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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1933

Page

2

Wadena and Arlington Social Highlights of the Week

Community notes from Wadena and Arlington record numerous visits and gatherings. Funeral for Lizzie Harkins in Arlington. guests from Cedar Rapids and Elkader. quilting parties, card games, and club meetings noted. Attendants include families Tynan Welch Peters Greathead Felder Jellings, and dancers in Elgin Janesville. Silent on dates beyond recent weekend.

Luther Crandall Henrich Vida Marshall Lizzie Harkins Arlington John Thiele Oelheim Will Whittenbaugh Mildred Minihan 500 Club Elizabeth Tynan Mamie Welch Henry Herwig Helen Lois West Union Ray Herwig Kathryn Tschantz Evelyn Thompson H. B. Peterman G. C. Jones Elkader W.F. Moore Wallace Peters M. A. Klingman L. A. Welsh Marie Reuben Howard Bonnie Belle Elgin George Davis Erma Tinker Cresco Nellie Antwine Wadena John McCrea Frances J. D. Molumby Russell Peters Buffalo M. A Etter Fair Grounds G. W. Jones John Etter Janesville Wis Chevrolet Margaret Toomey Greathead Cedar Rapids Jim Lynch New 89N Cheyene Wyo Lola Ernst Dean Willerton Fred Ernst J. J. O’hara Ardis H. J. Reedliman Dubuque Claude Flowers Robert Whittenbaugh Waterloo D. B. Jellings Lyle Jones Myrtle Greathead Oelwein Wilder Leona Welsh Young Ladies' Yard Club Blanche Feller Dave Thompson Will Christian Church Herman Larson Henry Larson Baby Myron Moore Fayette Frank Poor Grace Harris Hopkinton Mia S. M. Jennings George Jennings Maggie Whittenbaugh Emma Jennings Max Mary Bessie Jennings John Downer Lamont Chris Wenger Ole Alfred Johnson Frank Everetts Osage

Donors Generous Family Seeks West Union Aid

A Barker family of five, touring by car, sought housing, clothing, and food in West Union after arriving May 6 and staying six months. They claimed past residence and army service justify county support, citing $120 monthly income and a $700 travel diary funded by cities, Legion posts, Red Cross, and individuals. Fayette county declined.

West Union Barker Auditor's Office Board of Supervisors Fayette County United States Army

Farm executive Gus Gunderson oversees company farms near Elka Der

Gus Gunderson drove to the Elka Der area to handle farm business for an insurance company. He oversees several company owned farms and signs leases and manages operations. Construction paper can be obtained at the Echo Office in Ady.

Gus Gunderson Elkader Echo Office Ady Ltfp

Community Visitors and Social Roundup in Oelwein Area

Grand Meadow News reports a flurry of local visits and gatherings across Clermont Ossian West Union and surrounding areas. Numerous households including Scholten Olson Larson and Lindaas hosted relatives and friends with Sunday suppers dinners and roadside calls.

Anton Scholten Arthur Olson Oelwein Vera Mae Olson Lloyd Agnes Laverne Oliver Larson Quinton Olson Esten Landsgard Henry Olson Clermont Clarice Lien Alphie Thorson Ed Johnson Ole Reierson Julius Johnson Bert Lyngans Robert Wharram I Clifford Osmundson Vivian Delores Enoch Mork K. E. Mork Elgin Florence Erickson Postville Eleanor Lyngaas Oscar Lien Anton Scholen Martin Halverson Olivia Olson Ames Olson Daughers Vernon Trade Selmar Holm Highland Andrew Reinhart Delores Ormundson Bert, Lyngaas Selmar Erickson Erskine, Minn Eunice

Will of Augusta Molumby to Be Heard for Probate

Notice is given that on December 11, 1988, in Fayette County Iowa a document claimed to be the last will of Augusta Molumby deceased will be heard in the District Court for probate admission. Edgar A. Traeger, Clerk, dated November 18.

State of Iowa Fayette County Augusta Molumby District Court Weat Union Iowa

Card of Thanks and Community Notes

Heartfelt thanks extend to relatives friends and neighbors for sympathy and acts of kindness during sorrow. Also thanks to singers pastor and others who helped lighten burden. Dinner guests included Elmer Yenney and Mike Yenney families. Echo reports weekly want ads delivering quick sales for items like 76 White Leghorn chickens and other articles.

John F. Krueger Emy Elmer Yenney Mike Yenney R. A. Crider The Echo Thos. Pollock

Notice to Correspondents and Advertisers

Notice urges prompt copy submission before Tuesday noon due to NRA limits on weekly hours. The Elgin Echo notes ads are read and reports rising October sales for mail order firms by 11 to 30 percent, with farmers and retailers advised on market strategies. A former coal miner cites a farm strike concept focused on halting production to curb pork prices.

NRA Ltép Elgin Echo Wallaces

Fragmented OCR snippet hints at political satire and hog farming

An unclear text fragment references a ditty about political figures and a character named Wil Rogers delivering a daily message to newspapers. It includes a quip about irrigation, raising crops, and killing pigs to prevent becoming hogs, set during a coast trip from Chicago to the West.

Chieags Wil Rogers

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