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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1946
Page
8
An early 20th century ad notes a chiropractor offering X-ray and neurocalometer services based in the State Bank Building in Elkader. The fragment hints at a local medical advertising presence and downtown professional listings.
Church notes list Rev. J Warton as pastor and Mrs. Yearous as pianist with services at 10 20 and 11 20. Multiple local visits and social gatherings are noted including hospital stay for Mrs Reynold Strong and various guests visiting families across Illyria and New Hampton.
Sunday and weekday visits fill homes of Holzer Strong Thompson Yearons Barrett Medberry Wenger Gib aon Lofisgard Frieden Hinton Schneider Dennler and others. Local groups Cemetery Association and Ladies Aid met with Medberry and plan to meet with Rothlisberger next month.
A list of Sunday and weekday visits in the Gunder area includes Earl and Gene Medberry at Elmer Frieden’s, multiple Thompson and Loftsgard households, and extended family gatherings with the Anderson, Reed, and Medberry families. Gene Medberry leaves for Fort Snelling to enter the armed forces. baptisms and local visits noted.
Mrs Ray Jacobin spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Norman Reisch near Hampton. Mr and Mrs Marion Lind and family of Manchester visited Oscar Lind. Mr and Mrs John Hellum dined with P K Peterson family. Harvey Anderson and Gon were guests at the Peterson home. Dinner guests at Ole E Olson home included Mr and Mrs Gunnar Landsgard and family.
Brainard news notes a Ladies' Aid Society gathering at the church on Wednesday March 20. Fred Barker returned to Dubuque after visiting a week with sister Mrs Dan Craft. Several families from Hawkeye Arlington and Cresco visited and hosted meals and socialized over the weekend.
Cheery Valley News lists a birth at Postville hospital of Carol Ann Erickson Jr. to Mr. and Mrs. Alberh Erickson. numerous visits and hospitality are noted, including guests at Louis Butikofer, Dennler, and Butikofer homes. Many local families, including Schlee, Torkelson, Frieden, and Hanson, are mentioned in weekend gatherings and birthday observances.
Mrs Ole Blockhus and Norma visited Clarence Olson house Wednesday. Arthur Olson couple visited Ernest Holt home Tuesday afternoon. Louie Amundson spent Thursday at Ames Olsen. Clifford Larson family visited Leo Larson Sunday. Vernon Anderson Glen Nygaard and Ewald Lyngans families called at Bert Lyn gaas home Sunday. Julia Landsgard and Albert Olson dinner guests at Arthur Olson Wednesday. Clarence Olson spent Sunday with Ole Blockhus. Myrtle Peterson entered Postville hospital Friday for appendicitis and is recovering. Ames Olson Anita and Karen spent Friday at Carmen Swenson home. Millard Bilden family Sunday at Ed Johnson home. Ames Olson family dinner at Louie Amundsen Sunday. Alfred Olson Alvin Halverson Ronald and Julia Landsgard toured Ed Johnson home Sunday. George Hanson visited Martin Amundson Sunday. Ole Amundson family dinner guests at Almer Amundson Sunday.
A Town Poll survey of Iowans shows 84 percent favor women earning the same pay as men for equal work in factories. Men 79 percent and women 88 percent agree, with labor union members aligning with 84 percent yes, 14 percent no, and 2 percent no opinion.
A playful look at spring style from daffodil to Easter outfits. It highlights soft suits with collarless necklines, boxy or belted coats, ballet flats, and sheer nylons. The piece contrasts dating rituals with modern fashion excitement and ends with a cheeky refrain about companionship over destination.
Instructions describe checking color fastness by placing a towel inside a garment, rolling it with another towel. Hanging sheets, tablecloths, napkins, handkerchiefs, and washcloths on a line with hems pinned, towels left a foot over the line, and avoiding ironing once dried.
Farmers with tractors can mount buzz saws on the front or rear to cut from the woodpile directly into the truck. The setup reduces handling and labor by enabling wood harvesting in a single pass from woods to vehicle.
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