Community Notices From Watery Town and Surroundings
Hazel Buliketer returned home from Postville hospital after an appendectomy. Numerous local residents hosted and visited at homes in Waterville, Chana, Fayette, Monona, and surrounding areas, including dinners, parties, and family gatherings. Several members and relatives attended events at the Torkelson, Schupbach, and Yenney households, with hospital stays noted for Fred Kohler and Jimmie Bulikofer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Buliketer
Postville Hospital
Take My Word For It English As She Is Wrote And Spoke
A compact note on language errors and usage from readers and syndicated items. It highlights misuses such as will go versus will soon get and have drank versus have drunk, with examples from Ripley’s Believe-It-Or-Not and Arkansas daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas Daily
Dewey
Bell Syndicate
WNY
Robbers With Guns Ro b Thompson Store
Mrs. Thomp son and husband were robbed at gunpoint at their Thompson store. Two men took $116.70 from the cash register and some stock. Thomp son calls it a creepy burglary and hopes it ends soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nella (Capper) Thompach
Madeira
Calif
Gershwin biopic leads weekly cinema lineup
Sunday through Tuesday January 20 21 and 22 Joan Leslie and Robert Alda star in Rhapsody in Blue debuting a grand Gershwin biopic tracing his rise from humble origins to worldwide fame with a lush cast and production backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Leslie
Robert Alda
George Gershwin
Methodist Church Announces Sunday Worship and Meetings
The Methodist Church schedules Sunday morning worship at 10, Sunday school at 11, and choir practice Thursday at 7:80. W. S. C. S. circle meetings are set for next Thursday afternoon January 24 with hostesses Mrs. Wenger, Adella Chapman, Mrs. B. H. Brackin, Mrs. Mary Cook, and Mrs. Chas Feller, led by Rev. Joseph C. Warton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yelock
Circle A
Chris Wenger
Adella Chapman
Wenger
Circle B
B. H. Brackin
Mary Cook
Circle
Chas Feller
Joseph C. Warton
Blggin Baptist Church Schedule Reveals Coin Card Drive
The Blggin Baptist Church with Minister Paul F Zoschke hosts a Tabitha Society meeting at 2 PM, a prayer service at 1 PM, and a choir rehearsal at 9 PM. Sunday worship follows at 8 PM with Sunday school at 11, B P U in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Alfred Jacob
Tabitha Society
Card of Appreciation and Travel Mention
A personal note thanks friends and relatives for cards and letters during a hospital stay. The message notes appreciation and mentions Hazel Butikofer and Mr and Mrs F C Muehlethaler who went to Chicago for the furniture market and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Muehlethaler
Chicago
Butikofer-Marti Marriage United in a Saturday ceremony
Miss Marie Marion Butikofer of Elgin and Lester Marti of Bern Kansas were united in marriage Saturday January 12 at 3 p m in the Baptist parsonage with Rev Paul F Zoschke officiating The attendants were Lorraine Butikofer and Lester Butikofer A brown suit attendee and an aqua dress makers suit adorned the wedding party A wedding dinner followed at Bridge Coffee Shop Elkader The bride is from Elgin and a Bern Kansas high school graduate The groom is from Bern Kansas and works in farming After a week at the bride’s mother’s home the couple will live on a farm near Bern Kansas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Marion Butikofer
Ida Butikofer
Elgin
Lester Marti
Will Marti
Bern
Kansas
Baptist Parsonage
Paul F. Zoschke
Lorraine Butikoffer
Lester Butikoffer
Bridge
Elkader
Marti
Laws of God and Man in the Ten Commandments
A wartime era sermon outlines twofold aims of the Ten Commandments: worship of the true God and right relations among people. It cites God as sole revealer and emphasizes resting on moral law, honoring parents, protecting life, avoiding theft and false witness, and resisting covetousness within a modern secular context. The text calls for daily devotion tempered by holy living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Mount Sinai
Vait
America
Mustering-Out Payment Act benefits deadline set
Veterans Public Law 225 78th Congress outlines mustering-out payments for honorably discharged personnel from December 7 1941 onward except those who declined service in essential industry. Those discharged before February 3 1944 must apply by February 2 1946 or lose eligibility. Applications accepted at Veterans Administration offices service offices of veterans organizations or American Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alaska
Veterans Administration Office
Service Office
Veterans Organization
American Red Cross
Schneider Sale Next Week Promises Largest Farm Auction
The Ben and Selma Schneider sale is set for Friday January 25, touted as the season's largest in the community. It lists 108 head of livestock including 45 cattle 7 horses and 58 hogs plus a large line of machinery poultry hay corn oats and some furniture. Sale opens at 10:30 with the Ladies Aid of Wyra serving lunch for early arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben and Selma Schneider
Wyria
New Butter Substitute Developed for Cakes and More
A new liquid flavoring derived from synthetic organic acids is meant to replace butter as a flavoring ingredient in cakes, cookies, and puddings, offering an alternative fat and taste option for bakers and manufacturers.
