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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1942
Page
8
Illyria items report a dinner at Oelwein, a birth for James LeRoy to Edwin Ernst Jan and wife, and local visits and guest lists. Community meetings include Cemetery Association and Ladies Aid to meet January 21 with Mrs. Walter Rothlisberger, plus a Sunday school election upcoming. Numerous neighbors and families from Illyria, West Union, Clermont, Elkader, and Garber appear in visit and guest lists.
Cheery Valley residents share holiday travels visits and Sunday gatherings. Families including Butikofer Christen Weigand Dennier Schupbach and Kris ten relatives spend weekends and Sundays with kin. Dorothy Minihan returns to Rochester duties after vacation at home.
Mrs Geo Howard hosted a birthday party Tuesday evening with guests including Mr and Mrs Bert Baker Doyle Baker of Fayette John Metzger Sam Howard Louis Becker Emery Buroden William Boyle George Boyle and their families Mr and Mrs John Howard Mrs Mary Alea and Laura Learn Also present were Oran Bane and family Walter Dennler home visitors Mrs Thos Pollock and Dean Mr and Mrs Will Chase Mr and Mrs Floyd Frieden Mr and Mrs Chas Looby Mr and Mrs Francis Wolf Mrs Ida Meyer and Oscar Baumgartner Mrs Doyle Baker visited in the George Howard home Mrs John Howard visited Roy Leuchtenmacher who remains ill Chris Dennler home hosts Mrs Mollie Schneider helped with housework at times Other couples visited and dinner guests welcomed at various homes in the area
A reception honored Mr. and Mrs. Henry Olson for their 25th wedding anniversary with a short program, dinner, and visiting. A purse of silver swan was given. Hellna and Olvin Olson visited the Gunnar Landagard home at St Olaf Sunday. Mrs. Ole Loftsgard aided at Rodney Smith’s home caring for her daughter. Harold Skarahaug of Ames spent the weekend at the Olaosy home. Winifred Groth was at the T J Olson home recently.
Weeks returned to Ames Monday to resume her duties. Gerald Olson spent the weekend at the Henry Olson home and returned to Ames Monday. Mrs Oscar Nyborg has been at the Jenson home to help care for her father Jens Jenson. Dorcas Society met Saturday afternoon at church parlors with Mrs E K Mork Mrs Kenneth Mork and Mrs Robert Wettleson as hostesses. The Mission Society met today with Mrs Henry Olson and the Opland girls as hostesses. Lloyd Reierson of Virginia came for a brief New Year's Eve visit with his parents Mr and Mrs Cornelius Reierson.
County line notes list numerous neighbors visiting in Ames area homes. Names include Swenson Amundson Olson Berg Blockhus Halverson Larson Peterson Amundson and related families with a pattern of weekend and weekday calls and dinners.
Grand Meadow News reports a series of visits and gatherings around area families. Darlene Marilyn and Sandra Olson spend Saturday with Mrs Olivia Olson. Willard Martin and family visited Jens Johnson home in Clermont. others hosted or visited friends at Olson, Lundy, Thorson, Buraas, Johnson, Lyngaas and Jungblut households. Brorby school reopened after winter break. several residents shared Sunday visits. Opal Larson began school and stayed with Clarence Olson due to bad roads.
Upper Iowa University students faced about a 40 percent NYA funding cut for the second semester. A donor in New York City sent a substantial check during Christmas to be used as needed, and the college administration voted to allocate it to student aid. The gift preserves promises made earlier, allowing students who relied on work to stay in college.
Scientists argue the extant Australian anteater would have vanished long ago if construction years were accurate. They estimate if the creature formed 66,006,003 years ago and remained true to type, it would have disappeared about 190,060,003 years ago.
Miss Masters led Phase II Methods of Food Preparation at the W S Rothlisberger home on January 9. Twenty two women from Illyria and Westfield townships attended as a luncheon of creamed chicken steamed squash and other dishes was served. The group also reviewed the music project Songs of the Soil with several songs performed.
Clayton county quota for the Red Cross War Fund is $3400. A county committee of rural school directors from townships without local chapters will raise the funds. The drive in Grand Meadow and Marion townships lists numerous directors and volunteers coordinating the campaign.
President of the National Automobile Assn tells a Senate Small Business Committee that without quick government action the 44,000 dealers and half a million employees face immediate disaster. He warns that practically every town is affected in varying degrees.
The claim states that intensive thinking makes the brain bigger and consequently increases hat size, suggesting a direct link between cognitive effort and headwear dimensions.
Mrs Amelia Carr a 66 year old Newark church worker was placed in Essex county jail Sunday on fraud charges. She is wife of the church board president and her husband and the church pastor expressed shock at the accusation.
In the Echo, want ads promise fast results for readers seeking buyers, sellers, or services. Tiny classified notices and brief inquiries appear, urging readers to place an ad and watch responses roll in.
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