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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1942
Page
2
A chaotic OCR filled page shows Elgin High students editing The Purple and White Tattler with lists of names and features. The text references classroom work, student contributors, polar bear drawings, geography and arithmetic notes, and a chaotic discussion of school events and memory pieces.
The Frey family hosts a two family gathering on January 24 two miles east of Wadena to honor Mr. and Mrs Frey and their long years on the Dome farm. The couple, settled here since 1841, are noted for service to the local school board creamery and Red Cross drives. Many relatives attend from nearby towns as Red Cross funds exceed goals.
James Shaffer Wilder Mattocks Ole Johnson Alfred Johnson Glen Minger and others attended a birthday dinner at Mr and Mrs Woodrow Heed home in West Tron for Mrs Reed. Bil Crandell visited from Weterloe and stayed with Luther Crandall. Justin Herwig and Lloyd Walterer hosted visitors in Arlington. John Lovkard moved, Will Frey rented land for spring. Larry Horan and Frank of Clermont joined Chyde Cousins Jr. and Alfred Nordhus for Sunday dinner with Mary Betrich in West Union.
Grand Meadow notes recap visits and socials with residents like Mr and Mrs Robert Wharram and Joan Stamler at Arthur Olson home. Many local families share calls, dinners, and parties including the Ladies Aid yearly meeting and officer elections.
All aliens from Germany, Italy and Japan must register at first and second class post offices between February and 28 inclusive. They will receive a certificate of identification. The rule applies to aliens aged 14 or older who have not yet taken the oath of allegiance before a Federal Judge. Severe penalties attach for noncompliance.
Elgin Study Club met at Mrs. K P Strauch’s home on Tuesday evening January 20 with eighteen members present. Mrs C O Torkelson read an article on Children’s Crime Programs and Mrs F D Welch spoke on Irene Wicker’s life. The Hughands’ Dinner is set for February 17. decoration committee appointments were made for Mrs Leo Schori and Mrs L L Kiple. next meeting at Mrs Walter Bovis on February 3. TM KNOWS HA BIBLE Alex Duffus, a native of Aberdeenshire Scotland now in Leon Iowa, has taught a Sunday School class for men in the Methodist church for more than fifty years, with a large class once in Montezuma.
A report from a California whaling station lists 24 whales with 16 humpback 7 finback and 1 sperm whale. Humpbacks weighed 651 tons, finbacks 444 tons, and the sole sperm whale 42 tons. Total production was 176 barrels of whale oil and 26 barrels of sperm oil. The whales were converted into dog food.
Two wedding notices reached the newsroom as the Echo prepared to print. Betty Ann Snyder, 'rner, wed Orlind Conaway of Toledo on August 4. Mabel Elizabeth Rennison, formerly of Elgin, was set to marry the unnamed groom in a pending report.
Charies BE and Koch of Walcott Iowa file a notice dated January 20 1942. More complete details to follow next week.
The origin of the Roman varsera is debated with V and X not definitively known. Some suggest 34 as a symbol for an open band with fingers bound except the thumb. X or 10 may be a double Y.
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