Local Elgin News Notes Amid Social Visits Illness and Minor Accident
Community tidbits recount visits from Hattie McKellar and Dr John McKellar in Chicago, new residents at the Elgin hotel, illnesses keeping several at home, and a minor street accident on Main Street where a truck and a car collided causing bruises. Berg's sale promotion lingers as a local prompt.
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Mrs. Henry Wolf
Chicago
Elgin Hotel
Bopp
Main Street
Robert Chicken
Frank Kohler
Illyria Church Notes We Present A Busy Schedule
Illyria Church announces Tod Snyder Minixtar LaFonda Shaffer and Bunddy School at 10 15 a m worship at 11 18 a m The Cemetery Association and the Ladies Aid Society will be entertained at Mrs Foxwell home on Wednesday afternoon Jan 20.
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Tod. Snyder
Minixtar
LaFonda Shaffer
Pian ‘Bunddy
Ladies’ Aid Society
Foxwell
Lutheran Church Notes January Meetings Schedule
Lutheran church notices show January 17 events in Marion and January 24 at McGregor and Norway with English communion service at 10 30. Pastor J Strandjord invites all to attend each service and preaches at every gathering.
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Marion
McGregor
Norway
M E Church Notes In 1932 Sabbath Worship Call
In Snyder minister M E Church notes Mrs Louis Klingman as pianist and morning worship at 10 with Sunday school at 11. The Ladies Aid Society to meet Thursday at Mrs Ji J Han’s home. The article urges regular worship and church attendance, emphasizing Sabbath school and worship as essential, during 1932.
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Snyder
Louis Klingman
Ladies’ Aid . Society
Ji.j. Han
St. Paul's
Baptist Church Notes and Upcoming Programs
The church schedules Thursday meetings at 7 30 p m junior choir 8 p m prayer and 9 p m choir rehearsal Sunday January 17 offers English Sunday school at 11 a m B Y P U programs at 7 20 p m and 8 p m with John Schaer as captain featuring Adoniram Judson life. January 27 lists 7 30 p m junior choir 8 p m prayer and 9 p m rehearsal Ladies Aid met at Mrs Hans Keiser home last week. Weather did not deter attendance. Invite to all to attend the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schaer
Ie Oh
Adoniram Judson
Ladies’ Aid Society
Hans Keiser
Buttermilk sale and auto show notes mix
A newspaper snippet reports the Elgin Farmers Dairy Co to auction its buttermilk on Saturday January 16 1932 at 2 pm with bids accepted from the entire output for a year starting February 1 1982. Separate daily curnings. bids may be rejected. Also mentions Grand Central Palace New York auto show Chevrolet leadership award and a Blue Earth misbuttoning anecdote as a filler tease.
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Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Co
M. Luchsingar
Grand Central Palace
New York
Chevrolet
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Chicago
Obituary of Pies ae Lyon Burk from West Union area
A lengthy obituary notes the life of Pies a e Lyon Burk born piecing together, who died January 6, 1982, at eighty four. She married Albert P. Lyon in 1868 and later John Burk in 1882. Survived by four sons, two brothers, eight grandchildren, and many friends. Funeral at St Pauls M B in Brainard with hymns by Clyria male quartet conducted by Rev Snyder.
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Pies Ae
Weat Union
Sherman
Rufus
John
Roe
Levine
Glenfield
N. D
Henry
Bemidji
Minnesota
Fayette ‘County
Albert P. Lyon
Elgin
Bradley
Charles
Cleremont
William
Delbert
Merton
Burton
Cedar Rapids
James Byrnes
Byrnes
Tillie
John Burk
West Union
Brainard
Andrew J
St. Paul's
M. B
Clyria
J. J. Snyder
Taylor Mo News About Former Elgin Folks
Anna Grimm of Chicago Jr spent a three weeks vacation at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Ward Grimm at La Grange Mo Sunday visitors included Mr and Mrs Ed ward Grimm Leo Anna and Fred Grimm Mr and Mrs Wm Butikofer and family Mr and Mrs Eli Sutter and family Betty Frieden all of La Grange Mo Mr and Mrs Leslie Gerst Mr and Mrs Rudolph Hoerr Anna Elizabeth Lydia and Rachael Hoerr Rudy George Philip and Dan Hoerr and Carolyn Wiegand Carolyn Wiegand of Taylor Mo spent Sunday night and Monday with her friend Rachael Hoerr
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Anna Grimm
Chicago
Ward Grimm
la Grange
Edward Grimm
Leo
Anna
Fred Grimm
Wm. Butikofer
Eli Sutter
Betty Frieden
Leslie Gerst
Rudolph Hoerr
Elizabeth
Lydia
Rachael Hoerr
Rudy
George
Philip
Dan Hoerr
Carolyn Wiegand
Taylor
Dover Mills Social Notes and Visits
Mr and Mrs R F Learn spent Sunday at the J C Matthews home. W H H Scott has not been well lately. Mr and Mrs Earl Becker and family were dinner guests at E O Wagner home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Clarence Anfingon and baby visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Clarence Nesvick. Mr and Mrs Aubrey Guyer and family visited with her parents Mr and Mrs Ole Christianson last Thursday. Howard Borland visited Ed Johnson recently. He returned to his home at Oelwein last Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Victor Guyer and baby visited at the E G Guyer home Sunday. Bertha Kerkestue is helping with the work at L I Olson home for a couple of weeks. Mr and Mrs L T Olsen are the parents of a girl born last Wednesday evening. Mr and Mrs Hara Rowland and Iona spent last Thursday at H K Johnson home. Ed Johnson was a caller at H K Johnson home Monday evening. Doris Learn was ill with a bad cold and unable to attend school last week but is much better now.
