Elgin News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Events
Community notes detail visits by Elgin residents to nearby towns, family gatherings, and social activities. Easter promotions at local shops are advertised, with weekend travel to Cedar Rapids, West Union, and Decorah referenced. A dance at the Elgin opera house is announced for April 9, and local teachers’ weekend travels are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Thoman
Ida Christen
Lauretta Gilson
Gerald Schori
Madison
Wis
Harry Dennler
Louis Hofer
M. V. Kiple
Jim Yearous
Forest Shaffer
Ward Bra
Leta Ash
Fayette
Ed Medberry
Easter Week Worship Services Across Local Churches
Methodist Church holds morning worship and church school at 11. Pre Easter quiet hour services run nightly 8 to 9 from Monday to Friday ending with The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Baptismal service on Easter morning. Community Church holds migria church school at 10 and worship at 11:15. Union Church Clermont conducts 7:30 p.m. service. Joseph C. Warton, Minister invites all to worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Migria
Union
Clermont
Joseph C. Warton
Elgin Baptist Church Schedule Includes Worship and Meetings
Elgin Baptist Church announces Sunday morning worship and communion at 10 o clock with Sunday school at 11 o clock. A quarterly business meeting follows, with Junior Society at 2 o clock. Wednesday April 9 features prayer service in the evening and choir rehearsal at 9 o clock. Chrystal Miller serves as pianist and Paul F. Zoschke as minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Chrystal Miller
Lutheran Church Schedule and Guest News
Lutheran church services listed by date with St Olaf Marion and Norway parishes in English and Norse rites. Pastor S J Strandford invites all to each service. Also notice of Fred S Hanson's major operation in Los Angeles with a positive update from Mrs Hanson. Local faculty dinner hosted by Schori and Schurchi families with several attendees named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Olaf
Marion
Norway
S. J. Strandford
Fred S. Hanson
Los Angeles
Calif
Reader letter from Mrs Schiefelbein praises local paper
Mrs E A Schiefelbein of Waverly writes from Elgin praising the Elgin Echo. She and her former name Nettie Berger note readership support and urge continued publication, enclosing a check for current and future subscriptions. The letter underscores faith in America's future and a free press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo
E. A. Schiefelbein
Waverly
America
Baumegartner's Jewelry Store Tops Mail Order Race
Baumegartner's Jewelry Store meets all mail order competition delivering value and diversity in jewelry offerings priced at 31 cents with emphasis on accessible shopping. The notice highlights aggressive pricing and wide selection aimed at attracting customers from rival catalogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baumegartner’s
Around Town News Briefs and Local Notes
Mrs. R. E. Tennant of Clarion suffered a heart attack and fell, the night operator heard moaning and called a local doctor. Henry Medinger of Davenport received $10 from a St. Louis salesman who splashed water on his clothes and later paid a $100 fine after a car accident. Hamburg youths must hear the new curfew whistle at 10 PM. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Kruse of Park Ridge, Illinois, are in California for business, joining him there after travel by plane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Tennant
Clarion
Henry Medinger
Davenport
St. Louis
Medinger
Harvey Kruse
Park Ridge, Ill
California
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Nashua Designers Show Off Hat Designs
Members of the Friendly Society at Nashua displayed their hat design skills by bringing antique model hats or modern originals made from any material. The event highlighted creativity and craftsmanship in headwear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendly Society
Nashua
Primitive Japanese Race Compared to Indians in America
A 19th century description claims the hairy Ainus of Japan are a primitive race occupying a position comparable to that of the Indian in America. The statement reflects ethnographic prejudice of the era, identifying Ainu with a perceived hierarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
America
Cheddar Cheese History Mentioned Amid Monument Note
A fragment mentions inexpensive cheddar cheese, known as store or American, alongside a line about the Bunker Hill Monument. It notes the cornerstone was laid by Lafayette in 1825 on the battle’s fiftieth anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bunker Hill Monument
Lafayette
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Elgin
John Lyford
Elma
Lulu Schmid
Feller’s Hardware
West Elgin
Ben Kurth
Gander
Kurth
J. Olson
Postville
Wm. Ewing
Ruth Gibson
Paul Waters
Decorah
Ella Warton
Mt. Vernon
Cornell College
J. C. Warton
Louis Lehman
Anna Schupbach
Glen
Anna Mae
Everett Wiethorn
D. E. Tinker
L. G. Lehman
Strawberry Point
John Tinker
Sam Lehman
Decorah Hospital
Perry Larson
Lehman
Pearl Hass
Walnut
Genevieve Dunkle
Waterloo
Naomi Brant
Oelwein
Helen Reed
Lineville
Bonnie Curry
Cedar Rapids
Agnes Crowe
Howard
Nori Apper
Oel~wein Hospital
Walter Bovis and Sons
West Union
Anna Cox
Geraldine Kohler
Chester
Ethel ‘Kohler
Bert Allen
Elkader
Mabel Holzer
Mary and
Emma Meyer
Harry Wenger
E. A. Traeger
O. W. Krueger
Ruth
Evelyn Johnson
Marshalltown
Ellamae Johnson
Vernon Knight
Donald Jensen
Wayne Gilson
Howard Boyle
Mr. Farmer
Iowa
R. P. Strauch
Baumgartner’s
Harold Conner
Donna Wenger
Betty Schori
Betty Strauch
Sumner
Betty Wenger
M. Zurbriggen
Matty
L. Young
J. J. Potter
Young and Daughters
Chas. Copper
Mrs. Potter
Gordon
Elgin Clothes Shop
Mel Kohler
St Paul's
Elgintin
Elgin Baptist Church
Lutheran Church
The
Elgin Echo
Strauch
Rich
Yours Truly, Mrs. E. A. (Nettie) Schiefelbein
Hamburg
Grace
MR. Merchant
LT Yyour AP Read
Elgin Opera House
Uncle Elmer
Daffy Doodlers
Cash Store
Lena Baumgartner
Feller's Hardware
Nisua
Elgin Furniture Store
F. C. Muehlethaler
Max Thoma
Elgin, Iowa
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