Governor George A Wilson displeased over pay raises
The Iowa Republican reports Governor George A. Wilson is unhappy with salary increases for presidents of Iowa's major higher education institutions. University of Iowa, Iowa State College, and Iowa State Teachers' College saw raises, prompting talks with the state board of education to reconcile differing views on whether funds restored lower bracket salaries or funded key instructors. The 1939 appropriation change left presidents’ salaries open to board adjustments as debates continue.
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Iowa Press
Alan
George A. Wilson
Édeéition
Wilson
Presa
University of Iowa
Iowa ‘State’ College
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Eugene A. Gilmore
Charles E. Finley
State College
O. R. Latham
Teachers’ College
State Board of Education
Headpolst
C. Fred Porter
General Assembly
Frances Grace Foxwell-Landon Wedding Announcement
Mrs SAS 7Rgverr announces the marriage of her daughter Frances Grace to Ralph Landon of Cumberland Iowa. The wedding occurred Wednesday November 15.9
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Sas 7Rgverr
Dauggter
Frances Grace
Ralph Landon
Cumberland
Iowa
Progress Club Entertains Elgin Study Club
The Progress Club hosted Lula Francisco and guests from the Elgin Study Club at Mrs. Tille Hanson’s home. A program featured a piano solo by Winnifred McMillan, violin duet by Betty Crowell and Lula Francisco, and book reviews by Frances Sadoff and Gladys Hedemann, with refreshments served afterward.
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Progress Club
Lula Francisco
Tille Hanson
Elgin Study Club
Winnifred McMillan
Frances Sadoff
Betty Crowell
Gladys Hedemann
Elgin Cream Routes Awarded With Minor Change
Bids were opened last Saturday for the Elgin cream routes and all haulers returned to their routes except four changes in route 3. Route assignments list R1 Bert Thoman R2 Lawrence Weat R3 LaVern Schneider succeeding Clarence Winkler as Robert Westi R65 Jake Hoover as Reymond Rothmeyer.
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Elgin
Bert Thoman
Lawrence Weat
LaVern Schneider
Clarence Winkler
Robert Westi
Jake Hoover
Reymond Rothmeyer
Holden and Hill Married in Elkader Congregational Parsonage
Betty Holden daughter of Oscar Holden wed Leslie Hill of Elkader on Saturday evening November 11 at 8 o clock in the Elkader Congregational parsonage. Miss Holden has lived at home while Mr Hill works at the Chevrolet garage in Elkader and they will establish their home there.
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Betty Holden
Oscar Holden
Leslie Hill
Elkader
Miss Holden
Mr. Hill
Chevrolet
Card of Thanks from L2fpe Methodist Aid Society
We extend hearty sincere thanks to all who donated generously or helped in any way to make our bazaar a success.
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L2fpe
Methodist Aid Society
Thanksgiving turkey dinner by appointment at Coffee Cup
Thanksgiving Day dinner will be served by appointment on November 30 at the Coffee Cup cafe with reservations requested. Tuesday callers to Mrs. N. M. Fritz’s home included Mrs. K. E. Mark Mrs. Albert Schori Mrs. W. R. Stewart and Mr. and Mrs. Fay Klingman.
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Coffee Cup
N. M. Fritz
K. E. Mark
Albert Schori
W. R. Stewart
Fay Klingman
Caroling 1832 GabFancs Nulltreaten Found?
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a 1832 Caroling event with uncertain terms like GabFancs and Nulltreaten, offering limited readable details and no clear names or outcomes. The garbled text suggests a local historical record but lacks verifiable facts.
NYA Clerical Aid Expands In Fayette County Schools
Three girls are employed in the Fayette county superintendent of schools office in West Union under a NYA clerical assistance project. NYA funds totaling 2304 dollars finance salaries for 20 youths, five potentially men and nineteen women, to gain office work experience through typing filing and routine tasks.
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West Union
Fayette County
Theodore P. Eslick
N.A
NYA
County
Superintendent of Schools
Court House
D. R. Roberts
Eslick
Roberts
George L. Huntley
Fifth Avenue
Oelwein
Baumgartner Leases Store to State Pending Liquor Commission OK
Wm. E. Baumgartner signed a lease for his vacant store building last week at 25 dollars monthly with heat and water to be provided. The lease awaits official commission approval and is set to begin December 10. The building has been measured for equipment and redecorating contracts have been let per specifications.
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Wm. E. Baumgartner
State Liquor Commission
Baumgartner
Rural Postal Service to Observe Thanksgiving Holiday
G. J. Mosby postmaster notes the postal department will mark Thursday, November 23 as Thanksgiving. Rural carriers will not run routes that day and will resume November 30 when Iowa observes Thanksgiving. Also promoting the Christmas Gift Club starting November 25 at Feller's Hardware in West Elgin.
