Local School Chooses Hobgoblin House for Hallowe'en Play
The entire school will perform a three act mystery farce titled Hobgoblin House for Hallowe'en with date to be announced later. Student clubs elect officers including William Haas and Ethel Thoman as presidents of the glee clubs, and Sheldon Kohls as band president. New playground equipment adds a volleyball net.
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Hobgoblin House
Boys’ Glee Club
William Haas
Eli Habeger
Gene Schori
Sheldon Kohls
Girls’ Glee Club
Ethel Thoman
Geraldine Yearous
Kathleen Stee
Theresa Snyder
Conher Dummermuth
John McMillan
Anna Mae Schupbach
Abrardan
The Handshake Origin From Sword Age Customs
The article explains that ancient warriors carried swords and showed friendliness by extending an empty hand to signal peaceful intent before meeting a stranger. The reciprocal grip warned of possible betrayal, giving rise to the modern handshake as a sign of trust and reconciliation.
Elmer Joe Houg Recovering From Accident
Sylvan Houg wrote to the Echo saying he visited his nephew Elmer Joe Houg in Austin on Sunday. He is recovering from injuries from a car crash and looks bright. Doctors planned a noon decision and may allow a return home midweek. Full recovery expected.
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Sylvan Houg
the Echo
Austin
Minn
Elmer Joe Houg
Mr. Houg
Elmer Joe
Elgin
Iowa Crop Report Sept 1 1938 Corn and Oats Lead Decline
Iowa's Sept 1 1938 crop report shows corn at 437,826,000 bushels, down from 503,505,000 in 1937, oats at 186,016,000 bushels versus 258,975,000 in 1937, barley near 11,088,000, and soybeans up 30 percent while the 10 year averages are noted.
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Iowa
Car Door Accident Injures Child Near Fayette
While returning to Elgin from Sumner Rev Zoschke Mrs Zoschke and Charlotte headed home. In Fayette Charlotte tried to throw an apple core from the back seat but grabbed the door handle instead. The door opened and she was thrown onto the shoulder suffering a fractured arm and multiple bruises and scratches requiring home confinement for a period.
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Ening
Rev. Zoschke
Rev
Progress Club Welcomes Seven New Members at Home
Mrs Clarence Muehlethaler hosted the Progress Club Monday evening where seven new members were welcomed. New members include Mrs Paul Tate Mrs Herbert Ash Betty Crowell Emma Jansen Lulu Francisco Mary Baechler and Winnefred McMillan.
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Clarence Muehlethaler
Progress Club
Paul Tate
Herbert Ash
Betty Crowell
Emma Jansen
Lulu Francisco
Mary Baechler
Winnefred McMillan
Canning Factory Closed Friday Amid Good Harvest
The Elgin canning factory shut last Friday after five weeks of operation. Despite a one fifth cut in acreage, the yield remained strong enough to keep processing near normal. Echo notes the books all bought and paid for. Miss Lindaman reads Bambi during opening exercises and teachers anticipate a film adaptation. Pupils study Civil War era works and slavery poetry as part of history. Otis Torkelson and Reuben Christen will log temperature and rainfall for a month as a geography project.
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Elgin
Lindaman
Felix Salten
Otis Torkelson
Reuben Christen
Finding a Place to Hunt
Advice on locating hunting land emphasizes asking the landholder for permission and chatting briefly to establish rapport. A posted land likely blocks access, while courteous introductions can increase chances of approval.
Iowa State Fair Sets New Attendance and Revenue Records
The 1938 Iowa Centennial State Fair drew 430,907 attendees, second only to any fair in state history, with receipts totaling about 366,119 and expenses around 310,000 leaving a 56,000 profit. Secretary A R Corey credited newspapers for boosting the centennial celebration and ad effort, while the Fair Board adopted a resolution thanking newspapers radio stations and farm publications for support.
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Iowa
A. R. Corey
Iowa State Fair Board
Pdae Centeninial
Cornstalk Bindings Alarm Iowa Country Field Robbery
In Mason City Iowa Aldrich recounts being tied to a cornstalk by holdup men in a Melbourne field. They bound his hands with rope looped around a stalk and fled in his car. He could not pull free and had to loosen the rope around the tassel to escape. Local farmers report unusual severity of cornstalks and threats in fields.
