Stems Back in 1929 Move to Otter Creek Bridge Project
In October 1929 Echo files note Harry Broughton and his bridge crew moved to Elgin Monday and will improve the Otter Creek bridge near the creamery. Evelyn Erickson, youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Erickson, died Saturday October 18. Chas Holzer and H D Yack with Kennedy road gang built a six foot high sixty foot long stone wall at the Thomas Knudtson residence. Mr. and Mrs. G W Harman and Mrs. Chas Harman of New Martinsville WV visited relatives Schoris and Bauders last week.
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Harry Broughton
Elgin
Otter Creek
Albert Erickson
Evelyn
Chas, Holzer
H. D. Yack
Kennedy Road Gang
Thos. Knudtson
G. W. Harman
Chas. Harman
New Martinville
West Virginia
Schoris and Bauders
Marionettes at Wartburg Nov 9
Salz burg Marionette Theater from Salzburg arrives at Wartburg College Waverly for a second American concert tour. Performances at Knight's Gymnasium scheduled for 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm on November 9, following years at the Salzburg Music Festival and featuring Mozart operas and fairy tales.
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Salzburg
Mozart
Wartburg College
Waverly
Knight’s Gymnasium
Portable stage and English Mozart ensemble for marionette show
A 27 ft by 13 ft stage with 12 ft height will host a Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra and chorus of voices singing in English. Their European tours span France to Scandinavia, with a world-wide reach echoed by a fivefold circumference. In America, strong adult and child interest in marionettes is noted, aided by TV programs. A matinee of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is set for 2:00 p.m. November 9, with schoolchildren at 50 cents and adults at 1.00.
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Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra
France
England
Switzerland
Germany
Holland
Italy
Turkey
Scandinavia
America
Food for Thought Legislative Report on foreign aid costs
A Legislative Report 216 by Congressman H R Gross covers U S foreign aid from July 1940 to July 1953 totaling 115 006 000 000 and calculates 763 59 per person. It cites Clermont Elgin Consolidated School district taxes of about 2 1 million for foreign aid, compares to a proposed four year central high school funded by bonds over twenty years with initial levies about 6 25 per thousand and declining, noting public buildings overshadow the school project.
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H. R. Gross
Iowa
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C
Gross
Clermont-Elgin
Central high school vote to shape Clermont Elgin district
The Clermont Elgin Consolidated School District asks voters on November 29 to approve funding for a new central high school. Leaders argue public education is an investment in values and youth, essential to the district’s future and moral support for schools.
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Clifton B. ‘Wells
National School Boards Association
Clermont - Elgin Consolidated
Tertia Club Meeting Discusses Literary Women
The Tertia Club met Monday evening November 1 at Mrs. John McMillan’s home with eighteen members attending. For roll call members compared baby pictures and the group studied literary women of the world. Mrs. Don Fauser spoke on Cornelia Otis Skinner while Mrs. Harry Everett spoke on Sail.
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Tertia Club
John McMillan
Don Fauser
Cornelia Otis Skinner
Harry Everett
Club Welcomes Two New Members In December Meeting
Two new members were welcomed into the club Mrs Henry Emily Dickinson Kuehl and Myrna Lane. An amendment was added to the constitution regarding membership. The meeting closed with a penny march and lunch served by Mrs John McMillan and Mrs Bernard Lofts Gard. The next meeting invites members to the Christmas party on December 6 at Mrs Russell Wenger’s home with assisting hostess Mrs Harry Cline.
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Henry Emily Dickinson
Kuehl
Myrna Lane
John McMillan
Bernard Loftsgard
Russell Wenger
Harry Cline
Wartburg Hosts Life Magazine World We Live In
Wartburg College Lecture Series presents Life Magazine platform entertainment The World We Live In in Knights gym on Sunday November 14 at 8:00 p m. David Hardy is the lecturer noted as world traveler foreign correspondent and radio analyst. Admission is 1.00 with no reserved seats. Net proceeds go to American Cancer Fund and American Heart Fund.
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Wartburg College
Life Magazine
Knights’ Gymnasium
David Hardy
LEIF2
American Cancer Fund
American Heart Fund
Elevator fills first 1954 soybeans at Scranton facility
A Scranton elevator with a 250000 bushel capacity has begun filling with the 1954 soybean crop. The milestone marks the facility's initial operation as farmers bring in early beans for storage and shipment.
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Scranton
Ill and Hospitalized in Decorah and area
Ill and hospitalized notices list Mrs. Gerald Frieden recovering from major surgery at Decorah hospital last Friday. Mrs. J Len Gruver returned home from University hospital Iowa City after a little over a week. Mrs. Joe V. Schneider came home from Postville hospital and is bed confined. Otto Krueger traveled to Rochester Minnesota last Thursday for medical treatment and is expected home Friday. Jacob Roland was taken to Postville Hospital last Saturday for medical treatment and returned home Monday. Marlene Medberry had a tonsillectomy at Postville hospital last Thursday.
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Decorah Hospital
Gerald Frieden
Jlen Gruver
University Hospital
Iowa City
Joe V. Schneider
Postville Hospital
Rochester
Otto Krueger
Minn
Jacob ‘Roland
Marlene Medberry
Camp Fire Girls Host Halloween Party at Lois Clark Home
Camp Fire Girls met on October 25 and held a Halloween party at Lois Clark's home. All attendees wore costumes, played Halloween games, and Lois and her mother served lunch.
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Camp Fire
Lois Clark
Lois
Scribe
Sandra Shepard
New Library Books Added To Shelves
The library lists new adult titles including Dr Dan by Helen Brooks and Not as a Stranger by Morton Thompson. Juvenile selections cover ages 10 to 14 and 14 to 18 with works by Carol Brink and Georgiana Ceder. Also added are children's picture books by Berta and Elmer Hader and Dorothy Lathrop among others.
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Dr. Dan
Helen Brooks
Lillian Roth
Morton Thompson
Irving Stone
Margaret “Mitchell
Maggie
Vivian Breck
Boy Allen Low Dies After Wagon Accident Near Northwood
Four year old Allen Low of Near Northwood was killed last week when he jumped onto a wagon and fell under the wheels. He died shortly after at Mason City hospital.
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Northwood
Allen Low
Mason City
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Strauch & Hermen
Fayette County
Wartburg
Chevrolet
General Motors
John Falk & Sons
Falb Motor &Implement
Postville
Photie
Food For
Ohio
Elgin Clothes Shop
Elgin, Iowa
Tertia Club Meeting
New Library Books
Bodkin
Miriam Manson
Wish
Berta
Elmer Header
Elmer Hader
Fluffy
The
Dorothy ‘Lathrop
Tim ‘Tomkins
Circus Boy
Rose Friedman
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