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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1952
Page
3
The notice urges residents to inspect furnaces chimneys and electrical systems for hazards. It warns that a fire is likely within five years without precautions and urges consulting the local fire department for prevention measures.
Iowa State College specialist June Brown outlines rug trends in rayons and wools, including cut pile cotton rugs with wool backings, patent back rugs, sheen type designs, and machine made options. Wilton, Velvet, Axminster, and Chenille are explained with quality notes and room size ranges.
Mrs Mary Washburn celebrated a birthday Friday afternoon at her Clermont home with Mesdames Ole Peterson Raymond Erhardt Clarence Johnson Alvin Amundson Mary Griebenow Harold Bennett Edith Norman Reinertson Fred Line Clifford Kittleson and Elizabeth Bauman in attendance a picnic reception followed. Relatives and friends visits included Ray Reierson LaNara Halverson Norris Reierson Elizabeth Priest of Garyowen and Anson Priest. On Saturday Mrs Griebenow hosted breakfast for Mrs Mary Reierson Leslie Olson and Sherry Capron and Joe Brady family of Hawkeye joined Sunday dinner guesting also included the Reierson home party.
Guy, down on his luck and seeking work, saves a freezing stranger in a snowstorm and discovers the man is Senator Ostrand. The act lands him a potential story with Mr. Moore, but Guy rejects the supposed job in journalism and chooses a different path, seeking self-reliance.
The Grand Meadow News notes numerous Christmas visits and gatherings across local families. Gerald Sehneider and others spent Christmas at Clarence Therson and Ed Wilson homes. several dinners and afternoon visits occur among Larson, Olson, Halverson, Landsgard, Lyngaas, and related families. A baptism at East Clermont Church honored Marcela Jean Lyngaas Don and Corral Don, with sponsors Ewald Lyngaas Albert Thunderholt. A Lyngaas Christmas tree and family dinner included multiple relatives.
Reuben Svendsen and extended family hosted Sunday dinner in Verni Engle’s home with guest speakers from the John Bakewell and Marion Moore households. Numerous next day gatherings followed at Hawk Eye and Manson homes as neighbors hosted holiday meals and visits.
The material outlines feeding and housing guidance for dairy cows and beef cattle, stressing dry conditions, fleeces for ewes, regular salt in rations, and winter hay needs. It also notes storage bottlenecks for chemicals, early ordering of pesticides, seed buying, machinery upkeep, and keeping production records to optimize feeding and profitability.
A notice on clipping as the best method for reducing sediment in milk and enabling clean milk production. Tips urge dairymen to handle cows carefully in winter to avoid weather shock during relipping.
A metal furniture model stresses a smooth finish that is easy to keep clean. The carting must combine toughness durability and attractiveness while resisting acids and alcohols.
The 18th century German cavalry officer Baron Munchausen was famed as an extraordinary liar with a vivid imagination. Retiring from the army he entertained friends with wildly inflated accounts of his exploits.
Letters addressed to historic city names changed after World War I face non delivery. Some mail is returned marked No such place.
Nathan Dempsey and Jack Dempsey figures collide as a family incident in Yancey County North Carolina prompts county commissioners to classify the weapons involved as deadly. Local officials draft an ordinance to regulate such items amid community safety concerns.
The article stresses surface protection for railroads noting finishes serve protection as well as decoration. It states that alganis are painted annually, passenger cars every three years, bridges every five years, and freight cars every eight to ten years.
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