Gifted Churfoh News Rev Clarence Soden New UB Officers
The item lists Rev and Mrs Clarence Soden moving into the United Biothren Arsenale with Soden named new UB officer. Social mentions include dinners with Mr and Mrs George Jennings and Mrs Clarice Soden, visits by Rey and Mrs Clarice, and various local family gatherings. The notes cover weekend visits, gatherings, and a 500 club event hosted by Mrs Derryl Johnson with prize winners listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wretuyin
Churfoh
Clarence Soden
Rowley
United Biothren
Arsenale
Thureday
Soden
Janis’ i James
David
F. Moore
George Jennings
Mhuraday
Weekend Visit Notes and Family References
Mr and Mrs Lester Gehring are mentioned. Mrs Ole Johnson spent the weekend with her daughter Mrs Earl Halverson and family at Waet Tinton. Content continues on Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Gehring
Ole Johnson
Earl Halverson
Waet Tinton
Preparations for a New Home Near Welbel Lots
Laurence Muehlethaler has connected to city water mains at his lots just south of his parents home and excavating for a new house to be erected next year on the former Welbel lots. The old home was sold to John Falk who moved it to south Clermont street. Mr. and Mrs. Milo Olson spent Thursday to Sunday at Elgin TL and Chicago on a business trip visiting the watch factory and various business places. Mr. and Mrs. Norris Capper are adding an extra room and bath to their home in West Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurence
Muehlethaler
John Falk
Clermont Street
Milo Olson
Elgin
Chicago
Norris Capper
West Elgin
Speculation grows on Hastings ally seeking Iowa Senate nomination
Rumors from Cedar Rapids rally point to appearance of Hastings ally Wearin as a potential Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate. Observers mention Loveland and Fort Dodge’s Richard Mitchell as possible contenders, with Poston and Hickenlooper also discussed though less favored. Senate speakers at the Des Moines convention are Hickenlooper and Gillette. State fair tax take fell about two thousand from last year, with lower crowds and frugal spending cited as factors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Cedar’ Rapids
U. S
Jake Morey
Wearin
Democratic Party
al Loveland
Loveland
Washington
PMA
Iowa
Richard Mitchell
Fort Dodge
Inter=state Commerce Commission
Gene Poston
Corydon
Roosevelt
Guy Gillette
Gillette
Sen
Boukre
Hickenlooper
Iowa State Education Association
Des Moines
ISEA
Tax Commission
Delayed Renovation of Statehouse Grounds Building
Remodeling of the International Harvester Building on the statehouse grounds has stalled though the state took possession six months ago to convert it into a state office. The delay stems from lacking legally available funds for the office space portion while liquor commissions can use their funds, no method found to finance other sections.
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International Harvester
Statehouse
Labor Commissioner Plans Campaign for Better Arena Safety
Labor commissioner M L Gilbert outlines a plan to improve arenas’ safety and reduce accidents. The proposal includes a driver tax and a campaign promoting crane and alley safety, as part of a broader effort to cut incident rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor Accident Reports
M. L. Gilbert
Pulfer Buys Ithhof Farm Near Elgin
John Pulfer buys the Ben Schneider estate farm near Elgin about 33 acres half a mile south of town. The well improved property will transfer March first and Pulfer plans to move back to Elgin then.
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John "Pulfer
Hawkeye
Ben ‘Schneider
Ithhof
Elgin
Pulfer
Postal Department Puts Clamp on Newspapers
The Echo reports the post office department will stop second class mail for subscribers more than 12 months in arrears, enforcing a long standing rule. Some subscriptions were discontinued or shifted to first class with high cost. notices were sent and most remittances received. The publisher explains it is a regulation issue, not credit.
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Echo
Post Office Department
Lst
Thdke
Elgin Canning Co Joins Independent Assn
Elgin Canning Co joins Associated Independent Corn Canners, a 15 state group formed to challenge national brands. Members total over 26 million dollars in yearly business. Secretary Albert Schori says local policies stay intact while the national group launches a promotional campaign for canned corn. Headquarters are in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Group
Albert Schori
Associated Independent Corn Canners
Chicago
Cattle Buying Advice For Fall And Winter Costs
Cattle buyers often fare better purchasing in fall for grazing or feed needs, provided wintering costs and facilities are affordable. Calves or yearlings may wait for spring unless they can gain 1-2 pounds daily with good care. The notice also mentions a football game trip by Falb families and snippets about local social news.
