Illyria Social Notes Beneath Winter Holidays
Martha Friederich of Elgin visited her sister and husband the Wests. A Farm Bureau meeting drew many from the area to Payette. Wilma Steinmetz and Walter Wenner planned Christmas with relatives in South Bend Indiana. Supper served by Ladies Aid Jan 3. Various local families hosted and visited during holidays. Patricia Ann Donlon required stitches after a radiator fall. Birthday anniversary noted for Thomas and Mrs. Ogle.
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Martha Friederich
Elgin
Francis West
Farm Bureau
Payette
Wilma Steinmetz
Walter Wenner
Milton Morgan
South Bend
Ind
Ladies' Aid Society
Cemetery Association
Ladies’ Aid Society
J. M. Shaffer
Elmer Frieden
Elgin Public School
Tillie
Ula Maibach
Bay City
Mich
Albert Schupbach
Louis Lehman
Gottfred Frieden
Ida
Marie
Fred Schneider
Helen
Hazel
Coronel Rothlisberger
Cedar Falls
LeRoy Roth-lisberger
Ames
Cathryn Ogle
Waterloo
Mary Kathryn Donlon
Elkader
Glen McKellar
Monticello
Minn
L. W. McKellar
L. C. Popenhagen
Anamosa
Walter Medberry
David Bartelma
Joan
Minneapolis
Wolf
Jake Butikofer
Cheery Valley
John Anderson
Mason City
Patricia Ann Donlon
Harold Ashby
E. B. Kelly
Lima
Ella
Thomas
Viola Foxwell
Fayette
Grace Foxwell
Patricia
Arlene Donlon
Fred Bauer
Velmah Greenough
Ed Medberry
Thomas Ogle
Arthur Kelly
Fremont Ogle
Walter Rothlisberger
LeRoy
John Rothlisberger
Celia Lehman
Die-Harda The English Used Term Diehards Long Before Mer
The phrase diehards described members of any party who cling to long held theories despite time changes or shifts in public conscience.
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England
Christmas Cheer In Cheery Valley Community News
Mrs Jennie Larson of Lansing visits granddaughter Mrs Arthur Friederich and husband. Lillian Christen, Alma and Gladys Hanson weekend guests in Elgin. Andrea and pupils enjoy week vacation. School closed Friday for Christmas program and tree. Fred Butikofer family visited in O T Knudtson home. Cards and visits noted among Christen, Frieden, and Hanson families. Death of Mrs Emmet Thein of Volga City shocks the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Larson
Lansing
Arthur Friederich
Lillian Christen
Alma
Gladys Hanson
Ida Christen
Elgin
Miss Andrea
Fred Butikofer
O. T. Knudtson
Jake Christen
Will
Walter Christen
Edwin Hanson
Oak Grove
Emil Frieden
Elizabeth Christen
Henry Wahl
Walter Butikofer
Jake Butikofer
Ernest Christen
Clara Muehlenthaler
Reuben
Lucy Christen
Bert Thaman
Hilda Meyer
Frank Christen
George Luechtenmacher
Emmet Thein
Volga City
Agnes Minihan
Oak Grove News Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Enos Howard hosted dinner with Reuben Howard and family. Paul Voshell visited Henry Holzer and A R Kimpson households. Reuben Howard and family plus Lou Dennler families joined D C Dean home gathering. Florence Elizabeth born to Mr. and Mrs. Jim Muncie on December 20. Several visits to Elgin and West Union noted, plus Tabitha Society event.
Birthday and visit notes from the Dennlers plus area gatherings
Evelyn Dennler spent last Tuesday night with Helen Dennler to help celebrate a birthday anniversary. Archie Howard and school pupils held a Christmas program and tree last Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Howard and Robert were supper guests in the Lou Dennler home Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Kohls drove to Volga City Saturday and visited with their son Clarence Kohls and family. Mrs. Bert Allen accompanied them and visited in the John Cunningham home. Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Wilson and Genevieve Wilson spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Rob. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Leuchtenmacher spent last Wednesday afternoon with Henry Knudtson. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Leuchtenmacher were dinner guests in the Roy Leuchtenmacher home Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Powell and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Gilson and son Wayne, and Corrine Wenger visited in the Jack Shaffer home Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Dennler
Helen Dennler
Archie Howard
Tommy Howard
Robert
Lou Dennler
Wm. Kohls
Volga City
Clarence Kohls
Bert Allen
John Cunningham
Lyle Wilson
Genevieve Wilson
Rob. Wilson
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Henry Knudtson
Philip Leuchtenmacher
Clifton Powell
Harry Gilson
Wayne
Corrine Wenger
Jack Shaffer
Brainard Community Notes Holiday Visits and Church Program
Brainard residents share Christmas visits as Mr and Mrs Bartlett of Chicago and Mr and Mrs Ray Gilbert arrive for the season. Several families, including Nuttings, Barnhouses, Grover, Lyons, Peters, and Appelman, are noted visiting or ill. School closes for two weeks. a church program and services are scheduled with Sunday school at 10 and worship at 11 AM and 7:30 PM.
White Desert of New Mexico Described by F W Emerson
The Journal of Eulogy at New Mexico Normal University notes the 250 square mile gypsum desert in New Mexico. Drifts of snow-white gypsum form dune like scenes under a blinding radiation glare in a near moistureless waste. Two plant varieties were observed by the writer.
