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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1932
Page
8
A flurry of social visits fills a weekend in Tofield area households. Neighbors and relatives including the Butikofer, Schneider, Christen, Frieden, Dennler, Friederich, and Yearous families spent time at various homes in Elgin, Postville, and nearby farms. Guests arrived for dinners, Sunday gatherings, and afternoon calls, with several staying through Monday.
Elizabeth Christen of Cheery Valley spent Saturday night with Edna Hanson. Harry Frieden and Alice visited Voshells near Arlington. Hermen family from Wadena and Dorothy Hermen dined at the Lawrence Welsh home in Oak Grove. Chas Rothlisberger guests of Ella Kerr in Waterloo. Elizabeth Foxwell of Fayette weekend with her parents. Martha Chapman Naida Jennings Arlene Sanger La Bond Faegue Randalia family. Lola and Edna Hanson visited Wilbur Lehman in Cheery Valley. L W McKellar dined in Chase Doty home. Viola Foxwell visited Ruth Rothlisberger. Paul Pulfer listed as sick. George Butikofer and Fred Schneider families visited Ben Frieden in Cheery Valley. Lester Perry near Elkader visited Raymond Benson and Martha Chapman Delbert Rothlisberger hosted dinner. Adolph Hanson and Lucille Lao Aden and Harry visited Cheery Valley. Mrs Andrew Cook and son Merlin also noted.
Residents from Elkader Waterloo Monona Froelich Elgin Clermont Wadena Clermont and near Volga City visit relatives and attend Sunday meals and calls. Families hosting include the Yearous Ogle Wenger Foxwell Klingman Klingman group Frieden Hunsberger Rothlisberger and others in the community.
A reader laments Iowa lacks a uniform text book law. He recalls a man who moved five miles this spring, changing school districts and forcing a fresh set of books for his children. The letter questions state taxation and criticizes the book trust. Advertising notes follow.
The notice lists two probate hearings for wills of Fred Remnier and Gjerman Engebretson in Fayette County with dates in 1932, signed by clerk staff. It also names eight Republican senatorial candidates led by Brookhart, Cook, Cosson, Hickelberg, Field, Galloway, Haig, and Hayes, noting Field’s Shenandoah ties and general publicity discussions surrounding a radio station.
A compact home gardening note jokes about easy to spell flowers and urges readers to buy seed corn treated with mercuric dust. It also reports Mildred Odegard has been employed in the Mrs Rudy Lehman home due to Mrs Lehman’s illness.
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