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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1952
Page
3
Forty four adults attended a program with a student recording heard by pupils later. Eskimo decor including a sled dog igloo and scent adorns the room. First graders report vacations and upcoming weather unit. Second graders recall Christmas party and Santa gifts. Third graders share Christmas gifts and magnets experiments. Sophomores study Dickens and history while home economics completes cooking.
Students start sewing projects in class while Junior in world history reviews for the semester test. English students watched Macbeth to understand the story. Mrs Meskel assigned study questionnaires and the class prepares for a quiz next week.
Clermont locals recount a New Year watch night hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Louie Olson with guests including Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Shipton and others. Prizes went to Gordon Hoopman and Mrs. Moore at bridge and to Shipton and Appelman at samba. Numerous holiday visits and dinners followed at area homes.
When brucellosis infected cattle are removed from a building the premises must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected to prevent further contamination and spread.
Mr and Mrs John Finnigan Jerry and Mary attended a dinner in honor of Jerry home on furlough from Camp Knox Kentucky. Allan and Robert Johnson Frank and Oran Shipton and Henry Kittleson celebrations included family guests and a belated Christmas dinner. Henry Anderson remains patient at Kahler Hospital Rochester Minnesota. Several neighbors visited Claude Gress and John Sampson households. Duane Wedo heads for induction. Service Club meets January 15 and Appelman hosts 81st birthday dinner for Bert Henderson with many guests.
Fayette County Supervisors opened bids for an addition to the county home on September 2 and tabulated proposals from General Contracting firms. Bids ranged from about 331,794 to 406,000 with alternates deducting or adding amounts for soil tests and other work.
Fayette County Iowa Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution to issue one hundred 1000-dollar funding bonds to fund a 100000 debt from warrants on the Emergency Bridge Fund. Notice had been published. no protests filed. Also approved highway project recommendations for State Highway Commission consideration.
A garbled record shows the Chairman and Board of Supervisors attentive to Hazel Gehring, County Auditor, with a motion and vote leading to adjournment. The garbled text references the board’s chair and county official in a formal meeting context.
A county board meeting held in the Supervisory Office at the Court House in Won Tow on December 20, 1951 at two o'clock resulted in all members voting aye with no nays. Chairman Wolfe announced the reotation about pee re proved and the Board adjourned to Monday, February 8, 1951. Hazel Gehring, County Auditor.
A pickled pine finish may be applied to new wood by using a coat of gray stain and rubbing the surface, when dry, with a soft rag dipped in a little white paint. A varnish or shellac coat may be used to protect the finish.
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