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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1953

Page

3

Toenges Erkel Wedding at Hawkeye

Evelyn Toenges and A Walter Erkel exchanged vows at Trinity Lutheran Hawkeye in a candlelight ceremony officiated by Reverend Sagert. The bride wore a lace bodice gown with satin skirt and pearl accents. attendants wore satin gowns. A reception followed at the church parlors. The couple plan to move to Coronado California after Mr Erkel’s service.

Evelyn Toenges Hawkeye Lawrence Toenges Robert Erkel Toenges Erkel Will Toenges Hawkeye High School USU Clermont Public Sumner High School Seabees Guam Coronado Calif

Obituary of Anna C Brorby 72 in Ames

Funeral services were held for Anna Christina Brorby 72 at East Clermont Lutheran church with two reverends assisting. She died Wednesday December 24 in Ames at her sister Mrs H O Skarshaug’s home where she had lived since 1932 after a heart illness. Born November 4 1880 in Clayton county she was a daughter of Jéns and Martha Brorby who came from Norway in 1850. She lived in Clermont after 1900 until 1932 then moved to Ames. She was baptized and confirmed at East Clermont Lutheran church and participated in Bethesda Lutheran activities in Ames. Surviving besides her sister are Mrs Emma Lind of Pastville and brother Joseph M Brorby. Casket bearers listed from Ames James Olson Enoch Mark and Marion Lind of Manchester. Burial in East Clermont church cemetery.

Anna Christina Brorby East Clermont Lutheran Church Dobby James Judson Miss Brorby Ames H. O. Skarshaug Clayton County Jéns Martha Brorby Norway Skarshiug Emma Lind Pastville Joseph M. Brorby Harold Paul Ewald Skarshaug James Olson Enoch Mark Postville Marion Lind Manchester East Clermont Church

Community Guests and Gatherings in Local Homes

Grand Meadow News lists multiple social visits across Luana and surrounding areas. Families including Palas Olson and Larson appear at various homes for New Year gatherings and Christmas week events.

Clermont Social Roundup of Holiday Guests and Visits

A long list of Clermont area residents hosted, visited, and traveled over the holidays. Numerous dinner guests and New Year parties feature Melva and Nelson families, Belschners, Larsons, Handy, Moore, Tatro, Simek, Baechler, Blake, Carlin, Schupanitz, and others from Cedar Rapids to Decorah, Des Moines to Waterloo. Karl Martin faces Palmer Memorial Hospital in West Union for another surgery and many locals note family reunions and weekend trips.

Millard Nelson Judy John Earl Handy Joe Bigelow Carol Walnut M. C. Larson Walter Belschner Hawkeye Delbert Belschner Jackson Mich James Martin Herbert Martin Messrs and Mesdames E. J. Handy Roy Swenson Millara ‘Nelson, Jr Len Simek Messrs Herbert Haas Merrill J Gunderson Mia Fred Clark Independence Marion Hitch Brainard Mina Carlin Joan Swenson H. J. Sticken Manchester Lorrinne Crowe Cathryn Robert Steele Iva Michel West Union Christina Monroe Esther Carlin Villa Marie College Erie Louise Miller Albert Lubke Mary Grover Postville Lena Peters Robert Cooney Kenneth Downing Dubuque Leland J. Capper Dale Schultz Gerald Schupanitz Archie Johnson Leonard Roberts Leo Leuenbergers Lawler Phil Steffens Steffens Bros Don Osweiler Cedar Rapids RG. Schupanitz Bess Blake David Appelman Douglas Thomas Duane Palas Duane Jr Luang Ed Johnson Gerald Schup Janitz Jresume Loras College Leslie Bauercamper Waukon Pea Johnson Malvin Johnson Jack Malone Waterloo William Banfield Casebeer Heights Paul Wells Bob Potter Sheldon Mary Washburn Sundaay Arthur ‘Wilken Leland Carpenter Strawberry Point Lloyd Meier Robert Howard DeKalb Harold Landsgard John Bakewell Reuben Svendsen Verni Engle Gordon Solheim Fergus Falls Minn Osterhus-Solheim Otto Vasby Andine ‘Vasby Laura Dickson Decorah Fremont Sullivan Marguerite James Trem Marion Clermont Herb Anderson H. A. Lubkel Ruth Stark Donald Martin l Jeannie Orchard Karl Martin Karl Palmer Memorial Hospital LeRoy Durr Indianola Mary Griebenow Eliza Martz Richard Griebenow

Pipe Dreams and Proverbial Snippets in a 1952 Column

A collage of jokes and aphorisms includes Rich's definition of joint accounts as a plan favoring wives, a mother and child quip about a bulldog, a church bulletin tease about hell, and a note about an organist. It closes with reflections on perseverance, thinking, and a 1952 world soybean crop forecast.

Tax assessment figures for 1952 property classes

Valuation of property subject to taxation on assessment date January 1 1952 shows real property 423923 dollars, personal property 106610 dollars, railroad property 7092 dollars, telephone telegraph and express companies 3956 dollars, utilities including trans-

Bank Statement for Fayette County Iowa 1933

This document lists assets including cash balances with other banks and United States Government obligations, loans and discounts, bank premises, and other assets. Liabilities show demand and time deposits, government and subnational deposits, and other liabilities, with total capital accounts and total liabilities. The statement sworn by Karl A. Miller and E. W. Hilgemann on January 5, 1933.

United States Whch Karl A. Miller E. W. Hilgemann Mullign State OF Iowa Fayette

When the Parent Loses the Victory

A discussion of the contrariness phase in children aged two to four, where protests and defiance arise. Parents often battle the child, risking entrenching the fighting habit and a fearful, cowed demeanor. The aim is a well adjusted fearless child, not perpetual conflict.

We May Guide A Tay Child With Gentle Authority

The text argues a Tay child is aware of power but not mature enough to use it wisely. It favors non confrontational methods, such as prompting compliance, giving brief warnings, and avoiding trivial demands. It notes times when firmness is necessary but warns anger can spoil progress.

Dielding

Farm Prices Edge Down as Index Dips for Fourth Straight Month

Farmers saw the commodity price index decline 16 points 8 percent to 263 on December 15 the lowest since April 1950 and the fourth consecutive monthly drop Beef cattle hogs eggs butterfat pulled down the index while corn oats soybeans raised the crop index Readable notes mention Chapin and Geneva girls basketball with Whitesell off the court Harold Schwein won the five acre corn yield contest in Hartley O'Brien county with 140.4 bushels per acre The ad section notes Opportunity uses the Wan advertisements

Harold Schwein Hartley O'Brien County Opportunity

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