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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1949
Page
3
An old caretaker confronts a gunman in a shuttered house. The thief seeking a Van Gogh hides as piano notes echo, the caretaker reveals the missing plan ner and a hidden cat keeps the scene tense as the intruder flees.
District financial report ending December 31, 1948 with general fund receipts and disbursements. Minutes note bills allowed on October 19 November 17 and December 20 1948. Listed expenditures include salaries, insurance, painting, bus maintenance and supplies from Clermont area vendors and publishers.
A scanned Clermont School District financial report lists expenditures to various suppliers and services for the quarter ending December 31, 1948. Names include Verla Gunderson secretary and J A Erickson notary, with itemized costs across gas, music, supplies, and maintenance. The document confirms the report as true and correct.
Mrs Harold Bennett and guests visited the Ole Benson home in West Union on Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Mary Tatro hosted birthday celebrations for Mrs Roy Tatro with multiple families from West Union and Castalia attending. Mrs Frank Sideman and Rodney visited the Herman Lubke home, and Agnes and Louise Bilden dined with Mr and Mrs John A Larson. Several ladies attended a quilting bee at Verni Eagle’s home. First and Second Grade pupils earned stars for conduct, with several students also achieving perfect spelling scores and classmates treating birthday celebrants in four rooms.
Fred Draeger born May 25 1808 in Pommern Germany died after a stroke at age 80 on Jan 26 at his Hawkeye home. He came to Fayette county at 14 and farmed with his wife in Clermont area until 1939 then moved south of Fayette and later near Hawkeye. Baptized into Elgin Baptist church Feb 10 1884. married Amelia Lubke Nov 9 1895 in Clermont. ten children with one predeceased him. survived by eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren. Funeral conducted Jan 29 at Burnham West Union with text from Revelation 12 11. Interment Clermont cemetery. Pallbearers were his sons William Walter John Fritz Carl and Clarence.
The article traces wallpaper origins from ancient China to modern manufacturing in the United States. It notes the US as the top producer with about two-fifths of output from Illinois mills and lists fifteen mills operated in Illinois by twelve manufacturers.
Primary first grade pupils prepared Good Food Posters in Health class and began reading the book Our New Friends. They made booklets about number work using manuscript books Print to Script. Visitors Mrs Harris Kjosa Mrs Lloyd Anderson and Mrs Olson joined the class.
A health feature notes the average American takes 17 years to consume their body weight in salt, highlighting long term dietary risks and urging reduced salt use and awareness of hidden sodium in foods.
Fragmentary OCR notes compare land areas of Venezuela with Texas and Oklahoma and with France and Italy. The passage is garbled, making precise figures and context impossible to determine from the readable content.
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