plantings, and lists crops and practices for late July planting and winter feeding. It promotes nesting boxes and protecting birds for economic pest control.

U. S. Department of Agriculture Washington, D. C

Youth and Age Sayings From a Doctor on Staying Fresh

A physician advises that proximity to youthful energy helps maintain youth while attempting to match peers accelerates aging. The remark highlights the social aspect of aging and the value of staying engaged with younger people.

Boston Transcript

Pewter and silver tableware through the centuries

The list traces pewter use in the eighteenth century with items such as porringers plates salts platters sugar bowls dram cups teapots pepper cas tors butter plates and qt and pt pots. Spoons appear later in the century, while early 1800s note silver teaspoons taonkards flagons and plichera appear earlier in the century and continue into the 1900s.

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Bank OF ST. Lucas By Osborne Mars Hemp Lou Oak Grove News Gunder News Lutheran Church Notes J. Strandjord Grand Meadow News U. S. Dept. of Agriculture United States Maine New York Department of Agriculture Jerseys Guernseys Optometrist O. W. Heiserman Pocahontas John Rolfe Rolfe Clarmont Laws McCormick-Deering Leosen Torkelson Bros Owa Love Brothers Derby Derby Burgess-Dugstad Lbr. Co Clermont, Iowa
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