23 Dec 1948
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
1
A fragment from the Elgin Echo Dial provides postal and filing details for Elgin Iowa. The readable portion notes second class mail status and a March 185% act reference, with address and city context.
The calendar notes Thursday December 23 as Last Quarter, while the speaker quips about Pope financial matters, hinting at fiscal strain and humorous wordplay on dates and fortunes.
A local note praises Strawberry Point for standout Christmas decorations. A fragment mentions a boy, a Republican remark, and a humorous quip about old fashioned pessimism and clothing belts. The text also references a man with three farms and $50,000 in connection to seasonal greetings.
A scrambled column of jokes and quips reflects light humor on bank loans bad weather and everyday misadventures. It mentions a 120 day loan to shorten winter and recalls anecdotes about elderly folk earthquakes and late mail. The tone is breezy and observational.
A job applicant jokes about a triple entry bookkeeping system. He says one set shows real profits to the boss, a second set shows no profit to stockholders, and a third set reports a net loss to the tax authorities. The boss questions the applicant about understanding double entry.
The Pleasant Point Study Club met at the Bene home for November with a noon picnic. A short business session followed a roll call poem and plans to pack Christmas boxes. A Dec 14 party at the Feller home was arranged and January meeting set for the Shaffer home.
Brainard News notes a series of social visits including Mr. and Mrs. Tom Reeder and Alvin from Eldora for dinner with Mr. and Mrs. Don Reeder. Doris Hanson and Barbara Gilbert stayed with Mrs. Chloauyon. Ed Heins and Harold Heins visited Roger Reeder. Marvel and Roger Frederick joined Melvin Hanson. Hanson and Marvel and Roger Frederick visited Ray Gilbert. Alvin was a guest in Ray Gilbert’s home. Dan Craft and Mrs. Chica Lyons visited others Friday.
An undertaker from Riceville, while assisting at a funeral service, is informed his 14 month old daughter Sue Ellen has died in an accidental strangulation in her high chair.
I wish to thank all friends and neighbors for cards letters and gifts sent me while I was at the hospital. All was greatly appreciated. Wording reflects a personal note from J Arvid Anderson thanking the community for support during hospitalization.
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