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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
8
Alfred Hagen and family visited the Christen home in Illyria while Howard Medberry was hospitalized in Postville for appendicitis. Dozens of relatives and friends gathered at homes around Garber, Dundee, West Union, Decorah, and Clermont for birthdays, suppers, and weekend visits. A flower show and a threshers meeting were noted, with visitors from Waterloo Dayton Sloane Sioux City Laurel and Hawkeye.
A farm bureau meeting will be held at the church Thursday evening September 12 with a sack lunch. D2 Roberta county superintendent West Union Ed Medberry and family Alton Medberry and family Mra Myctle Medberry and Kenneth Mr and Mrs Floyd Frieden Mr and Mrs Walter Rothlisberger and LeRoy and John Rothlisberger were dinner guests Sunday in the Albert Dennley home. Eva Ernst and family and Mr and Mrs Myron Chapman were guests in the Arthur Yearous home Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Sid Walters and Merle were dinner guests Tuesday of the Walter Medberry family. Mr and Mrs Ed Wenger and Gene were guests of Ruth and Otis Rothlisberger Sunday evening. Mr and Mrs Jacob Yearous Sr were guests Thursday of Mr and Mrs Jerome Yearous. Mr and Mrs Harold Glass and Virginia were guests Thursday in the Donald Meisquire home at Dundee. The Ladies Aid Society and Cemetery Assn will have their picnic at the West Union fair grounds Saturday Sept 21, rain date at the church. It was to have been held at the fair grounds last month but was postponed due to rain.
County Line News lists residents visiting relatives and traveling. Mr and Mrs Arthur Groth spent last Tuesday in Selmer Groth's home while Harry Helgerson planned a Minneapolis trip to visit his sister and husband Robert Gustafson. Various family gatherings are noted including a supper at Sven Blockhus and a weiner roast at Gus Gilbertson’s.
Oak Grove residents report a weekend of visits with neighbors and relatives. Mr and Mrs Harry Gilson traveled with Mr and Mrs Wayne Gilson and Gary to Dyersville to visit the Geo Gilson family. Lea Baldwin from Fayette joined Wm Pritchard dining guests. Mrs George Howard and Mrs Bert Allen called on Ed Boyle and Edith Bauman households. A D Smith and Mrs Chris Hennig from Hawkeye, Mrs Bowers of Maquoketa, and Lawrence Cannon and family were guests of Saundey. Sunday afternoon gatherings included Archie Howard family and others.
Sumner residents Mr and Mrs Fred Schott and Mrs Tena Buhr joined Volga City’s Mr and Mrs Clarence Kohls and Joan for dinner hosted by Wm Kohls. Fayette guests Mr and Mrs Joe Yates and Don and Mrs Helen Timmerman also dined with Bert Allen. Calls to Wm Pritchard’s home followed. Brack residence hosted Mrs Clarence Winkler and children. Roy Leuchtenmacher’s visitors included Mrs G Langsley and son from Worthington Minnesota and Mrs J Erickson of Minneapolis and Mrs B Leonard of Elkader. Contacts continued as Mr and Mrs Guy Whitford of Volga City visited Harry Gilson, while Louis Becker and Joe Peters families visited Geo Howard’s home. G Larson and daughters from near Postville spent Sunday with Roy Leuchtenmacher.
A crowded Sunday scene features Mr. and Mrs. O T Knudtson and family, Elmer Knudtson, Gunner Landsgard and Glenda, with St Olaf ties, hosting and visiting neighbors near Millville and Volga City. Numerous residents including Dennler, Meisner, Friederich, and Schumacher households share meals and time across Millville, West Union, Elkader, and Arlington areas.
Mr and Mrs Martin Hanson host and visit relatives while Lena Schupbach and Lucille Hanson spend time with cousins. Neighbors and families including the Baumgartners Butikoferes Meisner and Fried erich share Sunday and Friday gatherings, with trips to Taylor Missouri noted for Mrs Butikofer and Mrs Frieden.
Grand Meadow and nearby towns show a steady round of visits and callers. Residents including Bran of West Union, Jens Johnson of Clermont, and Thelma Lyngaas joined family circles at Bert Lyngaas and Willard Martin homes.
King Carol abdicated and fled while his son Prince Michael is shown with his mother Princess Helen. Lupescu banished. Helen invited back as Michael rules in name while the country is a dictatorship under Premier Ion Antonescu. Washington report notes crowd at a debate in the House of Representatives.
The Baptist Mission Society met in the church last Wednesday with hostesses Mrs. Louise Miller, Mrs. Louis Schutte and Ethel Rennison. Louise Sehori led devotions, Mrs. Rudy Yunker and Mrs. Anna Buser read mission papers, and Rev. Zoschke spoke on Strength of Purity.
The gray whisky-jack, also called camp-robber and meat-bird, is a notorious thief in the Big Woods. He steals food and camp cutlery while chirping and joking as if it were a joke. Despite his roguish acts, Canadian campers regard him as good luck to have nearby.
An article fragment discusses the origin of the phrase vevo ky and an 18th century practice of cutting a coin in two. It references George ep and National ancient cein Alentment in Virginia. The text notes the coin value at two rea and describes the practice of halving a coin to make change, illustrating early monetary methods.
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