Assignment of equity and pro canes at trade by Judge
The paper notes a calendar of events and a school directors meeting in Pleasant Wadley township. Judge W. L ia presided over probate papers. A. B. Jacob was reelected president of the Pleasant Wadley school board. District officers include B Jacob, B Brackin, George Metzger, Herman Boyer, Louis Denner, Walter Follett, Sam Butikofer, Mrs. Ben Brabham, and Albert Dummermath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Li
Pleasant Wadley Township
Elgin Town Hall
A. B. Jacob
Jacob
Dist
B. H. Brackin
George Metzger
Herman Boyer
Herman
Rolts
Louis Denner
Walter C. Follett
Sam Butikofer
Ben Brabham
Albert Dummermath
Noted Doctor Weighs In On Puzzle Satisfaction
Last week readers argued over a doctor's idea about jig-saw puzzle satisfaction. Dr Harrison Harley Simmons College neuchologist says the puzzle fosters a sense of accomplishment, while the column notes that one opinion does not prove a fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bigin
Purzle
The
Echo
Harrison Harley
Simmons Colexe
Firemen visit Elgin relatives and local social events
Monone firemen were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Gunderson in Elgin last week. Paul Houg and companions visited relatives and attended social gatherings at the Andrew Thorson home in Clermont. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wenger were guests of Mrs. Rose McMillan on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar
Paul Houg
Elgin
s.Gus Gunderson
Gus Gunderson
Andrew Thorson
Clermont
Harry Wenger
Rose McMillan
Edgewood Burial Memory Recalled In Fractured Text
Fragmentary OCR reads of a note recount a man whose wife died suddenly about two years ago. He reportedly carried her bier to Edgewood for burial and then returned home, with further garbled line ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiaphard
Edgewood
Pratival Program At Village Chapel High School
The high school auditorium hosts a music festival listing acts from the Girl’s Glee Club and the High School Band. Featured numbers include The Lark Now Leaves His Watery Nest, April Rain, To a Marching Tune, Linger Gentle Time, and Idle Fancy as the program advances through parts IV to VII with solos and band pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patt High School
India
Soptario
Mullan ‘Patterson
Girls' Glee Club
Farm Foreclosures Raise Fear of Widespread Discontent
The Independent notes foreclosures on farm lands as a possible blessing for debt relief but warns wholesale losses could spark bitterness and violence. It emphasizes the home farm as a lifetime achievement and a family dream, arguing ejecting farmers to creditors risks a dangerous social problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Independent
Northfield
Minn
Elgin Brainard Co seeks four secretaries managers
Board hires four new secretary managers to replace resigning Harry Wenger. April is set as the starting month with authority to reject any bids. Hazel Davis and Hollis Finch of Fayette visited Allen Habeger's home Thursday evening. Various local notes mention a swimming champion, Olympic winner, and health issues of Jim Yearous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin-Brainard Cooperative Company
Harry Wenger
Uy Tar
Dr All Thids
Hazel Davis
Hollis Finch
Fayette
Allen Habeger
American Weekly
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Jim Yearous
Jin Bailey
Jake Yearous Sr
Legion Auxiliary Birthday Party at State Hospital
The Fayette county American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a fourth district birthday party for World War veterans at the state hospital near Independence. The Elgin unit provided the program last Wednesday with the Little German Band. Walter Kohls accompanied the band to Independence. The event featured entertainment refreshments smokes and small gifts for the veterans and was praised as highly enjoyable by hospital officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
Fayette County
State Hospital
Independence
Elgin
Walter Kohls
School Directors Face Tough Salary Dilemma
School boards consider drastic pay cuts this year with a $40 monthly minimum for the least prepared teachers. Parents seek to maintain standards amid budget strain, while boards weigh experience and ability to avoid an education system collapse.
Echo issues exchange orders to meet payroll
Echo issues Exchange Merchandise Orders as a temporary medium of exchange due to bank moratorium and slow cash inflow. Merchants have agreed to accept certificates while bank restrictions remain. The paper notes suggest cordwood could be used to pay bills once needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo
State Banking Department
Cordwood
Dinner at the Church by M E Ladies’ Aid Society
The Third division of the M. E. Ladies' Aid Society chaired by Mrs. Ethel Kohler hosted a Thursday afternoon program at the church. A large audience attended the business meeting and a 5:30 supper fed all present, raising coins for the treasury. Mrs. C. B. Kniel attended the Crosby funeral in West Union Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
Ethel Kohler
General Aid
C. 8. Kniel
Crosby
West Union
Elgin Community Club committees for 1933
A list of 1933 committees with chairman first on each line. Roadside committee led by F R Berg and John Falb. Rural Cooperation chaired by C B Schori. Civil Improvement under R W Muelh Jenthaler. along with Entertainment headed by H C Heston and G J Edries Gruver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Houg
F. R. Berg
John Falb
Max Thoma
Hans Keiser
Hans Winkler
C. B. Schori
Industrial and Special Days at the Per TV Meeting
The list includes speakers and sponsors: Mel Kohler C. O. Torkelson H. W. Falk L. G. Lehman T. W. Down public publicity B. P. Strauch. Notable names: Meaborenip OM Walter Kohler Chas. Capper Floyd Sires.
