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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
4
Rates describe 25 words for 25 cents and 1 cent per word after that. Extra handling 10 cents per week if replies go to this office. Cash with order. Telephone orders allowed but payment due before month’s end. If billed monthly, 10 cents per line.
The piece notes vacation time as a period for family togetherness. It flags how parents, busy with work and children at school, may not realize what the children do apart from home. It emphasizes they are not neglectful but pressed by schedules and individual pursuits.
The passage celebrates family vacations as a time to catch up learn about each other and enjoy shared activities whether for a week or the whole summer. It emphasizes the value of togetherness and discovering what makes the family special during trips to the beach country or town.
Local notices cover school closure at Sible and staff names, Cub Scouts meeting at the Everett home, and visits from relatives stationed in Madison and Baraboo. Military furloughs to Alamogordo and Virginia officer training are noted, plus church services at Presbyterian U B St Joseph and a Lutheran schedule. Community members include Aylsworths, Meyers, Cottins, Crandalls, Laughrens, Corkerys, and Jones families with weekend visits and picnics recorded.
A brief note suggests adding peanuts to fruit and vegetable salads to boost nourishment and flavor. The tip highlights peanuts as a tasty protein snack and salad enhancer.
Marilyn Olson spent part of last week at the Howard Kluss home in Monona. Mr and Mrs Leo Larson and Adrian were Sunday guests at the Spencer Nesvick home near Os sian, with Adrian staying longer. Mrs Mina Olson visited her sister Christine Kittelson in Clermont Sunday. Mr and Mrs Nichols Martie and family were in Monona Saturday, with Caroline Martie returning home after visiting Merlin Martie. Willard Martin and family spent Saturday evening at Ed Johnson’s home. Mrs Howard Kluss, Beverly and Georgine visited Ames Olson Sunday. Alvin Halverson and Ronald attended a picnic dinner at Maynard Lantz home Sunday. Willard Martin spends the week at Syver Sampson home near Eldorado. Clarence Olson and family spent Sunday afternoon at the Almer Amundson home. Leona Lyngaas visited Decorah with her sister Thelma and attended the Luther League convention. Mellien Loftsgard and Iona called on Ed Johnson Sunday evening. J and Ronald, Laverle and Velma Martin spent Monday evening with Mrs Julia Landsgard. Many from the vicinity attended the Luther League convention at Decorah Saturday and Sunday. DeAlta Baraas and Oliver Lac30 were delegates from the East church.
Brainard residents hosted and visited many relatives and friends over the weekend. The Holmes, Learn, Lyon, Nutting, Peters, Craft, Boyer, Barnhouse, Homewood, and Mays families gathered in several homes near Donnan, West Union, Clermont, and Hawkeye for dinners and visits with extended kin and neighbors.
White stripes painted lengthwise along cellar steps reduce missteps by improving edge visibility. The simple safety measure emphasizes tactile guidance and contrasts with surrounding surfaces to alert users to each stair.
A Q and A examines the phrases one fell swoop and spit and image. It notes one fell swoop derives from Shakespeare and means a sudden single act, while spit and image is the corrected form of spit and image with origins traced to England in the 17th century, debunking Southern origin myths.
State dairymen and dairy organizations join with the Iowa State College Extension Service to roll out an eight point dairy program adapted from a national plan. The effort targets higher milk production amid labor and equipment shortages, stressing roughage, grain, quality milk, summer yield, herd balance, labor saving methods, disease control, and breeding improvements.
The rapid growing plant reaches full girth and height in five to seven weeks after sprouts emerge. Once culms reach full size they harden and gain strength and continue improving in these qualities for a full three years.
An active farmer requires 3,000 to 4,000 calories daily while his wife needs about 2,600. The text explains calories as the energy provided by food, framing them as essential fuel for daily activity.
A lighthearted exchange notes a mother praising a son’s mechanical knack and a wry joke about fixing a miss in a meter, reflecting everyday humor and familial bonds.
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