Elgin Area Social Roundup Reports Household Visits
A long run of local greetings records dinners and visits across Postville West Union Lime Springs and Fayette. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. John Falk Mrs. Anna Schultz Mr. and Mrs. Everett Wiethorn and many more with college students Ernestine Holzer and Helen Hamblin among those notable. Community members travel for holidays and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Falk
Anna Schultz
Postville
Mrs
Everett Wiethorn
West Union
Gary Everett
H. B. Gilson
Wayne Gilson
Wm. Frederick
John Feller
Duane Feller
H. W. Falk
Elgin Baptist Church Schedule Published
Elgin Baptist Church invites worship at 16 o clock Sunday morning led by Pastor Paul F Zoschke with Lillian Schroeder on organ. Sunday school at 11 o clock and evening service at 7 45. B Y P A at 6 35 led by Mrs Karl Miller. Wednesday January 11 prayer service and Bible study at 8 p m with choir rehearsal at 9 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Lillian Schroeder
Karl Miller
St Pauls Church Seeks Aid Divisional Meetings
St Pauls Church schedules Ladies Aid divisional meetings this Thursday afternoon with Mrs Walter Bovis for the first division, Mrs Albert Schori for the second, and Mrs Ethel Kohler for the third. Sunday worship is at 10, Sunday school 11, Epworth League meets Wednesday Jan 11 at 8 pm. No family church night Friday Jan 6 due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Warton
Lula Francisco
Ladies' Aid
Walter Bovis
Albert Schori
Ethel Kohler
Epworth League
Obituary of Olaf S Houg the West Union farmer dies
Olaf S Houg, 77, died Christmas Day at West Union hospital after long illness. A lifelong farmer from Union township, he was born March 23 1861 near Elgin. He married Priscilla Meyer in 1894 and they had one son Clarence who runs the family farm. Surviving: son Clarence four grandsons and five siblings. Funeral held at Bethel Presbyterian Church with Rev George DeF Fisher officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaf S. Houg
West Union
Mr. Houg
Union Township
Clayton County
Elgin
Sven Houg
Priscilla Meyer
Clarence Houg
East Clermont
Clarence ‘Houg
Ronald
Ralph
Paul Houg
Ole S. Houg
Moorhead
Minn
Ascer S. Houg
Dover Township
E. C. Johnson
Philip Wolfe
LeRoy Alearn
C. C. Sands
D. R. Lynch
Max Saltsgiver
J. F. Phillips
Argo-Gazette
Edward Schmid
Manchester
Lulu Schmid
Elma
John Lyford
Unveiled by Selma Ekrem A Turkish family memoir
Library Notes reviews Unveiled by Selma Ekrem as a vivid portrait of modern Turkey and a woman's struggle for freedom from centuries old customs. The piece ties her Constantinople birth and lineage to a distinguished courtly past while listing local social notes and assorted visits in Davenport and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selma Ekrem
Stamboul
Yildiz
Turkey
Miss Ekrem
Constantinople
Bosporus
Bunting and Weibel Families Visit Over New Year
Elkader residents Mr. and Mrs. Orville Bunting and daughter spent New Year’s Day with Emma Bunting. Greene visitors Mr. and Mrs. Wm Weibel and Ray Colander stayed with M Zurbriggen and A M Weibel. Merlin Feller and son Kay Charles returned to Anita after a week with Chas Feller and Kay’s mother K E Mork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Bunting
Elkader
Emma Bunting
Merlin Feller
Kay Charles
Anita
Chas
Feller
K. E. Mork
Early Educational Center and Historic World Facts Snapshot
A compact folklore of medieval and classical trivia. The Sorbonne founded 1252 as a home for poor students. Sistine Chapel built 1473 for Sixtus IV. Early clipper shins averaged 15 mph on voyages. Appert canned foods in the eighteenth century. Rosetta Stone measures three feet high, two feet four and a half inches wide, eleven inches thick. Mexico shares a 1500 mile land frontier with the United States. Sea lilies belong to the animal kingdom, related to star fish. Grand Banks extend southeast toward Europe by over 500 miles. Flounder houses named for their narrow shape. Arizona called Apache State, home to many Apache. Prairie region 1500 feet above sea level. Santo Domingo hosts the oldest church claim. Chewing gum known also as chewing wax or chewing sweet in England. Northern Mockingbird name from brown thrasher’s song. Brussels sprouts sold in Belgium markets as early as 1213.
