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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1952

Page

8

Social visits and gatherings across Cherry Valley area

The Cherry Valley news notes frequent Sunday and weekday visits among the Lehman Dennler Nading Hanson Christen and Minnihan families. Guests include the Dennlers, Lars ons, Schmid, and others in Cedar Rapids Marion and Dubuque regions. A house warming, meals and a Mother’s Day party are reported with several hospital and illness items.

Alyria News World Church Calendar and Visits

Sunday school starts at 10 15 a m at the World Community Church led by minister E G Steinman Vacation Bible School begins next Monday morning Robert Kerr and William Peters visit West Union hospital Wednesday evening Mrs Harold Glass Jr and children of Dundee were visitors Tuesday evening to Mr and Mrs Jim Yearous The Forrest and Gerald Shaf-

World Community Church E. G. Steinman Robert Kerr William Peters West Union Hospital Harold Glass, Jr Dundee Jim

Community News From Grand Meadow and Nearby

Mr and Mrs Alvin Halverson and Ronald visited Sunday at Laverne Larson home. Mrs Emma Jacobson of Nora Springs spent weekend at Ernest Holt home. Mrs Carrie Thorson visited Clarence Olson home last week. Donaline Larson ill with mumps at Ernest Holt home. Almer Amundson family guests at Ole Amundson home. Lillian Erickson vacationing with her parents Ben Erickson. Mr and Mrs Henry Olson of Clermont visited Julia Landsgard home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Mervin Reierson visited Almer Amundson home Sunday evening. Emanuel Larson spent Sunday afternoon at Donald Larson home. Mrs Alvin Halverson and Ronald visited Oliver Larson home Saturday. Bible School started Monday at East church parlors with teachers Mrs Ames Olson and Mrs Almer Amundson.

Alvin Halverson Ronald

Social notices from Gunder area list dinners and birthdays

Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Reierson hosted a dinner Sunday at Clarence Kirkeberg home. Waldo Embretson family enjoyed a Wednesday birthday dinner at T. J. Olson home for Olson, Marlene, and Waldo Embretson. Lloyd Reierson and Richard visited Cornelius Reierson family Sunday. Ole Loftsgard accompanied Bob Minger family to Rochester to visit Mrs. John Solomon at St. Mary's hospital. Otto Gisleson family and Mollie Mark visited Gunda Gisleson home Sunday. Merle Olson hosted Kenneth Kijosa family and others Sunday. Henry Olson hosted Marion Olson Carol and Lloyd Schutte Sunday. Myron Hoag family spent Sunday with Gerald Olson. Orlando Lottsgard dinner guests included Louis and Laurence Butikofer and Ole Lottsgard. Mervin Anderson family attended Merlin Anderson’s birthday party Sunday evening. Dinner guests Sunday at T. T. Loftsgard home included Mr.

Walter Lehman Albert L. Dennler Ed Wenger Frank Christen Carol Gayle Nickels Don Nading Allen Robert Hanson Donna Hofer Pat Irene Minnihan Martin Minnihan Xavier Hospital Dubuque John Christen Robert Hanzon Albert’ N. Dennler George Leach Tenmacher Roscoe Larson Ernest Christen Edwin Hanson Glen Dennler Clara Muehlenthaler Lucy Christen Belle Knudtson St. Olaf Fred. Butikofer Orlin Mason Fred Butikofer James Schlee Lewis Butikofer Mervin ‘Reierson Clarence Kirkeberg Waldo Embretson T. J. Olson Gunda ‘Gisleson Otto Gisleson Mollie Mark Anna Otto and Mellen Merle Olson Kenneth Kijosa Henry Olson Marion Olson Llocyd Schutte Myron Hoag

Local Families Share Weekend Visits and Social Guests

Pvt Burdette Anderson from Fort Leonard Wood spent the weekend with his kin. Mr and Mrs Clarence Kirke berg and Mr and Mrs George Landsgard visited Monday evening. The Arthur Amundson family and Mrs Milo Olson with Gregory visited Tuesday. Mrs Gerald Olson and children called on Mrs Ruth Loftsgard Sunday afternoon. Lars Seim of Decorah was dinner guest of Mr and Mrs Harold Opsand.

Robert Yesrous Dale Arthur Yearous Mary Enyart Postville Kathleen Peters Harold Strong Harold Grimm Lester Grays Lake Ill Charlotte Striggon Charleen Ellen Hunsberger Bennie Phyllis Barbara Hunsberger Harold Landsgard Burdette Anderson Ft. Leonard Wood Clarence Kirke ‘Berg George Landsgard Ruth Loftsgard Lars Seim Decorah Harold Opsand

Caring Parents Balance Love and Demands at Home

The narrative highlights the daily routines of good parenting. It stresses showing affection, praising children, sharing chores, and offering patience. It notes parents are human, sometimes lose patience, yet should meet a child’s real needs through love and sensible actions.

Tom

The Parent's Two Way Problem

The text discusses balancing a child's recognition, companionship, and affection with a parent's duties of providing clean clothes, meals on time, and an orderly home. It argues thoughtful, steady effort by busy parents can meet these emotional and practical needs, resolving tensions between attention and chores.

High Quality Paints Save Time and Money

A concise guide on selecting durable paint notes that high quality paints save time and money. It explains checking labels for pigment and oil content, with quality paints having 80 to 90 percent oil, typically linseed or linseed modified by other vegetable oils. The remainder may be thinner or dryer, but good paints keep this under 10 percent.

Planting and weed control in cornfields advised

The guidance notes the best time to kill weeds is when they are seedlings and suggests it's time to plant a second crop of sweet corn. The remarks emphasize timely cultivation and repeating corn production.

Weeds that taint milk prompt buyer seller action

The passage notes weeds causing an off taste in milk and emphasizes cattle grazing contexts with a reference to an Echo Want Ad. It ties weather conditions to the need for milk handling before buyer and seller meet.

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