Lutherans to Continue Services Here Sundays
Elgin pastors surveyed area to start weekly Lutheran services at city hall. The first service occurred May 7 at 7:30 p m with Pastors E L Stuempfig and H H Kirchmann inviting unchurched residents to attend. The plan is to hold Sundays 7:30 p m continuing locally with Gospel focus.
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Elgin
E. L. Stuempfig
Ekader
H. H. Kirchmann
McGregor
Christ
God
Stuempfig
Concordia Theological Seminary
St. Louis
Lutheran Hour
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer
Elkader
Pastor Kirchmann
Springfield
Food for Affection Hunger Ends in Ginger Cookie Moment
Joey Ferguson, sulky and hungry for affection, resists going to school but his mood softens after his mother Fanny gently consoles him with a kiss and a stolen ginger cookie before he heads out. Ted waits at the door as the day begins with a small family moment.
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Joey
Joe Ferguson
Joe
Ted
Fanny
Joey Ferguson
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Held May 16 at Greenley Home
The American Legion Auxiliary met May 16 at Mrs. Frank Greenley’s home with 14 members present. Guest Anna Brabham attended. reports covered the Manchester spring conference, nominating committee names, Memorial Day plans, poppy drive, and a Fayette county Boys State visit. Refreshments followed.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Frank Greenley
John Falk
Michael Blockhus
Anna Brabham
C. O. Torkelson
Manchester
D. R. Roberts
Celia Greenley
Marie Kohls
Adelia Torkelson
Gladys Roberts
Sue Bovis
Gladys Scheri
Auxiliary
The
Legion
Poppy
Gladys Schorl
Children of Auxiliary
Fayette
Fayette County
Wm. Haas
Boys State
Community Events and Visits Spread Through Grand Meadow
Darlene Olson spent Thursday at the Howard Kluss home in Monona. Mrs. Ingeborg Horgan of Osage visited the Laura Holt and Almer Larson homes last week. Mrs. Oline Helgerson and son James spent Thursday afternoon in the Ewald Lyngaas home. Families gathered in the Glen Nygaard home Friday to meet the new baby born May 18. Several relatives visited in Bert Lyngaas’s home and nearby, including Wilma Martin and Dr. J. Tanner. Flor ence Erickson attended Supt. Clausen’s funeral in Farmersburg. Barn raising at Lloyd Aanes farm drew Selmer Erickson and Louis Olson. A shower for Lillian Meyer at Clermont drew many locals.
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Ingeborg Horgan
Osage
Laura Holt
Almer Larson
Oline Helgerson
James
Ewald Lyngaas
Bert Lyngaas
Eleanor
Leona
Glen Nygaard
Wilma Martin
West Union
J. Tanner
Loyuisa Orr
Minneapolis
Minn
A. S. Hoag
Bert Lyngas
Helen Reinhart
Selmer Holm
Florence Erickson
Supt
Clausen
Farmersburg
Hans Larson
Geo. Larson
Ames Olson
Darlene
Marilyn
Sandra
Vernon Trade
Robert Wharram
Joan
Arthur Olson
Henry Olson
Albert Olson
Clermont
Thelma Lyngaas
Glendar Nygaard
Julia Landsgard
Selmer Erickson
Louis Olson
Lloyd Aanes
Lillian Meyer
Visiting relatives and church group cleanup noted
Glendal Nygaard visited the Lyngaas Nelson and Erickson homes and called at the Olson home with Monona guests. A group of ladies met Wednesday to wash and clean the church basement.
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Glendal Nygaard
Bert Lyngaas
Simon Nelson
Carolyn Erickson
Howard Kuss
Georgine and
Beverly
Monona
Ames Olson
Curious man rescues family as home burns down
Kenneth Rock of Blencoe in Monona county rushed from the front door when a fire siren sounded. He found his house ablaze with the top floor destroyed. Rock helped his infant son, wife, and grandmother escape to safety as firefighters contained the fire.
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Kenneth Rock
Blencoe
Monona County
Rock
Marquis of Queensbury Rules Intro in 1892 Title Bout
The Marquis of Queensbury rules first governed a heavyweight championship when John L. Sullivan faced James J. Corbett in New Orleans in 1892 under the new code.
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John L. Sullivan
James J. Corbett
New Orleans
Solar System as a Collection of Celestial Bodies
The solar system is a compact assemblage of asteroids, comets, meteoric material and planets with their satellites, forming a sunbound family of objects closely tied to the Sun and largely isolated from other stars.
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Solar System
Dietetics book printed in Cologne shown in Berlin
In 1682 a book titled Dietetics a new handbook and guide to good health through proper diet and beverage use is exhibited in Berlin. The Cologne edition highlights historical interest in nutrition and period medical practices.
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Cologne
Berlin
The Gold Brick Habit Explained by Uncle Eben
In a folksy remark Uncle Eben notes that some men never quit after buying a gold brick, continuing to store and hold it hoping its value will rise. His quip highlights stubborn attachment to a speculative asset.
