Elgin Bank Opens Wadena Office on Trial Basis
The Elgin State Bank plans a Wadena banking office opening around December first. Mrs Ernestine Herrling will be assistant cashier in charge with loan activity limited to Elgin. If self supporting after six months, the venture may become permanent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin State Bank
Iowa Banking Department
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Wadena
Wadena Savings Bank
Ernestine Herrling
Citizens State Bank
Elgin
Herrling
Pntiont
Farewell Party for Louis Klingman at Hotel
About twenty men in town attended a farewell party at the hotel last Wednesday evening for Louis Klingman. A sauerkraut and weiner dinner with trims followed the main event. Dr. Wolf presented Klingman with a Gladstone bag for his trip to California and the honoree thanked the group for a memory he would carry for a long time. Mr and Mrs Klingman plan to move to California soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Klingman
Dr. Wolf
Mr. Klingman
California
Klingman
Legion Auxiliary Has Family Party
The American Legion Auxiliary and families gathered at city hall on Armistice evening for a pot luck supper. Afterward a brief program featured readings and musical numbers by children and a talk by president Mrs Hoag. The evening ended with singing. The Elgin Unit reports strong membership and a Payette county meeting drew many attendees. Mr. and Mrs. M W Spears visited Thanksgiving with their son N W Evans and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
City Hall
Hoag
Elgin
Legion and Auxiliary
Payette
Remarkable Magazine Offer Bundles Four Famous Magazines
An inside page ad promotes a special issue offer combining this paper with four renowned magazines at a tempting price reduction. The deal targets readers seeking value and access to multiple publications in one purchase.
Women Required to State Exact Age for Social Security
A woman may be about her age to friends but must reveal exact age on social security forms. The system is based on federal payments after age 65, and cheating by even a year can lead to disbarment from benefits.
Death of Former Elgin Resident Schrack Dies in Selma
Alice Biancy Hancock Schrack, born 1852 in New York, died October 30, 1936 at her daughter's home in Selma California. She lived in Illyria from 1900 to 1904, was a Methodist leader and founder of the Women's Improvement Club. Six children survive. funeral held Monday at 2:30 pm at Selma Methodist Church, buried West Selma Cemetery.
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Alice Biancy Hancock Schrack
Selma
Calif
Schracks
Illyria
J. J. Phillips
California
Methodist Church
Women's Improvement Club
Alice Biancy Hancock
New York
Selma Methodist Church
West
Two Farm Sales Scheduled Next Week
Echo shop notices announce two farm sales next week. Clarence Gregerson, executor, sells Wednesday December 2 with all estate items offered at public auction. Friday December 4, H F Becker closes his farm at Elgin limits and resumes barbering. Orvin Thompson to be auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Gregerson
H. F. Becker
Elgin City
Orvin Thompson
Echo
Girl Tries to Join Navy in Columbus Ohio
A prospective recruit entered the Naval Recruiting Office in Columbus and, after a briefing, was told to undress. The candidate, mistaken about Navy entry for women, exclaimed that she is a girl. The incident shows a belief that women cannot enlist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
Naval Recruiting Office
Columbus
Ohio
L. L. Baker
Baechler Sale Proves Satisfactory as Farm Changes Loom
B J Baumgartner who clerked the E Baechler sale last Friday reports prices received were quite satisfactory and the sale overall was very good. Mr and Mrs Baechler will quit farming and move to Elgin soon. They recently purchased the Mrs Rora Batman residence and plan possession around December 1. They will be welcomed by many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Baumgartner
E. Baechler
Family Church Night At Methodist Church
The second in a series of family church night parties was held at the Methodist church last Wednesday evening with the Lyria and Clermont congregations as guests. A good crowd attended for a pot-luck supper at 6:30 followed by a choir-led program and a social evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Lyria
