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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
2
A long list of visits and travels is given with residents of Wadena, Charles City, Oelwein, Waterloo and nearby towns visiting relatives, attending the state fair in Minneapolis, Catholic events in Volga, and weddings in Dulver. Numerous exchanges include teachers heading to new posts, and trips to Monticello, Madison, and Kare Phree Pines on Sandy Lake Minnesota.
Town centers met in regular session at the town hall with Mayor Falk and four councilmen present. Minutes from August were approved and bills itemized for street labor, supplies, salaries, and utilities. A motion set common day labor at 30 cents per hour post July 1 1940 and adjournment followed.
The 11th Duff-Dempster reunion drew 140 relatives and 16 visitors at Arlington Park on August 31, 1940. A picnic followed with a program including music by the Bagpipers of the State University of Iowa, performances by Marilyn Dempster, Genevieve Thompson, and Harry Boleyn, and costume explanations by the bagpipers. Officers for the coming year were elected, several births and marriages were noted, and a large registration list covered attendees from Volga, Arlington, Elgin, Strawberry Point, and other towns. The gathering adjourned to meet in Volga in 14.
Brainard residents hosted numerous dinner guests including Fritz Nottnagel, Hoyle, Nutting, Granger, Lyon, Danks, Rutledge, Cummings, Reeder, Patterson, and Cornely from Wisconsin, Illinois, and Virginia. Marian Patterson began teaching as the Brainard school opened Monday morning.
Elgin residents report a weekend of family visits with Mrs. Ethel Kohler in Postville. Mr. and Mrs. O W Krueger and Mrs. Harry Johnson drove to Waterloo for a minor nose operation, returning the same night. Ziba Tripp and Mrs. August Hinke of Janesville visited relatives through Monday, joined by Mary Lou Tripp returning home after weeks here. Mrs. Joe Larsen and gon departed Saturday for Onhuka Wis after visiting Myst Schrieker, with Mery, John Laven, and John Larson Jr. accompanying.
The weekly social roundup lists visits and calls in Grand Meadow and Decorah area homes. Names include Thelma Lyngaas Doris Johnson Julia Lands Selmer Groth Arthur Olson Holm Reinhart and Olson families with several stops at local homes and yard gatherings.
Wednesday visits marked by Mrs. Willard Martin and children with Ed Johnson. Ed Johnson and Gilbert Anderson hosts at dinner. Willard Martin family at Ole Reierson home. Carolyn Erickson and Selmer visited Lloyd Race. Augusta Miller stayed with Fern Buraas. Vernon and Henry Olson families guests at Arthur Olson home. Myra and Bertha Olson stayed with Aines Olson. Louie Amundson visited Aines Olson. Bert Lyngaas spent Monday with Julia Landsgard. Pearl Egge visiting relatives from Minneapolis. Lyngaas family hosted Glen Nygaard household dinner. Minnie Olson visiting Ames Olson. Amundson reunion drew many to Clermont park. St Olaf Luther League of West Union hosted East Clermont church program. East Clermont Lutheran Choir concert drew a large audience. Tell em you saw it in the Echo.
Echo marks its fiftieth anniversary noting a long history of serving the community. Editor E L Bucher reflects on decades of effort to publish a quality paper and asks for local support as the paper continues its mission in Elgin.
The carat used for gem weight is now standardized at tito-fifths of a gram, aligning long standing practice with a precise metric unit. This change affects jewelers, buyers, and standards bodies dealing with gemstone measurements globally.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Zoschke and daughter Helen and Ella Zoschke of Chicago visited the Rev Paul F Zoschke home from Saturday until Monday, sharing time with relatives and extended family.
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