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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1936
Page
8
Illyria residents attend parties and reunions at Elkader Oak Grove and West Union. Local clubs plan meetings with Mrs Walter Rohlisberger on July 22. Families from Fayette West Union Elgin and West Bend gather for meals and visits. A farm bureau program featured local musicians reporters from Fayette and Ames noted. Community sympathy extended for Frank Humphry of Los Angeles. Want ads invite buying and selling.
Anna and Eva Mse Ubersax and Shulleberg in Wis visit sister Mrs. John Dennler. Hilda Meyer weekend at Adolph Elvers near Elkader. Arthur Friederich and son Albert Lee visit Friederich home. Floy Jennings and Melbourn of Quincy visit. Ida Christen, Betty and Junior join Hanson Bros for supper. Clarence Schneider Levi Frieden and family with Sam and Harry Dennler visit G Dennler home. Elizabeth Christen, Ronald and Paul Houg spend Sunday with Jake Christen. Harry and Sam Demmler dine with Walter Butikofer. Arthur Friederich and son supper with Lawrence Butikofer. Alma Hanson helps Sam Shea. Betty Christen visits Bert Thoman. Will Nydegger and family, Joe Frieden and families visit Fred Nydegger Sr. Will Chase home near Volga hosts picnic for Martin Hanson family and relatives. Ernest Christen and others visit Wilf Nydegger Sunday evening.
Oak Grove residents recount a series of weekend visits and social gatherings. Tillie Butikofer assists Mrs. Christ Dennler with house work while Reuben Howard hosts and visits occur among the Dennler, Howard, Chapman, Muncie, Strong, and Dennler families. Several members attended a Des Moines Republican state convention and a Delwain circus, with Evelyn Dennler returning from Oelwein hospital and others spending time with relatives in Des Moines and Elgin.
Mrs. Sidney Nutting and Mrs. Kenneth Kjosa hosted guests at the E R Nutting home Monday evening. Elgin visitors George Boyle and family joined Frank Lyon’s family for a Sunday gathering. Kenneth Kjosa returned Friday from a two week motor trip to the Dells of Wisconsin and Devil's Lake. Wm Nutting and son Jimmie Oran Nutting and Kenneth Kjosa attended Sidney Nutting’s Sunday gathering. A reception was held Friday evening at Theo Kjosa’s home honoring Mr and Mrs Kenneth Kjosa.
Mrs Clive Helms returned Saturday after two weeks with relatives in Wisconsin. Her niece accompanied her home for a visit. Rev G A Thomas Barbara Stading and Wilson Patterson were guests at the Don Cummings home Monday evening. Mr and Mrs Robin Bartlett and daughters left Friday for Marcus Washington after two weeks with the Jim Bartlett home. Mr and Mrs Joe Peters and family and Wilson Patterson spent Sunday afternoon at the E R Nutting home. Brainard Church Notes list Sunday school at 10 morning worship at 11 and evening services at 745.
Ben Schneider reports two cat oats samples from south of town showing big growth differences due to soil fertility. Gold Mine oats sowed last spring on similar soils. fields with years of alfalfa reached 5.5 feet and green grain, while a lighter soil without alfalfa reached 3.5 feet and matured well. In poor alfalfa soil growth is too vigorous and slow to mature, favoring the latter soil in a dry year.
Collier's Weekly notes that less than a third of the global population uses beds today despite beds existing for millennia. It cites Japanese and many Europeans sleeping on floors, highlighting cultural and practical differences in sleeping arrangements.
A small pearl group in the Persian Gulf notes Bahrelo as the sole productive island, yielding nearly ten million dollars in trade. It highlights Bahrelo’s supply of the purest quality pearls and stones.
Visitors to Unter-Aar in Switzerland seek a glacier in action while recalling naturalist Agassiz and fellow scientists who lived there in 1841. The glacier advances about 250 feet per year, roughly eight inches daily.
In Queen Victoria's mourning period a cosmetics ban stirred a wave of restraint across the English speaking world. Cosmetics were viewed as a symbol of gaiety, deemed inappropriate in solemn times, and the movement against their use gained traction as public decorum dictated sobriety.
The postage due stamp of Isht 1930 holds the record as the longest design used by the United States. Its enduring issue marked a notable era in American philately, reflecting stamping practices and postal history of the period.
The Peasants' War was a major medieval revolt in Germany from 1524 to 1526 as peasants rose against feudal lords seeking rights and reforms. The uprising challenged local nobles, drew urban support, and ended in a harsh suppression with lasting social and religious implications.
The B Y P U will present a program at the Baptist church on Sunday evening July 19. Helen Muehlethaler opens with invocation and announcements. Doris Miller gives a Bible reading class synopsis. Mildred Hackmann reviews The Splendor of God. Marion Lehman presents Follow the Gleam. Louise Hackmann and Louise Baumgartner perform Christ and the Rich Young Ruler and Last Supper. Violet Miller leads Christian Culture Class devotion. Mrs Zoschke narrates Story of Angelus with Merie Lyons. Helen Muehlethaler, Louise Baumgartner, Louise Hackmann sing The Angelus. Benediction by Rev Zoschke.
Coral grows only in salt water. The best island harbors formed where freshwater streams poured down to sea cutting a passage through the coral reefs as they towed out on the ebb tide. The harbor entrance to the great Americana placeround of Hawaii is an example.
Sea water breezes and sea water freeses at a lower temperature than fresh water, indicating distinct thermal properties. The observation notes how salinity and mineral content influence cooling and freezing behavior in coastal environments.
Mrs Anna Dvorak sues to quiet title to the north halves of Lot 4 and Lot 5 in Block 17 Hawkeye Fayette County Iowa claiming absolute ownership in fee simple and alleging cloud from defendants Frank Dvorak Charles Dvorak William Henry Woltman and Maxy Dorothy Helubek. Proceeding set for September 7 1936 at West Union. Union towns share name noted.
A compact note describes common snakes found in tropical regions, noting species diversity, habitats, and basic identification cues for readers in warm climates. It highlights regional Viperidae and Colubridae families and cautions on handling and safety.
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