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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1935
Page
8
Reuben and Betty Christen visited at the Adolph Hanson home near Volga. Numerous neighbors and relatives stopped by West Union hospital and Elgin posts to see patients, with gatherings at Postville and Rock Valley. Many entries list dinners, visits, and extended family across the region including Hanson Christen and Lehman families and local farms.
Last Monday evening spent at Ed Metzger home. Oscar Baumgartner Fred Hansen visited Ern Friederich home Sunday. Betty and Reuben Christen at L Christine home Tuesday. Mr and Mrs Bert Thoman and daughter Ethel Mae with L Christen and Jake Christen families Sunday. Mia Rudy Tschantz and Cora of West Chicago at Arthur Friederich home Sunday. Elizabeth Christen with parental Jake Christen home Sunday. Pinocle Card Club met at Walter Butikofer home Saturday. Attendees included Dennler Mark Leuchtenmacher Christen Dennler Hanson and others. High Aden Hanson Ida Christen. low John Dennler. Traveling prize William Larson Ida Christen.
Local families from Elgin Cheery Valley and West Union gather for visits and meals with relatives including Frieden Schmid Lembke and Yearous clans. A funeral held for Mrs Lembke near Elkader and social outings mark a period of community ties and shared events.
A social roundup reports multiple families visiting friends and relatives across nearby towns. Notables include Mr and Mrs Lew Nuss near Arlington, Jack Shaffer and family of Oak Grove, Howard Shaffer of Elgin, Elizabeth and Thomas Fox, Ab West and kin near Elkader, Will and Realty Meisner of near Elkader, and Francis West hosting in Cheery Valley. Additional visits include Mrs Ed Wenger with Waterloo relatives, Mrs Lloyd Holtzman near Fayette, and the Medberry and Ogle families visiting in West Union, Waterloo, and Strawberry Point.
Oak Grove News items list Mr and Mrs Chris Dennier and Mr and Mrs Walter Dennier visiting Frank Christen and Thos Pollock homes. Several families attended birthdays picnics, dinners, and hospital stays, with numerous short calls at neighbors in Postville West Union Mederville and nearby towns.
Local notes record a funeral for Mrs George Lembke at El Kader on Monday. Several households are listed as visitors and guests in the past week including the Kiple, Thoman, and Howard homes with numerous names. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Clarence Hofer on Sept 14. Read the Echo advertisements to save money. A wealthy woman can serve cheap sandwiches while a poor woman feels compelled to an elaborate lunch to convince guests she isn’t poor.
The text contrasts Hitler’s restraint in the wings with Mussolini’s crave for attention. It hints that Dr Townsend’s old age pension bill could change public sentiment, making the song Darling It am Growing Old less somber.
Mary asks for details of a horseback ride with a handsome groom while Ethel declines to sit. The scene contrasts social flirtation with a subtle pledge of ongoing conversation. A product plug for Martin-Senoir 100% pure paints follows, promising lasting beauty.
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