Local Ads and Notices From Elgin and Clermont
Community notices offer seed corn and grass seed from Elgin Produce, plus certified Clinton seed oars and Bolson starter for chicks. A farm worker seeks a non milking role near Luana. Theater promos advertise The Swordsman at Avalon and four days of Road to Rio with courtesy tickets for Walter Germann and Ole Amundson. A two story brick building in Clermont on Clermont street is for sale, with garage and potential apartments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Cargill
Elgin Produce
C.J. Mulford
Wrama
Swordsman
the Avalon
the Echo
Walter Germann
Avalon Theater
Ole Amundson
Clermont
Echo Office
Clermont Street
Elgin
Edith Berg
Political shuffle in Republican race for Iowa secretary of state
Fifth candidate M D Synhorst of Orange City joins four others seeking the Republican nomination for secretary of state. The field appears wide open, with convention possible and some candidates already declared. Other notes cover a rehearing request on a land tax case, a Council Bluffs appearance by Martha Taft, and the value of trees in soil and water conservation on Iowa farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. D. Synhorst
Orange City
Secretary of State
State Auditor's Office
State Tax Commission
Synhurst
Earl G. Miller
Des Moines
Richard N. Mason
Ames
Russell L. Voelz
Minburn
Charles J. Knickerbocker
Fairfax
Iowa Supreme Court
Y Atty
Robert C. Larson
State House
Lowa
Emerson Red Clover Outperforms 80 Strains In Key Traits
Emerson red clover ranked superior among eighty strains for winter hardiness forage yield and seed production. Trials showed consistent performance across conditions, highlighting its viability for varied pasture and seed production programs.
Political Announcements for County Offices
Candidates announce renomination bids for county offices subject to Republican voters at the June primary. W M Knox seeks renomination for County Treasurer. A Munson for County Recorder. Hazel Gehring for County Auditor. E S Estey for County Attorney. Fred A House for County Sheriff. Herbert D Klammer for Clerk of the District Court. J C Davis as State Representative of Fayette County. A E Dell Smith for Board of Supervisors term starting Jan 2 1949. Fred W Gremmels for Board of Supervisors term starting Jan 2 1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Knox
A. Munson
Hazel Gehring
Reepublican
E. S. Estey
Fred A. House
Herbert D. Klammer
Fayette County
J.C. Davis
Board of Supervisors
A. E
Dell) Smith
Fred W. Gremmels
Proceedings of County Board of Supervisors 1948 Minutes
The minutes record disbursements to various individuals and firms including Flower, Green, Galer, Gibbs-Cook, Gell, Globe, and GoSSNE Prova for services, repairs, and supplies. It notes taxes and fuel costs, and closes with the board’s adjournment to January 15, 1948, signed by Chairman Smit and Auditor Gehring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LD. Flower
Lad Harry Green
Bex Guyer
Pen Entens
J. M. Grimex
Trena
Toass Graham & Schenck Lby. Co
Frea W. Gremmels
Granainetti
Paul Galer
Gibbs-Cook Trac. & Equip
Ceeee
J. A. Gell
Globe Mach. & Supply Co
Orville Gray
Tolia
A . Smit
Local notes from Randalls to Wilton Junction in Elgin
Elgin residents visit kin in Randalls Fayette and Postville. Local figures report illness relief for Wm. Baumgartner and note Milo Olson’s role at the store. Social visits include Strauch Schultz Kohler Habeger Hoag Olson birthdays and birthday week gatherings. Family trips include Rochester weekend for Pinney Burg Anderson and Kohler families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C. Popenhagen
Fred Fopenhagen
Randalls
Geo. Popenhagen
Fayette
BE. Baumgartner
Milo Olson
Tofield Heck
Ethel Kohler
C. M. Peterson
Postville
Wilton Junction
Clifton Kohler
