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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
5
Elgin hosts a Rooster Day on Saturday June 27 with four produce houses paying an extra cent per pound for roosters. Some stores offer an additional cent per pound in trade, yielding two cents over the cash market, via certificates exchanged at participating stores. Certificates must be traded Saturday to allow Monday verification by the produce houses.
A Fayette county delegation of 24 4-H girls and leaders from Fayette county left State College to attend the 9th annual 4-H state convention. Each of the county’s twelve clubs is represented by one or more delegates based on 4-H record and years in club work. A radio program will broadcast convention updates for those unable to attend with a detailed schedule across Wednesday to Saturday.
The American Legion will hold a big celebration at the Elkader fair grounds on July 4 and 5 with a carnival company, horse racing, ball games, fireworks, dancing, and free acts. Admission is 50 cents for adults for full access to the show.
Fred Burgin, 88, of Niles Michigan, the first veteran to receive his bonus, bought a new automobile. The day after, he was fatally injured in an automobile collision.
The Methodist Ladies' Aid Society will host a public dinner on Thursday June 26 starting at 5 30 p m and served until seats are filled. Prices are 3b for adults 25c for high school and 15c for children. Mr and Mrs Harold Stoehr and Mr and Mrs Lewis Stoehr of Cedar Rapids and Mrs Georgia Elkema of Iowa City visited Cedar Rapids friends.
The Eberhard Construction Co. of Guttenberg, awarded 18 culverts and one cattle pass on the Elgin-Gunder road, plans to begin within a week and expects four to six weeks for completion. Ten to twelve relief workers will be employed. Grading, let to Hurley Construction, will begin after culverts are finished.
Close to forty Schori and Bauder relatives gathered at the Albert Schori home Friday evening for a picnic honoring Ern Harmon of New Martinsville West Virginia and Kathryn Bauder of Ft. Collins Colorado who were visiting. A bountiful supper came from baskets with the evening spent visiting and singing.
Max Schmeling clashes with Joe Louis in a historic boxing bout. Schmeling lands a powerful right from a crouch in the fourth round driving Louis to the canvas for the first time in his pro career. Louis struggles thereafter as Schmeling dominates and finishes in the twelfth.
Elgin finished oiling almost all its streets last week, with the work ending Friday. An oil crew used a 10,000 gallon car and spread a sand blanket on the oil, mainly on main streets. This first oiling in about twelve years may continue yearly if successful, costing about $800, roughly twice the sprinkling cost of prior years.
The U S Army recruiting office in Cedar Rapids near the Post Office Ridg. plans soon to fill vacancies for enlistments in various branches for men aged 18 to 35 who are single. Enlistees gain access to trade schools and good advancement prospects. A postcard to the Cedar Rapids Army Recruiting Office will provide full details. Ice Cream Social at Highland Lutheran Church Sunday June 28. Una Montgomery of West Union visited relatives in the Schaer home.
Ed Bauder, Fayette County Fair Association secretary, promises two big days of July 4 and 5 at the fair grounds. Attractions include eight Sunset Amusement platform acts, horse racing, baseball, Saturday fireworks, and Karl King’s band on Sunday for both afternoon and evening concerts. The fair association aims to deliver a strong program and invites readers to read the Echo ad for full details.
Postmaster General James A. Farley announced Saturday that Democrats will spend at least $2,000,000 to re-elect President Roosevelt. He said the fund was in excellent shape and noted the amount mirrors 1932 spending aside from debt payments inherited from the previous national committee.
U5 head in 65 dairy club. Final entry date is June 20. Twenty five top heifers will be shown at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo. Breeds include Holstein 61 Guernsey 32 Brown Swiss 9 Milking Shorthorn 3 Jersey 6.
The public is invited to a commencment program at the Baptist church Friday evening June 26 at 3 o'clock. Classes will demonstrate two weeks of work and an offering will be taken to boost the Missionary fund. J F Berndt redecorated his barber shop last week with notable improvements.
Supt D R Roberts of Elgin was elected mayor of Tent City at Iowa City last Tuesday. A seven member council was chosen and enacted a fireworks ban while debating how to make citizens of tent city less like people who live in glass houses. The council deplored campus visitors tours through the temporary community as summer school attendance grows. About sixty families live there this year, organizing a town like governing body.
The elephant and the donkey will hold county conventions at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in West Union. Republicans meet in the courtroom while Democrats convene in the assembly room. Delegations from Pleasant Valley include Republicans B J Baumgartner and others and Democrats Samuel Mosby and several peers.
Township directors and county officers met at the Farm Bureau office in Fayette on Thursday evening June 18 to plan REA work. They will survey farmers in the county, map prospective customers, and outline proposed lines for Washington approval.
Twenty five Rural Fayette County Chorus members depart for Iowa State College Ames Friday morning June 26 to sing in the State Rural Chorus of Iowa at a stadium concert. Directed by Tolbert MacRae the outdoor performance closes the state 4 H girls convention program at Town State College. Members include Mia Lulu Rothlisberger Otis Rothlisberger and Reynold Strong.
Local Groth clan members traveled to Albert Lea Minnesota on Sunday for the twelfth annual family picnic. Several from the Elgin Clermont district joined, though the attendance register is unavailable. The first gathering began at Decorah twelve years ago and the 14th will return there in 1938, with next year’s event planned for West Bend.
The Northeast Iowa Press Association gathered in Decorah on Friday June 19 with Decorah publishers hosting. Attendees toured Niagara cave guided by Jos Flynn, enjoyed a picnic lunch at Oneota County Club, and spent the afternoon golfing and bridge. The next gathering will be the river picnic at Lansing August 7 aboard the steamer J S with a four hour tide, scenic visits near Lansing, and a Mt Hosmer catfish dinner. All Iowa newspaper people and friends are invited along with Wisconsin publishers.
Bessie Lien daughter of Mr and Mrs EB Lien and Nelvin Loftsgard son of Mr and Mrs Nels Loftsgard were married at the parsonage with sunset ceremony attendance by Alvira Amundson and Joseph Baker. They plan to live on the groom’s father’s farm after a short honeymoon to Clear Lake.
Paid admissions in the first week of the Texas Centennial Exposition outpaced Chicago's 1933 Century of Progress by 58,790. The Texas Exposition week total was 231,149, vs 172,359 for Chicago. In 1934 Chicago reached 235,904 admissions and total attendances were 21,066,005, while 1933 Chicago topped 27,703,182.
The Democratic party gathers in Philadelphia with President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner widely expected to secure renomination. Timing of the formal nomination remains uncertain after preliminaries are cleared. The Girl Scouts sponsor a bake sale at town hall on Saturday June 27 to raise funds.
Clermont defeats Elgin 7 to 4 as Anderson belts two home runs with a runner aboard in his first two at bats. Evans leads Elgin with three hits and a walk. Other league results include Wadena 7 Fayette 2 and Hawkeye 7 Westgate 6, with next Sunday’s matchups listed.
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