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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1946
Page
1
The Elgin Egho is designated as second class mail matter at the Elgin post office. Fayette County, Illinois. Under the act of March 3, 1852, the notice specifies mailing details and classification.
Claude Fothergill and two elder daughters drove from Monticello last Thursday reaching at two in the afternoon. He visited his parents for a few days then returned Sunday. Chas Holzer finished basement walls for Ed Hanson. carpenters Tom Groth and Wen push work. Fred Kohler house got fresh paint by Julius Scholen and John Lantz. Methodist church program featured Home Sweet Home pantomime by Charles Gruver, reading by Hulda Meyer, and cornet duet by Weibel and Thomas with Mrs Ern Schori. Elgin students from Cedar Rapids Business College return Saturday after completing the course. Attendees included Walter Kohler, Lyle Wilson, Florence Lehman, Minerva Weibel, Hazel Gehring. Margie Wilson, teaching Kamrar, arrived home Friday due to sister Lecta’s death.
A community birthday page lists individuals with May dates from May 16 to May 22 including Eileen Thoma, Mrs Francis Wolf, Audrey Sutter, Kenneth Medberry, Charles Cap per Jr, Bonnie Howard, Leo Christen, Lloyd Reierson, William Peosgehl, Mrs Amelia Hack mann, Isabelle Larson Sarchet, Ardith Olson, Fannie M Frieden, Clem Wilson, Clarence Bush, Helen Wenger, Alma Berg, Mrs Harry Q Larson, Lester Butikofer, Mrs Walter Bovis Jr, Minnie Daniels, Ralph Shaffer, Martin Amundson, Bessie Blocithus, Gus Krueger, Jack Erickson, Carrol Lamar Larson, Lavern Larson, Robert Daniels, Chas Murray, Howard Snyder, Clavus Larson, Mildred Cheeseman, Gladys Kitterer. Opportunity uses the Want Ads. You can't afford to miss them.
Qualified electors are notified of a primary to be held Monday June 3 1946 at regular polling places in Fayette County Iowa. Polls open 7 00 am to 8 00 pm in Delwen and 8 00 am to 8 00 pm elsewhere. Candidates to be nominated by Republican and Democratic parties for numerous offices including Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State and more with delegates to county conventions to be elected. Hazel Ghering County Auditor.
Grand Meadow residents and guests shared a series of Sunday and weekend visits across many homes. Families including Martie Erickson Lyngaas Olson and Halverson hosted and visited relatives from Iowa City Sumner Volga and West Union across Friday to Sunday gatherings.
After a bath, trim nails before soaking. Scrub nails with a brush for cleaning. Gently push back cuticles with a towel while drying to finish the pedicure.
Arthur Lincoln Patterson of Pleasant Valley near Brainard died at home May 10 1946 at eighty five years eight days after a life spent farming and church involvement. He married Estella V Taylor Oct 10 1881 in Hartford Wisconsin and left a daughter Mabel Peters with several grandchildren great grandchildren and distant kin. Funeral services were held at Brainard Baptist Church with interment in Pleasant Grove cemetery. Card of Thanks notes gratitude to mourners and helpers. Coffee is a major breakfast drink making up half of national morning coffee consumption.
In Scotland land values range from two shillings to ten pounds per acre. The Scottish national farmers union, akin to the Grange, operates independently of government and requires annual subscriptions from five shillings to fifteen pounds per farmer.
The passage notes Alexander the Great, the Ptolemys, and Julius Caesar enjoying wine and snow iced drinks. Marco Polo gained a frozen sweets recipe in China in 1275, returning to Italy. Italian records show a thriving 15th century ice cream trade and Catherine de Medici brought a gelateria to France.
Donald C Burger and wife sue Fred Grosman and wife to remove them from a premises owned by the plaintiffs and to place the plaintiffs in possession. The defendants held furniture and personal property on site and did not pay rent. A three day notice to quit was served and the defendants refused to surrender. Also charged were DWI counts against Peter Short and Harry Johnson. Short’s case was moved to district court and Johnson was bound over with $500 bond after a preliminary hearing.
A new petition was filed in district court by Fayette County Loan Co against Reuben Schroyer and Victoria Schroyer seeking judgment on the loan and related claims.
Plaintiff states defendants delivered a promissory note and chattel mortgage to secure the debt and seeks $211.09 plus interest and costs including attorneys fees. They ask to confirm the lien on defendants property and foreclose the mortgage, bar defendants claims, issue a special execution against the property, and, if necessary, against goods to satisfy the debt with interest and costs.
Rex J. Smith M D seeks $312.73 from Leonard Craun and Helen Craun as assignee for medical care and related accounts. The petition alleges the amount due for services and attached assignments from other firms.
Under the British Cancer Act of 1989 Great Britain is divided into regions. Diagnostic units treatment centers and facilities are created to manage advanced cancer cases.
Recipe fragment notes chopping apples into cups with lard and batter. Bake until golden brown and serve in a simple comforting dish.
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