Washington visit noted by Fourth District girls
Miss Doris Kluver Nova Springs Miss Yvonne Stoddard Mason City and Miss Ruth Ann Ride Charles City joined congressmen’s wives for a Washington trip. They attended a Congressional Club tea visited the Czechoslovakian delegation and Japanese embassy and saw intriguing society figures at the eventful hotel dinner. Later Dickens and Jackson anecdotes recalled spitting on carpets. Dr Maurice Sheehy linked to St Matthews Church and Catholic University of America. James Wadsworth of New York highlighted as a prominent new member of Congress.
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Fromr
Doris Kluver
Nova’ Springs
Yvonne Stoddard
Mason City
Ruth Ann Rideout
Charles City
Washington Hotel
Congressional Club
Washington
Legation
St. Matthews Church
St. Matthews Catholic Church
Maurice Sheehy
Chutkasaw County
Columbia College
Dubuque
Catholic University of America
Stan Ai Urban OLB Fashioned Dane Dance
Fragmentary text appears to reference a named Dane or urban title with an old fashioned dance motif. No clear event dates or organizations are readable. cannot determine a concrete person, place, or action from the provided snippet.
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Ai Rban Olb
Dane
Stan
Absentee Ballot Law Tightens in Iowa Elections
Secretary of State Mrs. Alex Miller announced a new absentee ballots law to curb abuse. The measure requires ballots to reach county auditors or city clerks before election day, enabling voters to submit by mail or in person if absent or disabled. The act limits who can request ballots and aims to streamline election day procedures.
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Iowa
Alex Miller
Mra. Miller
Gast
Irity
Bach ‘Perra
Bil. Ter
Pleasant Valley District Directors Hold Organization Meeting
The Pleasant Valley township school directors met at Elgin town hall on Monday March 19 electing W C Follett as president and Reuben Howard as director at large. Secretary Gordon Mosby retains office until July while new directors named March 12 include Alfred Ruckdaschel Brackin Metzger Herman Boyer Walter German Louis Dennler W C Follett Joe Frieden Clifton Powell and Albert Dummermuth.
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Pleasant Valley Township
Elgin
Reuben Howard
Gordon Mosby
Alfred Ruckdaschel
B. H. Brackin
George Metzger
Penny clubs grow as easy way to meet yearly dues
The Nashua Reporter reports growing penny clubs as a simple path to pay subscriptions. The paper notes two dozen or more members in its local Penny club, highlighting the appeal of tiny daily contributions.
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Nashua Reporter
Farm Bureau Follow-Up Meeting Noted in District No 2
In district No 2 a follow-up Farm Bureau meeting was held at Mrs Ed Medberry home on March 7. Six ladies attended and discussed how to cut and fit a garment and color choices suited to each woman by testing cloth against faces.
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Ed Medberry
Easter Food Sale by M. E. Ladies' Aid Society
The first and second divisions of the M. E. Ladies' Aid Society plan an Easter food sale at Kniel's Store on Saturday March 31. Mrs. Howard Snyder of Grandview visits her father B. M. Benson.
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M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
Kniel's Atore
Howard Snyder
Grandview
B. M. Benson
Elgin plans to blacktop Main Street and more streets
Elgin officials confirm primary road 172 will be blacktopped when weather permits and explore expanding improvements to Center and Diagonal streets from the M E church to the mill, Main Street from the hotel to the creamery bridge, and West Elgin business district. Financing proposals vary with equal shares by property owners, and concrete gutters on Center Street are proposed. Dust nuisance motivates seeking widespread street paving as a valued community improvement.
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Elgin
Center
Diagonal
M. EB
Main Street
Creamery Bridge
West Elgin
Center Street
Town Election Next Monday In Elgin
Elgin residents vote next Monday March 26 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the town hall. Two tickets appear but it is a friendly race with voters urged to focus on the office rather than the candidate. Town clerk C J Harrington urges clear voting to avoid mistakes by scratched ballots.
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C. J. Harrington
Echo
Harrington
Fayette County Conciliation Committee Named
Debt conciliation committees were announced last week by the state department of agriculture to aid settlements between debtors and creditors. Fayette county appointed Ed Lipp of Oelwein, George Koch of Oelwein, J. F. Wilkinson of Fayette, Samuel Mosby of Elgin, and F. G. Niemann of Sumner.
