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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1945
Page
8
Cheery Valley News records weekend visits and dinners across multiple Iowa towns. Families including Mason, Dennler, Densler, Erickson, Christen, West, and Butikofer share gatherings in homes from Pocahontas to Decorah, with trips to Merril Wisconsin and Des Moines for events.
Sunday school starts at 10 20 a m and church service follows at 11 20 a m Rev J C Warton pastors the Illyria church with Mrs Arthur Yearous as pianist Ralph Shaffer and family attended a picnic at Mrs Katie Rice in West Union Richard Grover of Rochester Minnesota arrived at the Albert Den—
A long list of weekend visits and gatherings across Wisconsin and Iowa includes Mr and Mrs Fred Wenger hosting in Wadena and Janesville Wisconsin, Mrs Rex Medbenry and Mrs Fred Burrow visiting the Leroy Burrow family, and multiple families from Wadena, West Union, Fayette, and surrounding areas sharing dinners, oyster suppers, and social events with relatives and friends. Attendees include Arnold Sanders, Art Masters, Frank Kohler, Earl Rothlisberger, Helen Rothlisberger, Shirley Shaffer, and many others, with travel from Dubuque, Chicago, Winneshiek, and Fayette noted.
Local notices describe the Marion Mission Society and the Dorcas Society planning a joint gathering in church parlors on Saturday November 10. Hostesses listed include Mrs O J Nybong Mrs Ole E Olson Mrs Otto Gisleson and Mrs Louis Krosa.
Brainard News reports that Mr and Mrs Arlo Homewood and family from West Union and Mr and Mrs Glen Boyer were dinner guests Sunday in the Tom Boyer home. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Walter Pritchard and family and Mrs E R Nutting and daughters in the Tom Nutting home, with Sunday guests in the Robert Kerr home including Mr and Mrs Louis Becker and family and Mr.
Mrs Chez Petiis a Wits D H Graft visited at Mrs Mary Bartlett's home Sunday afternoon. Guests included Mr and Mrs Wm Nutting and family Mr and Mrs Melvin Nutting and Myron Mrs Chloa Lyon Mrs Etta Nutting and Richard Johnston for dinner and supper in the E R Nutting home. Lyle Olson of El Kader joined for supper at Joe Peters home. Mrs Chips Lyon visited Mrs Mary Bartlett Friday afternoon. Callers at Robert Kerr home Sunday evening included Mr and Mrs Wm Nutting Mrs Etta Nutting Mrs Chloa Lyon and Richard Johnston.
Lea Baldwin from Gladwin Michigan writes to the Elgin Echo praising the newspaper and gratitude for freedom of worship speech and press. She highlights Townsend Harris as a model of abstinence and Sabbath observance from a Christian Advocate article and urges church members to subscribe to their church paper.
Fall planting of hardy flowering annuals may be tucked into the ground before the first freeze. Planted now, they should bloom earlier and yield better flowers than spring plantings, an Echo reader note on garden timing.
The piece notes that patient, brief lessons on manners can improve children over time. Younger children struggle to say yes, while older ones may hide interest. Examples show Jack, Frank, Ellen, and Carol learning through experience, example, and quiet, practical teaching rather than loud lecturing.
From 1937 to 1942 the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station screened over 3,000 soybean strains and identified six with enough potential for further trial. The findings reflect early efforts to boost soybean performance through selective testing.
Farmers increased output as the Iowa State College Seed Laboratory tests seed promptly amid a record-breaking crop. The state anticipates continued gains but warns it may face challenges in processing this year compared with last.
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