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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1938
Page
8
Illyria items record long lists of visits from Eunice Ulish and others to Iowa places including West Union and Volga. Mentions of reunions at West Union fairgrounds, funeral attendances at Wadena, and numerous family visits across Elgin Elkader and Strawberry Point areas. Local residents, church events, and park outings mentioned with several households named.
Mrs. Robert Gehring and two children of Kenmare North Dakota visit in Jacob Gehring Sr. home along with other relatives. Various neighbors shared meals and visits at homes across the community including threshers meals, July visits to West Bend, and picnics at Gunder and Elkader.
Oak Grove residents report visitors and social visits from Chicago and nearby towns. Mr and Mrs Wm Bond of Chicago stayed with Jim Muncie and hosted gatherings. Florence Thoman Clarence Thoman visited Elkader. others called at Nydegger and Denjon homes. Wayne Gilson drove Mrs Harry Gilson to Volga City for a trip to Chicago for a wedding and they returned Sunday.
A week of social calls fills the area with numerous dinners and visits. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Norr and three children hosted guests from Gradill and Oakville, while Walter Pritchard dined with his parents. Many others shared meals or calls across Monona Elgin West Union and Volga City, with illness sidelining Clifton Wilson after a fall.
Brainard and area residents shared attendance at church dedications and farm bureau picnics. Guests included Clarence Meyer, Florence Cline, and multiple Nutting family members with birthday celebrations. Visits spanned Waterloos dedication, Racine Wisconsin, Oelwein, Waukegan Illinois, and Idaho residences with assorted relatives and neighbors.
Marshfield residents Gerald and Gladys visited Mr and Mrs D H Craft and others in nearby homes. Families gathered in Elgin and West Union for funerals and visits. Raine Wis Lyle Granger joined Frank Lyon’s home visit to attend a funeral. Church notices for Brainard include Sunday school and services. An Olds Iowa town reports no property tax levy with a $1,950 surplus and zero taxation planned for the coming year with a cigarette license revenue forecast.
The Echo promotes printing services while noting Harry Hopkins confidence that ninety percent of WPA workers back Roosevelt. A 21 year old wife gives birth to a son for 81 year old Geo Boarman in Washington DC. A Clinton man explains his black eye as a sinker accident from fishing, with a neighbor assisting during recovery.
Four years into adoption by middle west farmers, cold storage lockers expanded from ice plant adjuncts to independent facilities. Meat is slaughtered, chilled, aged, cut, wrapped, and frozen at zero or below before patrons access lockers with their own keys. Government and university extensions praise the system for safety, cost savings, and extended storage of fruits and vegetables.
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