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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1961

Page

4

FOR SALE and PERSONAL NOTES SUMMARY

FOR SALE Four new tube less tires and wheels sizes 14 5 x 7 1 ply Emer Lantz El gin 43 4i WANTED Work on farm by high school boy age 15 Larry Frieden ph 2002 Elgin 45p FOR SALE Parts for all electric shavers SUCKOW Jewelry Postville Iowa Witch THANK YOU Kathy Olson and Michael Schori wish to thank all friends and relatives who sent cards and gifts and visited us when we had our tonsils removed It was nice to be remembered Kathy Olson Michael Schori 450 CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank all the Elgin merchants for the jackpot I won Saturday June 24 Mrs Celia Thoman 45p

Emer Lantz Elgin Larry Frieden Kathy Olson Michael Schori Elgin Merchants Celia Thoman

Farm equipment sale ads with tractors and implements

Heavy equipment classified listing showing Farmall and John Deere tractors from 1940s era. Items include 1950 Farmall M holster 1650, 1952 John Deere A flatter with options, 1947 Farmall H 695, 1946 John Deere A, 450 baler twine 6.95, 40 ft Owatonna elevator 495, 1H No 5 chopper 1160, 80 com combines with demonstrator models priced from 4150 to 3750.

John Deere Bello Matic Heat Hauser Farmall H Owatonna

Elgin area social notes and deaths in Fayette county

Local listings show numerous visits and dinners among residents including Mrs Lorenz Schatz Mrs Ella Dummer mauth and families from Lake Mills Waterloo Cedar Falls and Janesville. The obituary notes Green 101 year old Charles Williams and funeral for Roy Kraft in Aurora with many local attendees.

Lorenz Schatz Lake Mills Ella Dummermauth Herbert Dummermuth Schatz Hila Daummermith Upper Iowa University Fayette

Maynard Booster Club backs West Central merger plan

Open Forum notes booster group voting 97 percent in favor of enlarging present West Central School District to include Arlington area with grades 1-6 and junior high. West Central facilities accommodate 973 students and new science courses, aiming to keep taxes low while expanding courses beyond the state minimum.

Arlington Maynard Booster Club Wests Central School West Central Arlington-Payette West Central Board of Education

Thanks for cards and letters while hospitalized

Mrs Thore Thompson expresses gratitude for the cards and letters she received during hospitalization, stating the kind act was deeply appreciated and encouraging others to use the Want Ads regularly.

Thore Thompson

Upper Iowa University Dean's List names spread

Fifty six students earned dean's list honors at Upper Iowa University for the semester with a 3.5 GPA or higher. Senior honorees include Arlington, Robert Bassett, Laverne Herrmann, Lamont, Joan Hamlett, Dennis Dake, Merry Smith, and David Stetson of Wadena.

Upper Iowa University Arlington Robert Bassett Laverne Herrmann Lamont Joan Hamlett Dennis Dake Merry Smith Wadena David Stetson

Six Winners at Cash Drawing Saturday in Elgin

Six winners were drawn at the cash drawing held Saturday evening in Elgin. Winners named were Mrs. Robert Barker, John D. Grimm, Walter Lehman, Arthur Donlon, Roger Reeder, and Henry Anderson. Two drawing times listed with notable numbers.

Winnen Elgin Robert Barker John D. Grimm Walter Lehman Arthur Donlon Roger Reeder Henry Anderson

4 H Demonstration Meeting for County Contest

4 H boys and leaders interested in the County Demonstration Contest will meet July 5 at 8 pm at the County Extension Office for general training.

Lesson From Birds Teaches Selfish Johnny

A mother reproves her son for wanting the large candy piece. She contrasts sharing with a bird feeding its young, noting the bird gives almost all the best food to its chicks and keeps little for itself. Johnny excuses himself, saying he would share worms instead.

Johnny

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