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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1933
Page
3
Clermont Enterprise from Clermont Iowa is published weekly on Thursdays. The page lists John F Cooley as local editor and notes membership in editorial associations and the postal status.
Sunday School lesson from the international series for March 5 centers on Christ's power to heal and raise life. Jesus returns to Capernaum to find a mournful crowd as a synagogue ruler pleads for help for his dying daughter, then for her death comes and Jesus restores life. A clear message urges timely faith amid skeptics. Clermont Sunday schools open at 10 a.m.
Matilda Dietel of Hawkeye sews at Mrs L Carr's home. Mr and Mrs J K Osmundson of West Union visit son Elmer Osmundson and family. Mrs Mary Haas returns to Cedar Falls after business. Mrs Mary Grover and daughter Kathryn guest at Albert Lubke home. Dr L L Carr and Lavanda attend Iowa Ohio game in Iowa City. Bert Westcott visits daughter and helps move to Thas Powers place. Mack Lubke of Onalaska and Jack Lubke of La Crosse visit Albert and Herman Lubke and sister Mrs Henry Thompson. they return home. J C Peterson returns from Minneapolis to manage farm north of town. Wm Burrow family moving onto the farm this week.
Monday March 13 marks the school election in Clermont with two expiring terms for Ed Buser and L H Appelman. Mrs Louis Schutte of Postville visited sister Mrs W A Peters, who has been in bed after a back ligament injury and ongoing medical care.
Elkader town council moved to obtain reduced light and power rates from Central States Power and Light. An invitation was sent to company representatives to meet and discuss rate cuts and service charges to improve local service amid complaints from consumers.
Nearly seventy friends gathered Tuesday evening February 21 to honor Mr and Mrs Edward Oleson as they move from the F D Oleson farm to the Emery Dummermuth farm on the Elgin West Union road. The party featured card games visits and a late picnic supper before departure.
The closed Farmers State Bank of Garnavillo will issue a second dividend check on Monday February 27. Checks totaling 90000 dollars will be paid to depositors as announced by examiner in charge D L Smith. The prior dividend was 20 percent.
The report to the county schoolmasters association shows total receipts of 373.89 with expenditures of 170.40 and a still unallocated balance of 9.80 from the 1932 tournament. The sum is divided equally among contesting teams with one share per game played. each share amounts to 8.63.
Marriage licenses recently issued list Warren Miner Randalia to Mil dred Voelker Sumner L A Scharnweber Sumner to Susie Gelwein Sumner Ewald Lyngaas Clermont to Ruth Larson West Union Frank Yakata Fayette to Viola Ritter Oelwein Carl Boeckenheuer Hawkeye to Clara Brown Hawkeye A Waverly resident earns a prize for nerve after an odd grocery incident.
A note from the era details Mr and Mrs Ray Douglas and daughter Darleen attending the inauguration in Washington on March 4 with travel by car, returning by train. Also covered are local events: Decorah pans pancake day, mumps in McGregor schools, a milk war pricing, a farm bureau suit pursuit, and a humorous local anecdote about a road incident.
The speaker notes a moment of recognition and a quick, shy reaction. She doubles with her left, smiles warmly, and presents the second person, while remembering her own face turning red. The scene emphasizes social awkwardness and playful detection.
Karl H Kaine an 14 year old 8th grade youth from Elkader was chosen National Champion Holstein 4-H Club boy by the Holstein-Friesian Association of America Extension Service. He faced a heavy choice between taking over an 80 acre farm for his grandparents or using the farm to fund high school and chose farming. He began 4H work in 1926 and helped Clayton County Dairy Cattle Judging Team win junior judging at Waterloo and a national title at Detroit, earning a trip to Europe. The Iowa dairy and food inspection force was cut from 30 to 26 inspectors and state districts were redrawn to maintain public service.
A county Young Fat Club meeting drew about sixty members to discuss horse soundness, management, and butchering, with demonstrations of unsoundness in feet. The group planned summer picnics and tours, with details to be set by the board. Topics ranged from weeds and seeds to dairy, poultry, and small fruit care. Temperature reports show January 1933 averaged 82.5 degrees, 0.3 degrees warmer than the record warmest January in 60 years.
Mixed OCR fragments describe a postal department pursuing an individual on a trail. The text mentions hard work and investment in vague terms, with unclear places, dates, or names. The readable facts are limited to ongoing postal pursuit and investigative context.
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