Elgin Opens Season With Win Over Calmar 10 to 4
Elgin defeated Calmar 10 to 4 in the season opener at Calmar's home grounds. New players from the high school squad impressed with sharp play and base running while Herrling led a strong defensive effort for Wadena as the third sacker. Gehring started on the mound, leaving after five innings with arm fatigue before Frank Kiple finished the game. Calmar fielded largely the same lineup as last year, with three new men adding potential for a stronger side later. A full season schedule will be published in a forthcoming Echo.
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Rigin
Homie
Cal‘max
Herrling
Wadena
Calmar
Lgi Winn
Lendwein
Magazine Solicitor Jailed for Scam in Sioux County
H. M. Schabler alias Harry Sheldon operated in seven states selling subscriptions for The Woman's World and other magazines. He took cash, issued receipts, but subscribers did not receive magazines. Hawarden ladies testified, leading to a ten year penitentiary sentence. Authorities warn that such frauds remain common.
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Sioux County
H. M. Schabler
Harry Sheldon
Middle West
Hawarden
Swat That Fly
The article extols extermination of flies due to their persistent scavenging habits. It notes their acute but crude sense of smell, attracted by putrid and offensive matter, and explains how they soils food by vomiting on palatable items. It portrays flies as undesirable boarders that never miss a meal and never pay.
Iowa dairymen lack extended pedigrees for herd sires
A survey by Iowa State College dairy extension specialists shows only about a third of Iowa dairymen in breeding associations maintain extended pedigrees for their herd sires. Without these records, much cannot be inferred about a sire's breeding lineage.
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Iowa
Iowa State College Dairy Extension Specialists
Church Notes announce esual services at Bl and Illyria
E J Starr and family request notice of esual services at Bl and Illyria churches next Sunday June 12 with speaker back by week’s end. Erol Potratz and Martin Adaya visited Elgin and called on J B Miller family.
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Mr. Strauch
Illyria
E. J. Starr
Three Elgin Weddings Bring Local Hearts Together
Elgin reports three nuptials among its residents. Kiple Nenno pair wed Sunday in West Union with Marian Van Horn and J B Hungerford as attendants. they plan to settle in Elgin by July 21 after brief travels. Chapman Dean and Martha Dennler wed at Nashua and depart for a regional honeymoon, then return to Elgin where both have roots in local life. Gordon Mosby and Verna Yonker tied the knot at Rock Valley with a private home ceremony. Mosby, raised in Elgin, will join Verna back in town after a Black Hills honeymoon. The Echo notes pride in the class of local youth and wishes all newlyweds well.
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Kiple—Nenno
L. L. Kiple
Mias
Irene Nenno
West Union
Misa Marian van Horn
J. B. Hungerford
Kiple
Misa Ne
Chapman
Dean
Arthur Chapman
Martha Chapman
Martha Dennler
Chris Dennler
Nashua
Iowa
Little Brown
the Vale
Thay
West Bend
Rock Valley
South Dakota
Des Moines
Mrs. Chapman
Elgin
Elgin High School
Ee Aer
Gordon J. Mosby
Verna Yonker
Alex Yonker
Samuel Mosby
Upper Iowa University
Elgin Savings Bank
Alex Yunker
C. J. Harrington
George Metzger
Frank Shipton
Alta Vista
L. C. Koeving
Postville
Warren Harrington
Beloit
Wis
W. J. Kotler
Mae Harrington
Ira Harrington
John Falb
Emmet Morris
Rochester
Falb
Morris
Sam Mosby
Gordon Mosby
Venus Yunker
Mr. Mosby
Children’s Day Program At Baptisl Church
The Baptisl church hosts a Children’s Day program on Sunday June 12 at 11 am with songs scripture readings prayers and recitations. Junior and Primary classes perform including The Candle of Faith O Sing in Joy The Great Book Divine and For Children’s Day led by Lillian Kruger Dorothy Kruger and Helen Meuhlethaler with offerings and church decorations by the Juniors.
