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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1941
Page
4
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Clermont residents share visits with relatives and friends from Fayette Des Moines Minneapolis Castalia and West Union as fire department responds to a chimney fire at Mrs Mary Grover's home and Louis Anderson returns to Fort Benjamin Harrison after a furlough Gary Duane Halverson is born to Roy and Mrs Halverson in Illyria Arthur Wolfs departs Fort Blanding Florida after a furlough with family and relatives.
In 1941 Iowa farm reports detail feed protein calcium sources and milk production trends. Notes cite 30 percent corn crop damage from crown rust and a 10 percent yield loss from leaf rust in wheat.
Reported confusion over a local identity in Ateibon led to a mistaken assumption that Japanese residents were present, later corrected to Cotte a who was Chinese. Harold Grover of Portland faced a tractor mud incident while harvesting corn, with five tractors efforts needed to free him before he paused to wait for firmer ground.
Our home holds to evergreen boughs, tinsel stars, stockings, and the same arrangements each year. We emphasize church, family, and friends, with homemade cakes and cookies, stuffing the turkey, and stories of Scrooge. Santa’s spirit remains, guiding a joyful, traditional Christmas.
Harold Ordinian of Pocahontas captured a large hawk with a four foot three inch wing span by bare hands. The hawk is now a live specimen to display. Harold M. Smith of Marengo turned in license plates believed issued in 1908 used on a two cylinder Buick owned by EB Eddy.
Elgin residents report family visits over the holidays. Mr and Mrs W J Grove and their Webster City relatives spent Christmas week with her parents Mr and Mrs S W Kuster. Mrs Mary Skarshaug traveled to Collins by bus after weeks with relatives near Elgin and plans to visit her daughter Mrs C R Stone. Rex Medberry and family plus Mrs Frank Gehring shared an early Christmas dinner with the Elmer Frieden family last Sunday.
Francis Horan and L. M. Hoviand of Clermont and W D Lewis of Wadena were drawn as superior court jurors. The jury will set at Oelwein. Walter Bovis has been ill and con-
A. M. Weibel left Tuesday for Chicago to spend Christmas with his children Mrs. Ray Heins Minerva William and Harold He will return Saturday morning.
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