Clermont
Ladies Aid Meeting at Marion Lutheran Church
The Ladies' Aid of the Marion Lutheran church will hold their annual meeting in the church parlors on Thursday December 3. Please bring a picnic lunch and everyone is welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid of
The
Marion Lutheran Church
Seal funds fight disease in Fayette county drives
Fayette county residents receive envelopes with the 1936 tuberculosis Christmas Seals. Recipients may accept or return them. The sale funds the tuberculosis association’s work, aiding local and national efforts as death rates drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Iowa
United States
West Union Book Forum Reviews Four Titles
Betty Kohler and other Progress Club members attended a book forum at the West Union courthouse Friday afternoon. New books were on display at the library after the event. Mrs Hoyt Young of Arlington led the program reviewing Wake Up and Live by Dorothy Brand, with reviews of If I Have Four Apples and The Lost Generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Kohler
Dorothy Olson
Eileen Evans
Frieda Miller
Rita Bauman
Progress Club
Paul Zoschke
C. B. Schori
H. H. Wolf
Max Thoma
I. D. Yack
J. J. Snyder
Louis Klingman
Fred Muehlethaler
L. L. Kiple
W. G. Falk
Elgin Study Club
Court House
Tew
West Union
Hoyt Young
Arlington
Dorothy Brand
C. B. Sehori
Elgin
James Cassidy
Waukon
Mnacsis
Davis? Weis
Wright
E. A. Meffree
Bookkeeper Houg Wins Prize in Davenport Meeting
Mr and Mrs E M Houg accompanied by Margaret Sebastian and Helen Schultz of Postville spent Friday in Davenport where Houg and Sebastian bookkeepers for Falb Motor Co attended a meeting of above average bookkeepers in the Davenport division of Chevrolet Motor Co A banquet was served at noon in the gold room of the Black Hawk hotel and the meeting followed They received prizes for their work based on accounts receivable reductions for July August and September Hoag won a wrist watch Davenport division includes parts of Iowa Illinois and Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Houg
Margaret Sebastian
Helen Schultz
Postville
Davenport
Houg
Miss Sebastian
Falb Motor Company
Chevrolet Motor Co
Blackhawk
Mr. Hong
Hewitt Bros Cut New Channel for Turkey River
Hewitt Bros of Westgate began a dragline driven channel project on the Turkey river just north and northeast of Elgin. Starting mid last week, they plan to finish by Wednesday or Friday, carving an eight to ten foot wide channel deep enough for a swift current under the supervision of county engineer Finch to safeguard the bridge east of Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewitt Bros
Westgate
Turkey River
Tof Elgin
Finch
Turkey
Elgin
Krueger Family Plans Westward Move After December First
The Wm. Krueger family will not move to Elgin for the winter but will drive west soon after December first to Portland Oregon to live with Mr. Krueger's father. He held a closing out sale last week described as one of the most successful in years and expressed satisfaction with the results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Krueger
Elgin
Portland
Oregon
Mr. Krueger
Iowa farmer named assistant to Wallace
Laurens farmer R. M. Evans has been named a special assistant to Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace. He takes up duties immediately after graduating from Iowa State College Ames in 1918. Evans spent 15 years in farming and cattle feeding in Pocahontas County. He is a former chairman of the Iowa Agricultural Conservation Committee and past chairman of the Iowa Corn-Hog Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Evans
Laurens
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa State College
J Ar Ames
Evans
Pocahontas County
Iowa
Iowa Agricultural Conservation Committee
Iowa Corn
County Carriers Have Meeting
The county rural mail carriers met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Boyle last Wednesday evening for a chicken supper and social. Bingo and games yielded many prizes as carriers and wives from Westgate Waucoma West Union Clermont Elgin and Hawkeye attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon Boyle
Westgate
Waucoma
West Union
Clermont
Elgin
Hawkeye
Eastern Star Party Honors Departing Members at Elgin Lodge
