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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1961
Page
6
The calendar lists events from Clayton County Extension. On Thursday, March 16, Brown Swiss Canton Meeting in Postville at 8 p.m. Next, Wednesday, March 21, Keen District Conference in Waterloo. Friday, March 24, Grand Meadow Go Getters Special Activity at 3 p.m. in the Grand Meadow hall.
Mr and Mrs Al Parker stayed overnight with Mr and Mrs Wm Smith and Dixie. Mr and Mrs Larry Moore visited over the weekend with the William Moore and Cal Way families. Les Wheeler and Ella Boleyn were supper guests of Clark Hummel. Mrs James Hermen visited Friday with Lizzie Chase Elmer and Ralph. Eve Smith Dixie and William visited Doris Sloan Saturday. Melvin Gregorson visited Sunday with the Gregorsons at Oelwein.
A long list of visits and greetings fills this page with names from Dubuque Oelwein and Waterloo, including Mr and Mrs Bernard Newton and family, Mr and Mrs Larry Newton, and many others visiting relatives. The page also notes Mrs John Pope remaining in Manchester hospital and a 1961 1963 kindergarten start on April 3 with Mrs Cowboy as teacher, about 18 expected to enroll.
Notice is hereby given that on February 20, 1961 the District Court of Fayette County appointed the undersigned as executor of the estate of Robert Wilson deceased. All persons having claims against the estate must present them legally authenticated to the court for allowance. W. ANTES, attorney for the executor, First National Bank Building, West Union, Iowa.
Proceedings record names of judges clerks and staff returning ballots arranging booths and related payments with totals and affiliations across Oelwein and Pleasant Valley Township entries including Mary Conley Gretchen Dempse Evelyne Murphy Loretta Strawn James Baltes and Bruce Dugger among others with monetary figures noted for each line item.
A damaged OCR fragment references Rabid hunting near Britt and a string of names including Clarence Woodson Hansel and Bert Rouse, noting a meeting date Tuesday November 20 and local counts or prices. context unclear due to transcription errors. The text mentions county specifics and wildlife activity with scattered place names and individuals.
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