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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1937
Page
8
Oak Grove notes show the 500 card club gathering at Henry Holzer’s Saturday with prizes awarded for high score to Mrs. Louis Dennler and Reuben Howard. Consolations went to Melbert Meyer and Geraldine Yearous. Numerous visitors and dinner guests are listed from area families across the weekend.
Cheery Valley residents report visits and family assistance. Ben Kurth of near Gunder spent the weekend at his parents home with Jake Kurth. Mrs Ernest Lerch helped her mother with papers. Mrs Jacob Solberger assisted at Walter Butikofer home. Mrs Martin Hanson stayed with Rosa Schlupp. Harry Dennler suffered a mishap, sawing off the first finger on his left hand at the second joint while sawing wood.
Elgin area residents assist with illnesses and household tasks across multiple homes. Names include Mabel Rennisori teaching for Celia Andrae, Tillie Butikofer, the Lehman and Dennler families, Walter Butikofer, Albert Butikofer, Rose Marie and Albert Dennler, Lena Schupbach, Betty Christen, Alma Hanson, Will Christen, and others. Weekend and Sunday visits weave through Elkader Ames and Ames area travel with several gatherings and suppers.
Illyria area residents host and visit across the weekend with many households noted as guests. Names include McElroy Rothlisberger Klingman Holtzman Frieden Kimball and others, with travel to Ames Wadena Elkader and Cheery Valley. One four month old nephew Richard Holtzman died and burial occurred in Lima cemetery. community offers sympathy. Gene Wenger is listed as sick.
The Cemetery Association and the Ladies Aid Society met at the church last Wednesday afternoon with hospitality by Mrs. Mary Ogle. Geraldine and Kathleen Yearous were dinner guests of S. H. Foxwell. Mrs. Will Frieden spent last Tuesday with Mrs. Chas. Doty. Mrs. Martha Chapman and son Delbert visited Arthur Chapman and family in Oak Grove. Dale Kelly stayed with the Walter Rothlisberger family and went to Ames with LeRoy Rothlisberger to fetch clothes. Coronel Rothlisberger joined them to Cedar Falls and visited Margaret Young. Walter Lehman was a supper guest of Delbert Chapman. Mrs. Elmer Frieden and son Donald visited Rex and Walter Medberry on Saturday. Guernsey Smith and family attended a party at Harry Olson’s near West Union. Mrs. Lawrence Gehring of west of Elgin called on her sister, Mrs. Elmer Holtzman, Friday afternoon. Rex Medberry had a tree fall on his foot last week and is using crutches.
Mrs. Sheldon Moats was taken to West Union hospital Tuesday for treatment, returning home Saturday. Rev. G A Thomas visited in Sidney Nutting’s home Tuesday. Elmer Boyer and Milford Cain spent Tuesday in Postville. Mrs. Glen Boyer visited Mrs. Kenneth Kjosa in Clermont Tuesday afternoon. Several friends visited Mrs. Moats at the hospital last Thursday. Vern Nutting spent Monday and Tuesday in La Crosse Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. George Boyle and family were dinner guests in Frank Lyon’s Sunday. Mrs. Nutting assisted with housework and cared for Mrs. Nutting last week and is improving. George Tripp returned to the Clarence Tripp home Saturday from Janesville Wisconsin. John Barnhouse and son Lew James were dinner guests in Wm. Nutting’s Sunday. Reverend and Mrs. G A Thomas were supper guests in Frank Lyon’s Tuesday. Mrs. Glen Boyer and family visited in the Sidney Nutting home Friday. The Ladies Aid meets at the church Thursday March 28. Rev. G A Thomas held services at Fairbank last Sunday morning. Brainard Church Note Sunday school at 10 am Morning worship at 11 am B P U at 7 pm Evening service at 7:45 pm.
A heavy yesterday forenoon snow and high winds blocked roads in several directions. Star route carrier Birdsell had not reached Elgin by 1 PM on his return trip, the post office said he couldn't make it. The late snow will free frost while preserving moisture for the soil.
A Mexican inmate during booking at the county jail tells jailer H E Cox that he can write but not read. Cox asks him to write his name and the prisoner scrawls large letters across the page. When asked what he wrote the man repeats that he cannot read.
Mazie asks Daisy if she disliked her last boyfriend’s attentions and Daisy replies with a pun on intentions. The segment closes with a slogan equating good advertising to an investment rather than an expense.
Iowa legislators considered a new beer bill aimed at shutting down hundreds of dance-oriented beer halls. The measure requires eliminating off premise Class C permits, bans dancing outside city limits, and limits dancing spaces within cities to 1000 square feet. It mandates a uniformed officer and matron in allowed venues, tiered beer permit limits based on population, license revocation for minors, a 300 foot rule from schools, and 40 inch booth height with an exemption for existing booths. The bill passed the House Liquor Control Committee unanimously amid prior disagreements.
Publishers Auxiliary reports a June poll of editors showing 2,430 opposed to any Supreme Court change and 1,814 in favor. Regional results varied with several states voting against changes in large margins while Delaware and Louisiana supported the change.
Four fire companies Clermont Luana Monona and Waukon helped Postville fire department battle a blaze at Hall Roberts Son feed mill in Postville. The mill burned down with an estimated 4000 loss but adjoining structures were spared. W C Falk and W F Kohler traveled to Davenport on business. Also notes new Coleman Bottled Gas stove at Lehman's Hardware Elgin with both gas and wood gas models and instant lighting promising quick baking temperatures.
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