Mother Daughter Banquet Pleases Presbyerian Ladies Club
One hundred fifteen guests attended the Mother Daughter banquet sponsored by the Presbyterian ladies club in the church dining room. The program featured music by an all local orchestra and speeches and songs honoring mothers and daughters. Out of town guests included Mrs. Charles Wilson of Washington and Nellie Messerli of Detroit plus many from Elgin Guttenberg and Arlington. Several local families hosted visits and gatherings around the event with multiple outings and social calls noted throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Ladies’ Club
Marjorie Herwig
Rosemary Cline
Neema Weber
Nellie Whittenbaugh
Mary Dick Leonhart
Marjorie Whittenbaugh
Bernice Sniffin
Janice Nelson
Clarence Schori
Elgin
Macree
Westerberg
Charles Wilson
Washington, D. C
Nellie Messerli
Detroit, Mich
Albert Felder
Jacob Spies
West Union
Henry Kuwn
Ed Gernand
D. B. Jellings
Arthur Jellings
Bert Jellings
Fremont Clark
Cedar Rapids
Guitenberg
Francis Whittenbaugh
Jackie
Jean Thiele
Oelwein
Will Whittenbaugh
Fanny Notices Camp Changes in Ferguson Family
The Ferguson tribe reunites after camp with Doris Joey and Ted home. Ted shows greater responsibility while Joey becomes neater and more cooperative. Fanny notes Joey's new hobbies and Dermis’s cooking interest and social confidence among neighborhood friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Fanny
Ferguson
Doris
Joey
Joe
Caution Toward Strangers Warned After Local Thefts
The Madrid Register-News recounted thefts by strangers and magazine salesmen targeting townsfolk. Reports cite incidents at Charles City, Maquoketa, Spencer, Tipton, Lincoln highway, Burlington, and DeWitt, urging vigilance and reporting of suspicious individuals to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid Register-News
Washington Journal
Charles City Magazine
Ames
Maquoketa
Christian Army of America
Spencer
Tipton
Lincoln Highway
Lincour Toadway "Association
Burlington
DeWitt
China Bas Mech Coal Reserves Rank among World Leaders
China remains a leading coal producer with vast reserves, reported at about 2.4327 trillion tons. The figure underscores China’s role in global energy markets and its potential influence on supply dynamics and pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Death of Carl F. Borchardt Father of Mrs. Edward Krueger
Carl F. Borchardt aged 55 of hard eating died Saturday morning in a Muscatine hospital after months of ill health and a second operation on July 6. He was an insurance salesman formerly in the grocery business and active in community and church affairs. Survived by his widow and four daughters, including Mrs. Edward Krueger of Elgin. Funeral held at First Baptist church of Muscatine Monday at 2 p.m. Attending locals named Ed Win Krueger Abe Habeger Aulden Oeiberg Otto Krueger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl F. Borchardt
Borchardt
Edward Krueger
Elgin
Krueger
Muscatine
Henry Johnson Injured by Mower
Henry Johnson father of Mrs Walter Dummer moth, was thrown from the mower he drove after hitting a field decline. He fell under the mower wheels and horses feet, the wheel passing over him. He suffered a dislocated shoulder, broken ribs, and torn back ligaments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Johnson
Walter Dummermuth
Ossian Bee
Johnson
Record Pumpkin Reaches 20 Pounds In Iowa Field
New Market Iowa reports a large jack o lantern pumpkin weighing 20 pounds and 36 inches around the waist, picked July 18 on Lawrence Bramble's farm south of town. Bramble notes a larger fruit rotted in the ground. plants were set the first week of May in a cornfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Market
Iowa
Caswell
Lawrence Brambles Farm
Bramble
Hospital Scenes After Accident At Corah
Corah Hospital cared for a patient after an accident. He was taken for X rays and kept under observation. His daughter Edna tended to him and he hoped to be up and around in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corah Hospital
Edna
Mr. Johnson
Elgin Guests Attend Funeral and Local Visits
Minneapolis residents Mrs. R G Larrabee Mrs. Louise Little George Moser and Mel bert Lehman plus Mrs Henry Voit of Milwaukee joined funeral attendance for Mrs Rose Lehman in Dundee. Chicago visitors Mr and Mrs Maurice Mich Evelyn Yeager and Marvin Diamond toured Elgin and stayed at the H H Wolf home during the weekend. Mrs Lyford attended a concert in Iowa City with her husband before returning to Elgin. St Peters burg visitors Hal McMasters and Hal Grether, long ago mail carrier and real estate man, reported business booming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Larrabee
Louise Little
George Moser
Melbert Lehman
Minneapolis, Minn
Henry ‘Voit
Norma Larrabee
Milwaukee
Wis
George Vaughn
Rose Lehman
Dundee
Maurice Mich
Evelyn Yeager
Marvin Diamond
Chicago
Elgin
H. H. Wolf
Mrs. Mich
Burton Wolf
Miss Yeager
Mr. Diamond
Wolf Home
John Lyford
Iowa City
Lawrence Tibbett
Hans E. Grether
Hal McMasters
St. Petersburg
Florida
Iowa
Hal
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Wadena
Neuss
Gordon Fay
Herbert Fay
Waterloo
Howard Crandall
John Fay
Fayette
Wm. Corkery
George Fay
Dora
Albany
Marie Dwyer
Matt
Kathryn Baldwin
Bud Alderson
John Baldwin
Bloomington
Wisconsin
Robert Bigler
Nina Davis
Bob Clark
Guttenberg
Lawrence Felder
Dubuque
Earl Wells
Bob Lucky
Elmer Maurer
Detroit
Mich
C. C. Corbin
Lyle Jones
Raymond Jellings
West
I6wa Cold Welfare Research Station
Spoymants
John Falb
Elgin, Iowa
Biter
Echo
Mr. Merchant
Elgin-Clermont
Fayette County
Wyria
Grand Meadow
Oak Grove
Brainard
Gander
Cheery Valley
Echo-Enterprise
Montreal
Canada
Dwig
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