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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1933
Page
8
The poem notes the first white snow signals winter's return and urges preparation. It reflects on aging hair as a sign to cherish loved ones, stay warm, and draw near by the fire. The piece attributes authorship to Douglas Malloch, dated 1933, from WNU Service.
Margaret Dennler spent Wednesday night in the Jake Dennler home. Several families including the Don Cummings and George Christen visited, with numerous Sunday gatherings in the Dennler, Frieden, and Butikofer homes. Quilting parties and health updates appear among local social events and calls on neighbors in Elkader and nearby farms.
Community notices list dinners and visits across multiple farms near Maynard and West Union including Hanson, Frieden, Christen, Dennler, Meyer, Yearous, and Luchsinger households. A Farm Bureau meeting in Elgin on November 28 invites all, with corn hog program details promised.
Hlyria Items lists many local visitors and meals with neighbors in Elgin and nearby towns. Guests include Hattie McKellar, Mrs. F W Hughes, and the L W McKellars plus numerous family homes in Clermont Randalia Elkader and West Union. Church supper planned Thanksgiving night amid social visits.
Viola Foxwall and teacher plan a Thanksgiving program for November 29 in district No 2. Viola Foxwell and Ruth Rothlisbarger visited the Fred Schneider home for Sunday supper, joined by Arch Roberts Will Deerhammer and Mrs Mary Wander of Oclwein.
Community visitors and moves fill a week in Oak Grove with families attending gatherings in Gilson and Kohls homes. Neighbors, including the Reed, Boyle, Shaffer, Hoover, and Thoman households, hosted callers and shared meals while others relocated to Brainard and nearby farms.
The passage celebrates cakes for every occasion from gingerbread to Lady Baltimore, detailing varieties such as chocolate, ribbon, and cupcakes, with notes on fillings, baking steps, oven temperatures, and tips on flavorings and cooling. It emphasizes careful measuring, gradual baking stages, and avoiding overpowering flavors.
A long list of social visits is recorded from the area, noting guests and host households. Names include Denkler Baldwin Seevell Bennett Howard Yates Pritchard The man The Silas Wilson family Leuchtenmacher Capper DeSart Dickinson Dennler Wilson Kohls Boleyn Gilson Hladek and others, with several meals and Sunday gatherings across West Union Elgin Cedar Rapids Fayette and surrounding towns.
T H Olson, aged with serious health issues, was transported to Decorah hospital Sunday for evaluation and possible operation. Norma and Lloyd Loftsgard visited at the T L Loftsgard home. Gilbert Loftsgard and family joined dinner at Nels Larson's Clermont home. Henry T Olson called on H H Gisleson Saturday afternoon. Tom Holm stayed with Selmar Holm on Monday. John Hellum and family spent Sunday afternoon with L P Larson in Highland township. Mrs H T Bilden and daughter Josephine visited Thursday afternoon.
In the home of Mrs B Nelson and various guests including Tom Landsgard in the W Landsgard home near Lansing. Oscar Lind visited Elgin on Monday. Mr and Mrs Albert Larson hosted dinner with Henry Mark. Bessie Olson visited Ole E Olson Monday. Merlin Hellum and Palmer Halver son visited H T Bilden Mellien and Helmer Loftsgard families last Sunday. Violet Gulsvig spent Monday evening at Clermont. Hiram Olson’s health remains a concern. Two specialists consulted Dr Jerdee at Gilson home last Thursday. Max Bishop Elkader and Frank Huebsch McGregor were named acting postmasters by Rep Biermann, effective next spring. State officers with Sheriff Baxter confiscated 8 slot machines in Postville last Wednesday. Machines confiscated and taken to Waukon. identified as held by Pauline Ellis, John Lavelle, Violet Matter, and Seth Stafford of Postville.
The Marquette board of education released an 18 page bulletin as an Education Week project. Largely prepared by Supt. E. L. Morris, the bulletin was distributed to every school patron and other post office box holders in the community, covering all phases of education in Marquette.
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