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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1929
Page
6
The Elgin column lists social visits from Dr. B S Hutchinson and Mrs Hulda Stoeeher. Families and friends attend picnics and gatherings near West Union Oelwein Decorah and Elkader. Local notices include renovations at the mill and planning for Echo publication.
Baptist church notes list Friday August 16 prayer meeting at 8 pm and choir at 9 pm. Sunday August 18 English service at 10 am with Sunday school at 11 am. meeting at Sumter at 3 pm. B Y P U program committees at 7 30 pm. B Y P U program due at 8 pm Friday August 28 with prayer meeting at 8 pm and choir at 9 pm. Pastoral signoff. Delegates for Burlington conference preparing for trip. Welcomes extended to all.
The M. E. Church notes Rev E J Starr will lead worship at 10 o clock with the Sacrament of the Lord s Supper. Church school follows at 11. Mrs Mae Bopp hosts the Ladies Aid Society this Thursday afternoon in the church basement. The official board meets Monday evening August 19. J M Snyder Pastor.
To harvest sweet clover seed at peak maturity, cut when about half the pods are black. Self-rake reapers cut best while mowing causes seed loss. Self binders with seed-saving pans, corn binders, or custom machines beat seed loose as they strike plants. Seed must be dried, spread, and stirred if damp or piled high.
A playful exchange captures locals joking that one has a “better ear for music” during a compact edition. The piece notes new hats described as smaller in shape, and mentions Berg presenting the latest “Gordon” model.
Local notes recount visits and dinners across Cheery Valley and Oak Grove. Families such as Metzger, Christen, Friederich, Pulfer, Lehman, Fisher, Schupbach, and Dennler are mentioned with neighbors in Elgin, West Union, Elkader, and Decorah. Visits span Sunday to Friday with multiple host homes and weekend trips noted.
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