27 Oct 1932
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1932
Page
1
Echo subscribers are asked to notify the subscription department promptly of address changes. Under new postal laws newspapers must pay postage due for notices of changes supplied by the post office. Delays or failure to receive the paper are noted and the beat plan urges sending change of address in advance.
The article records Celia A Schori and George Rennison wedding with Rev R J Hack officiating and plans to live in Elgin. It notes Bernal Blow injuring his right arm in a hunting accident with amputation, Rev Hack’s departure to Higginsville, farewell sermon, Delbert Bakeman returning to Elgin, visits by Rudolph Lehman and Adolph, and the Schmid home’s nearing completion. It also mentions a buggy accident near Clermont injuring two Elgin-sourced young ladies, a bass fishing outing yielding 27 black bass from Turkey River, a letter to Jacob Frautschy, and Claude Fothergill breaking both bones of his left forearm playing football.
Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Wagner and family were dinner guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Learn. Mrs. Jennie Crawford and two daughters and sons-in-law were dinner guests Sunday at the J. C. Matthews home. Mrs. E. O. Wagner spent Monday with Mrs. Earl Becker. Mr. and Mrs. George Havenstrite were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. XK. Johnson last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rose and family of near Elgin, and Mr. and Mrs. Clem O'Haren and family of Dubuque, Bertha and Glen Kerkestue all spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ole Kerkestue. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hanson and son Clarion, and Earl Havenstrite were visitors with relatives in Wadena last Sunday. Mrs. Adolph Nesvick entertained the Ladies' Aid Society last Wednesday afternoon. Mildred Rowland was a caller at the H. K. Johnson home Saturday afternoon. Oliver Rowland was a visitor in the H. K. Johnson home Tuesday evening. Ed Johnson was a guest in the H. K. Johnson home Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Guyer and family were guests in the parental E. G. Guyer home Thursday evening.
They were callers in the Ole Christianson home in Clermont. Mr and Mrs R F Learn and Mr and Mrs E O Wagner attended a farm bureau meeting at West Union Friday night. The Dullard sisters visited Lans ing to see the scenery. Mrs Lorene Pixler and her mother of West Union visited Mrs Earl Becker last week. The advertisements guide efficient spending and prudent purchasing.
New Mr and Mrs Fred Falk of La Crosse Wis spent the weekend at her mother Mrs Lena Benson Elias Benson caught an eight pound carp last Thursday morning Dr and Mrs Williams left for their home in San Bernardino Calif after visiting the Langsdales An item that we missed last week was that Mr and Mrs Chas Feller Mrs Ray DeSart and Mrs RW Muehlenthaler spent last weekend in Moorhead Also the Guttenberg Press and Garnav ille Tribune were consolidated last week The Carpenter Dairy at Hawkeye has announced prices on milk based on butterfat levels
A Dr W J Spillman forecast describes a distant era when one earth side always faces the sun, causing perpetual heat at the subsolar point and extreme cold on the opposite side as the planet orbits the sun. He envisions a single axial rotation while solar orbit continues, with temperatures ranging to boiling heat and minus fifty degrees.
A large surplus of mercury, about 100 tons annually, exists since wartime production rose. The French Bureau de Réparation offers a $20,000 prize for new, nonduplicative uses for mercury with no repetition of prior ideas.
Aeolian soils form when wind transports and deposits fine particles like sand across landscapes creating dune fields and looser soil horizons. These soils accumulate through aeolian processes and influence texture drainage and nutrient availability in arid and semi arid regions.
The Halt halen Viking settlement near the Baltic coast will be reconstructed as a dedicated museum showcasing relics found by the Walsenhof school. The project includes an exhibit on Viking culture and daily life. Actress reply reflects a playful dialogue about roles.
Hotel clerk questions if he is a guest as the patron insists he is paying five dollars a day. The exchange, attributed to Border Cities Star, reflects a tense interaction over occupancy and service.
A witty dialogue contrasts curiosity with intent as a boy asks questions. The patient response suggests motive matters: questions for information drive learning, while idle watching may reflect different motives. The exchange highlights inquisitiveness and observation within a family context.
Mary Hanson of Ovlweth spent the weekend at her mother Mrs Tille Hanson hand John Reusser of Iowa City stayed at his mother's home Mrs Emma Reusser They were joined by Dr A Douglass of Eau Claire Wis a brother of Mrs Langsdale and his wife from Racine Wis visiting Mrs and Mrs K Langedale for the weekend
The fragmentary text shows a tense exchange about medical items and a sick liver, with offhand humor about a cramped cottage and a folding bed. The scene suggests a quirky, perhaps macabre, domestic confrontation with medical overtones.
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