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Luana and Elgin News Briefs From September 1916
Local columns report church suppers, school openings, and community events in Luana and Elgin. Notable items include Mrs. R. J. Stoehr visiting relatives, Effie Mae Proffit’s Chicago wedding, the dedication of a consolidated school, and plans for a St Paul’s church supper. Community notes cover auctions in Volga, frost impacts, fall weather, and local social activities.
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Echo
Luana News
R. J. Stoehr
Postville
Frank Kohler
West Union
Ladies’ Aid Society
St. Paul’s Church
Luana
Effie Mae Proffit
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
Chicago
Frank G. Callendar
M. E. Ladies’ Aid Society
St Paul's Church
Samuel Mosby
L. J. Groth
Opera House
Georgia Stoehr
Miller District
Elgin
Carothers Wat
Volga
Guy Whitford
Halstenson
Cornelius Olson
Forest Lake
Minnesota
Ole K
Nicholas Rennison
Nicholas
Phillip Moser
Marie Reusser
Nunda
Dak
Pierce Moser
Johnny Bower
St. Paul's Church
Cleworth
Waterloo Moray
Dubuque
Clermont
N. W. Evans
William Walther
Elkader
Bertha Abbey
C. A. Akers
Higin
Keystone Bulletin
Charley Neuenschwander
Iowa City
Elgin Blanchard
Craft and Baby
Near Elgin
G. W
C. F. Shook
Waucoma Sentinel
Begs Shaw
Raton
N. Mexico
Kniel
Mae Bopp
Miss Shaw
Verle Kniel
Frank Henson
New Mexico
Abe Moats
Joseph Butler
Homer Moats
Etrele