Harry Johnson Takes Over Hardware Store
Elgin’s Lehman hardware business changes hands as Harry Johnson becomes owner on Friday September 23. The Lehman family had run the store since 1814 with 64 years in the Lehman line, while Johnson, a former painting contractor, plans a formal opening once preparations finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Harry Johnson
Lehman
Chris Lehman
L. G. Lehman
Johnson
Egg Prices Rise as USDA Keeps Support Through October
With egg prices on the upswing, few Iowa eggs are expected to be processed for government buying in October. The USDA will continue price supports in the Midwest by purchasing dried eggs at about 35 cents per dozen for shell eggs, reflecting average producer returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Department
New Elgin Welcomes Perry Medberry Home Family
New Elgin residents Mr and Mrs Perry Medberry welcomed to the town after moving last Wednesday from a farm between Elgin and Volga to a home bought from the Gordon Mosbys last summer Their son Glen operates the home farm location details indicate a rural setting and family involvement in farming duties.
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Perry Medberry
Elgin
Volga
Gordon Mosbys
Glen
Calmar Guests Visit Local Families This Weekend
Mr and Mrs Keith Kohler and Karla of Calmar spent the weekend with Mrs Ethel Kohler and J Harrington. Mr and Mrs Ervin Etter of Janesville Wisconsin and Mrs Frieda Etter were dinner guests at the Louis Dennler home. Mr and Mrs Louise Koevenig of Postville called Sunday in C J Harrington's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Kohler
Karla
Calmar
Ethel Kohler
J. Harrington
Rvin Etter
Janesville
Wis
Frieda Etter
Louis Dennler
Louise Koevenig
Postville
Cee C. J
Boy Scouts Secure Use of School Building
Elgin Boy Scouts gain permission to use Kern hill school for winter indoor campouts. They plan to clean, weed the yard, and make improvements under Scout leader Leland Capper. Funds are being raised by selling surplus blankets from the homecoming bingo stand to support activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Kern Hill
Leland Capper
Weibel Recalls Hooper Silver Cornet Band of 1900
A. M. Weibel, mill operator and band member, views a Hooper Nebr Sentinel photo of the Silver Cornet Band of 1900. He recalls starting in his father’s shoe shop, conducting the Elgin band, then joining and directing the Hooper band. Now back home, he remains active in band work and still plays the horn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Weibel
Hooper
Nebr
Sentinel
Elgin
Nebraska
General Aid Meets Oct 6 in Church Parlors
The general meeting of the W G S will be held in the church parlors Thursday afternoon Oct 6. Hostesses are Mrs C J Rovin json, Mrs Edith Berg, Mrs Max ford, Mrs Edith Berg, Mrs Max Hunsberger, Mrs Walter Follett and Mrs D E Tinker.
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C. J. Rovin JSON
Edith Berg
Maxford
Max Hunsberger
Walter Follett
D. E .Tinker
Knoxville Woman Turns Painter for Fun Exhibition
Knoxville woman Mrs Dessa Beard began painting for fun and now has work selected for a Des Moines art gallery exhibit. Mostly self taught, she paints what she sees and rejects modernistic styles. A Sunday gathering at the George Butikofer home included Mrs J M Gehring and Phyllis, Mr and Mrs Werner Moore and family, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Butikofer and family, Bert, William and Ruth Butikofer, and Edward Pulfer.
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Dessa Beard
Knoxville
Des Moines Art Gallery
J. M. Gehring
Phyllis
Werner Moore
Lawrence Butikofer
Bert
William and
Ruth Butikofer
Edward Pulfer
George Butik
Lions Club Met Monday at Coffee Cup
Mr and Mrs Allen Habeger will hold an open house on Sunday October 2 from two to four and seven to nine to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary. They were married at Waterloo on September 28 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Habeger
Waterloo
Panthers Fall to Postville in Loss at Home
Postville roars to a 54 to 7 win over Elgin as 6 first half touchdowns and 2 more after the break overwhelm the Panthers. Capper scores Elgin’s lone TD in the third, while Schultz and Meyer pace the Pirates’ defense and offense. Next Friday brings a home game against Waukon as conference standings show Postville improving to 2 0 0 and West Union atop with 1 0 0.
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Postville
Panthers
Elgin
Capper
Francis Butikofer
Benson
Jack Schultz
Jack Meyer
Pirates
Howie Wolf
Cliff Medberry
Allen Frieden
Lloyd Capper
Panther
Waukon
Maynard
West Union
Summer
Elkader
Fayette
Sumner
Arlington
Manchester
Elgin Study Club entertains teachers and visitors at church dinner
The Elgin Study Club hosted a 6:30 p.m. cafeteria dinner at the Methodist church on Tuesday. Guests included county chairman Mrs. Glen Behrens of Waucoma and district director Mrs. Arthur Meyer of Elkader along with a group of club members and guests. The program featured welcome by Mrs. C. J. Robinson, response by Mrs. Arthur Meyer and Mrs. Glen Behrens, piano by Marlene Mosby, violin by Ruth Tillotson with Mosby, and a skit titled A Century of Ladies and Novels by Mrs. C. B. Schori and Mrs. W. J. Grove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa Falls Robbery Strikes 78 Year Old Widow
A mean-spirited thief robbed 78 year old widow Mrs Effie Card in Iowa Falls last week taking 850 dollars in cash. The burglar also removed 80 dollars from her daughter's home, Mrs Irma Frederick, a widow, and others in the neighborhood. The crime occurred Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs Card and her daughter. Authorities are investigating the early Sunday reports of the incident.