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Western Newspaper Union
Iowa
Aldrich
Mason City
Melbourne
Legion Elects Officers at Elgin Post Meeting
The Elgin American Legion Post held annual officer elections in the I O O F hall. W. P. Kohls was chosen commander, Melvin Hanson vice commander, B. J. Baumgartner adjutant, M. A. Boyer sergeant at arms, and M. J. Blockhus chaplain. Regular meetings move to the second Monday after Community Club.
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Elgin Post
American Legion
I. O. O. F. Hall
W. P. Kohls
Melvin Hanson
B. J. Baumgartner
M. A. Boyer
Sargeant At-Arms
M. J. Blockhus
Clermont man suffers dislocated shoulder after fall
Ed Boyle of Clermont dislocated his shoulder last Friday while walking through woods after cattle. He fell ten feet down a bank, managed to reach home, and is now being cared for at his daughter Mrs. Walter Kohls residence. Mrs Jud Conner has been ill a week.
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Ed Boyle
Clermont
Walter Kohls
Dorsey Meskel wed at Holy Name church West Union
Miss Marjorie Dorsey and Philip K. Meskel, Fayette county clerk, married Saturday morning at Holy Name church West Union. Attendants were Miss Kathryn Meskel and Bernard Walsh. After a wedding breakfast for 24, they will reside in West Union. Mrs Meskel will continue as a clerk at Central State Light and Power in West Union.
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Marjorie Dorsey
Philip K. Meskel
Fayette County
West Union
Holy Name Church
James F. Roche
Kathryn Meskel
Bernard Walsh
Des Moines
Marcella Fennell
John Bing Oelwein
Iona
Ave Maria
Little White Guest
Towans to Open on Coast With U C L A Game
The University of Iowa football team begins its season with a September opener at Los Angeles against U C L A in the Los Angeles Coliseum. The Hawkeyes, slated to return to Iowa City by September 28, will then prepare for the homecoming game with Wisconsin on October 8 after a longer training period than last year.
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Pacific Coast
University of Iowa
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Coliseum
Hawkeye
Southern California
Iowa
Washington
Seattle
Iowa City
Wisconsin
University May Enroll 7 000 When the University Opens
The University of Iowa may enroll 7000 students at the September 26 opening, per registrar H. C. Dorcas advance estimates. The current first semester record is 6645, with freshmen expected to rise about 25 percent. orientation week is underway for freshmen while upperclassmen report late Friday and Saturday.
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University of Iowa
H. C. Dorcas
Chicken Dinner at Highland Lutheran Church Sunday
Highland Lutheran Church will host a chicken dinner on Sunday September 25 with serving starting at 12:30 PM. All are welcome to attend as the notice promotes the event as a community gathering and an investment in local advertising.
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Highland Lutheran Church
Co. Legion and Auxiliary To Meet at Wadena
Fayette county Legion posts group to meet in Wadena on Tuesday September 27 to nominate officers from the floor. Elections to be held at October meeting in Waucoma with terms lasting until next July. District Vice Commander D R Roberts to speak. Auxiliary may hold business or social session. lunch planned. Fourth District Fall Conference set for Mason City October 11.
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Fayette County
D. R. Roberts
Wadena
Auxiliary
Legion
Hotel Hanford
Mason City
This Little Ad Sold Everything
A small notice in the Echo advertised five yearling steers and two sons for farm sale. Oscar Baumgartner of Elgin saw strong interest after the Sept 8 issue, and by Thursday evening he had sold all items at a price higher than a previous offer. He believes public notices pay.
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Farrow
Oscar Baumgartner
Elgin
The
Echo
Baumgartner
Clergy Attend Cedar Falls Methodist Conference
Leave for M. E. Conference Rev J J Snyder pastor of St Pauls M E church Elgin Union Church Clermont and Illyria church and Arthur Yearous alternate delegate left Wednesday for Cedar Falls to attend the annual conference. The conference will re appoint or appoint pastors to new charges. The event closes Monday noon. Weibel and his daughter Minerva of Chicago were dinner guests in the Sam Lehman home Wednesday.
