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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1937
Page
4
About 200 Iowa farms plant 330,750 young trees amid a shift to forestry as a cash crop. Cool milk handling tips aim to keep dairy quality high. Terracing covers 7,065 acres using broad base designs to control erosion. A “Livestock keep out” fence advises protecting erodible timberland to preserve moisture and soil. Weeds are hindering pasture gains but can be reduced with management.
Farmers report infestations across the state with ragweed and other weeds in need of mowing to prevent seeding. Grasshoppers injure alfalfa and sweet clover, threaten young turkeys and grain, while prices for poultry and eggs are expected to dip before year end. Poisoning when hoppers enter corn fields may curb spread.
Mr and Mrs Roy Heyer of Hawks Eye are the parents of a daughter born June 30. Mrs Herbert Ash and her son from West Union visited Ed Medberry’s home. Mrs Lloyd Holtzman and daughter Jean of Fayette were weekend guests there. Local notices mention various visits, a grain bin accident near Decorah, illness in West Union, and a brutal California child murders confession by a WPA worker. Waseca Herald notes M W Hemingway’s cafe front renovation with vitriol lower level and spanish brick upper.
Community notes recount a busy period with a Children Day program planned at the Illyria church on Sunday morning. The column also lists family visits, hospital stays, and local gatherings around West Union and nearby towns during the holiday period.
The page lists numerous guests visiting Elgin area families over the Fourth, including Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shaffer and Guthie Shaffer of Manly, and Mr. and Mrs. Glen Schori of Chicago. It also notes road work by the Melvin Boyer gang, and attendance at the Cedar Rapids All Star game. Other items cover brief visits by Clarence Becker of Omaha, a West Union picnic, and Mrs. Leo Schori hosting the Batoffe club with guests at a Wednesday gathering with bridge and refreshments.
St Pauls M E Church announces worship at 10 o clock with Sunday school at 11 led by J J Snyder and pianist Mrs Loum Klingman. The third division of the Ladies Aid Society will gather at Mrs W R Blake home in Clermont this Thursday afternoon. The W F M will meet with Mrs Jay White on Monday afternoon July 12.
Elgin Baptist Church announces Sunday morning worship and communion at 10 oclock with Sunday school at 11 oclock. Annual business meeting and officer elections at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Prayer service at 8 p.m. and choir rehearsal at 9 p.m. Wednesday July 14. Mission Society meets at 2 p.m. on Wednesday July 7.
July notes list confirmation at Norway at 10 o clock and Luther League at Marion 7 30 on first date. July 18 Marion at 11 o clock services at Asse Haugen home St Olaf Chapel 8 o clock J Strandjord pastor.
Named for John Hancock, Hancock County Ohio was organized March 1, 1828. A War of 1812 era military road passed through the county and Fort Findlay, named for Colonel Findlay, was established there.
Mt McKinley the highest peak in North America now features two summits designated North peak and South Peak. Climbing guides note distinct elevations and routes on both summits, reflecting recent surveying updates and mountaineering interest in Denali.
Native peoples rely on palms for shelter clothing food and many conveniences. Palms supply houses forts stockades war rafts and weapons. Some palm derived articles of commerce reach our country and are more common in their home regions.
Audrey asks about her husband’s sleep talk and Gertrude replies that he only grins, provoking a lighthearted, tense moment as she vents. The exchange reveals a domestic tone with humor and mild irritation between friends.
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