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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
2
Home makers will see wool cloth that can be washed without felting or shrinking. Shrink resistant wool socks are already on the market. Woolen fabrics can be made shrink resistant by a special finish or by blending wool with nylon or other non shrinking fibers.
The Iowa index fell eight points month over month after nearing new highs last month. Heavily weighted livestock items drove the drop while crop prices climbed, leaving the index at 308 still among the record highs. Only 319 in October 1946 and 318 in March 1947 exceeded it, with higher hog feed costs and butterfat narrowing feeding margins, though the egg-poultry feed ratio rose as egg prices remained firm.
An ad urging use of 2 4D herbicide to kill broadleaf weeds without harming grass. It promotes applying during spring dandelion growth and says it suits lawns golf courses cemeteries airfields fence rows ditch banks and roads.
Prof. George Davies of the University of Iowa bureau of business research notes March 1947 gains over February and March 1946 in residential building permits, total permits, and public building contracts. Farm product prices up 11 percent from February and 57 percent from March 1946. Iowa honey output down 44 percent in 1946. Timberland exceeds 2 million acres. Farm real estate values up 92 percent since before the war.
Strawberries now lend themselves to year round shortcake via freezer methods and ARC style freezing. Extension nutritionist Mildred Nelson cites best berries, sensible sugar ratios, and proper packing for long storage. Readers are urged to pick fully colored fruit, wash, slice, and freeze promptly using wide mouth containers or jars for town lockers or home freezers.
The article advises leaving 11 to 12 inches of headspace in jars or cans and about one inch in cartons to allow expansion. It notes no perfect container exists yet for frozen foods but emphasizes water vapor and air tightness to improve later quality. Containers should resist crushing, be liquid tight, and air tight to prevent drying.
Clermont residents and neighbors hosted and attended multiple social events. Guests included Arthur and Delbert Schmidt of Elgin, Len Simek, Keith Thomas, and Michael. the wedding of Roth Wilson and Gordon Anderson at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. a seventy-person reception at the Hanford Hotel in Man City. Various relatives and friends visited homes across Waterloo, Castalia, Decorah, Elgin, Independence, West Union, and nearby towns for Mother’s Day, dinners, and church events.
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