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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1962
Page
2
Brief item notes an afternoon music session featuring the West Union women’s group and Sayers with several participants. No further details on date or venue are provided.
Readable excerpts describe senior jury duty auditions with Valley seniors, a senior interview with Russell Wede born Feb 3 144, and Honor Society officers elected with Dean Peterson as president. Also covered are class activities from American history to algebra, Future Teachers Association events, and teacher social notices with local visit notes and weekend guests in the Valley area.
Mr and Mrs Rodney Smith were Sunday afternoon callers at the Ole Loftsgard home. Selina Groth and the Orvin Loftsgard children were also present as part of a quiet family gathering in Gunder.
Mrs. Mervin Reier and Clara Kurth with others traveled Monday to Decorah to attend a relative's funeral. Also mentioned were Mrs. Lucille Norman Leiren and Mrs. Marin Olson who spent time there quilting and visiting.
Mrs. Louis Dennler hosted the Pleasant Point Study Club on March 13 with eleven members present. Dames Niles Hogan Thomas Pollock Don Gilson and Inez Brackin attended. A bushel of apples to the county home was to be delivered by Mrs. Darel Wilson and Mrs. Myrten Strong.
A string of social visits is reported from Cheery Valley to Oelwein with Mrs. John Christen and Mrs. Wilbur Peake among hosts and guests. Families including the Lembke, Torkelson, Hanson, Nickels, Olson, and Larson clans share meals and time with friends and relatives during the week.
The board items cover expenses including Finch $9.54 and various invoices such as National Book 11.60, Stone Co. 190.00, Aubrey Caga repairs 102.05, roofing 28.60, Garvin Hardware 1.00, Globe Machinery tool 24.88, and numerous salaries and service charges. Proceedings list contractor work, utilities, and county costs across departments with totals around thousands, detailing payments to suppliers, staff, and services.
A scanned ledger segment lists numerous local payments and expenses for county operations. Items cover salaries, repairs, supplies, and services from multiple vendors including hospitals, druggists, fuel suppliers, and maintenance firms. Notable names include Mercy Hospital, J C Penney Co, Newkirk Sales Co, and State College of Iowa.
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