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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1938
Page
8
Ida Meyer and son Earl and Hilda Meyer visited Sunday afternoon in the Ern Baumgartner home. Several neighbors shared meals and visits including a silver wedding anniversary near St Olaf and spook day at West Union. Local residents hosted dinners, birthday parties, and card club gatherings with extended family members, and reports note berry picking despite recent snow.
A local report notes events or testimonies collected over a seven day span beginning in the second week of August. The piece emphasizes the progression of witness statements and any corroborating details from the timeframe.
Mr and Mrs Wm Pritchard and Harold Leuenberger drove to Cedar Rapids Sunday and spent the day in the Alton Seevill home. Ed Nelson of Elkader visited from Saturday until Monday in the Roy Leuchtenmacher home. Mrs Harald Strong hosted Friday evening at the Fred Tschantz home near Wadena. The Winkles and Dennlers plus families called on Oran Bane Sunday evening. Nellie Foxwell spent Thursday evening with the Strongs. Lyle Wilson and family were dinner guests of A Ruppe in West Union Sunday. Harold and Amelia Strong attended S T Payne’s funeral in Maynard Sunday. The Denniers and D O Deans’ visitors Sunday afternoon. Will Cheeseman of Elkader visited Clifton Powell Monday afternoon. Mrs Harold Strong went to Fayette Friday for a farm Bureau meeting. Russell Jones and wife were supper guests Saturday in the Louis Dennler home. Wm Frederick and son with Donald Gilson and Wayne Gilson spent Sunday with the Harry Gilson household.
Mr and Mrs Elmer Benson dined with Mrs Ole Torkelson in Elgin while Alfred Henry and Mary Kirkeborg joined the Selmer Groth home near Decorah for Sunday meals. Many local residents attended the silver wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs W Landsgard near Elkader. Community members hosted and visited relatives across Gunder, Clermont, Elkader and surrounding areas with numerous dinners, weekend visits, and a large Center school program well received.
Grand Meadow residents shared a Sunday afternoon at the Walter Martie home while Olson school pupils enjoyed a Wednesday afternoon vacation due to Miss Erickson’s illness. Mrs. Julia Landsgard visited Mrs. Olivia Olson, and Mr. and Mrs. Immanuel Larson with Mrs. Randi Larson were dinner guests of Mrs. Laura Holt. Many locals attended the Clermont high play.
Friday school night events and a birthday party at Simon Nelsons home highlighted a weekend of visits. Families including Reinharts, Landsgards, Olsons, Nybergs, Ericksons, Hols, and Larsons shared meals and attended gatherings across Clermont and Elgin with multiple friends and relatives noted.
Illyria items record numerous weekend visits and social gatherings. Families such as the Lemibkes, Krauses, Rothlisbergers, Schneiders, Wengers, and Fortunates from Fayette and Decorah host relatives and friends at Elkport and nearby towns. Notable mentions include a 37th anniversary, homecomings, and a county Farm Bureau meeting in Fayette.
A flurry of Sunday and weekend visits spread across West Union Hawkeye and nearby towns. Families hosted include Kohls Medberry Appelman Wenger Benson Shaffer Gehring and others, with multiple households sharing meals and social time in homes from West Union to Hawkeye and Stanwood.
Members of the M. E. church held a reception for Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Warton at the Methodist church last Wednesday at 8 o'clock. The program opened with Sweet Hour of Prayer and included a welcome address by Mrs. C. B. Schori, a welcoming poem, several musical numbers by Edward Klingman and others, readings by Lorraine Follett and others, a talk by Rev. J. C. Warton, and a closing hymn. Afterward the group adjourned to the dining room for refreshments.
Decorah Journal endorses H E Taylor on the Republican ticket for Judge of the District Court. Democrats nominate one candidate. two judges will be elected, leaving a blank space opposite Taylor. Voters may cast two votes, and the second should go to Taylor to strengthen the slate.
The ostrich, named champ runner of the bipeds, builds speed with wings then tucks them in at high. It runs in circles, making it easy to head off when pursued.
A local editor notes advertising pays because advertisers seek good position to be read. An irate subscriber protested the publication of a three line article with his name misspelled on an inside page. The editor reflects that living is not to make the world less difficult for others.
Fish adjust their depth by compressing or expanding their gas-filled air bladders. This buoyancy control lets them rise or sink in water as needed, aiding in feeding and avoiding predators.
Reverend Dr. Stephen Hales measured blood pressure in 1733, pioneering a method to gauge arterial pressure. This early experiment laid the groundwork for modern medical diagnostics and cardiovascular science.
Echo reports Upper Town University professors Norman Marshall and Russell G Harris will present a baritone and piano solo program in a Wednesday November 9 broadcast on station WOT at four o clock. Call news to 20 early. A West Haven woman harvested sweet potatoes weighing seven pounds with one potato slightly short.
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