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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1949
Page
8
Community church schedules Sunday school at 10 15 a m and morning worship at 11 15 a m. The column lists weekend visits and guests from Minnesota to Iowa towns including Creston Fayette Guttenberg West Union and Decorah. Numerous local families host and dine with relatives and friends, with travel to Washington and Des Moines noted.
The Progressive Home Study club announced a meeting for Thursday September 29 with Mrs Thos Ogle and Mrs Mary Ogle. Numerous guests and visitors from Cedar Rapids Des Moines Kenmare N D Ames Elkader Guttenberg Monona Oelwein and Town City attended dinners and Sunday visits. The Good Neighbors Club met September 13 at Alta Freiden with 23 members and six guests. prizes were awarded and gifts given in memory of Henry Owens. The October meeting is planned for October 11 with Mrs Martin Hanson and Gladys.
Local residents and families including Jerome Lupy, Marjorie and Paulet of Lawler, Emil Moore, Ern Friederich, Harold Friederich, Christen Bros, Dennler and Torkelson, among others, visited relatives and hosted gatherings across Cheery Valley over a series of Sunday through Monday afternoons and evenings, with quilts sewn and receptions held. Numerous calls to the Geo Leuchtenmacher, Jake Sollberger and other homes noted frequent social activity in Eagle Grove area.
The Marion Dorcas Society will meet Saturday September 24 at the church parlors with hostesses Mesdames Gerald Olson Christine Rypestor Harold Op land and Henry Olson. Articles mention many local visits baptisms and social gatherings across nearby towns reflecting a tight knit community. The item ends with today’s best buy a Want Ad.
Grand Meadow residents including Mr and Mrs Alvin Halverson and Ronald and Mrs Julia Lands gard visited Ed Johnson. Ewald Lyngaas and family Janet Ronald Helmer Lyngaas plus Fayne Georgia Triem visited Chester Barth near Decorah. Mellien Lofts gard with Bertina Buraas and Mrs Lloyd attended gatherings at nearby homes.
Rats nests, typically in underground retreats or old hay stacks, form in barns and buildings. In spring they migrate outdoors and return indoors in fall, reflecting seasonal movement patterns between shelter sites and fields.
Enamel surfaces attract stains and booze spots. dampen a clean cloth, dip in soda, and rub vigorously to remove marks and keep the stove shining.
Overcooked cheese becomes lumpy and tough. To prevent this keep the temperature low and steady during melting.
A rolling mill firm markets more than 5 000 products today spanning mops to windmills.
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