Photostats Service and Local Oddities
Opportunity uses want ads to promote affordable photocopies of vital records by mail or in person with 72 hour turnaround. Cites birth and discharge papers with wallet-size copies in plastic. Also notes a humorous ad line and local farm anecdote about cattle and a buck deer wandering into brush near New London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mbis
Elgin Echo
Dial
Elgin. Itt
Harlan Hunter
New London
Mr. Hunter
Special Session Begins Next Week Continues From Page One
The piece notes a forthcoming special legislative session and taxes. It reports on new Deputy W. H. Sherin of Mason City named by Insurance Commissioner Sterling Alexander, replacing Ralph Knudson who resigned. It mentions savings bonds sales gains in October statewide and county rankings, plus plans for a governor's residence funded by the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Sherin
Mason City
State Insurance Commission
Sterling Alexander
Sherin
Ralph Knudson
Des Moines
Sherrin
Grand Avenue
Gerard 8. Nollen
Towa
Trou
Board of Education
State Fair Board
Bhie
Siudé
Guardianship sale of timber land in Fayette County Iowa
In Fayette County Iowa Guardian Nels Olson sells timber land described as a tract in Section 16 Township 94 North Range 7 West. Sale price 1100 dollars to H L Matthys, pending court approval and higher bids. Hearing set December 18, 1947 at 10:00 A M in West Union Court Room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nels Olson
District Court of Town
Fayette County
Towa
H. L. Matthys
West Union
Kiowa
Jana
Guardian's Deed and Elgin Iowa Council Proceedings 1947
In Elgin Iowa on November 20 1947 the Guardian's Deed was discussed as payment settled. Tawn council met to discuss plans for a new well with Mayor Pate and council members present. decision postponed for further investigation. December 1 1947 the town council met in regular session with Mayor Falk. bills were audited and approved including salaries and long distance calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa
Tawn Council
Pate
Boyle
Dean
Muehlethaler
Schorl
O'Neill
Brook
Milne
Layne-Western Co
Dssq
R. E. Kohler
Toy
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Falk
Schori
TouRgimen
Jumbled Comic Fragments From a Page of Patchy Dialogue
A garbled OCR style collage presents old time humor about jail rocks Plymouth Rocks and political jabs, with stray lines about mental institutions, a sheep and a ram, and a quip on longevity and doctors. The text teases a wider page of dialogue snippets and folkloric bits.
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Noel Brockway
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Walt
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LISTO
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Stipa
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Imont
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Dial 2441
Lie
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Interstate Power Co
John Falk & Sons
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Postville Rendering CO
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Mr. Zeigler
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Roger F. Warin
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Henry
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W.P. Kohis
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
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Detco
Swanlite
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U. & Royal Deluxe
John Deere
Fred Butikofer
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