Post Office Filing Note from Elgin Iowa
Entry logged at the Elgin Iowa post office in Fayette County as second glass mail matter.
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Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1939
Page
1
Resolutions and Notices Charged at Regular Advertising Rates
Obituary poetry, church society and school notices, and obituaries priced at standard advertising rates. excludes items with admission charges.
Rich's Pipe Dreams Sparkling Variety Bits
A collage of humorous vignettes, gossip, and light social observations from Forest City Summit and nearby columns. Jokes about phone calls, cows, and manners mingle with local notices, war era musings, and small town happenings, including fights, travel, and community events amid a backdrop of rural life.
Elgin Franchise Vote and Obituary Items from 1909 Echo Files
A 1909 Echo Files fragment notes a special election in Elgin where C Miller and Sons won a franchise to build and run an electric light system amid 104 votes with 95 in favor. It also records the death of Christian Reusser at age 47 with funeral details and burial at El-Bin cemetery. Other brief items mention Mrs Ed Hanson and Little Mary visiting the Irvin Henderson household.
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Short
Postville
Fred R. Berg
Dr. Hadsel
Main Street
Jefferies
Johnson
Philip Moser
Nunda
S. D
Pierce Moser
Pierce
Phil
Minnesota
Delbert Bakeman
Gus Boyer
Grace
Wadena
Ann Lucas
Cherokee
Honace Yack
Leslie Lehman
Irene
Flora Boyer
Nellie Nelson
Pastville
C. Miller & Sons
Elgin
Christian Reusser
Mr. Reusser
German Baptist Church
J. G. Draewel
el- bin
Legion Auxiliary Hostesses for 1939 40
Legion Auxiliary lists monthly hostesses and events for the 1939 40 year. Oct Lena Baumgartner Sheldon Boyle Ed Wenger. Nov Family Supper. Dec Picnic Lunch. Jan C B Sehori Clara Miuehlenthaler Orlin Mason. Feb B J Baumgartner Walter Bovis Bert Thoman. Mar C O Torkelson Carl Torkelson M J Blockhus. Apr Family Supper. May John Falk Frank Greenley Ern Bauder. Jun R A Crider F D Welch Oliver Torkelson. Jul W P Kohls Earl Kiple George Leuchtenmacher. Aug Family Picnic. Sept Meeting at Legion Hall with volunteer hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Sehori
Clara Miuehlenthaler
Orlin Mason
B. J. Baumgartner
Walter Bovis
Bert Thoman
C. O. Torkelson
Carl Torkelson
M. J. Blockhus
John Falk
Frank Greenley
Ern Bauder
R. A. Crider
F. D. Welch
Oliver Torkelson
W. P. Kohls
Earl Kiple
Geo. Leuchtenmacher
Legion Hall
Wadena Defeats Hawkeye in Fayette County Football
Wadena six man team beat Hawkeye 44 to 13 last Friday in Fayette county. Frey and Hinkel scored touchdowns in each quarter, with a 26 to 0 halftime lead. Frey intercepted a pass for a third period TD and Minger scored on a Weber pass. Hawkeye’s Curtis brothers added late counters.
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Wadena
Fayette County
Hawkeye
Frey
Hinkel
Minger
Weber
Curtis Boys
Oelwein
Riverside Club Color Study Enlivens Home Decor Talk
Riverside Study Club members met at Mrs. Merlin Cook’s home on October 18 to learn Introducing Color in Your Home. Mrs. Floyd Reavis explained color theory, harmony, and unity, aided by Town State College extension service. The program included music on Handel and The Messiah, followed by a picnic lunch with members and pupils in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Study Club
Merlin Cook
Floyd Reavis
L. Mildred Wilson
Town State College Extension Service
Fannie Huchanan
George Frederick Handel
Handel
Pants the
England
Mary Cook
George Rentchler
le ‘Roy Leath
Bright Barnett
Leslie Lantz
Ernest Lerch
Delores Larson
Will Lantz
Bernita Larson
Sundial Obelisk Used Then And Now At Par is
The Pines de la Concorde in Par is to serve as a vast sundial with hours marked in the road and the obelisk's shadow indicating the time, a function it likely performed during its 2,090 years in Luxor Egypt.
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Paris
Luxor
Egypt
Fair veteran attends 67rd Fayette county exhibition
S W Rubyer of Randalia, aged 68, says he has attended 67 Fayette county fairs since infancy. He recalls his first fair as a baby and notes he missed only 1935 due to two leg fractures. He would have attended that year in an ambulance, but the doctor refused. Argo Gazette October 11.
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S. W. Rubyer
Randalia
West Union
Fayette County
Argo-Gazette
Another Way to Battle the Box Elder Bug
Bill Miller reports hearing a new method to kill box elder bugs. A man claimed to suck them up with a vacuum cleaner by the hundreds and then burn them. The note invites workable hints as the pests grow larger each year.
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Bill Miller
Grand Jury Called in Elgin for West Union Session
Grand Jury called in Max Medberry and Clarence Hoag of Elgin to West Union on Thursday for a short session. They remain on the September jury and expect to close all business for this session at this time.
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Max Medberry
Clarence Hoag
Elgin
West Union
Hunters Bring Deer and Bear from Canada
Ern Meyer and son Clem along with another West Union man hunted in Canada and returned with three deer and one bear. Sightseer Clarence Hoag of Elgin joined the party but did not hunt.
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Ern Meyer
Clem
West Union
Canada
Clarence Hoag
Elgin
Tickets Available for Notre Dame Iowa Game
Notre Dame Iowa football contest at Iowa City on November 11 has 8000 to 9000 tickets remaining, says Charles Galiher, ticket manager. He cautions tickets are moving fast as fans rush to secure seats beside the gridiron.
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Notre Dame
Iowa
Iowa City
Charles Galiher
Arlington Couple Killed In Auto Crash Near Hazelton
Mrs. Fred C. King aged 61 and her husband 73 died after their car left a curve north of Hazelton and struck a culvert abutment. The King car was demolished and Mrs King died instantly. He died soon after at Mercy hospital Oelwein. The couple, lifelong Arlington residents, were en route to Indpendence for Mrs. King’s treatment. No children. Reported, possibly sideswiped by another southbound car. Oelwein Register.
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Fred C. King
Arlington
Mr. King
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
America Builds Airports In 738 Cities At Cost
Municipal airports have been built by 738 American cities at an estimated cost of 300 million dollars, equating to about 30 thousand dollars per transport plane in the country.
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America
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