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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1947
Page
4
Rates show want ads pricing with 25 cents for up to 25 words and 1 cent per word after. Includes notices for theater invites, photocopy services, and hardware heaters from Elgin Echo offices and local merchants.
The article lists candidates for governor and discusses calls for a special session to extend the 50 percent state income tax through 1948. It notes tax revenue surging past expectations, topping $10 million, with projections of nearly $20 million for next year, and questions whether Blue will call a special session.
The Elgin Town Council will meet July 28 1947 at 8 00 P M at Town Hall to hear taxpayers for or against the annual estimate of expenditures for the year beginning April 1 1948 A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements past and anticipated will be available at the Kanineg Heosaepe New Psychologist. Dr Robert C Kammerer 36 of Atchison Kansas named to lead state institutional psychology work starts Oct 1 in Iowa City and will advise the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station. Red Book Salary List projects underway with the 1947 48 Official Register and the state salary list detailing employee pay through June 30 with publication likely in September or October. Battleship trip governor Blue may join other state leaders on the USS Iowa for a Hawaii visit though uncertain. High producing cows need more grain as pasture dries and grass quality falls with eggs times providing less protein. Office boy jokes about holding the world’s fairest.
Report notes many Iowa manufacturers have applied for permission to use the Made in Iowa trademark created by the Iowa Development Commission for state promotion. Narratives suggest shipyard products and local goods may benefit from the branding initiative, though details remain unclear.
A Cedar Rapids man described seeing flying saucers recently while reportedly under the influence. He claimed the craft was complete with cups, adding a curious detail to the sighting.
A parade of visitors includes Mr and Mrs Will Gehring and families from Etkader and Muskegon with Coffeyville and Georgia May Schori, WAVES lieutenant discharged June 22 from Quantico. Several trips to Chicago and Delway mark summer visits as Gene Knight and Roy Knight host relatives. H.W. Helms and Son sold a 1490 pound heiferette for 24 cents a pound totaling 357.60 to Wal Dummermuth. The Gorgas family of Waterloo announce the birth of son Michael Thomas on June 26 weighing 7 lb 11 oz. Mrs. Frieda Gorgas is former Frieda Freiburghaus.
If you are an active sportswoman you will need complexion confidence. Try using a creamy-soft foundation and cake makeup. A sportswoman needs stay on qualities as glamour qualities. Age skin freshener instead of water to dampen your cotton or sponge and your foundation will last longer. Ledger Syndicate. WNU Features.
Wet weather has caused substantial blight in apple and pear trees this year, with growers reporting widespread damage and reduced yields across multiple districts.
The roof surfacing demonstration for flat roof owners, initially set for July 10 or 11, has been postponed to around August 1. A later notice will provide the exact time. The item carries a caution about the demon stration.
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