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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1951

Page

8

Illyria News Church Activities and Local Visitors

Sunday school at 10 15 morning worship at 11 15 youth fellowship at 8 00 collection for Korean relief and a special offering on Feb 25 sponsored by Mrs Eugene Wenger's class weekend guests Frank Kiple and family of DeKalb Illinois visits in Jim Yearons home Edwin Loftsgard family attended a reception for Mr and Mrs Lester Jacobson birthday celebrations and a variety of visits and socials across Farm Safford Clermont Wauneka and Castalia communities with church events and neighborhood guests noted

Miyria Community Church Eugene ‘Wenger Frank Kiple DeKalb Ill Jim Yearons M. ¥. Kiple Edwin Loftsgard St. Olaf Lutheran Church Lester Jacobson Thos. Foxwell Howard Hanson Katie Richards Elmer Lembke Earl Lembke Janana Mark Myron Chapman Water Morris Iowa City Judy Chapman Fleet Frieden West “Union Floyd Frieden Rosella Strong New Albia Reynold Strong Paul Smith Earl Meyer Ida Meyer Harold Meyer Strawberry Point Robert Schneider Postville Fred Schneider Mervin Hunsberger Orville Berg Clermont Glen Kurth Farmersburg Alonzo Crane Elkader Max Lehman Richard Hofer Hervey Schmidt Jerry Dormer Henry Schmidt Castalia Arthur Wa|dena

Marion Dorcas Society to Meet at Church Parlor Saturday

Gunder News reports the Marion Dorcas Society will convene Saturday February 17 at the church parlors with hostesses Mesdames Orlando Loftsgard Allen Anderson Ole Loftsgard and Ole E Olson. The item lists numerous social visits dinners and family events involving local residents and relatives.

Marion Dorcas Society Orlando -Loitsgard Allen Anderson Ole Lafts- Bard Ole E. Olson Ray Jacobin al Rankin Long Beach Calif Norman Raisch Chapin Janana Henry Vellersven Harriet Ulstad Marysville Wash Clarence Anderson Geo Landsgard Gerodine Ruth Loftsgard Sharon Bernita Landsgard Christine Rypestol Corrine Mervin Reierson Kenneth Anderson Curtis Jim Olson Aldora Anderson LiMyra Cedar Falls Ole Loftsgard Rosina Anderson Jean Marilyn Raiseh

Local Families Attend Weekend Socials Across Town

A flurry of visits tied together a weekend of dinners and gatherings. Mrs. Mabel King hosted guests, while Oran Bane home hosted families including Ed Medberry, Gordon Landswerk, and John Nydegger. Other stops included Ames, Elkader, Wa terloo, Clermont, and West Union with multiple households sharing meals and birthday wishes.

Mabel King Harold Leuenberger Mary Montgomery West Union District No 1 Edwin Loftsgard Oran Bane Walter Ash St. Weat Union Lloyd Holtzman Payette Gordon Landswerk Sumner Ed Medberry Alton Medberry John Nydegger Howard Medberry Thos. Pollock Guernsey Smith Oran, Bane Orlin Reimer Elkader Phil ™ Man Larson Salame Thoman Merton Earl Strong Ames Joe Frieden Floyd Frieden Charles Oscar Hunsberger Johnnie Wilson Wenger Bros James Kerr Waterloo Ralph Shaffer Anna M. Kimball Ellen ‘Hunsberger Jerome Yearous Phyllis Barbara Hungberger Nels Iverson Clermont Virgil Torson

Social update traces visits among local families

The Allen Anderson family spent Sunday evening with the Reuben Svendsen family. Mrs. Lloyd Schutte was mentioned in the social notice as part of the neighborhood gatherings.

Lloyd Schutte Allen Anderson Reuben Svendsen

Postponed Good Neighbors Club meeting in Valley area

The Good Neighbors Club meeting scheduled for this week on the 13th at Martin Hanson home has been postponed to February 20. Various community members and families are mentioned with visits, moves, and gatherings including Meisner, Schup bach, Dennler, Nading, and Hanson families.

