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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1938

Page

3

Irene Feterson Visits Clermont From Chicago

Irene Feterson of Chicago spends a week’s vacation at her parents north of town joined by a friend. Word came Monday of Victor Bisbing’s death in Chicago an elevator accident. Florals note birthday party at H. B Greenley home with Stearns Oelberg Adams and guests.

Irene Feterson Chicago Cie C. Feterson Victor Bisbing Joseph Bisbing Oscar Larson Bisbing G. E. Stearns Aulden Oelberg Odney Blockhus Paul Oelberg West Union C. J. Adams Wadena H. B Greenley Mrs. Stearns

Iowa Farmers Face Good Apple Year and Crop Notes

The report covers Iowa agronomy and market conditions including strong apple quality, smut risks in corn on manure enriched land, late planting of radishes, dairy rations with corn sugar, hybrid corn seed production, and factors shaping Iowa farming. It also notes melon ripeness, soil fertility practices, limestone use, honey prices, package bees costs, alfalfa and clover winter risks, celery bleaching timing, and a European contractor anecdote about mass drafts affecting housing.

Local social notices from Castalia area visitors and events

A long list of visits and travels across Iowa towns. Cedar Rapids, Marion, Dubuque, Rockwell City, Manchester, Decorah, Waukon, Northfield, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Waseca, Minn., Arlington, Elgin, Fayette, and West Union feature. Names include Ralph Schissel, Margaret Sheehy, Glen Yauslin, Thomas McGaharen, Raymond Am dahl, Lolita Blake, Marilyn Gress, Maggie Torkelson, Louise Bilden, Jennie Payne, Lloyd Gress, R. S. Henderson, J. A. Erickson, Irene, Bernard Waters, Bob Blake, Katherine Sullivan, Burnell Larson, O. J. Swenson, Aikansrud, Paul Skarshaug, Arno Lindroth, Mary Miller, J. E. White, Mission Society members, Elgin M. E. church, Dr. L. L. Carr, Maud Peters, and others. Several visits, hospital notes, school activities, and a first prize in a state poster contest are recorded.

Thirty Dairy Heifers to Compete at Waterloo Cattle Congress

Fayette county 4-H dairy club members will exhibit 30 purebred heifers in the club department of the Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo. The group includes 11 Guernseys 7 Holsteins 6 Jerseys and 6 Brown Swiss with herd supervisors Jim Hanson Oelwein Grover Miehe Maynard and Donald Fay Ran galia. Fayette beef club members will show over 30 baby beeves at the Postville Big Four fair marking the first Fayette county entry since 1936. The swimming season winds down as pools close in Independence Decorah and New Hampton. Milwaukee will showcase the Hiawatha train in Postville from 1 15 to 5 45 p m on Friday Sept 16. Postville Creamery workers now have Sundays off after long summer work to meet farmers needs. A minstrel show member was injured at the Elkader fair after a sharp razor incident at the Strawberry Point doctor visit.

Waterloo Cattle Congress Fayette County Dairy Club Dairy Cattle Congress Waterloo Jim Hanson Oelwein Grover Miehe Maynard Donald Fay Rangalia Fayette Fayette County Beef Club Postville Strawberry Point

Oelwein Superintendent Farrell Resigns for Brainerd Post

After 11 years leading Oelwein public schools G B Farrell resigns to accept the Brainerd Minnesota superintendency. He had been a candidate for State Superintendent in June primaries. A reflective man wonders why some dislike him and how he fooled others for so long. America sends 42 million false teeth to Europe yearly, a jab at posture in international contracts.

Oelwein Public Schools G. B. Farrell Oelwein Board of Education Brainerd Minn Farrell America Europe

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Clermont Enterprise Clermont Iowa Marjorie Scheel Iowa Press Association National Editorial Association W. J. Rafferty Lawrence Flaherty A. J. Shaw Frank Shaw Parahonias Prentice Shaw Des Moines Reuben Rosa Lucy Zemro Tomah Wis Nelsie Murphy Blooming Prairie Loretta Rafferty Laurens Farmers’ Savings Bank Vicinity Meller A. Erickson L. L. Carr Bank Clermont Ralph Schissel Cedar Rapids R. Schupanitz Margaret Sheehy Dubuque Glen Yauslin Marion McGreevey Thomas McGaharen Rockwell City George Rounds Home Raymond Delaine Amdahl Mrs Willis Gress W. R. Blake Lolita Frank Barnett Manchester Parker Gress Marilyn Cedar Falls Maggie Torkelson Mary Washburn Louise Bilden Decorah Mrs. Julien Moe Hillary Gordon Jean Priest Jennie Payne Clarence Grover Waukon Lloyd Gress R. S. Henderson Russell Gruver Gene Earl Gruver McGregor J. A. Erickson Irene Northfield St. Olaf College Marggaret Moen Bernard Waters Wm. A. Kneeland Postville Hospital Bob, Blake Town Methodist Hospital Katherine Sullivan John Burke Avoca Burnell Larson Barney Larson Ivan Anderson Mrs. Anderson Roy Swenson Lavon Carmen Swenson Dr. O. J. Swenson Waseca, Minn Minnesota Aikansrud E. E. Ramsey Paul Skarshaug the Register and Tribune Wm. B. Miller Amon Erickson Ewald Lynga J. E. White Janet Fort Dodge Hans Larson Sunthey Lee Day Pooler Arno Lindroth Spencer Alfred Jacob Mary Miller The Mission Society of the Elgin M. E. Church Fred Cline R. V. Brandt Arlington Edwin Krueger Dr. Carr State Medical Society Ella Peters W. L. Peters Maud Peters Elgin W. A. Peters Gladys Peterson Castalia Pulghia Parent- Teacher Association Kay Dummermuth Albert Dummermouth Micky” and His By Sam Iger Farm Bureau Independence New Hampton Milwaukee Railroad Hiawatha Postville Creamery Herald Dwig Camote Surwata Central States Power & Light Corp
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