Post Office Mailing Note From Elgin Iowa
Entered in the post office at Elgin Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.
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Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
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02 Feb 1939
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Elgin Echo in Elgin, Iowa
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1939
Page
1
Police Duty for Swine in Freezing Night
Sheriff A J Kutsehat and city marshal Leon Johnson policed a hog roundup at 2 a m in 10 below zero wind. Luther Stepp’s truck had tipped two miles southeast on No 56, hogs scattered widely. Lantern failed, but officers regrouped and three hogs headed each way as dawn neared, all returned by 4 30 a m.
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A. J. Kutsehat
Leon Johnson
Luther Stepp
Argo-Gazette
India
Shakespeare
Kolynos
Christ
Golden Temple
Ganges
Mother of All India
Ghendi
Iowa lawmakers weigh liquor tax profits and pricing
Des Moines legislators consider raising liquor prices to boost state revenue. Proponents say current Iowa prices lag behind other monopolies and would fund state expenses. Opponents urge keeping prices low to curb bootlegging as much as possible. The state treasury received 1.9 million dollars from liquor profits last year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Catbird Long Traveler and Costly Shoes Tale
A mix of notes recounts a catbird's southward migration to wintering grounds in the Bahamas and Panama. Separately a local boy, Vernon Michel, was struck in the eye by a ricocheted .22 bullet while shooting in his yard. a doctor found no entry wound and the bullet dropped out, leaving Vernon with a scratched eye in Harmony.
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The
Bahama
Panama
Ripley's
Vernon Michel
Virgil Michel
Harmony
Vernon
Dr. Johnson
Johnson
Decorah
Round the World with Mrs Hughes in India and Nepal
The narrative recounts a journey through Calcutta Benares and Delhi with visits to the zoo temples and markets. The writer notes encounters with missionaries, a local hotel owner, and a Bengali boat ride along the Ganges while describing Hindu rites and city life in vivid detail.
Carthage College senior Mary Katherine Budd earns national honor
Mary Katherine Budd of Carthage College, blind since age four, is named to the Who's Who among College Students nationwide. She is an honor student, leading concert pianist, debate team member, and Beta Kappa Sorority member, reflecting her status as a prominent coed on campus.
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Carthage
Mary Katherine Budd
Carthage College
Budd
Beta Kappa Sorority
Prank backfires on Chicago youth at suburban high school
Lawrence Cole, 18, of Chicago, was injured when a prank exploded in his classroom. He lay face down in a hospital bed to avoid taunting nurses, after a whistling device in his pocket caused a blast that blew out his trousers. Police called the incident an isolated prank gone wrong.
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Lawrence Cole
Chicago
Evanston Hospital
Lawrence
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Round the World
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Tonga
Burga
Siva
Buddha
Agra
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Holman M.E. Mission Girls’ School
Echo
Elgin State Bank
Elgin, Iowa
Firestone Champion Tire
Pig Eas
Floyd Roberts
Firestone
Firestone Laboratories
Speedway
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Osten
Richard Crooks
Mergaret Speaks
Alfred Wallenstala
WN. B. C. Red
Everett Mitchell
Elgin Oil
Andessories
F. D. Welch
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