Elgin Iowa Council Minutes December 2 1940
Elgin Iowa council met in regular session at town hall with Mayor G H Falk and councilmen Muehlethaler O Neill Torkelson Doan present Absent Schori. Minutes November approved and bills audited including labor supplies salaries street lights repairs and telephone service. Motion to adjourn carried. C J Harrington Clerk.
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Elgin
Iowa
G. H. Falk
Muehlethaler
O'Neill
Torkelson
Doan
Schori
Fred Pinney
Chas. Feller
Otto Topp
Jas. Moody
Geo. Boyle
Louis Sutter
John Sutter
John Luchsinger
C. J. Harrington
Central States Power & Light Corp
Elgin Furniture Store
H. W. Falk
Torkelson Bros
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
Concin
Brainard Community Notes and Thanksgiving Gatherings
Brainard residents hosted and visited during Thanksgiving with guests from Hawkeye Delhi and West Union. Local weddings reports include Ruth Hope assisting at E R Nutting and the Lyon home. The Neighbors Next Door play at Brainard school drew a large crowd. Church notes mention Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. and services on December 15 at 7:30 p.m.
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Glen Boyer
Lewis Appelman
Hawkeye
Herman Boyer
Stanley
Clara
Carl Appelman
Henry Veasy
Delhi
J. L. Bartlett
Wm. Nutting and
George Boyle
Frank Lyon
Lester Suckow
West Union
Ruth Hope
E. R Nutting
Brainard School
A. E. Burroughs
Fredericksburg
Clarence Tripp
George Tripp
D. A. Craft
Kenneth Appelman
Lion Lutheran Church
Willis Lyon
Chicago
Brainard
Thanksgiving Visit and Family Gatherings in Elgin
Elgin residents hosted relatives over Thanksgiving with Janice Gehring and Donna Knutson from Wadena visiting Janice’s grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gehring. Ruby Boyle from Chicago attended her grandfather Ed Boyle’s funeral and delayed her return until Tuesday. Several others from Minneapolis St Paul and Chester joined family events before some traveled to Waterloo for a sales meeting.
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Janice Gehring
Donna Knutson
Wadena
Elgin
Fred Gehring
Ruby Boyle
Chicago
Ed Boyle
Russell Kohler
Minneapolis
Minn
Alvin Smith
Arthur Johnson
St. Paul
Geraldine Kohler
Chester
Bolson's Hi-Test Mineral Conditioner Promises Big Dividends
Your livestock need Bolson's Hi-Test Mineral Conditioner to keep hogs cattle calves sheep horses and poultry in good condition. If none in your granary, come in and take some home. It saves feed and pays big dividends. Priced very low and favored by more farmers in the eastern half of town.
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Bolson
Bolson’s
Make Your Holiday Cake Time Now For A Christmas Fruit Cake
A dated holiday feature gives step by step fruit cake instructions and a pork cake variant. It advises planning a month ahead, choosing a heirloom recipe, and baking in small loaf cakes or leaf pans. The recipe lists flour, butter, sugar, egg whites, candied fruit, nuts, and flavorings with oven at 300 degrees for about 1 hour 15 minutes.
Iowa State College to Host Highway Safety Conference
The fourth annual Highway Safety Conference will be held at Iowa State College on December 12. Talks will cover motor vehicle inspections, new intoxication tests, speed control measures, and Iowa’s overall progress in traffic safety initiatives.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Thanksgiving social notes from local families and visitors
A long list of Thanksgiving and weekend gatherings shows Elmer Lantz and W C Falk traveling to Chicago. Dozens of local families hosted or visited relatives from Postville to Cobb. Guests included Mrs Edith Berg Mrs Will Christ and many Hoffmanns Luchsingers and Fischers with multiple trips to Cedar Rapids and Strawberry Point noted. A Chester White boar sale is advertised.
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Elmer Lantz
W. C. Falk
Chicago
Edith Berg
Sam Lehman
C. M. Peterson
Postville
Ethel Kohler
Will Christ
Waseca
Minn
Frank Bohanan
H. W. Helms
T. W. Doan
Ruth Gibson
Cedar Rapids
A. G. Bauder
Ed Bauder
Frank Shipton
Chester
C. Harrington
Geraldine Kohler
Darwin Tinker
Strawberry Point
D. Jr. Tinker
John Tinker
Darwin
Winter roof beating prompts Mule-Hide coating ad stunt
A period ad style exchange jokes about winter roof damage and emergency service. It pitches Mule-Hide Roof Coatings and Cements for temporary relief and Mule-Hide Cer-Du-Roy for re roofing. The dialogue includes quips about education, income, and canary samples in a showroom setting.
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Potosi Draught
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Dean Torkelson
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Lime Springs
Mr. Roberts
George Vaughn
Floyd Puffett
Mr. Vaughn
Waterloo
Victor Topp
H. S. Steele
Walter Germann
Otis Woods
Tom Desmond
Victor
Harry Johnson
Gus Krueger
Allen Habeger
Gene
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E. C. Wehrspann
Oitosen
Kenneth Tolbert
Niagara Falls
Peter Luchsinger
P. J. Anderson
Mae
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Kenneth Hellum
Darlene
Eldo Peck
Ossian
Arthur Earle
Anna Cox
Walter Bovis
Burnell Anderson
Donald
Otto Fischer
Harold Fischer
Margaret Crider
St. Lukes Hospital
R. A. Crider
Louise Baumgartner
Coe College
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