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Elgin News Briefs Include Visits and Dances At Opera House
Hazel Cook of Elgin returns from Cedar Falls while Irene Nenno comes back from Rowley to join local social notes. Club dances near Tuesday at the Elgin Opera House invite friends. Nick Rennison and Alex Pollock depart Monday to resume studies at the state university in Iowa City. A. A. Strauch of Chadwick wins a vial at F W Hughes and RP Strauch home. The Charleston makes its appearance in Elgin as comments on opinions are offered. Mrs C W Nicklaus and Miss Crowe return home Saturday from Des Moines and Cedar Rapids respectively. A 1925 mention notes sixteen lynchings in the prior year. John Haas of Hillsboro, Oregon writes of Elgin’s past and business changes. The town invites former residents to visit and reconnect.
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Hazel, Cook
Eoat
Elgin
Cedar Falla
Irenes Nenno
Rowley
Elgin Opera House
Nick Rennison
Alex Pollock
State University
Iowa City
A.A. Strauch
Chadwick, Trois
F. W. Hughes
D. W
RP. Strauch
Charleston
Miss Crowe
John Heas
Hillsboro
Oregon
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