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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1966
Page
2
A garbled OCR page describes a basketball game featuring the Tigers with mentions of players Amundson Valier and Barker. The account references rebounds, scoring, and coaching decisions, though many names and details are unclear due to transcription errors.
A mixed junior high page reports third grade notes, seventh grade science geography and math topics, and a January meeting of the Valier PPA. Basketball results show boys beating West Center and a 40 to 28 seventh-grade win, with Jet Cline as top scorer in the seventh grade game. Semesters tests occurred Tuesday and Thursday, focusing on verbs and tenses.
The fragment hints at a Grade 10 basketball context with a tied or close score at half time and mentions a Starer figure and a shooting incident. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Local notes from Elgin mention the names Jer, Barnes, Larson, Clarence, Rees, Fesky, Post, Reversor, Auton, Stal, Clermont, NuranE, Acton, and Feuser. Mentions of families, homes, and an evening cafe scene appear amid scattered references to residents and events.
Sunday overnight guests of the Ervin Metzger family included Mr and Mrs Jake Metzger of Rock Rapids The item also notes Mervin Anderson returning home from Witelrlog with her mother and includes several visitors to the Allen Memorial circle Mary Nesume Corrie Enoblock and others The fragment mentions Ruth Schupbach Marge Hodel and Clara Knoblock among Rock Rapids neighbors with multiple family visits over a weekend
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