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G. J. Mosby
The
Echo
Postal Department
Iowa
Feller
Good Neighbors Visit for Nelson Wood Supply Effort
Neighbors of Elmer Nelson now at Des Moines Veterans Hospital after a shredder accident that severed one hand helped cut, haul, and store his winter wood. Thursday morning the Nelson home welcomed relatives and friends who brought dinner at noon. Present were Mr. and Mrs. Kohls, Mr. and Mrs. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Leuchtenmacher, Mr. and Mrs. Howard, Mr. and Mrs. Powell, Mrs. Kiple, Mrs. Olgan, Archie and Cliff Wilson.
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Elmer Nelson
Veterans’ Hospital
Des Moines
Nelson
Wm. Kohls
Bert Allen
Roy ‘Leuchtenmacher
George Howard
Clifton Powell
Earl Kiple
Olgan
Archie
Cliff Wilson
Elgin Study Club Shifts Meeting To Strauch Home
The Elgin Study Club met Tuesday evening to discuss Youth and the Community. Illness moved the gathering from Mrs. Falb’s home to Mrs. Strauch’s, with readings on Parents, Children and Money and Youth Tell Their Story, and a Tag Day fundraiser for the library organized by appointed committees.
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W. C. Falb
Ed Hayes Sale Planned Near Volga City
Ed Hayes of Volga City will hold a closing out sale on his recently sold farm four and a half miles northwest of Volga City and three miles south of the Andrew Yearous farm on primary 56. The sale is scheduled for Tuesday November 28 and will include twenty eight head of cattle eleven hogs grain hay and machinery with Earl E Stannard as auctioneer.
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Ed Hayes
Volga City
Andrew Yearous
Earl E. Stannard
Fair Society Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
Fay ette County Agricultural Society re elected its officers at the courthouse Tuesday. J. C. Probert is president with L. L. Bloomfield as vice president Ed Bauder secretary Carroll Grimes treasurer and directors L. D. Hitch Grant Lauer H. A. Kent and Carl Palmer. Mr and Mrs Ray Heins Betty Rae and Jack of Chicago visited for Thanksgiving with her father A M Weibel also to see Heins' mother at Center Point. Mrs Thomas Stoeri of North Freedom Wis visits with her mother Rosa Muehlerthaler.
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Fayette County Agricultural Society
Court House
J. C. Probert
L. L. Bloomfield
Ed Bauder
Carroll Grimes
L. D. Hitch
Grant Lauer
H. A. Kent
Carl Palmer
Ray Heins
Betty Rae
Jack
Chicago
A.M. Weibel
Heins
Center Point
Thomas Stoeri
North Freedom
Wis
Rosa Muehlerthaler
Declamatory Contest Selections for Elgin Students
The Elgin high school gym hosts a public declamatory contest on Tuesday November 28 at 2 20 pm to choose students for county and state competitions. No admission fee. Participants include Harvey Gilbertson Alice Schacr Wirley Bailey Anna Mae Schupbach with pieces The Promises Men Live By The Miracle and Daddy Doc.
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Elgin High School
Elgin
Harvey Gilbertson
Boontoeue Ee
Alice Schacr
Wirley Bailey
Anna Mae Schupbach
Daddy Doc
Plan for Turkey River bed project in Elgin
George L Huntley NYA supervisor from Oelwein Fayette county visited Elgin Monday to map a plan for upgrading the old Turkey river bed just north of town. The NYA will provide labor while local groups supply supervision and materials. The main project calls for about 2000 dollars in NYA labor and runs from December 1 to June 1, with several smaller projects alongside.
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George L. Huntley
Oelwein
Fayette County
NYA
Elgin
Turkey
Johnson back in jail after recapture in Minnesota
Burl Johnson, who escaped Fayette county officers about two months ago, was recaptured Saturday night at Rochester, Minnesota, and returned to the Fayette county jail Sunday. He is charged with breaking and entering the county treasurer's office. Johnson has a prison record with time served at Anamosa and Fort Madison, discharged from Fort Madison in December 1938, and has since been selling burglar alarms.
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Burl Johnson
Fayette County
Rochester
Minn
Johnson
Anzamiosa
Fort Madison
County Buys More Land For County Farm
Fayette county has purchased the 162 1-2 acre Hyman farm to add to the county farm. This tract adjoins the original farm on the southwest and possession will be given March first. Mr and Mrs J T Colgrove of Russell are expected here Thursday or Friday for a visit with Mrs Colgrove’s father, Fred Reichert. Helen Muehlethaler of Sheil Rock spent the weekend with her parents. Mabel Rennison entered Decorah hospital for a minor operation.
