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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1938
Page
8
Illyria households share births visits and social events from Fay ette to West Union. A son born Tuesday April 19 to Mr and Mrs Thomas Benson. Dozens of neighbors gather for dinners and birthdays while teachers meet at Fayette and many relatives travel between Chicago Chicago and Michigan areas.
Local residents shared visits across families and friends over the weekend and week. Several gatherings occurred at the Dennler and Imhof homes, with many names including Friederich, Metzger, Lehman, Christen, Hanson, Dennler, and Largan noted among attendees. An Elkader meeting was arranged, officers were elected, and various callers were recorded in West Bend, Oak Grove, Clermont, and nearby areas.
Mrs. Silas Wilson and her son visited the Tim Thoman home on Thursday evening. Numerous neighbors Jones and families shared hospitality at various homes including Wm Kerr Oran Bane and Roy Leuchtenmacher with a string of Sunday suppers and Sunday visits across West Union Elka der and Oelwein areas. Several include Mrs. H Winkler Mrs. H Gilson Mrs. Gottfried Frieden and others as guests and hosts in Elm Grove Oak Grove segment.
Brainard items show Ethel Boyle of Elgin staying with the Wm Nutting home over weekend. Many relatives and friends visit in George Howard and Frank Boyle households. Clarence Howard helps Louis Becker with farm work and others attend a cooking school in West Union.
Community notes report injuries from a recent accident involving Mr. Becker. Marian Patterson spent Friday night with Elizabeth and Winifred McMillan in Elgin. Various dinner guests visited Elgin homes including the Vern Boyer and George Boyle households. The Ladies' Aid Society plans a Thursday meeting with Mrs. Sidney Patterson. Regional teachers from Brainard and nearby schools attended a Fayette meeting at Brainard Church. Sunday school is at 10 a.m. and preaching at 7:45 p.m.
Pleasant Point Study Club met Friday night at the Nydegger home with prominent roll call of proverbs. Mrs Dinan spoke on Ethelbert Nevin while members shared feed sack and bleaching tips. Wayne Abel and family joined as new members. lunch followed. Ellsworth Maine opens a community engagement book in stores to avoid scheduling conflicts for public entertainments.
R. P. Strauch returned from Des Moines after a three day Towa Press session. The Fayette County Union and Clayton County Register were among the place winners for excellency in a department, with Wm. Klingbeil of Postville on the committee promoting the home papers.
Belgium asserts the Palace of Justice in Brussels is Europe’s largest building, claiming its area exceeds that of St. Peter’s in Rome by about twelve percent. The claim highlights Brussels’ grand federal complex as a landmark of scale and ambition.
The Swiss chemist Dr J B Brandenberger developed and exploited the product naming it Ya cellophane in early reports.
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