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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1956

Page

8

Drop Cookies With Brown Sugar and Shortening

A compact recipe note lists ingredients for drop cookies including brown sugar, shortening, sorghum, and sour cream in measured amounts.

Recipe fragment hints at a cookie batter mix

A list of ingredients appears to describe a cookie batter with milk 2 percent sifted flour salt soda ginger cinnamon chocolate chips and nuts suggesting a spiced chocolate chip cookie variation.

Social notes from Brainard area dinner and visits

Community dinner guests and Sunday visits show many familiar families in West Union Clermont Waterloo and surrounding towns. Notables include Mr and Mrs Fred Schneider Arthur Allen and Marie, the Patterson and Pritchard families, Don Reeder and Joe Peters groups, and the Gehring and Meighan households among others with hospital and anniversary mentions.

Lawrence Gehring Fred Schneider Arthur Allen and Marie Jacob Schneider Freddy Ella Gehring George Butikofer Irvin Metzger Philip Eunice Sidney Patterson Wilson Patterson Amos Pritchard Darrell Waterloo Walter Pritchard Don Reeder Vern Boyer Lola West Union Bob Bowers Billy Peters Cindy George Pape Clermont Kermit Roland Kenneth Wapts Toe Peters Don Everett Patrick Ed Fenner Ed Heins Roger Reeder Melvin Hanson Jim Lyle Martin LaVern Ries Randalia Ron Bantz Glenn Boyer Cliff Homewood Dorchester Reuben Miller West Union Hospital Leonard Meighan Richard Pritchard Anna Reeder Don ‘Reeder Don Peters Ilinois Chloa Lyons Willis Dan Craft George Abbott Independence Bob Kerr Roger ‘Reeder Joe Peters Harvey ‘Howard Willis ‘Lyons Rhonda Good Samaritan Frank Barnhouse Debbie Sumner Mary ‘Meighan Milwaukee Verna Boyer Douglas Guyer Douglas, Jr Robert Musser Glenn ‘Boyer Alton Medberry Postville Hospital

Cherry Valley Good Neighbors Club Christmas Party

The Good Neighbors club met December 11 at Mrs Alma Scholen’s home with 31 members present and guests Mrs Selmer Holm Mrs Sylvan Torkelson and Mrs Mervin Larson. Members exchanged homemade gifts and decided to send dollar gifts to hospitalized members William Butikofer Ray Pratt and Ida Meyer. A dollar was sent to Shirley Rainey and 50 cents to members’ parents. Mrs Wenger and Mrs Nickels prepared cookies and candy for shut ins. Poems were read by the group.

Good Neighbors Club Alma Scholen Molris Harald Meisner Win’ Torkelson Lester Wenger Selmer Holm Sylvan Torkelson Mervin Larson Wm.Butikofer Ray Pratt Ida Meyer Shirley Rainey

Ensiling hail damaged corn yields better palatability and efficiency

A concise farming note promotes ensiling hail damaged corn as a more palatable feed option. It suggests higher feed per acre, reduced harvesting waste, and encourages regular use of want ads for related supplies and equipment.

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Meinhard Merrimas Cherise Tis Merry Christmas O’neill Drug Elgin Produce Mrs. C. J. Mulford Mr. and Mrs Rex Mulford Aaa Elgin State Bank Brainard News Martin Minihan Albert L. Dennler Fred Butikofer Alfred Hofer Sandra Larson Donald Hanson Wm. Torkelgen Reuben Metzger John Dennler Harry Butikofer John _Dennler Roscoe Larson Wm. Friederich Arthur _Frederich Strawberry Point Lydia Odegard Joan Frank Christen Orlin Mason Andrew Braker Bert Thoman Ben Butikofer Pfeister Corn Legion Club Manchester Carl Cousins Robert Hanson Dan Butikofer, Jr Deborah Sam Schneider Ole Embretson Elkader Harold Kimball Martin Hanson Darlene Hofer Dianne Janice Hanson Ernest Christen Lacey Christen Lydia Hanson Elmer Butikofer John Christen James Duff Bob George Leuchtenmacher Martha Chapman Delbert Cherry Valley News The Interstate Power Company Opportunity R. T. Martin Postville State Bank Postville, Ia Paul N. Moser Postville Iowa L. R. Tappan Optometrist E. R. Withell D. C State Bank Elkader, Ta Elgin Canning Company Elgin Asparagus Corp
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