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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1936
Page
2
Local residents recount weekend visits with kin and friends in West Union Elkader and Waterloo. Social events include Auction bridge, five hundred games, and a surprise birthday party for Mrs Conner. The Tightwad play by Wadena seniors is scheduled for May 7 in Klingman hall.
Jean Jones spent the weekend with the Louis Dennler home and many local families hosted or visited relatives and friends from Friday through Sunday. Numerous dinners and suppers marked birthday celebrations and gatherings in Oak Grove, West Union, Elgin, Elkader, and nearby homes, with extended families and neighbors sharing meals and leisure.
Mrs Reuben Howard hosted guests including Harold and Helen Dennler and Russell Jones who spent Sunday evening in her home.
Community updates report multiple visits and illnesses among residents. Rev Zoschke spent Tuesday in Sumner while several families including the Durschers, Feller, DeSart, Snyder, and Schram-related relatives hosted or visited others. Gladys Feller underwent appendicitis surgery at Oelwein hospital. Irma Berndt ill in Iowa City with hospitalization decisions discussed.
Mr and Mrs Lester Wenger of Volga City entertained about thirty friends and relatives at the Baptist church Tuesday evening this week. The program featured accordion numbers I Love You Truly and Sweethearts Forever Gus Krueger musical readings The Bride and the Groom and jokes about Advice to the Bride and Groom Readings and vocal and accordion solos by local performers Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs John Fallen and daughter Kathryn of Volga City Refreshments were served before day guests departed.
A compact note lists several famed marriages where the wife is older than the husband. It includes Empress Josephine older than Napoleon, Catherine of Aragon older than Henry VIII, Mary Stuart older than Francie II, Jenny Lind older than Otto Goldschmidt, Disraeli's wife older by fifteen years, Ann Hathaway older than Shakespeare by eight, and Mrs Warren G Harding older than the late president.
A historical note traces the origin of vigilante groups in the Western frontier, describing the first prominent association formed in San Francisco in June 1851 to curb rising desperadoes who had migrated to the gold fields and threatened property and order.
The meeting offers voters a chance to meet a Republican gubernatorial candidate. Senator Wilson, noted for active debate and fair parliamentary conduct, will speak, outlining public service and legislative work. Prof. H C Talle of Luther College also addressed the Fayette gathering as the club formed.
The fourth and last training school for farm bureau home project leaders met in Clayton county. Elkader hosted April 23 with 40 ladies in the forenoon and a picnic lunch, then an afternoon session. Ruby Simpson presented lessons on business basics including banking, notes, mortgages, deeds, wills, taxes, and insurance. Leaders from western townships attended, marking rising interest and calls for another year of Home Management.
Observations compare quail and grouse with grouse described as larger and having more developed vocal chords. Grouse feathers are noted to grow on the lower leg area, and nostril openings differ from quail.
A concise note states that light rays, X rays, heat rays and wireless rays all move at identical speeds yet differ in wavelength and length. The comparison highlights the uniform speed of all electromagnetic emissions while their frequencies and wavelengths vary.
Peiping has stood as an imperial city for 900 years under various names and dynasties. It comprises the Outer Chinese city and the Inner Tartar city, divided by a wall with three gates, spanning about 25 square miles.
Statement asserts that American citizenship is granted to children born in the United States to Chinese parents. It presents a basic citizenship principle but lacks details on legal nuances such as birthright citizenship eligibility, documentary requirements, or potential exceptions under nationality law.
The phrases patent pending and applied for indicate the inventor has begun steps toward securing a patent. Both convey that protection is being sought, with patent pending signaling an established process and applied for confirming the filing has occurred.
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