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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1941
Page
8
A flurry of visits and small gatherings from Fayette area residents. Names include Paige Moore, Yearous, Rothlisberger, Kimball, Meek ler, Gehring, Foxwell, Voshell, Chapman and others. Guests attended picnics, rock parties, card games, dinners, and church activities. a cattle fair in Des Moines and hospital recovery are also noted.
Albert Erickson of Erskine spent Sunday evening in Selmer Groth. Grand Meadow Study club met with Mrs. Martin Amunds Friday afternoon. Numerous neighbors and relatives visited or attended dinners and birthday and 45th wedding anniversary celebrations across Ames Olsen, Bert Bruckner, Harald Opsand, Swen Swenson, and other households. Families moved, hosted dinners, and joined wellwishers in Decorah, National, and Elgin areas.
Noah Henry of Sebetha Kane and Kane County keeps multiple bee hives and claims bee stings relieve his rheumatism. He now injects stings into his body by mail when symptoms worsen, asserting relief from the painful condition.
Local families report moving farms near Brainard and Elgin along with visits and gatherings. Ed Frisbie relocated household goods to Fay ette. Don Cummings hosted a farewell. multiple women attended WCTU and church activities. youth attendees joined a Wesleyan service in Independence. Church notes list Sunday school and services with March 164 date.
Oak Grove residents report a series of Sunday and midweek visits and hosting duties. Mr and Mrs Oran Bane and family were guests in Henry Holzer’s home. Mrs John Howard spent time with Mrs Herman Boyer. Dale Kuhnes and family visited Louis Denhler. Harry Gilson and Guy Whitford joined a Fredericksburg trip to Ray Shaffer’s home. Victor Guyer visited Roy Leuchtenmacher. Louis Dennler stayed with her parents near Lima. George Nydegger visited Roy Leuchtenmacher. George Howard and family visited Chas Peters. Harry Gilson visits Guy Whitford in Volga. Russell Jones and Oran Bane hosted supper. George Kelsch and Chas Webster of Waukon were guests at John Howard’s.
Orlin Mason traveled with his brother Howard from West Union to Pocahontas for a weekend visit with their mother Mrs. Amanda Mason and son Forest. Arthur Frieiderich and Lawrence Lerch spent Sunday afternoon at the Will Friederich home. Mr and Mrs Melbert Meyer and Harold Meyer were dinner guests at the Oscar Baumgartner home. Mr and Mrs Jake Dennler and Harry visited the Walter Butikafer home on Thursday evening.
A long list of Sunday visits, dinners, and suppers among local families including Butikofer, Knudtson, Schupbach, Dennler, Lerch, Christen, Minihan, and others. Attendees traveled from Millville, Decorah, Volga, and Elkader to host homes. working updates and prior gatherings noted. REA meeting in Postville mentioned.
A Paris Missouri newspaper sponsored a contest to pick the world’s most beautiful woman. The winner was the daughter of the rival paper’s publisher, taking the contest title.
Data from the Iowa experiment station on over 1000 cross bred hogs shows they are more vigorous at birth and grow faster than purebreds. Crossbreds reach 225 pounds in 10 to 14 days less time and use 29 to 30 pounds less feed.
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