Community Notes Highlight Local Visits and Events
Sumner visitors include Mr and Mrs Floyd Duffy and daughter Mary in the John Corkery home. A J Knutson and Maggie Whittenbaugh visit West Union and Clermont respectively. Floyd Duffy and Mary Engelman visit in Fayette and West Union families host gatherings. Card clubs meet, prizes awarded, and a quilt is worked on. Several residents travel to nearby towns for hospital, family, or church events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Duffy
Mary
Sumner
John Corkery
A. J. Knutson
Dubuque
Maggie Whittenbaugh
H. E. Broughton
West Union
Bess Tschantz
Clermont
Fred Pschantz
M. A. Iingman
Fayette
Mra
C. Smiitin
Jell
Maggie Whittentaugh
Mae Hinkel
A. di. Knutson
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Town Falls
Joe Jones
Dena
J. B. Wood
Dorothy
John
Gary
Ind
John Thiele
Oclwein
Will Whittenbaugh
G. P. Clark
Raymond Clark
Ray Berry
Arlington
Roy Cline
Reed Doughty
de Witt
Wilfred Bond
Vern
Claude Northrup
Clyde Bond
Fred Kuhn
Eldorado
Henry Kuhn
John Fay
Albert Dummermuth
Don Henry
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Kathryn Baldwin
Tom Baldwin
Roy Leonhart
W. D. Mattocks
Nina Davis
Pearl Johnson
Mamie Weith
Blanche Whitener
Local social notes and callers across the community
A series of social visits, guests, and family occasions are recorded from the area. Mentions include Rev G A Thomas, Mrs. Frank Lyon, the Kerns family, and numerous neighbors dropping by homes such as George Howard, Joe Peters, Sidney Nutting, and the Bartletts. Several relocations and farm moves are noted, with families moving to and from West Union and various farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rand
Clara
Mighort
Jim Bartlett
Sidney Patterson
Sidney Nutting
Frank Lyon
Wm. Nutting
Bartlett
E. B. Grimes
West Union
Clarence Tripp
Chas. Craft
Lawrence Kerns
G. A. Thomas
Wr. Nutting
Joe Peters
Oelwein
John Good
Raymond Mays
Wm. Sullivan
Alvin Crain
Wm. Morse
Glen Boyer
George Howard
Louis Becker
Sam Howard
Frank Boyle
Ethel
Shirley
Robert Boyle
Melvin Boyer
Reuben Howard
Russell Boyer
Chas. Peters
Grace
Arthur Patterson
Walter Pierce
Lawrence Grimm
Herman Boyer
Beatrice
Chesley Boyer
Ray Burnside
E. R. Nutting
Ellen
Kenneth Kjosa
West Union Wins Fayette County Tournament Final
West Union defeated Hawkeye 86 to 16 to win the Fayette County basketball tournament. In girls' play at Stanley High, Maynard scored 14 in overtime as West Union claimed the title 14 to 12. W. E. Jones presented trophies on behalf of the Fay ette County Schoolmasters' club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
West Union
Hawkeye
Stanley High School
Maynard
W. E. Jones
Fayette County Schoolmasters’ Club
Upper Iowa
Spatcher
Fayette
Wiltgen
Mitchell
Olson
Clermont
Everett
Grim
Insects Not Harmful Yet Some Must Be Destroyed
All insects are not harmful. Destroying all kinds indiscriminately would upset balance and harm plants and animals. Scientists seek methods to target damaging insects while preserving beneficial ones.
