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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
5
A nostalgic Elgin High School tribute celebrates the Class of 1998 as the largest group yet to graduate. Students will miss their in class leaders and activities while many head home for summer.
A reader notes a person showing respect on Poppy Day by wearing a poppy as a symbol of remembrance for veterans and fallen service members.
The Marquette Prairie du Chien bridge chief reports improved Wiscon sin road conditions and a surge in traffic toward Chicago. Chicago merchants promote the region as a scenic shortest route to the fair with Century of Progress ads and Burton Holmes broadcasts praising the Mississippi valley hills and valleys. Travelers can follow routes through McGregor, Marionette, Prairie du Chien to Madison, with 60 mile markers noted.
A description notes immense riverbeds on both sides of a half mile dike between channels, viewed from the island roadway between two large suspension bridge spans. The lily beds along the dike are highlighted as part of a river engineering masterpiece.
Elgin high school handed Wadena a 10 to 0 defeat as Gilson pitched a near no hitter in seven innings. Wadena’s Hverett allowed eight hits and struck out two, while Elgin played errorless defense. The marquee game drew Elgin students to Fayette and West Union events as schedules and commotion from the week’s weather lingered.
The Northeast Town Masonic Fellowship Association will meet in Ossian Friday evening May 26. Guest speaker Floyd D. Fillmore of Cedar Rapids will discuss Masonry in the Early Days. Lunch will follow the program.
Local repeal supporters gathered at the Big town hall last Wednesday evening to form committees for the campaign. About twenty attendees discussed mobilizing voters for the June 20 election, stressing that voters should express their views at the ballot without pressure to change opinions.
Commencement activities at Upper Iowa University center on Saturday through Monday. Alumni annual meeting at 10, baseball at 2:30, class play at 8 on Saturday. Sunday features baccalaureate and vesper services, June 4. Monday 10 a.m. exercises and diplomas, college luncheon at noon at 40c per plate. commencement speaker Ralph Maren.
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary arrange a Memorial Day program at Elgin Opera House starting 9 30 p m with a band concert. Afterward a civic program features piano solo by Hana Keiser male quartet C B Kori Glen Cori Otto Olson Edward Klingman patriotic drill cornet solo Fred Lauer and address by W H Antes with Benediction by Rev J J Snyder. After the hall program the march to the cemetery and wreath bearing proceed in usual order.
Samuel Mosby B J Baumgartner and W F Kohler of Elgin State Bank met Des Moines officials to present a 60 50 plan to end Senate File 111. The Banking Department endorsed the plan and steps will be taken to reopen unrestricted. Deposits under 10 dollars will be addressed under specific arrangements.
Fay ette county representative Herb Hough of Oelwein urges the Iowa legislature to refund $50 of their salaries to raise funds for a highway commission investigation and cement trust. He asks 20 or 30 more representatives to join, noting the House capped at 3000 dollars and the Senate rejected the idea.
Edward O'Neal president of the American Farm Bureau Federation will address the Waterloo gathering on June 6 Fay ette county farm bureau members receive fifty seats with demand high The 800 expected attendees will hear a militant message from the speaker
The Northeast town National Park Association, at its May meeting in Postville, backed buying three Mississippi river tracts in Clayton and Allamakee counties to present as a national monument. A committee headed by Dr. H. T. Opsahl was set to locate a northeast Iowa reforestation camp, and officers were re-elected: Walter H. Beall as president, R. G. Miller as vice-president, H. S. Ritterhouse as secretary, and C. J. Orr as treasurer.
Heavy rains over the past week wash out corn and lower soil quality along the Mississippi. Three private bridges southeast of town collapsed Friday night, two owned by Albert Schupbach and one by Jacob Gehring. Legion and Auxiliary met at their hall with hostesses Mrs C O Torkelson and Mrs Earl Kiple. Colin Johnson, previously teaching at Central City, visited Elgin en route to his home in Houston Minn for vacation. Special sale at Guy Drug Store offers outside white paint at $2.76 per gallon through June 1. Edward Kroger visited Muscatine Sunday.
The Elgin Canning Company has reversed plans and will run a limited operation this fall. Officials expected to contract small acreage with a partial warehouse stock from last year. Demand for corn has improved, and managers hope to clear most inventory before starting packing.
The bill seeks to raise farm prices in line with cost of inputs. Farmers may need to adjust corn acreage hogs and sow numbers to achieve this, leaving control to the farmers under government oversight.
Waivers tied to Senate File 111 would release half of all accounts from February 1932 and February 1933 upon bank reopening or trusteeship. Half of waiver accounts would stay under waiver until maturity, with net earnings diverted to the trust to boost depositor security. Depositors will be notified soon and signatories will enable the bank to reopen without restrictions.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M E Church will host a cafeteria dinner in the church dining room on Sunday May 28 starting at 11 o'clock. Menu includes meat balls mashed or escalloped potatoes potato salad baked beans cottage cheese corn pudding bread jelly pickles pie cake fruit salad cookies and coffee. Pay for what you eat. Public urged to attend. Adv 38¢.
Bierman expresses approval of Cor dell Hull as secretary of state and notes Hull's push to restore U S foreign trade. He recalls past trade levels, warns against Hearst opposition, criticizes wartime fears and jingo talk, and reports on the Bonus Expeditionary Forces near the capitol as well as a young congressman's disillusionment.
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