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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1947
Page
1
A note from The Elgin Echo Dial declares a 711 dollar figure and states post office mailing entry details dated September 1, 1891 under the 1852 act, Fayette County Iowa, indicating archival classification of the publication.
Townsfolk recall a July event drawing several thousand, marking the largest crowd in history. Miss Cora Nelson and F S Warttz wed in West Lorraine, Texas, last Friday evening. Sneak thieves stole Mrs. Steele’s watch and beads at their H B Steele home. Mrs. Bakeman travels to CorrectionVille for a family illness. Rev. F C Hillman assists at the Echo office during Mr. Hughes illness.
Mr and Mrs George L Weeks former Elgin residents traveled with their daughter Mrs Grace Berryman of Colorado and their grandson in law from Center Point to Elgin last Sunday for a social visit at Mrs C W Nicklaus home.
County extension director M C Wangsness outlines practical mosquito controls from draining stagnant pools and applying oil films to using DDT sprays and aerosols. Home protection includes screened windows treated with DDT solution and commercial repellents, with Army formulas cited. community spraying via airplane or aerosol generators offered. A separate note reports a lightning strike on the Virgil Wensel barn and a misidentified man in Reinbeck over a bad check incident at a wedding.
Statement of Condition for Elgin State Bank Fayette County Iowa as of June 30 1947 sworn by Cashier B J Baumgartner and Assistant Cashier Edna Hunsberger before Notary Allen Habeger Total assets 1 718 615 73 including cash 348 354 78 US Government obligations 1 020 778 53 loans 241 801 27 bank premises 3 897 87 furniture 3 243 77 other assets 148 93 Total liabilities 1 632 974 25 deposits 1 632 778 81 other liabilities 195 04 capital accounts 85 640 48 total 1 718 815 73.
The Independent School District of E Pleasant Valley Township Fayette County Iowa will hold a hearing July 22 1947 at 4 00 PM at Elgin State Bank Elgin Iowa to consider an expenditure estimate for the year starting July 1 1947 A detailed receipts and disbursements statement will be available at the hearing B J Baumgartner district secretary Nudist Webb Francis injured in a power take off accident on a Sioux county grading crew carp and floods impact at North Twin Lake prompt repair needed after recent floods
Do not pile on new makeup over old. Cleanse your skin for a new start. Keep a small cleansing cream and tissues ready at your desk for a quick reset. You’ll feel fresh and look it.
Wade Guenth er, a longtime Jackson County publisher, marked his 50th year on the Sabula Gazette staff as the weekly edition rolled out last week. The note highlights DDT’s superior performance over lead arsenate in fighting codling moths in 1946.
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