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Fayette County
Hyman
J. T. Colgrove
Russell
Fred Reichert
Helen Muehlethaler
Sheil Rock
F.C. Muehlethaler
Mabel Rennison
Decorah Hospital
Appendicitis Strikes Again in Elgin
Public notice invites support for the American Red Cross in Elgin. Annual membership costs one dollar, enabling ongoing relief work next year. Members may leave their dollar at Elgin State Bank.
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Elgin
Americar’ Red Cross
Elgin State Bank
Edwin Bauman Estate Sale Next Monday
Edwin H. Bauman arranged a closing out sale for Monday afternoon November 27 but died suddenly prompting a special administrator to carry on until the will is probated. The sale at Elgin features cattle including twelve purebred Milk ing Shorthorns, eight horses, 23 hogs, three ewes, hay, machinery, and gear added since printing. Thompson and Waters conduct the sale with Elgin State Bank as clerk.
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Edwin H. Bauman
Thompson & Waters
Elgin State Bank
B. J. Baumgartner
jEdho
Annual Creamery Meeting to expand voting rights
The Elgin creamery will hold its annual meeting on Saturday December 2 at the town hall. Nearly four hundred notices will be sent the first year all patrons may vote. Frieden's annual report will be presented. Butterfat prices fell in October from 34 to 33 cents for sweet grade and from 33 to 32 cents for first grade.
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Fleet Eriegeds
Oman
Ig Benger
Elgin Town Hall
Frieden
Falb resigns from Elgin town council
H. W. Falb, longtime Elgin council member, handed in his resignation to Mayor A. M. Weibel on Friday, November 17, asking to be relieved from duties from that date. The council has not acted yet. the matter will be discussed at the regular meeting on Monday, December 4.
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H. W. Falb
Elgin
A. M. Weibel
Weibel
Meyer Leaves Bond Clothing for Des Moines Office
Karl Meyer of Elgin, educated at A LB and the American Institute of Business in Des Moines, joins the Bond Clothing Company office in Des Moines after nine months with State Auto Insurance. He is the son of Mrs. Ida Meyer and an Elgin High School graduate.
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Karl Meyer
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Bond Clothing Company
State Auto Insurante Association
Hail
Ida Meyer
Elgin High School
A. LB
Mrs. Larson Undergoes Minor Operation at Postville Hospital
Mrs. Perry Larson was taken to Postville hospital Monday morning for a minor operation. She is recovering well and expects to return home here the last of this week. This note reflects how local Want Ads support the community.
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Perry Larson
Postville Hospital
Eight Have Operations In Little Over Month
Three new appendicitis cases emerged locally this week with operations on Sunday and Tuesday. Reuben Howard was operated on Sunday and later moved to West Union hospital, recovering well. Martin Wenger underwent surgery Sunday evening and is recovering slowly at Decorah hospital. Genevieve Dunkle, a local teacher, was operated on Tuesday at St. Francis hospital after removal to her Waterloo home, recovering as feasible. The tally reaches eight local operations in a little over a month.
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Reuben Howard
West Union Hospital
Martin Wenger
Decorah
Genevieve Dunkle
W J. Dunkle
Annabelle
Allen Habeger
Waterloo
St. Francis Hospital
Miss Dunkle
George Bovis
H. W. Fischer
Mix Theme
H. W. ‘Martin “Wenger
Banks Will Have Two Thanksgivings
Iowa banks will observe both November 23 and November 30 as legal holidays, giving employees a double holiday. Some local businessmen accept Governor Wilson's proclamation, while others follow President Roosevelt and celebrate Thanksgiving a week earlier to begin Christmas shopping.
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Iowa
Towa
Wilson
Roosevelt
Final Poll Tax Notice for Elgin Men 21 to 43
All men in Elgin aged 21 to 43 must pay a $4.00 poll tax for 1939 on or before December 1, the deadline. Pay to town clerk C. J. Harrington or the mayor, Weibel, to avoid penalties.
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Elgin
C. J. Harrington
A.M. Weibel
Nesvik Bays Farm Purchases Hawkeye Property
Nesvik Bays Farm 4.d Nesvik who farmed west of Elgin for several years has purchased a 120 acre farm near Hawkeye from the Aetna Life Insurance Co. He will take possession March first.
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Nesvik
Elgin
Hawkeye
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Methodist Aid Society Tenere Announces Thanksgiving Break
The Methodist Ladies Aid Loviety will not meet during the Thanksgiving holiday. Navy crew member Irving Lyon from Great Lakes Station arrived Sunday on a ten day leave to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Delbert Lyon. Tell them you saw it in the Echo.
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Tenere
Loviety
Rvin Lyon
Great Lakes Station
Delbert Lyon
Echo
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Ed Hayes Sale
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