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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 07, 1962

Page

4

Cards of Thanks and Gratitude Notices

Cards express thanks to friends and groups for birthday wishes at Lexington Kentucky and to community organizations and library donors at Elgin Public Library Also thanks to Rev Schraeder for hospital visits and to friends and neighbors for cards and visits in Iowa CityHospitals Apppendent signs indicate multiple notices from different authors with shared theme of appreciation.

Mae Bopp Lexington Kentucky Lions'Clul the Legion Study, Progress Tertia Clubs Pleasant Valley Homemakers Elgin Elgin Library Board Iowa City Rev. Schraeder Alfred Ruckdashel

Ill and Hospitalized Released from Hospital

Mrs. Allen Habeger was discharged from Palmer Memorial Hospital West Union on Friday She stays a few days at Carmen Swenson home in Clermont In Veterans Hospital Earl Seitz is a medical patient at Veterans Hospital Iowa City His family moved him there last Wednesday Address Ward 8 West Veterans Hospital Iowa City Iowa In Rochester Mrs Ben Dennler went Sunday to Rochester to enter St Marys Hospital for surgery She is on 3rd Floor Room 214 St Marys Hospital Rochester Minn

Allen Habeger Palmer Memorial Hospital West Union Carmen Swenson Clermont Veterans’ Hospital Earl Seitz Veterans Hospital Iowa City Dale Seitz Diane West Iowa Rochester Ben Dennler St. Mary's Hospital Minn

Iowa News Highlights From State Officials And Awards

Governor Norman Erbe sends a delegate to Japan for a peace and friendship bell gift from Yamanashi Prefecture. Democratic Chairman Lex Hawkins says $300,000 is needed to defeat Republicans. William R. Perkins, 84, longtime Sioux City Journal publisher, dies. Myron V. Jepsen named Iowa Outstanding Young Farmer for turning a $4,000 loan into assets over $90,000. Jaycee Walter Saur wins Distinguished Service Award. Iowa State Patrol reports 256,063 tickets in 1961 with 4,762 charges in 7,345 accidents. intoxicated driving charges total 1,115, up from 1,235 prior year. 29% failed the written license exam. about 50,000 of 172,000 seeking the test flunked.

BELL Norman Erbe W. A. Schoech Blakesburg Iowa Japan Yamanashi Hawkins Lex Hawkins Iowa Jr. Chamber of Commerce Myron V. Jepsen Cedar Falls Jaycees Fayetta County Walter Saur Oelwein

Local Visitors Stay With Residents This Week

Virtus Yack of Excelsior Springs Missouri visited from Monday to Wednesday with his parents Mr and Mrs H D Yack. Mr and Mrs Carl Schori of West Union were supper guests of Mrs Bess Stohr last Thursday. Mrs Ray Chapman was a guest of the Arthur Nelson family at Hudson from Friday to Monday, Mr Chapman went to Hudson Monday to bring her home.

Yack Excelsior Springs H. D. Yack Carl Schori West Union Bess Stohr Ray Chapman Arthur Nelson Hudson Chapman

Squirrel disrupts Manchester home during occupants’ absence

A squirrel moved into the Walter Maroney residence in Manchester, entering via a draft on the water heater after the Maroneys left for Texas. It barked walls, toppled lamps, pulled curtains, blocked shelves, and dragged a tablecloth from a table. In Hopkinton, Mrs. Jane Johnson showed her prize African violets, owning five varieties with sixty blooms at once.

Walter Maroney Manchester Maroneys Texas Jane Johnson Hopkinton

Democratic Candidates to Appear in Fayette

Democratic candidates for major offices will appear in Fayette on Thursday March 8 at 8 pm in the auditorium of the Col grove Walker building on the Upper Iowa University campus. Speakers include Prof E B Smith Ames candidate for United States Senate Harold Hughes commerce commissioner Ida Grove candidate for Governor and Frank Less Cascade attorney challenging the Second Congressional District seat.

Iowa Fayette Colgrove-Walker Upper Iowa University Prof E. B. Smith Ames United States Senate Harold Hughes Commerce Commission Ida Grove Frank Less Cascade House of

Tourism booklet planned by Governor's Committee

The Governors Committee on Tourism has decided to print a statewide outside brochure detailing Io- and related attractions. The plan aims to promote travel and economic activity by highlighting local sites and amenities in a concise, outward-facing format.

Governor's Committee On Tourism

Farmall Tractor Parts and Accessories Sale List

Listing shows Farmall SMTA and Farmall M tractors with attached cultivators, a John Deere B with cultivator priced at $300, Allis Chalmers item at $150, another Farmall with cultivator at $275, a set of tractor chains priced at $110. Includes date 12-6-38 and 12-38? old sale detail.

Farmall Smta Farmall M Farmall L.P.T.Q John Deere Allis Chalmers

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