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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1943
Page
8
Oak Grove residents hosted and visited relatives and friends across several homes. Guests included the Ash family in the Roy Leuchtenmacher, the Wilson, Chapman, Gilson, and Leuenberger households, with multiple dinners and card parties noted. Nearby West Union visits and weekend hospitality are mentioned.
Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Hunsberger welcomed a son born Saturday January 9. Weekend guests included Mr. and Mae-Bloyd Frieden and David in Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Yearous and threen visited Fayette. Charlton Looby hosted many at eight Friday night. Fred Rothlisberger and family dined with Chas Doty. Jiles Hicks and family visited Donald Page home. Harold Johnson stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Louis Anderson at Clermont. Albert Klingman of Volga spent a week at Andrew Yearous and Wenger Bros. homes. A Farm Bureau meeting is planned at the church Thursday evening January 14 with a sack luncheon. A 4H club meeting was to be held.
The obituary notes and social items describe a busy week in the community with oyster suppers at the Larson home and many visits. Harold Glass Thos Pollock and families. Raymond Benson. Jerome Yearous. Martha Chapman and Del bert. and others are listed as guests or visitors at various homes including the Foxwell, Looby, Dur scher, and McKellar households. The church Ladies Aid and Cemetery association plan meetings after the Friday supper, with notable attendances at productions credit events and dinners across several nearby towns.
Mrs. Gertrude Walker once the largest circus performer in the world, a former Chelsea resident from Tama county, weighed about 598 pounds in private life and traveled with World Bros Circus through Iowa. Reports say she was so large she could not fit in a railroad coach and had to ride in a five ton truck.
Mrs Meyer of Clermont aids care for ill Mrs B Nelson at Decorah hospital patient E S Houg. Marion choir hosts kitchen shower for bride to be Bernice Peterson. Visitors include Carlile Kenneth Dale Anderson Lorené Neuhring and others.
Social roundups recount Sunday gatherings in Herbert Dummermuth and nearby homes honoring Harold Conner. Attendees include Jud Conner Albert and Dummermuth families Fay West Union and Fayette residents, plus visiting pairs from Oelwein Clinton and Hawkeye areas. Additional calls and suppers occur in Glen Boyer West Union and surrounding households with multiple family guests and house warmings noted.
A brief classified style notice urges readers to buy WV Defense Savings Bonds and Stemps as a swift fundraising or savings option. It emphasizes sending your dollars to the front and offers a practical appeal for immediate action.
Grand Meadow notes detail a flurry of visits and gatherings among local families. Mr and Mrs Ames Olsen and kin shared Saturday time at Orville Bergs home while Carolyn Erickson and Selmer visited Bertina Buraas on Sunday.
B S Pickett of Town State College Ames reports locating the grave of John Chapman known as Johnny Appleseed. The grave lies in Allen county Indiana along the St. Joseph river on land owned by W S and Lizzie Roebuck. Chapman died near Fort Wayne in March 1845. A note on John Johnson and Olive Branch school transport by tractor with an Indian travois is included.
Madison Wis Walter S Goodland 80 was sworn in as Acting Governor Jan 4 after a state supreme court ruling resolved the Loomis succession controversy. The photo shows him helping Mrs Goodland wash dishes on their Franksville farm as he returns from ten years retirement to assume office.
Dr. C C Franks of Grimes retains state veterinarian post under the agriculture secretary. Wayne M Ropes of Onewa renamed James R Leverett to head the real estate department. Fred Porter of Des Moines expected to be reappointed by Governor-Elect Hickenlooper. The Spanish Embassy informs St Johns Abbey of Collegeville Iowa of Father Owen Tekippe safe in the Philippines after San Beda College fall.
Farm experts report that potatoes treated with ethylene chlor hydride show rapid awakening after a brief delay. The finding suggests a practical warming method to trigger sprouting in dormant tubers used for planting or food storage.
A weary Hair breadth Harry, famed nomad, visited Guthrie Center seeking lodging for the night. He warned of a hard winter and lamented rationing stresses while continuing to recite verses for dimes from editors. Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps shout Victory.
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