Village Social Roundup and Family News
Conner Dummermuth visited Mrs. R P Strauch from Friday to Tuesday at Paul Waters home near Postville and at Adolph Normark's in Minneapolis. Mr and Mrs Robert Dunham and daughter Jean return to Manitowoc Wisconsin after a week with Ray and Max DeSart and Pinney families. Several Rochester guests joined Schweitzers for New Year's dinner. A Pennsylvania woman files for divorce after her husband attempts to keep her in a coal bin. Joan Thoma, Springville, ill with grandparents, receives nurse care. Mr Thoma returns to Springville school. Mrs Thoma remains until daughter improves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Dennier
Evelyn
Charlton Lubby
Melbert Meyer
Beryl Boleyn
Joan and
Robert Boleyn
Viola Berndt
Waukegan, Ill
Norman Clothier
Green Bay
Wis
Albert Magdefray, Jr
Los Angeles
Conner Dummermuth
R. P. Strauch
Bis
Paul Waters
Postville
Adolph Normark
Minneapolis
Robert Dunham
Jean
Manitowoc
Ray DeSart
Dunlap
Elmer Pinney
Elmer Pinney, Jr
Frank Pinney
Minor Rarie
Erma Redwinkle
Mabel Sorenson
Rochester
Minn
Chris Schweitzer
Pennsylvania
Joan Thoma
Lewis Thoma
Springville
Max Thoma
Thoma
Propaganda Minister Goebbels Beaten Over Affair Rumor
The German propaganda minister Dr Paul Joseph Goebbels was severely beaten following allegations of an affair involving Lida Barova, wife of film star Gustav Froelich. The incident underscores turmoil within Nazi leadership amid personal scandal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Lida Barova
Gustav Froelich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Signy Hanson
Robert Henecke
Rose McMillan
Chris Wenger
J. M. Frey
Wadena
Gus Krieger
Janet
Jeanette
Lorence Muehlethaler
H. D. Yack
Paul Zurbriggen
Kanawha
Mrs. M. Zurbriggen
Frieda Miller
Herman’ Scheel
Chas. Capper
Allen Habeger
Gene
George, Vaughn
Anna Rennison
Princeton
Celia Rennison
G. H. Falk
Georgiana
Carolyn
Lime Springs
WN. P. Kerr
Chas. Wenger
Mary Cook
Alfred Cook
Ernestine Holzer
Upper Iowa University
Fi Rho
Zeta Sorority
Herman Helmers
Rock Rapids
Wm. Baumgartner
Jean Cress
Helen Hamblin
Dubuque
Chase O'Neill
University of Iowa
Vergil Cook
Helen Muehlethaler
Helen Dennler
Gladys Butikofer
Kenneth Evans
Fayette
Harry Baldwin
Monona
Lew ‘Grover
Bob
Mr. Baldwin
Cilla Baldwin
Clara Mae
Fred Muehlethaler
Earl Kiple
Fred Burrow
Max Lehman
Otto Krueger
Edwin Krueger
Gua Hackmann
Tofield Heck
Herbert Haas
B. J. Baumgartner
Gerene Schultz
George Vaughn
Waucoma
G. J. Mosby
Walter Durscher
Walden Gene Wiethorn
Anna [Schupbach
Floyd Dummermuth
Cedar Rapids
Dena Dummermuth
Harold Weibel
Ames
A. M. Weibel
Mary Keiser
Chicago
Harry Keiser
Ella Warton
Cornell ‘College
Mt. Vernon
Rey
J.C. Warton
Lois Lehman
Anamosa
Mrs. L. G. Lehman
Helen Schutz
Erwin Miller
Mavis
Buffalo Center
Lub Lubben
J. S. Lilley
Kathryn
New Hampton
E. W. Breneman
Epworth
Louise Marie Baumgartner
Kenneth Heck
Cedar Rapvids
Coe College
Mrs. Kiple
Dr. Earl Eaton
Martha Berg
Olaf Berg
Joming
Ida Sinclair
Cloverdale
Indiana
Ed Medberry
Harold Conner
Ars
Vernon Knight
Eldred Dummermuth
Wirs
Woodrow Hyde
Minerva Weibel
Ray Heins
Minerva
Mr. Heins
Albert Dummermuth
Herbert Dummermuth
Eldred Patterson
Dale Broughton
John Faye
Donald Jenson
Jud Conner
Elgin Baptist Church
St. Paul’s Church
Robert Steele
Joe Becker
Iowa City
Elmer Reitz
Canton
Helen Hofer
Quincy, NL
Helen
Library Notes
Minnie Topp
W. C. Fatb
Max Maunsberger
Arthur Lantz
Davenport
Sheldon Boyle
Arthur Miller
Oelwein
Bert Overhus
The
Elgin Oil Co
John Falb, Jr
F. J. Keeling
Volga City
J. J Phillips
Virtus Yack
Webster City
8. A. Douglas
Eau Claire
K. Langsdale
Mel Kohler
Lyle Light
Edward Krueger
Carlton
Abe Habeger
Glen Schori
Reuben Lehman
Gertrude Smith
G. N. Schori
Sam Lehman
Floyd Knudtson
St. Paul
H. T. Knudtson
Knudtson
Chicago Great Western Railway
Martin Wenger
Marlys
Kenneth Mark
Ida Meyer
Harold and
Elmer Meyer
Oscar Baumgartner
Elmer Baumgartner
Ern Baumgartner
al Safety
Council
Wm. Weibel
Ray Colander
Greene
Sorbonne
Paris
Vatican
Sixtus IV
Appert
Mexico
United States
Grand Banks of
Newfoundland
Europe
Arizona
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
England
Mockingbird
Belgium
Kohler
Prunes
Santa Clara
Lie
Elgin, Iowa
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