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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1948

Page

3

Clermont Area Gossip Highlights Weekend Guests

Clermont residents and neighbors hosted or visited relatives across Iowa and Wisconsin. A long list of weekend guests includes Gundersons, Stones, Wetherbees, Amundsons, Dummermuths, Loftsgards, Bakers, Malloys, and many others. Personal visits span Decorah, Cedar Rapids, Postville, Fayette, Ossian, Lansing, Oelwein, and Sioux Falls with multiple church and hospital updates and a local business sale noted as Ralph Schrader acquired the Phillips 66 station. A decorative note and social round conclude with a mishap at a lawn chair incident.

Lyle Gunderson Harry Gunderson Florida Frank Stones Delwein Tom Wetherbee Postville Richard Griebenow Norman Amundson Mark Cedar Rapids Herb Malven George Maynard George Belschner Herbert Dummermuth Floyd Dummermuth Steve Conner Dummermuth Henry Amundson Sophie Loftsgard Decorah Bonnie Justin Baker Bernard Malloy LaCrosse Wis Hans J. Larson Delores Schupanitz Robert Schupanitz Elray Jacobson Waterloo Duane Bakewell Lansing John Bakewell Olavus Berentson Helen Burget Fayette Donald Burget Charles Schave Henry Schave Ossian Geraldine Wells Miullville Donna Smith Mary Washburn Ralph Schrader Phillips 66 Nancy Mary Ann Osterdock Verni Brandt Jimmie E. H. Brandt Elmer Brainard Fred Suckow Duane Mabb Eileen John Schave Minnesota Lorraine Brainard Ray O'Brien St. Paul Carlins Clermont Jessie Loftsgard Donna Chicago Alma Anderson H. F. Becker Lester Anderson Decorah Hospital Gladys Anderson R. N St. Luke’s Hospital G. O. Anderson Lawrence Bakewell Angella Duane Gordon Hoopman Cresca Wayne Hoopman Jane Hoopman Kitty Bearn Oelwein Herb Anderson Jessie Them M. H. Moore Walter Follett Clarence Tatro Millard Nelson Nellie Carpenter Jake Ponsar

Cool Thirst Quenchers For Hot August Weather

Hot month August prompts cool drinks ideas from nutritionist Margaret Kagari Iowa State College Milk drinks mix fruit juice and calcium as nourishing quenchers Banana milk shake uses bananas sugar salt vanilla and milk Banana trend yields ten servings Tomato whip combines milk tomatoes cinnamon sugar Salted berries offer raspberry milk drinks for parties Chocolate milk remains a welcome hot weather staple with cocoa and milk

Margaret Kagarice Iowa State College

Perfect Punch and Cocktails for Parties

Fragmented recipe note outlines a cream peppermint syrup and a fruit punch mix. It lists cocoa sugar water vanilla and peppermint tweaks, then a pineapple grape and raspberry juice blend with ginger ale and berries. Also mentions cranberry punch with cranberry sauce orange and lemon flavors served iced with garnishes.

Ring Found After Forty Years In Ogden News

In Ogden, Ellen Coyle's ring lost around 1908 was found by her great grandson James Lawler last week. The ring bears the inscription Ph. D. to Ellen C. May 1, 1891 and was kept intact after four decades. Coyle died in 1909. Glenn Van Kleeck Nashie noted the Lost and Found update.

Ellen Coyle Bridgette Lawler Ogden James Lawler Ellen C Glenn van Kleeck Nashie Will Harnish

Shoe-shaped fossil found on Elkader farm

On his Elkader farm, Duane Feller discovered a specimen resembling a shoe. When removed, the outer layer broke into pieces while the bottom resembled a shoe sole.

Elkader Duane Feller

Corn Crop Advisory Cites Kam Rotation to Combat Root Rot

A farmers note states rotating corn on the Kam farm for more than two years helps suppress damaged corn root rot. The recommendation emphasizes soil health and long term yield protection.

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