County Board Fills Vacancy and Jury Composition Noted
The report outlines a juror panel of one woman and eleven men with four members from West Union and surrounding towns. It notes the county board reorganization after Anderson’s resignation, appointing Traeger, Johnson, and Cline to a committee and naming Lauer as supervisor-elect. Auto registrations for 1928 show 8,453 vehicles registered to date, up from 8,282 last year, an increase of 171.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petit
West
Asiion
M. L. Heiserman
Harold Dorland
E. H. ‘Wendland
Marcella’ Fennell
Qlermoht
Winter
Dan Smith
Oelwein
Ed Coy
Water
Board of Supervisors
Court House
Anderson
Edgar
A. Traeger
District Court
Arthur E. Johnson
John Cline
W. P. Lauer
Waa Shozen
G. P. Leverton
Ajito
Lee
Minstrel Gig Puts Cast in Watering Hole Spotlight
A community minstrel show features a large cast led by Mrs. Black and Mabel Frieden with many performers including Lois Lehman, Dorothy Olson, Erma Grether, Margaret Schupbach, and Pearl Grimm. The program names numerous participants across roles and acts and highlights one standout performer receiving a larger share of proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerushy
Alvina Frieden
Pétunia
Hernita Bopp
Pearl Grimm
Zelia Boyle
Ruby Boyle
Ruth Grover
Rochester
Lincoln
Faye Brabham
Thanksgiving Dinner at East Clermont Church
The East Clermont Sewing Circle will host its annual chicken dinner and bazaar on Thanksgiving Day. Serving begins at noon with a menu including mashed potatoes chicken and gravy sandwiches pie fruit salad beans pickles vegetables salad cake cookies cranberries coffee and cream.
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East Clermont
Farm Sale Next Week Promises Big Selection of Livestock
Coming Tuesday November 26 the Dennler and Butikofer farms plan a large sale as Dennler moves to his own farm. John Schneider of Elgin takes over the Butikofer place with animals, machinery, corn, hay and other first class stock. Read this week's Echo for details and market attractions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennler
Butikofer
John Schneider
Elgin
Farmer Ends His Life by Hanging in Iowa Farm Shed
August Abel, 67, longtime Clayton County resident, ended his life by hanging last Wednesday afternoon in a machine shed at his son Wayne Abel’s farm near Volga City. Wayne found the body. Coroner W J Beermann of Guttenberg ordered an inquest. causes remain undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Abel
Clayton County
Wayne Abel
Volga City
W. J. Beermann
Guttenberg
Guttenberg Press
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Meeting At Elgin High
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau will meet at Elgin High School gym next Tuesday evening November 26. Officers for the coming year will be elected and representative attendance is urged. A basket social will follow the election and ladies are asked to bring baskets to be sold to defray expenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau
Elgin High School
Basket Social At McKinley School Grand Meadow District No 6
Invitation to a basket social at McKinley School in Grand Meadow township district 6 on Tuesday evening November 26. Ladies of Postville hospital will assist. attendees urged to bring baskets. Adv Gladys Munger, teacher. Red Crow membership renewal urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley School
Grand Meadow Township
Market moods and butter storage withdrawals drift
From a statistical view the market would be weak yet the heat panic in stock markets prevents price support for butter. Traders may dump storage butter to protect margins but withdrawals have not lowered surplus much. Increased production could make finding a profitable market for storage butter difficult as fewer central withdrawals occur.
