Busy Labor Day Weekend Visits Across Iowa Families
Over the Labor Day weekend Davenport and Postville families visited kin in Waterloo Independence and West Union while others hosted gatherings at Martie and Grimm homes. Notable events include a Grimm family reunion, a birth in the Lantz family, and various dinners and picnics with relatives from Davenport, Grand Rapids, Chicago, and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Long
Davenport
B. J. Baumgartner
Lois Burrow
Frank Loving
Ethel Kohler
C. M. Peterson
Postville
Waterloo
W. J. Farrell
Della Falk
Rex Mulford
Independence
Geo. Boyle
Mamie Boyle
West Union
Irene Hoover
Art Nestery
John Luchsinger
Jacob Hoover
John Freitag
Pete Luchsinger
Rudy Huebner
Margaret
Fred Miller
Fred Schultz
Helen
Carl Huebner
Marilyn
Garnaville
John Falk
Robert Wilson
Roberta
Robt. Wilson
Lylé Wilson
Swea City
Anna Wooley
Mabel Holzer
Bob Dunham
Fonda
Ray DeSart
Chris Schweitzer
New Hampton Hospital
Methodist Church Plans and Youth Rally Updates
Sunday services and Sunday school at 11 plan. WCS circle meetings set for Sept 19 with hosts listed. First quarterly conference Sept 17 features Dr. Dill reception. Women's Society leads. Local youth attend Edgewood rally. Fayette district youth rally announced for Sept 29 with Rev Bruce D Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewood
Roy Steele
Harold Schneider
Elmer Meyer
John and
Henry _McMillan
Marlin
First Methodist Church
Oelwein
Fayette
Bruce D, Jones
Elgin Baptist Church Schedule Includes Choir and Gospel Trio
Elgin Baptist Church announces Thursday prayer and Bible study reading I Corinthians 5. Choir rehearsal at 9 p m. Sunday worship at 10 a m with Sunday school at 11 a m and evening service at 8 p m. A Gospel Trio from the church will present a program during the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gospel Trio
Lutheran Sunday School Teachers Institute In Cresco
Church notices announce a Sunday School Teachers Institute in Cresco with an afternoon session at 2 o clock and Marion at 7 p m Luther League events on September 22 at Marion 9 30 a m and Norway 11 a m with services Come to church you are welcome at each service Dr J Strandjord pastor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Institute
Cresco
Marion
Luther League
Norway
J. Strandjord
Card of Thanks and weekend visits across communities
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude for cards gifts and hospital visits. The passage lists numerous locals and their movements including Maxine Lehman returning to Chicago, Lois Burrow’s wedding, visits to Forest City Waterloo and Waterville, and family departures to Glendale California and Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxine Lehman
Chicago
Max Lehman
Lois Burrow
Sheldon Boyle
Dora Boyle
Forest City
Maria Fox
Floyd Harvey
Decorah
Robert Steele
Robin
LeRoy Steele
Carrie Steele
Wm. E. ‘Baumgartner
Shirley
Lorna Helmers
Waterloo
Chas. Feller
Orville
Harvey ‘Kruse
Bob
Jon
Glendale
California
Emma Olson
Kruse
Detroit
Ten Commandments on Covetousness Teach Wealth Motives
Sunday School Lesson by D. Lundquist reviews Exodus 20 17 Proverbs 11 23 24 and Luke 12 13 21 focusing on covetousness as the motive behind acts. It warns money worship harms character, urges generous stewardship, and notes spiritual rewards for treasures laid in heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Campbell Morgan
Jesus
Christ
Not His Day and Other Iowa Short News Items
Mrs John Ebert German wife of an American army officer in Oakland praises life in the United States noting milk bananas and freedom as three favorite things. Earl Ruark of Des Moines involved in an auto crash near Redfield with 23 cases of whiskey found in the car leading to charges. Red Oak children avoiding school see a coal pile fire at the high school caused by spontaneous combustion. damage limited to smoke. Ernest Hildebrandt Rock Rapids farmer badly hurt by a dynamite cap explosion while finishing stump work. one eye lost, other at risk. Clarence Welter Calhoun county reports a bean plant with 204 pods, record potential for bean growers. Lloyd Doty Rock Rapids killed in a light plane crash he piloted. Iowa coaching school notes one in four Iowa boys cannot throw a baseball, misthrows often with wrong foot. Paul Carr Hornick veteran killed by a falling timber while working near a Nebraska grain elevator. Storm Lake steer nicknamed Slugger escapes slaughter for 14 days and crosses Storm Lake. pursued by a posse with 30 caliber rifles, finally brought down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland Acorn
