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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1951
Page
8
Illyria area residents hosted and visited relatives and friends across multiple households during a holiday period. Guests included Mrs. C A Colburn and Mrs Katie Richards with Amy from Chicago and West Union, and extended visits by Walter Rothlisberger’s Wichita party, plus numerous local hosts. A 4 H club program was planned near Wadena, and several clubs held picnics and gatherings at various homes with family travel and weekend visits noted.
The week sees numerous visits from Gehring and Shaffer families to Mrs. Katie Richards in West Union, Harold Grimm hosting Fourth guests, Jerome Yearous with the Yearous family in Fayette, Guernsey Smith and Paul with Will Dickens in Iowa City, Dr. Robert Schneider and family from Postville for supper, the Frieden family with Mrs. Martha Chapman, Silas Wilson and Carol Wilson at Salome Thoman’s, Nels Iverson of Clermont with Anna Gibson, Frank Anderson and Emma Krogness of Chicago with Leo Meyer and others at Martha Chapman, Frank Loving of Davenport with Tofield Heck in Postville, Thos Foxwell with Andrew Haas at Maynard, Edwin Loftsgard and Janice with Lloyd Nelson in Lansing, Myron Chapman and family with Earl Redmond in West Union, Janice Redmond visiting, Pauline Petratz and Ern Loertscher of Sumner with Mrs. Salome Thoman, and J B Miller visiting Mrs. Thoman.
The Wm. Nutting family visited Mrs. Chioa Lyon Monday evening. Barbara Pritchard stayed with Albert Baldwin from Thursday to Sunday. Eldora guests included Mr. and Mrs. Tom Reeder and Alvin. Newton residents Nellie Ramsey Ethelyn Johnson RK A Guswiller and Jake DeVos visited Melvin Hanson and Lyle Martin last week. Several local families visited the Kerr and McAloon homes, with Tuesday and Sunday gatherings noted at New Hampton and Gordon Burden homes.
The Boyer family and Mr and Mrs Gene Nutting with Ruth attended a church picnic at West Union fairgrounds on the Fourth. Karl Martin of Clermont called at the Dan Craft home Thursday evening. The Bob Barker family called there Sunday.
The week in Gunder featured Olson and Loftsgard family reunions with multiple relatives from Decorah Forest City Chicago Monroe and beyond attending dinners and picnics. The Marion Mission Society plans a July 12 meeting at the church with a miscellaneous shower for the John Hellum family.
A Sunday picnic at Gilbert Loftsgard home celebrated Ron ald’s confirmation at Marion church, with Geo Larson Theo Lofts gard and many families present. Joan’s party followed Marion church services at Otto Gisleson home, guests included Bertha West Ger hard Groth Decorah Gunda Gisleson Milo Kenneth Anderson and others. Elaine Groth visited Gisleson. Charles Anderson and Dawn visited St Paul. hospital calls and other picnics occurred at West Union Postville Mederville Burdette Anderson and Elkader. Geraldine’s confirmation dinner at George Lands gard involved Arthur Lands gard Alma Schoien Corrine.
Mrs Floyd Reaves and the Gordon Landsgaard families along with Bettina Landsgaard Eleanor Gisleson and Corrine Rypestol returned Wednesday evening from Seattle Washington where they attended the Luther League convention.
A fleet of planes gave free flights over Wayne County to allow farmers to assess soil conservation efforts. The program offered an aerial view of erosion control and land improvement projects, helping farmers see results firsthand.
Both ants and chiggers in lawns can be controlled by chlor dane mixed at the rate of 2 to 4 ounces (4 to 8 tablespoons) of a concentrated insecticide per gallon of water, applied uniformly to affected areas until weeds and pests are damp but not runoff.
Instructions urge daily two checks for hog health and concentrate per gallon of water to cover 100 square feet. Emphasizes guarding against erysipelas hog cholera and acute bowel infections that strike quickly and kill in a hurry.
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