Mixed humor and notices from a small town paper
A patchwork page blends jokes about husbands wives and cash, wedding notices from Janesville and New Hampton, local fender benders near Chippewa Falls, and reports of arrivals births and travel. The item also mentions a roadside tire mystery near Elkader West Union and camp doctor Harry Keiser in Michigan.
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Clarence
Lorence Muehiethaler
Clifton Mealey
Joe Becker
Leo Grether
Elmer Yenney
Janesville
Wis
Ruth Wade
Waucoma
Mrz. Yenney
Clear Lake
Mildred Harrington
Elgin
Louis Koevenig
New Hampton
Postville
Koevenig
Louis Klingman
Edward Wenger
Wenatchee
I Wesh
H. M. MclMillan
Kohls Bros
Clermont
Kohls
Mary Hills
Carr
John Butikofer
Gus Hackmann
Julius Freiburghaus
Huron
Frieda Freiburghaus
Clermont Furniture
Harry Keiser
Iron, Mich
Martin Johnson
Geo. Howard
Elkader-West Union Road
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Melvin Boyer
A short note places an event on a Wednesday at the residence of Mrs. Melvin Boyer, with no further context or details about the occasion or participants.
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Melvin Boyer
Keisers Take Long Trip From North Town to West
The Keiser family of North Chicago returned from an 8000 mile auto tour through the south and west visiting six national parks including Carlsbad Caverns Grand Canyon Yosemite Yellowstone Grand Tetons and Rocky Mountain National Park. Major cities visited included Tulsa Dallas Carlsbad El Paso Juarez Las Vegas Los Angeles San Francisco Reno Salt Lake City Denver Burlington. Dr Keiser Lt Gov of Kiwanis division 1 attended the St Louis Kiwanis International convention on June 17 and recorded travelog color films and Kodak stills for showing to friends.
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Dr. Harry
Denver
Burlington
Kelser
Hoover Dam
Los ‘Angeles
Keisers
Sam Kastels
North Town
Keiser
Chicago
St. Lows
Kiwanis International
Division 1
Kiwanis
Sox
Bob
Dr. Keiser
J North
Echo Want Ads Now Pay Pay
Echo want ads are now payable through the Echo service. The notice urges readers to try Onu for seamless payment processing and ad placement.
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Echo
Elgin Band Welcomes Five Promising New Members
The Elgin band practiced Tuesday evening and added five promising new members, recalling memories of events from 1926. The Echo files from July 25 summarize the recruitment as a notable moment in local music history.
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The
Echo
Elgin
Wedding Bells and Weekend Visits Across Grand Meadow
The Grand Meadow News lists a wedding for Paul Gustafson in Minneapolis on Friday with many relatives in attendance from Grand Meadow and nearby towns. Visitors include Ames and Erskine residents and travels to Colorado and California are noted for family connections. Family gatherings occur at Olson, Erickson, Anderson, and Krueger homes as relatives drop by for meals and visits Sunday.
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Harry Helgerton
Martin Amundson
Julia Helgerson
Wayne Amundson
Paul Gustafson
Minneapoli
Carl Smyth
Carol
Ames
Elmer Erickson
Armen Ross
Erskine
Minn
Caroline Erickson
Donald Larson
Lyle Olson
Abel Mark
West Union
Helen Stolle
Montana
Clarence Olson
Ruth Bockoven
Iowa City
Beckoven
Colorado
Alvin Anderson
Kerton Krueger
Vernon Anderson
Gerald Schneider
Andrew Anderson
Clermont
Irene Erickson
California
Ben Erickson
Cedar Rapids Residents Revisit Area Homes and Guests
Brainard News Max Bartholomew and Ray Thas of Cedar Rapids called Tuesday evening at the Dan Craft home. Mrs. Wm Nutting and children West Union visited Wednesday at the Walter Pritchard home. The Pat Woodson family West Union were guests Sunday of Mrs. Gunelda Buroden. Pvt Amos Pritchard Ft Sam Houston arrived home Sunday for a visit with his parents. Elzie Bartholomew Cedar Rapids and Dan Craft hosted guests Thursday through Saturday. Dinner guests Sunday at the Walter Pritchard home included Mr and Mrs Charles Corbin Arlington. The Robert Kerr family moved from the community to Clermont. The Ladies Aid Society met.
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Max Bartholomew
Ray Thas
Cedar Rapids
Dan Craft
Wm. Nutting
West Union
Walter Pritchard
Doyle Baker
Robert Kerr
Pat Woodson
Gunelda Buroden
Amos Pritchard
Ft. Sam Houston
Texas
Waller Pritchard
Elzie Bartholomew
Charles Corbin
Arlington
Torkelson Everett Wedding Shares Joyful Celebration
Delores Opal Torkelson and Harry Everett Jr. unite in a double ring ceremony at West Clermont Lutheran Church. Attended by sisters Jane and Dorothy, junior attendants Eloise Lantz and Lavern Swenson, and James Everett as best escort. A two hundred guest reception followed with flowers, cake, and music from Amy L. Torkelson and La Vonne Swenson. The couple will honeymoon in western states. guests came from Dundee and surrounding towns.
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Delores Opal Torkelson
Oliver Torkelson
Harry Everett, Jr
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Harry Everett
Dundee
West Clermont
O. Neeset
Janice
Dorothy
Eloise Lantz
Lavern Swenson l
James Everett
Don Fauser
Carman Swenson
John McMillan
Wiliam Torkeleon
Arlene Scholen
Karolin' Falb
Amy L. Torkelson
la' Vonne Swenson
Buck Creek
Independence
Frankville
Strawberry Poient
Elkader
St. Olaf
Warmersburg
Oelwein
Postville
Waseca
Minn
Farrowings on Iowa Farms Reach Record June Total
Iowa farms report 195000 sows farrowed in June, a preliminary record and 3 percent above the 1950 peak. The figure also surpasses the 1940-49 ten year average by 41 percent, reflecting a strong reproductive year for hog production.
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Lowa
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