The Elgin Clothes Shop Opens Under New Owner
Mel Kohler bought the Berg Clothing Store stock and opened as The Elgin Clothes Shop with the trade name filed at the county recorder. Kohler brings twenty years in the clothing business and enjoys strong community support as the new venture begins, with Berg's established reputation noted.
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Mel Kohler
Berg Clothing
Elgin Clothes Shop
County Recorder’s Office
Elgin
Kohler
Berg
New Elgin Clothes Shop Opens After Melbert Kohler Buy
Melbert Kohl er, familiarly known as Mel, has bought the local clothing store and renamed it Elgin Clothes Shop. The community welcomes the change with several expressions of approval noted on page two today.
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Mel
Gulsvig Reunion at Decorah Park
A Gulsvig family reunion drew many relatives to Decorah Park on Sunday June 5 with attendees from Kenyon Minneapolis Blooming Prairie Rushford Mason City Maynard Kensett Elgin Clermont and Postville Also noted was Myrlin Feller who fell ill Monday and was hospitalized in Decorah with relatives visiting Tuesday finding modest improvement.
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Gulsvig
Decorah
C. W. Sorteberg
Wm. R. Sorteberg
Kenyon
Minn
E. K. Wold
Minneapolis
S. C. Blockhus
Shirley
Donald
Robert
Blooming Prairie
Earl Sorom
James and
Earl, Jr
Rushford
Edwin O. Olgan
Maynard
Rascelia Jorgenson
Vincent
Marjorie
Mason City
Theodore Asbjornson
Ina
Arvell Asbjornson
Alden
A. Asbjornson
Kensett
Harry Gunderson
James
W. H. Embretson
Gary
A. E. Gulsvig
St. Olaf
Carl Torkelson
G. Ness
Elgin
Cornelius Olson
Harris and
Leslie
Clermont
Pool Flood Delays Prairie du Chien WPA Project
Too much water in the Missis sippi floods the municipal pool in Prairie du Chien Wisconsin. The $40 000 WPA project cannot be used as bathers wait for the river to recede and water to drop.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Farm Fire Assn Re-elects Old Officers at Elgin Meeting
The Elgin Farm Fire association held its annual meeting at the town hall with about 25 members. G H Falk was reappointed chief, Sven Blockhus secretary treasurer, and six directors were named. The old debt was cleared after creditors accepted about 75 percent, aided by dues, Pleasant Valley tax, and a $100 anonymous cash donation. The members voted thanks to the unidentified donor and praised the association’s sound finances.
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Elgin Farm Fire Association
G. H. Palb
Sven Blockhus
G. H. Falk
Albert Schupbach
Hans Winkler
B. H. Brackin
W. C. Follett
J. E. Bilden
Pleasant Valley
Elgin School Board Plans Summer Improvements and Hires Two Teachers
The Elgin school board met for its annual inspection of the building grounds and equipment and to plan summer repairs. They rehired janitor Sam Lehman and gave work instructions. Betty Lou Crowell of Mason City was hired for first and second grades, and Helen M. Reed of Garden Grove will teach seventh and eighth grades. Both are graduates of State Teachers Colleges and have prior teaching experience.
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Elgin School Board
Sam Lehman
Betty Lou Crowell
Mason City
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Helen M. Reed
Garden Grove
Cedar City
Enjoying Trip by Air Mrs Ray Stratton Huron trips west
Mrs Ray Stratton of Huron South Dakota writes to her mother about an air trip with Wyoming Airlines. They left at 12 20 Friday morning and reached Cheyenne at 5 pm the same day. Flight speeds were 180 to 190 mph though feelings of speed were minimal. They circled Rushmore Mt and viewed the stone faces from the air. They plan to travel to Denver by bus, then fly home to Huron tomorrow. The trip was funded as thanks for their help in preserving local air service.
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Ray Stratton
Harriet Bakeman
Huron
S. D
Wyoming Airlines
Cheyenne
Rushmore Mt
Denver
Legion and Auxiliary Meeting at Elgin This Week
The Elgin Legion and Auxiliary will meet Wednesday evening, June 15, with hosts Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Block. Assisting hostesses will be Mrs. Bert Thoman and Mrs. W. F. P. Kohls.
