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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1945

Page

2

Samuel Boleyn obituary from Elgin community

Samuel Boleyn son of Thomas and Elizabeth Boleyn of Elgin was born June 6 1861 and died December 24 1944 aged 83 years 6 months 18 days He married Eliza Conner in 1881 producing five children Ed Boleyn Willis Clarence Melvin Helen Marjorie and Alfred He later wed Sarah Jane Boleyn and had seven more children Donald predeceased him He is survived by his widow seven children three step children 38 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren Funeral services were conducted by Rev Zoschke at the Elgin Baptist church with burial in Elgin cemetery Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for kindnesses and support

Samuel Boleyn Sarah Jane Boleyn Donald Boleyn Ed Boleyn Elgin Willis Waterloo Clarence Des Moines Melvin France Helens Zupan Est Des Moines Marjorie Cyls Dyke Postville Alfred Leo Boleyn Iva Herbert Miller Irene Clarence Conner Clive J. Adam Boleyn Zoschke Elgin Baptist Church Elgin Cemetery

Obituary of Mrs. Mary Green

Mrs. Mary Green born January 6 1885 in Richland Center Wisconsin daughter of Steve and Julia Minnett. She married John Green in 1887 and lived around Randalia and Fayette where she attended the Methodist Church. She is survived by five living children Bessie Morris Josie Ashby Lester Green Wilma Boleyn and Cal Green plus Virgil Green fifteen grandchildren sixteen great grandchildren and many others. Funeral services were held December 28 at Muen lethaler funeral home with interment in Elgin cemetery.

Mary Green Richland Center Wis Steve Julia Minnett Wisconsin John Green Randalia Fayette Methodist Church Green Arthur Bessie Albert Morris Wadena Josie D. Ashby Compton Calif Lester Rock Falls Ill Wilma Ed Boleyn Elgin Cal Green Virgil Green

Social Roundup in Glenfield and Surroundings

Mr. and Mrs Vern Overbeck visited Glenfield residents D H Craft and Mrs Ray Gilbert and children, with Mrs D H Craft visiting J J Barnett. Stanley Boyer stayed with Irghn Barnhouse in Clermont, and a New Year’s Eve watch party and supper were hosted by Raymond Mays.

Vern Overbeck Glenfield N. D D. H. Craft Ray Gilbert J. J. Barnett Stanley Boyer Clermont Raymond Mays Wm. Nutting F. W. Lyon Vern Gyerbeck Herbert Dummermuth Wm. Nutting and Sons Sidney Nutting George Boyle

Farmers urged to staff packing plants and plan for fertilizer

Town, farm men and boys are urged to work in packing plants this winter as help is short. Plants may not operate at full capacity without sufficient workers. The best feed guide is to select cattle by performance in the feedlot and apply that breeding to remaining stock. Demand for commercial fertilizer for the 1945 crop is expected to be the largest in history. those needing fertilizer should order early and accept early delivery.

Grand Meadow social notes list numerous local visits

Mrs Lee Larson Adrian spent Tuesday at Amanda Nesvick home. Numerous couples visited friends and relatives including Olsen Halverson Erickson Johnson and Baker homes. Christmas and New Year gatherings, Ladies Aid officers installed, Luther League party, and church social events appear amid a busy cycle of visits around Grand Meadow.

Aair Lee Larson Adrian Amanda Nesvick Ames Olson Delwsin Joyce Amundson Ed Johnson Ben Erickson Joe Baker Caroline Erickson Alvin Halverson Ronald Gilbert Halverson John Hellum Fred Pfister Adeline George Frieden Carmen Swenson Millard Silden Doris Willard Martin Selmer Holm Andrew Reinhart Bertina Buraas Gloria Elmer Stickfort Alfred Buraas Louis Halverson Fern Buraas Des Moines Leo Larson Almer L. Nelson Trene Lillian Erickson Clarence Peterson Josephine Biden Myrtle Peterson Orville Berg Roger Robert Wharram Joan and Gayle Laverle Martin Arthur Olson Harry Stotle, Jr Julia Landsgard Olivia Ols Ole Reierson Velma Martin Luther League Marion Church Ewald Lyngaas Janet

Oklahoma Pioneer: From Prairie to City in an Afternoon

The text recalls Sept 16, 1893, when 6 million acres of Cherokee Outlet opened for white settlement and Ponca City emerged. It notes the Bryant Parker statue symbolizing pioneers, and urges buying War Bonds to sustain fuel for the armed forces.

America Oklahoma Cherokee Outlet United States Ponca City Great Bryant Parker Pepa

It's the Contents That Count

Florence Newton, lonely on her porch, dreams of a glamorous life as fast cars pass. A thoughtful surveyor, John Morgan, helps her escape daily drudgery with evening spins, revealing a hidden truth: it isn’t the cars but the contents that count.

Florence Newton Florence Westmorland Park Westmorland John Morgan Jact

Wadena Local News and Community Notes

Letters and social events report at Mrs. Coral Coke's er shew. news of Lt Forest and Frosty Moore. grandchild arrival. public school session resumes after holidays. Navy enlistments for Nelson Chapman and companions. pastor changes and church notes for Presbyterian Lutheran St Joseph. regional travel and visits. December to January local life snapshot.

Lt. Forest G. (Frosty) Moore Loretta Mattocks Coral Coke Virginia Messerli Wadena Donald Nelson Hilman Chapman Des Moines Navy Atence Great Lakes Naval Training Station Fremont Clark Bernadine Raftis Iowa City P .W. Raftis Russell Nelson Presbyterian Church Council Bluffs Lee Aeschliman H. J. Aeschliman Lee Berea Ohio Mary Kennedy J. C. Kennedy Russell P. Nelson

Bluff and Indignation As a Spy Weapon in Breen Tales

Irish Parliament member Dan Breen recounts two escape episodes using bluff and dignity. In one, disguised as a priest, a punctured tire leads to police aid and mock formalities, while a later snatch of four soldiers diverting Breen’s car shows bluff as a powerful nonlethal tool in dangerous pursuit.

Anot Dan Breen Maynooth Garrigan Breen

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