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White Desert
New Mexico
Journal of Eulogy
F. W. Emerson
New Mexico Normal University
Canal Locks and Flood History of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
The Chesapeake and Ohio canal between Washington and Cumberland Maryland has 78 locks and a total lift of 008 feet. Built to serve boats of 180 tons and six foot draft it has faced floods in the Potomac river. A recent severe flood filled much of the canal with earth and led to its abandonment after earlier flood damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chesapeake and Ohia Canal
Washington
Cumberland
Potomac River
Stars in Flag Need New Star After Admission
Pathfinder Magazine notes that since 1818 an act of Congress requires adding one star to the U S flag on the admission of a new state, with the new star to take effect on the Fourth of July after admission.
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Congress
Pathfinder Magazine
Shitluks Tallest Tribe of the White Nile
Report describes the Shitluks as possibly the world's tallest race with women near six feet and many men around seven. It claims their height results from living among tall grass across ages and mentions hunting practices.
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White Nile
Earth
Eternal Blessing Beliefs Among Toradja of Celebes
A Toradja superstition in Celebes holds that a deceased native dressed in European clothes at burial receives an eternal blessing in the afterlife.
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Celebes
Horsepower Potential of Working Animals
Tests show a good pair of horses or mules can exert 20 horsepower with many reliable pairs reaching 25 to 80 horsepower for short periods. The findings highlight the practical power available from draft animals in rural work.
Trirh in Iceland Iceland was Brat settled by the Irleh
A decipherable fragment notes Iceland settlement origins with reference to Brat and Irleh. The text mentions Icelandic settlement context and names uncertainly linked to early settlers, without clear dates or locations.
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Iceland
Echo Ads and Oddities Highlight Bargains and Quirks
The page notes various ads and bargains in today's Echo. It mentions Joe Louis the brown bomber, a fatal auto accident denied by the killer, and a humorous set of life-span claims. It also reports Egg prices in Bridgeport at 58.1 cents a dozen, higher than the U S average, plus bank dividend news and a long sleepcase of an Englishman waking after four years.
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Joe Louis
Bridgeport
Conn
U. S
Interstate rail fare cut eyed by ICC ruling
The interstate commerce commission is awaited for a decision soon on reducing railway fare from 3.60 cents per mile to a flat two cents. Eastern roads oppose move and may challenge in court. The plan aims to stimulate railway travel. The Ladies Professorship Association bought land west of Fayette called Robertson's Woods, planning to gift it to Upper Iown and Fayette as a recreation ground. The ~forty acre tract north of The Cut features timber and botanic restoration goals.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Ladies Professorship Association
Fayette
Robertson
Echo Office Typewriter Pads At Ten Cents
Want ads sell cheap typewriter pads at ten cents each from the Echo Office. Upper Iowa reopened its gym basement pool after years of closure. Mayor Ed Kelly of Chicago approved Tobacco Road play rights with a five thousand dollar two performance run in Des Moines. Five U S U basketball players return this season: Harry Arthur Floyd Tate Paul Tate Harland Muller Arlo Murray. President Roosevelt quotes on economic power and political ideals reflect ongoing debate.
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Tobacco Road
Imprial
Ed Kelly
Chicago
Des Moines
Harry Arthur
Floyd
Paul Tate
Harland Muller
Arlo Murray
Also Mentioned on This Page
Optometrist
C. W. Heiserman
West Union
Potosi
Evans’ Cafe
Illyria
Cheery Valley News
Oak Grove News
Enos Howard
Reuben Howard
Paul Voshell
Henry Holzer
Clara Holger
A. R. Kimpson
D. C. Dean
Hazel Howard
Lois Dean
Reuben Light
Cleve Bennett
Wm Kerr
Jim Muncie
Florence
Elizabeth
Bertha Kiple
L. L. Kiple
Eat] Kiple
John Luchsinger
Ed Bauman
Tabitha Society
The
Baptist Church
Bert Arlen
Ward Brabham
Tammy Howard
Wilson
Brabham
Mary Matthys
Earl Kiple
East Community Club
Ed Bauder
Edwin Bauman
Clive Helms
George Boyle
Wm. Boyle
Frank Boyle
Perry Medberry
Volga
Walter Dennler
Evelyn
Thos. Pollock
Highland
Chas. Peters
George Jones
Allen Longbeier
Lewis Bartlett
Jim Bartlett
Ray Gilbert
D. H. Craft
Wm. Nutting
John Barnhouse
Lew | James
Lew Grover
Milford Cain
Postville
Azalia Nutting
Kenneth Kjosa
Frank Lyon
Herman Boyer
Criss
Brainard Church
Echo
G. E. Everett
Wadena Savings Bank
Patricia Maguire
Oak Park
Ill
Feller & Baumgartner
Iowa
Elgin Opera House
Merchants’ Movies
Ole Jensen
ACE
Farmer’s Autos
R.P. Strauch
Higin
ACE Mutual Insurance Association
Upper Inwa
President Roosevelt
American Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps
Elkader Opera House
Bill Hurd and His
the “Music Mill
AM Ren Erry
Elgin Furniture Store
Elgin, Iowa
Elgin State Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Deposita
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