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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa

08 Oct 1942

Page 6

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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1942

Page

6

Elgin social notes honor birthday in Baumgartner home

Elgin residents hosted Janet Krohn’s birthday with a gathering at the B J Baumgartner home featuring gifts and refreshments. Nearby, Mr. and Mrs. Max Thoma spent time with their son Lewis in Springville while Georg ia Grimes visited family in Elgin and many others hosted or attended visits, dinners, and weekend trips across towns including Dubuque Postville Cedar Rapids and Oelwein. A birth and multiple hospital visits are also recorded alongside theatre and bridge gatherings.

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Janet Krohn Vida Burington Genevieve Dunkle Florence Hoth Howard Strong Ath Mardorf Dorina Wenger Edna Unberger Robert Wilson B. J H. S. Wright Barbara West Union Iowa City Jim Christ Billy Wright University Georgia Grimes Frederika Rob Grimes J. F. Bailey T. W. Dean Ziba Tripp Dubuque Reuben Wickler W. C. Falk Amanda Phillips Postville Chas, O'Neill Emma Knudtson Tille Hanson Fred Kohler Fred Gehring Hulda Stoehr R. W. Muehlenthaler Walter E. Klingman Edward Louis» Klingman Walter Kohler Edward Klingman Pvt Arthur Chapman Chrystal Wenger Sarah Metzger West Union Hospital Gee. Vaughn John Falk Floyd Puffer Strawberry Point Minneapolis Minn Vaughn R. G. Larrabee E. G. Curry Ralph Podzimek Cedar Rapids John Lyford Joan David Riceville Lulu Schmid Donna Wenger Kenneth Schori Robert Kohrer Henry McMillan Leo Falk Winfield Masonhall C.O. Torkelson Ole Torkelson Tom Philman Larson Floyd Reaves St. Olaf Clinton Comfort Elmer Comfort Jesup Melvin Martin Wm. E. Baumgartner Norman Clothier Waukegan Til J. F. Berndt Dean DeSart Chas. O'Neill Leo Schor Fritz Krueger Pred Krueger Hawkeye, Corp John Freitag Ted Neumann Richard Jacob Hoover Mary Keiser C. B. ‘Schori Betty Ben C. BR. Carpenter Fayette B. J. Baumgartner Samuel Mosby G. J. Mosby Carpenter Home Wm. F. Miller Chicago Jerry Briggle Robert Shephard Hans Frederick Dorothy Emerson Rowland Royce Omaha Neb Helen Frederick Wesley Barker Giles Jarvis Martin Melvin Hanson Gus Krueger N. W. Evans Arthur Lantz Geo. Anderson Waterloo Anna Cox Art Earle Robert Miller Johnny Joe Oelwein Sheldon Boyle Hans Grether Alfred Jacob Thos. Desmond H. D. Yack Wm. Waltheys Elkader Swen Blockhus Blooming Prairie Frederick Marver Bob Shephard Hanson John Barnhouse Clermont James Doris Roger Maureen Jarris Martin Viola Martin Georgia Mae Schori Albert Schori Wm. Samoyoa Schori Glen McKellar Anoka Ruth Mardorf Merlin Feller K. Charles Anita Chas Feller K. E. Mark J. H. Wilson Wadena Chris Wenger Floyd Arnold Manchester Chris Schweitzer John Metzger Ervin Katie Metzger Gladys Butikofer Elgin Illinois Regina Hutchinson Lafayette Ind B. H. Brackin Robert Dunham Green Bay Wis Postville Hospital David Lawrence Dunham Ray DeSart
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Elgin Baptist Church Plans Weekly Services and Meetings

Elgin Baptist Church schedules today at 2 pm Women’s Missionary Society meeting and 8 pm prayer service with choir rehearsal at 9 pm. Sunday services begin 10 am worship, 11 am Sunday school, and 8 pm evening service led by Rev R P Bronleewe. Next week features daily 8:15 pm services with Rev and Mrs Bronleewe inviting all.

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Paul F. Zoschke Alfred Jacob, Jr Women’s Missionary Society R. P. Bronleewe
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Methodist Church Schedule and WSCS Circle Notices

Sunday worship at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 11 o clock. Choir rehearsal Thursday at 7 30 p m. WSCS circle meetings Thursday afternoon October 15 to be held at several homes. Circle A meeting postponed. Circle B with Mrs C J Mulford Circle C with Mrs H S Steele. Joseph C Warton minister.

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WSCS C. J. Mulford H. S. Steele Joseph C. Warton
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Spirit of 1775 copy linked to Tama man Ed Bailey

Ed Bailey of Tama possesses a tabloid sized old newspaper dated June 17, 1775, describing the Battles of Bunker Hill and the burning of Charles Town among other Revolutionary War incidents. The issue features pictures and ties to Harriet Bunker through Mrs. Bailey’s grandmother, with Bunker Hill connections through her agent-grandfather.

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Ed Bailey Tama Bunker Hill Charlestown
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Keaton-Eatin' Wepheron at North Dakota shipboard mess

Sailor George Keaton of Mason City Iowa finds a unique show in the mess hall of the naval training school on the North Dakota State School of Science campus. The article describes Navy kitchen practices including standard trays, fruit storage rules for fully ripe squashes and pumpkins, stem attachment, and curing temps for sweet potatoes.

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Sanitation and storage practices for cave and basement stores

Remove last year's refuse from storage cellars and prepare a copper sulfate solution of one pound per fifteen gallons of water. Spray floors walls ceilings and shelves to destroy rot and mold. Temporarily shelter vegetables in a barn or shed, cover with sacks if needed, and cut tops from root vegetables immediately to reduce moisture loss. Sort injured and poor specimens in the barn to prevent spoilage spread.

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Drudge and Visionary: A Classic Contrast

A succinct distinction notes that a drudge is defined by task without vision, while a visionary holds a vision without the discipline of task. The contrast underscores how purpose and execution must align for meaningful progress.

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Large vocabulary among stutterers linked to speech patterns

The article suggests that people who stutter may have a larger vocabulary than those without speech impediments. It discusses possible explanations and implications for communication and education, highlighting linguistic diversity within speech disorders.

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