Iowa Briefs From Waverly Court and County Notes
Arraigned before Judge Clark in Waverly Hilmer Blaschke 17 pleaded guilty to chicken stealing and released on fine and costs. Union. News items include Wm P Lauer trading Elorado store for a 120 acre farm near New Hampton, and other county notes on hootch found with snow fence near Oelwein, a Reds cafe receivership bid, a 338 year old Bible exhibited in Decorah, and various local plans and health notes.
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Clark
Waverly
Hilmer Blaschke
Sumner Gazette
Wm. P. Lauer
Elorado
Geo. Scully
Waterloo
New Hampton
Lauer
Iowaland
Owens & Loftus
Oelwein
Baker Farm
Nehring
Union
L. L. Iverson
Decorah
Copenhagen
Highway Commission of
South Dakota
Henry Herwig
Los Angeles
History and Travel Club
Parent-Teachers' Association
Malta
Hawkeye
Towa
Coons
Buck Creak
Clayton County
Varminta
Fayette American Legion
Congregational Church
St. Olaf
Farm Bureau 1928 Program Outlined At Fayette Meeting
Fayette County Farm Bureau met October 18 at the Fayette office to set 1928 work. Major projects include dairy and poultry management, junior club work with new market pig club, home furnishing, and farm accounting. Additional efforts cover soils, crops, disease control, demonstrations, and marketing services. An Elgin Farm Fire Association meeting is set for November 22 to organize and explain policies.
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Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Latest Frost Record Marks 13 Year Low in 1827
Frost data compiled by R Z Latimer Fayette shows the first killing frost of 1827 arriving later than any since 1914 with listed dates from 1914 to 1927. Also notes start of life work advice by Andrew Carnegie and others, local road improvement promoters in town, birth of Howard Emery Dummermuth, a district 3 lime kiln school bake social, teacher Arleta Gehring, and a line about saloon optics.
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R. Z. Latimer
Fayette
Charles Wenger
William Lantz
Lower Narrows Road
K. E. Mark Farm
Knudtson Bridge
Emery Dummermuth
West of Elgin
N On
West Union Hospital
Howard Emery
Lime Kiln
Pleasant Valley Township
Arleta Gehring
Echo Print Shop
M E Church Notes Sunday Services and Events
Sunday notices show morning worship at 10, Sunday school at 11, and evening training at 7 30. The sermon topic is Religion Influencing Patriotism with the law theme What of the Law Divine and Human. An all ages service follows with devotions and group studies. Junior and Senior Leagues and an adult group meet at 7 30 for planning winter meetings. Ladies Aid meets this afternoon. St Pauls revival meetings in Volga City start next Monday. Five from our Sunday school attend Fayette institute this week. Ernest J Starr pastor. Wm Reusser reports a pet duck died after 15 years in the yard laying 32 eggs last season.
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Epworth
Ladies’ Aid Society
Seraerteywelemis-Aebhbre Laren Arelinaleertl
St. Paul's
Volga City
Fayette
Wm. Reusser
Baptist Church Notes for the Week in November
The Baptist church lists services for Sunday November 20 with German service at 10 a.m. and English service at 8 p.m. A B Y P U prayer meeting at 7:10 p.m. and Sunday school at 11 a.m. A Thanksgiving day service is planned on Thursday November 24 at 10:36 a.m. with a church dinner at noon and a 2:30 p.m. program featuring operatic topics. Choir rehearsal is set for Friday November 26 at 8:16 p.m.
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St Brainard
Sumner
Engagement of Vivian McClune to Theodore Reusser
McClune and Mrs. McClune announce the engagement of their daughter Vivian I. McClune to Theodore R. Reusser son of Mrs. Rose Reusser of Elgin Iowa. The home wedding is set for 6 p.m. November 18. Vivian, a Drake University education graduate class of 1926, studied at Iowa State College and joined Alpha Delta Phi. Reusser, an Iowa State College graduate, is a Theta Chi man and bacteriologist at the Knoxville government hospital.
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J. C. McClune
McClune
Moyer Street
Vivian I. McClune
Theodore R. Reusser
Rose Reusser
Elgin
Iowa
Miss McClune
Drake University
College of Education
Drake
Iowa State College
Ames
Alpha Delta Phi Sorority
Reusser
Theta Chi
Government Hospital
Knoxville
Des Moines Register
Cream Routes to Be Let in Elgin 1927 Bid Opening
The Elgin Farmers Dairy Company Board to open bids for 1928 cream routes on Saturday November 26 at 1 pm at the creamery office. Lowest responsible bidders permitted. Board may reject any bid. Inquiries to the secretary’s office. Also notes on John Grimm testing a carbide welding outfit and local party plans for Mrs Rosa Hofer’s 83rd birthday, plus travel for Mrs Earl Kiple to Des Moines for Rose Reusser wedding events.
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Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company
Bede
M. Luchsinger
Sec
John Grimm
John
Elgin Baptist Church
Rosa Hofer
Clermont
Paving Contract Awarded For Fayette No 11 Project
A. F. Johnson of Minneapolis received the Fayette County No 11 paving contract with work to begin next year from Fayette central, extending toward West Union and Oelwein. Crews will operate simultaneously, rock will be quarried southeast of Fayette for base, and blasting continues to assess quantity and quality of rock.
