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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1940
Page
6
Visitors from Cedar Rapids West Union Waukegan and Postville share meals and calls in Elgin Clermont and surrounding areas. Local businesses promote Hamm's beer and Frigidaire air units while residents plan trips to Caledonia McGregor and Minneapolis.
Elgin Baptist Church led by Pastor Paul F. Zoschke and organist Chrystal Miller offers Sunday worship and communion at 10 o clock with Sunday school at 11 o clock. Junior service at 2 p.m. and worship at 2 p.m. on Wednesday August 7 Women’s Missionary Society meets at 2 p.m. Prayer service at 6 p.m. Choir rehearsal at 9 p.m.
August 4 you are invited to Norse Norway service at 9 15 a m and English Marion at 10 30 a m Luther League August 6 St Olaf at 7 30 p m Lutheran Brotherhood August 9 St Olaf at 7 p m Boys club Come to church Welcome at each service Pastor Dr S J Strandjord
Church services in the Elgin Methodist Wyria and Clermont Union churches will be discontinued Sunday July 25 and Aug 4 as the pastor leaves for Clear Lake on vacation. Jud Conner dined with the Dummer muth family. Joan Miller ill several days. Mrs Clarence Kohls of Volga City visited Elgin area relatives. Mrs Paul Zoschke returned from Decorah Hospital after a one week stay. Mrs Mark Kelly visited parents in Sylvis IL. Jennie Belle Winkler lost end of a finger in an accident last week. Wayne Gilson Gary and Donna Wenger visited the Weibel home in West Union. John Schaer and family welcomed a 7 12 pound daughter born west of Elgin. C J Robinson and Donna went to Denver for Harry Briden funeral. Frank Pinney and daughter Janice took her to Delween for tonsil adenoids removal at Mercy Hospital and brought her home Tuesday.
A 112 year old apple tree still bears fruit in Vancouver Washington near the Evergreen and Pacific Coast highways making it a notable tourist sight in the Pacific Northwest.
Brazil’s landed gentry holds vast estates some surpassing the size of the British Isles in land area. The note highlights the vast agricultural domains concentrated among a few families and their historical roots in Brazil’s landowning class.
Dr Morris Filibein argues milk remains the most complete food, rich in protein fat minerals and vitamins though low in vitamin C D and iron. He cites League of Nations studies and notes Americans waste milk despite it supplying a fifth of the typical food budget. Emphasizes farm quality and cow feed as the basis of a good milk supply.
Two main costs in operating a tractor are hours of use and economical loading. Understanding draft requirements for different implements helps determine economical load and hitch design. An example shows 14 inch moldboard plow drafts vary from 600 pounds to about 50 pounds for lighter tools, guiding owners to study drafts and choose efficient hookups.
A Wheles Ohio tailor Drank only milk for 20 years after a wartime inoculation incident. From 1917 to his death at 75 he consumed about a quart daily, cited as supporting the idea milk alone can meet nutritional needs for extended periods.
A survey of 14 000 rural families finds farm woodlands supply about 150 million dollars yearly in fuel. Radio ownership stands at 69 percent among farms, 13 percent behind city cousins, yet farmers listen more. A well fed cow can eat about 150 pounds of green pasture daily, aided by a three inch mowing apparatus. Good crop rotations protect soil, feed livestock, provide grain, spread labor needs, and offer multiple income sources unless economic conditions fail.
The piece argues Laura Baxter sixteen should be free to visit college friends during summer without feeling pressed by her parents. It advises empathy over coercion and suggests a compromise such as part of the vacation at home or inviting college friends to visit to ease the distance.
Mrs Cornelius Hageman of Lorain Ohio has endured twelve operations on her right foot due to a needle embedded since infancy. The latest surgery amputated above the ankle ending the long medical ordeal.
The Alabama state health department reports that one in five new mothers and fathers take five days to name their child, based on a survey of birth certificates.
A Nordic rail route stop Finse in Norway offers long winter sports with skiing at 4,000 feet above sea level until late May and skating on the lake until July. The location lies on the Oslo to Bergen line and draws travelers seeking extended snow conditions.
Urgent sale urges shoppers to act now to secure benefits on available goods before prices or terms change. Limited-time availability could affect discounts, with emphasis on high-demand items and immediate purchases.
Pan American Airways’ American Clipper completes a new trans Tasman route to New Zealand. Abwave crew and 27 observers come ashore at Auckland as the clipper taxis past the flying boat Awarua. In the foreground Col Clarence Young, Captain J Tilton, and port medical officer Bulow pose with the arrival.
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