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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1945
Page
8
The Ladies Aid Society and Dorcas Society plan a Saturday meeting in church parlors with listed hostesses. Numerous dinners and visits are noted among the Loftsgards, Andersons, Ry pestors, Pet ers ons, and related families. Residents from Hartland to Cedar Rapids are mentioned visiting relatives and hosting guests.
Mrs Walter Rothlisberger returned to Wichita Kansas last Wednesday after three weeks with relatives in the area A telephone meeting occurred at the Fred Schneider home Tuesday afternoon Officers re elected Ed Wenger president Will Frieden vice president Arthur Schneider secretary treasurer Directors Guernsey Smith Levi Pulfer Lineman Jerome Yearous Harold Glass new director Guests included Joe Becking Shirley Eddie Christianson Mildred Halverson and Clarence Buroden at Edwin Loftsgards for Janice s sixth birthday supper Also Fred Schneider Arthur and Marie attended a funeral service
A long roster of social visits and out of town guests fills a West Union area week. Many dinners and suppers are noted with Mrs Martha Chapman, Ruth Rothlisberger, Harold Glass, the Yearous and Frieden families among others hosting or visiting. Several residents travel to Decorah and Strawberry Point, with ties to Fayette, Postville, and West Union events.
Cheery Valley residents visited over the weekend with Mr and Mrs Werner Moore and the Lawrence Butikofer family at the John Pulfer home on Sunday evening. Clarence Moore and Paul Butikofer were at the Pulfer residence, while Mr and Mrs Albert Erickson Jr visited Sunday afternoon at the Albert Erickson Sr home. Mr and Mrs Dan Butikofer and Dan Jr joined the gathering on Thursday near Hawkeye at Fred Tastee’s place.
Numerous local residents visited the Emil Frieden and Martin Hanson homes Sunday for a celebration of the Hanson couple's first wedding anniversary. Guests included Mr and Mrs Fred Butikofer and family, Mr and Mrs Ernest Christeh and Lucy Christen, Eileen and Raymond Frieden hosted a sliding party, and others attended gatherings in Wm Pollock and Albert Erickson households.
Prairie du Chien to Minneapolis west bound No 49 4 17 No 51 3 44 No 47 4 05 No 23 afternoon Zephyr 7 34 No 21 morning Zephyr 12 23 East bound to Chicago No 48 2 02 am No 52 1 51 pm Afternoon Zephyr 7 12 No 22 morning Zephyr 11 04 Milwaukee at Postville west bound Mason City No 3 4 59 am No 11 1 39 am East bound to Chicago No 2 1 02 am No 18 2 00 pm CGW at Oelwein west bound Des Moines No 24 8 55 pm No 26 3 00 am East bound to Chicago and Minneapolis No 12 2 35 am No 16 12 15 pm
Spilled foods should be wiped up quickly to prevent use of excess current and injury to enameled surfaces. After defrosting, wash the inside of the refrigerator including its freezing unit with a solution of one level tablespoon baking soda to each quart of warm water. Use nonabrasive cleaners.
Report notes native practices in Guatemala use avocado oil as a burn treatment. The description highlights local traditional remedies and indicates reliance on plant-based resources in community health practices.
Ration rules adjust certificates for recapping truck tires and buying inner tubes, with certificates still required for new tires and used truck tires. Commercial vehicle inspections occur every six months or five thousand miles. Fuel and heating coupons, gas and sugar stamps updated with new validity dates through 1945, including No. 14 gasoline coupons and Red and Blue stamps Book 4. Shoes and airplane coupons noted among varying wartime entitlements.
The poll shows 61 percent support and 47 percent oppose a special measure tied to the town project. Don’t know stands at 21 percent while 26 percent are undecided. The data appears to reference Maines Revit and Fiteeel in relation to the relaid referendum wording.
The notice explains that stamps in Book 3 are valid indefinitely for one pair each. Loose stamps are invalid and stamps must be removed from the book when a purchase is actually made.
Licorice root is shredded and boiled, yielding a dark viscous solution that is evaporated into a mass. The paste is poured into forms while hot to solidify and is widely used as a flavoring and conditioning agent in tobacco products, with smaller amounts in confectionery and pharmaceuticals.
Mongolia's deserts and mountains formed a natural buffer region that halted empire ambitions. Seven centuries ago this terrain helped Genghis Khan launch campaigns that expanded to conquer half the known world.
A guide advises keeping the refrigerator interior mostly above 40 degrees but not over 50 degrees, except the freezer. It cautions that the motor wears faster when temperatures are too low and urges minimizing door openings to conserve cold and extend appliance life.
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