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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1939
Page
8
Illyria Items report visits and social activities in the community. Grace Foxwell visits with her mother Mrs Nellie Foxwell. An Easter Cantata Morn of Victory will be performed at 2 pm on Easter Sunday. Several local residents and visiting guests are listed with recent as well as forthcoming visits and travels.
Local households report visits and gatherings across Elkader Saintsville and nearby towns. Neighbors such as Mrs Andrew Yearous Mrs Martha Chapman and the Gehring family host and attend dinners showers and club meetings. 4 H club organizers in Illyria township plan events with Geraldine Yearous elected president, while teachers and family groups mark birthdays and teaching duties.
Senior Gladys Peterson trains for practice teaching in district five. Local visits include Landsgard and Kirkeberg families, the Odegard, Halverson and Hellum households. Norma Opsand celebrated her birthday with schoolmates and later refreshments. Dorcas Society to meet at church parlors hosted by Olson, Landegard and Clark.
T. T. Loftsgard and family attended a Sunday dinner at the Leslie Lantz residence. Mrs. T. Loftsgard visited Thursday afternoon with her sister, Mrs. Ole Gisleson.
Grand Meadow residents share visits across Clermont and nearby towns. Merle Sampson stays with Mrs. Laura Holt. Glen Nygaard and Glendal visit Bert Lyngaas. Eleanor and Lena Lyngaas guests of Mrs. Julia Landsgard. Doris Johnson calls on Charloine Martie. Reinhart and Groth families host visitors. Mary Moses of Monona visits Florence Erickson. Mrs. Carolyn Erickson stops by Simon Nelson and Gilbert Buraas homes. Lena Clark hosts Mrs. Julia Landsgard. Ole Thorson and others host guests. Thelma Lyngaas stays with Fern Buraas. Mrs. Martin of Fayette returns home after a week with Willard Martin. Clarice Lien visits Alphie Thorson. Ed Johnson, Julia Landsgard, and Eunice visit Willard Martin. Andrew Reinhart on Elkader business. Arthur Meckelson and Mrs. Olson visit Ernest Holt and Henry Olson homes. Roger Holm returns from visit with grandparents Andrew Reinhart.
Orlin Mason and Howard Mason visited Pocahontas with family while Alma Hanson and others spent weekends at relatives in Elkader and La Grange. Fred Dennler, Leo Dennler, and the Butikofer and Frieden families hosted or visited farms in Missouri and nearby towns. Other entries mention carpentry work, farm labor, and moves within the area.
Mr and Mrs Bert Thoman called at the Tofield Lehman home Monday afternoon. Louisa Lehman visited with Mrs Frank Lyon. Bert Thoman home Sunday after Mrs Herbert Dummermuth spent Friday and Saturday in the Harold Schneider home and helped can meat. George Boyle and family and Wm Nutting and family were dinner guests Sunday of Frank Lyon. Mrs Jim Bartlett has been ill since last Friday. Grace Howard and daughter spent Sunday in the Max Clara Boyer overnight at John Barnhouse home Saturday. Brainard Church Notes: Sunday school at 10 30, preaching at 8. Faithful Followers class gave a short program with a duet by Genevieve Peters and Clara Boyer. Rev A R Belknap, Pastor.
Marshall Helms home illness for chicken pox. Barnhouse and Grover families visit. Jones, Boyer, Cherry families dine with Herman Boyer. Belknap Sunday sunshine basket. John Barnhouse returns from West Union hospital after foot injury. Rev R A Belknap attends Mrs Fox funeral. Moats welcome Corrine Fern born at West Union hospital. Nutting families host Becker visit. Nutting home guests. Ladies Aid met with Patterson. Vern Boyer wins, Nutting booby prize. Next meeting planned.
On Christmas Day 1101 Baldwin I was crowned king in Jerusalem marking the establishment of a Christian monarchy in the Holy City. The ceremony underscored the new realm’s political and religious ambitions amid the Crusader era.
Railways pay taxes this week totaling about 4 million dollars to support the 1938 tax bill. The Milwaukee Road contributes 526,535.50, with Fayette county receiving 14,932.44. A secondary note explains sardine packing costs rise when producing fewer tins due to higher oil usage.
Amos A. Belknap, prominent Waverly attorney, has been found in a river near Waverly after missing since January. A $100 reward was offered for information on his whereabouts. The piece ends with a political aside and a brief plug for want ads.
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