Primary School News From Elgin Class Activities
Primary grades celebrate April and Easter with readings, spelling honors, and birthdays. Seventh graders return to class after illness. Bus inspections ensure safety for Elgin district transports. Sugar camp trip teaches sap to syrup process with a full readout of participants and outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta
Lindguun
Nicky Baumgartner
Ruby Holden
Linda Kiple
Charles Capper
William Torkelson
Norman Konichek
Keith Crider
Kenneth Crider
David Dawson
John Falk
Joycedyn Ittermann
Carlton Krueger
Janette Krueger
Jeanette Krueger
Janice Larson
Norman Mitts
Marlene Wede
Marcia Wolf
Herman Boyer
Brainard
Wedjay
Ronald Blockhus
Kenneth Rainey
Linda ‘Aple
Wadena News Dinner Guests and Local Visits
Sunday visits included the Lena Aeschliman home with Elwood and Lena Aeschliman family, Clyde Squires of Waterloo, Evan Fuller family, and Richard Aeschliman family. Afternoon guests listed Hervey Aeschliman and Carl Gehring families. Other notices cover visits to Clermont, Iowa, and Waterloo relatives, a funeral in Detroit and a call by Clinton teacher Loretta Mattocks on Easter break. A state committee urges Iowa Extension to expand family living programs. A farm well survey shows seven of ten southeastern Iowa wells unsafe for drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Aeschliman
Elwood Aeeschliman
Chicago
Clyde Squires
Waterloo
Evan Fuller
Richard Aeschliman
Hervey Aeschliman
Carl Gehring
Fred Tschantz
Lena Peters
Clermnnt
Edwin Humphry
Edwin Humphry, Jr
Howard Voshell
Hines
Strawberry Point
Loretta Mattocks
Clinton
Elizabeth Roys
Anna Poor
Chester Troupe
Oelwein
Everett Messerli
Detroit
Mich
Minnie Fennell
Richard Kennedy
Iowa City
J. J. Kennedy
James Kennedy
Raymond Fennell
Joe Fennell
Sterling, Colo
Clark Corbin
Town State College Agricultural Extension Service
Iowa Extension Program Board
Iowa
Financial Report of Clermont Town for Year Ending 1949
Taxpayers hear the Clermont town finances for the year ending March 31 1949 with receipts from waterworks revenue and power sales and expenditures in general government including city officials salaries audits and legal publications. The report notes spoilage risks in feed corn and calls for careful budgeting amid municipal expenses. It also includes a stray personal note about Marian and her parents seeking guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Self feeding sows boost pig growth and reduce labor costs
Labor is a major egg business cost. Self feeding sows with nursing pigs lowers labor, boosts milk production, and keeps pigs healthy. Alfalfa is a top hog feed, with sweet clover aiding corn ground. Ground cleanups occur when pigs reach two weeks, and timely planting around late April minimizes spoilage.
Easter holiday teachers and dinner menus listed
School dismissed Thursday for Easter. Names of teachers from Radcliffe Ossian Elgin Manitowoc Wise Elgin Volga and Elgin area given. Weekly menus for April 25-29 detail chili and corn pudding Monday Hamburger gravy Tuesday hot lunch Wednesday meat loaf Thursday dried beef gravy Friday scalloped salmon with potatoes and vegetables included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fane Fosse
Radcliffe
Betty Cline
Ossian
Ardis Groth
Elgin
Marilyn Traurig
Manitowoc
Wise
Janet Kohler
Genevieve Dunkile
Gladys Schori
C. J. Robinson
B Zurbriggen
W. Ww.Luce
Leo Grether
Volga
Butter prices fall as wartime premiums fade
A wartime premium on butter erodes as consumers spend a smaller share of income on dairy. The article notes overall price drops and confirms shoppers now accept lower butter costs as demand shifts postwar. It also includes a reader letter about Marian, a 13 year old, describing ordinary adolescence and parental guidance dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian
That Good Thing About Living Here
A brief essay noting local calm and tolerance, observing that residents are not bothered by agitators or external threats. The writer cites shared habits of moderation and a respectful attitude toward others as a positive feature of their community.
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Panther
Barbara Hunsberger
Sandra Konichek
Curtis Gilson
Emily Aswegan
Merlin Chapman
Gwendolyn Fttermann
Kathryn Knudtson
Imogene Sawvell
Donald Kohls
Juanita Umbbolte
Tast
Nancy Larnon
Glen Snyder
Karen Kiple
Paul Pinney
Miss Groth
Black Stallion
Iy Walter Farley
Caroline Aswegan
Yvonne Chapman
Loreen Ittermann
Karen Kipl
Peggy Aswegan
J Pita Unbalie
Uanita 0Wee Oo Johnson
Stanley Cage
Stanley Lehman
Glen Say
Beverly Howard
Elgin School
West
State Department of Public Instruction
Rae A
Elmer Lantz
W. W. Luce
P. B. Zurbriggen
Ali Ruskdaschel
Ray Frieden
Wadena News
Report of Utilities
Telephone, Telegraph and
Express
Wiler
Gehring Hardware
West Elgin
Towa
Joe Marsh
United States Brewert Foundation
O'Neill
SALE
Farm Bureau
Frostair
Premier Vacuum
Westinghouse Vacuum
Goodrich
Goodyear
Gillette
Firestone
Silvertown
Florence
Servel
Norge
Coronado
Hotpoint
Montgomery-Ward
Maytag
Orvin Thompson
Decorah
Waukon
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