Snowstorm in Seattle Dominates January Coverage
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer notes the city faced a major snowstorm January 20, its worst in two decades. Schools closed, stores closed early, factories curtailed and traffic disrupted as residents struggled to get around. Local items from Clayton county cover juries, social visits, birthdays, pregnancies, and community news across Elgin Sumner and Postville.
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J. I. Phillips
Seattle
Wash
Post-Intelligencer
Mildred Minihan
Harold Opland
Elgin
Clayton County
Matty Zurbriggen
Sumner
Matty
Sumner Gazette
Ruth Mardarf
DeWitt
Wil, Baumgartner
C. J. Mulford
Arthur Herrling and
Schori
Wadena
Ern Schori
Keith Thoma
Louise Miller
Clermont
Emma Knudtson
Laurence Knudtson
Kathryn
S. W. Kuster
Max Thoma
Genevieve Dunkle
Waterton
R. P. Strauch
Betty
Waterloo
Traer
J. J. Snyder
Orland Conaway
Nancy Meyer
Calmar
C. B. Schori
Chas
O'Neill
Herbert Haas
John Falb
Allen Habeger
Mr. Haas
Haas
Walter Falk
Paul F. Zoschke
Chicago
Everett Weithorn
Marie Schupbach
Monona
Albert Schupbach
Ruth
Lena Schupbach
Louis Lehman
George Schupbach
Carol
Geb. Pulfer
Anna Schupbach
Anna Mae
Albert Lee
Gordon
Herman Schupbach
Postville
Detroit
Mich
Robert Clothier
Postville Hospital
Eldred Dummer
Methodist Church Sunday Worship and Circle Meetings Details
The Methodist Church lists Sunday worship at 10 oclock and Sunday school at 11 oclock. Circle hostesses for Thursday afternoon February 4 include Circle A with Mrs Walter Bovis, Circle B with 1 oclock luncheon hosted by Mrs R P Strauch, and Circle C with Mrs J C Warton. Rev Joseph C Warton is the minister.
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Circe A
Walter Bovis
R. P.strauch
J. C. Warton
Joseph C. Warton
Elgin Baptist Church schedules today events
Paul F. Zoschke serves as minister and Alfred Jacob Jr is organist. Tonight at 8 prayer service and Bible study followed by choir rehearsal at 9 with Gustav Krueger directing. Sunday school at 1 with Hugo Hackmann superintendent and afternoon service at 2. Junior Society meets at 2. No evening service this Sunday.
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Paul F. Zoschke
Alfred Jacob, Jr
Gustav Krueger
Hugo Hackmann
Lutheran Church English Services Schedule
The notice invites attendance at Lutheran Church services in February with English language services on February 7 in Norway at 11 o clock and February 14 in Marion at 11 o clock and 7 30 p m for an evening English service conducted by Pastor Dr H J Strandjord. All welcome at every service.
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Norway
Marion
Luther League
J. Strandjord
Card of Thanks to Friends and Neighbors
In grateful acknowledgment for the assistance during the long illness and death of our husband and father we thank those who sent flowers and the Shaffer male quartette and all others whose kindness and sympathy were extended to us. Mrs. Mary Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Jennings, 123¢, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Jennings.
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Shaffer
Mary Jennings
Keith Jennings
Russell Jennings
Boy Hitler Led Paper-Helmeted Youth Army
A youthful Adolf Hitler acted as captain of a wooden sword wielding unit with paper helmets that paraded through the streets, showcasing his early leadership in a now infamous upbringing.
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Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Level Table Top Plains Described in Oklahoma
An area of six by eight miles is described as level as a table top in Great Salt Plains, Oklahoma, noting flat terrain suitable for terrain features and potential uses.
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Great Salt Plains
Oklahoma
Birth of twins in same day weighs 844 pounds each
Dr. W Y Thornburg, in 37 years of practice, officiated at the birth of two twin boys born to sisters Mrs Ben Hamilton and Mrs Luther Burris from Yale and Linden. Both babies weighed 8 pounds 44 ounces on the same day. The event marks his first double delivery in his career. Stormy day slows Stoakes golden anniversary as four of family walk through snow to celebrate at Traer.