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State Department of Agriculture
Fayette County
Ed Lipp
Oelwein
George Koch
J. F. Wilkinson
Fayette
Samuel Mosby
Elgin
F. G. Niemann
Sumner
Lehman Named Elgin Dairy Buttermaker
The Elgin Farmers' Dairy Company hired Louis Lehman as buttermaker to replace F. L. Sires who resigned. Lehman has been first assistant and is familiar with all job details. The board did not name an assistant yet and plans to review further applications in a few days. Sires plans to start a new job soon, likely by April 1.
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Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company
Lehman
F. L. "Sires
Sires
Farewell Party for Mr and Mrs Sires in Elgin
Elgin Chapter 0 E 5S sponsored a farewell party at Masonic hall honoring Mr and Mrs F L Sires on Monday. About seventy five Eastern Star members and guests attended. A pot luck supper preceded a program including Ruth and Marie Mosby vocal duet, L B Carter talk, Gordon Mosby and Max Thoma instrumental, Dorothy Olson humorous reading, plus card games, dancing and singing.
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Elgin
F. L. Sires
Masonic Hall
Eastern Stara
Ruth and
Marie Mosby
Louis Klingman
L. B. Carter
Gordon Mosby
Max Thoma
Dorothy Olson
New Chevrolets Arrive to Meet Demand at Falb & Sons
Falb & Sons Chevrolet reports regular deliveries of 1984 models restarting after a dip. Last week they received several carloads easing a rush for new cars. They expect to fill early orders within weeks as trucks had dominated orders earlier and used-car stocks were depleted.
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Falb
Jona
Chevrolet
Ers
Teiffe
Falks
Homecoming Committee Seeks Former Elgin Residents Names
Readers of the Echo are asked to send the names and present addresses of former Elgin residents to the Homecoming Committee at Elgin Iowa. Early submission helps inform everyone of dates and allows vacations to be planned. Use a post card addressed to the Homecoming Committee Elgin Iowa.
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the Echo
Elgin
Iowa
State Press Meeting in Des Moines April First Week
The Iowa Press Association announces its annual meeting in Des Moines for April 5 6 and 7 with broad newspaper and job shop representation expected. Much discussion will focus on the graphic arts code, and newspaper men must attend to learn code requirements.
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Iowa Press Association
Des Moines
Hatchery Manager Forms O. K. Hatchery in Law levy
August Scheel, former manager of the Capper branch hatchery at Law levy, has bought the incubating and hatching equipment of Mr. Capper. The new firm will operate as the O. K. Hatchery. Scheel has run the branch for three seasons and previously worked at the local hatchery.
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August Scheel
Capper
Lawlevy
O. K
Scheel
Teachers Meeting March 31 at West Union High School
Fayette county rural school teachers attend the March 31 meeting directed by County Supt L G Meyer at the West Union high school gym. Sessions include physical education planning, unit work demonstrations, choir instruction, and a parent audience urged to attend. Sheriff arrests liquor case in Fayette. preliminary hearing set. April district court opens March 22 with eight diverted cases and foreclosures listed.
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West Union
L. G. Meyer
Ural Achool
Fayette County
Meyer
LG. Meyer
Iowa Approves Old Age Pension Law for 1934
Iowa enacts an old age pension law signed by Governor Herring, effective November 1, 1934. It provides up to 25 per month for those over 65 with under one dollar daily income. Eligibility requires US citizenship 15 years, Town residency 10 years, and county home residency two years. Average pension around 166 yearly. about 6,600 Iowans may qualify. State cost estimated at one million annually, funded by a head tax of 2 dollars yearly with 1 dollar due July 1.
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Iown
Herring
United States
Falb Re elected President of Elgin School Board
The Elgin Independent School District board reorganized and re elected W. C. Falb as president for the coming year. Committees named include Finance Strauch Schori and Hunsberger School Management Schori Hunsberger and Crider School House and Grounds Crider Strauch and Falk A teachers election set for next week at a special meeting.
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Board of Education
Independent School District of
Elgin
W. C. Falb
Strauch
Schori
Hunsberger
Crider
Falk
Stronger beer law expands sales and limits
A new beer law allows sale of beer brewed from 66 2 3 percent barley mash and refrigerated beer in original containers for off premises consumption. It bans free beer or lunch beyond pretzels crackers and cheese and prohibits selling beer within 200 feet of a school unless the establishment is already operating.
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