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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1939
Page
8
Illyria notes report L W McKellar returning from Chicago after a family stay, while Floyd and Jasper Mitts and kin visit Missouri for Mrs Mitts' mother pneumonia. Many friends and relatives share meals, birthdays, and gatherings including funerals, rock parties, and weekend visits across Cedar Rapids West Union Volga City Elkader and nearby farms.
A Wednesday through Sunday sequence of visits and gatherings around West Union is recorded with Nellie Foxweill, L. W. McKellar, Martha Chapman, Jasper Mitts, Ida Frieden, Walter Medberry, Arthur Kelly near Volga City, the Rothlisberger family, Albert Butikofer, Jerome Yearous, Andrew Yearous, Jim Yearons, Forest Shaffer, Daline, Raymond Mays, Viola Howard, Joe Dinan, George and Reuben Howard, and Grace Howard all mentioned as hosts guests and celebrants. Brainard church notes announce a temperance program at 10 30 in Sunday school and evening services at 8 p m led by Rev. A R Belknap.
Mrs. Vera Conner of Forest City visited Monday and Tuesday in the Bert Allen and Wm Kohls homes. Mrs. Walter Dennier spent last Tuesday with Mrs. Beryl Boleyn. Mr. and Mrs. John Nydegger and son were guests in the Oran Bane home Sunday. Numerous neighbors shared dinners and hosted card parties at homes across Gander, West Union, Mlyria, and nearby farms.
Mr and Mrs G Dennler hosted dinner at Clarence Schnieder home. Helen White from Turkey River returned home after three weeks helping Jake Christen. Rosa Schlupp ill. Trafalet family called. Rosa Baumgartner visited sister Joe V Schneider. Carrie Butikofer week in Mrs Louisa Martie Oscar Baumgartner Ida Meyer helped with butchering at Martin Wenger home. Dennis Dennler and others entertained. Stara Lucille Hanson assisting at Jake Christen. John Christen in Chicago with cattle. Joe Baumgartner wood chopping for Hanson brothers and George Leuchtenmacher farms. Lucy Christen visited Rosa Schlupp and Dennler. Orlin Mason dined with sister Martha Chapman. Fred Henninger helping at Jacob Christen farm. Geo Leuchtenmacher family visited Hanson Bros. Edwin Hanson and Geo Leuchtenmacher at Bert Thoman home.
Brainard items and social visits list guests including Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lyon and Mrs. Ray Gilbert returning from hospital. Matted with community notes on illnesses, Sunday visits, and Ladies Aid Society meeting where officers were extended for 1939 and new members joined.
Acanthocereus pentagonus, a highly scented American cactus, blooms only at night. Collier's Weekly notes the blossom's perfume is so penetrating it can be detected from half a mile away.
The word firth denotes an arm of the sea typical in Scotland as an outlet for rivers. It names features such as the Firth of Clyde or the Firth of Forth, used in geographic and historical contexts.
The 3rd and 4th graders held a Tuesday afternoon Valentine party with refreshments served by a committee including Kenneth Larson Vida Walters Jimmy Bovis Gerald Schneider Raymond Boleyn Phyllis Pinney and Lyle Butikofer. George Christen and Dorothy Torkelson were absent with chicken pox. a room committee organized decor for the Valentine box and distribution of cards.
Anna Mae Schupbach and Verlie Bailey interview teachers about absences and social affairs while Gerald Hoyer is named sports editor. 8th graders study stocks as Anna Becker reports club activities. Wahanka Camp Fire plans six week schedule including song, symbols, hikes, and a nature study. The junior class play A Crazy Mix-Up by Austin Goetz debuts March 10 at the high school auditorium.
Conner Dummermuth directs property crew with Lois Burrow Walter Bovis and Jacob Schneider aiding stage operations under director Helen Wegner.
Lois Miller recalls birth in Elgin on November 14 1825 and shared memories from childhood in which she learned to walk talk and spoke unique words. She describes a Mississippi boat excursion near McGregor at age under three and a near drowning incident. She helped her mother cook while sick and later traveled to Dubuque and Janesville Wisconsin with family before taking piano lessons and dreaming of becoming a music teacher.
A meeting of Ilyria project leaders on February 14 discussed making music a family pleasure with mother as the lead. Miss Weils demonstrated home music activities for different ages,樂 using lullabies, music games, and simple instruments. Guests included Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. King, Mrs. Kiple, and Mrs. Medberry as part of a child development lesson on music in the home.
Thieves broke into the Fayette county treasurer W M Knox office Monday night. A small safe was looted for 72.39 while a larger safe remained locked after the lock was knocked off. Entry was gained through a transom window and the exit traced to a women's restroom window.
Firecrackers have been used daily in China for centuries, marking celebrations of festivals and special occasions with loud, smoky displays that ward off evil spirits and bring festive energy to communities across the country.
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