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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1932
Page
7
The piece argues that the prevailing low mood carves a path to thrift and reform. It notes more fall hustling for winter supplies, as unemployed gather windfall timber for firewood and canning of home-grown produce rises, boosting jars sales and frugality, with a moral shift toward communal duty and away from self.
St Peter's Church lists services including Altar Guild mass at 7 am on Sept 18 and a 9 am mass on Sept 17 with a ghost practice. A sermon titled The Work of the Paraclete will be given. Offerings last Sunday totaled $24.60. Pastor F McCaffery signs the notice.
The American Legion Auxiliary held a Sept 18 meeting at Mrs. Dan Burke’s home with 19 members and one guest. Officers elected include President Mrs Harold Greenley and vice presidents Mrs L T Olson and Mrs I C Jerdee, plus secretary Brandt Historian Mrs Dan Chaplain Mrs Wm Crowe and Sgt at Arms Mrs G H Hackman. Members planned to serve on the membership committee and gifts were given to departing Mrs Palmer and Mrs Faulson. Refreshments were provided by hostesses Elmer Hogge Ossian visited sister Mrs L S Lofstiley. Hungerford family attended Union Sunday school and Mr Hungerford spoke.
West Church holds Norwegian language divine service at 9 45 a m on Sunday Sept 18 and Prof Nelson begins a six night illustrated lecture series at 8 pm Sunday. East Church offers Norwegian language service at 11 am led by Pastor G Gunsten. Everyone is welcome.
Clermont columns detail West Union, Manchester, and Ames visitors, moves of the Nesteby family, and a rail dispatcher's death in Seattle. Local lectures announce Clermont Lutheran church series with low or no admission, while a teachers reception is scrapped by the Business and Professional Women's association amid prior similar conduct concerns.
Nell Cavanaugh guests at Dan McGreevey home. Arthur and Mrs Ferguson of West Union visited with her parents Mr and Mrs George Dibble. Dora Johnson of Detroit has spent two weeks with Mrs Leonard Lofatuen and relatives at West Union. Gruver family visited Waterville last Sunday to see the Fees Cline and Clarence Gruver families. Ted Peterson from the soldier's home near Leavenworth reports improving health and hopes to be home soon. Special sale Friday and Saturday of house grown coins from seeds, pest free, new varieties, potted for winter Grace M Cooley Clermont. Mrs Dan Carpenter confined to bed with back ailment, similar to last fall. Mrs F K White traveled to La Grange to visit son Jay and family then to Indianapolis to visit son Harry before returning to Clermont. Dan Carpenter helped his brother can com on his place near West Union, later cared for house at Fayette, returned home to act as nurse while wife ill. Mesdames Dan Burke Brady Paulson Anson Priest L L Rounds Tom Cummings and Elizabeth Priest Nellie Sheehan were in Ossian for National Catholic Welfare Association program and luncheon. Enterprise erred last week listing Irene Rafferty as teaching near Ossian. she teaches in Cuming near Des Moines and is progressing well. Rafferty to be congratulated on good fortune as better jobs are scarce.
Tuesday morning Bert Bruckner shared cigars with friends to celebrate his marriage to Miss Gladys Reierson in McGregor the day before. Mrs. Bruckner is Ole Reierson’s daughter from Clermont and Bert works with his mother at the Cozy Cafe.friends send congratulations and best wishes.
Mrs L H Appelman librarian reports a fine new book list for Clermont public library. Mabel Knudson joined Cora B Charters of West Union and Harvey Nutting of Oelwein on a Sunday tour to Cedar Rapids as guests of Mr and Mrs R D Brown and later in Oelwein with Mr and Mrs Robert Lauther.
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