Weekend Visits And Farm City News From Postville Area
Postville area social notes list visits by Ben Schori and C B Sehori, the Frieden and Falk families, Yack, Perry, and many others. Local events include a 7 pound 4 ounce son born to Wayne and family, road trips to New Orleans, hospital pens, and community gatherings. Notable names: Schori, Frieden, Falk, Bilden, Hanson, Perry, Lantz, Gilson, Metzger, Moore, Lehman, Leath, Leary, Muehlethaler, Zurbriggen, Schmid, Steele, Falb, Medberry, Dummermuth, Torkelson, Oson, Shepard, Hitch, Greenley, and Autry show attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Schori
Minneapolis
C. B. ‘Sehori
Louis Denner
George Jones
Wadena
Orville Frieden
Littleport
Oscar Frieden
Tobn’ Falk, Jr
Mark
Cof Postville
John Falk
Hans Bilden
Josephine
Tilpher Bilden
George Hanson
H. D. Yack
Virtus
Excelsior Springs
Chester Perry
Leo Boleyn
Maynard Lantz
Russell Larson
Manchester
Wayne Gilson
Postville Hospital
David Wayne
Sam Howard
John Metzger
West Elgin
Leonard Moore
Werner Moore
Emil Moore
Lyle Leath
Loren
Charles City
Sam Lehman
C. B. Schori
Chas. O'Neill
W. Falk
Bridge Club
West Union
Pepe
Mughler
Lorence
Clarence Muehlethaler
Paul Zurbriggen
Richard Schmid
Cedar Rapids
Lulu Schmid
Robert Steele
Robin
John Balkema
Waukon
LéRoy Steele
Lorence Muehsethaler
Barbara
H. W. Falk
Ed Medberry
Marjorie Johnson
Harold Meisner
Dorothy
Anna Schupbach
Art Morris
Lester Larson
Hiram Oson
Leon Shepard
Chester Arthur
John Sherman
Oelwein
Gene Autry
Memorial Coliseum
Dixie Lee Shepard
Card of Thanks from Mrs Roscoe Larson
Dear friends and neighbors thank you for the pretty cards letters and gifts sent during my hospital stay. They were greatly appreciated. Mrs. Roscoe Larson.
Thank you note from Elmer Pinney Sr Rochester hospital
Elmer Pinney Sr thanks all for cards letters and gifts while he was confined to a hospital in Rochester Minnesota. Your kindness is appreciated. Also a market advisory urges soil testing before using fertilizers and notes DDT supplies are short in Iowa with potential demand for farmers to order now to control corn borers this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Minn
Elmer Pinney, Sr
Iowa
Devotional Reading Like 4 40 Mark 116 18 145
Devotional reading reference noted with scripture citation marks. The fragment lists Mark 4 40 and possibly 116 18 and 145 as cross references or page numbers for religious study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark
Teaching Religion and the Sunday School Mission
The article argues Jesus taught religion by example, stressing the Sunday school role in shaping faith from childhood through life. It emphasizes teaching plain people in their language, living faith daily, and treating learners as complete personalities rather than abstract students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jésus
Jeana
Elus
God
Christ
Cooling Pressure Saucepans and Egg Shape Oddities
The article notes that unlike ordinary pressure cookers, pressure saucepans can be cooled quickly with cold water without breaking, but they are not advised for canning due to unreliable gauging of pressure and temperature. It also reports chicken riboflavin and niacin content differences between dark meat and white breast. Additionally, Faroe Islands bird eggs are egg tops that roll on cliff ledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Faroe Islands
Browny Mint Broiling Tips for Tender Meat
Browny Mint advises removing the broiler rack and pan end, and letting the unit preheat. Keep broiler at room temperature for safety, then brush the rack with fat before placing meat on it for even searing.
First use of ether anesthesia in 1842 operation
The first recorded anesthesia use occurred March 1842 when Dr. Crawford Williamson Long administered ether to a patient in Jefferson Georgia during surgery. The event marks a milestone in medical history and anesthesia development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hirst
Crawford Williamson Long
Jefferson
Shoes on the Roof for Tank Storage Sealing Device
A novel sealing shoe for tank walls uses a fabric covered steel shoe secured tightly by claws to hold vapor and ensure a tight seal. The device is designed to fit the storage tank wall, enabling secure storage and filling operations.
New Tubeless Tires Show Promising Tests
Tubeless tires are under development and undergoing tests. They claim to combine puncture sealing inner tubes with better ride quality, high bruise resistance, and strong air retention.
Garden Superstition in Plant Gifting Practice
A quaint country custom holds that when someone gives away a plant cutting or seeds, the recipient must not thank the giver. If gratitude is voiced, the plants or seeds are believed not to thrive, reflecting a superstition tied to generosity and growth.
Methodist Church Morning Worship and Events
Morning worship at 10 o'clock with The Second Dimension of Christianity. Sunday school at 11 o'clock. The Elgin and Illyria Youth Fellowship joint meeting postponed to Feb 13. First monthly organ fund pledge payment due to Miss Gladys Feller. Rev. Bruce D. Jones, Minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin and
Illyria Youth Fellowship
Gladys, Feller
Bruce D. Jones
St Olaf Lutheran Services Schedule Sunday Feb 6
Sunday schedule for St Olaf Lutheran Church lists Marion 9:30 service canceled and Norway 11:00 service with Marion 7:30 Luther League led by Pastor Dr S J Strandjord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Norway
Luther League
S. J. Strandjord
Elgin Baptist Church Schedule and Communism Talk
Elgin Baptist Church led by Pastor Arthur Ittermann holds a Ladies Mission Society meeting at 2 p.m. at Mrs. Fredy Muenlethaler, junior chorus and study at 7, prayer at 8, choir at 9. Next Sunday features communion at 10, Sunday school at 11, church dinner at noon, and an afternoon service at 2. The sermon argues communism challenges Christianity as atheistic and cites the Comintern aim to replace capitalism with a global communist system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ittermann
Ladies’ Mission Society
Fredy Muenlethaler
Comintern
Rival Faiths in Century Conflict
The passage contrasts Christianity and Communism as rival faiths of the century. Christianity champions the rights of man and the individual, while Communism views the individual as the state's slave. It urges belief in God and churchgoing as WWII threats loom, then pivots to an Echo Want Ad revenue pitch.
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Walter Lantz
Winister’ Dehbler
Melbert Meyer
Ida
Irvin Neuman
Carringing
N. D
Saturn
Ati Ittermann
Maynard Lante
New Orleans
South
Chas
Wenger
Clermont
Roscoe Larson
Abe
Steele’s Grocery
Elgin
Esson
Dr. Foreman
Body
Saul Rresters
Jesus
Jess
Church
Elos
John the Baptist
John
WHO
Sees
THE
Elgin Echo
St. Olaf Lutheran Churches
Elgin Baptist Church
Elgin Firemen
Ray Alto
Cowboys
Echo
Ada
Bua
Paulson
Cotton Union Suits
U. W
Bkle Archies
Aero
Climax
Max Thoma
Elgin, Iowa
Elgin Furniture Store
Fred C. Muehle
DIAL
Thaler & Sons
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