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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1941
Page
8
Local notes record visits and events in Elgin and nearby towns. Residents and relatives from West Union Clermont Clermont and Waterloo drop by for dinners, hospital stays, birthdays, and ward visits. New births include a son Carlton Everett to Dike and Boleyn family. Several workers and students move or return, with travel to Rochester Des Moines and Portland mentioned.
State of Iowa Fayette County in the District Court notices the probate hearing for Caroline Miller testament on July 21 1941 in West Union Iowa filed by clerk Herbert D. Krammer. A Clayton county real estate transfer lists Ruby Benson to Ole T. Benson includes described parcels totaling specific acreage.
The second registration under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 is set for July 1 1941 from 7 am to 9 pm. All male citizens and resident males age 21 or older by that date, excluding certain exceptions, must present themselves to designated local boards or officials in their area to register. Local registration sites include Elgin State Bank and Clermont-Farmers Savings Bank with listed registrars, Arlington Coop Commission Co, and Fayette Co Local Board Office.
St Pauls Elgin Community Church Illyria Church School holds 10 am worship with service at 11 15 am Union Church Clermont offers 7 30 pm service You are invited to worship with us at one of these churches Joseph C Warton Minister
Confirmation at Marion at 10 o'clock and Norway service at 7 30 PM followed by a program and ice cream social. All are welcome to attend each service led by Pastor Dr J Strandjord.
Elgin Baptist Church announces Sunday worship at 10, Sunday School at 11, and Evening service at 7 45. B P U at 8 35 with Mabel Rennison leading. Women’s Missionary Society postponed one week. prayer service July 2 at 8 p.m.. choir at 9 p.m. WCTU meets Thursday at 8 with Mrs Raymond Mays.
In Sumner the horse and buggy days fade as steel tie racks are removed from streets, marking a shift toward modern transportation and fewer horse drawn conveyances.
By noon of Ventura's Fish Day, 4000 pounds of fish had been served to visitors, reflecting strong turnout as vendors highlighted fresh catches and local participation.
Clarence Olson reported a Holstein birth weighing 163 pounds, the largest calf he has seen, though the animal died after the birth. Neighbors helped set the weight on scales as proof of the record. Meanwhile Harlar swimmers used a new pool with 1,050 attendees last week, and Mrs. Bell Huffman of Knoxville hosted guests to view a night blooming cereus that opened briefly at dusk and closed by midnight.
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