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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 11, 1935

Page

2

Death of Martha McQuilken 64 in Wa dena and assorted local notices

Martha McQuilken, 64, died at her sister Mrs. Margaret Bigler's Wa dena home on Wednesday July 3 after a stroke. Born October 13, 1871 in La Porte City, she lived 25 years in Wa dena working at Bigler drug store. She is survived by two sisters, funeral at the Bigler home in Wa dena at 1 pm, with burial in La Porte City. Reverend Edward Fikse officiated. Pallbearers listed. Distances attended from La Porte City, Monmouth, Iowa City, Clermont, Hollywood, and others. Additional society notes record local births, reunions, visits, and gatherings in Wa dena and surrounding areas.

Martha McQuilken Margaret Bigler la Porte City R. J. McQuilken Wadena Bigler George Banger, Jr St. Louis Helen Rambeck Monmouth George Crumb Iowa City Fred Bigler Charles Clermont Bernadine Savage Hollywood Calif Tom Baldwin John Wood Fort Smelling Minn Walter Crawford George Jones Bill Jones Mary Oelberg Hazelton Russell Jones Elgin Shaefer Des Moines Robert Kelly Vida Mont Harold Hermen Baby Peter July Jet Lawrence Welsh Corbin Vaig¢ Park Clair Kelly Montana Leta Curran Hildren Littleport Don Crandall Arthur Crandall Oelwein Dale Kuhnes Clark Corbin Mabel Corbin Lois Matthys Roy Crandall Dale Bill Ray Herwig Henry Herwig West Union Will Whittenbaugh Ed Gernand John Wilson Alden Lester Shafter Chrystal Welsh Fayette Roy Leonhart

Illyria community notes mark Fourth of July visits

The Illyria Ladies' Aid and Cemetery Association plan a Wednesday meeting with Mrs Clyde King after noon July 17. Numerous local families and guests from Oelwein, Waterloo, Elkader, Brainard and near towns attended Fourth of July events and visits at homes across the area. Many travelers and relatives visited relatives in Elkader, West Union, Cheery Valley, Brainard, and nearby communities, with a busy schedule of picnics, rodeos, and park outings.

Ladies' Aid Society The Cemetery Association Clyde King Clint Baldwin Oelwein Estella Baldwin Libbie Larson Waterloo C. L. Klingman Alton Medberry Ida Frieden John Rothlisberger Leo Rothlisberger Oakville Tofield Fischer Herve Robbins Fred Bigler Clermont Arthur Craft Margaret Craft Marshfield Wis Fred Rothlisberger West Union Brainard Reynold Strong Strawberry Point John Bark Stanley Nashua Wadena Elkader Glen Wallace Hazelton Jerome Yearouk George Howard Chas Peters Clarence Tripp Geneva Christianson Ulish C. Wenger Nels Iverson Marian Cance Iowa Roy Kimball Anna Mae Elgin Harold Kimball Erma Friederich Cheery Valley Francis West Abe West Fred Butikofer Gottfred Frieden Lulu Rothlisberger Floyd Patterson Volga Hans Hanson Lena Hansberger Ida Thos, Ogle Ed Medberry Elmer Lembke Earl Lawrence Glawe Lena Hunsberger Wander Walter Boys Ogle Ruth Schneider Jacob Gehring Chas. Medberry Kenneth Howard Medberry J. J. Snyder Will Frieden Albert Schupbach Beatrice Boyer Alice Becker Ula Opal Howard Wilma Steinmetz Riceville Otis Ruth Rothlisberger Austin Wilbur Hawkeye Wm. Howard Near West Union Marie Frieden Clarence Beer Fairbury Fred Schneider Rudy Yunker Ina Kohler Adolph Lehman Rose Garber Ida Mattocks Gottfred Bauder Ruth State Park Leta Ash Mary Kathryn Patricia Ann Arlene Donlon Fred Bauer George Butikofer Louise Martie Henry Brietapecher Clayton Center Jerome Fred Klingman Farm Bureau Arthur Donlon Evelyn Bauer Dubuque Ele Miz Mel Kohler Betty Ward Brabham Wilson Oak Grove Fremont Ogle Thomas Foxwell Thomas Benson Will Chase Rosella Lester Chase Gene Nutting Sidney Nutting Myr Chas. Doty Will Pollock Elma CG. D. Chapman Marie Schupbach Coronel Rothlisberger Rose Reitz St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids Margaret Young Coronel Cedar Falls Ela Kerr Lydia Elizabeth Foxwell St. Olaf S. H. Foxwell Fort Collins Colo Elizabeth McMillan Martha Chapman Delbert Will Meisner Martha Friederich

Ploog and Larson Pitch Charles City Past LaCrosse 6–3

In Decorah on the fourth, Charles City beat LaCrosse 6 to 3 as Bob Babe Ploog and Zebe Larson shared pitching duties. Ploog started, Larson relieved in the sixth, striking out several LaCrosse hitters and preserving the lead. Clermont pride Larson praised as a smooth chucker with plenty of stuff.

Charles City LaCrosse Decorah Bob Babe” Ploog West Union Zebe” Larson Clermont Babe Zebe Baba Greg” Gehring

Wind resistance differs by car front and rear

The Koreau of Standards notes greater wind resistance at the rear of an automobile than at the front. In analyzing similar issues, the rounded drop with one curved end and a pointed taper is cited as a standard example from nature.

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What Chiffon Means Across Nations

The term chiffon has varied meanings by country. In France it denotes a rag, in Romania a bleached cotton shirting, in Germany and Austria a stout plainwoven linen fabric with a smooth finish, and in the United States a delicate gauze like silk tissue.

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