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Eben
Giant catfish caught near here weighs 54 pounds
A Special CFI photo by N. H. Prsce to the Echo shows a giant catfish caught in the Sen Saba river near this town. The monster tipped the scales at 54 pounds and stretched 4 feet 6 inches. Fishermen were W. M. Braley and Orville Vickers.
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Toward
Texas
N. H. Prsce
Sen Saba River
W. M. Braley
Orville Vickers
Frances Willard's Bicycle Milestone Amid Temperance Birth
Frances E Willard at age 53 learned to ride a bicycle during a visit in England. She recalled three Englishmen holding the machine while the year marked the bicycle’s 100th anniversary. A grateful world salutes the scene as the National W C T U meets in Rochester Indiana in September.
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Frances E. Willard
Henry Somerset
England
Miss Willard
Natic Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Rochester
Get Busy Baby Owes 432 65 Support Letter Cartoon
A Washington DC page shows a child addressing adults about the national debt. The infant warns against debt growth, urging fiscal restraint and honesty about affordability, noting high interest and rising costs. The piece critiques government spending and urges leaders to say no to proposals funded by future generations.
Courts must enforce state license revocation laws for drunk driving
The writer urges courts to uphold state laws revoking licenses for drunken or reckless driving. He criticizes lack of courage due to politics, notes that community safety hinges on court enforcement, and praises judges who act boldly as pillars of justice. More power to jurists of that kind.
What Became of the Other Dollar
A classic brain teaser about three salesmen who stay at a crowded eastern hotel for ten dollars a night. They pay thirty dollars, then receive a five dollar refund but a bellhop keeps two dollars, returning one dollar to each man, leading to a misleading total of twenty seven dollars plus two dollars equals twenty nine dollars. The missing dollar is a result of incorrect addition.
Cheery Valley News Social Roundup in Quincy and Surroundings
Local families from Quincy and vicinity visit relatives and friends in the area including the Grims Sutter and Gerst clans. New baby welcomed at the Duff home with James Duff hosting relatives, and many dinners and suppers shared at homes of Butikofer Dennler Christen and Friederich families. Additional visits span Mt Herb Wisconsin Elkader West Union Oelwein St Olaf and nearby farms with birthdays and hospitality noted.
Weekend Guests Visit Local Homes Across Town
Meyer Edwin Hanson and Fred Yost joined the Baumgartner hospitality circle while Ernest Christen family and relatives visited the Jacob Kurth home at Gander on Sunday. Eva Mae Meyer stayed with sister Hilda Meyer at Oscar Baumgartner home. Joe Heiberger and a friend spent the weekend at John Dennler home. Lucille Hanson returned home after three weeks aiding in Jake Christen’s house. Ruth Schupbach came back from Chicago where she worked. Mrs. Charles Otterbeck and son Charles Jr visited Myr and Mrs. Harold Weber on Sunday.
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Fred Grimm
Quincy
Eli Sutter
Carl Gerst
la Grange
Leame
Jake Christen
Lucille Hanson
Harold Weber
Lucy
Betty Christen
James Duff
Duff
Rose Marie
Billy Dennler
Hanson Bros
Ed Butikofer
Francis West
Jake Butikofer
Louis Butikofer
G. Dennler
Opal
Clarence Schneider
Mt. Herb
Wisconsin
Anna Schupbach
Sam Lehman
Jake
Albert
John Friederich
Oscar Frieden
Rudy Poshell
Minnie
Arthur Friederich
Will Friederich
Ern Lerch
G. Friederich
Fred Butikofer
Harry Butikofer
Oelwein
Freddie
John
Eliza Friederich
Elkader
Hans Hanson Visted
Ben Dennler
Ira Olson
LaVonda
St. Olaf
L. Christen
Ern Friederich
Carrie Butikofer
Clyde King
Hilda Meyer
Martha Chapman
Delbert
Elmer Baumegartner
Oscar Baumgartner
Wm. Baumgartner
Melbert
Household Laundry and Room Styling Tips
Practical short tips cover washing silk with dissolved soap first, avoiding soap on white silk, and folding or rolling ties to drop creases overnight. Also suggests adding perceived height to low ceilings with striped wallpaper and long draperies for a roomier feel.
Pilate's Ghost Said to Hover Over Mount Pilatus
Tourists climbing Mount Pilatus in Switzerland have long forgotten that Pilate's ghost was believed to hover there only since the sixteenth century, explaining the local legend tied to the peak.
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Pilate
Mount Pilatus
Switzerland
Indians Declare Cobra Always Verifies Its Kill
In Bedgadian Ceylon a cobra at an inquest into a man’s death after being bitten by the snake was identified by villagers as the aggressor. Witnesses said injured cobras often pursue and strike their victim again if they escape the initial bite.
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Bedagain
Ceylon
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Cheery Valley News
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Martin Senoxr
Schori & Kuster
Siva
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R. P. Strauch
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