Elgin social notices detail many local visits
Elgin residents hosted guests from West Union and Postville while others traveled to Ames Chicago and Dubuque for visits and studies. Local families attended regional tuberculosis meetings and viewed Mississippi River flooding reports. Vergil O Malley Edna Woods and Patty O Malley left town after a several day visit with Marie Heston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vergil O'Malley
Patty
Edna Woods
New York
N. Y
Marie Heston
Mechanicsville
Tennessee
Lyria Church Announces Annual Conference Sunday
Lyria Church informs there will be no worship service or Sunday school on Sunday morning due to the annual conference. Grace Foxwell will accompany as pianist with J. J. Snyder serving as minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Snyder
Grace Foxwell
St Pauls Church Holds Annual Conference Day
No worship service Sunday due to the annual conference. Sunday school will be held at 12 oclock led by Minister J. J. Snyder and pianist William Weibel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Snyder
William Weibel
Lutheran Church Services This Week at St Olaf Marion
Lutheran church announces Sept 25 schedule. St Olaf holds 9 30 service, Norway English service at 11, Marion evening 7 30 with Luther League. Pastor Dr S J Strandjord invites all to attend each service and says you are welcome at every service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Olaf
Norway
Marion
Luther League
S. J. Strandjord
Elgin Baptist Church Sunday Schedule and Visitors
Elgin Baptist Church announces worship at 10 am Sunday, with Sunday school at 9 am and evening service at 7 45 pm. BY P U service at 8 35 pm led by Esther Oelberg. Wednesday September 28 prayer service at 8 pm and choir rehearsal at 9 pm. Numerous local residents and visitors are listed for weekend trips and visits in surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Lillian Schroeder
BY. P. U
Esther Oelberg
Bloodhounds Once Known as St Hubert Hounds
Bloodhounds, large yet nimble, have long puzzled with sad looks but friendly temperaments. Once called St Hubert hounds, bred by monks at St Hubert's abbey in France for trailing game, now famed for their scenting power in tracking criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Huberts
George Butz
Philadelphia Inquirer
St. Hubert
St. Hubert's Abbey
France
England
Old New York Furniture Largely Dutch in Origin
The Hollanders settled Nieuw Amsterdam and, after New York became British, kept Dutch ways for over a century. Dutch furniture remained popular among Holland descendants, with many pieces surviving in Dutch style. The typical kas can be used as a linen press, reflecting Dutch craftsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Nieu Amsterdam
Netherlands
Low Countries
The Grandfather Clauses Across Southern States
A summary of grandfather clauses in state constitutions aimed at suppressing Black voters. North Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, and Oklahoma implemented rules tying voting rights to descent from pre 1867 voters. The 1914 U.S. Supreme Court ruling struck down Oklahoma's provision though phrasing implied race neutral language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Louisiana
Georgia
Oklahoma
United States Supreme Court
Secret Order of the Apple Formed by Norman Growers
A Bowen France correspondent reports that several hundred Norman apple growers organized into the Secret Order of the Apple. The group holds high signs passwords and an official song. It stages ceremonies for new knights and features a ritual praising Eve for eating the fruit. Knights pledge to be true to Normandy and Norman products, especially apples and cider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of the Apple
Bowen
France
Garden of Eden
Eve
Adam
Apple
Normandy
Magna Carta Signed in 1215
Four original Magna Carta copies exist from 1215 with three key clauses. Two reside in the British Museum, one in Lincoln Cathedral, and a premier specimen in Salisbury Cathedral. The charter's signing occurred near a river inland site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Runnymede
London
Much Alike It Is Said Women and Newspapers Have Forms
Local columns note that women and newspapers share a last word on matters both party and public. Ern Aeschuman and two sons left for Turner Washington after visiting Frank Gehring's family. Dinner guests in Maynard included the Blockhus and Torkelson families. Bobby Engbretson, age 2, found unharmed after a long search in a straw pile on his parents farm near Decorah. Several others hosted meals in Fayette with guests from Lawler Mitchell and Parkston. D R Roberts and R P Strauch attended a Cedar Rapids volunteer event where Bert Hickenlooper spoke. Hickenlooper is the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor and an American Legion member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Engbretson