The Eastern Star Chapter of Elgin hosted a Friday evening party in the lodge hall for members leaving town for the winter. Guests enjoyed bridge and bingo with refreshments. Mrs. Florence Klingman, the sole honored guest, received a gift from the chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star Chapter of
Elgin
Florence Klingman
West Union Hires New Superintendent
West Union fills vacancy by hiring Marvin T. Nodland, then superintendent at Stratford, to replace the resignation of R. W. Esslinger who will depart January 1 to represent a schoolbook firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Marvin T. Nodland
Stratford
R. W. Esslinger
Esslinger
Carelessness Cited as Cause of Major U.S. Fire Losses
The Muncie Indiana Press notes seven month 1936 fire costs exceed 20 million dollars over 1935, arguing human carelessness indifference and ignorance drive most blazes. It urges citizens to adopt European style fire responsibility and preventive measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Muncie, Ind
Christmas Seal Sale Starts Thanksgiving Day
Clermont county chairman Mrs. R V Brandt announces the Christmas Seal Sale will begin on Thanksgiving Day. Local chairmen have been appointed across the county and supplies dispatched. Seals will be distributed by messenger to save expense and donations placed in sealed community boxes. Local chairmen include Mrs. Fred Cline in Clermont and Mrs. R P Strauch in Elgin, with Supt Reed Doughty in Wadena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. V. Brandt
Clermont
Goa Cn
Fred Cline
Elgin
R. P. Strauch
Wadena
Reed Doughty
Christmas Gift Club Rules Adopted by Elgin Men
The committee for the Christmas Gift Club sponsored by Elgin business and professional men met Monday evening and adopted rules. No participant or their immediate family or clerks and their families may receive more than one gift to a family. Only one gift to a family and one family member must be present. Two minutes are allowed for claiming a gift after the name is called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Pinney elected state director for Missouri Press
Alden Pinney publisher of the Scott County Democrat was chosen as a director of the Missouri Press Association for a three year term. The vote acknowledges his notable contributions to the state association. Also, John Falk and spouse returned from Chicago after visiting the E. L. Morris home and attending last week’s automobile show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alden Pinney
The
Scott Co
Democrat
Missouri Press Association
Pinney
John Falk
Chicago
E. L. Morris
Cottage Studio
Oelwein
Elgin Schools Chronicle Poem and Class Activities
Pupils across grades engage in spelling and arithmetic work with named students earning high marks. Third graders build tepee pueblo and long house models while reporting on books read for National Book Week. Sixth graders study banking with blank checks and deposit slips. A Metropolitan Life insurance packet study aids hygiene. Football banquet follows a chicken dinner with coaches and Dr Crider. Report cards issued for the second six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tepee
Pueblo
Long House
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Weekly Reader Company
Bauman
Jorgenson
R. A. Crider
Teconomics Pirts
Miss Olson
Levi Sires Dies in Postville Sudden Death
Levi Sires of Postville died suddenly on Sunday November 22. The funeral will be held at his home Thursday afternoon at 4 oclock. Sires was well known locally, often visiting at the home of his son Floyd Sires when the family lived in Elgin. Also noted were visits by Mr and Mrs Reuben Wickler and their baby from Monong to Mrs Chas Wenger on Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Kiple
Helene Scholz
Guttenberg
Miss Scholz
Edna Scholz
Levi Sires
Postville
Mr. Sires
Floyd Sires
Elgin
Reuben Wickler
Baby of
Monong
Chas, Wenger
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Elgin Bank
Legion Auxiliary
M. W. Spears
Mattoon, Ill
N. W. Evans
Baechler
Sonerbin
Iit
SEAL
Krueger
Iowa Farmer
Wallace
PARTY
Elgin Schools
Avis Mork
Bertha Jane Casper
Phyllis Pinney
George Christen
Harrison Flick
Kenneth Larson
Delores Torkelson
Lyle Butikofer
Ivan Torkelson
Raymond Boleyn
Ethel Mae Thoman
Bessie Grimm
Miss Crowe
Raport
Gettysburg
Bathfield
John Canver
Caruso
Coleman
Philadelphia
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