For Sale and Notice Listings from Elgin Echo 1947
Classified ads include want ads with rates, movie notices, sales of goods like a 1939 Ford DeLuxe, straw bale delivery, appliances, pencils, beef quarters, theater tickets, and a probate executor notice for Ben Schneider. Names include Gilbert Lofts, George Vaughn, Albert Dennler, Mrs Caroline Follett, Monserud, Dan Burke, and W W Davidson with Clermont and Elgin locations. The page features auction bids, rental theater seats, and a public notices section from Fayette County Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AI Iad
Clermont
Caroline Follett
District Court
Fayette County
Iowa
Ben Schneider
W. W. Davidson
Notice of Personal Responsibility and Thanks from Ed Boyle
Statement denying liability for checks or contracts unless personally contracted by Merlin Hellum and expressing gratitude from Mrs. Ed Boyle to friends neighbors churches clubs and organizations for gifts and cards received during the holidays and over the years with thanks noted for the comfort provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merlin Hellum
Ed Boyle
Political Events Shape 1948 Iowa Legislation Update
Iowa political notes discuss Grauhr weights and war times, Kathryn Kirketey’s Senate seat rotation, and Whitney Gilliland as Republican chairman. Board hints at Eldora Training School inquiry into security building use, with plans for two new cottages at Eldora and return of girls from Anamosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Training School For Boys
Eldora
Board of Control
Charles W. Reed
Anamosa
Vintage car listings from mid-century sale card
A catalog of classic autos with brief descriptions and prices including several models from 1930s to 1940s. Notable entries include a 46 Chevrolet Style Master sedan with low mileage and black finish, a 41 Oldsmobile 66 two door with radio and heater, and multiple Ford and Chevrolet V-8s with details on color and condition. Prices appear for some items, with a 33 Chevrolet coach listed at 195 dollars.
State plans summer work at Eldora and budget concerns
The article outlines proposed summer work at Eldora including remodeling of cottages and the administration building, a crop rotation plan on over 800 acres of state farm land, and a special session emergency fund of one million dollars for the interim committee. It notes budget pressures from higher food prices and potential overages by the board of control and board of education, plus a lengthy list of local Christmas dinners and visitors across several households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bably
Eldora
Board of Control
Board of Education
Henry A. Peterson Special Agent at New York Life
Henry A. Peterson is listed as a New York Life Insurance Company special agent based in West Union Indiana, with a contact address at 214 Auburn street and telephone 290 W.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Peterson
NEW York Life Insurance Company
Auburn Bt
West Union
Family Dinner Hosts in Clermont Weekend
Mr and Mrs Harold Landsgard hosted dinner at Clermont with Sunday guests including Mr and Mrs Wm B Miller and Willet Lis Olson of Clermont and Wanda Pagel of Oelwein visiting from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Etter
Dorothy Etter
John Berger
Davenport
Lawrence Etter
Sandra
West Union
Walter Bovis
Mary Sue
Guttenberg
Art Earle
Sue Bovis
P. Strauch
Paul and
Keith Waters
Robert Schultz
Luana
Lou Denntler
Margie
Thomas
George Jones, Sr
Wadena
Hollis Finch
Billy
James Davis
Fayette
Allen Habeger
Gene
J. A
Henry Anderson
Carolyn Kirkestue
Millard Gisleson
Ar Jene Buroden
Alphie Reterson
Reterson
Alton Staff and
Postville
Lars Larson
Millard
M. W. Richmond
Geo. Garner
Karen
Oelwein
LeRoy Steele
Falb
John Falb
BE. L. Morris
Jean
Maywood
H. W. Falb
Geo. H. Falb
W.C. Fal Sfid
Lewfalb
Ada Kay
Robert Falb
Roger
C. M. Peterson
Ethel Kohler
Patty Peterson
C. B. Sehori
Betty
Ben
K. J. Meyer
Cal+mar
K. S. Hoag
Chas. O'Neill
C. J
Mulford
Rex
John Tillotson
Ruth
Arthur Marshall
Winthrop
E. L. Morris
John Falb, Jr
Nora Olson
Detroit
Mich
Emma
Wm Ewing
Farley
Olson
Robert Miller
Delwein
Sheldon Boyle
W. P. Kohls
Boyle
Robert Howard
DeKalb, Ill
Fags, Howard
Harold Landsgard
Clermont
Wm. B. Miller
Willet
Lis Olson
Wanda Pagel
Saler’s Want Ad Promises Inexpensive Result Getter
A concise want ad pitch touts an inexpensive approach as an effective sales driver to secure outcomes. It emphasizes affordability and measurable results without detailing methods or guarantees.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Want
Dow
Gilbert
Clermidtit
George Vaughn
Elgin
The
Echo
Avalon Theater
Noel Brockway
White Rock
John Pulfer
Richard Friederich
Dial
Poland
Martin Johnson
Gunder
Jim Muncie
Dial 3705
Albert, Dennler
Durok
Louis ‘Kjosa
Addres Elgin
LISTO
Echo Stationers
Will “Monserud
Harpers Ferry
H. B. Gilson
Echo Office
Janet Ames
Dan Burke
Chevrolet
Fred Butikofers
Howard Barnes
Elgin Food Lockers
Ruby Benson
Insurance Agency
W. F. Kohier
E.R. Withell
D.C
State Bank Bldg
Elkader
Harry H. Frieden
Elgin, Iowa
Postville .Rendering CO
Waukon
Sunderman
Monona
Mr. Zeigler
Ossian
West Union—Farmers
Arizona
House of Representatives
Grahl
Adj
Charles H. Grahl
Kathryn Kirketey
Bf Bedford
Adam
Kirketey
Whitney Gillifiana
Republican
Oldsmobile
Jerome H. Sensing
Baumgartner
R, A
George Metzger
Rath Packing O
Waterloo
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
NEW Hope PS
D.V.M. Elgin, Iowa
Goop Land Bank Loan
National Farm Loan Association
Member
Federal Land Bank System
West Union National Farm Loan Association
Darrell KR
Peasley
Sec
y-Treas
Green Colonial
Colonial
Schori & Kuster
Emerson
Elgin Cooperative
Roy Knight
Max Medberry
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