Oelwein Hosts Iowa Buttermakers Meeting And Parade
Oelwein will host the Iowa Buttermakers on Thursday June 21 at 2 PM in the Colosium. Creamery officials and directors are invited and a banquet follows at 6 30 PM. Speakers include UC R Conway Roy Combs R G Clark P P Stewart with a butter judging contest at 4 PM and a street parade at 5 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Iowa
Fred Harms
Oelwein Creamery
UC. R. Conway
Garner
Iowa Buttermakers’ Assn
Roy Combs
Clayton County
R. G. Clark
Des Moines
P. P. Stewart
Maynard
Prof
Royal Holbrook
Engineering Extension Service
Ames
Clyde Bechtelheimer
Creamery Secretaries and Managers Association
B. ©. Brownlee
New Postage Rates Cut Costs for Publishers
Congress and the president enacted a postage bill effective July 1. 2nd class mail rates cut more than 6 million dollars yearly for metropolitan dailies and periodicals and over 10 million for mail order firms. Public impact includes a larger post office deficit to be funded from government revenues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Post Office Department
One Lamp Auto Dangers Echo Of One Eyed Giants
A Fayette Leader item notes cars with one lamp unlit hinder night driving and mislead passing drivers. Also mentions Celia Meyer’s hospitalization at Decorah hospital and road work finishing on primary No 11 from Fayette to Newcomer corner with a four mile gap, paving from Fayette south opening last week and new crew HQ at Maynard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Meyer
Decorah
Fayette
West Union
Newcomer Corner
Maynard
Elgin Firemen Propose Annual Neighbor Day Celebration
Elgin firemen held a meeting to discuss an annual holiday in Elgin to bring residents together. The plan envisions a Neighbor Day tied to a homecoming, with Community Club and other groups offering support. The event would likely occur late July or early August, before the fairs start, with input welcome from the public.
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Elgin Firemen
Elgin
Clayton County 1927 Taxable Valuations Summary
The 1927 Clayton county valuations list lands at 7,210,261 dollars, city lots and holdings at 1,113,094, personal property at 52,097, railroads telegraph express and transmission property at 1,165,610, total valuations 10,360,471, and moneys and credits at 7,590,847 dollars.
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Clayton County
Peterson Jacobson Wedding at Berdan Lutheran Church
Miss Marjorie Kate Peterson and Rev Hiram Jacobson wed at Berdan Lutheran Church in Roland Iowa at 4 PM on Friday June 14. The ceremony featured Lohengrin's march, white satin gown, and a shower bouquet. The couple, St Olaf College graduates 1925, plan to reside in Williams Town after July 8.
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P. J. Peterson
Majorie Kate Peterson
Roland
Iowa
Hiram Jacobson
Bergan Lutheran Church
Lohengrin
Herma Peterson
Florence Grove
Rose Quamn
Joseph Jacobson
Harvey J. Skarshoug
Marian Peterson
Kerbert Judson
St. Olaf College
St. Olaf
Minneapolis
Echo Enterprise
Jacobson
Williams
Town
Use Lime Sulfur to Treat Mange in Hogs
Mange in hogs is caused by tiny skin mites. A lime sulfur solution of 1 gallon to 35 gallons of water, or 312 pounds dry lime sulfur to 35 gallons water, should be thoroughly applied by dipping or spraying, with a second treatment after 12 to 14 days. Treat areas where hogs rub, such as cracks and walls, as mites dwell there.
Young farm woman favors housekeeping over teaching
Continued from First Page interview with a farm woman who values home labor saving tasks like water in the house, uses an electric washer and radio, and prefers staying at home. She endorses vacations for farm women, cottage trips to lakes, rest camps, and enjoys magazines. She supports Farm Bureau leadership development and insists every woman should vote.
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American
McCalls
Woman's Home Companion
Farm Bureau
Friendly Church revival notes in Illyria
Attendance strong as Rev. Davies of Arlington leads week of evangelistic meetings with daily sessions and weekend sermons. Baptismal opportunity Sunday at 11 15 for babies or adults and a church integration service Sunday evening. Ladies' Aid meets with Mrs Henry Holzer Wednesday afternoon. Cemetery Association also gathers. Visitors Ernest J Starr pastor Mrs Max Hunsberger and Mrs Sheldon Boyle visited Waterloo last Wednesday.