John Ebert
United States
Len
Red Oak
OWA
Ernest Hildebrandt
Rock Rapids
Wwa
Lloyd Doty
wWwa
Iowa
Bankers convention trip and local visits in Elgin
B J Baumgartner and Laurence Knudtson attended the Town State Bankers convention in Des Moines from Monday to Wednesday night. Mrs Arthur Herrling covered the Elgin State Bank office during Knudtson’s absence. visitors included Mrs Ben Garber and her daughter and husband Leonard May of Pierre South Dakota, who stayed a week with the Schneiders. Mrs Garber formerly lived near Elgin. Irvin Etter of Janesville Wisconsin visited his mother Frieda Etter Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Mulford
John Tillotson
Mulford
Winthrop
Mr. Mulford
Clyde Mulford
California
Ernest Ulmer
Bern
Kans
Richard Moorehead
Dickie and
Andy
Sabetha
Louisa Martie
Ole Rejerson
Joe Wander
Arthur Lantz
Postville Hospital
LaDonna Kay
Leo Grether
Volga
Hans Grether
Clifton Kohler
Des Moines
Ft. Snelling
Minn
U. S. Army
Floyd Puffet
Randall F Puffet
Strawberry Point
George Vaughn
Alfred Jacob
Alfred, Jr
Edwin Krueger
Grand Junction
Colo
Shirley Bauman
Walter
Batman
Dale DeSart
Bob Wenger
Chris Wenger
Iowa State College
Ames
W. P.kohls
Creighton
Harold Conner
Beulah Mitts
Harold Schneider
Fayette
Albert Dummermuth
Mabel Grover
Richard Miller
Lawrence Etter
West Union
Richard D. Kimpston
Frank Kimpston
Elgin
Marine Corps
B. J. Baumgartner
Laurence Knudtson
Arthur Herrling
Wadena
Elgin State Bank
Knudtson
Ben Garber
Leonard May
Pierre
South Dakota
Joe V. Schneider
Garber
Irvin Etter
Janesville
Wisc
Frieda Etter
Planting Gladiolus for Gardens and Dried Beds
Garden note explains gladiolus usefulness and various growing methods. It outlines planting tips, soil prep, spacing, and care to encourage tall blooms. Readers learn suitable times and basic maintenance for healthy flowering displays.
Insecta Destructive in the United States
Insects cause about ten percent of annual food and fiber crop losses in the United States, with an estimated two billion dollars in damage.
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United States
Paint Dripping Top Guiding Old Paint Drip Can Shelf
A craft note describes applying old paint drips atop a lid and gluing paper plates to the bottom of cans. It also suggests using the setup as a place to rest brushes, keeping tools organized and preventing spills.
Population growth of deer elk and bear on forest service land
In 1844 the combined game population for deer elk and bear stood at 2 900 000 head and is projected to double every decade under cooperative management, indicating rapid expansion of wildlife stocks across the managed lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forest Service
Expensive Driving Costs Higher on Dusty Rural Roads
A Middle Western highway study finds driving costs rise by .78 of a cent per mile on roads without a dustless surface.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chas. W. Forbes
Seattle
Wash
Mr. Forbes
Max Thoma
Michigan
Dickie
Ole Reierson
Oscar Holden
Carolyn
Ruby
Caroline Martie
Lydia
Fred
George Metzger
Ervin
Paul Grimm
Martie
Frank Howard
Portland, Oregon
Waukon
Howard
Cilla Baldwin
Joan Horton
Alien Habeger
Loran Harris
Marjorie ‘Kay
B & H Cash Store
Lena Baumgartner
Harold Halverson
West Elgin
Elgin Baptist Church
Paul F. Zoschke
Alfred Jacob, Jr
Lutheran Church
Walter Butikofer
Renee
West
Lundquist
D. D
le Institute of Pie
Orn Newspaper Union
International Council of Religious Education
Jesus and
Coveto
Clarence Welter
Calhoun County
Paul Carr
Hornick
Nebraska
Storm Lake
Slaughter House
Deere
Elgin Echo Office
Elgin, Iowa
Elgin Furniture Store
Fred C. Muehlethaler & Sons
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