Elgin Band Spring Concert Draws Strong Crowd
The Elgin Concert Band staged its third annual spring benefit at the Elgin opera house under director R C Jorgenson. A good crowd enjoyed eight band selections, vocal numbers by Edward Klingman and Miss Mosby, a Theremin demonstration by Prof Norman Marshall, and a Little German Band finale followed by a dance. praise hailed it as the best spring concert to date.
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Elgin
Elgin Opera House
R. C. Jorgenson
Gateway City
Lassus
Sylvia
Edward Klingman
Bessie Grimm
Wilma Lehman
Helen Dennler
Miss Lehman
Norman Marshall
Upper Iowa University
Lulu Francisco
Mr. Marshall
Irgénson
Miss Mosby
Edgar Guest
Gordon Mosby
Max Thoma
Hilda Meyer
Floyd Frieden
Signy Hanson
Winifred McMillan
Georgia Lou Grimes
Derwin Biermann
Robert Spies
Ernestine Holzer
Henry McMillan
Sheldon Boyle
Elmer Lantz
Laurence Knudtson
Sheldon Kohls
A. M. Weibel
Lorence Muehlethaler
Robert Kohler
C. O. Christ
Elmer Meyer
James Christ
Max Hunsberger
Kenneth Schori
Junior Jacob
Brad Finch
Virtus Yack
Mr. Jorgenson
Alfred Imhof to Leave for Extended Visit in Illinois
Alfred Imhof plans to close his Elgin home and depart for an extended visit near Peoria and Morton Illinois where he was formerly located. He hopes to establish a new home among friends and relatives as a result of his wife’s death. The Elgin residence will likely be sold later.
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Alfred Imhof
Elgin
Peoria
Morton
Illinois
Local banks to close Friday for group meeting attendance
Elgin State Bank and Farmers' Savings Bank Clermont will close all day Friday so staff can attend a group meeting in Manchester. Una Montgomery of West Union visited her sister, Mrs. Fred Schaer, and family on Sunday.
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Elgin State Bank
Farmers’ Savings Bank
Clermont
Manchester
Una Montgomery
West Union
Fred Schaer
Falbs and Town Set the Pace in Elgin Gutter Project
Elgin and John Falbs & Sons began constructing a cement gutter along the fronts of their properties Tuesday afternoon. Other locals have signaled plans to follow once grading is determined.
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Elgin
John Falbs & Sons
Little 8 Organizes For the 1938 Season
The Little 8 League held a 40-person meeting at Fayette county courthouse assembly room. Leo Marron was re elected president Fred Smith re elected secretary treasurer and Herman Schupbach renamed vice president. Booster games set for May 8 with Elgin West Union Wadena Valen City Hawkeye in seven inning contests. Season opens May 15 with Elgin at Wadena and other opening games listed.
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Fayette County Court House
Leo Marron
Waucoma
Fred Smith
West Union
Herman Schupbach
Ligin
Elgin
Wadena
Volga City
Sumner
Alpha
Hawkeye
Clermont Crash Action Settled Last Week
Settlement reached in an automobile injury suit from Clermont. Joe Russell sued Waukon Bottling Works and J. Les for injuries after being struck by a truck owned by the Bottling Works. Case tried in Winneshiek county district court and upheld on appeal to the Iowa Supreme Court, with costs of 235 dollars.
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Joe Russell
Clermont
Waukon Bottling Works
J. Les
Russell
Winneshiek County
H. E. Taylor
Iowa Supreme Court
Movies Seen as Key Cause of Delinquency in New Jersey
A survey of 1,394 youths in New Jersey correctional facilities found newspapers cited by 161 inmates as a factor in first delinquent acts. Motion pictures were blamed by 262 and radio programs by 75 as influences.
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New Jersey Juvenile Delinquency Commission
Mullaney Seeks State Representative Seat in Allamakee County
Tom Mullaney former Democratic State Senator from the Fayette Durant district has filed nomination papers to run for state representative from Allamakee County and will oppose the incumbent Ove Roe. Waukon attorney Elmer Pieper seeks the Republican nomination for the same office.
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Tom Mullaney
Fayette-Allamakee
Allamakee County
Ove Roe
Waukon
Elmer Pieper
Town drains replaced near Elgin Oil Co station
Town authorities tore out the old drain west of the Elgin Oil Co station due to frequent clogging. A new drain has been installed with Street Commissioner Boyle in charge and Ern Lerch's crew assisting east of Elgin, in hopes the trouble is eliminated.