Elmer Engbretson
Decorah
D. R. Roberts
Fourth District
R. P. Strauch
Oelwein Legion Post
Bert Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Lieat
American Legion
American Legion elects new National Commander at convention
Stephen F. Chadwick of Seattle, Wash. was chosen as national commander of the American Legion at this week’s convention in Los Angeles Calif. Chadwick succeeds the outgoing leader as the organization charts its year plan and priorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Stephen F. Chadwick
Seattle
Wash
The
American Legion
Billie Mason Crowned Queen at National Chickamauga Celebration
Chattanooga report notes a large final vote where Miss Billie Mason won queen over Miss Chestnut during the open air celebration held September 16 to 20. J W Hudson provided the special CFI photo from Chattanooga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
J. W. Hudson
Billie Mason
Miss Chestnut
Blooming Prairie family visits McGregor high water
Mrs S C Blockhus and children of Blooming Prairie Minn return home after a week in Carl Torkelson and Blockhus homes. Clarence Kohls and daughter Joan Volga City and others traveled to McGregor Sunday to view Mississippi River high water. Phone the news to 20 early. Want ads get results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Claire Andersen
West Union
Herbert Ash
Geo. N. Schori
Ina Kohler
A. P. Lehman
Guttenberg
Mississippi
Mel Kohler
Chrndgo
Burlington
Zephyr
Alice
Carrie Schott
Chicago
H. W. Falk
Leo
Wm. F. Miller
Ito
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
George Vaughn
Chas. Capper
Allen Habeger
McGregor
Wis
Mississippi River
Dale
Dean DeSart
Bette Meskimen
Margaret Strauch
Keith Waters
Kenneth Schori
Harold Conner
Donna Wenger
McGregor Sunday
George Hanson
Madison, S. D
Elgin
Gus Gunderson
Iowa City
The
State University
Mae Bopp
Postville
Boies Capper
Cena Nelson
Milton Schierholz
Luana
Donald Gilson
Decorah
Julius Olson
B. A. Storey
Ledyard
Gilson
Mrs. Storey
S.C. Blockhus
Blooming Frairie, Minn
Carl Torkelson
Carl and
M. J. Blockhus
Mr. Blockhus
Clarence Kohls
Joan
Volga City
Mary Matthys
Lena Baumgartner
Wm. Kohls, Jr
Edwin Bauman
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McNee Local
Nowe Sey
Mrs. Herbert Dummersmuth
Helen and Conner
Jud Conner
John Lyford
Elma
Lulu Schmid
Kathryn Strauch
Wm. Ewing
Pauline DeSart
Carrie Larson
Everett Wiethorn
Walden
Anna Schupback
Betty Wenger
Elkader
Jack Wenger
Chris Wenger
Lois Lehman
Anamosa
Mrs. L. G. Lehman
Betty Kohler
Lyle Light
Paul Waters
Wm, Ewing
Joe Becker
Towa City
State University of Iowa
Lyle Nelson
George Snyder
Harold Greenley
Linda Lou
Clermont
Chas
Greenley
Robert
Debcorah
Frank Greenley
Minerva Weibel
Ray ‘Heins
Harold Weiel
Keith “Thoma
Ames
State
Elmer Lantz
Lyle Nel
Edward Klingman
Bert Conner
Donna Wen K
Marneton
New York City
Louis Besci
Elena Extine
Peoria
Rose Garber
Besci
Schori Bros
Vernon Knight
Ardath Roberts
Oelwein
Clara Nelson
Dr. H. H. Wolf
Nella Capper
Garnaville
John T. Anderson
Postville Hospital
George Gilson
Dyersville
Wayne Gilson
R. V. Brandt
State Tuberculosis Association
C. F. Anderson
Susan and
Carrie V. Lucas
Strawberry Point
Roy Steele
Robert Steele
Iowa State College
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
C. B. Schori
Ladies of the West Union
Peosta
New Melleray Abbey
North America
Dubuque
Ed Medberry
Walter Ash
Leta Ash
Medberry
R. W. Muehlenthaler
Oconomowoc
Wisc
Robert Dunham
Darwin Gilson
Burton
Howard Wolf
Loren Casper
Leo Schori, Jr
Lloyd Capper
Llyria Church
St. Paul’s Church
Lutheran Church
Elgin Baptist Church
Mrs
Chase Feller
Genevieve Dunkle
Waterloo
Fred Fischer
Henry Fischer
Manning
Harold Fischer
L. Gibson
Des Moines
O. J. Olson
Fay Tate
Ethel O’berrell
Kenneth Evans
F. E. Lehman
Frederick
la Porte City
Celia Lehman
Harry Baldwin
Donna Marie
Monona
Lew Grover
Cilla Baldwin
Geo. Gilson
H. 8. Gilson
Erma Jane DeSart
Georgia Lou Grimes
Oelwe
Frank
Rubly
Paul Tate
Helen Wegner
Lulu Francisco
Emma Jensen
Wilma Steinmetz
Stanwood
Ern Aeschuman
Turner, Wash
Frank Gehring
8. C
Herman Scheel
August Scheel
Lawler
John Titze
Anna Titze
Herman Wittenhagen
Mitchell, S. D
Martha Mistérick
Parkston
S. D
Legion
Stuart
Jay
Max’Thoma
Elgin, Iowa
McLaughlin Manor House
Kohler
Iowa
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