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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1946

Page

6

Decorah Residents Attend Centenary and Visits

CoGa and Rev Sunday of Decorah join a Delwe centennial event with dinner at Alfred Jen son home. Numerous locals hosted and visited relatives from Cres ton to Cedar Rapids, Osage, and Decorah, with travel to Duluth and Tokyo for family and service work.

Sunday Decorah C. O. Torkelson Torkelson Dean Leo Schori, Jr Jack Murray Delwe Alfred Jenson Joé Hanson Ronnie Creston George Hanson Joe Hanson Crestton Bernard Hanson Clarence Amundson Donna Gilbertson Chas Ulish Monona Echo O Eunice Tokyo Japan Red Cross States Manilla Shirley Reusser Cedar’ Rapids Earl Eaton Lloyd Swartley Hans Grether Duluth Minn Grether

Methodist Church Sunday Services Schedule

Methodist Church announces Sunday morning worship at 10 o clock and Sunday school at 11 o clock led by Rev. Bruce D. Jones, Pastor.

Bruce D. Jones

Lutheran Church Services Ahead in August

Lutheran church announces services on August 4 in Norway at 9 30 a m and in Marion at 11 a m with inviting words from Pastor Dr H J Strandjord encouraging attendance at each service.

Norway Marion

Elgin Baptist Church Weekly Schedule Updates

Paul F. Zoschke serves as minister Alfred Jacob Jr is organist Women’s Missionary Society meets Thursday at 2 p.m. Youth group at 7 p.m. Prayer and Bible study at 8 p.m. Choir rehearsal at 9 p.m. Sunday worship and communion at 10 a.m. Worship service at 8 p.m. Junior meeting at 2 p.m.

Paul F. Zoschke Alfred Jacob, Jr Women's Missionary Society

Card of Appreciation from Vonda Lon Boleyn

Vonda Lon Boleyn extends thanks to friends who sent ecards and gifts during and after her stay at the West Union hospital. Her gratitude covers support shown while hospitalized and upon return home.

West Union Hospital

Card of Thanks for Kindness at Hospital

Leo Dennler thanks friends and relatives for cards gifts and visits during his stay at Postville hospital.

Get Well Thanks and Local Visits Share Healing Notes

Expressing gratitude for letters postcards and flowers many locals send best wishes. The piece lists numerous visits returns home from Minnesota hospitals and vacations with names and towns such as Crosslake St Paul Rochester Cedar Rapids Postville Fayette Manchester Strawberry Point Clermont and Chicago reflecting a community tied by family friends and summer travel.

Edna Hunsberger Genevieve Sunkle Minnesota Crosslake St. Paul Miss Dunkie Arthur T. Bailey Florence Hoth Postville Margaret Corkery Fayette Chas. O'Neill Sherry Postville Hospital C. L. Huisinga Gordon Merilyn Paul Huisinga Mary Keiser Mary Anne Keiser Chicago Harvey Kruse Bob Emma Olson California Detroit Mich Donna Robinson Manchester W.A. Robinson Robinsons C. J. Robinson John Tinker Strawberry Point D. E. Tinker Frances Capper J. C. Halverson Clermont Tille Hanson

Sabbath Lesson Emphasizes Restful Lord's Day

A devotional study on Exodus 20 8 Mark 9 23 28 and Matthew 12 9 13 urges keeping the Lord s day holy for body and soul. It stresses rest worship and mercy as proper on the Sabbath and warns against legalistic burdens and desecration.

Jesus Christ

Local residents share visits and moves across Clermont area

Elgin locals Elizabeth Nellie Maggie and Ed Quinn of Clermont visit Mrs Dora Boyle Sunday afternoon. Ted Neuman family join for Sunday dinner in the Jacob Hoover home. Sheldon Boyle home repaint begins, white with green trim. W C Falb travels to Dixon IL to pick up Mrs Falb and children from Harold Phillips family visit. Several families host guests and move locations, including Desmonds moving to Garden City for bridge work and extended visits by Boyle, Thorson, and Yack relatives. Navy personnel Robert Larson on leave to visit family before Norfolk duty. Mary Elliott visits and travels from Prairie du Chien to Akron Ohio.

Elizabeth Nellie Maggie Ed Quinn Clermont Dora Boyle Ted Neuman Jacob Hoover Sheldon Boyle W.C. Falb Dixon H. D. Yack Beryl Frank Patterson Lansing Ill David Drury Chicago Ethel Boyle West Union George Boyle Andrew Yearous H. F. Robbins Hans Grether E. E. Erhardt Lloyd Swartley Leo Gretfier Volga Ibe John R. Schmid Geo. Meelzger Geo. Butikofer Mary Keiser Knight Carrie Doty Battle Creek Mich Bowen Ave Robert Kohler Keith Kohler Mary Elliott Prairie du Chien Wis Akron Ohio Miss Elliott Ethel Kohler

Foresaw Atomic Power and Skin Diabetes in Media Notes

In 1894 H G Wellg reportedly foresaw atomic power use. A University of Pennsylvania medicine researcher treats skin ailments like boils and eczema with low sugar diets and insulin, attributing improvements to a condition he calls skin diabetes.

H. G. Wellg University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Cooking Macaroni Technique for Boiling Pasta

Guidance on cooking macaroni spaghetti and noodles describes using vigorously boiling water with salt. Add pasta gradually and let it tumble as it cooks to tenderness. Four to eight ounces suits two to three quarts of boiling water with one tablespoon salt.

Fish cuts and milk production in 1944 details

The article explains fish cut terms like fillets and steaks and mentions ash fish parts. It then reports U S milk production rising 7 percent from 1940 to 1944 and farm income increasing 95 percent to 2.969 billion dollars despite a 1.1 percent drop in farms and a shrinking farm population.

U.S

Shot Put Origins in Ancient Irish Games

The shot put evolved from ancient Irish games where stones were tossed. By 632 B C the event began, later using a tonna balla, giving the name putting the shot. In 1860 the 16 pound shot became standard for track contests, though 14 pound shots remained common for years.

B. C Tannon Balla

Night feeding advised for stomach ulcers say AMA report

The Journal of the American Medical Association reports that ulcer patients should be fed at night to neutralize stomach acid. Authors note ulcers do not produce more gastric juice at night, but patients retain more juice and acid in the stomach, making nighttime feeding essential.

Journal of the American Medical Association

Paints Contain DDT Sparks Pest Control Claims

Some new paints include DDT to kill insects like ants roaches clothes moths and other pests that might crawl across painted surfaces. This additive raises safety concerns about exposure and environmental impact as manufacturers promote long lasting protection.

Flag Signals in Nations Use Distinct Three Flag Systems

Nations employ unique flag signaling methods with about 15 600 three flag combinations. Each arrangement has an agreed meaning, allowing diverse communications across maritime and military contexts.

Nitrogen Fertilizers Dominate Farm Supply Stream

Four materials now account for 90 percent of nitrogen reaching farms. Ammonium sulfate at 28 percent, sodium nitrate 26 percent, ammoniating solutions 18 percent, and various ammonium nitrate forms 18 percent. Use of ammoniating solutions and ammonium nitrate has risen recently due to improved preparation preventing caking and improving flow from distributors.

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