Community Notes of West Union and Surrounding Areas
A lengthy local digest details visits and family events across West Union and nearby towns. Residents and guests include the Muhly, Fox, DeSart, Arnold, Schweitzer, Becker, and Lehman families, with trips to Rochester Minnesota and Chicago for hospital and family occasions. Notable items mention anniversaries, a birthday dinner, a silver wedding celebration, and a Navy father stationed at Great Lakes. Also recorded are local gatherings, card parties, and multiple visits among relatives and friends in Fayette and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Georgana Falk
Oye Ste
Schori
Betty
Paul Muhly
Elmer Fox
West Union
Franc DeSart
Floyd Arnold
Clark Arnold
Manchester
Jim Hoak
Des Moines
Chris Schweitzer
Kenneth Mark
Louis Becker
Rochester
Minn
Krueger
George Anderson
T. F. Shipton
Chester
L. O. Koevenig
Jimmy
Postville
C. J. Harrington
Ethel Kohler
Rex Medberry
Gene
Max Lehman
Leo
Fred Burrow
Louis Lehman
B. J .Baumgartner
Louisa Lehman
Wm. Howard
Wanda
Hilly
L. L
Roland Gruver
Clifton Wilson
Herbert Ash Ang
Oliver Torkelson
Herbert Dummermuth
Sheldon Boyle
W. P. Kohis
Chas, O'Neill
Donald Kist
Harry J. Burcell
Joe Frieden
Fleet Frieden
Tommy
Ern Bauder
M. Blockhus
Bessie Blockhus
Ern Holzer
J. M. Gehring
Fayette County
Fayette
Elizabeth Wherry
Harold Albrecht
West Union Hospital
Leo Schori
Ted Neuman
Rita Jean
Great Lakes
Neuman
Richard
H. H. Wolf
Marcia
Chicago
Wm. Frederick
Cedar Rapids
Elgin
Anna Gunderson
Bertha Frisbie
Clermont
Chas
Wenger
Echo
Real Estate Transfers Around Elgin and Wa d Sena
Harry Reichert and others transfer to Walter Medberry for 2500 dollars covering Lots 9 10 in Hunsberger s 1st Add Elgin Henry Anderson transfers to Carl Westpfahl and wife for 3100 dollars property in 27 95 7 Mort C and Bertha Deering sell to Irving Deering for 100 dollars N1 2 SE and SW SE and N 1 25W and SESW 12 95 7 totaling 240 acres C C Corbin sells to Merle Voshell and wife for 1 dollar Lots 90 to 8B inc Herriman s Add Wa d ena Ben Dennler and wife sell to Gottlieb and Rosa Dennler for 100 dollars Lots 7 and 4 B 2 second Add Elgin Gottlieb Dennler and wife sell to Ben Dennier for 100 dollars Lots 7 and 8 B 2 second Add Elgin Production Insurance Co transfers to Elmer M Kohls and wife for 19000 dollars S 1 2 NE and N 1 2 NESE and S NW NW NW 11 93 7 totaling 220 acres John R Stahl and wife transfer to Carl G Hackmann for 75 dollars Lots 13 14 15 B 2 Hackmann Add Elgin Carrie Larson transfers to Cleve Erhardt for 2450 dollars Lots 1 and E 1 2 lot 2 B 11 Diamond Conner Armstrong Add Elgin
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Reichert
Walter Medberry
Hunsberger
Elgin
Henry Anderson
Carl Westpfahl
Mort C
Bertha Deering
Irving Deering
C. C. Corbin
Merle Voshell
Inc
Herriman's Add
Wadena
Ben Dennler
Gottlieb
Rosa Dennler
Gottlieb Dennler
Ben Dennier
Carrie
Larson
Cleve Erhardt
Diamond
Conner
Armstrong
London Bridge Origin Built in 994
The original London Bridge is recorded as having been constructed in the year 994. This early medieval landmark linked the City of London with the south bank and served as a key crossing for centuries.
