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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1954
Page
2
Leslie Smith of Iowa State College offers guidance on freezing sandwiches for quick picnics and meals. Wraps vary in longevity from a week to several months, with best results from aluminum foil. Thaw 1 to 4 hours and pack immediately for lunch. Use fresh fillings, wrap separately, and date each package.
Don’ts of sandwich freezing cover two practical cautions. Do not store sandwiches at the freezer sides or bottom to avoid ice crystal formation. Do not freeze fillings with raw vegetables like lettuce celery tomatoes watercress or carrots to prevent texture loss.
A guide on easing children into school by shifting home routines before the first day. Advocates gradual changes to wake times meals and naps, noting kindergarteners may still nap and bus riders need stable schedules for a smooth transition. Emphasizes health considerations and avoiding multiple major changes at once.
The message urges firm yet humane guidance at home to foster orderly routines. It argues each family member is a person, not a machine, and stresses that a child's first day at school benefits from a stable morning environment.
Elgin locals and guests filled weekends with travel and hospitality. Marlene Mosby and Betty Reuter returned from a summer in Sioux Falls and sight-seeing trips to Catalina islands San Francisco Los Angeles Omaha Denver Portland and Cheyenne. Numerous families hosted relatives with dinners and visits in Cedar Rapids Clermont Waterloo and Hawkeye while others traveled to Milwaukee Chicago and beyond on weekend business and leisure trips.
Elgin High School hosts evening talks on swine profits and management topics from Sept. 7 to Oct. 26, covering profitable selection, health and sanitation, breeding, feeding, and marketing. Clermont Grade School Auditorium presents dairy topics including profitable feeding, testing programs, and efficient resource use on select dates through Nov. 10.
Mrs. Lou Cornish, a wage caller in Oelwein last Tuesday, visited sister-in-law Mrs. Maude Cornish who is ill and in the hospital. Hindene Art Dellman Boone visited Clifton Pringle’s home recently. Mrs. Johnson, formerly Sadie Pringle, is noted. Craig Olson of Waterloo spent part of last week with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Leute Olson.
Mr and Mrs Carman Swenson and Billy My and Mrs Allen Habeger Mr and Mrs Art Hel gerson and David were at Lake Ruth Minnesota on Thursday Dr and Mrs O J Swenson Wa seca Minnesota and Mr and Mrs Palmer Hallen Minneapolis joined the group They report fishing very good Lyle Olson stayed at the Art Hel gerson farm while away Iowa State College extension engineers estimate Iowa farms need nearly half a million miles of terraces
Mrs Lyle Granger of Racine Wisconsin joined Wednesday dinner guests. Dr Earl Eaton and Carol from Cedar Rapids visited Sunday with Mr and Mrs Earl Kiple. Bruce Eaton returned home with his parents after a week at the Kiple home. Today's best buy A Want Ad.
Dinner guests at the Louis Olson home Sunday included the Franklin Olson family of Waterloo and the Willet Miller family. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Reierson hosted Thursday evening for Mr. and Mrs. Jackie Halvorson of Pine Bluffs Arkansas. Also present were Mrs. LeNora Halvorson Janice and Mary Brady.
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