Lovely Nancy Carroll in The Dance of Life at Elgin Opera House
Nancy Carroll, rising motion picture star, headlines The Dance of Life a romantic all talking all singing all dancing melodrama. The film, drawn from stage hit Burlesque, shows in many cities and plays at Elgin Opera House Saturday and Sunday nights November 23 and 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Loya
Heat
Hal
Skely
Nancy Carroll
Nancy
Moving Pictures
Misa Carroll
Rosemary
Alie
Irigh Rose
Elgin Opera House
Stockton division point closed. Chicago to Oelwein route
The Mt. Carroll Winoia Daily Democrat reports the Chicago Great Western Railway will discontinue the Stockton Illinois division point. The first west division will run from Chicago to Oelwein, affecting over a hundred Stockton workers as most transfer elsewhere and Oelwein gains work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Carroll, Winoia, Daily Democrat
Chicago Great Western Railway
Stockton
Illinois
Chicago
Oelwein
Road crews lay off for winter on creamery hill
Kennedy's road crew pulled out after a month of work on the creamery hill. Bad weather and a partial completion led to a winter layoff with machinery left at Elgin except for a Caterpillar tractor and power scrapers moved to West Union for overhaul. The hill remains in good shape and the town will maintain it. The Elgin boulevard light clocks arrived and will be hooked up soon to avoid nightly ladder climbs. CC. J. Harington is thanked for his long service on the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Creamery Hill
Elgin
West Union
Boulevard
Clermont Double Store Fire Destroys Upper Floors
A blaze on the Clermont Double Store’s upper floors destroyed three levels of the north section and heavily damaged the south side. Fire departments from Clermont and Elgin battled flames late Wednesday night, taking hours to control the inferno. Owner Mr. Horsefield thanked firefighters, noted it was his first fire, and said the cause remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Busileee
Elgin
R. Horsefield
Pringle
East Clermont Ladies Bazaar Plans Thanksgiving Dinner
The Ladies Sewing Circle of East Clermont Lutheran church sets an annual bazaar for Thanksgiving Day with a large dinner served from noon until all are seated, as overworked housewives hope for a vacation break and a hearty meal.
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East Clermont
Thanksgiving Dinner at East Clermont Church Highlighted
A note urges families to consider East Clermont Church for a real Thanksgiving dinner, implying it offers a memorable dining experience and emphasizes gathering with loved ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Clermont
Red Cross Drive Seeks Local Membership Amid Nationwide Campaign
Arrangements by the local Red Cross chapter invite the public to join the nationwide drive for Mercy Army affiliation. Members may renew at Citizens State Bank Elgin Savings Bank or the Post Office, with one half of fees staying to aid the local community. Renewal runs until Thanksgiving day.
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The
Red Cross
Great Army of Mercy
Citizens State Bank
Elgin Savings Bank
Chevrolet Factory Shuts Down Briefly for Model Change
Mr and Mrs Chas Knight of Janesville Wisconsin visited the M Yenney and R A Crider homes last week. Mr and Mrs Clint Patterson arrived to visit Mrs Ida Patterson. The Janesville Chevrolet assembling plant shut down in November to adjust for new models arriving the first week in December. Other Elgin workers expect to visit during vacation.
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Chas. Knight
Janesville
Wise
M. Yenney J
R. A. Crider
Clint J. Patterson
Ida Patterson
Chevrolet
Elgin
Elgin Couple Attends Little Brown Church Ceremony
N. P. Kerr of Lime Springs Iowa and Florence Carpenter of Aurora were wed last Thursday November 14 at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. George H. Falk of Elgin. The Kerr couple plan to reside in Lime Springs, and Mrs. Kerr is a former resident of that town and widow of Dr. Carpenter who once practiced there.