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Oeetenel School
Preyer
Candle of Faith
Lillian Kruger
Knights of Honor
Freddie Lauer
Lester Luchsinger
Kenneth Heck
Leon Jacob
Helen
Meuhlethaler
Cornet
Leo Grether
Clarence
Lawrence Machlethaler
Marian Lehman
Jesus
Erma Grether
Marie Lyons
Mary Goetz
Ethel Luchsinger
Ponte Pre Ae
Blue Birda
Albert Kohls
God
Florence Ruckdaschel
Isabelle Wenger
Mary Baechler
May 1927 E C T A report on Holstein herd yields
Twenty seven herds tested totaling 323 cows in milk and 28 dry. May average 768 lbs milk and 28.4 lbs fat. Gottlieb Pulfer's herd led with 2875 lbs milk and 48.0 lbs fat for Elgin E C T A. Top cows listed include Pulfer, Frey, Metzger, Groth, and Lien. Two cows sold for beef. eight bought. Separator fat yield $16.44. Losses due to preventable factors.
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Gottlieb Pulfer
Elgin C. T.A
GottHeb
Geo. Metzger
Cream
Rob Frey
Rosie June
Karl Miller
Nellis
Gottlieb Puffer
Whitie
Lien
Groth
Dolly
Floss
Queen
Banking Habits En Courage National Thrift
The article notes rising thrift in the United States since World War I with deposit growth from 1.26 million to 25.0 million dollars and savers increasing from 8,635 to 40,000,000. It cites expanding banks and financial bodies and mentions travels of Claude Fothergill family to St. Paul and Mayo Clinic in Rochester. It also reports nursing staff changes and visits by Mrs. Bertha Kiple to West Union.
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Daily News Dispatches
Claude Fothergill
C. C. Fothergill
Monticello
Gus Gunderson
Claude
St. Paul
G. Fothergill
Robert Wilson
Margie
Hans Winkler
D. C. Doan
Rochester
Mayo Hospital
Hugh Conner
Ella M. Lehman
7Th St
Pueblo
Colorado
Bertha Kiple
West Union
Wm. Howard
Baptist Church Notes and Community Birthdays
Sunday services and Children Day program detailed for June at the Baptist church. B Y P U events include an upcoming Steamboat Rock gathering. Local families celebrate Jane Fahey’s seventh birthday with a party. Notes on graduation plans for Harry Keiser and community attendees at commencement events.
Notice of Special Meeting at Elgin Savings Bank Iowa
Notice is given of a special meeting of Elgin Savings Bank stockholders in Elgin Iowa to be held July 2 1927 at 1 pm to vote on Renewal Articles of Incorporation. Signatures include President 3D Shaffer Cashier Samuel Mosby and directors August Benson A S Hoag Hans Winkler and remarks of local residents and personal notices follow.
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Elgin Savings Bank
Elgin
Iowa
D. Shaffer
Samuel Mosby
Fred Reichert
August Benson
A. S. Hoag
Hans Winkler
Tell It To The Marines opens with Carmel Myers as a tropical vamp
Carmel Myers stars as a dangerous Circe type in the MGM epic Tell It To The Marines, a June 12 13 Metro Opera Hours release. Lon Chaney and William Haines headline a big cast with Eleanor Boardman Eddie Gribbon and hundreds of Marines. Shanghai street sets mimic China with battleships and Marine barracks scenes shot under government cooperation.
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Carmel Myers
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Circe
Lon Chaney
William Haines
Eleanor Boardman
Eddie Gribbon
United States
Baptist Picnic Brings Bright Day After Rain
Baptist Sunday school held its annual picnic with about 250 attendees from 80 cars. After a large feed, an excellent program and games followed at the fair grounds, marking one of the best events in years despite morning showers. The group notes they have rarely had rain on picnic day in four decades.
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Baptist Sunday School
Fair Grounds
A Recipe for the June Bride Cake
A vintage cake recipe details a two egg white meringue base with powdered sugar, baking powder, flavoring, and almond legs. It instructs washing butter to remove salt, creaming sugar and butter, folding in flour and whites, and baking about two hours in a moderate oven, with a wet cloth on the pan rim to prevent browning. Butter icing combines butter egg whites salt flavoring and powdered sugar to a soft stand.
