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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1948
Page
3
Fern Buraas Doris Johnson spent Friday with Mrs. Bertina Buraas and others. Families from Clermont hosted and visited for birthdays and social times. Local residents and guests from Waterloo, West Union, and nearby towns joined gatherings, dinners, and district basketball events across the weekend.
Mrs Alma Anderson was a dinner guest in Roy Swenson home Sunday. Mrs Lydia Stumme and Mrs Evelyn Olson hosted the B and Fr Women at the former's home Monday evening. Irene DeSart won first prize and Abigail Masser second in bridge after the business session. Delicous lunch served by hostesses. Mr and Mrs Fred Cline and Mr and Mrs Laird Cline were supper guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Clarence Grover at Waukon. Norman Erickson of Cedar Rapids spent the weekend in the J A Erickson home returning to Cedar Rapids Monday night. It pays to give the child a chance to show what he can do. He may not be ready for as much responsibility as he thinks, but he will not fail deliberately. His growing independence is worthy of our respect.
A dramatic public safety warning condemns careless actions that lead to fatal accidents. It personifies injury to illustrate the consequences of speeding, risky street crossing, and bathtub risks, urging readers to follow safety rules and stay alive.
A mother finds a 12 year old daughter’s note expressing autonomy and frustration with being called to chores. The piece argues children gaining responsibility entails personal rights, independent judgment, and honest communication, preserving trust and contact between parent and child.
It's Just Plain Sense emphasizes factory know how to give equipment a full inspection. Mechanics perform all necessary adjustments and replace worn parts with Genuine John Deere Parts. Returned gear looks and runs like new.
A Florida vacationing couple, Mr and Mrs Will Graves of Melvin, suffered serious facial and hand burns when a natural gas stove exploded while he tried to light a heater in a Jacksonville cabin. Mrs Graves was less seriously hurt and both were hospitalized.
A fragment notes that Shorthorn cattle were imported into Westchester County New York as early as 1792 and 1799. The line references multiple import dates, indicating early livestock movements into the area.
Three hundred women yearly die attempting to clean clothing with gasoline. Warn against using flammable cleaning fluids near flames or in enclosed spaces to prevent deadly accidents.
Adrian Nelson reported a new baby brother at school and chose the name Roger Berg for him. Pupils share pugzies for recess and noons, and several bring favorite story books for Story Time, as Clermont School News continues from Page 5.
The term cadenza today loosely applies to any chest or cabinet that rests on the floor, derived from the Italian word for faith or belief. The authentic credenza was originally an ecclesiastical cabinet used to safely store religious articles.
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