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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
2
Wadena area residents and visitors gathered weekend company and discussed local events. Families from Elkport Fayette and Sioux City visited, while several hosted relatives at home. Generous travel to Chicago for a ball game and a Lehigh Wisconsin trip were noted along with local birthdays and a ninth birthday celebration.
Thousands of Iowa children start school while a three way bond among teacher pupil and parent shapes ten to twelve years of learning. Home attitudes and family harmony influence effort, health, and ambitions, with conflicts hindering progress. Sponsored by the University of Iowa.
True naturalists, whether professional or amateur, show a vocation for nature. Their interest in wild things begins in youth and remains intense, growing as life advances. The naturalist sustains that curiosity into adulthood, with fervor that deepens over time.
The mid Pacific metropolis of Honolulu obtains nearly all its water from artesian wells, yielding about 1.5 billion gallons annually.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer details a 1980s pigeon plague in Ohio that damaged forests and farms far more than grasshoppers. Pigeons blanketed hundreds of acres in Washington County, breaking tree limbs and causing roof collapses under their weight. A single roost reportedly covered a thousand acres.
French royalists regard Louis XVII as king. Born at Versailles on March 27, 1785. He became dauphin after his elder brother died on June 4, 1789 and king after the execution of his father on January 21, 1793. Believed to have died in prison at age ten. exact cause unknown.
The claw and ball foot, rooted in Oriental dragon motifs, replaced the club foot in English furniture. Its peak use appeared in the Transition period of early Georgian times and continued into Chippendale work before George III’s reign.
A reflective piece likens advice to soft snowfall rather than harsh hail, urging calm, patient guidance that descends gently and without haste. The analogy emphasizes measured, thoughtful communication over blunt instruction.
Grand Meadow residents and friends visited relatives across nearby towns over the weekend. Guests included Mrs. Clarence Olson and Quin ton, Mrs. Laura Holt and others, with sewing circle gatherings and threshing cooks noted. Families shared time at Olson, Martin, Buraas, Erickson, and Holm homes, plus visits from Gustafson and Helgerson kin.
Mrs Clarence Tripp and Mrs Sheldon Moats attended a pre nuptial shower for Evelyn Grimes. West Union residents Mr and Mrs Alfred Cline were supper guests in the Nutting home. John Barnhouse and children spent Sunday with Chas Appelman near Hawkeye. John Reeder renovated a Hovey farm barn with a new roof after purchasing it. The Barker family of Elgin and the Craft home hosted Sunday suppers. A picnic at West Union fair grounds involved Joe Peters and others. Reuben Miller and daughter visited Verne Boyer. Jennie Peters stayed with Kenneth Kjosa in Clermont. Patterson family returned to Chicago after two weeks here with Willis Lyon accompanying them home. Mrs Sidney Nutting, recently ill, remained in Brainard.
Ruby Buddenberg and Dale Reeves of Castalia Iowa married in a cavern 300 feet underground receiving congratulations from many friends atop the site. Other notes include Mrs Lew Grover and Elmer visiting Clermont, church services at Fairbank, and Brainerd Church Notes with Sunday school and evening services led by Newell Brink.
Roman Paczynski of Prairie du Chien battled for about 45 minutes Sunday morning to land a 63-pound catfish on a trout line in the Wisconsin River just south of Prairie du Chien. The catch, though massive, is noted as a novelty for the area.
Cornelius Torgrim, an 83 year old Washington Prairie farmer, climbed a 65 foot windmill tower with a makeshift scaffold to fix a broken brace rod while threshers worked nearby. Neighbors had offered to help after threshing. The incident sparked questions about age and ability.
Fragmentary report notes Buckingham Palace area formerly belonged to Westminster Abbey’s abbots and references evolution of monastery lands. Unclear text mentions sale and restructuring of property.
In Savannah, Mrs. Georgia Watson recounts that her daughter, 15, bore an 8 pound baby on August 6 while Mrs. Watson herself was 13 at the time of the daughter's birth. The daughter, married at 14 on July 18, 1936, to an 18 year old house painter, with three earlier children, all living and healthy.
Senator Hugo in Washington, D C, receives congratulations from Vice President John N Garner after his appointment to fill the vacancy caused by Justice Willis Van Devanter's resignation. The pick was to chair the Senate Education and Labor committee.
From Whangpo n River vantage, the August 14 bombardment by Shanghai forces struck Shanghai harbor directed at Japanese targets in the International Settlement. The attack killed three Americans and endangered thousands in the zone. Among the victims were several identified individuals.
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