Echo editor hospitalized after hernia operation
R. P. Strauch editor of this paper was taken to Decorah hospital Monday night. Tuesday Dr. A. H. Wolf performed a hernia operation under local anesthesia. The editor is recovering and the office work continues with regular staff and assistance from Mrs. F. W. Hughes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Strauch
Decorah Hospital
A. H. Wolf
Decorah
F. W. Hughes
Salt of the Earth quote attributed to Gov Slaton
A Donley County Leader reprint in Clarendon Texas cites former Georgia Governor John M Slaton saying no country lasts without a country and praising the sustaining role of people in church family and enduring principles enriching commerce industry and professions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Slaton
Georgia
Donley County
Clarendon
Texas
Time up Monday for gold hoarders in Elgin
An extension of time was given for gold and gold certificates with a March 27 deadline. By 10 am Tuesday the Elgin State Bank had received only $2,600 in these currencies, showing the community’s loyalty and lack of hoarding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin State Bank
Man eats forty tamales in pool room contest
A Sunday evening pool hall wager drew 16 to 20 witnesses as Doc Neasham ate forty tamales in twenty minutes after starting with a dozen, then adding six to nine per burst. He drank a Coca Cola to show remaining space, two hours after dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doc Neasham
Neasham
Pleased With Their Visit by Elgin Community Club
The Elgin Community Club hosted a meeting at city hall with Oelwein Chamber of Commerce members last Friday. Dinner was served by Elgin women’s group, praised by visitors. Tom Dyer of the Oelwein Chamber spoke on community affairs to an enthusiastic crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Oelwein
Tom Dyer
Oelwein Chamber of Commerce
Oelwein Register
Plans to Organize Elgin Swiss Band
A M Weibel, long promotor of local music, begins arranging a Swiss Band with direct Swiss music. Initial personnel include A M Weibel cornet, William Weibel solo alto, Harold Weibel solo clarinet, E A Weibel accordion, plus two or more harmony pieces such as a Swiss yodler. The band aims for home amusement and civic events, with more details coming later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Weibel
Weibel
Indisposed residents listed with illnesses
Mrs. Clem Schmid was able to be out Monday for the first time. Mrs. Gus Gunderson is afflicted with a severe cold. Mrs. Chas. Feller is confined to her home with flu. John Path is still in bed under physician care. His trouble affects his ear and throat. Rose Garber has been ill for weeks. Mrs. Robert Peters is ill with flu and Mrs. Harry Brackin is quite ill. The list of the indisposed is increasing or diminishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clem Schmid
Gus Gunderson
Chas. Feller
John Path
Rose Garber
Robert Peters
Harry Brackin
Reader from Chicago Pays for Paper in Cheerful Note
A Chicago reader sends $2.00 to Mr Strauch to renew the paper, saying he cannot be without it. The item opens the week with renewed enthusiasm as the community notes bob sleds in town and good road conditions for carn wagons and bobs.
Community Club Embraces New Life With Speaker Visit
The Elgin Community Club held a dinner meeting described as the best ever with guest speaker Tom Dyer of the Oelwein Chamber of Commerce. Dyer’s optimistic talk focused on challenges in small towns. The event featured an excellent dinner by the M. E. Aid Society and a performance by Bign’s Little German Band. Mayor Weibel welcomed visiting delegates and commended the club’s strong membership drive. Organizers announced committee appointments and a plan to hold another meeting next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Community Club
Tom Dyer
Oelwein
M. E. Aid Society
Bigin
Houg
Ostwein Chamber of Committce
R. W. Ritchie
Ritchie, Cettins Co
J. W. Dwyer
Oslwein
H. V. Hoyer
waterEwein Register
P. J. Newbayer
Hub City
Art Luthier
Amber of
Commercey
Severty
Dyer
Elgin Club
Oclwein'a
Urge Barge Line Opposition to Subsidies
Telegrams and letters urged Senators Dickinson and Murphy and Congressman Biermann to back Roosevelt economy measures and cut Mississippi barge line subsidies. Club argues barge lines should stand on their own like railroads and that expenditures are wasteful, affecting many along the river while benefiting a few manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Dickinson
Louis Murphy
Fred Biermann
Roosevelt
Mississippi
Marquette News
Tabitha Society Meeting at Baptist Church
The Tabitha Society met March 16 at the Baptist church with Mis John Luchainger, Mrs Marshall Helma, Helen Baechler and Marie Erhardt as hostesses. After the business meeting Mrs Guy Probert gave a piano solo. The afternoon was spent in sewing and refreshments were served. Twenty two members were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabitha Society
the Baptist Church
Mis
John Luchainger
Marshall Helma
Helen Baechler
Marie Erhardt
Guy Probert
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Odlwain
Ienhey
Pratival
Pape
Part
Alain Weibel
Legion
Auxiliary
Cricaco
al Urge
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