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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 18, 1937

Page

2

Wadena Creamery Directors Elect Officers Plan New Creamery

The Wadena creamery directors met on Saturday February 13 elected J M Frey president Carl Gehring vice president and W Fr Moore secretary treasurer They planned a spring building of the new creamery and Frey was named to solicit patrons funding via nontransferable certificates bearing 3 percent interest payable at the board's option Numerous local social items follow noting visitors guests and club activities across the region.

Wadena Creamery J. M. Fuey Carl Gehring W. Fr. Moore J. M. Frey Edwin Loving Des Moines Dorothy Wood Marcia Knutson West Union Leta Mavis Knutson

Illyria Study Club Meeting At Ed Medberry Home

An all day meeting of the Ladies Progressive Home Study Club of Illyria townships No 1 and 2 met February 15 at Mrs Ed Medberry home with seventeen members and guests present. After a brief business session notes on famous February births were shared and a life sketch of composer Beethoven was presented. The class discussed illness prevention in the home focusing on anemia rickets colds tooth decay and underweight with a note about 1986 colds. Patterns for children's clothes and a chair made from an orange crate were shown.

Ed Meskel West Union Ed Raftis Trene Shover Ryan Jim Shover Gertrude Frey Francis Walters Elkader Harry Whitcher H. H. Whitcher M. H. Minihan P. W Minihan Don Henry Barbara Harry Grimes Lawrence Whitcher Clair Whittenbaugh Charles City Albert Kelly Ellen Flanagan Mason City Tom Flanagan Nina Davis Maynard Powers Crystal Lake Aeschliman Treasure Island J. W. Thiele Oelwein Will Whittenbaugh Dale Minger Fayette Mayme Molumby Volga Blanche Walters Square Deal Card Club Luella Daphigren Lovene Dean Pearl Johnson Maggie Whittenbauch Glen Minger Adam Cook Walter Cook Guttenberg V. Carnock Presbyterian Church Ladies’ Club Carnock Donna Clothier Florence Humestan Supt. Doughty Robert Whittenbaugh Ray Herwig Good Will Club Wm. Keasby Ladies’ Progressive Home Study Club Illyria Township Ed Medberry Edison Longfellow Lindbergh Herbert W. H. Harrison Washington Lincoln Beethoven

Thaw Clears Pavement But Side Roads Stay Slippery

Several days of thawing weather last week cleared pavements of ice and eased travel. Side roads remain hazardous and slippery, delaying some trips that had been held up by earlier conditions.

Deer Horns Valued As Chinese Curative Item In China

Deer horn, prized by older Chinese for medicinal use, sells in China from 5.80 to 12 dollars per ounce with top quality red velvet horns reaching 100 dollars per ounce in markets and stores.

China

How Jury Lists Are Drawn Explained

The Fayette county process uses 150 grand jury names each year from slips in tins. Trial jurors number about 10.4 percent of the last general election count, with lists prepared by election boards and supervisors, then sealed and opened for each term.

J. H. Cline Fayette County West Union Argo-Gazette Board of Supervisors Auditor's Office Superior Court

He Forgot About Grade Crossings The Health Lawyer

An unusual health conscious lawyer lived by strict routines including dental care twice daily, biannual medical exams, rain rubbers, open windows, vegetable diet, and nightly eight hours of sleep. He golfed sparingly and never smoked or drank, leaving behind a lengthy list of health related associates and institutions in his obituary.

Meeting Difficulties to Serve All Concerned

A reflective line urging cheerful defiance in facing trials until a situation arises where one can genuinely serve all involved, claiming this path yields tests and eventual results.

Dancing Mania Across Medieval Europe

An account of the dancing mania that swept several European regions in the Middle Ages, tracing its progression from religious frenzy to widespread, compulsive dancing phenomena during a tumultuous historical episode.

Iowa Agriculture Notes On Feed, Prices And Farming Practices

Iowa farm guidance covers feeding hens, pork and beef consumption out of state, hybrid corn resistance, near-term butterfat and grain market trends, smut treatment for oats, soil conservation impact, lamb care for chilling, wool market strength, small fruit reestablishment after weather losses, brome grass as a viable hay crop, and its heat resistance and livestock carrying capacity for pastures.

Iowa Towa

Progress Club Meeting Plans Aviation Topics

Helen Wegner hosted the Progress Club with eighteen members present. The program featured Lindbergh life and the Byrd Expedition, followed by Lindbergh explorations. A next year program committee was named and a public card party set for February 26. The February 22 meeting will be at Rita Bauman's home.

Helen Wegner Progress Club Charles A. Lindbergh Frieda Milter Lindbergh Lillian Krueger Edna Hunsberger Chm Rita Bauman Jeanette Lindaman Wilma Steinmetz Marie Erhardt Levening

Bellamy Brand Hog Tonic Approved by Iowa Agriculture

An Iowa Department of Agriculture notice confirms approval of Bellamy Brand Hog Tonic. The anecdotal text also notes travel to Venice, a flood, a Woolworth stop, and a personal anecdote about garters and gifts. It mentions thousands of chicks lost yearly to drafty quarters and poor ventilation, urging breeders to consult about brood.

Bellamy Iowa State Department of Agriculture

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Wadena Lea Thad Walters Francis Rob. Lockard Parker Lamont Parker Mattocks William Aylsworth Lavone Dean Lizzie Minger Ole Erickton Mabel Johnson Lois Cook Luella , Dahlgren Lissettia Wilson Erickson Ted Welsh Roy Leonhart Lester Chase Highland Harold Hermen Eleanor Domke Eldorado Max Jennings Ray Poor Rob Lockard Mary Henrich E. A. Card Club Ella Raftis Mabel Jones Lulu Hunsberger Clint Shaffer Howard Tope George Dreves Lester Shaffer John Wilson Beulah Elliott Forest Moore Upper Iowa Illyria Study Club Town State College United States Boston County Superintendent of Schools L. G. Meyer The Elgin Echo Venice Jennie Wren Woolworth Parish Schori & Easter Lumber Company Elgin, Iowa
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