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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
4
A mixed page lists farm ads for Purebred Short horn bulls and Chief Paints, plus a used Monarch range for sale. It also recounts social visits in Clermont and surrounding towns, mentions pig vaccination and hog cholera risk, a Des Moines convention note, judicial selection debate, a potato marketing order vote, and a county officers school in Des Moines with weekend activities.
Mrs Bertha Lehman and Mr and Mrs Lyle Leath attended the wedding of Margaret Friederich in Quincy Illinois on Saturday. Lehman will visit the Friederich home for two weeks. Also visiting were Mr and Mrs Fred Hanson Mrs Tille Hanson Mrs Mary Clothier and Pam at the C B Schori home Saturday. Lt and Mrs W Mitchell and sons from Argensia Newfoundland arrived to visit the R L Grimes home and will stay about two months. The Mitchells plan a Buffalo Center visit next week. Mrs George Vaughn learned of her sister in law Mrs Geo Moser of Minneapolis death and traveled there Wednesday.
War II veterans may borrow money for home purchase or construction. Iowa bankers report the program has been excellent, with 40,000 loans totaling 188 million dollars. 162 million used for homes and the rest for businesses. Home loan defaults run 0.2 percent, one of the nation’s lowest rates. Walter Robinson, VA loan guarantee officer, cited the figures at the state bankers convention. GAR Groups to Meet.
A pasted collection of jokes and quips features misheard phrases, puns about sitting on laps, do not smoke signs referencing disasters, a Californian at heaven’s gate, a recruit hungry for soup, a college man question, and light banter about appliances, bank accounts, school days, and graduation.
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