Elgin Local News Highlights From Bergs and Community
Elgin items note Bergs sale of clothing and gifts for Christmas plus local visits and dinners. Families from Clermont Lima Decorah Fayette Ottumwa Postville Waukeegan Cedar Rapids and Grand Junction figure in Thanksgiving and weekend travel news. Local health notes, jury duty, and a hazardous Wenger hill driving advisory are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berg’s
Dorothy DeSart
Guy Sterns
Lima
Bert Henderson
Clermont
Ed “Hanson
H. C. Heston
En ‘Holzey
Borg’s
Will Walthera
Leo
Elkader
Fred Schultz
Postville
John Falb
Clem Schmid
Edward
El“kader
George H. Falb
Ella Lehman
Joe Yates
Lea, Baldwin
Fayette
Will Pritchard
Lester
Roger Grant
Decorah
John Yenney
Waukegan
Nil
Melchr Yenney
Honorine Otley
Atwater-Kent
Kenneth Evans
Ernestine Holzer
Eva Mae Frieden
Lewis
Moorhead
Gordon
Allen Habeger
Falb
Wenger Hill
Elgin
Nother
John Bauman
Grand Junction
Colo
The Watch on Training and Life Skills for Youth
A reflection on youth education stressing that beyond shelter and clothing, children need practical training to gain a livelihood. It argues that high school and college alone are not enough, and that skilled training leads to better wages and legitimate, productive lives.
What Makes Success by Ruth Peterson
A compiled list of qualities for a successful person including delegation, teamwork, confident voice, decision making, saving, seeking new methods, planning to reduce fatigue, wide work reflection, accepting criticism, maintaining spirit in adversity, encouraging subordinates, social ability, constructive criticism, accepting responsibility for blunders, self critical decision review, and quick decisive action without delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Peterson
Elgin High Seeks Strong Basketball Season
Twenty five girls answered coach Gilma Olson's call for basketball. Graduation took three seasoned players from Carpenter Frieden and Lehman, leaving gaps. New material including Margaret Schupbach tonning center Hilda Meyer and Alice Hanson guards Bernita Bopp jumping center may yield a winning season as practice emphasizes fundamentals. A county league will heighten competition and drive team spirit toward the conference crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilma Olson
Carpenter
Frieden
Lehman
Margaret Schupbach
Tonning
Hilda Meyer
Alice Hanson
Bernita Bopp
Elgin High
Illyria News Farm Club Meets at Mrs Wenger
The farm bureau ladies club met with Mrs. Chris Wenger Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Chas Wenger led the meeting and lunch was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau Ladies’ Club
Chris Wenger
Chas
Wenger
Ida
Marie Frieden
Fred Schneider
Hazel Rothisberger
Thoman i
Jack Shaffer
Fred
Otis
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Moffellar
Berg
Mia
Charlea Greenley
Robert
al Anderson
Frank Greenley
Gamble Stores
Delwei
Towa
Karl Miller
Minneapolis
Northwestern Young People’s Society
A. M. Weibel
Dubuque
J. C. Halverson
Watch
Gladys
Schneider
Ruth Paterson Lewis
George ‘Anderson
William Weibel
Kathryn Teamch
McCormick
Deering
United States
Iowa
California
Kimberly
Great Britain
Niagara
Canada
Nova Scotia
Illyria News
Earl Rothlisberger
Nettie Fischer
Gottfred Frieden
Edna Haneon
Ruth Rothlisbarger
Walter Rothlisberger
John Probert
Rose Reitz
Cheery Valley
Coronel Rothlisberger
Vina Dodge
Max Medberry
Chas. Medberry
Ruth Rothlisberger
West Union
Otis Rothlisberger
Herg
C. B. Schori
Carrie Whitney
Gertrude
Loraine
Mary Carpenter
Fayets
Milady
Kohler’s
Kohler
Elgin, Iowa
Max Thoma
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