Elgin Community Notes and Visits From Elgin and Area
Local residents share illness updates visits and travel over a weekend. Helena Boleyn remains bedbound with a severe cold while Mrs J F Bailey recovers at home. Esther Krueger visits from West Union with parents Edwin and Mrs. Krueger. Families in Fayette Decorah and Waterloo linked by travel and hosting relatives. Rev Carrie Lucas resumes Congregational duties in Strawberry Point after winter in California. daughter Betty Prouty joins. Joan Dons recovering in Chicago after mastoid operation with a blood clot. relatives hopeful for continued improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Lucas
Strawberry Point
Congregational Church
California
Betty Prouty
Joan Dons
Theo, Dons
Forest Park
Chicago
Church Services And Choir Rehearsal Schedule
Paul F Zoschke pastor and Lillian Jacobs organist lead Sunday worship at 10 o clock with Sunday school at 11 and evening service at 7 45. B Y P U meets at 6 pm. Wednesday February 12 prayer meeting at 8 pm and choir rehearsal at 9 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Lillian Jacobs
Fayette Defeats Locals In A Defensive 20 to 10 Victory
Fayette earned a 20 to 10 win last Friday with a tight 10 to 2 first half. Elgin, undersized, faced two Fayette players over six feet. Reserves lost 14 to 9. Maynard arrived late Monday to play, edging Elgin 13 to 11 in a defensive matchup. West Union hosts Fayette County tournament February 20–22 chaired by the School Masters Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Fayette Teadling
Elgin
Maynard
Comba
West Union
Fayette County
Billings
E” Club
Gerald Shaffer
Lillian Krueger
Hazel Howard
John
Robert Kohler Knute
Kenneth Rockner
Dale Patterson
the Unknown Soldier
Kenneth Schori
Big Return in Fur and Game Business
A 94 percent dividend fur and game industry yields estimates from the Bureau of Biological Survey of at least 2 billion in actual returns from fur and game resources. The protective and promotional costs are under 2 percent of yearly profits, with game management on timbered land offering early profits to offset forest expenses and aid conservation. The bureau urges landowners to plant or salvage food bearing trees and intersperse cover growths to support fur and game resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Biological Survey
Fsb
Theological Survey
Bureau
Jandoweera
Wind storm reveals old Chinese city ruins in Henan
A fierce windstorm in northern Henan uncovered parts of the ancient city of Chuhsien near Kaifeng. The city, buried after a catastrophic flood in early Qing era, is being excavated as authorities plan further uncovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henan
Chuhsien
Kaifeng
New York Times
Weihuei
Hyinhsiang
Chien Luong
Longest European Bridge Begun Across Storstromen Denmark
Construction starts on what is claimed to be Europe's longest bridge across Storstromen in Denmark for the Danish State. Plans also call for a Great Belt bridge linking Zealand and Funen with about eleven miles length, 264 pillars, and an estimated cost of 32.25 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Storstromen
Denmark
Allways
Great Belt
Zealand
Vanen
Fleas Hatred of Modern Girls Claims Extinction
Scientists quoted by Pearson's Weekly declare fleas are vanishing as women wear thinner lighter clothing. They say historic woolen dresses and stockings offered shelter that is no longer available, leading to the parasites' decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faee
Flery
Pearson
Woman in Wales asks burial in league shawl after death
An elderly Welsh woman writes to the Personal Service league requesting that upon her death she be buried wearing a shawl donated by the league. She states it is her only present and she does not wish to be parted from it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wales
Personal Service League
League
Pearson's Weekly
Nile Bank Reinforcement Project costs Egypt billions
A major program to strengthen Nile banks to prevent flood damage will cost about 10,000,000 pounds and take up to 20 years to finish. The initiative aims to reduce future flood impacts and safeguard Nile settlements and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nile
Egypt
Volcano Tirapehu Erupts After 36 Years In New Zealand
Tirapehu volcano in New Zealand erupts for the first time in 36 years sending steam and water jets shooting about 700 feet above the crater lake. The dramatic eruption creates a clear display visible from surrounding areas and may affect local waterways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tirapehu
New Zealand
Whitewashed Se loq in a muddled diary tone
A garbled, fragmentary note describes a day turning from dough like a whitewash to night. The text cites odd items such as tin, powder, and a request to “ase fhe”, suggesting unclear handwriting or transcription errors rather than a coherent report.
