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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1938
Page
8
Ellen and Edwin Hanson spend last Wednesday with the Brent Meyer family near West Union. Many neighbors and relatives, including the Denaler and Butikofer families, visit and host events through the weekend. Multiple health notes and social gatherings describe pneumonia recovery and birthday celebrations among local residents.
A series of Sunday dinners and weekend visits tie together residents from Arlington through Hawkeye, Wadena, Elgin, Maynard, and Cheery Valley. Guests include the Rothlisberger and Frieden families, the Yearous, Gehring, Smith, and Lehman households, and many relatives visiting for birthdays, illness updates, and cemetery society meetings. Community events feature a Farm Bureau convention in Des Moines, a Ladies Aid gathering, and a pot luck planned for Washington's birthday next month.
The column lists residents and visitors in the Gunder area including Thelma Ruroden Irene Halver son and sons in law at Jeanette Loftsgard s home near West Cler mont. It notes social calls and dinners among Loftsgard Osmundson Olson Halver son families and others with a health update for Tona Loftsgard after illness in Iowa City.
Grand Meadow residents report visits and gatherings Sunday and Friday afternoons. Families including the Osmundsons Aanes Burans Olsons Wharams Lyn kaas and Ericks ons share hospitality with friends and church and Ladies Aid events noted.
A series of local social notes lists Clarence Olson honoring his mother Mina Olson on her birthday anniversary. Other entries note Mr and Mrs Martin Amundson entertaining at home on Sunday and visits from Clarence Jacobson of Mason City to the Andrew Reinhart home. J C Halverson called on Mrs Julia Landsgard Monday. Ed Johnson and Doris visited the Dorf Opperud home Sunday afternoon. Detroit history recounts the origin of the city’s name from early French settlers naming areas North and South Detroit and several former names such as Tondotga Waweatunog Tenchsa Grandie and Fort Pontchartrain. The term Detroit derives from the French word for strait and notes its geographic position between lakes.
The Post Office bought camels in Egypt and Asia Minor for 30000 to secure mail transport across Western deserts. Desert sand damaged camel feet and leather boots were tested but failed. The plan was abandoned after unsuccessful trials.
The article provides English translations for the traditional Chinese month names. It maps Holi day Moon to Holiday Month, Budding Moon to Budding Moon, Sleepy Moon to Sleepy Moon, Peony Moon to Peony Moon, Dragon Moon to Dragon Moon, Lotus Moon to Lotus Moon, Moon of Hungry Ghosts to Moon of Hungry Ghosts, Harvest Moon to Harvest Moon, Chrysanthemum Moon to Chrysanthemum Moon, Kindly Moon to Kindly Moon, White Moon to White Moon, and Bitter Moon to Bitter Moon.
Carl Hartwig, a 90 year old native of Frankfort Germany, now residing five miles south of Clintonville Wisconsin, remains active and in fine health while working daily. News Photo Service Exclusive to the Echo in Fayette County.
The text notes pelicans as expert soarers, gliding in wheeling circles yet moving quickly on course. Breeding grounds lie mainly in the Northwestern states and southwestern Canada. Winters span from Northern California to Gulf States, Florida, and along Mexico's coasts inland to Panama.
Geisha girls in Japan enter schools aged nine to eleven where they receive training in singing dancing and social graces including graceful walking and polished conversation to prepare for their roles.
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