R P Strauch Entered in Postoffice at Elgin
R P Strauch is recorded as entering the Elgin post office as a second class mail writer in Fayere County Jowea.
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1937
Page
1
R P Strauch is recorded as entering the Elgin post office as a second class mail writer in Fayere County Jowea.
July 11 Echo notes several town items: brick wall work begins at Elgin Savings Bank, Elgin Canning Co updates with a new boiler boosting factory power and steam. Also mentions Estella Gunderson vacationing in Washington mountains, Sixth Fourth of July scare for Ernestine Schori, Elver Patterson returning from western trip, lightning kills cattle, a schoolhouse outbuilding damaged, Sam Mosby resigns to join a bank in Clermont, plus editorials on federal tax exemptions and national debt figures.
The Fayette county board reports total personal property valued at 2 467 200 dollars a decline of 173 260 from last year. Rural townships and municipalities list trial valuations for various districts led by Jefferson and Oelwein with significant drops amid broader notes on headgear policy for girls.
The Elgin town council met in regular session at the town hall with members present. Minutes were approved and bills audited including salaries for June, park labor, street maintenance, power and lighting, printing, and supplies. The Budget Estimate for 1938 was prepared, reviewed, and slated for publication in The Elgin Echo. Various local notices and visits from residents followed, plus remarks on a fireworks bill and community events over the Fourth of July.
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