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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 02, 1950

Page

3

Decorah family aids Agnes Bilden recovering at sister home

Agnes Bilden left Decorah Hospital and is recuperating at the Decorah home of her sister Mrs. Julien Hoe and family. Ralph Schrader attended Homer Moritz funeral at Elka on Tuesday. John Amundson’s eight year old daughter Jean Amundson was honored with a supper hosted by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Harry Amundson for Mr. and Mrs. Almer Amundson Kathleen and Richard. Clark Powers of Central City van was seriously wounded when a shotgun discharged accidentally while another man held the weapon at Graffi service station grease room.

Agnes Bilden Decorah Hospital Julien Hoe Decorah Ralph Schrader Homer Moritz Elka Bana Jean Amundson Harry Amundson Almer Amundson Kathleenand Richard Clark Powers Central City

Four leaf clovers framed in Ruthven farm panels

Mrs Echo Moran now based in California but formerly a Ruthven area farm wife has collected about four thousand four leaf clovers. She has framed them in three 3 by 5 foot panels all gathered from her Ruthven farm.

Echo Moran California Ruthven

Milkhouses on Iowa Farms Use Electric Heaters

Iowa farms heat milkhouses with electric heat lamps or hot water unit heaters or a milk cooler. A well built insulated milkhouse heats more easily in winter and stays cooler in summer.

Iowa

Standby for Winter Menus TASTY MAIN DISH CASSEROLES

Winter meal planning centers on hearty casseroles. Iowa State College specialist Jewel Graham advises large meat chunks and chunks of vegetables simmered then baked with potatoes. Add toppings like biscuit dough or cheese and vary shapes for appeal, with fish and liver options for nutrition.

Jewel Graham Iowa State College Meh Graham

Business portrait steady after a year of weakness

The business picture is bright and steady now after a year ago general business was weakening. The trend shows stability with no renewed slump in this period.

Clermont School News Girls Sectional Tournament

Clermont hosts the Girls Sectional Tournament January 31 to February 8 at Arlington. The Clermont team will meet the Arlington Aurora winner Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. The week also notes an assembly by Miss Ross on China and a county declamatory contest set for February 8 at 7:00 p.m.

Arlington Clermont Aurora China Ross Stanley Gerald Guyer Ramona Olson Dale Schultz Gerald Daddy Doc Dale Waukon Gregor

Favorite Songs: Mild Em in the Morning and Feed Em Blues

A brief catalog of song titles and performers listed in a historical format. Names include Elbert W., Billy S., Donna J., Oran S., Robert E. and Don Gutcher with notable titles such as Five Foot Two Eyes of Blue and Lazy Bones. The fragment reads as a piano or vaudeville style lineup from an archival page.

Elbert W Nature Boy Billy S Donna J Lazy Bones Don Gutcher Robert E Handsome Am Oran S

Musical names and poems mix in class and tunes

A school notes list student names alongside song titles and poems. Teachers mention arithmetic with fractions, negative issues in language, and a Civil War unit. Junior high grades study solids liquids gases, pond life and aquariums, and the solar system, with a brief comment on the weathered end.

Everone Whittiers

Discovery of Iowa by Joliet and Marquette Seen

Last week sixth graders began recounting Joliet and Marquette's discovery of Iowa. State records show increasing accidents at intersections due to sight restrictions from high banks and crops. The Commodity Credit Corporation faces a storage problem for small grain farmers turn in as loan payments.

Joliet Marquette Iowa State Department of Public Safety Commodity Credit Corporation

Burned Boy From Camp Receives Second Degree Burns

Paul Baker a 14 year old Dunlap youth is laid up with second degree burns after a kerosene stove exploded in a cabin while fuel was being poured. The incident occurred during an overnight camping trip.

Paul Baker Dunlap Paul

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