Elgin News Highlights Local Social Ties
Several residents report illnesses and recoveries while visitors mingle across towns. J Olson and Ewing illness noted. Ruth Gibson returns from Cedar Rapids. numerous family visits and weekend trips described among Schori, Mosby, Bennett, and Howe households. Community events include neon sign installation and Felco dealer meeting travels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Mosby
Ruth
Leo Schori
Ruth Gibson
Elgin
Cedar Rapids
Dickie Ewing
Postville
Betty Wenger
Sumner
Chris Wenger
Ella Warton
Mt. Vernon
J.C. Watton
Church Schedule and Invitation for Luther League
February 4 events list English service at 9 oclock Marion 11 oclock Norse Marion 745, Luther League officers meeting. February 14 Marion 930 English Norway 11 English St Olaf 730 Luther League. Quotation about faith followed by a church invitation from Pastor Dr H J Strandford encouraging all to attend each service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Olaf
Marion
Luther League
Norway
J. Strandford
Methodist and Illyria church notices in worship and school
St Pauls service at 10 a m with church school at 11. Mrs Ed Klingman superintendent. Illyria church school at 10 a m, LF Shaffer superintendent. Worship at 11 15 a m. Union church service at 7 30 p m. A hearty welcome to all without a church home. J C Warton pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's
Ed Klingman
Illyria Church Church
Shaffer
Union
J. C. Warton
Elgin Baptist Church Service Schedule
Elgin Baptist Church lists Sunday worship at 10, Sunday school at 11, and Sunday evening service at 7 45 with Young people's devotional at 8 35 led by Lorraine Haas. G H Hackmann is superintendent and Harry Johnson directs choir with rehearsal at 9. Mid week prayer is Wednesday February 14 at 8 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Chrystal Miller
G. H. Hackmann
Lorraine Haas
Harry Johnson
New Electrical Supplies And Prices At Baumgartner Elgin
A shipment of electrical goods arrives with price examples for General Electric irons at 4.95 and 2.95, two slice bread toasters at 1.19, automatic toasters at 6.95, electric whippers at 1.47, wattl e irons at 3.95, GE heating pad at 3.95, GE cooker grill waffle iron at 11.95, Hamilton Beach mixmaster with juicer at 23.75 or 19.95 without juicer, Sunbeam mixmasters at 23.75, offered by Wm. E. Baumgartner, Jeweler, Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Electric
Hamilton Beach
Sunbeam
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Elgin
Finnish runners Maki and Nurmi visit New York for relief fund
Taisto Maki and Paavo Nurmi, famed Finnish distance runners, pose on the deck of the S. S. Bergenfjord after arriving in New York Saturday. They will make several appearances to support the Finnish Relief Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Taisto Maki
Paavo Nurmi
S. S. Bergenfjord
Maki
Nurmi
Defacing school property shown as unrefined act
A school bulletin urges students to respect facilities and avoid chalk marks on walls and desks. It emphasizes that school buildings, funded by parents, belong to students and should be kept clean as a source of community pride. It notes teachers change but the building endures.
Elgin School News Highlights and Local Sports
A miscellany from Elgin: humorous dialogue about whistles and college bred notions. Sports note: Elgin first and second teams beat Hawkeye 25 18, and 23 20 with Christ and Schupbach as top scorers. Grades report new goldfish Popeye and Shiny, Eskimo booklets, handwriting shifts, and nylon and science notes from Read ers Digest summaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Hawkeye
Christ
Schupbach
Alpha
Lester Grimm
Carl Sandburg
No More Ponies At Karachi Race Course Water Cutoff
Karachi India municipal corporation will cut off water to the local race course the only Sindh venue holding a weekly rate meeting. The council calls it a gambling concern that has ruined thousands of citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karachi
India
Municipal Corporation
Sindh
Early spelling lesson yields a riddle on letters
A primary teacher helps children distinguish d and p with a student’s answer about stomach position. A bank teller haltingly tries to identify a woman, but remains unsure, prompting a cautious exchange. The fragment hints at a small classroom moment and a brief suspense at a bank counter.
Thanks for Help at Fire and Community Gratitude
A note thanks all who assisted during a recent home fire including firefighters and helpers who aided in moving household items to safety. It expresses gratitude from Mr. and Mrs. Walt Dummermuth of Alpine Lake Geneva. A separate item relays word that Charles Hoyt Goby, grandson of Mrs. May Hoyt, is critically ill in a Washington hospital with whooping cough and complications, while his father A L Goby is also ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Gruver
Clinton
Lew Gruver
Donald Gilson
Hazel Howlard
Albert Schupbach
Leta Schupbach
Louisa Leh
Louis Lehman
C. M. Peterson Land
Tris Isiness
California
C. B. Schori
Karl Fox
Fayette
Rochester
Minn
C. R. Carpenter
Linda Lou Greeniey
Frank Greenley
Harold Greenley
Pred Schaer
Burlington
Ph. Lauer
Oskaloosa
Charles
Montgomery
Louize Schori
Louize Schori Left Friday For: ‘Forest Park
Ill
Theo
W. Dons
Glen Schori
Chicago
Louis Radloff
Constance
Keith
Glen
Farmersburg
Chas. Chapman
Ina Matthews
Chapman
John Falb, Jr
Postville
John Falb
Wm. F. Miller
Geo Vaughn
Dubuque
Fred Schultz
Elkader
L. D. Smith
L. J. Stalbaum
Emery Dummermuth
Walt. Dummermuth
May Hoyt
Washington, D. C
Charles Hoyt Goby
Elly
Bathing Beauties Promote Valentine’s Day in St Augustine
In St Augustine Florida bathing beauties Miss Kitty Harris and Miss Celeste Pomar pose for a Valentine feature. The scene underlines the King of Hearts reigning on February 14 as local romance glamour is highlighted in a special Echo photo by J C Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Augustine
Florida
J.C. Harris
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Max Thoma
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Clarence Becker
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Roy Knight
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