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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1935
Page
3
Clermont Enterprise issued on Thursdays with Elizabeth Priest as Local Editor and member of Towa Press and National Editorial Associations. It is entered at the Clermont post office in Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.
Grand Meadow News items record graduation exercises at West Union attended by Mr and Mrs Andrew Reinhart and Helen. Bible school start in Gunderson school. neighbors helping and visiting across Clermont Monona Farmersburg Ossian area. Also notes on painting jobs and local calls. Death of Jos Gress 71, funeral at Frame church Ossian.
Gunder News itemizes social visits and family gatherings across Mason City, Elgin, Ames, Clermont, St Olaf, Waukon, Decorah, Guttenberg, Osage, Maynard and nearby homes. Names include Nyborg, Anderson, Olson, Opland, Hoag, Landsgard, Christianson, Kjosa, Loftsgard, Wold, Nelson, Gisleson, Vellers, and Paige. The Dorcas Society plans a June 1 church gathering with a picnic lunch.
Over 300 women attended the annual Achievement day program on May 23 at the U S gym. Townships Dover Union Westfield Wlyria Center Scott Jefferson Harlan and Fairfield were represented with booth exhibits. Illyria Dover Jefferson and Scott were rated excellent and one booth set or a combination of two will be selected for the county fair. N May Larson Ames assisted home demonstration leader judged the exhibits and spoke at the afternoon session. Principal speaker was Mrs Ellsworth Richardson National Vice-president and state chairman of women's work who urged support for Farm Bureau and the AAA.
H E Duke announces rate change effective June 1 extending night rates from 7 p m to 4 30 a m for station to station calls with day rates 40 cents or more. Duke cites benefits including convenient hours and quicker handling by spreading calls across the night period.
L L Bloomfield was re elected president of the Fayette County Wool Growers Association on Saturday afternoon May 25. The sales committee will meet buyers in Fayette Saturday June 15 at 1 o clock to sell the wool. Roy Tatro and family and Mrs Harry Cooney and son were dinner guests in Andrew Nordhus home Sunday. Frank Peterson of Winona Minnesota visited Clermont and lunched with N H Nelson. First National Bank of West Union bought the former State Bank building for 9500 dollars. building cost about 62000 in 1923. Chick Wagner of Elkader landed an eight pound catfish at the bridge last Sunday. deputy game warden Sam Hyde vouches for it. Decorah Mayor George Baker faces a kangaroo court for proclaiming straw hat day and not wearing a hat himself. fined price of two straw lids.
Joe Shipula of Brooklyn told his priest he could not wake his wife and distrusted police. The priest found the wife dead in the bedroom. Police removed Shipula after uncovering he had slept beside the body for two weeks.
A witty remark contrasts gambling forms by noting money won at poker, social bridge, and ponies as an unbelievable miracle. The quip frames gambling as a social function with surprising outcomes across games and betting venues.
A playful line notes unlikely sports icon meets a famed card figure, blending golf prowess and casino glamour in a lighthearted cultural moment. The remark hints at a future crossover event or playful encounter between two symbolic personas.
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