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London Bridge
Wartime dramas lead weekend showings at local theater
Tonight and tomorrow features Claudette Colbert Joseph Cotten Jennifer Jones and Shirley Temple in Since You Went Away a home front romance. Cary Grant and Ethel Barrymore star None But the Lonely Heart March 25 26. March 27 28 Ray Milland in Ministry of Fear a psychological mystery about saboteurs and self discovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claudette Colbert
Joseph Cotten
Jennifer Jones
Shirley Temple
Dad
Cary Grant
Ethel Barrymore
Ray Milland
Marjorie Reynolds
Ministry of Fear
Lutheran Easter and Communion Services Schedule
The Norway church hosts services on March 25 at 11, March 29 at 11, and April 1 at 9 30 with communion or Easter services. St Olaf holds March 26 at 8 with communion and Marion at 11 for Easter. Dr J Strandford, Pastor, invites all to attend each service. all are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
St. Olaf
Marion
J. Strandford
Former Resident Carrie Lehman Buried in Elgin Cemetery
The body of Mrs. Carrie Lehman formerly of Elgin was brought by her son Frank and his wife from Olympia Washington and buried after brief services. She left Elgin about 45 years ago with five children after her husband died. Her sister Mrs. Mary Nelson of Los Angeles also died two weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie (Schneider) Lehman
Elgin
Frank
Olympia
Washington
Twisp
Lehman
Mary (Schneider) Nelson
Los Angeles
Calif
Card of Appreciation from Charles Becker
Charles Becker thanks relatives and friends for cards letters and gifts received during his stay at Postville and St Marys hospitals. His gratitude is heartfelt and will be remembered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postville
St. Mary’s Hospitals
Charles Becker
Card of Thanks to Friends for Kindness
I am very grateful to the many friends who have kindly remembered me with cards letters flowers and visits during my stay at the hospital Your kindness will always be a happy remembrance Mrs Olaf Berg
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaf Berg
Thanking Friends for Kindness During Illness
Martin Minihan expresses gratitude for letters cards and gifts sent during hospital confinement and at home. He says the kindness is treasured and thanks all who remembered him.
Swiss Steak Variations And Browning Method
A cook notes how to prepare Swiss steak with a rich brown gravy by well browning the meat and adding hot water. For enhanced flavor use hot tomato juice lemon sauce or fruit juices with onions whole vegetables pickle relish or horseradish sauce.
Lesson for March 25 Scripture Texts and Subjects
A brief note outlines the lesson for March 25 focusing on subjects and scripture text selected by a respected international council. It references righted authorities and permissions shaping the study materials used that day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Righted International Council
Permiasion
The Last Week Lesson on Jesus as King in Jerusalem
A sermon summary detailing Jesus presentation as King, the colt and entrance into Jerusalem, the crowd's Hosannas and later crucifixion cries, and the dual themes of judgment and compassion. It emphasizes obedience, faith, reform from within the church, and the call to choose Christ as Savior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Christ
Jesus
House of Prayer
Spring Arrives Officially In Town This Week
Spring arrived officially on Tuesday afternoon March 20 just after 6 p.m. Weather may vary in the town section for two or three weeks. Drying weather last week helped farmers toward early seeding this week though none had started yet. Most birds have returned from the south and indications are spring is near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Explosives Industry Tops Safety Records in 1944 Start
The explosives sector reported 5.1 disabling accidents per million employee hours for the first five months of 1944, far lower than the home accident estimate of 13 per million hours. The comparison highlights explosives plants as safer than the average home environment despite exposure differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Department of Labor
Schneider returns to Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse
Ben Schneider was readmitted to Lutheran hospital in La Crosse Wisconsin last Tuesday after a week at home. No definite update on his condition has been given. His daughters Minnie Daniele and Mollie Schneider are staying with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Schneider
la Crosse
Wis
Minnie Daniele
Mollie Schneider
Mailing List Corrected Date Notice
The Echo Enterprise says mailing list dates were corrected to March 20. Payments up to that date should appear corrected on the address tag and readers are asked to check for accuracy and report any errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo-Enterprise
Tax Revenue Shifts From 1941 to 1944 Rise
Tax increases lifted total excise and production taxes by 75.4 percent from 1941 to 1944. Alcohol and tobacco taxes nearly doubled and rose 4.5 percent respectively, gasoline excise fell though lubricating oil tax gains offset, while customs revenue climbed 10 percent above 1941.
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Jim Cox
Edward Klingman
Kenneth
Ed Klingman
John Barnhouse
Fred
Lew Grover
Fred Wede
George Miller
Pepin
Reuben Miller
Vern Boyer
Leo Boleyn
M. A. Boyer
Beryl Boleyn
Louis Lekman
Ruth Schupbach
Wm. Schupbach
Anne Schupbach
Herman Schupbach
Monona
Everett Weithorn
Ray Weithorn
The
Avalon
Better Pictures
Jack Fallows
Iowa
Bill Elliott and
Bobby Blake
Tucson Raiders
Lutheran Church
Decorah Hospital
Martin Minihan
Lena Baumgartner
Dial
West Elgin
Elgin, Iowa
Harold L. Lundquist
D. D. Olth
Ee Cao
Max Thoma
God
America
Elgin Furniture Store
F. C. Muchlethaler
Prop
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