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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1937
Page
7
Frank Fay, manager of the Farmers' Commission Company, injured his left hand when it was caught in a feed mixer Tuesday forenoon, nearly severing the little finger. John Sheehy is assisting at the business.
The Clermont Ladies Aid Society met Wednesday afternoon February 24 at Mrs Len Simek's home with Mrs Martin Nekion and Mrs Carlton Teck assisting. About forty ladies attended as the group sang The Star Spangled Banner and planned a September dinner replacing the bazaar.
Training the Appetite program by Miss Lewis at Mrs. Harvey Meyer’s home on March 2 drew about fifty five total attendees across meetings, with one hundred reached via follow up. Children used homemade tableware at lunch as readers scored perfect on music, prizes awarded, host thanked with a baby blanket, and a brief cigarette advertising diatribe noted.
Jiujitsu is described as the art of making an opponent use his strength against him. It relies on simple, skilled maneuvers rather than muscle building and uses knowledge of weaker body spots for offense and defense. The text states every trick deemed foul in wrestling or boxing is excellent in jinjiteu and is taught to all Japanese military and police personnel.
The wood duck is identifiable by its topknot, a trait shared with the hooded merganser which is sometimes not ideal for the table.
A vintage advertisement touts Kruschen Kruschen weight loss pills claiming a quick fat loss, energy boost, and healthier skin. It promises a 40 week bottle, with instructions to take half a teaspoon daily in hot water, avoid pastry and fatty meals, and weigh again after finishing the bottle. It notes safety and dietary changes may be necessary.
The Fayette County 4 H girls organization will attend a posture training school at U T Fayette on March 11 from 10 a m to 3 p m with registration at 9 30 a m Five townships Fremont Scott Thyma Clermont and Auburn were chosen to carry on the T V A phosphate demonstration and a meeting will select cooperators This week The county agricultural conservation committee has set 1937 county soil depleting acreage limits at 213 986 acres up from 212 498 in 1936 and a corn acreage limit of 102 550 representing 47 9 percent of base acreage The total limits on farms must not exceed the county total
Edward Wickham longtime Clermont resident died in Minneapolis on Monday March 1. His remains were returned to Clermont for services at the Masonic Temple Wednesday afternoon March 3 followed by burial in the Protestant cemetery. Obituary next week.
The West Clermont Luther League presents a Sunday evening program on March 7 at 7 30 with Song Society Scripture reading and prayer Rev Gunsten Society Song Secretary's report Tapie Larson Mildred Dorothy Conner Herschel Rolfs Continuation of Topic Helen Yaushn an Girls' Quartette and closing with a collection and prayer.
The Clermont Study Club met at Mrs. rt's home for a 2 o clock luncheon on Tuesday March 2. Roll call covered current events on Ethiopia. Mrs. Re V Brandt reviewed the History of Albasinia and Mrs. Shipton summarized articles from Club Woman magazine. Ward Lee, 16, Decorah, praised for inventiveness, showcased a gasoline motor powered rotary snow plow built from scooter parts and washing machine motor.
Clarice Dugstad Lois Brandt Helen Appelman Paul Appelman Ralph Schrader and Jackie Halverson attended the Fayette County Older Boys Girls conference in Oelwein Saturday. Rev E J Starr Arlington gave the main address on Why. Officers elected for the coming year were DeWitt Clinton Fayette president Jackie Halverson Clermont vice-president Stanley Hunt Oelwein secretary. Ninety young people attended the conference. E.
Card of thanks from Lucilla Lubke expresses gratitude for hospital kindnesses. Elsie Lindgren visited Harold Opland’s home near Gunder over the weekend. For sale in Clermont Iowa, to close estate, the Thomas Colliton residence with two lots for 6006 dollars cash. George Peagley Cedar Rapids Iowa 23tfe.
John McFall, longtime Clermont resident, died in Billings Montana. Funeral services were held in Lawler Iowa on Wednesday morning March 3 at 9 o clock, leaving many older locals to remember him.
The body of Mrs Dan Love who died in Lincoln Nebraska was brought to Clermont Tuesday night. Burial took place in the Protestant cemetery Wednesday forenoon.
Guarding match making secrets, industry men claim no two factories share machinery or discoveries. Improvements in fire-making over the last century outshine all prior history up to 1838, as firms guard their unique methods from competitors.
The tone of a bell hinges on its metal content and shape Copper proves superior for warmth and color with a copper alloy comprising up to nine other ingredients Silver gold aluminum and iron bells lack the warmth Copper shape also affects clearness and richness of tone
The oldest chamber of commerce emerged in Marseille at the end of the seventeenth century. In the United States, the New York Chamber of Commerce formed in 1768 and gained royal charter from King George II in 1770.
An average man of sixty spends over half a year in washing and dressing, three years in commuting, four years at meals, and much more in drinking, eating and sleeping. The reflection totals time spent across daily habits, highlighting routine life in a concise civic note.
Sailors of northern Europe offered a cake to propitiate water spirits. A man would slice a hole in frozen sea ice and wait as a hand reached up to seize the cake, preserving a long standing superstition.
The East Church will hold divine services in Norwegian Sunday at 10am with an offering for Red Cross flood relief. The West Church in town offers English service Sunday at 2pm, Luther League at 7:30pm, and Lenten service Thursday at 7:30pm. You are welcome, Pastor Gunsten.
Clermont Union Church in Presbyterian lines holds worship at 7:30 p.m. J. J. Snyder officiates. The Ladies Guild will entertain at Mrs. Albert Lubke’s home on Wednesday afternoon March 10. Several local moves and visits noted include Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Halverson moving to the Oscar Nyborg farm near Gunder, Mrs. Orville Sullivan working for J. A. Erickson in Elkader, and Mika Powers funeral in Rochester. A telegram from Mrs. Fred Cline says they are en route to Pasadena from Texas.
The article lists brain volumes for well known individuals noting the average male brain about 1,490 cc and female 1,250 to 1,300 cc. Daniel Webster near 2,000 cc, Bismark 1,965, La Fontaine 1,950, Beethoven 1,750, Kant 1,740, with Aleut skulls exceeding all others. Turgeniev’s 2,030 cc is the largest recorded.
In early Ohio, buckeye nuts were ground by cabin wives to wash clothes. The kernels yielded a soapy substance, enabling simple soap production.
A Scientific American note estimates that if all US sunlight could be converted to usable energy, the country could yield about 7,000 trillion horsepower. The claim underscores vast untapped solar capacity and energy potential.
nh. and P. Women's Club met at Mrs. Carlton Peck's home with Norene Boley assisting. A 6:30 dinner honored Maida Sperry who recently left for Fayette. A gift was presented. Twenty four members attended with two guests, Hazel Johnson joining as a new member. Bridge followed, Hazel Schrader high and Geneva Wells second.
March calendar items list events for St Peter's Rosary Society Altar Guild and other groups with notes of visits and social calls. Mentions Union church Guild Opal Larson Bertha Frisbie Leo Nelson Lloyd Carsepins Oscar Hanson Phyllis Dibble and the new $150,000 high school with elaborate indirect lighting and air conditioning.
The ice plant is described as a native of Africa. It derives its name from a watery substance that covers the plant, giving it the appearance of ice.
A reflection on truthfulness noting that complete honesty is rare and everyone misstates facts at times. It argues exaggeration borders on a common human tendency, with overstatements and understatements influencing daily communication.
A local column argues for prudence in public discourse stressing restraint over showy rhetoric. It notes how careful wording shapes opinion and avoids inflaming passions in civic discussions.
A compact view credits Ludwig Lueck for steering operations through practical management, noting luck as only another label for effective control and organization.
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