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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1956
Page
2
Advice to parents on preparing children for starting school focusing on health independence mental and social readiness. Emphasizes physical exams, routine, self-care, curiosity, reading at home, social skills, emotion management, and building self confidence through affection responsibility and gradual independence.
Homemakers discover a pro canner method to peel peaches pears and plums fast by dipping in a hot lye solution then cooling and rubbing off skins. After peeling rinse and dip in salt and vinegar solution to neutralize lye and prevent darkening.
The U S Department of Agriculture highlights poultry as the top plentiful food for August with turkey and fryers in unusually heavy supply at grocery stores nationwide. The report signals strong availability and easing prices for poultry products across major markets.
The Marion Busy Bees attended the National fair August 10 to 13 and earned seven blues, fifteen reds, and two whites. Exhibits included dresser scarf bulletin board curtains and more with multiple members earning red blue and white ribbons. A Candy and Brownie sale followed on August 18 with many attendees listed.
The Pleasant Valley Idlenots Achievement Day on August 13 at the Lawrence Gehring home featured three demonstrations Pillow Covers on Parade Mitered Corners and A Scrap of Cloth to the Whisk of a Mitt. Pillow Covers on Parade and A Scrap of Cloth to the Whisk of a Mitt received blue ratings while Mitered Corners red. Mrs. Kenneth Kerr judged the event selecting Pillow Covers on Parade to represent the club at the Fayette county fair.
Leaders Mrs John Christen and Mrs George Nickels preside over a list of fair entries from the Marion Busy Bees. Items include cleaning kit Linda W copper craft Clarissa ML portfolio Gerene L dresser scarf Linda and Rose Li cushion cover Carol 5 Janice XK chair pad Kay M reclaimed picture frame Karen L reclaimed painted picture frame Carol S picture frame wood Strips Barbara K window curtains Barbara K Janet G reconditioned chair Janet G furniture grouping natural wood finish Janice K painted furniture grouping Linda H storage chest Carolyn Fellett. Attendees include Mrs Joe Wander Mrs Clifton Miller Mrs Edward Krueger D Lene Mrs Lyle Krueger Mrs Walter Fellett Mrs Roy Swenson Mrs Kamp and Daryl Mrs H H Follett Mrs Will Nelson Mrs Edwin Krueger Mrs Kenneth Kerr Mrs George Nickels Mrs John Christen Marion Helen and Genevieve.
Four members of the Marion Happy Hustlers entered projects at the Clayton County Fair in National. Marvin Berg earned blue for Holstein, Mark Amundson blue for baby beef, Richard Amundson red for senior purebred Holstein, and Roger Berg white for pen of calves. Richard Amundson reported.
The Busy Beavers 4 H Club met Aug 6 at Donaline Larson s home. Members shared work on pictures and study, held a recognition and safety contest, and demonstrated shoe bags mitered corners polishing furniture and chairpads. At the Clayton County Fair Aug 10 13 each member entered home furnishings with ratings ranging from red to blue and white for several items.
Randine and Margaret, two members of the demonstration team, wore white while the club booth received a red ribbon. Kathleen Amundson served as Reporter reporting the event details and colors of items displayed.
Jimmy and his younger brother quarrel over building with tinker toys in the dining room. The father steps in insisting on cooperation and patience, saying Jack is learning and both boys must play together and get along.
The passage discusses guiding children in cooperative play while honoring individual interests. It illustrates a father encouraging independence, noting how to let older and younger siblings work on tasks separately or staggered, and suggests strategies to foster social skills and self reliance.
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