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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1951
Page
4
A Towa health statistics brief notes 1650 Iowa deaths from accidents and fires last year surpass Nashua's population, urging citizens to reduce the "death tax" through constant safety efforts across all fields to avert more tragedies.
Alma Jones of Iowa State College offers age specific party advice. For 1-year-olds keep it small with family play and unwrapped gifts. For 3-year-olds involve the child, limit guests, and include crafts and simple refreshments. For 6 to 8, let the child lead, host six to eight guests, plan easy games, and give each child a favor. Also notes four eclipses in 1950 with dates.
Elgin Iowa town council met December 4 1950 and January 8 1951 at town hall with mayor and all councilmen present. Bills audited and allowed covered salaries, utilities, repairs and materials for waterworks street lights and construction. Special session January 30 1951 included attendance by Road Building Co to discuss street work.
Town of Elgin seeks to purchase 6000 gallons of road oil for delivery and spreading around July 1 1951. Motion to adjourn carried. R B Kohler Town Clerk.
Raisins may be used for sweetening fruit salad and for richer flavor in cookies and cakes, on meat sauces for fowl, and as stuffing for poultry. The U S Department of Agriculture reports three new chestnut varieties yielding large sweet nuts and showing resistance to chestnut blight.
An evangelist promotes reading the 17th chapter of Mark before his talk on Tomorrow night. He asks the audience if they have read it, drawing attention to the topic Liars. The event includes brief, humorous anecdotes from ordinary life.
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