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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR indicates a historical postal notice from Elgin Echo Dial. It refers to second class mail matter under an 1852 act and a 3711 watermarked line, likely indicating registration or mailing details within Saree County.
Nostalgic queries recall Elgin High professors, a raw-hide whip, a buck-saw named tool, and a Christmas plug of Standard Navy necktie. The beat covers the Roller Mill circa 1680, a livery barn day, a town pump, a Liberty pole, a merry-go-round, and playground swearing penalties with a social math on ages.
Maynard and Elgin residents report a revised route for the West Union Clermont road avoiding the Henry George corner and aligning with an eventual Elgin road link. Government engineers favor one project seam for West Union section, easing maintenance. Also noted are local births, visits, moves, and upgrades including a new papering job, a nine pound birth, and a pied piper aid during a cement floor lay.
The Fayette County Board of Supervisors orders landowners to cut burn or destroy noxious weeds by specified dates Grouped by weed type with deadlines in 1947 1967 and a five year control plan coordinated by the Weed Commissioner Failure to comply allows the Weed Commissioner to perform the work and assess costs to landowners County Auditor Hazel Gehring announces publication of the order in county newspapers.
The Dlyria Livestock 4H club met May 8 at Wadens Schoolhouse with 15 members present. They voted to move summer meetings to private homes on the second Tuesday of each month and noted the next gathering at Gordon Pollock's home. Mr Stephen, the new county agent, outlined the Bath Packing Western Calf Program and how calves will be shipped by Rath to be sold to individual members.
Carl Johnson born October 24 1886 in Varmland Sweden died May 9 at eighty years six months fifteen days. He came to the United States at age five, settled in Marion township Clayton county and lived there lifelong. He married Martha Sampson August 14 191 and had six children and many grandchildren. Funeral services were held May 11 at the Marion Lutheran church with Rev. S J Strandford. burial in the adjacent cemetery.
Mrs Martha Johnson and family express heartfelt gratitude to relatives friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and death of their husband and father They thank Rev Strandford for comforting words at the funeral the choir for songs and those who sent memorial wreaths and flowers
Records show multiple property transfers including Viola Gchorl and spouse to Robert Falk and Lyle Light in Elgin with deed details. Anna Mary Crowe to Everett L. Crowe. Yennie Molimby Clermont and Mamié Helden to James Ro Ellingey. Earl W. Kiple and wife to Max and Vina Médbérty. part of section 22-94-7 north and creek NE.
About 300 high school seniors from 23 northeastern Towa schools attended High School Senior Day at Upper Iowa University in Fayette on Wednesday May 7. The all day event began at 8:45 a.m. with registration in Henderson Library and concluded with a badge ball game between Wartburg College and Upper Iowa University. Local schools represented include Elgin Volga and Wadena.
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