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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1929
Page
6
Elgin residents share visits and travels from Clermont to Postville and Des Moines. Notable items include Dr. Hutchinson’s long service, renovations at Hi W Falbig’s meat market, Ed Fahey’s business trip, and local store openings. Also mentioned are travel to Oxford and Grand Rapids, a quilting party, and Easter flower orders.
The M. E. Church notes Palm Sunday sacramental services including the Lord's Supper and infant baptism offered to children and adults. Parents are invited to present infants for baptism and an opportunity to join the church or school is described. Pastor J. Snyder signs the notice outlining the church's role in educating and restoring believers.
Sunday services at 10 a.m. English service 11 a.m. B Y P U prayer at 7 80 p m English service 3 p m Thursday 9 p m passion week prayer meeting 9 p m choir rehearsal Egg box for Chicago aged is at the parsonage bring eggs by Saturday March 28 Easter program by B Y P A Sunday March 31 church welcomes all to meetings
School notes report Tulip Time operetta in two acts depicting a village market on a holiday. Cast includes about 20 characters under Mr Jorgenson direction. Coach Whitney to announce first baseball tryouts next week with two new teams Decorah and Hawk Eye set to appear on Schort field. Home Economics works on budgeting and sewing. Annual all school physical training exhibit Friday April 12. Fourth graders Louise Baumgartner Roland Gruver Helen Muchlethaler Keith Thoma perfect in arithmetic. Lillian Nelson wins spelling in the third grade. tie among Ralph Mack Helena Boleyn Jane Fahey in the fourth. Primary boys plan to paint a doll house. girls to sew doll clothes. Ethel Mae Thoman Lois Lenhart Betty Lenhart Jimmie Loftsgard absent sick. Primary room decor includes tulips and easter eggs.
Colonel Lindbergh and Henry Ford meet at a luncheon. Ford notes Lindbergh has shaken hands with people from every nation since his famous flight. Lindbergh responds that he has met many, and Ford quips that he has shaken them all over himself.
A humorous dialogue features Lily and a suitor described as a real gentleman. The exchange mentions a tea cooling trick using a saucer and a hat to tan it. An Echo Office ad promotes top quality office supplies at lower prices than out-of-town competitors.
Walter McDowell of Tacoma predicts air travel will reshape business and home life. He envisions widespread airplane service prompting people to move to suburbs, invest in larger plots, and alter city values. He notes farmers may benefit from closer business ties and living-condition improvements.
In any season a well designed fence adds beauty and neighborly approval to a home landscape. Fences evolve from mere trespass barriers to decorative enclosures enhancing grounds, affordable for average homeowners. A skilled amateur can erect an attractive fence quickly, without prohibitive cost.
In major cities citizens found value in expert oversight for city government. As municipalities fund operations with large budgets, the need for a specially qualified manager grew. Dr Leonard D White of the University of Chicago warns the field may struggle to attract steady, capable entrants.
The Indianapolis News urges readers in the million population drive to aid in beautifying Indianapolis. It argues that beauty attracts people and growth, noting factory sites, terminal facilities, and freight rates matter, but charm and attractiveness will draw newcomers.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that while planting fruit trees along state highways sounds charming, without scientific care they may become pest havens. A voluntary association to plant shade trees and tall shrubs is seen as more sensible.
The site is not safe for construction as the soil is unreliable and likely to settle unevenly. A building on such material risks cracked nails and plaster and general deterioration, making safe completion dubious.
Timely advice notes water cress thrives in cool brooks near Decorah and areas to the north. Do not disturb roots when harvesting. use shears, scissors, or a knife to cut without harming plants. Protect beds to preserve a valuable outdoor asset for the season.
Mrs Lana Henderson came home last Friday after visiting several days with the B O Henderson family north of Clermont.
The fourth annual Clayton county spelling contest will be held in Elkader at the high school gym on Saturday March 30 starting at 1:00 p.m. County Superintendent Mary A Meyer announced the event expected to draw a large audience and all participating schools will send contestants. The county winner will advance to the state contest in Des Moines next month.
A long OCR fragment lists numerous individuals including Richard Miller Adolf Pagan Emil Frieden Sam Butikofer Herman Scheel Will Frieden Al Schlupp Ern Friederich Albert Friederich Floyd Knudtson Ole Olson Millard Gilbertson Clarence Winkler M. C Blockhaus George Hyde Ern Grimm Joe Butikofer Philman Larson Ben Schneider Charles Holzer Abe Hategér Ed Wenger Henry Frieden Will Lantz Lawrence Butikofar Herbert Blockhus Fred Lathi Henry McMillan Alden Peters Walter Lehman John Lantz Frank Barnhousée Wm Reusser Theo Loftsgard John Dennler Les Baumgartner Cornelius Reierson Carl Johnson John Pulfer George Christen Will Kohis Sr Fred Hanson Merlin Cook Ern Holzer Emil Dennler Louis West George Nydegger Sam Schneider Wilbur Lehman Nick Rennison C W Holzer Lewis Becker Selmar Holm W Middlestadt Geo N Schori Otto Kruger Eli Pulfer H Gilbertson Will Christ Clarence Hofer H T Bilden Floyd Dummermuth Fred Martie doe Lerch Walter Nydegger Kilmer Christen Herve Robbins Robert Robbing Clint Patterson Clift Bailey Frank Pinney Peter Engen Gottfred Pfister Roy Leuchtenmacher Ed Pulfer Lawrence Etter.
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