Elgin Bridge Party Guests and Local Visits Highlight Week
Mrs. Chas ONeill hosted three tables of bridge with high score won by Mrs. G J Mosby. numerous guests attended including Mrs. C B Schori and Mrs. Louis Klingman. The column lists dinners, travels to Colorado Springs and Rochester, and several visits across Elgin and nearby towns with many family and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
O’neill
G. J. Mosby
Louis Klingman
C. O. Christ
C. B. Schori
C. J. Robinson
Allen Habeger
H. H. Wolf
Leo Schori
Walter Kohls
Mel. Ko
Harold Albrecht
West Union
Samuel Mosby
Betts Elgin Baptist Church Services Notice
Sunday worship at 10 a m Sunday school at 11 a m service at Sumner at 3 p m evening service at 8 p m Wednesday April 29 prayer service at 8 p m choir rehearsal at 3 p m minister Paul F Zoschke organist Alfred Jacob Jr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Alfred Jacob, Jr
Sumner
Lutheran Church Services April 26 Schedule
Luther Church invites Marion parishioners to an English service at 9 30 a m and Norway parishioners to an English service at 11 00 a m followed by St Olaf Luther League at 8 p m All are welcome Dr S J Strandjord Pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Norway
St. Olaf
Luther League
S. J. Strandjord
Graduation Gifts at Baumgartner's Jewelry Store
Baumgartner's jewelry shop in Elgin Iowa advertises gifts for graduation including a large stock of 1942 Elgin watches for ladies and men in pink and yellow gold. The ad notes low factory stock but ample in store, plus lockets crosses pearl necklaces bracelets rings and Sheaffer sets. They invite customers to compare prices and mention mail order price matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Baumgartner’s Jewelry Store
Iowa
LIFE AND DEATH AND ARMY ARTIST NOTES
Lloyd Crawford in Beatrice receives news of his father’s death as he becomes a father. Wartburg College uses Elgin clay in art classes to sculpt figures aiding future teachers understanding civilization. Dr. Frank Luther Mott spoke at Audubon memorial unveiling. Captain R. Zimmerling, an Alaska Defense Command artist, sketches officers in pastel and coal and decorates headquarters.
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Elgin
Iowa
Wartburg College
Waverly
Frank Luther Mott
State University of Iowa
Ella M. Stearns
Audubon County
Audubon
Mott
Stearns
R. C. Zimmerling
Cedar County
South Dakota Road Commission
Alaska Defense Command
Annette Island
Territory of Alaska
Berne Man Knits for Soldiers in Spare Time
Berne Indiana 82 year old Berneman knits daily at a local furniture plant and in evenings. He has knitted three pairs of socks since the war began and donated them to the Red Cross for soldiers. He also made mittens and sweaters. His wartime knitting follows similar efforts in World War I. Kerne admiration for his craftsmanship from local women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne
Indiana
CFI
Echo
Simon M. Schwratz
Martin L. Smith
Berneman
Red Cross
Red Cross director reports on Bataan Peninsula fate unknown
Washington D C Catherine L Nau Red Cross field director who has submitted two graphic reports on the strenuous days and nights among wounded U S and Filipino troops on Bataan Peninsula The hospital to which she was assigned has since been captured and her own fate therefore is not known Mr and Mrs Joe Larson and Gordon of Onalaska Wis visited Saturday and Sunday with her mother Mrs Maggie Schricker
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Catherine L. Nau
Red Cross
U.S
Bataan
Joe Larson and
Gordon
Onalaska, Wis
Maggie Schricker
Remember Pearl Harbor Defense Bonds Booster Ad
A concise wartime appeal urging daily remembrance of Pearl Harbor and promoting U. S. Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps as a patriotic investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
U. S. Defense
Laval foes bolstered as Darlan takes command of French forces
In Vichy a reshuffle elevates Admiral Jean Darlan to head all French naval land and air forces, a move seen to deter Pierre Laval from pressing armed collaboration with Nazi Germany. Darlan, though strongly anti-British, is believed unlikely to commit France to full armed partnership with the Nazis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vichy
France
Pierre Laval
Marshall Petain
Jean Darlan
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