Rich's Pipe Dreams and Small Town Chuckles
A collage of local notes and humor from a business district tour includes a Sunday holiday observeable by state offices, comments on the high cost of materials and food, school vacation tidbits, a wedding in Cherry Valley, appointments in Elgin, and a variety of quips about daily life, fashion, misadventures, and aging in a small town. The piece blends social observations, light satire, and community updates with sketches and jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Franklin Street
Bertha Ruch
Levi Pulfer
Cherry Valley
Apostolic Church
Elgin
Ill
Anna de Sart
Main Street
Fred E. Schori
Odd Fellows
Rebekahs
West Union Social Roundup and Local Visits
Community notes from West Union detail dinners and visits among residents including Mrs. Chloa Lyon, Mrs. Robert Kerr, and families. The Ladies Aid met at the church with a one o clock luncheon while other gatherings featured skating parties, birthday celebrations, and Sunday calls. A funeral for Fred Carmichael and remarks on timberland yields and used farm machinery values conclude the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chloa Lyon
Robert Kerr
Karolin
Lois
Wm. Nutting
West Union
Ladies’ Aid Society
Willis Lyon
Carl Appelman
Ray Gilbert
Dan Craft
Barbara Gilbert
Mary Bartlett
Clarence Tripp
Fred Carmichael
Colleen
Mabel Peters
Chris Lyon
Paul Stillman
Joey
William
Robert
Donald Peters
Barbara
Lorraine Gilbert
Melvin Hanson
Doris
Jimmy
Maryel Frederick
Joe Peters
Lyle Olson
Robert Gilbert
Chloa Ly
Clifton Kerr
Elgin Roller Rink
Eva Boyer
Don Reeder
Oscar Reeder
Vern Boyer
Melvin Boyer
Impatience Kills Pedestrians in Highway Crossings
The piece warns that impatience on roads kills or injures pedestrians every three minutes nationwide. It urges pedestrians to use marked intersections, look both ways, and avoid stepping out from behind parked cars to prevent fatal outcomes.
Prospects For A 1948 Apple Harvest And 4-H Week
Prospects for a good apple crop in 1948 are fair with heavy bud growth but reduced terminal twig growth. Bloom should be heavy and, with favorable weather, a good set of apples is expected. Iowa 4-H clubs mark National 4-H Club Week March 1 to 7 to boost Hawkeye State membership above 40,000, with current enrollment over 38,000, falling short of the 1948 goal by about 2,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Echo remembers 1922 school absences and Fordson Day feats
In the 1922 Echo file, absent pupils include Rosie Hadd Frieda Miller Grace Patterson Benjamin Schneider Harold Schneider Tillie Gruver Marie Halsted and Raymond Krueger. H D Yack excelled at Fordson Day in West Union earning top prizes for oldest Ford driver largest load and longest distance driven with a 1312 mile trip carrying himself his wife and son. Nora and Ida Olson mentioned among the Misses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosie Hadd
Frieda Miller
Grace Patterson
Benjamin Schneider
Harold Schneider
Tillie Gruver
Marie Halsted
Raymond Krueger
H. D. Yack
West Union
Steller
Mr. Yack
Nora and
Ida Olson
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elgin Echo
Fayette County
Towa
R. P. Strauch
National Editorial
Ssociation
Towa Press
Mempen
Rich
Pipe Dreams
Wolf
Jane
Farmer Jones
Mary
Mrs. Jones
Bill Jones
Isa
Hollywood
Confession
Father Time
Sur
Tom
School of Applied Art
Johnny
Dan
Sam
Eaven
Brainard News
Cash
Falb’s Market
West Union Rendering Service
W. E. Baumgartner
Steele’s Grocery
John Tillotson
Kayx
Waterloo, Iowa
J. B. Hosier
Radio Pastors
Sale
International Harvester
Elgin Cooperative Feeds
Crom
Robert Nordyke
Vivian
la. B
Geo. Crease
Menomonie
Wisconsin
Elgin Produce
C. J. Mulford
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