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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
1
The Elgin Echo notes that R. P. Strauch faced a metering issue in the Elgin post office Beyette County Iowa as a secondary matter in the edition.
A collage of quips and anecdotes from 1940 including observations on eye closing during kissing, a witty store sign about bills, jokes about homeruns and sport, classroom banter about age, a humorous Elgin housekeeper exchange, a Northeast Iowa woman’s past, worries like a rocking horse, a local man’s gripe about marriage, modern brightening with a filling station, a hen and chicks proverb, and a joke about a mother sewing lace to shirt tails leading to laughter and change.
In Sikeston a Democratic parade on Monday drew a Negro spectator whose child’s quip about her mother sparked a sharp retort. The column riffs on memory, names, and odd births, listing diverse names from Minus to Turnip. It also reports local departures, health visits, and a West Union auto crash with injuries.
John Bauman Carl Hackmann and father sold their land holdings near this city to Mr Wiley of Garden City Kansas. They have purchased land around Lakin Kansas and will relocate with their families to make that state their future home. Mrs White of Decorah mother of Mrs Frank Kimball improves in health after illness. Albert and Ern Schori and their wives returned from Chicago after attending the fat stock show and other sights of the city.
County Line News reports multiple social events and visits. Families including Helgerson Halverson Kittleson Olson Tape Berg Amundson Hanson Gilbertson Reierson Wander Nelson Kimball Everson Martie gathered for showers dinners and Thanksgiving day activities with relatives neighbors and friends across nearby towns.
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