Elgin Triumphs Over Clermont In 7-2 Baseball Tilt
Elgin and Clermont played a slow game at the local diamond Sunday with Elgin scoring in the second and adding three runs in each of the fourth fifth and seventh innings to total seven. Clermont plated two in the eighth on two singles and a wild play. Herrling led Elgin with a homer and two doubles, Grover and Jellings adding two hits each. Shipton and Lester were out of the lineup. Gate receipts totaled about $56.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Clermont
Johnson
Gruver
Greas Brothers
Herrling
Grover
Jellings
Shipton
Lester
Berndt
Abreheellings
Kiple, L
Falb
Rucens
Gehring
Pinch
Clermont Abrhe
Kittleson
Tatro
Anderson
Donation to Library by Elgin Legion Auxiliary
The Elgin American Legion Auxiliary presented the Elgin Library Association with five dollars. The donation helps fund new books as the library relies on members for support. Craig Moser of Strawberry Paint visited Sunday at the home of his sister Mrs. George Vaughn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin American Legion Auxiliary
Elgin Library Association
Craig Moser
George Vaughn
Postmaster General backs higher first class postage
Postmaster General Walter F. Brown proposes a bill to raise first class postage to 212 cents citing a large postal deficit. He suggests starting rate increases with parcel post and notes the government cannot currently handle enough parcels to cover costs. If proper charges are collected for transporting printed envelopes, the deficit would be materially reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter F. Brown
Post Office Department
Paving progress on No 18 near West Union advanced
The Argo Gazette reports paving work on primary and federal highway No 18 near West Union will likely finish tomorrow. Contractors started four miles out at the G. J. Martin place and moved east toward West Union, then plan to proceed toward Hawkeye and extend toward the No 102 junction. No 102 into Hawkeye or areas west of the junction will be paved this year. A second crew paving Postville to West Union will shift after clay county No. 13 work, aiming to pave from Postville toward Clermont. Grading between Postville and Clermont completed, with two weeks needed for shoulders between Elkader and Giard before Clermont–Weat Union prep for future paving.
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No. 18
West
G. J. Martin Place
West Union
Hawkeye
Martin Place
Postville
Clayton County
Clermont
No. 13
Elkader
Giard
Fayette County
Weat Union
Jason
Argo-Gazette
Goat begets five kids. farmer ponders prolific stock
Ole Johnson, a farmer between Elgin and Wadena, reports his nanny goat gave birth to five kids Sunday. He notes the spirited, healthy goat family and wonders if any other goats in the country are as prolific.
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Ole Johnson
Elgin
Wadena
Mr. Johnson
Elgin's Park Grows Better and Better
Elgin's park in the middle of town gains appeal as grounds are leveled and trees grow shade. a central band stand enhances concerts and open air meetings, with picnic tables and benches improving comfort for locals and visitors.
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Elgin
Illyria Farm Bureau Plans June Meeting Programs
Illyria co operators held meetings on book ends and binding at several homes. The regular monthly meeting at Illyria church on June 12 features vocal solos and readings by local members, with a pillow lesson planned at Mrs. Henry Feller’s home on June 13 and arrangements for a speaker and movie by Mr. Lodwick.
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Milo Oldfather
W. F. Moore
Dorothy Tschantz
Fred Popenhagen
Marie Gehring
Chas, Wenger
Ruby Robbins
Harold Strong
Walter Rothlisberger
Edna Corkery
Harry Wenger
Illyria
Maria Gehring
Fayette
Norma Robbins
Darlene Yearous
Reynold Strong
Cathryn Ogle
la Fonda Shaffer
Arthur Chapman
Lodwick
Henry Feller
Elgin Drivers Ignore Right of Way Rules Claim
Citizens warn that auto drivers treat Main Center and Franklin as arterial highways, flooring gas with cross traffic from north and south unseen. Authorities note no through streets exist by law, all streets equal, and right of way rests with drivers from the right at intersections, though claims of east west preference lack proof.
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Main
Center
Franklin
Elgin
Population decline small in Fayette county 1930 census
Fayette county shows a slight population drop in the 1930 federal census compared to 1920, staying above 29,000. L. P. Barth of Cresco district supervisor reports a total of 29,219 this year versus 29,251 a decade earlier, per the Argo-Gazette.
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Fayette County
L. P. Barth
Cresco
Argo-Gazete
Such Men Are Dangerous at Elgin Opera House
Falk and Sons report May 1930 as their peak month with 25 new Chevrolets sold and 17 cash deals. Multimillionaire Krnz purchases a wife as he would a limousine but she rebels and flees on bridal night, then he returns a handsome urbane man of mystery. See Such Men Are Dangerous at Elgin Opera House Sunday night June 16.