Treaties and Power balance between President and Senate
The article outlines how the President with Senate consent can make treaties under Article II. It notes the Senate shares in negotiations in early practice, the State Department handles negotiations, and treaties are submitted to the Senate for ratification. The President can veto or withdraw, while the Senate can accept reject or amend or reserve. It also mentions frequentSenate amendments altering treaties significantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
Ceveland Plain Dealer
Executive
Forein Ontiirs
Ronke
Department of
Woreleo Affairs
Department of State
Executive Department
State Department
Wild Elephants Live in Communities or Parties
From the Montreal Herald: elephants form family parties typically up to forty, with rare herds of four hundred. Most stay social, while rogue elephants travel solo after being driven out for raiding and destruction. In Africa, older elephants may become solitary as tusks grow heavy, forcing them to leave the herd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villazes
Montreal Herald
Palm Trees Provide Water and Resources in Deserts
A Pearson's Weekly article highlights date palms as vital in North Africa for fruit, feed, and crafts, with leaves used for baskets mats and ropes, sap yielding a spirituous drink. It also notes the Travelers’ Palm in Madagascar thriving in arid regions, offering thirsty travelers water by piercing a leafy branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson's Weekly
Madagascar
No Elephant Graveyards Found in Africa Says Montreal Herald
A Montreal Herald writer notes elephants seek secret sanctuaries in the jungle to die, a tradition used to justify searches in Africa for hidden mortuary places and vast ivory caches, but these searches have repeatedly failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Montreal Herald
Literary note reads like a two chapter romance satire
A Philadelphia Inquirer quotation describes a German novel as a book in which two people want each other in the first chapter but do not meet until the last chapter. It then contrasts a French novel where two people meet in the first chapter and drift apart by the end, noting the work spans about 450 pages of profound melancholy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadalphia Tnoquirer
Elgin Local News Highlights Community Health and Visits
Havel Peters is ill with grippe. Mrs George Vaughn visited Rev Carrie Lucas at Strawbery Point. Dan Sutter family spent Sunday with Sam Lehman and Hin Baumgartner homes. Barbara Rae Crider celebrated her fourth birthday with neighborhood friends. Junior B Y P A met at the parsonage with a short program and study groups. Mrs L B Hutchinson and son Leo traveled to Decorah and Minn to see Dr L S Tutz awaiting an operation. Elgin Legion post members attended county meeting at Clermont Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Sutter
Sam Lehman
Hin Baumgartner
Barbara Rae Crider
Melvin Wansen
W. Falk
Sehori
Wm. F. Miller
D. R. Roberts
Fld. Welch
R. A. Crider
E. M. Hoag
B. J. Baumgartner
W. H. Kuhls
M. A. Boyer
Julius Johnson
The
Elgin Legion Post
Clermont
Legion
Kings Favor Dogs Through the Ages
The text notes rulers have long cherished dogs as a hobby and cites Arabian kings over two millennia ago feeding Salukis premium scraps and grace from royal beds, illustrating enduring royal pet culture.
Oil Before Life of Man Found in Ancient Rocks
A report notes oil traces in rocks dating before primitive man, formed long before the Cambrian period as the earth’s crust developed. The discovery dates back over a billion years, illustrating deep geologic time prior to human emergence.
Early Almanac Creator Nathaniel Ames Shaped American Almanacs
In 1725 at age seventeen Nathaniel Ames published the flat number of his almanac and issued it annually until his death. It became the most famous New England almanac with a circulation up to 60,000 copies and set the pattern for American almanacs in form and arrangement.
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Nathaniel Ames
New England
Suwannee River Source Marker Honors Foster
The Suwannee River runs over 200 miles from Okefenokee Swamp in southeast Georgia through north Florida to the Gulf of Mexico. The name inspired Stephen Foster's song The Swanee River, and a marker has been placed at the river’s source in Foster’s honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suwanee River
Suwannee
Okefenokee Swamp
Georgia
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Stephen Foster
Foster
Spanish Gold Found in Welsh Bay Tale of Dowry Recovery
A legend of a Spanish gal leon buried gold during a fierce storm in Ittossill Bay in southern Wales is supported by recovered gold doublons and monedas. Industrial diguers found metal in the sands, suggesting the tale may be more than myth and tied to a Spanish princess dowry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ittossill
Wales
Diguers
Glaciers Formed Lakes in Wisconsin Region
Scientists say the Minnequsa lakes area in Wisconsin was shaped by passing glaciers that scooped out about 200 to 600 lakes in the district. The report notes the landscape features glacially carved basins filled by runoff and meltwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnequsa Lakes
Wisconsin
Want Ads Offer Wide Range of Listings
Classified want ads invite readers to buy, sell, or rent items with broad offerings across categories. The notice highlights accessible opportunities and encourages placing an ad for items, services, real estate, or employment. It emphasizes convenience and broad reach for readers seeking quick transactions.
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Sat Htsha
Alii Iail
Mrs. Winelder
Bramerd Lems
Uncle Sam
Elgin
Havel Peters
Grippe
George Vaughn
Strawbery Point
Carrie V. Lucas
Dr. Miler
Patel Ea Ae
Echo Office
Wan
Salesbooks
Remittance Books
Ledgers
Shaw-Walker Files
Carter
Hershey
Swan’s
Arm & Hammer Soda
Ad. &. Boleyn Elgin, Iowa
Echo
Elgin Echo
Maior
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