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Rich's Pipe Dreams and Town Tidbits Roundup
A collection of quirky vignettes and local notes with jokes about Turkey hospitals underground factories and Godiva. It weaves forecasts of migration corporate moves and a Fayette county fair crowd noting 175000 attendees and a line about a railroad agent in India.
Fayette County Schools Annual Report 1947-48 Totals
The Fayette County school annual report for the 1947-48 year shows total figures of 107,480.22 dollars and 114,650.09 dollars for specified categories. The document lists financial totals, reflecting district budgeting and expenditures managed by the Fayette County educational system.
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Fayette Co
Erem
Town
Alpha
Arlington
Oran Brem
Fayette
Clermont
Elgin
Soomteres Gmics
Fayette Hawkeye
Maynard
Oelwein
Randalia
Stanley
Wadena
Waucoma
West Union Ens
Hawkeye
H Wadena
West Union
Social visits cross Iowa and Minnesota in Grand Meadow
Mrs. Carl Smith and Carol spent Wednesday at the Melvin Hunsberger home. Several families from Clermont Ames and Chicago called on residents in Grand Meadow. Sunday visitors included the Helmer Lyngans family and Leo Larson household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Smith
Carol
Melvin Hunsberger
Bertina Baraas
Clermont
Henry Vellersven
Jack Carmody
Mary
Chicago
Alvin Halverson
Ernest Holt
Donaline ‘Larson
Minnesota
Evelyn Erickson
Cedar Rapids
Laura Holt
Emmanuel Larson
Glendal Nygaard
Helmer Lyngans
Ames
Satterday
Caroline Erickson
Leo Larson
Ruth Larson
Ben Erickson
Louie
Erskine
Minn
Julia Landsgard
Henry Olson
Archie Johnson
Sturday
University Hospital
Town City
Andrew Reinhart
Helen
Selmer Helm
Herman Johnzon
Herbert Johnzon
Ed Johnson
Glen Nygard
Glendal
Pauline
Helmer
Elgin Local News Highlights Visits and a Wedding
Mr and Mrs Olaf Olson and son of Waterloo visited Elgin on Monday while en route to McGrathor to see his parents Mr and Mrs Asbjorn Olson. A Grether Jacob family picnic drew many local residents to the park Tuesday evening. Dorothy Sipple, daughter of L E Sipple, married John H Cummings at the Methodist church in Mr Vernon on Sunday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olaf. Olson
Waterloo
Elgin
McGragor
Asbjorn Olson
Olson
Grether-Jacob
L. E. Sipple
Martelle
Echo items revive 1923 notes and local events
The column recalls 1923 Elgin baseball win over Postville by 5 to 4. Obituary notes Fred Hanni’s death and funeral at the Baptist church. Weekend trips to Minneapolis and Rock Valley relatives. sickness of Mrs. W. Grover. Decorah fair trip and future Roanoke getaway. Agricultural pest control in Iowa with rotenone on 300,000 cattle and 25,000 sprayed. DDT used on 2 million cattle and 10,000 sheep.
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Elgin Baseball Club
Postville
Fred Hanni
Baptist Church
Ph. Lauer
Elgin
Chris Dummermuth
Mable
Floyd
Roanoak
Jakie
Lawrence Gehring
Allen Schneider
Annie
Freddie
Leo Grimm
Towa
Uce
Accident Facts Highlight Occupational Injuries in 1948
The 1948 edition of Accident Facts from the National Safety Council notes that occupational accidents cause about 260000 finger injuries and 60000 toe injuries annually. Most injuries come from handling materials or falling objects, with roughly 9 percent being permanent.
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National Safety Council
Wolf and visitors update on throat healing and Chicago trip
Dr H H Wolf and Mrs Wolf and Burton were in Iowa City Friday for a throat examination confirming steady improvement. He will have a longer daily voice period but must keep rest treatment. C M Green and Dr John Dorman of Fayette went to Chicago Friday to attend the All Star Chicago Cardinal game Saturday evening and returned Sunday. Harold Rossman of Washington D C is due today for a short visit with Mrs Ida Grether.
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H. H. Wolf
Burton
Iowa City
C. M. Green
John Dorman
Fayette
Chicago
Harold Rossman
Washington, D. C
Ida Gretherhorage
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elgin Echo
Iowa
Fayette County
R. P. Strauch
Mational Editorial
Ssociation
Rich
Pipe Dreams
Turkey
Connecticut
Texas
Elgin- Clermont
U. S
Commerce Department
Godiva
Coventry
England
Ireland
America
Paddy
White House
Duane
Ozarks
Waal
Lizzie
Mrs. Jones
Mrs. Green
Paddy McGuire
India
Ed Bauder
Allamakee
Bremer
Buchanan
Clayton
Delaware
Winneshiek
Grand Meadow News
THE
West Elgin
Elgin, Towa
Ch RF A High
Jhvuu Ibb Education Now
Elgin High School
Elgin Hill
Egin High School
C. J. Robinson
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