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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1938
Page
8
Illyria Itema Lew and Walter Wenger return from Cedar Rapids after two weeks with sisters Ida and Lena Wenger. Many relatives visit across Cedar Rapids Waterloo Elgin West Union and Cheery Valley for birthdays and family events. African American none.
Mrs Lonize Leteman hosted guests Sunday including Nellie Kimball and Anna Mase from Elgin and Roy Halverson from east Elgin. George Frieden and Eva Mae Meyer from near West Union joined Herold Kimball and Albert Dennler’s family as visitors. The Max Medberry and Earl Scheffert households welcomed Guernsey Smith and Paul, while J F Shaffer Joe Conner and Rev J J Snyder with families were among Sunday dinner guests at Martha Chapman home.
A lengthy local notes column details visits and gatherings in Cheery Valley. Mrs. Jake Butikofer and son Fred traveled to West Union to see her brother Jake Fried erich, who remains hospitalized. Numerous family members from Cassville, Postville, and nearby towns attended services for Emma Reinhart and shared dinners and visits across multiple homesteads. Several residents sustained or recovered from minor injuries, including Gottfried Friederich, Ella Gehring, and others during recent weeks.
Grand Meadow News reports visits and home helps with community members. Mr and Mrs Ernest Holt Arnold and Ernest Sampson visited Mrs Emmet Burt at Decorah hospital. Trene Helgerson returned home from Clifford Kittleson, aiding there last week. Darrens Olson spent the weekend in Louie Amundson’s home.
Mr and Mrs Glen Nygaard and Glendal spent Sunday at Bert Lyngans. Willard Martin family attended services at Weat Clermont church and visited Jens Johnson Lillian Halverson. Eleanor Lyngaas helps Glen Nygaard this week. Evelyn Erickson ill with mumps. Anton Skaren Lavanda Olson Thelma Lyngaas Minnie Myra Olson Vern Buraas spent Saturday at Fayette. Arthur Olson Bertha Jane Olson visited Gordon Maley near Stanley. Alfred Buraas family called on Gilbert Baraas near Clermont. Sewing Circle hosted by Mrs Anton Skaren Mrs Oscar Lien Mrs Andrew Anderson at church parlors. Del we visitors Carolyn Erickson Florence Julia Landsgard Eunice attended. Mrs Robert Wharram Joan near Stanley visited Arthur Olson.
Mrs Emil Gulsvig and daughter May visited in El kader on Monday afternoon. Edna Loftsgard joined the high school glee club trip to Fayette for a musical program at U. S. A. in Clermont. Mr and Mrs Martin Halverson with Lillian Kerneth and Edwin Loftsgard were supper guests in Monona. Jonn Hellum and Merlin called on Gilbert Balverson Sunday evening. T Loftsgard family spent Saturday with Oscar Olson. Otto Gisleson and daughters hosted C Christianson in Highland township. Lawrence West family were guests of Otto Gisleson last Thursday. Lillian Meyer visited friends in Oelwein and Dubuque over the weekend. Lilian Halverson assists Art Erbie at Postville this week. Mrs Roy Meyer of Clermont aided her sister G L Loftsgard last week. Tina Nelson and Lillian Meyer were out for the day.
Residents attended Gurvie Herberson funeral near St Olaf Sunday. Eileen Hangon Jeanette Loftsgard and Eileen and Norma Loftsgard visited the Martin Halverson home. A soil conservation meeting was held at the Center school house Monday.
Brainard residents visited Waterloo and Fayette to help move households. Jimmie Nutting stayed in Clermont with the Krosa family. Local gatherings included visits to Belknap, Howard, Donnan, and Nutting homes. Sugar camps report good sap. church notes mention Sunday school at 10 a.m. and Rev. Show of Manchester leading Tuesday services.
Clarence Darrow, famed Chicago criminal lawyer, died peacefully in his sleep Sunday. He would have turned 81 on April 18. Darrow argued the law never took the life of a client he defended and opposed capital punishment. His landmark case was the Leopold and Loeb murder trial of 1924.
Wayne Oliver Torkelson born July 27 1996 in Elgin died March 7 at Postville hospital age 1 year 7 months 8 days. Survived by parents Oliver and Reba and four sisters Norma Dorothy Delores Janice plus one grandfather and two grandmothers. Short services conducted by Rev E B Ramey. Funeral at Highland Lutheran Church with Rev Ramsay officiating. Pallbearers Gordon Landsgard Otis Torkelson Orlin Landagard Robert Larson. Burial in Highland cemetery.
John Kirchner the 73 year old postmaster of St Patrick Missouri stamps thousands of letters on Thursday March 17 to meet rush from stamp collectors worldwide as the town marks St Patrick's Day.
The United Mine Workers Journal calls the $260 million relief appropriation niggardly and blasts business for not employing workers. It asserts prosperity would return overnight if everyone had a job, and jokes that everyone would be a millionaire with a million dollars.
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