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Iowa Falls
Effie
Irma Frederick
Lions Club Dinner Features Guest Include Six Or Seven
About 26 people attended the Lions Club dinner at the Coffee Cup on Monday evening, with six or seven guests. After the meal a business meeting and program at the school house discussed a $25 donation to the pello fund and sponsoring an auto drivers education school. A highway patrol talk on safe driving and accident causes was planned, with a state film possible. Both parents and teens were invited, refreshments to follow. Saph Robinson showed two films, wildlife fowl and From Trees to Tribunes, both informative.
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Lions Club
Pello
State Department
Saph Robinson
Dairymen Expect Profits To Stay Solid In Near Term
Dairymen anticipate profits to continue as feeding margins remain strong and dairy prices rise modestly. Milkers face stable income, with hay plentiful to keep feed costs below last year, while the dairyman’s position compares favorably to meat producers and should persist.
Newlyweds Settle in Elgin Arrive from Aurora
Mr and Mrs Paul Adrian of Aurora Illinois arrived in Elgin last Sunday and plan to settle here. They are staying with his parents Mr and Mrs Mike Adrian. The Adrians were married in Aurora on July 29 and both have been employed there. Mrs Adrian is Evelyn Boenit of Aurora.
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Paul Adrian
Aurora
Ill
Elgin
Mike Adrian
Adrian
Evelyn Boenit
Luther League Supper at Marion Lutheran Church
The Marion Luther League sponsors a cafeteria supper on Sunday evening October 2 at the Marion Lutheran Church. Gunde chicken and noodles will be served starting at 6 00 p m. Everyone welcome.
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Marion Luther League
Marion Lutheran Church
J Se
Progress Club meeting set for Oct 3 at Gladys Halverson home
The Progress Club will hold a regular meeting on Monday evening October 3 at the home of Gladys Halverson. The program titled Thieves in the Night features Edna Hunsberger Arthur Koester and Lois Tinker as presenters.
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Progress Club
Gladys Halverson
Edna Hunsberger
Arthur Koester
Lois Tinker
Long Trip by Minnesota Cyclists Reaches Jewell Iowa
Two Minnesota youths halted in Jewell Iowa on the final leg of a 5800 mile bicycle journey. They averaged about 100 miles daily, riding from Denver to Salt Lake City then California, looping back through Arizona New Mexico and Texas. One tire was replaced, total trip cost about 300 dollars per rider. Their bikes carried gear shifts aiding mountain climbs.
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Minnesota
Jewell
Iowa
Denver
Salt Lake
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Local families visit Sam Lehman and Archie Howard homes
Mr and Mrs Rudy Possehl and Junior and Mrs Mabel Dill were callers Sunday at the Sam Lehman home. Dinner guests Sunday at the Thos E Howard home included Mrs Inez Shaffer and Reynold Beverly Rubens, Mr and Mrs Reuben Howard and Bonnie, and the Archie Howard family.
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Rudy Possehl
Junior
Mabel Dill
Sam Lehman
Thos. E. Howard
Inez Shaffer
Reynold
Beverly Rubens
Reuben Howard
Bonnie
Archie Howard
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Follen
Volga Park
Harley Seedorff
Wilfred Bond
Clarkie Voshell and
Henry Matthys
J. R. Wood
New York
Elwin Loving
Richard Lambert
Gon
Derryl Rubens
Donna
Eile Washell
Derryl Johnson
500 Club
Roscoe Pritchard
Pal Shaffer
Charles
Harold Corbin
A Singh
Bom
oStan
Cedar Rapids
John Pulfer
Buys
Ben. Schneider
Retura
Postal Department
Elgin Canning Co
Independent
Assn
Falb
John Falb, Jr
Iowa City
du Gréther
Léo Grether
Dorothy Meisner
Ang Ay Lerch
Mer F Larson Bi
Call OF the
WILD
Lehmans
New Elgin
Boy Scouts
iStudy Club
Esther Trude
John Steffens
Pa Union
Gallers
Ji Es Rether
Cannon
E. Howard
Luther League
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