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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1946
Page
8
The report lists numerous visits and social events across Gunder. Names include Olson, Loftsgard, Kummer, Anderson, and others as families hosted guests, enjoyed bingo, prizes, and a house warming. Several households in Ames and nearby areas are mentioned with routine Sunday and Friday gatherings.
Sunday school at 10 20 a m church service at 11 20 a m. Guests visited in the Anna Gibson home. Progressive Home Study club met with Elmer Lembke. next month with Howard Medberry. Various family visits and hospital news recurring through the week including Arthur Kohls furlough ending. Local social events note guests at multiple homes and hospital appearances.
Mrs Edwin Christianson of West Union hosted last Wednesday with Mr and Mrs Edwin Loftsgard and Ralph Shaffer and family. Numerous neighbors attended a 20th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Chas Gehring near Wadens on Sunday. Many families hosted and visited others across the area, including rock parties, cattle sales, and Sunday dinners with the Smith, Shaffer, Clark, and Zuercher households among those mentioned.
Mrs. Minkie Van Gorder and Robert of Waukon visited in Albert Erickson Jr residence from Sunday to Tuesday. Elmer Baumgartner family joined Sunday dinner at Oscar Baumgartner home. Wayne Baumgartner returned for a few days. Various local families hosted guests, illnesses noted for Jake Butikofer. Reuben Butikofer of Waterloo visiting Albert Butikofer home after army discharge. Several trips to Independence and Postville hospitals referenced.
Mr and Mrs Reuben Butikofer hosted guests for dinner while Mr and Mrs John Dennler hosted Monday visits. Virginia Geeland Geraldine Harnick Richard and Ronald Nearton joined at Erickson home with Albert Erickson Jr Adeline Friederich visited Harold Meisner residence for a few days Clara Muehblenthaler returned from Fleet Frieden home in West Union.
Mrs Chloa Lyon and Mrs Ray Gilbert hosted visitors such as Barbara and Lorraine, with Barbara Boyer and Eva Boyer from Waterloo visiting parents. Nearby families including the Wede, Kerr, Nutting, Learn, Reeder, Patterson, and Barker households hosted or visited Friday to Sunday. Additional visits included the Helms and Helms families, and Clara Boyer of Waterloo spent the weekend with relatives.
Mrs. Leo Larson returned home Sunday after spending the week with her mother Mrs. Amanda Nesvick. Various local residents visited friends and relatives including Clifford Kittelson, Caroline Erickson, Bert Lyngan, Willard Martin, Olivia Olson, and others. Aensons, Bilden, Stenerson, Helgerson, and Olson families are mentioned along with a funeral for Mrs. Rand i Halver son and Myrtte Peterson’s hospital discharge.
The key criterion in selecting a turkey is full-fleshing meaning ample meat on the bones. Check a broad breast with flesh covering the bone, and ensure the back hips and other bones are fully covered for a well-fed bird.
Two thousand fifty school children were killed in 1944 by motor vehicle accidents despite wartime driving restrictions. About one hundred ten thousand school age children were injured by motor vehicles last year.
Home economists warn that heat speeds vitamin destruction and advise cooking at low temperatures for brief times to preserve nutrients.
The piece argues lively child interests spark inevitable clashes within families. It suggests parents foster mutual respect, shared showcases, and older younger sibling balance while granting privacy and guiding manners to build harmony. Dorothy’s quip about keeping Teddy in his place illustrates grown up courtesy.
A California oil firm taps ocean wells within a third of a mile from shore while Nova Scotia coal workings extend over three miles beneath the sea. Bell Island in Newfoundland operates a submarine mine three miles undersea. Agricultural tests show dust covered fruit remains highly susceptible to plant diseases despite spraying.
Use a brush and soap and water to remove stubborn spots from oll cloth instead of harsher methods. Proper cleaning helps ollcloth last longer and stay in good condition.
Guidance on turkey portions suggests three quarters to one pound per person for a dressed bird. A 15 pound turkey provides roughly 20 generous servings.
Conservative estimates indicate over 10 million people have some hearing difficulty in one or both ears, about 5 million live with disabling hearing loss, often accompanied by related frustrations, and more than 1 million school children require special acoustical attention.
Over six decades South Africa produced billions in gold with a highly organized, mechanized system. Prewar output reached about 300 tons annually. Gold particles are extremely fine, dispersed through rock that requires crushing. 125,000 tons of rock yield one ton of gold.
Brushed rayon items stay soft and fluffy longer when washed by hand with care and not crowded in the washing machine.
The historical note highlights coffee chocolate and tea as some of the first food products advertised in newspapers, illustrating early consumer markets and journalistic commerce. It reflects how daily reads intertwined with trade and daily life in early press.
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