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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1933
Page
2
Wadena area residents have shifted farm homes with Popenhagen Erickson and Crawford movements, Jennings and related families note numerous visits and dinners. A birthday gathering at Russell Jennings plus many Arlington and Volga City visits, hospital update for Robert Whittersbaugh, and the Beo church declamatory contest scheduled for March 9 featuring multiple students.
First grade pupils with 100 percent spelling over six weeks were Dorothy Cline and Dar rel Johnson. Second grade 100 percent spellings included Lee Rechliman Maxine Bond Harry Chapman Betty Ruth Johnson Blanche Johnson Lucy Jones and John Murray. Delmar Hinkle was absent this week. Third and fourth grades 100 percent spellers were Vivian Minihan Mary Kennedy Rita Felder and Harry Johnson. Perfect attendance honored: Bessie Jennings Ona Hinkle Martin Frey Derry Leonhart Rita Felder Daryl Vosheil Harley Chapman Donald Livingston Dick Hinkle Rose Mary Cline Marjorie Herwig Margaret Cline Harold Johnson and Robert Bond. Fern Thomas entered third grade. total third graders 14. Fifth and sixth grades with no absences or tardies in six weeks included Mary Dick Leonhart Margaret Lonergan Melbourne Lonergan Hazel Chapman George Davis Virginia Herwig Arlene Welsh Nellie Whittenbaugh. Four sixth graders 100 percent in six weeks spellings: Mary Sniffin Dorothy Minihan Dawson Clark and Geo Davis. Fifth grade had a debate Friday afternoon on Lincoln keeping the slavery issue out of the war. affirmative: Betty Minihan Lucille Davia Elizabeth Aeschliman. Negative: Ivan Flower Kenneth Vondell Marion Weber Lucille Welsh. The score was waned.
A combined subscription deal offers the Elgin Echo and Chicago Herald Examiner for one year at $5.75, saving $1.25 off regular price, expiring April 26, 1933. A six month option is $3.00. The offer applies to new Herald Examiner subscribers only.
Robert Peters of the Peters family, born March 1 1866 near Brainard, died March 1 1938 at Woodlawn hospital Chicago aged 77. He married Rehenta Ogle in 1875 and Maude M Bean in 1928, survived by wife and siblings, known as fifer in Shaffer Martial Band, baptized March 22 1929, funeral at Mlyria church conducted by Rev J J Snyder.
Ida Patterson born March 23 1860 in Rockford Town died March 3 1988 in Elgin at age 72. She moved with her parents to McGregor as a child, grew to womanhood, and received her early education. She married William L Patterson on July 3 1889 in McGregor and lived on the Patterson homestead where five children were born. they later rented the farm in 1917.
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