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Falk & Sons
Kranz
Villard
Elgin Opera House
Eleanor Glyn
Band Concert Tonight In Open Air In Elgin Park
The Elgin band opens the summer open air concert season tonight in the new park stand. They hurried to prepare and chose a varied program with several special numbers. Come out to hear Elgin's band and meet neighbors at the event.
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Elgin
The Fishing Season Is Out At Feller's Hardware
The advertisement promotes every kind of fishing tackle at Feller's Hardware in West Elgin including poles reels spoons hooks sinks and more. Don’t miss the Want Ad column for details and listings.
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Feller's Hardware
West Elgin
Benson Hands Haugen Close Contest for 17th District
Gilbert I. Haugen secured the Republican nomination for Congress in the 17th district for the seventeenth straight time, but C. A. Benson of Clayton county forced a fast chase. Benson carried his home county two to one and also defeated Haugen in Fayette and Floyd counties in the Fourth Iowa district vote results.
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Gilbert I. Haugen
Congresman
C. A. Benson
Clayton County
Benson
Haugen
Fayette
Floyd
Iowa
Changes on Center Street at Evans Cafe Front
M V Kiple began Monday to rebuild the Evans Cafe front with clear plate glass on the lower half and prism glass above. The recessed doorway will be flush with the sidewalk, enlarging space and improving appearance. Dale Holmes also improved his building with a new interior stairway and doorway, adding modern conveniences for comfort and labor savings.
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M. V. Kiple
Evans Cafe
Mr. Evans
Dale Holmes
Muich Hover Iovs Schneider and Son
Holmes
Crews Begin Paving No 18 From Postville to West Union
Postville Herald reports crews and equipment moving into Postville for paving No 18 from Ostlie corner to No 55 junction west of town. Paving will continue from Clermont end toward Ostlie corner, with a potential later link to West Union via an Elgin route.
Buttermakers Hold Sectional Meeting in Clermont Today
A sectional buttermaker's meeting is held in Clermont today with expected large attendance. Delegates will be entertained at a dance at the opera house this evening and the public is invited to join. Many tickets have already been sold in advance.
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Clermont
Opera House
Pennsylvanians at Simmer Opening Dance Elgin Opera House
Fred Dexter presents The Pennsylvanians at the Simmer Opening Dance at Elgin Opera House on Monday June 16. A fine floor and a real band promise a lively evening with popular prices. A humorous quip about dieting appears in the ad copy.
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Simmer
Elgin
Opera House
Fred Dexter
The
Two Mile Road Project Near Elgin Progress Summary
The Clear Lake Construction Company works on a two mile stretch south of Elgin, delayed by rains but expected to finish in about a week and a half to two weeks of good weather. Crews have widened and raised the road, cut banks at Wenger hill, and plan to raise sections near Kern hill, though the Nydegger gate bridge remains a concern.
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Clear Lake Construction Company
Elgin
Wenger
Kern Hill
Nydegger Gate
County Legion Meeting to Be Held Tomorrow Evening
The Elgin Legion and Auxiliary will host all county posts at a meeting tomorrow evening. A program at the high school auditorium is set for 8 o'clock, followed by a public dance at the opera house arranged by the local Auxiliary.
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Elgin Legion and Auxiliary
Opera House
Norwegian visitor reunites with distant relatives in Iowa
Dagfinn Blockhus of Haugesund Norway arrived last Wednesday to spend two months visiting relatives in town. He has four brothers and one sister living locally. He had not seen two brothers and his sister since they left Norway over forty years ago. Brothers Sven and Carl Blockhus live near Elgin, Martin and Halver Blockhus in West Union, and sister Mrs Henry Berg in Decorah.
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Dagfinn Blockhus
Haugesund
Norway
America
Sven
Carl Blockhus
Elgin
Martin and
Halver Blockhus
West Union
Henry Berg
Decorah
Bible Class Meeting at M E Sunday School
Bible class met with Mrs Lew Gruver on Friday June 6 for a program including song devotional roll call and proverb reading Mrs J D Shaffer select reading and a poem by Edgar Guest Lana Henderson Minutes and business noted Mr and Mrs Orran Bane and daughter from Onida South Dakota visiting at Thomas Pollock home for a few days
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M. E
Lew Gruver
J. D. Shaffer
Edgar Guest
Lana Henderson
Mrs. Orran Bane
Onida, South Dakota
Thomas Pollock
Rules of the Game Learn from Walter Johnson on fair play
An exchange prints quotes attributed to Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators. The lines stress playing fair, respecting discipline, accepting luck, enduring hardship, living cleanly, not criticizing teammates, and never quitting. The piece suggests these baseball maxims apply to life in general.
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Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
Johnson
Walter Casten Freed In Murder Verdict
The jury acquitted Walter Casten in Winne shi ek county court of murdering his daughter Romelda. Mrs Casten is slated for trial on the same charge later.
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Walter Casten
Winneshiek
Romelda
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