Des Moines
Keith Kohler
West Union
Robert Kohler
Betty Schori
Georgia May Schori
Iowa City
Allen Habeger
John Anderson
Clarence Hoag
Ralph
Blanche Hendren
Donna
B. J. Baum
Barber
Elmer Pinney, Jr
Robert Burg
Charles Anderson
Rochester
Minn
Washington Birthday Supper Draws Crowd At Church
Mr and Mrs Thomas Pollock were guests of the Robert Longmuir family Sunday. A large crowd attended the Cemetery Association s annual Washington Birthday supper at the church Friday. March plans announced by the Ladies Aid Society include entertaining the Cemetery Association and Ladies Aid at the church. Otis Year, Mrs Carroll Klingman and Ruth Rothlisberger are among those invited. Frank Loving and family visited Davenport while Fred Burrow hosted guests at his home. John Christen, Fred and Otis Rothlisberger traveled to Des Moines for a purebred hog sale. Fred Burrow sprained his ankle last Monday and will stay home as Silas Butikofer tends chores. Iowa Agricultural Experimental Association seed certification program invites seed producers to join and certify seed under approved requirements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. Pollock
Robert Longmuir
Cemetery Assn
Ladies’ Aid Society
Jehurch
Wm. Year
Otis
Carroll Klingman
Ruth Rothlisberger
Martha, Chapman
Frank Loving
Davenport
Tina
Fred Burrow
John Christen
Fred
Rothlisberger
Des Moines
Silas Butikofer
Mr. Burrow
Local social notes recall winter trip and weekend visits
Mr and Mrs Chas Feller returned Sunday from a winter vacation through California Texas and Arkansas leaving January 6. Guests included Mrs John Lantz Mrs Lulu Sehmid and Mrs Tille Hanson at Mrs Fred Kohler's home Monday. Others shared meals and visits with the community including Mr and Mrs Paul Zurbriggen in the Chas Neill home Sunday and Mildred Musser visiting in the Robert Musser home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Feller
California
Texas
Arkansas
John Lantz
Lulu [Sehmid
Tille Hanson
Fred Kohler
Paul Zurbriggen
Chas
le'Neill
Mildred Musser
West Union
Robert Musser
Lola
Alice
Eva Boyer
Don Reeder
Fred Wede
Roy Knight
Dale DeSart
Des Moines
State American Legion
Edna Hunsberger
Waconia
Minn
Harold Albrecht
Two Men Share Old Joke About Wives
Two men, long apart, rekindle conversation with a quip about a wife’s beauty and timing. The exchange hints at familiarity and humor, reflecting casual social banter from a bygone era.
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Want
Clifford M. Olson
Elmer Pinney
Frank Pinney
Henry Gisleson
Luana
Bolson’s
Bolson's
Farmers’ Comm. Co., Inc
LISTO
Echo Stationers
Clarence Buraden
Dial
Timothy
Rae Gibbs
B. W. Bowling
Sumner
Iowa
C. O. Torkelson
Eligin
Echo
Wm. Friederich
Herbert Ash
Dial 3601
Torkelson Bros
Safe Farm Loan
Co-Op Land Bank Loan
National Farm Loan Association
Federal Land Bank System
West Union National Farm Loan Association
Darrell R. Peasley
Sec'y-Tress
Basketball League
Fayette County Basketball League
Waucoma — Ki ‘Hawkeye Elgin
Randalia
Arlington
Stanley Alpha Girls
Stanley
Hawkeye
Arlington Waucoma Randalia
Fayette Alpha
Clermont Boys
Stanley Girls
A. Don Allen
Tri- States Theatre Corp
Paramount Bldg
David B. Long
Long
Bob Taft
Robert A. Taft
Council Bluffs
Martha
Noel Brockway
Postville Rendering CO
Waukon
Sunderman
Monona
Mr. Zeigler
Ossian
West Union— Farmers
Eleader
Cail
Jack Sinclair
Lansing
Evans Cafe
County Board of Supervisors
Schori Bros
Elgin, Jowa
Henry A. Peterson
NEW York Life Insurance Company
Auburn St
Tel
Harry H. Frieden
Elgin, Iowa
Wyria News
Iowa Agricultural Experimental Association
Jerome H. Lensing
Festina
B. & K. Insurance Agency
W. F. Kobler
Dial 9581
Green Colonial
Stoker
Hochomy
John Tillotson Elgin
Dial Pale
Tag Mae Yy Furnace Service
Peggy
Elgin Cooperative
Max Medberry
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