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Ed Boyle
Robert Miller
Johnny Jo
Oelwein
Sheldon Boyle
C. B. Schori
Elgin
Art Herrling
Wadena
Des Moines
Iowa Retail Lumbermen’s Assn
John ,Baechler
San Jose
Calif
John Allan
Ern Baechler
Elmer Pinney, Jr
Bonnie
Norma Miller
Bonnie Howard
Verla Benson
Donna Dean
Bonnie Lantz
Alice Grimm
Ruth Boleyn
Beverly Sutter
Marilyn Boleyn
Marlene Mosby
Bonita Gruver
Janice Pinney
W. Y. Thornburg
Ben Hamilton
Luther Burris
Yale
Linden
Theodore G. Stoakes
Traer
Stoakes
F Parish
Grinnell
John
Navy
Annual Report of Elgin Cemetery Association
The Elgin Ladies' Cemetery Association annual report lists receipts of 121.28 and disbursements of 181.78 as of January 1, 1942. Auditing committee Hulda Stoehr and Alta Gehring oversee finances. Other notes mention families with relatives in the U.S. armed forces and local community items including skating, radio broadcasts, a farm sale, a broken hip incident, a doctor’s anniversary, and gasoline rationing books in Kossuth County.
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Elgin Ladies' Cemetery Association
Bal
Kossuth County
Iowa
War worker uniforms feature safety tailored suits
Two uniforms for wartime workers combine safety with style. The inspector on the right wears a light blue one piece twill with ski trouser devices to prevent snagging. The milling machine operator on the left wears dark blue twill with unpleated pants. Both outfits are built for hard wear.
First WAAC Unit In North Africa Photo Caption
The first detachment of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps arrives in North Africa and joins Lt. Gen. Eisenhower's Allied staff. Comprised of stenographers clerks typists bilingual operators and drivers from 438 states and D C, they sailed across the Atlantic and traveled by plane to a Mediterranean coastal post, with First Sgt Elaine M Olmstead of Phoenix guiding the group at the pier shed.
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Washington
D. C
U. S. Army
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
North Africa
Dwight D. Eisenhower
District of Columbia
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Elaine M. Olmstead
Phoenix
Ariz
Waacs
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Clarence Muehlethaler
Beverly
F. C. Muehlethaier
Ruth Gibson
Oak Park
Wm. Stephenson
Ed Bauder
Emia Olson
Lyle Wilson
Elkader
D. O. Dean
L. L. Kiple
G. J. Mosby
W. P. Kohls
Bridge
Mavis Durscher
Cedar Rapids
Suhiay
Walter Durscher
Richard Miller
Guy Probert
John Lint
Fayette
Homer Hill
Leo Boleyn
Roger
Danville
Milton Miller
Hastings
Neb
Ruby Benson
Thos, Ogle
Lowell Goode
West Union
Grant Dawson
Waukegan
American Can Co
Fleet Frieden
Tommy
Charlotte
H. F. Robbins
Hawkeye
Gene Schori
Hobbs
N. M
U. S. Engineers
Albert Butikofer
Frank Pinney
Robert Burg
H. D. Yack
L. $. Brubeck
Yuba City
Fred Wilbur
L. D. Hitch
Verle Kniel
Ray DeSart
Ethel Kohler
F. D. Welch
George Boyle
Frank Boyle
Thos. Desmond
Wyoming
Herbert Ash
West Union Hospital
Elgin Baptist Church
Lutheran Church
Elgin Cemetery Association
Hulda Stoehr
Alta Gehring
Auditing Com
Angela ‘Kehoe
Anamosa
United States
Jennie Rowe
Beaman
Sammy Eastman
OWA
Kiron Radio
Thomas. Stricker
Great Britain
Lieut. Stricker
Vern Ohm
Guthrie Center
Ida Bone
Montezuma
WAAC
The
Elgin Clothes Shop
Mel Kohler
Elgin, Iowa
America
Elgin Furniture Store
F. C. Muehlethaler
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