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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
1
Advertising rates listed per line and per word. Want ads cost 10 cents per line with a weekly minimum of 80 cents. if accompanying an order, 80 cents otherwise. Blind ads or inquiries 80 cents weekly minimum. Cards of Thanks and Memorial Cards priced at 1.00. Resolutions of Respect and obituary poetry follow regular rates. limited to 10 lines.
A series of notices from Fay ette county figures declaring candidacies for county offices and state representative, all subject to Republican voters at the June 2, 1952 primary. Haz el Gehring treasurer, W M Knox clerk, Herbert Klammer state rep, Grant Lauer recorder, Odney Goelberg sheriff, Fred House supervisor, Fred W Gremmels and Robert Wilson for insured terms. Echo Want Ads promotes selling spring cleaning discard items.
A collection of quips and light verse featuring rustic humor about politicians, law, and daily life. Jokes include a sheriff misusing the word paraphernalia about bets on races, a tavern keeper and a quick comeback, a magistrate quip about weights, a postal gag with the Ten Commandments, and assorted wordplay about drivers, doctors, and bachelors.
Elgin High beat Arlington High 5 to 3 at Shortfield last Friday in a tight contest. Kiple fanned 15 Arlington batters as Elgin extended their winning streak. The article also notes a band banquet held May 10 honoring consolidated senior bands from Elgin Clermont West Union and Fayette at USA gym. Chevrolet truck prices listed by John Falk & Sons include a 1 ton truck with 11 panel body for 775 and a 1 ton truck chassis for 495.
Elgin reports traffic signals installed at all four corners improving safety. Ray DeSart notes Easter fox litter of five with eyes opening after three weeks, observed near their mother. Elgin’s 1927 senior class rehearses The Fortune Hunter play, set for June 2 under coach Miss Marion Van Horn.
In service notes Pvt Ben Schori on a 15 day furlough at home after Baltimore visit will head to New York City. Pvt Clarence Reierson at Korean front with US55162841 listed, two months reserve rest period. John Murray addressed USS El Dorado San Diego California. Also a quotation about enlisting mothers and a tip about corn borers and late planting.
A brief quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln highlights the enduring value of a devout mother in shaping character and moral resilience. The saying emphasizes parental influence over personal fortune and hardship.
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