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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1946
Page
8
Ilyria community notes show Sunday school at 10 16 a m and church service at 11 15 a m with Dr H H Dill guest speaker next Sunday. Pot luck dinner at 12 45 followed by a program and business meeting to set church goals for the year. Numerous visits and gatherings listed with families from Castalia West Union Fay ette and Arlington among others.
Weekend guests populate Cheery Valley homes as Baumgartners return from Communia. Families like Butikofer, Larson, Friederich, Christen, and Chapman host dinners and visiting relatives from Rock Valley to Fort Knox furloughs, with numerous local households sharing time Sunday through Wednesday.
Mr and Mrs Charles Erickson were dinner guests in Mibert Erickson Jr s home. Mrs Frank Christen spent Friday with Geo Leuchtenmacher. The Harry Butikofer family visited Ben Bennler s home. Rosa Dennler and others visited in the Dennler. Reuben Butikofer of Waterloo spent the weekend at Albert Butikofer s. John Christen family and Jacob Christen visited James Duff and Will Smith. Several others hosted and attended gatherings. The Friendly Neighbors club met with Mrs Harry Butikofer. two contests won by Mrs Orlin Mason and Mrs Thomas Benson. A Christmas party is planned for Dec 10 with Mrs Roscoe Larson.
The Dorcas Society will hold its annual meeting on Saturday November 23 in the church parlors. Hostesses named include Mrs T J Olson Mrs Selma Groth Mrs Otto Gisleson and Mrs P K Peterson. Local families and guests are listed among recent dinners and visits across the community.
An article describes liver fluke as a major parasitic threat to cattle in the United States. It outlines the life cycle from adult worms in the liver to eggs, snail hosts, encysted larvae on vegetation, and infection of grazing cattle. Hexachloroethane may effectively control the parasite when prepared as an aqueous drench.
A practical farmer explains using shade and forest leaves as a major organic source. Gather, pile, pack, and water to absorb moisture, then build a compost heap in late winter or early spring adding lime and nitrogen rich fertilizer. By late summer the leaves rot and are ready for use.
Harderfreeze, a Harder Refrigerator Co product from Cobleskill NY, offers a home freezing unit and locker plant. With five inches insulation and hermetic sealing to prevent moisture, its rigid construction has won favor in rural districts.
The Staley hexane extraction process for soybean oil now leaves less than 1 percent oil in the meal, a major improvement over 4 percent with the expeller method. The hexane method also yields soybean meal with 44 percent or more protein, surpassing the protein content achieved by pressing.
West Union residents Mr and Mrs Wm Nutting and family visited Sunday in Mrs Chica Lyon home. Mrs Mary Bartlett and Harlan returned Friday from Marcus Washington after three months away. Carl Martin of Clermont called on Dan Craft. Clara Boyer of Waterloo visited with her parents Herman and Mrs Boyer and Rev A E Burroughs of Fredericksburg joined Glen Boyer for Sunday. Lola and Eva Boyer were dinner guests in the Herman Boyer home.
The ad promotes Dr Miles Nervine in Liquid and Effervescent Tablet forms as a remedy for tense nerves. It lists prices 25¢ to 1.00 for liquids and 35¢ to 75¢ for effervescent tablets and urges following directions and buying at drug stores.
From where I sit, Bert Childers takes first prize for his corn at the county fair. Judges note not only the finest ears but neat display with trimmed husks and a spotless booth. Andy Botkin, keeper of the Garden Tavern, is praised for clean, attractive surroundings and support of Self Resolution as a system for tavern cleanliness.
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