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Elgin Oil Co
Boyle
Ern Lerch
East of Elgin
Filing deadline for county and township offices set
Last date for filing all filings for county and township offices is by five o clock p m Saturday May 7. Delegates to the county convention are elected by placing stickers on the primary ballot. Pleasant Valley is entitled to seven delegates this year.
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Pleasant Valley
Iowa Hatcheries Report March Chick Output Rises
Commercial Iowa hatcheries produced 832,280 chicks in March, up 3.2 percent from a year earlier, based on 30 reporting hatcheries with 3,077,300 egg capacity. March output reached 28 percent of capacity, with total salable chicks up over last year. Clayton County supervisors schedule ten road projects for May 11, leaving the Elgin-Gander road section unlisted.
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Iowa
Clayton’ County
Uncover Original Elgin Marker
County surveyors found the buried center street marker as the bearing point for Elgin surveys. The three foot fill around the stone could not hinder locating it for laying out the road east of town. Local visitors and residents listed: Mr and Mrs Harry Bisbing and Russell, Amy Lee of Cedar Falls, Jacob Yearaus Jr, Mrs E L Crowe, Mrs Lou Jones Clermont, Gerine Schultz Postville, and Mrs John Falk and Mrs Mary Keiser in Dubuque on Saturday.
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Elgin
Center Street
Medberry
Harry Bisbing
Russell
Amy Lee
Cedar Falls
Jacob Yearaus, Jr
E. L. Crowe
Lou Jones
Clermont
Gerine Schultz
Postville
John Falk
Mary Keiser
Dubuque
Fayette County Young Republicans Meet At Town Hall
Fayette county Young Republican organizers announce a meeting at Fayette town hall Thursday evening May 5 at 3 o clock public invitations extended to all interested in the party activity across the county with invitations sent countywide.
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Fayette County
Fayette
County Surveyors Lay Out East Road Near Elgin
County surveyors east of Elgin have laid out a proposed new road to the county line about a mile from town. They have staked the route and are calculating grades and fill quantities, with a forty foot bridge planned at a flood outlet near the Holzer farm. Officials have not promised completion this year but proceed with the project.
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Elgin
Ern Holzer
Gilbertson
Holzer
Eastern Stars Convention at Postville District Meet
The Postville Eastern Star Chapter hosts the Fifth District convention Thursday at Turner opera house. Dinner served at the Presbyterian church. Two candidates will be conferred. Nineteen chapters represented. Participating officers include Rowena Johnstone, O. J. Kirketey, Adah G. Thompson, Maude Keyser, and Pearl May Fluegel.
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Postville
Eastern Star
Eastern Stars
Presbyterian Church
Turner Opera House
Rowena Johnstone
Boone
O. J. Kirketey
Bedford
Adah G. Thompson
Cedar Rapids
Maude Keyser
Pearl May Fluegel
Charles City
Cement Gutters Would Improve Elgin Streets
A letter to the Elgin council argues cement gutters would keep streets cleaner after rain and reduce debris. The writer notes two years of street improvements and cites a rough cost of about 50 cents per running foot for a four foot gutter.
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Elgin
Mothers of Primary Pupils Honor Miss Scholz
Fourteen mothers hosted by Mesdames Crider Falb and Zoschke in the pri mary room at Mrs Zoschke s home honored Heleen Scholz. Mrs G H Falb presented a silver end table to the guest of honor as white tapers tulips and spring flowers decorated the scene. Scholz completes five years of work in Elgin and friends wish her happiness in her new home.
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Mesdames
R. A. Crider
Walter Falb
Paul Zoschke
Miss Scholz
Elgin
Elgin High School Plays Friday Night Commencement Prep
The Elgin senior class opens commencement activities with a Friday evening play at the high school auditorium. Tickets cost 25 and 15 cents. The play features a cast of quirky characters including a crowing rooster imitator, a romantic widow, a golf-loving sheriff, a wisecracking American, a one-word actor, and a title-hungry mother. The piece promises humorous scenes and a busy cast list is noted on page one.
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Elgin High School
Evans Cafe hosts Elgin Community Club May meeting
The Elgin Community Club will hold its May meeting at the Evans Cafe next Monday evening the ninth. Please make reservations for dinner in advance. Anna Fulk was able to be out for a short time Sunday following an illness of nine weeks.
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Elgin Community Club
Evans Cafe
Anna Fulk
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