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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1945
Page
8
Readable notes from Lyra area residents detailing visits and gatherings. Mentions quilting night, church supper plans, wedding anniversaries, family dinners, and social calls among neighbors including Klingman, Medberry, Frieden, Kimball, Dennler, and Hunsberger families, plus travel to Rochester and a farewell for the Médbherry family.
Brainard News Levi Learn visited the Carence Tripp home Monday. Mrs J L Bartlett visited the Frank Lyon home Tuesday. Richard Johnston Herman Boyer and Willis Lyon spent Wednesday in Waterloo. Mrs Frank Lyon was ill but better now. Mrs S S Patterson came home last Wednesday from Fayette after visiting several days with Will.
Gunder News notes a Saturday meeting of the Ladies Aid Society and Dorcas Society in church parlors. Local families and individuals hosted, visited, or dined with relatives. several residents travel to Des Moines for Veterans Hospital treatment. plus numerous social visits and birthday observances among area households.
Julius Zaugg of Verona returns home after several weeks away. A daughter born Sunday February 18 to Mr and Mrs George Schupbach. Mrs Eliza Friederich laid up with a broken arm from a fall on the ice. Ernestine Friederich helping with chores and care. Eva Dennler of Cedar Rapids visited over the weekend. Mrs Will Friederich visited in John Dennler home. Mrs Fred Butikofer visited Emil Frieden home. Mrs Ida Meyer and Mrs Harold Meyer spent Friday with Ern Baumgartner. Mrs Martin Hanson and Gladys visited Willard Schroeder home. Mr and Mrs Walter Lehman entertained Monday evening for Mr and Mrs Willard Schroeder and Marvin moving to his father’s farm near Postville. Guests included Levi Frieden, Mavis and Loren, Ben and Liam Dennler families.
Iowa Poll respondents rate secondary roads as top state highway improvement 88 percent say grading and gravel are essential. Field reporters note Iowans expect increased summer traffic and favor all weather surfacing for secondary roads. farmers mostly support paving city streets and widening highways.
Eva Dennler traveled with Gildys Hanson to Cedar Rapids on Sunday and will visit the Jacob Salberger family in Marion for several days. The noting of these social movements highlights a pattern of regional visiting among local residents.
The French recaud linked the ancient brazier to the space heater by a firebox with bottom air drafts and a top cooking arrangement. It lacked a smoke pipe until Savot added it. The recaud never gained popularity in England or America as people preferred the open hearth.
Sandy soils lose fertility rapidly and require plant food to maintain productivity. The note highlights the need for plant nutrients in sandy ground to sustain vegetables.
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