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Elgin Legion and Auxiliary
M. J. Blockhus
Bert Thoman
W. FP. Kohls
One Hundred Fifty Eighth Graders Graduate at West Union
One hundred fifty eight Fayette County rural school pupils graduated from the eighth grade with commencement at West Union high school auditorium on Saturday afternoon in June. The program featured a violin solo by Ann Nesbit of Clermont No. 8, accompanied by Genevieve Nesbit, rope skipping by Florence Ogle Betty Schneider and Donna Johnson of Illyria No. 1, and a piano solo by Wanda Howard of Dover No. 9. Fellow graduates from Pleasant Valley township included Laura Nelson Virginia Smith Mavis Durscher Katie Metzger Jack Adrian and Robert Cook. Illyria's class included eight graduates Donna Johnson Doris Tripp Rita Scholbrock Clifton E. Kerr John Frey Daryle J. Fox Marjorie Shaffer and Betty Crawford. Clermont township also listed Lester Bergeson Helen Miller Lorraine Osterhus Donald Williams Orlin C. Johnson and Genevieve Nesbit.
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Fayette County
West Union High School
Ann Nesbit
Clermont No. 8
Genevieve Nesbit
Florence Ogle
Betty Schneider
Donna Johnson
Illyria No
Wanda Howard
Dover No
Pleasant Valley Township
Laura Nelson
Virginia Smith
Mavis Durscher
Katie Metzger
Jack Adrian
Robert Cook
Illyria
Doris Tripp
Rita Scholbrock
Clifton E. Kerr
John Frey
Daryle J. Fox
Marjorie Shaffer
Betty Crawford
Clermont Township
Lester Bergeson
Helen Miller
Lorraine Osterhus
Donald Williams
Orlin C. Johnson
Soil Improvement Tour Planned for Fayette County Jails
The Fayette county jail improvement tour is set for Thursday June 9. It begins at the Farm Bureau office at 4 30 a m and visits two farms before reaching the Earl Rothlisberger farm at eleven to inspect contour farming and strip cropping. A picnic lunch will be held at the W S Rothlisberger farm where strip cropping and soil changes are examined. The group then moves to the A C Nesbit and Kenneth Kerr farms in Clermont township to observe further effects of the soil improvement program.
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Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Earl Rothlisberger
W. S. Rothlisberger
A. C. Nesbit
Kenneth Kerr
Clermont Township
Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Assn Fayette County Meeting
The annual meeting of the Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Association of Fayette County Iowa will be held in the Legion hall at Fayette on Tuesday June 14 for electing officers and any other business. A D Knox secretary.
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The
Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association of
Fayette County
Towa
Legion Hall
Fayette
A. D
Knox
Sec'y
Vigilantes Called Over Strawberry Point Horse Theft
Three horses were stolen from John Flynn of Waucoma last Thursday. Sheriff Nehring said the trail led to Lawler where it was lost, and the animals were likely transported. Mr and Mrs Chas Feller Kay Charlas Feller and Paul Liddle visited Myrlin Feller in Decorah hospital Tuesday afternoon.
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John Flynn
Waucoma
Nehring
Lawler
Chas. Feller
Kay ‘Charlas Feller
Paul Liddle
Decorah
Myrlin Feller
Prices Received by Farmers for Farm Products in Iowa May 15
Local market prices for farm products in Iowa declined through May 15 except for chickens eggs mules and soybeans which rose. Weak domestic demand is blamed for the trend with little sign of improvement expected this summer. Hog prices fell from March to May, hitting lows not seen since January. Beef cattle show low slaughter grades but strong stocker and feeder demand.
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Iowa
Eddie Klingman Leaves For Job at Waukon
Eddie Klingman, longtime Berg clothing store worker for eleven years, has taken a position with B. and B. clothing in Waukon. He departed Tuesday evening. He contributed as handyman and aided in many community affairs, and his departure leaves a gap in both the store and local activities.
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Eddie Klingman
Berg Clothing
Waukon
Eddie
Berg's
Warning to Bicycle Riders by Mayor
A city notice from Mayor A. M. Weibel warns that fast and careless bicycle riding on streets and sidewalks is a dangerous nuisance and must stop at once. The mayor urges easy and careful riding for the moment and states fines or confiscation may follow for noncompliance, especially from families with children.
