Corn show dates set for Elain and lodge officers listed
The corn show will be held Monday and Tuesday January 22 and 23 in Elain. Masonic officers for the year include W M Fred S Hanson and others, Rebekah Lodge and Odd Fellow officers named, Eastern Star officers listed. Local residents welcomed births and relocations, with Mrs. Max Hunsberger and family moving to Falb hotel for winter and others undergoing minor medical steps. Mrs. H S Steele hosted a gathering of younger women Monday evening.
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Elain
Masonic
Fred S. Hanson
W. M
George Falk
S. W
H. B. Greenley
J. W
C. J. Harrington
Samuel Mosby
Albert Schori
August Benson
Ed Hanson
Rebekah Lodge
Werle Kniel
N. G
Carrie Steele
V.G
Jennie Ander
Grace Bowen
Frank Greenley
H. T. Knudtson
W. G
Max ‘Hunsberger
Sec'y
Mike Yenney
Eastern Star
Bertha Mealey
W.M
W. P
Nelle Mattoon
A. M
Tille Hanson
Sec’y
Jennie Mosby
Florence Kohler
Charlotte Weibel
A. C
Max Hunsberger
Bert Kohler
Postville Hospital
L. B. Mattoon
Nelle
Falb
Fred C. Muehlethaler
Executor's Notice for Hen Schneider Estate in Fayette County
The District Court of Fayette County Iowa appoints W W Davidson as executor of Hen Schneider estate on December 15 1947. Creditors must present claims legally authenticated to the court for allowance and all debts are to be paid to the executor.
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District Court
Fayette County
Iowa
Hen Schneider
W. W. Davidson
Tax Indians Where the government holds land title
The text notes that when the government retains title to land Indians pay no taxes, but when an Indian is granted full title and manages his own property he pays taxes like any citizen.
Mrs Amanda Mason obituary notes long Iowa life
Amanda Mason died in Laurens Iowa at 73, survived by her three children Orlin Mason Elgin Howard Mason Adel Pocahontas. She lived in Havelock and Pocahontas areas, joined Methodist church in 1912, active in Rebecca lodge and American Legion Auxiliary. Funeral held Dec 8 at Pocahontas Mahon Funeral Home and Havelock church. buried Washington cemetery.
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Kansas
Iowa
Warren County
Indianola
Theodore H. Mason
Orlin G. Mason
Elgin
Howard E. Mason
Adel
Forrest M. Mason
Pocahontas
Pocahontas County
Havelock
Methodist Church
Rebecca Lodge
American Legion Auxiliary
Mason
J. M. Williams
Nelson McVey
Israel Halder
Poocahontas
Carl McVey
Rockwell City
Washington
Basic to Life Phosphorus and lime as life minerals
A study by the Bureau of Agricultural Economics says the nation’s farm plant is worth about 101.5 billion dollars as of January 1, 1846, up nearly 12 percent from a year earlier and about 90 percent since 1940. The gain mainly reflects higher asset values and cash from sales, not physical farm improvements.
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Beccome
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Direct U S Investments in Asia End of 1940
US direct investments in Asia at 1940 year end totaled about 422 million dollars, roughly a percentage of total US investments abroad. The figures cover all American holdings in foreign corporations or enterprises controlled by US domiciled entities or those with significant management influence.
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United States
Asia
Elgin High School Spotlight: Phyllis Gehring and Mahlon Lantz
Elgin High presents Phyllis Ruth Gehring, 17, 5'6", 130 lbs, brown hair, blue eyes, senior row, basketball fan with diploma aims in a big town. Mahlon Leon Lantz, 17 years 1 month, 5'11", 158 lbs, football star, joins chorus and basketball, seeks millionaire status by 25, 100% spelling honorees listed.
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Elgin
Spike Jones
Pdéere
Jimmy Durante
Betty Hutton
Mahlon Leon Lantz
WMT
Alan Ladd
Jane Powell
Mahlon
EHS
Clermont Junior High Defeats Elgin 35 to 11
The Clermont junior high basketball team beat Elgin 35 to 11 last Wednesday afternoon, leading 18 to 0 at halftime and expanding the margin thereafter. The menu for Dec 15 19 lists daily meals with mains, sides, desserts, and milk.
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Clermont
Elgin Boys
Primary and First Grade Christmas Preparations
The primary class works in new books and prepares for a Christmas program. Kathryn Knudtson is absent sick. Students craft Santa Claus figures, sleighs, reindeer, and ornaments. Monday they trim the classroom tree.
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Mother Hubbard
Kathryn Knudtson
Home Ec Club Decides Toy Drive for Orphanage
The Home Ec Club met Tuesday afternoon and voted to replace Christmas gift exchanges with a toy drive for a child. The program, led by Marian Gehring, featured talks by Lorraine Miller and Peggy Helms on Christmas gifts.
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Home Ec Club
Marian Gehring
Lorraine Miller
Peggy Helms
Rats reproduction in Iowa could yield massive descendants
A historical note states that rats may breed monthly, producing 4 to litters per year in Iowa. Rats live about three years, so a single pair could theoretically generate over 200 million descendants in three years if none are lost.
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Iowa
Vehicle Fire Destroys 1941 Packard Convertible in Iowa
A 1941 Packard convertible was destroyed in an automobile fire near Iowa City while Mr. and Mrs. Turner were en route for Thanksgiving. The engine overheated and the couple barely saved their belongings before the car was consumed. Also mentioned are Dan Turner and Mrs Turner and a reference to a former governor of Iowa.
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Packard
Formey Gov
Iowa
Dan Turner
Turner
Iowa City
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RP. Strauch
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Amanda Mason
Amanda Elizabeth Halterman
George W
Hannah A. Halderman
Palmyra
Memorial Hospital
Laurens
Legion and Auxiliary of
Good Neighbors Club
Cheery Valley
Orlin Mason
Forrest Mason
Howard Mason
Invest In
Elgin School News
Kenneth Crider
Patsy Capper
Jeanette Krueger
Keith Crider
Ruthann Milts
Marcia Wolf
Carlton Krueger
Norman Mitts
David Dawson
Leland Sparks
Marie Sutter
Stanley Lehman
Stanley Capper
Marjorie Johnson
Nora Raney
Germany
Norway
Ee Club
Henry. A. Peterson
New York
Life Insurance Company
Auburn St
West Union, In
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
Elkader, Towa
E. R. Withell
D. C
Siete Bank Bldg, Elkader, Is
Harry H. Frieden
Gabardine & Flannel
Mackinaws
Elgin Clothes Shop
Mel Kohler
Gero
Wen
Garod Radi
Gehring Hardware
Cargill
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