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A. F. Johnson
Minneapolis
Fayette County
Fayette
West Union
Oelwein
Baptist Thanksgiving Program at local church
A Thanksgiving program at the Baptist church on Thursday November 24 features Song Scripture Reading and Prayer. Rev Ph Lauer presides with addresses by F Miller Mabel Rennian Mueh lethaler and others and includes choruses instrumental solos duets and a piano duet. An annual Mission offering is planned.
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Baptist
Thanskgiving
Ph. Lauer
Bhnown
F. Miller
Freddie Lauer
Mabel Renniaon
Muehlethaler
Gustav Kruger
B. J. Baumgartner
Marie Muehlethaler
Carrie Hackman
Carl Backman
Marie
Marguerite Erhardt
Gertrude Hackman
H. Keiser
Missiona
Red Cross Meeting Elects Officers in Elgin
The Elgin Red Cross Society met at Citizens State Bank last Friday to elect officers and plan the annual membership drive running from Friday November 11 through Thanksgiving Day. Elected officers are Max Thoma as chairman L B Carter as vice chairman Ernestine Schori as secretary and A M Weibel as treasurer. The drive has been under way for days and the group urges broad participation before Thanksgiving with membership blanks available.
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Elgin Red Cross Society
Citizens State Bank
Max Thoma
L. B. Carter
Ernestine Schori
A. M. Weibel
Bas. Devollainnd
Carriers Adjust Rural Routes In Bad Road Conditions
Postmaster G H Falk announces rural carriers in Elgin will depart at 9 30 AM when roads are bad and routes impossible. On good roads they leave at noon or around 12 30. Merchants with outgoing packages will act according to this schedule.
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G. H. Falk
Elgin
Elgin Echo to print early for Thanksgiving
The Elgin Echo will be printed on Wednesday next week to give the force all day free for Thanksgiving Day. Correspondents and advertisers are asked to submit copy one day earlier than usual.
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Elgin Echo
Ben Hur Chariot Race and Sea Fight at Elgin Opera House
The Ben Hur film features Ramon Navarro as the galley slave and charioteer Esther is played by May McAvoy with Francis X. Bushman as the villain. Produced at a cost of 4000 dollars, it plays at Elgin Opera House from November 21 to 24.
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Ben-Hur
Ramon Navarro
May McAvoy
Francis X. Bushman
Elgin Opera House
NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP OPENS IN REAR OF WAGON SHOP
Otto Topp announces a new blacksmith shop behind Philip Moser wagon shop offering complete blacksmithing work with guaranteed satisfaction. Wei bel Mill Company quotes low prices on salts feeds and meal products while Mrs Hughes and Don Strauch delay travel to California. Arthur Stoehy visited family as 42 000 Eastern Star members in ToEwa area rise with four new chapters and a state educational fund reaching $50 000 aiding needy girls.
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Philip Moser
Otto Topp
Schumacher
Weibel Mill Company
F. W. Hughes
Don Strauch
California
Arthur Stoehy
Rudy Lehman
Eastern Star
Tawa
School News Prepares for Winter Basketball Season
The season shifts from fall football to winter basketball with candidates to be announced likely in December. Home opener against Maynard on December 20, followed by a packed schedule through February 24, including county tournament and state sectional. Elgin suffers second defeat to Wadena in a snowbound game with a fourth quarter pass for a touchdown Shaffer to Aeschleman. Armistice Day observed with a half day program. grades 1-2 learning flag code and salutes. Miss Acklin receives apple shower. pupils engage in pioneer life research and a log cabin gifted to primaries. Health posters and daily hygiene reminders prominent.
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Carter
Maynard
Des
Wadena
B & G. Dev
Randalia
West Union
Clermont
Fayette
Postville
Peastville
Elgin
Specttators
Shaffer
Aeschleman
Isses van Horn
Clemens American Legion
Baumgartner
Rey
E. J. Starr
J. Baumgartner
Miss Acklin
Folka
Evans
General Motors Family Party Broadcasts Begin Monday
On Monday November 7 and every Monday thereafter General Motors will air an hour of music and entertainment from 9:30 to 10:30 EST. It will feature the largest hook-up of radio stations used in a regular concert series. A New Hampton banker confessed to embezzling 27000 dollars and was sentenced to twenty years in Ft. Madison penitentiary after prior time served. Frank Kiple Clifton Mealey and John Falk returned home for an over Sunday visit with families in Highland and surrounding areas. MI. KE. Bazaar set for Friday December 2.
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Boise Capper
Postville
Postville Herald
Boise
E. R. O'Brien
Oelwein
Mra
Earl Kiple
Guttenberg
Tom Greathead
Wadena
J. D. Shafers
General Motors
New Hampton
Ft. Madison
Frank Kiple
Clifton Mealey
John Jr. Falk
Wm. Torkelson
Roy Movilermiain
Hitl
Ruth
Highland
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Iowa Briefs
Elgin Farm Fire Association
Opera House
Farm Fire Association
Andrew Carnegie
Turkey
Brefore
M. E. Church Notes
Ernest J. Starr
Baptist Church
McClune—Reusser
M. E. Bazaar
Elgin High
General Motors Family Party
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