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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1944
Page
3
A short postal notice notes that Clermont in Fayette County Iowa is entered as second class mail matter at the local post office under the Act of March 3 1852. The item indicates official mailing status for the newspaper or notice and the county location.
Waterville teams won both games on Clermont floor with girls 30 to 19 and boys 23 to 17. Clermont swept Stanley with girls 41 to 15 and boys 23 to 22. County tournaments set for West Union February 2 to 5 with Clermont girls facing Arlington and boys meeting Elgin. Next week February 9 to 12, Clermont hosts Lamont in a girls sectional with a Thursday 9 20 p m opening round.
Jana get good grades. Primary students read Little Friends and practiced penmanship. Several classmates, including Sandra Amundson and Charles Thorson, were ill with chickenpox. Upper grades read Rip Van Winkle and discussed how plants help other plants. Absences included Lloyd Amundson and Gene Wunder and Norene Amundson.
Death Valley is described as the lowest point on the North American continent. The statement notes its geographical distinction and place on the map. Further context not provided.
Twenty five years ago Harvey Sullivan came home Monday from the Great Lakes where he had been discharged from the Navy. Mrs S G Erickson was operated on for appendicitis at the Postville hospital Saturday and is improving. Mrs J C Halverson returned home Saturday from Hedrick after visiting her sister. H F Shipton came home last Thursday from Prairie du Chien Wisconsin for rheumatism treatment. Dorf Opperud and Lester Anderson were in Des Moines and Coup Dodge the first of the week.
Thousands of acres in the Southern region, deemed too poor for crops, are being planted with pines. The effort aims at supplying wood for the emerging paper industry in the area.
Local social notes list visits and gatherings among residents including Halverson Roald Landsgard Johnson Larson Olson Lyngaas Nygaard Anderson and others. Several funerals and family events are recorded with travel to Ossian Rotheny Clermont and nearby communities.
Fragmented OCR describes pine trees for smokeless powder production and a reference to firing two rounds in a 16 inch gun. High uncertainty in readable terms but indicates military linkage and weapon terminology.
A new entry in the boating market unveils Bebler with six iliene synthetic enhancements. Industry observers note improved performance and potential shifts in regional yachting as manufacturers race to adapt.
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