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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1946
Page
8
Church notes list Sunday services and a long string of social guests and visits in Illyria area. Activities include a Progressive Home Study club event planned for March 27 with an assembly of households, meals, and callers noted across local families and neighbors.
Mrs Forest Shaffer and Mrs Gerald Shaffer present On Sweet Song and gardening notes by Helen Rothlisberger while a hostess contest unfolds. Guests attend funeral of George Davis in Maynard last Saturday as Kenneth Medberry hosts Stars Sunday school group. Families dine with Clarence Gregerson in McGregor and Earl Rothlisberger hosts at Faye Whittenbaugh home in Wadena.
Brainard note reports Mr and Mrs E R Nutting and daughters were dinner guests in the Wan Nutting home Sunday. Fred Barker of Dubuque visited several days in the Dan Craft home with Mr and Mrs Dwain Martin and Mrs Sam Wescott of Cedar Rapids also present. The George Boyle family called at Mrs Chloe Lyon’s home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs Ben Denniler left Friday for Grinell to visit sister Mrs Ed Bailey and family. Sister Mrs Emil Dennler of Slater joined. Francis Butikofer visited Ed Butikofer home Sunday. A daughter Janet Eileen was born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Meyer of Des Moines on March 13. Louis Hofer and Wil Lerch visited at John Dennler home. George Nickels family moved from Volga to Rosa Schlupp house. Eijleen Frieden staying with Ben Dennler. Mr and Mrs Albert Erickson Jr and Lee spent Friday in Wilbur Schultz home near Postville. Mrs Erickson remained longer. Harry Dennler visited Oscar Baumgartner home. Mrs Orlin Mason visited Ben Dennler Thursday.
Mr and Mrs Ivan Anderson and Mavis spent Sunday afternoon with the Allen Anderson family. Waldo Embretson and family dined with T J Olson. Norma Opland of Chicago visited home folks. Lloyd Reierson visited the Hiram Olson family Thursday night. Mrs Rodney Smith and children returned home after staying with Ole Loftsgard. Mission and Dorcas Societies meet March 23 in church parlors hosted by Cornelius Reiers on Clarence Kirkeberg L Reierson and Mary Kirkeberg. Allen Anderson Danice and Stanley visited Dan Sutter Thursday. Selma Groth returned from Cedar Rapids and Ames. Harold Skarshaug and Karen of Ames will stay with T J Olson couple weeks. Harold Opland and daughters dinner with Bernard Hanson family. Orlando Loftsgard spent Sunday with Ole Loftsgard.
Mrs Ole Olson visited in the Ole Embretson home at E kader. Saturday afternoon Mrs Helmer Loftsgard spent Sunday with Mrs Gilbert Halverson. Mr and Mrs Ole Olson Selina Olvin and Milton were dinner guests Sunday of the Vebjormn Landsgard family.
Grand Meadow notes weekend visits as Archie Johnson and James Anderson traveled to Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Alvin Halverson hosted dinner with Ronald. Velma Martin stayed with her parents in West Union. John Opperud visited Ed Johnson. Julia Landsgard spent time with the Halversons and Mrs. Caroline Erickson. Oliver Christofersons and family joined Leo Larson. Millard Bilden and family visited Hen Marck in Postville. several others attended a directors meeting at Center schoolhouse. Local farming advisory warns gates and feed hazards: moldy feed from any damp or immature forage, including allage green corn stover and spoiled canned foods, can kill livestock.
Dry shirts by folding the tail and hanging both front and back to just above the underarm to keep the garment firm while the yoke and collar dry freely. Use rust proof hangers for summer coats and lay sweaters flat or on frames according to prewashing measurements.
Nancy Pepper catalogs playful yet disruptive classroom pranks blamed on students and teachers. From bubble gum mania to whistles, toy cars on floors and no yo yos signs, the piece riffs on juvenile mischief and party ideas like blue jeans patches to pair up students in playful schemes.
The town of Poplar has effectively vanished as the general store and hall are sold to John Sunbury of Audubon and will be moved. The store, closed for years, will be torn down for lumber. the land may be farmed. Only the cemetery remains.
Readers submit questions on pronunciation spelling and grammar. Eisenhauer becomes Eisen is iron and Hauer a hewer. Profile is commonly PHO feel, but standard is rhyming with file. Modernistic denotes a futuristic or impressionistic style per architects and decorators. Repetitive means repeating and is pronounced ree PET uh tiv.
Guidance urges women in rural areas without running water to persuade husbands or sons to fashion a water cart from an oil cosster or baby carriage. The cart aids water transport and carrying clean laundry, reducing lifting and stooping. The clothesline should be placed at each person’s arm reach for ease of use.
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