Canary's Fatal End Amid Catastrophe Visitor Tale
In a chaotic episode a visitor caused a canary to die. Dobby confirms the pet ate by the visitor. The fragment reads as a baffling exchange about disaster and a canary's demise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobby
Ent
Council Proceedings Elgin Iowa February 3 1936
Elgin Iowa town council met in regular session at the town hall with Mayor Becker and councilmen Mueklethaler Torkelson Falk and Schori present. Absent Yenney. Minutes approved and bills audited listing Central States Power and Light street lights and power pumps and a variety of salaries and supplies for water works library and town maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa
Becker
Mueklethaler
Torkelson
Falk
Schori
Yenney
Central States Power & Light Corp
Central States Power & Lighht Corp
Central States Power & Corp
Chas
Feller
W. P. Kohls
Ty. W. Dean
Schori & Kuster Libr
Max Thoma
C. J. Harrington
W. P. Kohla
Hunsberger & Schori
John Hellum
John Sutter
Labor Waterworks
Ea Boyle
J. Han
Mills Brothers Quarter Broken Up by Death in Ohio
The Mills brothers quarter is dissolved after the death of eldest John age 25 in Bellefontaine Ohio. Attorney George Hurley formerly with Martin Cooney in West Union now in Harlan Iowa is in West Union this week, called regarding the Eldorado bank case before Judge Eichendorf in district court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills Brothers
John
Bellefontaine
Ohio
George Hurley
Martin Cooney
West Union
Harlon
Iowa
Eldorado Bank
Eichendorf
Union
Veterinarian Dr Crider Elected Vice President at Des Moines
Dr R L Crider of Elkader, a veterinarian, was honored at the state convention in Des Moines by being elected vice president of the group. He is the brother of Dr R A Crider of Elgin, also a veterinarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Crider
Elkader
Des Moines
R. A. Crider
Elgin
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Novak
Helena Boleyn
J. F. Bailey
Esther Krueger
Mrs
Edwin Krueger
Capper
Decorah
Fred R. Berg
Waterloo
Edwin P. Anderson
Robert Steele
Lolita Blake
Mrs. H. “S. Steele
Ern Schori
Geraldine
Carl Schori
Mel Kobler
D. RB. Roberts
Stanley
Henry Riche
Paul Zurbriggen
Kenneth Evans
Joe Becker
Georgia Stillman
Viola Berndt
Faytte
Raymond Lubben
Buffalo Center
Erwin Miller
Bess Stohr
Frank Greenley
Clermont
Harold Greenley
Linda Lou
H. H. Wolf
Batoffe Club
D. R. Roberts
W. C. Falk
Roberts
Eecome High
L. L. Kiple
Mel Kohler
Clarence Kohls
Volga City
Quinsy
Gottfred Pfister
Margie Strauch
Harry Gilson
Guy Whitford
Elgin Opera House
Ole Jensen
Mrs. Rob, Grimes
T. W.dean
Mrs. Rob
Grimes
Frances Pinney
Alma Friederich
Oscar Frieden
Louis Lehman
R. €. Jorgenson
Fred C. Muehlethaler
Walter Kohls
Ed Boyle
Howard
Margie Barker
Sheldon Boyle
Dale DeSart
R. W. Muehlenthaler
Erma Jane DeSart
Zella Boyle
Elgin Baptist Church
St. Paul’s M. E. Church
J. J. Snyder
Louis Klingman
Illyria Church
Grace Foxwell
Blessed Damosel
Eva Mae Frieden
Desert
Helen Muehlethaler
Daddy Doe
Ernestine Benson
Georgie Grimes
Jane — Marie Grimm
Jane Fahey
Louise Evans
Betty Wenger
McLaughlin Manor House
Kohle
Gin
Copenhagen
Muntze
Brauchhausen
Koon Ag
Germany
Father Muntze
Mother Muntze
Council Proceedings
Rington
Echo Office
Lee
International
Stock Food International
Dr. le Gear
S. R. Bird
Elgin, Iowa
Eldredge
Elgin Furniture Store
Glover
Thrift List
Richelieu Vulcan
Max Choma
Elcin, Iowa
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