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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
4
Wm. Kohls secures two of the Echo courtesy tickets for the upcoming show, available Tuesday and day. Call to claim as a guest of the newspaper and enjoy the event.
Elgin residents and relatives gathered for Thanksgiving with numerous travels cited. Amy Gilbertson visited Norris Capper home. Regina Hutchinson traveled to Calmar. Melvin Hanson family visited Lew Gruver home. Engh couple visited Kanawha. Lehman, Cooley, and Kohler spent time in Decorah. Hunsberger and Maxine returned from Chicago. Yearous from Toledo visited Lavern Kiple. Liddle family from Van Cleve linked with K. E. Mark. Bauder family met Lieut Frank Bauder from Virginia. Feller and Kay returned to Anita after Thanksgiving with K. Mork and Chas Feller families. several guests and hosts noted in Mork, Scheel, and Kiple households. Navy vessel with gun aboard for protection observed as official supervision took place.
Notes from an old timer reveal a Storm Lake high school graduate named Orange Lemon with a middle name Melon. An 1855 watch carried by a Civil War veteran relative of Kourtney Lawyer of Northwood won a local American-made watch contest run by a Mason City jewelry store.
Instructions describe making cheese quickies by mixing grated cheese into dry ingredients after cutting in shortening, using three quarters cup cheese per two cups flour, adding milk to form a soft dough, dropping teaspoon portions onto greased sheets and baking at 450 degrees for about 12 minutes.
A public figure outlines a practical breakfast philosophy emphasizing slow cooked eggs, whole grain cereals, fruit, and homemade wheatnuts. The plan centers on regular mealtimes, minimal sugar, and boosting morning energy with breakfast as a daily health habit.
A reader asks how many pounds of unshelled nuts yield a cup of nut meats. General rules: peanuts half pound per cup, filberts a little under a pound, almonds a full pound, English walnuts a bit over a pound, black walnuts about two pounds per cup.
Iowa leads in poultry production with hens laying over 2.5 billion eggs annually and meat animals supplying more than a quarter of farmers cash income. The state marketed over 13.5 million hogs in 1940, with about half slaughtered locally. Farm wages rose to 43.25 dollars per month on Oct 1 1941. September October rainfall averaged 13.85 inches, the highest in 69 years. Stocker and feeder cattle shipments to the Corn Belt fell about a third from 1940. Evaporated milk and cheese demand rising may shift dairy processing away from feeding skim milk to pigs. Winter driving cautions warn of longer stopping distances. use gear and controlled braking on ice.
The article notes that round roofed barns sag without strong rafters but glued laminated rafters built to spec resist flexing. It highlights a future focus on poultry industry support for the Food for Freedom program at the Iowa Poultry Industries exposition starting December in Des Moines at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. It also mentions seed packets for half acre gardens priced around 4.50 and analyzes flax tariff cuts, import limits, and current shipping constraints affecting supplies from Argentina and South America.
A new seed treatment system allows every Iowa farmer to treat seed efficiently on the farm or at state centers. A farm machine uses a two bushel trough to mix grain and dust, spilling into a baffled chute for thorough blending. Also notes that mange mite control by dipping hogs in oil risks pneumonia and death in cold, as heat conduction worsens exposure for oiled swine.
Parents seek balance in shopping for toys as for food and clothing. Consider multi use, attractiveness, durability, and safety to ensure playtime supports real needs.
The questions ask if the activity allows free imaginative play by the child and if it sustains interest over several months. They seek guidance on creative engagement and enduring appeal for developmental usefulness.
The room position affects color choice with north and east rooms needing warm red or yellow tones to compensate for less sun. Brighter south and west rooms deserve cooler greens grays blues or violets and can feature richer patterns.
A collage of farm safety notes and everyday humor urges readers to protect livestock as cold weather sets in. It promotes lumber, shed linings, roofing, and Martins Senour paints, while a minister and farmer exchange quips about Noahs ark and paradoxes.
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