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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1946
Page
1
Dinner guests on Monday evening at the Gua aeger home were Mr and Mrs Sam Desmond Mr and Mrs Arthur Laditz and Eloise and Mr and Mrs H D Yack.
A kitchen shower was held for Mildred Halverson at her sister Mrs Edwin Lottsgard’s home on a Saturday evening in December. Guests from Elgin West Union and nearby areas attended including DeVere Halvorson Edna Lottsgard Bernita Landsgard Josephine Biden Arlene Hanson Jeanne Loftsgard Ida Halvorson Kenneth and more. The evening featured card games and the opening of many gifts followed by a lunch served by the hostess.
Elgin residents Mrs Jacob Gehring and Eunice return from Lester after a week in the Mary Mogler home. Local families host guests from Chicago, Charles City, Decorah and beyond for New Year and Christmas meals and travels, with numerous dinners and weekend visits noted across Clermont, Strawberry Point, West Bend, and surrounding areas.
Flora 1 Carl Missouri college of agriculture specialist says farm families have greater variety of home produced foods year round. They gain palatable nutritious foods with less preserving effort and equipment. Waste from spoilage drops and feed is saved as animals can be slaughtered when finished rather than held for butchering week.
The United States commerce department reports other American republics are building up dollar credits at about 50.9 million dollars monthly due to a heavy export excess over imports in trade with the United States.
Guidelines urge collecting eggs at least three times daily in heat. Eggs should be cooled immediately and kept cold until they are marketed.
M W Kiple leaves for Phoenix for health rest while Mrs Schori visits Cedar Rapids. Gus Hackmann returns from Kansas City to study and work in the post office. A pretty wedding unites Earl Kipley and Esther Reusser with Martha Reusser and L L as attendants. Rudy Yunker heads to St Peters burg for sun and warmth. M Weibel travels to New Prague for milling. Edna and William Kuster to oversee duties. Mrs S W Kuster, Elgin native, drawn for jury duty in Woodbury county.
A detailed proposal outlines entry age 17 to 34 with reenlistment options for veterans. It includes a $50 incentive per year of service, up to 90 days paid furlough, a 30 day annual furlough, and retirement at half pay after 20 years with increases after 30 years. GI Bill benefits, family allowances, and training in 200 skills are promised, plus choice of service branch and theater for 3 year enlistments.
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