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J J. Snyder
St. Paul's M. E. Church of
Elgin
Union Church of
Clermont
Illyria
Arthur Yearous
Cedar Falls
Methodist Churches
A. M. Weibel
Minerva Weibel
Chicago
Sam Lehman
1938 Appears Fair Year For Farmers Here
John Falb & Sons purchased a 45 by 6 foot parcel behind Elgin city hall and are enlarging their garage to fit. They will move the shop forward to the expanded area behind the stock room to cut trips for parts. The old shop becomes storage and will not be heated, saving fuel in winter.
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John Falb & Sons
Elgin
City Hall
Young Democrats Meet At West Union
Arrangement complete for a large Democratic gathering at West Union Park Pavilion on September 28 at 8 30 p m sponsored by the Young Democratic Club with Central Committee and Fayette County Democratic Women. Honorable Fred Biermann will be principal speaker with talks by territorial Democrats followed by county candidate introductions. Biermann to speak then a short program then a free dance with Paragon Swing Band. admission 75 cents per couple after 9 00 p m. All Fayette county residents invited regardless of political affiliations.
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West Union
Young Democratic Club
Central Committee
Fayette County
Democratic Women
Fred Biermann
Park Pavilion
West Union Fair Grounds
Biermann
Paragon Swing Band
Pheasant Season Dates Announced Across Multiple Iowa Counties
Iowa's pheasant season opens November 12 to 14 with daily noon to 5 pm hunting. Daily bag limit three male birds per person, possession limit six after day one. Open counties include Lyon, Osceola, Hardin, Dickinson, Winnebago, Emmet, O'Brien, Sioux, Clay, Palo Alto, Kossuth, Hancock, Worth, Mitchell, Cerro Gordo, Winneshiek, Butler, Grundy, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Franklin, Wright, Humboldt, Pocahontas, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Plymouth, Sac, Ida, Calhoun, Howard, Chickasaw, Bremont, and west portions of Monona, Harrison, Pottawattamie, Mills, and Fremont. Also notes two accidents near Spillville with minor injuries and Golden Wedding anniversary of John and Mrs Cline in West Union. Additional line urges soil improvement via more hay, legumes, and grasses.
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Iowa
Lyon
Osceola
Hardin
Dickinson
Winnebago
Emmet
O’brien
Sioux, Clay
Palo Alto
Kossuth
Hancock, Worth
Mitchell
Floyd
Cerro Gordo
Winneshiek
Butler
Grundy
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Franklin
Wright
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Buena Vista
Cherokee
Plymouth
Sac
Ida
Calhoun
Howard
Chickasaw
Bremec
Fayette
Monona
Harrison and Pottawattie Counties
Pottawattamie, Mills and Fremont Counties
Farmers Recall 1938 Crop Year Generous Yet Mixed
Speaking for this immediate vicinity, farmers expect up to average production in most crops except small grains. Frequent rains yielded good hay but hindered curing, caused lodged straw in small grains, and low yields. Sweet corn was exceptionally good, while corn as a main crop nears frost safety. pastures and new seedings are in excellent winter condition. Overall 1938 seen as generous despite rain and lodging.
Cattle Congress Draws Many From Fayette Co
Twenty three Fayette county dairy club youths will show 20 purebred heifers at the Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo from September 26 to October 2. Fayette county fields the largest entry in the club show, among more than 340 purebred heifers, with heavy competition in Holstein Guernsey and Jersey. Congress officials and the Iowa Dairy association plan to split classes and increase ribbons and prize money. Martha Manning of Minneapolis will teach speech dramatics and debate at Upper Iowa University Fayette, replacing D C Eysen who moves to the University of Dubuque.
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Fayette County
Dairy Club
Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Guernsey
Jersey
Congress
Iowa Dairy Association
Martha Manning
Minneapolis
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Miss Manning
D. C. Eyssen
University of
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Edward Firch
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Iowa State Fair
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Europe
Dorsey—Meskel
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U.C. L.A
University
M. E
Falb’s Enlarge Garage
Young Democrats
Ates
Seraphin Huber
Calmar
Bob Dahly
Decorah
Spillville
John H. Cline
Delaware County
Cattle Congress
Fayette Co
National Cemetery
Antietam
Yacht Enterprise
Lipton
Sharrock
Lincoln
Springheld, MI
Horace Greeley
New York City
U.S
Idaho
Nagasaki
Japan
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Andra
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