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M. Weibel
Geo Van Buren Suffers Heart Attack At Court House
George Van Buren, Republican nomination candidate for clerk of courts, suffered a heart attack Monday night at the West Union courthouse and was moved to the local hospital for rest. He resides near Waucoma. Nearby, Mr and Mrs Sam Boleyn and Alfred Dyke plus Mr and Mrs Cile Dyke visited Celwe to spend Sunday with Mrs Boleyn's aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs Frank Truiar.
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George van Buren
West Union
Waucoma
Sam Boleyn
Alfred
Cile Dyke
Celwe
Echo Valley Lake Opens for Fishing Season
Echo Valley Lake will be open to fishermen from June 15 to November 30 due to a rising fish population. The four year old lake is stocked annually with black bass bluegills and crappies, marking the first time fishing is allowed.
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Echo Valley Lake
Elgin Falls to Volga 7 to 5 in baseball clash
In a see-saw game Volga scored four runs in the first three innings to take an early lead, then Elgin rallied with three in the first, one in the fifth, and one in the eighth before Volga sealed a 7-5 victory. Granger pitched for Elgin allowing five hits and six strikeouts. Debes for Volga allowed 11 hits and 11 K’s.
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Elgin
Volga
Granger
Debes
HE Patterson
F. Henninger
Shara
A. Henninger
H. Schupbach
Barker
Becker
Meyer
Anderson
Lamphier
Orthopedic Clinic Examines 178 Crippled Children
De. A. Steindler from Iowa City and Dr. W. E. Wolcott of Des Moines led a free clinic at Oelwein hospital as part of a state program to assess crippled children. Ninety-two Bremer Buchanan and Fayette county youths were examined, about 40 X rays taken, and 51 doctors registered to observe.
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de. A. Steindler
Iowa City
W. E. Wolcott
Des Moines
Oelwein Hospital
Bremer
Buchanan
Fayette
Steindler
Hotel Mealey
Iowa Patrolman Helps Trio Found Carrying Alcohol Near Manchester
A highway patrolman stopped to assist a stranded old automobile crew near Manchester. Suspecting trouble he searched the car and found 96 half pint bottles of alcohol. He delivered the three women to a Manchester justice. They claimed Lake Mills as home and said they were transporting the load through Ilona.
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Iowa
Manchester
Justice of the Peace
Lake Mills
Ilona
Only Two Farm Labor Votes in Fayette County
Only two farm labor ballots were cast in the Fayette county primary Monday. It cost the county to furnish the minimum of 74 ballots for each voting precinct. The party had a dozen candidates across state and district tickets, with none in county and township tickets.
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Fayette County
Light Vote Cast Monday at Primary in Fayette County
Unofficial tallies show Republicans leading Democrats 5 to 3 in the Fayette County primary with about 5 percent turnout. Dickinson defeats Thurston for senator by over 35,000 votes. Gillette wins the Democratic nomination against Byerhoff for senator, setting Dickinson against Gillette this fall. Thompson secures the Republican lieutenant governor nomination. OBrain wins the Democratic secretary of state nod. Republicans name Baker for secretary, Akers for auditor, Everett for attorney general, Thornburg for agriculture, with a convention as likely for commerce and superintendent. Local results include senator Dickinson 2051, Thurston 1372 and supervisor races. Democratic fields show Gillette 869 for senator and Etters 690 for secretary of state.
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Dickinson-Thurston
Gillette
Dickinson
Wilson
Kraschel
Thompson
Will
Valentine
O'Brain
Miller
Commerce
Hall
Akers
Everett
Thornburg
Fayette County
Thurston
Hickenlooper
Baker
Conner
McClurkin
Silver
Steeg
SEC. Agriculture — Benson
Wolff
Mulroney
Scovel
Hodges
Lapham
Martin
Par
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Melbert Kohler
Decorah Park
Decorah Hospital
Farm Fire Assn
Legion and Auxiliary Meeting
Farmers’ Mutual Ins. Co
Strawberry Point Vigilantes
Geo. van Buren
Enna
Ligut
R E. Peary
Virginia
England
Alona Hunt
George Poindexter
Tipperary
San Francisco
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