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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1931
Page
3
Practical advice on caring for irons to prevent rust and crease control, washing machine use to avoid splashing, air circulation in closets with wire sink baskets, ironing techniques to prevent puckers, removing shine from fabric seams, and preserving stale bread by drying into crumbs for future use.
Everson accepts buttermaker post at Canoe Iowa beginning March 1. Fritz-Laver daughter born February 13. Sophie Groth visited Decorah home of C. A. Oakland. Bernard Hanson treated for appendicitis at Decorah hospital. Walter Follett hosts Valentine party for daughters Loraine and Betty. Mission Society M E Elgin met at Lucian Appelman home Feb 11. Farm Bureau ladies Clermont Pleasant Valley townships met Feb 18. Ladies' Aid to meet Feb 26 at R V Brandt home. roll call by February-born quotations. Lincoln reading by Miss Gerber.
During this winter a large pile of limestone has been crushed and tested with high results. Hauling can begin now. The pile is conveniently located for leading. For details contact Henry T. Olson, R4, Elgin.
A bill by Representative Hogg a Republican from West Virginia would authorize the administrator of veterans affairs to pay 25 a month to individuals who can prove they were held in bondage before the Thirteenth Amendment adoption.
A reflective piece notes that loving children makes one modest about praise and that slander harms more than it seems. A convicted neighbor must confess with a feather task, symbolizing how careless words scatter beyond recovery. Gossip, once spoken, cannot be gathered again.
Cheery Valley residents engage in visits and neighborly events across Elkader and nearby towns. Writes note of numerous calls, weekend gatherings, quilting bees, needlework, and family visits with many names and kinship ties in the community. A事故 Mildred Butikofer's arm injury from sliding, absent pupils join Valentine box activity. local party at Will Nydegger home ends with a fine time.
Elsie Lindgren and Myrtle Amundson visited friends in Cedar Falls while Tom Powers and family joined Mr and Mrs A J Priest for a Sunday gathering. Mrs Lars Larson hosted a Saturday afternoon party honoring her son Millard on his eleventh birthday with games and refreshments. Attendees included Norman Erickson Roy Halverson Leslie Olson Arthur Nesteby James Anderson Merton Palmer Gladys Orvin Bernice Glen Reierson Mr and Mrs Ole Reierson and Lars Reierson.
Oxirs. Jessie Johnson of Cedar Rapids spends a few days with relatives here. Margaret McGreevey visited Cedar Rapids last week at the home of Mr and Mrs Glen Yauslin. Mr and Mrs Clarence Kolarud and children of Nordness were dinner guests Sunday evening at the Anson Priest home. Wm Carlin returned to Denver Colorado last week after spending the winter here at the L H Carin home. His nephew Bill Carlin, who has been here visiting, also returned with him.
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