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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1956
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial imprint lists its address in Elgin Iowa and Fayette County with publishing details noting second class mail entry after September 1 1891 under the 1852 act. This heralds the paper’s archival header and official mailing status for historical records.
The notice lists subscription rates at 2.00 per year for four northeast Iowa counties and 2.50 per year for all outside areas with advance payment. Advertising rates include readers, want ads at 10 cents per line with a 30 cent weekly minimum if cash accompanies the order, otherwise higher. Blind ads and inquiries go to the office. cards of thanks and memorial notices have set rates.
Elgin residents hosted a Sunday pre Christmas dinner with guests including Harley Jones Edgar Ford family from Dubuque Ervin Ott and Sam Howard family from Alpha and Marvin Perry family from Elkader Eddie Fehlhafer from McGregor. Louis Lehman entertained guests Albert Schupbach Ruth Lena Schupbach and George Schupbach. Lyle Light hosted a family Christmas dinner with Carl Schori West Union Mel Kohler and Bess Stohr present.
A long list of Christmas and holiday dinners is reported from Prairie du Chien to Postville and Calmar. Eddie Fehlhofer and Vonda Boleyn hosted Mr and Mrs Ed Boleyn for their 41st anniversary, with numerous families from DeKalb Clermont Postville and Milwaukee among guests. The item notes extensive family gatherings and travel, ending with a line about shoppers preferring large pork chops and hogs lacking the large loin muscle.
Learn to sew tailored slip covers for chairs and sectionals using durable fabric choices. The guide covers fabric selection, yardage estimation, blocking, fitting, stitching order, and finishing touches with references to a bulletin by Mrs. June Brown at Iowa State College.
Parents of young children address pre supper tensions by adding a small snack or a later, lighter early supper. A child sized appetizer or fruit juice can boost energy and reduce temper, allowing calmer meals. For older children, shifting supper earlier may curb hunger and waiting anxiety.
The notice discusses planting green manure legume seeds with oats in 1957 and urges farmers to consider profitable legume seedings per acre. It warns Iowans about the dangers of 1080 poison for rats, noting rapid death after exposure. It also suggests extra watering for evergreens during warm spells to reduce winter injury.
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