Good Neighbors Club Martin Hanson George Schupbach Louis Butikofer Wm. Torkelson Alma Scholen John Christen Robert Hanson Diane Clarence Hofer Thos Ben Dennler Albert L. Dennler Robt Lehman Louis Hofer John Dennler Dan Butikofer, Jr LaVern Dennler Harold Meisner Wm. Friederich John Denner Mrs Pauline Dennler

When They Don't Come Home on Time

A narrative discusses a child’s poor sense of time and how time responsibility develops with age. It notes early grasp of time around ages 7 to 14 and suggests parental strategies such as clocks signals bells and whistles to improve self regulation. It contrasts late returns with responsibility training highlighting varying outcomes at different ages.

Tommy

Lighting to Boost Egg Production in Laying House

The article notes that lights in the poultry laying house will increase egg production. They may be used in the mornings, evenings, or both to supplement short winter days.

Point Study Club Entertains Families

The Pleasant Point Study Club and their families met at the Oren Bane home Tuesday Feb 13 for a basket dinner and all day meeting. Ten members and one guest attended. The program included roll call quotations song Carry Me Back to Old Virginia. Members Peper Holland Laura Bane Edith Medberry conducted a contest Geraldine Wilson joined the club. It was voted to donate $5 to the March of Dimes and there was a valentine exchange. The next meeting will be an all day session in March at the Gerald Shaffer home. Four members will attend the open workshop meeting at Fayette. The study will be on wood trays and Italian hemstitching.

Pleasant Point Oren Gerald Shaffer Fayette

Calf Rearing Notes On Sanitation In Iowa

A note emphasizes sanitation in raising calves. It states about 80 percent of Iowa butter is shipped out of state, highlighting the regional dairy trade and distribution.

Iowa

Safety Poster Idea Contest Promotes Safer Living in Iowa

The Iowa Safety Congress sponsors a Safety Poster Idea Contest for all Iowa school children. It aims to generate ideas for future Safety Sake posters, foster safety awareness, and report on Iowa’s safety issues. A total of 1000 in cash savings bonds and merchandise will be awarded to 318 winners across 13 districts and at state level. all public, private, and parochial students are eligible and can obtain rules from teachers.

Iowa Safety Congress Iowa

Livestock Germs Found in Soil Threaten Herds

The germ of several deadly livestock diseases can live in soil and enter the body with feed or through wounds or breaks in the skin. This natural hazard poses risks to animals and underscores the need for proper handling and biosecurity measures.

Brucellosis in Boars Affects Fertility and Size

Brucellosis in boars is linked to smaller litters and sometimes reduced fertility. Infected animals may become sterile, with impacts on breeding programs.

Iowa timber and crop thefts and forestry aid noted

Towa's fall pig crop this year is estimated at 6,713,000 head the largest on record. A wide selection of hardwood and conifer trees are available at cost from the Iowa State Conservation Commission. These trees are produced for wildlife refuge and erosion control.

Towa Iowa State Conservation Commission

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Schori Bros Elgin E.R. Withell D.C Etkesor L. R. Tappan George Metzger Rath Packing Co Illyria News Rock Club Jim ‘Wilson Merton Strong Gunder News Sheery Valley Anderstanding T Point Study Club Len Simek Buick Richard Brackin Chevrolet Styleline Dale Jensen Chevrolet Truck C. I. Thompson Ford Tudor Keith Thoma Ford Truck DEA Ceeeey This Is All Safety Service Tate Indeo, Businastes Soa Tate The Mr. Farmer Farm Service Co Elgin Food Locker Volga Whittenbaugh Wadena Clover Blossom Rendering Co Postville Packing Co Henry J. Taylor ABC Network Buic Heaks Withou Center Street
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