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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1931
Page
3
The family expresses heartfelt thanks to friends for sympathy shown after the death of their wife and mother Mrs. Wil liam Hanson. They acknowledge William Hanson Raymond and Arlene Henry Olson and schildren.
Mr and Mrs Fred Frieden and family of La Grange Mo and Mr and Mrs Gottfred Frieden visited at the Lou Martie home Saturday afternoon.
Elgin public schools reported record enrollments on Monday August 31 with 106 pupils in grades and 95 in high school. Officials credit outreach to outlying areas and urge new and returning students to join programs offering business training and extracurriculars including athletics chorus band and scouting.
Echoes from the community note heavy showers Monday night with estimates of three to four inches. A resident reports a cream can eight feet from his house filled to six inches by Tuesday morning, illustrating the downpour’s impact on local properties.
Brainard News reports Mrs. Sidney Patterson Marian and Wilson and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lyon returned Monday from Chicago visiting the Paul Patterson home and the Lyle Granger home in Kenosha Wisconsin. Several locals host visitors from Des Moines Marshfield Hopkinton and Idaho as heavy rains delay rail service and debris on tracks draws section men.
The column lists services at various congregations with dates in September. Norways at 10 30 with English confirmation and Young People s service. First Lutheran of McGregor 10 30 confirmation and 2 30 preaching by Rev T A Hoff. Marion 10 30 English mission services 2 00 mission services and 7 30 services by Missionary Trygastad. Sept 27 Norway 10 30 80th anniversary sermon by Rev Dr O H Brandt and 2 00 talks by Dr Holm Iowa district president and Rev O E Glesne Decorah. 8 J Strandjord pastor.
Mrs J J Snyder and George Teresa and Betty returned from Beaman where they visited a few days Libbie Narber of Beaman stayed with them in the Rev Snyder home A F Miller of Clermont preached at the Baptist church Carl Hackman led last week prayer meeting B J Baumgartner led this week Rev Ph Lauer and family expected home end of week Max Cook of Flandreau S D remitting for Echo says hot dry summer across the midwest Fred Maurer and family and Mr and Mrs Andrew Edwards of Forestburg S D arrived to visit Melchr Luchsinger home Maurer an early resident of this town tells of past days Tell em you saw it in the Echo.
L. G. Meyer, county superintendent, says the Iowa Dental Plan funded by the Bureau of Dental Hygiene will launch in Fayette county rural schools. Over eighty Iowa counties totaling 115,000 rural students will participate in the new school year using Christmas seal funds for dental supplies. State university exams indicate 85 to 95 percent of children have dental defects, contributing to illness and absences. Mrs. Arlene Van Cleave, Harrison county superintendent, will speak at the Teachers' County Institute in West Union High on September 11 on the need for school child dental care and will teach teachers how to run the program.
Fred Biermann writes in the Decorah Journal that American physicians lag in advertising and informing the public about real medical relief. Quacks exploit patients when doctors refuse to use printed pages to discuss cures, from cancer to other diseases, undermining public trust.
Frieda Freiburghaus left for Waterloo to start teaching Monday in the East Waterloo schools. She teaches music geography and art in the 6th 6th and 7th grades. Mrs. Fred Maurer Mr and Mrs Peter Luchsinger and Andrew Edwards drove to Minnesota the last of the week to attend the funeral of Mrs Regula Bannart held Sunday. She was a sister of Mrs Maurer and an aunt of Mrs Luchsinger.
A McKellar couple away visiting relatives at Maple Lake Minnesota reported intruders stole at least two and many chickens from their chicken house. The incident suggests the thieves knew the home was empty. Luana to host its twelfth annual homecoming and school fair on Saturday September 5 with baseball kit tenball and races. The Little German Band of Elgin will perform plus bugle and drum corps from Waukon. Exhibits will include fancy work canned and baked goods flowers and vegetables.
Mrs John Howard of south of Elgin received a $20 check from the Worth While News Dept of St Paul for a prize winning recipe. Her entry, a ripe plum salad, will be published in September. Gladys Reierson and Elsie Schave of Clermont visited Oscar Baker's home. Mr and Mrs Otto Miller of Pasadena are parents of a girl born August 28 named Marilyn Mae. Chas Zehrt and son Billie of Racine visited his siblings Cleve and Dave Erhardt. It pays to trade at home and tell them you saw it in the Boho.
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