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R. F. Learn
J. C. Matthews
W. HH. Scott
Earl Becker
E. O. Wagner
Clarence Anfingon
Clarence Nesvick
Aubrey Guyer
Ole Christianson
Howard Borland
Ed Johnson
Oelwein
Victor Guyer
Baby
E. G. Guyer
Bertha Kerkestue
L. I. Olson
L. T. Olsen
Hara Rowland
Iona
H. K. Johnson
Doris Learn
Clarencé Olson
Quenton
Gunt Olson
Almer Larson
Vern Trude
Betty
Olson
Eliot Olson
Eva Commermuth
Arthur Olson
Emmet Burt
Decorah
Ernest Holt
Alfred Burass
Gilbert Burans
Henry Amundson
Elvira
Decorah Hospital
Clarisa Lien
Alphie
Martin Halverson
Lillian
Kenneth
Christ Nelson
Oline Erickson
Nels Larson
Clermont
Nels Lyngans
John Opperud
Alphie Thorson
Clifford Osmundson
Ewald
Eleanor Lyngaas
Bert Lyngaas
Illyria Farm Bureau Meeting Tonight
The Illyria Farm Bureau holds its January meeting at the church tonight January 14 with Rev J J Snyder among speakers A report on the meeting at W S Rothlisberger home Tuesday notes farm accounts for the past year Also a note on typewriter pads offered at the Echo office
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Illyria Farm Bureau
J. J. Snyder
W. S. Rothlisberger
Community Notes From Grand Meadow Social Round
Sunday visits filled the Grand Meadow area as many families hosted relatives and friends. Guests included Olson and Trude households while A Evans and Lyngans households hosted callers. local Sick list mentions Immanuel Larson. several residences hosted dinners and afternoon calls across Decorah Clermont and nearby farms.
If you are successful or not in life
A fragmented humorous piece quotes Capper's Weekly on worry and fate, followed by a joke about a couple recalling their honeymoon and first anniversary with a gloomy punchline about spending it “on the rocks.”
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Heaven
Capper
Tom
Ducks Increase On Wall Lake and Mississippi River Near Lansing
The fish and game department reports thousands of wild ducks, mainly pintails, mallards, and canvasbacks, dwelling on Wall Lake near Lake View with continued presence through winter. Additional large flocks were noted near Lansing along the Mississippi River, with December 15 cited as a reference point.
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Fish and Game Department
Wall Lake
Lake View
Lansing
Mississippi River
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Stat Seite
Mya
Herbert Kerr
Son City
TW. Doin
Sheldon Boyle
C. P. Stohr
John ‘Ji. Falbe
Hattie McKellar
John McKellar
Louis. Kingman
Arthur Herrling
Gordon Mosby
C. B. ‘Schori
Mia. Henry
Wolf
W. C. Falk-home
Mia
Nancy Hinet
J. 4. Snyder
Hans Grether
Robertson
Lb! Hutchinson
Loraine Carpenter
Fayette
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Monona
Will Kriger
North of Town
Ladies' Bridge Club
Ern Holzer
Fred Gehring
Albert Schori
Clare Cunnigham
John, Cunningham
Volen’ City News
Ray DeSart
Chas.’ Feller
Dingér
Helen Clapp
Loftegard
Se Valace
the Echo
Kohlers
Illyria
Lutheran Church Notes
J.strandjord
Baptist Church
The
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Blue Earth
Dover Mills News
Echo
Grand Meadow News
Elgin Home Bakery
Standard Brands Inc
I Coward
Paul Reedy
Max Thoma
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