05 Apr 1951
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1951
Page
1
A collection of whimsical snippets and wordplay including a bride in a store with a list starting with a can opener and jokes about mosquitoes in a nudist colony. It features puns on model versus model and a sketched article title about Switzerland with neutral monkeys.
The Pleasant Valley girls club was organized April 2. Officers elected include Margaret Erhardt president, Esther Krueger vice president, Elizabeth Jacob secretary treasurer, Gertrude Hackmann cheerleader, and Marie Erhardt publicity chairman. Warry Becker visited the shop with news of a healthy baby. Funeral attendance noted for John Benson. Milton Miller sought fox on Otter Creek trip. Elgin residents Mr and Mrs Baumgartner and Leslie move to the Holm residence. Harold Kiple returns from Florida after winter work. Dick reports his father and brother will stay longer.
Renewal of certificate No 1734 for Elgin State Bank at Elgin Iowa grants authority to transact state bank business. It lists first board of directors Ernest Schori Chas L Capper George Hanson Max Thoma G J Mosby F E Kohler Fred C Muhrhlethaler, dated February 27 1951 in Des Moines under N P Black Superintendent.
A long look back at a July 2 1874 People's Paper issue from Clermont recaps Elgin and Clermont figures like B E Brockhausen J P Marsh W C Lewis L Sutter and B T Emery. It lists shops crafts advertising rates and local business reach with details on Elgin Lutra Fancy Hall dances and the parade of Capt Jack's Company of Mounted Modocs plus a sunrise 38 gun salute and the Shori Bowder building. Also noted are prices for crops livestock and goods in Clermont markets and local tile advice.
Quarterly financial statement for the Independent School District of Higin TowA for the quarter ending March 31, 1951. Special Courses Fund shows a balance, receipts and disbursements including salaries. General Fund outlines balances, tax receipts, and numerous vendor payments. total receipts amount to 14,342.27 with disbursements and a closing balance. salaries for Dec 41, 1950 to Mar 31, 1951 total 10,988.99 with additional smaller figures noted.
A screening of Preface to a Life at Iowa State College's Family Life Conference sparked a panel discussion led by Dr. Glenn Hawkes. Parents from the college shared insights on balancing dreams with a child's individuality, emphasizing ongoing attitudes over rigid plans for happy, well adjusted growth.
A Chariton man was phoned at about 3:00 a m by Dr D Jarvis who said the man had just become a father. He checked on his wife briefly before realizing the call was a wrong number.
A man attempted to drive along Rock Island tracks to Spirit Lake to reach the first hatchery. His car stalled and was pushed off the rails by a locomotive snow plow during the blizzard.
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