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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1945

Page

2

Payette County Board of Supervisors Proceedings 1945

West Union Payette County meets to approve 1944 Institute Fund report and set tile drainage crossing compensation at 815 per crossing after April 6. Delinquent and suspended taxes for 1928–1941 and 1942–44 are addressed with a May 1 deadline. Officials audit and approve numerous claims for county operations and welfare, and actions include tax payment relief and a Class B permit application for Union Township West Fork Country Club.

West Union Payette County Board of Supervisors of County Court House Institute Fund Board of Supervisors Payette Downey Fs. O Irvine Dela Fayette County Arlington Pete. Ooi Finding Assn Acres-Blackmar Co Anfinson & Raney Auten Mutual Tel. Co Pauline R. Alcorn Act Papital Bennet Bros Ca. M Ge Emary Herman Rover B.A. Brackin Grant Bowers Office Suns Eee Tris Shale E. H. Carl Geo. Carley Nat L Cooley Tae E. A. Cornish Tae Campbell F Ry. Co Davis Hexall Suppleo Frank Downing John J. Pearman Jian Euport Besley Bor Paucharts Sag Pety Rob Wherfey Prays Aynice T Betherw DeBowss Piers Christ Jieetee BOS. Davis D. C. Doan Bra Review San Geo. Litrseher Aseersan Ferment, Inc Jas. Edwards, Weuessar Virooers Prava Elgin Moho Pete Wid Yuh Bhein Keto Offier Eppties Allen Barber Shop Tepairs Bostram First National Bank Wm. M. Adams Adrian Brd Ea Borchers Hog, Co W. H. Burnham Ambulavice Will Bayn Helen Banes Salary Broadlawn Folk Co James W. Bell Co Bremer Co Buckles Tire Repat Buchanan Co Blackhawk Mfg Hae Herman Balk Var Bodensteiner Trus- Butler Coal ‘Co Dour Shirler Butts Q. B. Bere George Boess Otto Brandt Barron Meter Supply Bender Bros Buthar Coal Co Coala Bs Burington Assesso Tris Favette Co Serum Rome Finens Elevator Col Favette Co Follen & Hush, Mia Cap Hoy H. B. Hough Ald Hoor Hans Hauster Geo Hyman G. L. Hackett Iowa Oil Co Erease International Harvester Co Bulinais Sup. Co Iowa Motor Co Ssecessee Jamison Lbr Ethel Keig Home Banken Knox Grocery Prova Kaapp Coal Co Dr. T. * King Med Service Knight Hardw A .E, Smits Chai Hazel Gehring

Letter from Lea Baldwin on liquor, towns, and morals in 1945

Lea Baldwin writes from Gladwin Michigan April 16 1945 to editor Strauch and Echo readers. She laments liquor sales and wartime social changes, cites sugar shortages and alcohol statistics, and urges temperance reform including ban on women in dining rooms and late alcohol sales. She recalls Elgin teachers and mills, urges study of the International Sunday school lesson, and signs off hoping to return to Iowa.

Gladwin Mich Strauch Elgin Echo Echo Rosanna Rothlisberger Richard Kimpston Walter Rothlisberger Elgin Beverses Connecticut State Liquor Control Board Ralph Cushman Church of America Benjamin Franklin Mr. Strauch Iowa

Meat Aging And Tenderness From Enzyme Action

Aging meat to tenderize it relies on hanging beef or lasab in a near freezing cooler for weeks. This slows spoilage bacteria while allowing enzymes in the meat to break down fibers and connective tissue, producing greater tenderness through a digestion-like process.

Halis Coal Freeze Treats Coal to Prevent Freezing

Halis Coal uses anti freeze treatment on shipments to prevent small coal from freezing in gondola cars. The process adds about 400 pounds of rock salt per 50 ton cargo at the mine. An operator applying 1,200 tons of salt reportedly saved 512000 in unloading costs.

Halis

The Golden Root: Ipecac's 17th Century Voyage and Trials

Historical notes recount how ipecac was carried from the New World to the Old by Dr. Legras who labeled it the golden root for its value. Dr. Helvetius’s experiments on condemned prisoners led Louis XIV to learn of the plant, highlighting its significance in amoebic dysentery treatments. Britain’s colonial reach spurred interest as it grows ipecac in Malaya with India soon following.

Legras Helvetius Louis XIV Great Britain Malaya India

Transcontinental Highways Bisect Kansas Most

Federal studies show Kansas is crossed by more transcontinental highways than any other state, reflecting a dense network that bisects the Sunflower State and shapes regional transportation planning.

Kansas State

Hearing impairment prevalence in U S schools and society

Raymond H Green, managing director of the American Society for the Hard of Hearing in Washington DC, states that between 6 and 6 percent of the school population have hearing impairment. He estimates about 8 million Americans have some degree of hearing impairment and at least 5 million face social adjustment challenges due to a hearing handicap.

Raymond H. Greenman American Society For the Hard of Hearing Washington, D. C United States

Peanut Clusters Recipe Instructions

Combine dark corn syrup molasses salt and vinegar simmer to 240 degrees or until a soft ball forms in water. Add fat and pour over roasted peanuts. Stir quickly drop by spoonfuls on greased surface. Yield twenty clusters.

Air Expansion Drives Pentagon Air Superiority Spending

Nearly half of two billion dollars spent by the federal government on military aviation over the past decade has been used in the last three years to fund U S air superiority efforts according to a new accounting.

Psychiatric Clinic of Chicago David Rotman Dept. of Commerce United States U. S. Air S

Undercoating Enamel and Neighborly Meetings

A guide notes that a better enamel job comes from using an undercoater from the same maker and following printed directions. It also emphasizes knowing neighbors to improve cooperation and restore neighborhood social values through a series of meetings.

Curtain Conservation Mends Thrifted Fabrics For Use

A reader suggests salvaging worn long curtains by using the top halves as sash curtains. Wash the fabric, tint if preferred, then sew top and bottom hems. This thrifty conservation helps extend fabric life and save resources.

Home Canning Prevalent Among Housewives in 1944 Survey

Nearly two thirds of the nation’s housewives reported doing home canning or other food preservation methods in 1944. The figure comes from a survey conducted by the Department of Agriculture.

Department of Agriculture

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