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Davies
Arlington
Ladies’ Aid
Henry Holzer
Cemetery Association
the Friendly Church
Ernest J. Starr
Max Hunsberger
Sheldon Boyle
Waterloo
Elgin Notes: Births, School Moves, Local Happenings
Mrs. James Fennell of Wadena welcomed twin girls, a remarkable 20 pound total birth. Local teachers Libbie Dorland and Agnes Crowe attend summer school in Dixon, Illinois. Rudolph Muehlenthaler dislocated a thumb while playing ball, yet remains upbeat. Lizzie Spahr bikes a new wheel. Wander family moves into Forbes addition. An egging incident marred Elgin on Monday. Two bass weighing about two pounds were caught in the river by Ernest Butzberger and France DeSart. C Lehman installs a new Fairbanks scale at his West Elgin hardware shop. George Greenley, Arlington, visits son Sam. Brick work on the new hotel nears completion. Anna Baldwin and Tilda Berger attend a Christian Endeavor convention in Postville. Thurlow Dean returns from Atlantic, Iowa after capping machine setup for a local canning factory. Mrs. Fred Berg and children visit C Lehman’s home from Red Wing.
Local Social Roundup and Fair Paint Drive
Mr and Mrs D H Craft and family visit Arthur Craft in Tlyria with Dorothy and Mrs Clara Bartlett. Gladys Nutting, nurse, to return from Los Angeles this week. Frank Lyons family and Gerald Martin dine with the Nutting home. Merle and Gerald Martin visit from Glenfield. Phyllis Rowland visits Joe Peters sister in West Union. Martin Hovey visits Cedar Rapids and Center Point. Mabel Peters hosts friends Thursday. Clarence Tripp family and Mrs George Tripp in Elgin. Wm Brabham visits Jim Bartlett. Locals attend Hawkeye picnic. National area farmers show loyalty to Clayton County Fair by painting a new 50 by 200 foot building. next coat planned with volunteers from the community.
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Mabel Peters
Clarence Tripp
Cecil
George Tripp
Elgin
Wm. Brabham
Jim Bartlett
Hawkeye
Silo advocacy and rural humor in brief reading
A Broadcaster piece touts silos as vital in battling the corn borer with farmers urged to silo. It blends odds on luck, coal buying tips, garden trellis ads, family quips, and a series of brief jokes and rural wit reflecting everyday life.
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Stillman
Brainard
Elkader-West Union Road
Jacobson—Peterson
Illyria
James Fennell
Wadena
Libbie Dorland
Clermont Public Schoos
Agnes Crowe
Dixon, Ill
Rudolph Muehlenthaler
Rudolph
Lizzie Spahr
Mary Wander
Forbes Addition
Add
Ernest Butzberger
France DeSart
C. Lehman
Fairbanks
George Greenley
Sam
Anna Baldwin
Tilda Berger
Postville
Christian Endeavor Society
Thurlow Dean
Atlantic
Fred Berg
Red Wing, Minn
Elgin Opera House
Wm. F. Miller
THE
GAY Defender
Richard Dix
Thelma Todd
SUN
Clara Bow
Sweeney
Jack Teegan
D. H. Craft
Dorothy
Clara Bartlett
Arthur Craft
Tlyria
Gladys Nutting
Sidney Nutting
Los Angeles
California
Frank Lyons
Gerald Martin
Sidney Nutting Home
Merle
Glenfield
North Dakota
Phyllis Rowland
Joe Peters
Martin Hovey
Cedar Rapids
Center Point
National
Postville Herald
Sale
Coolidges
Crusaders
Gerald B. Nye
Congressman Hull
Peoria
Til
Kansas City
Dolaris
Sally
By Tad
Tom
Jack
Pat
Law-Zee
Elgin, Iowa
Elgin Savings Bank
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