Weekend Visits Across Clayton County Families
Extensive social rounds mark a Sunday pattern with Elgin and surrounding residents hosting guests from Decorah Waterloo Fayette Ottosen Clermont and Cedar Rapids Areas. Notable visits include Mel Johnsons and Bauders hosting, and many relatives from Ottosen West Union Postville and Manchester sharing meals and staying with kin. Several local residents plan upcoming trips to Chicago Rochester and Cedar Rapids as army and naval summaries surface.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Johnso
Oscar Bauder
Decorah
Melvin Hanson
Frank Boyle
West Umory
Wm. Boyle
Alicé
Gen. Boyle
Lyle Light
Louis Light
West Union
Frank Lang
Mary Schneider
Kate Shursen
Ottosen
Hollis Finch
Billy
Fayette
Geo. Vaughn
Strawberry Point
Mrs. Vaughn
Floyd Puffett
Mr. Vaughn
Waterloo
Viola, Jiles
Jorris Martin
Leslié Coonfare
Clermont
Ruth Mardorf
Sumner
R We Muthlenthaler
Dean DeSart
Cedar Rapids
Dewain Simonsted
St. Paul
Minn
C. O. Torkelson
Tryphena Knudtson
Floyd Knudtson
Reuben Butikofer
Clayton County
H. B. Gilson
Rochester
Guy Whitford
Volga
St. Mary's Hospital
Gilson
Karl Fox
C. B. Schori
Georgia Mae Schori
Minneapolis
Ella Warton
Albert Schort
J. C. Warton
Margaret Halverson
Lucille Dickman
Fleet Frieden
Phyllis Frieden
W. P. Kohls
Sheldon Boyle
Lew Grover
Barnhouse
Cler
Local residents host and visit in West Union area
Community members gathered in several homes on Wednesday and weekend visits across West Union and surrounding towns. Families such as Kuster, Gruver, Miller, and Schori hosted relatives and friends from Cedar Rapids, Elkader, Oelwein, and Chicago. Auxiliary units planned 600 poppies for spring delivery and volunteers continue garment making for the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Boyer
Fred ‘Wede
Marlene
Glenda
Leo Boleyn
Roger
Herbert Miller
West Union
Wm. Kerr
James Kerr
Lew Gruver
Mabel Gruver
Joe Kinnan
Cédar Rapids
Dilla Baldwin
Kinnan
Brinkley, Ark
Cedar Rapds
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Mr. Blockhus
Ern Bauder
C. B. Schori
Tille Hanson
Fred Gehring
Edith Berg
Fayette
Fayette County
Red Cross
Irvin Bush
Baby Irvin
California
Libbie Larson
J. D. Moody
Elgin
Frank Lemon
Kenneth Schori
Chicago
Lemon
Leo Schori
Kenneth
Waterloo
Geo. Anderson
C. O. Chrstianson
Elkader
Ed Anderson
Frederick
Robert Miller
Johnny Joe
Oelwein
Rose West
John Friederich
Rochester
Minn
Mr. Friederich
Sam Lehman
Loren Casper
Pledge Tying Ceremony at WCTU Convention
At the 88th National Convention in Birmingham from October 2 to 6, Mrs. Ida B. Wise Smith, president, will take part in the annual ceremony tying white ribbons on children pledged to temperate upbringing by their parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Ida B. Wise Smith
Methodist Church Activities Schedule in October
Sunday morning worship at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 11 oclock at the Methodist Church. Choir rehearsal Thursday evening at 7:80 oclock. The general meeting of the W. S. C. S. will be held in the church parlors Thursday afternoon Oct 1. Committee includes Mrs. Mel Kohler, Mrs. Maude Peters, Mrs. Edith Berg, Mrs. Sam Lehman, and Joseph C. Warton, Minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Kohler
Maude Peters
Edith Berg
Sam Lehman
Joseph C. Warton
Elgin Baptist Church announces tonight services schedule
Elgin Baptist Church lists Thursday prayer service at 8 pm and choir rehearsal at 9 pm with Paul F. Zoschke as minister Alfred Jacob Jr as organist. Sunday school at 11 am and evening service at 8 pm. B IY P A in charge. Dr Kuhn cannot attend next Sunday. services proceed as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul F. Zoschke
Alfred Jacob, Jr
B. IY
P. A
Wm. Kuhn
Norway church services Sunday at 9:45 and 11
The Lutheran church invites parishioners to Norse service at 9 45 and English service at 11 o clock on September 27. Pastor J Strandjord leads both services and welcomes all attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
J, Strandjord
War Toll 14 Million Dead Since 1931
Estimates cited by Atwood H Townsend of New York University place total war deaths at 14 million since 1931. Of these, 9.5 million were civilians and 2.3 million soldiers died in China since 1937, based on minimum deductions from available data for Free World publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Manchuria
China
Atwood H. Townsend
New York University
Free World
Open Window Urged for Cold Weather Safety
Advice warns drivers to crack windows by an inch or two even in extreme cold to prevent carbon monoxide buildup. CO can cause drowsiness fatigue and, in severe cases, death, posing a risk to motorists when engines run in enclosed spaces.
Louise Schori Doan dies in Elgin at 74
Louise Schori Doan, born April 11 1868 in Elgin, died September 17 1942 at her daughter Alma Tripp's home in Janesville Wisconsin at age 74. She left a husband T W Doan five children eight granddaughters one great granddaughter and two sisters. Funeral services were held at St Pauls Methodist church Elgin with many notable attendees and interment in Elgin cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Schori
Elgin
Nick
Rose Schori
Jacob Bauder
T. W. Doan
Louis
Paul C. Doan
Waukegan
Ill
Gladys Grimes
Kensington Club
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Methodist Church
T. W. Dean
Clifton Wilson
Orville Henke
Georgia Lou Grimes
Margaret
J. C. Warton
Clarence Muehlethaler
Mel Kohler
B. Schori
G J. Mosby
S. K. Langsdale
F. E. Kohler
Fred Gehring
Humphry Roberts
Chas, Feller
Elmer Pinney
Elgin Cemetery
Funeral notices and social updates from Decorah area
The item lists condolences card of thanks for bereavement from the T. W. Dean family and others. It notes visitors and family movements including John Lehman bringing Celia Lehman to Elgin and staying at the Ernest Schori home. It mentions Mrs. Edwin Krueger harvesting eight quarts of red raspberries and two dinners with the West Union household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. W. Dean
John Lehman
la Porte City
Celia Lehman
Waterloo
Elgin
Ernest Schori
Edwin Krueger
Helen “Roberts
Delores Hulbert
Auldey Oelberg
West Union
H. 5
Steele
Decorah
Roy Steele
Nazi night prowlers in clashes on Egyptian Desert
A short report notes several German light patrol cars were knocked out and set afire during night clashes on the Egyptian Desert. The patrol clashes continue each night despite a general lull in the desert fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egyptian
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elgin Baptist Church
Lutheran Church
All Good Drug
O'Neill Drug
Louise Schori Doan
Goligo
Hutchinson’'S
Hanson Market
Wilson Brothers
Congo
Clothes
Mel Johnson
Z. O. Tripp
Mary
Janesville
Wis
P. C. Dean
Waukegan, Ill
Georgia Grimes
Frederika
America
Elgin Furniture Store
F. C. Muehlethaler
Max Thoma
Elgin, Iowa
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