Editorial Opinion on Deadbeats as Criminal Threat
The Decorah Journal labels deadbeats as sneaking thieves harming society. It argues they exploit generosity and legal protections against debt imprisonment, raising costs for all honest people, and calls for treating deadbeats like criminals to protect the community.
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Decorah Journal
Local visits noted by Frieden and friends
Mr and Mrs Oscar Frieden and one child visited Sunday at the Ben Frieden home. Mr and Mrs George Butikofer and Mrs Lou Martie and daughter Lydia visited. Rose Frieden of Elkader visited Sam Lehman and Will Schapbuch homes through Saturday. Mrs Ella Finke of Volga City visits Ella Lehman and other Elgin friends this week.
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Oscar Frieden
George Butikofer
Lou Martie
Lydia
Ben Frieden
Rose Frieden
Elkader
Sam Lehman
Will Schapbuch
Ella Finke
Volga City
Ella Lehman
Elgin
Commencement Week Includes Largest Auditorium Turnout
Commencement week ended with record crowds at the high school events aided by good weather. The class of 1927 presented Fortune Hunter in the new auditorium with many standout performances led by Edward Klingman as Nat Duncan. Judge Hubert Utterback delivered the commencement address titled The Opportunities of Life, praising the law and its enforcement as the chorus and diploma recipients were celebrated.
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Edward Klingman
Nat Duncan
Millard Gilbertson
Josephine Kniet
Frank Kiple
Duncan
Clifton Mealy
Edna Hunaberger
Archie Howard
Helen Rothlisberger
Hilda Hoag
John Junior Malle
Elizabeth Schupbach
Reuben Hackman
Clifton Wilson
Lester Wenger
Duntan
Clarence Schneider
Hubert Utterback
Alo
Ice van
Workin girl complaint on married women in New Jersey
A New Jersey reader writes to the governor arguing that married women take jobs from single girls, noting changing domestic roles and fewer babies. The letter suggests the issue has three sides and will require time for adjustment, with men’s perspectives also a factor.
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New Jersey
Annual Election At Elgin B Y P A Officers Named
The B Y P A of the Elgin Baptist church elected officers last Tuesday evening June 7 for the ensuing year President Otto Kruger vice president Clarence Kohls Secretary Esther Durschur Asst Secretary Edna Miller Treasurer Reuben Hacknan 1st Organist Frieda Freiburghaus 2nd Organist Gertrude Hackman 1st Librarian Esther Kruger 2nd Librarian Elizabeth Ducoh
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The
Elgin Baptist Church
Otto Kruger
Clarence Kohls
Esther Durschur
Edna Miller
Reuben Hacknan
Frieda Freiburghaus
Gertrude Hackman
Esther Kruger
Elizabeth Ducoh
Things Thoughtful and Sunday Visit Mention
A tip from a thoughtful note encourages finding meaning and enthusiasm in work while sharing a Sunday visit report that Mrs. Emmer Patterson and daughters spent time at Mrs. Chas Fritz home.
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Beware OF Magazine Solicitors
ST. Paul's and
Land of the
Free
Fang
Mae Anderson
Louise Hackman
Ph. Lauer
Baptist Church
B. Y. P. U. of Love
Steamboat Rock
Pb. Lauer
Jane Fahey
Lupine Evans
Helen Allen
Marie Grimm
Mary Schneider
Dean DeSart
Helena Boleyn
Margie Boleyn
Margaret Jean Strauch
Kenneth Schori
Lois Dean
Maxine Hunsberger
Louise Marie Baumgartner
Ralph Mock
Mary Hanson
Geraldine Schori
Harry Keiser
Rush Medical
U. of CG
University of Iowa
Rush
Keiser
Chicago
E. A. Weibel
Evelyn
Ethelyn
Grace
Owen Weibel
Mealey
Jim Curley
Fairbank
Clifton Mealey
Celia Rennison
Ethel
Fayette
Judge Utterback
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