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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1939
Page
8
Iilyria Items report weekend guests visiting Cedar Rapids relatives then touring Cedar Falls and nearby towns. Numerous families from Oregon Indiana and Wisconsin join local hosts for picnics suppers and social gatherings with long lists of names and locations including West Union Gunder Knoxville Knoxville Tenn. Fort Wayne and McMinnville.
Mr and Mrs Roy Peeper and family of Arlington hosted dinner with the Dennier and Leh man families. Rev Joe Banwart and family from West Bend spent the weekend with relatives. Mrs Sam Lehman visited the Bu_tikofer and Friederich homes. Francis Ubersax and son from Shullsburg visited John Dennler. Numerous local residents visited each other’s homes, shared threshers meals, and socialized at the Dennler, Leuchtenmacher, and Friederich households across the area.
Recap of local social calls and helpers around threshers season. Neighbors Orlin Mason Betty Minihan Joe Banwart Emil Moor and many families share cooking, picnics, and Sunday visits at multiple homes including the Fried erich, Chris ten, Thoman, and Butikofer households. Names of residents and towns anchor the social notes.
Mrs. George Boyle and children visited in the George Howard home Thursday. Numerous neighbors and relatives called or dined with each other across Oak Grove, including Mrs. Wm Frederick, the Dennlers, and the Leuchtenmachers. A large group shared a picnic in Clermont park honoring Mrs. Peters birthday.
Were guests Sunday of her parents Mr and Mrs Chris Dennler. Mr and Mrs Lyle Wilson and children visited last Sunday in the Vern Northrup home. Sarah Metzger visited several days last week with Mrs Chris Dennler.
Gunder and Osage residents hosted guests including Mellien Loftsgard Lofts gard Jona and Raymond at the Gunder Jellum home. Families visited, dined, and traveled for visits with relatives. Dorcas Society met at Gunder church with large attendance and Postville band entertainment. Various residents planned a Ladies Aid gathering August 10 at the church parlors.
Hannibal Hamlin of Maine was elected Vice President of the United States and served in Lincoln's administration from March 4, 1861, to March 3, 1865.
Rev Logan Heiserman of Welliman and S Patterson Dawn Dummermuth spent time away from home. Families from Bers en Norway Os sian and Wadena visited relatives and stayed with local hosts. Unity and hospitality marked Sunday with church services, dinners, picnics, and multiple households hosting guests and cousins.
Grace Howard and Colleen enjoyed a picnic at Clermont park Sunday for Mrs Chas Peters birthday anniversary. Layon Hanson of Eldorado spent last week with her sister Mrs Lester Suckow. Mr and Mrs Herbert Dummer smuth shared Sunday evening with Eldred Patterson near Clermont. Mr and Mrs Max Medberry and Harvey Howard Jr stayed in the Harvey Howard home at Nielsville Wis from Saturday to Monday. About twenty five people from Sorainard drove to West Union to hear the Miltonville Wesleyan College male quartette. Sunday school 10 20 preaching 8 pm. Ladies Aid Society meets Thursday afternoon with Mrs Vern Boyer. Rev C A Belknap, Pastor.
Go for Finn in Attack highlights a rough strategy as fish fight, aiming to strike the rival’s flank. The piece notes that the quickest way to kill a shark is by damaging its gills, underscoring a brutal method in predator confrontations.
The term protein, the nutrient that builds and repairs tissues, traces to a Greek root meaning of the first importance.
An astronomer calculates Jupiter to be covered by a thick ice sheet of 16,000 miles. The finding suggests a largely ice dominated interior, with implications for planetary structure and potential ocean below.
A brief note highlights safety pins created by ancient Greeks and Romans with protective points. The item showcases early metalworking and practical fastening devices used to prevent injury.
The building housing the Opportunity school in Denver Colorado bears the motto For All Who Wish to Learn. The inscription marks the school's aim to welcome learners of all backgrounds within the city.
Scientists warn that tissue can persist after the host organism dies, challenging ideas of life span and biological decay. Researchers note metabolic activity may continue briefly under certain conditions, suggesting tissue remnants could influence future studies in preservation and forensic science.
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