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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
8
In Elkader Iowa a State Bank building item or notice mentions two differences in chiropractic practice, specifically X ray use and neurocalometer readings. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
Lois Benson of Postville stayed with her grandmother Mrs. Mary La Valle in the Mrs. Rosa Schlupp home and Rev. and Mrs. Harvey Gerst visited in Oakville. Families including the Peeper and Butikofer households hosted guests, with church services, outings to Dubuque, and numerous dinners and suppers noted. A Rochester trip for Mrs. Sam Hofer relates to an operation, and Christmas greetings hint at the season.
Oak Grove residents report Sunday visits by Mr and Mrs Oran Bane and families to the Holzer, Fox, and Brabham households. Social Hour met at Mrs Beryl Boleyn's home with Christmas gift exchanges. Several local families, including the Bartels, Shaffer, Yearns, and Allen households, hosted guests or called on others during the week.
Mrs Nellie Kimball cared for ill Mrs Harold Kimball. Lulu Rothlisberger visited her mother Ella Kerr in St Francis hospital after a broken hip. Chas Doty and grandson Clarence returned from Michigan. Clarence Meyer and Roy Cline hosted guests in the Medberry home. Several local families hosted dinners and visits including Klingman and Shaffer families. A Pioneer hybrid corn banquet was attended in Oelwein. Ladies met at Adolph Weber’s in Wadena for a Growing Up With Pictures lesson.
Bertha Fisher and sisters spent midweek with Lea Rothlisberger and Marie Fisher in Oakville. Hilda Meyer stayed with the Elmer Frieden family near Elkader. Evelyn Ernst and son Edlwin dined with Arthur Yearous. Chas Doty visited C L Klingman. Alton Medberry’s family visited Myrtle Medberry. Coronel Rothlisberger and Frances Wells joined Maynard relatives for the weekend. Bobby and Roma Jean Medberry visited Clarence Meyer in West Union. Leo Rothlisberger, Marie Fisher visited John Pulfer’s. Perry Medberry and family and Martha Chapman with Delbert came to Harold Strong’s. Clarence Doty visited Carroll Klingman. Anna Mae Kimball, Roy Halverson, John Drescher and family, Eva Mae Meyer, Vern Frieden and Joyce Pixler visited Harold Kimball. Esther Olson from near Elkader spent the past week with Earl Scheffert. Henry Frieden and family guests at Will Frieden’s Sunday.
Mr and Mrs John Hellum were honored at a silver wedding in Marion church on Sunday. A two hundred guest program followed morning services with floral decorations, a rose and silver center table, and a cake by Mrs H T Bilden. Meals were served by nieces Bernice and Gladys Peterson, with many local residents in attendance and greetings from societies. The event concluded with bouquets and a silver purse presented to Mrs Hellum. Various local residents stopped by for visits and other social notes conclude the column.
A Brainard roundup notes family gatherings at Lew Grover and Frank Lyon homes, a Marie Moats funeral in Center Junction, visitors in several households, and birthday observances. The Ladies’ Aid meets with Mrs. Marshall Helms, and a Brainard school one act play Dinner Bell is planned for Friday night with no admission. Choir practice, Christmas gift exchanges, church notes, and a 1915 debt remark conclude.
The Pleasant Point Study Group met Friday December 5 with Amelia and Zella Strong. Members discussed Growing Up With Pictures, comparing movies and books in children education, and shared lunch. Next meeting in January with Tillie and Gladys Feller.
In Kankakee Illinois special photo by H M Jannusch for the Echo shows Gadet Harry Stella and Midshipman Allen Bergner, two football captains from United States Military and Naval Academies who are graduates of the same high school and were teammates in their hometown.
The speaker reflects on minimal formal schooling, praising the three R's as Rest Relax and Receive. He argues that honest, substantial businessmen stay out of politics, leaving room for government that is as bad as people tolerate and as good as they work for.
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