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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1957
Page
1
An old chenille bedspread can be repurposed into a luxurious slipcover for a bedroom chair or bench. The project highlights how to cut and sew the fabric to fit cushions neatly while preserving a vintage texture.
Apple Candle fathers spruce up your table by crafting candle holders from small highly polished apples for an elegant evening display.
Alta Mae Gruver daughter of William and Mary Gruver was born in Elgin February 28 1880 and died December 16 in the Postville Hospital at age 77. She married Charles L Klingman October 11 1899. he died August 26 1945. They had two children Elizabeth and Carroll of Elgin. She leaves five grandchildren eight great grandchildren two sisters and two brothers. She was a member of the Uyria Community Church and Cemetery Association. Services were held December 19 at Muehlethaler Funeral Parlor and Ilryia Community Church. Casket bearers were Will Friden Delbert Chapman Raymond Benson Thomas Pollock Arthur Chapman and Arthur Yearous. Card of thanks from the family expresses gratitude for sympathy and expressions of care.
A joint county boundary study for Buchanan Black Hawk Bremer and Fayette counties calls a public meeting at Fairbank High School at 2:00 p m on Monday January 13 1958 to discuss tentative plans affecting Wapsie Valley Duncerton Oelwein Jesup and Hazelton school areas. J J Jorgensen superintendent Buchanan County Schools Independence Iowa.
A reflection on modern family life and how a happy home relies on love, mutual respect, and shared activities. It emphasizes imaginative planning, suitable activities for children, nutrition, and the importance of children feeling loved and secure within the family.
Air conditioning was invented by Dr. Willis H. Cerrier fifty years ago to solve temperature and humidity control in a color printing plant. Today major U S industries including candy textiles tobacco optical chemical and pharmaceuticals rely on these controls for modern production techniques.
Dead Letter Office is one of the liveliest departments of the post office, handling over eighteen million undeliverable letters annually due to missing return addresses or illegible handwriting. It notes annual sales for unclaimed parcels and features a Want Ad.
A readable note indicates citrus fruit with a coarse skin likely marks inferior quality. The observation suggests buyers should inspect texture for freshness and value.
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