Wash Straw Hats Promise Weatherproof Style Next Year
Synthetic straw hats impervious to water will be on the market next year. They hold their shapes resist rain and perspiration and can be sponged clean. If it’s good enough to sell it’s good enough to advertise.
Felt Suit Hat Claims Chic For Midwinter Style
A beige felt hat designed to pair with tailored outfits during cold midwinter. It features a high crown, soft draped shaping, and two natural toned quills placed at a precise angle to enhance its refined look with fur coats, cloth coats, or wool frocks.
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Orville Bunting
Waterville
Chas, Feller
Howard Thomas
Nancy
Chana, Ill
J. C. Anderson
Fred Kohler
Pleasant Ridge
Jim Fox
Wadena
Mrs
Howard Boyle
Clermont
Sheldon Boyle
Charlton Looby
Melvin Helgerson
Fayette
Sam Lehman
Bertha J. Casper
Dinnner
Anna, Schupbach
Ray Weithorn
Billy
Monona
Anna Schupbach
Wm. Schupbach
Marsha
Howard Shaffer
Russell Jennings
Clarence Muehlethaler
Em Baechler
Barbara Yenney
Janesville
Wis
Chas, Knight and
Elmer Yenney
Hollis Finch
James
E. ‘Davis
A. Habeger
Allen Habesery James
Jimmie
Upper Town University
J. J. Carragher
Austin
Texas
Harry Johnson
Carragher
Ella Mae Johnson
Army Nurse Corps
Tom and Otto Torkelson
Oscar Torkelson
Lloyd Leonard
Maureen
Quinton Torkelson
Farmersburg
Elmer Benson
St. Olaf
Floyd Reavis
Oliver Torkelson
Wm. Torkelson
Clarence Torkelson
Herman Scholen
Carl Torkelson
John Jr. Butikofer
Rob Thompson
Herbert Haas
John Kiple
West Union
Chas. O'Neill
Aliyn Habeger
Herbert Dummermuth
Gonner Dummermuth
Albert Halverson
Harold
Lillian
Louis
Thelma ‘Landsgard
DeVere Halverson
Police Service
Avalon
Better Pictures
Jack Fallows
Iowa
Ruth Hussey
John Carroll
van Johnson
Faye Emerson
Ruth Terry
Robin Livingston
Zachary Scott
Betty Fields
Blggin Baptist Church
Hazel Butikofer
Tomorrow Is Forever
Gwen Bristow
Eiisabeth Hellong
Lena Baumgartner
Dial
West Elgin
ESD
Unter
Schneider
Wadena Feed Mill
Albert Cook
Tae
Max ‘Thoma
Clarence and
Lorence
The
Elgin Furniture
Elgin Furniture Store
Fred C. Muehlethaler & Sons
Fred C. Maeehlethaler & Sons
Elgin, Iowa
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