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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1937
Page
5
Elgin six man football team beat Wadena 18 to 0 after a 24 to 6 victory at Hawkeye. Barker scored early for Elgin, Graver added a late TD, avenging an earlier loss. Next home game Friday October 16 against Arlington. Includes schoolinitiation events and local notices.
The Northeast Iowa Press association members will meet in Calmar on Friday October 8 with Courier publishers hosting. This likely is the last meeting of the year as the group meets every other month with a December skip unless special business calls. A state press meeting is also scheduled at Ames on Friday and Saturday this week.
Fayette County Christian Education convention set for Elgin Baptist Church on Saturday October 9 with a full day program. Sessions cover children and youth work, adult outreach, forums, reports, and special music under the theme The Fields Are White Unto the Harvest.
Members of the Clermont Masonic lodge will be guests of Silverleaf lodge of Elgin at the latter’s regular meeting next Tuesday evening. Officers of both lodges plan guest nights to boost fellowship and interest. All local Masons are urged to attend and get better acquainted.
A group from Elgin Baptist church joined members from ten churches for a three day session of the Town Association of German Baptist churches in Victor from October 4 to 6. Attending were Rev. Paul F. Zoschke and several local members. Alden Pinney, publisher of the Scott County Democrat at Benton MO, issued a dandy Neighbor Day edition filled with ads and promising profits. Read the Echo for bargains.
Rep. Fred Biermann of Decorah returned Friday on the U S liner Manhattan, having toured Europe since attending the interparliamentary union congress in Paris as a U S delegate. He commented on Justice Back KKK affiliation, saying it unfortunate a Supreme Court nominee did not denounce the Klan and questioning how his background might affect confirmation.
The fourth district convention of the Federated Women's Clubs will meet in West Union on October 12 and 13. Registration starts at 10 a.m. Tuesday, sessions begin at 1 p.m. A 6:30 dinner, state officer breakfast at 7:30 Wednesday, and meetings at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday with luncheon in the Presbyterian church. All business meetings in the Methodist church.
L H Appelman of Clermont reported his sorghum mill closed after a brief but very successful run. A little more cane may be processed this week or next. He noted cane was scarce this year but of extra fine quality.
The Peacocks gear up for their first home game against Buena Vista after a 20 to 0 loss last year. Coach John Dorman drilled two hours of blocking and tackling as the team aims to avenge last season’s setback against the Beavers.
H A Reiners a 64 year old West Union mayor was found dead in his car in his yard at five am by night marshal Leon Johnson. Death due to monoxide poisoning followed months of illness from stomach cancer. He served on the council and later became mayor survived by wife and two children. came to West Union from Minonk Illinois eighteen years ago.
The Elgin Community Club will hold its annual meeting Monday evening at 6:30 at Evans Cafe, starting with dinner followed by the business session. Officers for the coming year will be elected and plans for winter activities discussed.
Northeast Iowa reports a burglary wave over the past week with entries at Fort Atkinson on Monday, Elgin Thoma store and Postville S Kohlmann clothing store on Friday night, and Clermont Standard Oil Station on Saturday night. No loss reported at Clermont.
Four county agricultural conservation committee men attended a West Union school on October 6 for the second and final checking of performance under the 1987 agricultural conservation program. Attendees were W.S. Rothlisberger, H. M. Bownell, L. D. Hitch, and Secretary Paul E. McElroy. Rothlisberger notes Oct 31 as the final date for farm inspection requests. Fayette county checks will be completed after the month begins.
The newly organized Ladies Aid Society held meetings Thursday at hosts homes. Division one elected Mrs. H. Steele as chairman and Mrs. Chris Wenger as secretary with Mrs. S. W. Kuster as hostess. Division two elected its hostess as chairman with Celia FanaCentnee as secretary. Division three at Mrs. Muehlenthaler home chose Mrs. Muehlenthaler as chairman and Mrs. W. R. Stewart as secretary.
Albert Harms, the Oelwein buttermaker, finished sixth among 194 competitors at the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress last week. Harms scored 94.16, 0.84 behind winner Lyle Douglas of Fall Creek Wisconsin who earned first prize. Other Fayette county entrants posted scores ranging from 93.00 to 93.88 across several towns.
Gus Krueger, tenant on the Mary Benson estate east of Elgin, will hold a closing out sale tomorrow or Friday Oct 8. He plans to quit farming and move to Elgin soon. Advertisements in the Echo this week list stock, machinery and other items for sale.
The Elgin Study Club will not meet Tuesday October 12 as scheduled but will hold its meeting one week later October 19 due to the district convention at West Union October 12 and 13.
The Mrs H T Loftsgard home on Center Street, once the Bowen house, was sold last week to the Rob Grimes family. Mr and Mrs Grimes and their children will move in soon. Herman Scheel Frieda Miller August Scheel and Donna Walters returned home Sunday after a week visiting relatives in Mitchell South Dakota.
Thoma general store suffered a Friday night burglary, with near $200 taken from the safe and some checks. Entry favored the coal chute to the cellar and a smashed door glass, but merchandise was largely untouched. Sheriff Nehring was notified and investigators pursued several clues. The incident sparked local speculation about a familiar local hand in small Elgin.
The Elgin Canning Company plans to release substantial cash to local sweet corn growers within a week. Estimated total payments reach around 316,000 dollars, with a possible higher amount, averaging about 12.60 dollars per 1,200 acres under contract.
Dr and Mrs O J Swenson and Barbara and Donald from Waseca Minnesota hosted guests including Mr and Mrs John Stahl of Valga City Mr and Mrs Theodore Bilden and Millard Mr and Mrs Lloyd Bigler and Lloyd Merlin Mr and Mrs Roy Swenson and Lavon and Juan and Mrs Oliver Torkelson and family visiting the Swen Swene son home Sunday afternoon.
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