21 May 1936
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1936
Page
1
Kathryn J. Strauch is recorded as local editor in Elgin Iowa Fayette County. The entry notes second class mail matter status for the post office.
A collection of notices announcing candidacies for Republican nominations in June 1936. Floyd Gilley Maynard seeks Clerk of District Court, Paul P. Stewart Harlan seeks State Senate, W. A. Anderson Arlington seeks Supervisor, G. Curtis Hartman Fayette seeks Clerk of Courts, E. B. Shaw Oelwein seeks County Attorney, F. J. Campbell Center Two seeks Supervisor.
In Chicago reports a mail order magnate died in 1932 and his estate administrators agreed to pay the government 1 998 439 and interest to settle a federal back tax claim. The Waseca Herald notes locals sending money out of town aid big houses while home merchants face taxes.
H F Oelberg, current Hazelton schools superintendent, was elected superintendent of Clayton County Schools succeeding Mary A Meyer who completes her third term. He will assume duties September 1.
An old U B church, unused for years, shifts from Dr Rennison West Union to N Schori and Gus Gunderson, likely to be razed and the lot split as lawn portions for each owner. The community reports a banquet, a ball game 8 to 4, and various local acts of travel and life including deaths and upcoming weddings.
Absent voters must file ballots with the county auditor by May 29 due to the June 1 primary date and holiday schedule. No ballots may be accepted on election day. The law covers illness, travel, and temporary absence, with ballots obtainable in advance for those away from home.
Mr and Mrs S W Rubyor announce the engagement of their daughter Helen Maryann to Whayne Craven Priest son of James S Priest of Henderson Kentucky The couple from Evanston UK visited for a weekend tea at the Rubyor home and the engagement news was shared Friday The wedding is planned for June An art emporium auction featured a bust described as Robert Burns and a bystander quipped it might be Shakespeare prompting the auctioneer to joke about Bible knowledge.
Waterloo resumes organized baseball Tuesday night as a new Western league class A club faces the Des Moines Demons in the opening four game series. The game starts at 6:16 under the lights at the new stadium on the old Mississippi Valley league plant site near the Dairy Cattle Congress grounds. Owner Frank Haley shares a St. Joseph pedigree with the club, which features many former St. Joseph pennant winners and plans most games at night with Sunday afternoons and the first Saturday game also scheduled in the afternoon as an experiment.
Villa Louis opened its doors to the visiting public with hourly tours at 9, 10, 11 am and 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6 pm daily. An official transfer will occur when Louis De V. Dousman arrives later in the month to turn the restored house over to the city. Evening tours are offered 7 pm on Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday. Framed legends describe features and furnishings throughout the house.
W C Printy and L Scott, dam and lock workers in Guttenberg, were arrested for a statutory offense on the Marquette girls' complaint. Both appeared before Justice Geo Ehrhardt. Printy is jailed in Elkader with $2,500 bail, Seoth admitted to bail.
Three men claiming to sell furs and fur coats were questioned by Sheriff King of Allamakee county in Waukon for lacking a state license to dispose of merchandise. They were told to leave after failing to show required licenses and comply with state laws. This marks a second incident in months of fur peddlers operating without proper permits in the town.
The state Republican convention will meet July 10 at the Coliseum in Des Moines. State central committee chairman Carl H. Cook announced the date. The state judicial convention is scheduled for July 18 in Cedar Rapids. Dates and sites were chosen at the Saturday meeting of the state central committee at Hotel Kirkwood.
A brief exhortation on success urging pursuit of personal goals. It contrasts happiness with desire, noting that contentment comes from appreciating what one receives. The fragment hints at advice or a motto likely from a local publication.
Peter Wagner 66 and his wife, farmers near Ottumwa, returned from a funeral to find an opened kitchen door and a 150 pound safe missing containing $12,000 in securities including Liberty bonds. The couple farms 60 acres and reported the burglary Saturday.
The Oelwein Register notes that more than 9,000,000 people receive federal checks, about 1,000,000 on regular payrolls, with the rest paid by the federal government in various ways. If each person supported four others, nearly a third of the population would be federal beneficiaries in some manner.
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