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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1947
Page
4
Classified ad from Elgin Echo promotes seasoned cement blocks at 17 cents each from Johnson Block Co Clermont with telephone 13 R3. Also offers Photostats by mail for military discharges birth death and marriage certificates with quick 72 hour turnaround and prices listed for copies.
The text outlines school tax increases across sections, mentions federal funds via bonds for 1951 bed expansion, and notes local communities financing two-thirds of costs. It also covers pension applications by Iowa public employees, retirement eligibility, and first payments. plus political remarks by Rollo Bergeson urging GOP grass-roots revival and stance on taxes.
A string of sharp witted lines mocks domestic life and consumer culture. The speaker riffs on glass houses, mop hair, prices, and a comical exchange with a police officer about a car along with a mother mosquito delivering odd commentary.
TH Production notes record peak output yet cannot meet current demand. Officials report efforts to geographically allocate products fairly among IH dealers, while acknowledging widespread resale at inflated prices and public concern over the practice.
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