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Elgin
N. P. Kerr
Live Springs
Iowa
Florence Carpenter
Aurora
Little Brown
Nashua
George H. Falk
Kerr
Mra. Kerr
Lime Springs
Carpenter
Annual Meeting and Election for Bureau Joe V Schneider
Joe V Schneider of a farm southeast of Elgin is recovering from a foot long leg wound after a tusk injury from an animal. He was bleeding near a major artery but survived, with infection risk ongoing and no new complications reported recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe V. Schneider
Elgin
Mr. Schneider
Rural carrier irregular as winter comes out of Elgin
Postmaster G. H. Falk said rural carrier service from Elgin will be irregular as roads worsen with winter. Carriers may revert to horse and buggy when roads are bad, and mailers should place outgoing mail before 9 am. They will try to wait for the morning train when possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Falk
Elgin
Lansing Bridge Will Be a Beauty
John W. Shaffer, engineer, presented an artist’s conception of the Lansing bridge. The proposed cantilever design spans 1900 feet overall with a 660 foot main span and rises about 90 feet above the low water stage, marking a handsome addition to Iowa’s infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Shaffer
Lansing
Waukon
Iowa
Waukon Democrat
Rev J B Torrison Dies During Illinois Birthday Trip
The Rev J B Torrison longtime pastor of the F N E L church in Decorah died last Sunday in Chicago at his seventieth birthday celebration. He collapsed returning from an automobile ride near his sister's home. He had strong ties to Luther College and its activities. The funeral was held Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Torrison
F. N. E. L. Church of Decorah
Chicago
Know Your Stuff Or Let It Alone Warning on Home Dry Cleaning
The State Fire Marshall warns about using liquids for home dry cleaning as they are highly explosive. Do the work outdoors and avoid sparks or static electricity. A pint of naphtha cleaner has the explosive power of a pound of dynamite. keep it out of the house.
Thanksgiving Affects Publication Schedule Next Week
The Echo force plans a vacation next week for Thanksgiving with publishing day moved up by one day. Correspondents advertisers and contributors are asked to submit copy one day earlier than usual and cooperation is appreciated.
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Thansksgiving
Echo Force
Game As
Fayette County Parm Bureau Annual Meeting set for December 16
The Fayette County Parm Bureau holds its annual meeting at the American Legion hall in Fayette on Monday December 16. It features an all day session with a noon picnic, speaker Earl Elijah of Clearance Cedar County Town, noted for agricultural equality. A quartette contest draws local attention with winners advancing to Des Moines in January. nominations for county officers have not yet been named by the committee.
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Fayatte County
Parm Bureau
American Legion Hall
Fayatte
Earl Elijah
Clearance
Cedar County
Elijah
United States
Iowa
Fayette County
Des Moines
A. M. Doughty
Fayette
A. R. McLaury
Oelwein
W. G. Lincoln
John Dullard
Weat Union
J. W. Wilbur
Hawkeye
Fayette County club boys head to Cedar Rapids club day
Rough weather won’t stop the Fayette County 40 club boys from traveling to Cedar Rapids on Friday the 29th for the Cedar Rapids Gazette annual club day. About 600 attendees from roughly 20 eastern Iowa counties will join events starting at 10 a.m. including plant tours, Gazette press room, a noon banquet and program, and a theater show after lunch. North group meets at the farm bureau office at 7:00, south group travels from Maynard at 7:16 and from Oelwein at 7:80.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blizgard
Fayette County Club
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Ray Anderson
Iowa
The
Gazette
Fayette
Farm Bureau
Maynard
Oelwein
T A Conference at West Union
Contesters in charge of Cow Testing Associations in northeastern Town will meet for a conference in West Union November 20 and 21. This conference is one of six held in the state with topics including new dairy cattle feeding developments abortion daily sizes and more. The program runs from 1 PM on the first day to noon on the second day. Floyd Johnston of the Iowa State College Extension Service leads. Conferences for testers are held twice yearly to train and assist them on the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Floyd Johnston
Iowa State College, Extension Service
No More Hog Cholera Reported The Section
No new hog cholera outbreaks reported in this section for two weeks, suggesting the disease has been stamped out. Several locals attended Dads Day celebrations in Cedar Falls with Ruth Morley and Josephine DeSart visiting. I. T. C. played Luther that day and lost to the visitors, disappointing the home crowd.
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Emery Dummermuth
Samuel Mosby
Leo Schori
Ray DeSart
Cedar Falls
Ruth Morley
Josephine DeSart
T. C
Luther
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Farmer
Farm Bureau Meeting
Basket
Postville Hospital Clinic
Baptist Ladies’ Mission Society
Carl Qlermont
Hackman Home
Red Crows
RED Cross Drive
Chevrolet Factory
Lansing Bridge
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