Community Visits and Dinner Guests Chronicle Local Hosts
Sunday afternoon visitors filled the Cornelius Relerson home as Gunder News Ivin Loftsgard arrived. Local families shared dinners with relatives including the Olson and Lind families, with guests from Clermont Decorah Hawkeye and Madison visiting through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivin Loftsgard
Cornelius Relerson
Henry Olson
Milo Olson
Marion Olson
Jim Capper
Vinton
George Landsgard
Keneth Anderson
Theo. L. Loftsgard
Marion Lind
Clara
Myrtle Peterson
Ecar
Ole Loftsgard
Donald
Clermont
Allen Anderson
Elizabeth Frederick
Frederick
Johnnie Olson
T. J
Justine Rypstol
Harold Opsand
Lars Siem
Decorah
Adolph Kummer
Earl Redders
Madison
Wisc
Rosina Annn
Kenneth Angerson
Grand Meadow Neighbors Gather for Visits and Housewarming
Tuesday and Sunday gatherings mark the week as families and friends visit homes across Grand Meadow. Doris Johnson returns from Iowa City after a two week stay, while infants and baptisms highlight community life. Neighbors meet at the Dickman house for a housewarming as the Halverson family joins the Juba Landsgard home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chérisa Lien
Oscar Lien
Doris Johnson
Iowa City
Orvin Olson
Arthur Olson
Julia Landsgard
Lyle Olson
Ernest Holt
Emmett Burt
Harold Them
Helmer Lynga
Leo Larson
Adrian
Spencer Leswick
Andrew Rheinhart
Helen
Selmer Helm
Carrie Thorson
Clarence Olson
Milford Olson
George Hanson
Elgin
Lloyd Aanes
Clarise
Jean
Mellien Loftsgard
Carl Patrick
Gander
Caroline Erickson
Irene Erickson
California
Elgin Iowa Town Council approves street lighting contract
The Elgin Iowa Town Council met April 4 1949 at 6:00 PM with all members present. Bills totaling general fund and waterworks fund were read and approved. A contract for Municipal Street Lighting with Interstate Power Company was adopted, detailing lamp types, ownership transfer, and monthly payments for maintenance and energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Fayette
Said
W. P. Kohls
Leo L. Schori
L. C. Muehlethaler
D. O. Dean
Max Thoma
R. E Kohler
G. KH. Falk
Sheldon Boyle
Chas. O'Neill
Leo l L. Schori
Internal
Street Lighting Contract Terms in Elgin Municipality
The document outlines monthly charges for street lighting during operation of existing and new ornamental systems, with specific amounts 392.60, 102.75, and 107.10 dollars. It provides credits of 40 dollars to the municipality, tax terms, installation options, liability limits, and a ten year term with a possible five year extension. The agreement requires council authorization and notes adjournment of the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian
Elgin
R. E. Kohler
Panthers 1949 Annual Nears Printing and Banquet
The Eaton Cunningham Co will print about 40 pages of photos and writeups for the 1949 annual, with eighty copies sold and copies available after the Junior Senior banquet. Health class studies home safety first aid travel and mail classes while Mr Luce’s economics class examines why government is necessary and how public health and agriculture support citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eaton-Cunningham Company
Banqnet
Luce
United States Public Health Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Country roads reveal thriving farms and folk life
A driver recalls traveling through the countryside this week, noting wonderful farms and busy folk. He observes bumper harvests and the sense of renewal as the year moves toward another season of work and seasonal activity.
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Better Pictures
Jack Falcons
West Union
Iowa
Kristine Miller
Arthur Franz
Tim Holt
Nan Lestie
Dennis Morgan
Janis Paige
Clark Gable
Jean, MacDonald
San Francisco
Town
Interstate Power Co
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Dean
State of Iowa
Schori
Doan
Stnte
Interstate Power Company
Delaware
Delaware Corporation
Orna
Baseball News
Bob Hanson
Gordon Pollock
Burton Wolf
Dean Torkelson
Jake Howard
Duane Pinney
Bob Helms
Leo Schori, Jr
Bernell Larson
Arthur Larson
Burnell Benson
Paul Smith
Charles Becker
Bob Daniels
Jack Hanson
Bill Peters
Postville
Alpha
Waucoma
Volga
Robinson
Panther
Junior News
Joe Marsh
Thia
Counain
Ind
United States Brewers Foundation
Falles
Clermont Motor Co
N. J. Martin West Union
Worthwestrem Ball Telephone Company
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