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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
8
E B Withell D C chiropractor advertises X Ray and Neurocalometer services from the Biate Bank Building Elkader Iowa highlighting differences in chiropractic practice and offering consultation.
Illyria area residents report several moves and visits including Lester Chase family relocating to a farm near Strawberry Point and Gene Nutting family moving to Brainard. Supper hosts, church events, and visits across Waterloo, Elkader, and Van Horne are listed, with travel plans and family updates among neighbors. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Harlo Chapman in Corydon is noted. Several couples announced marriages and holiday gatherings.
Ida Meyer Harold Hil da Meyer Oscar Baumgartner and others attended a New Year dinner at the Ern Baumgartner home. Several households hosted or visited relatives including the Hanson Bros and the Friederichs plus the Leuchtenmachers and Butikofer families.
A sequence of Sunday and Monday visits highlights a busy period as Elizabeth Christen Clara Muehlenthaler and others spend time in Ern Meyer Ern Friederich G Friederich and Albert Butikofer homes. New Year’s Eve gatherings occur in the Frank Christen home with several Christen relatives and friends from St Olaf Kenilworth HL La Grange Mo and Quincy Illinois join the extended social circle at the Adolph Hanson and Robert Lehman households.
A flurry of visits and gatherings fills Brainard and nearby areas. Mrs. Joe Peters returns from Detroit to spend time with relatives. Beatrice and Chesley Boyer visit in Sidney Nutting’s home. several families mark New Year’s Day in others’ homes. Church notes report officer elections for the Brainard Sunday school and regular services led by Rev. A. R. Belknap, with a roster of volunteers and teachers. The piece closes with a Hollywood ad quip about the ad writer.
Otto Hanson and family of St Olaf visited the Clifton Powell home Sunday. Numerous residents hosted and visited during New Year’s observances, with flu illness noted for Clifton Wilson and others. Several dinners and calls occurred in the Clifton Powell, Howard, Medberry, and Dennler households, highlighting community ties and holiday gatherings.
Evanston Illinois executive officers of the National WiCTL toast Frances E Willard at Rest Cottage New Year 1939 Willard Centenary Year observed worldwide with leaders Mrs Margaret C Munas treasurer Mrs Ida B Wise Smith president and Mrs Anna Marden DeVo secretary listed in group photo titles
The 500 card club played at a local home on Thursday evening. High scores were earned by Mrs Walter Dennler and Reuben Howard, while low scores went to Mrs Reuben Howard and Louis Dennler.
Mrs Bert Lyngaas spent Sunday afternoon in the Mrs Julia Landsgard home. Numerous callers and dinner guests visited Ames Olson, Richard Olson, Bert Lyngaas, Glendal Nygaard, and other local families across Friday to Sunday, including Henry Olson, Willard Martin, and Arthur Olson households. A social gathering at Elmer Larson’s and multiple visits to Clermont and Reinhart homes are noted among residents.
Marilyn Olson spent Monday in the home of Mrs Olivia Olson. Uncle Eben said Dar is words dat we repeat wif out knowin what dey mean. Maybe as we reads de Good Book we finds em mo scothin dan some we under stands.
The article notes that in the tropics most rain occurs during hot periods, while other regions show little correlation between rainfall and time of day. The discussion highlights regional variation in rainfall timing.
Scottish athletes toss the caber a fir tree eighteen feet long and weighing 290 pounds in the Highland games.
The text asserts Argentina declared independence on July 9 1816 and endured a civil war for 46 years. It notes The Black Prince as England’s first duke in 1337. It also mentions parasols used in 2000 B C and a reference to twoully HB LA.
The Potomac River has been vari ously known as Co hone go ro o ta Espiritu Santo Elizabeth St Gregory Potowmac and Polo meack in historical records reflecting linguistic shifts and colonial naming.
The article notes the Six Nations war trail from Chauteuane New York to Georgia as the longest Indian route. It also identifies Lake Victoria as Africa’s largest body of water serving as the Nile river’s chief reservoir.
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