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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1940
Page
1
A Rich’s column laments the flu’s misery while sharing notes on community resilience. The author muses on jokes about Scots, references a 1939 piece on Town Forests That Pay, and urges reforestation and soil conservation, citing Hans Keiser and Switzerland as examples. He mentions NYA aid, Roosevelt calendar quirks, and a woodpile project by Clarence Olson as local color.
Local social notes show W W Davidson of Elkader and L D Smith of Belkader dining with the John Falb home Tuesday. Arthur Baltz of Postville and Cile Dyke with others visited Paul Waters in Wadena Tuesday evening.
Central Cedar Rapids visitors and local families shared Sunday and weekend hospitality across several homes. Names include Solberger Dennler Mason Mork Smith Meyer Wenger Christen Friederich Thoman Otterbeck Weber, and many others in Parental and extended family gatherings.
Oak Grove residents host and visit numerous neighbors with Mr and Mrs Dinan, Mary Jane, Silas Wilson, Hans Winkler, Dilla Baléwin, and others dropping by homes in Silas Wilson, Roy Leuchtenmacher, Archie Howard, and West Union. Toddler Mary Jane noted among guests.
Shaffer and songs were supper guests Friday of Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Gilson. Mrs. Sid Walters and daughter Vera were callers Sunday evening in the Wm. Pritchard home. Henry Holzer Oran Bane and families and Join Nydegger and son dined with Howard Medberry. Walter Kohls dined with Lyle Wilson crowd Sunday evening. Silas Wilson and family visited John Wilson near Wadena. Mrs. Hans Winkler visited Mrs. Dilla Baldwin who remains ill. Vera Walters leaves for Chicago to begin two year nurse training. Charles Holzer ill with hand infection, staying with sister Mrs. Bert Allen. Charlton Looby supper guests in Melbert Meyer home. Guy Whitford of Volga visited Harry Gilson. Clifton Wilson attended a card party in Wayne Gilson’s Elgin home. Robert Barker called on Hans Winkler.
Eunice Landsgard was a supper guest at Mrs Olivia Olson in Grand Meadow Friday. Harry Helgerson the assessor worked nearby last week. Mrs Joseph Larson and son Barney of Clermont visited Mrs Laura Holt. J H Skarshaug of Ostrander called at Andrew Reinhart’s. Joyce Amundson and Buddies visited Ames Olson and LaVerle Martin. Luftsgard helps Selmer Eri. Arthur Olson and Mrs Robert Wharram visited Mrs Ole Thorson. Luther League represented at Marion church. Study Club met at Mrs Emma Gunderson. good attendance reported. Jens Johnson of Clermont among attendees.
Last week activities include Marjorie Larson staying at Clarence Olson and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wharram with Joan at Arthur Olson, while Mrs. Clarence Olson cared for her ill father who died January 24. Friends extend sympathy. A Lorenz Casten farm program meeting was held Monday. Willard Martin and Wilma visited Lars Larson for dinner Sunday.
Town authorities issued a hold on Orville Drake, 36, arrested in Kansas City and handed to Geneva Nebraska police, linked to a string of bogus check grain deals. Drake, using multiple aliases, allegedly bought grain at Story City and Pispah elevators paying with fraudulent checks.
Mr and Mrs Ed Boyle moved from Clermont on Wednesday and are staying with their son Sheldon Boyle. They plan to occupy the house owned by faikh's garage just north of the town hall as soon as it is ready for occupancy, vacated recently by the Fred Wedo family.
Mr and Mrs John Fath welcomed dinner guests Sunday at the Fred C Schultz home near Postville The visitors included Mrs Vera Conner of Forest City who planned a stay in Clinton for several weeks before returning Mrs Conner had been visiting Elgin relatives for almost a week
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