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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1946
Page
8
An X ray event occurred at the N Sisi Bank Building in Kikader Iowa with details limited to the location. Local authorities or staff issued statements as available, outlining next steps and safety measures for employees and visitors.
The Marion Mission Society will meet Friday September 27 at the church premises with hostesses Mrs Helmer Loftsgard and Mrs Arthur Landgard. Local social notes list various visitors dinners and calls among residents including the Nesvick silver wedding at West Union and several family gatherings. Tell them you saw it in the Echo.
Brainard residents hosted and visited across several households including Mr. and Mrs Blayne Gilbert and son, Chas Craft of Independence, Willis Lyon, Robert Kerr, Chloa Lyon, Dan Craft, Cleve Bennett and James Kerr. Robert Kerr underwent appendectomy, returning home Saturday.
Mr and Mrs Louis Halverson and Sherrill spent Wednesday evening at the Alvin Halverson home Evelyn Erickson left for Ames to attend school Hilda Aanes birthday party hosted by Mrs Louie Hovland attended by Mrs Mina Olson and Mrs Clarence Olson The Larsons and Adrian visited the Otto Larson home Barney Larson visited the Ernest Holt home Alvin Halverson and Ronald plus Mrs Julia Landsford were dinner guests Mrs Mollie Mark Vernon Anderson Barbara Marlene Glendal Pauline were dinner guests at Bert Lyngans Ed Johnson went fishing in Minnesota Sunday morning.
Illyria residents travel to Camp Knox Kentucky while relatives gather in West Union for picnics and dinners. Families including Loftsgard Halvorson and Strong host visitors from Littleport Elgin and St Olaf. A wedding at St Olaf Lutheran Church in West Union unites Donna Johnson and Earl Halverson. Several local families move, dine together, and plan visits to Maynard Cedar Falls and Rantoul.
Sunday dinner guests visited in West Union and surrounding areas. Families including the Trafelets, Meyers, Sheffers, and Thompsons joined a picnic at Floyd Frieden’s. Independence visitors Raymond Henson and Yvonne were hosted by the Perry household. Numerous local families attended picnics, birthdays, reunions, and social events across West Union, Dubuque, and nearby towns, with host homes listed for each gathering.
In 1945 testing of cattle improved tuberculosis control. Fewer than one fourth of one percent of about 8,000,000 U S cattle examined tested positive, reflecting a low rate of infection during the fiscal year.
The piece catalogs ways ex servicemen and their girlfriends repurpose uniforms and gear into everyday wear. Bell bottom trousers appear with regular shirts, Eisenhower jackets become sports jackets, and khaki items mix with casual outfits. References to kerchiefs, babushkas, and film era slang close the survey.
John Falk and wife transfer to Carl Hal verson for 1300 dollars the NE corner of 1-2 Lot 7 Block 31 Clermont. Margaret Larson Torkelson transfers a 1 cent land parcel of 12 rods by 14 1/2 rods in M1 3-4 x 14 1/2 rods, 17-94-8 to W Nutting. J C Kennedy and wife Margaret sell to Derry D Leonhart and wife for 1100 dollars Lot 49 Herriman's Addition Wadena. Mary Keiser transfers a 1 dollar land piece in NE SE 14-34-7 to H W Fath. H W Falh and wife sell to Robert E Kohler and Janet M Kohler for 1 dollar the land and adjacent parcel in NE SE 14-84-7. Albert Dennler and wife sell to William Christen and wife for 12000 dollars the NW SW and SW INW and adjacent parcels in 3-93-7.
Sugar beet seed production traditionally needs two years to yield a seed crop. The delay affects growers planning harvests and market supply.
The largest and best 2008 zoos in the United States include Philadelphia 109 Bronx Zoo National Zoo in Washington DC Lincoln Park 200 in Chicago Chicago Zoological Park in Brookfield Illinois Detroit Zoo in Royal Oak Michigan St Louis Zoo and San Diego Zoo Some zoos rate highly by species counts while others excel in specimen numbers No single zoo is deemed to have the best overall collection
A note attributes sleeplessness remedy to Galen the ancient Greek physician who prescribed lettuce. A separate reminder stresses storing garden tools in a weather protected, convenient place so they are ready for spring use.
Tomato vitamin C content can vary by as much as 60 percent depending on the amount of sunshine the fruit receives just prior to harvest, a finding noted in nutrition observations.
Sap flows from maple trees are thin and weak tasting due to about two percent sugar. Sugar content varies by season tree and location. Soil, weather, moisture, and last year's leaf crown affect sap concentration. It takes 25 to 50 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup, and a tree yields 10 to 20 gallons per season.
Inquiries urge readers to place job printing orders with the Echo. Notice highlights affordable rates and quick turnaround for commercial printing needs.
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