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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1947
Page
4
Classified notice details a blue enameled Quick Meal range for sale at a cheap price. Contact Mrs. Mary Washburn at Clermont with page references 37-38p for purchase. Ad rates and payment terms for want ads are described, including per-word charges and handling fees.
The board reports progress on a '23-year plan boosting Iowa state parks and lakes, with high cabin bookings signaling a strong upcoming park season. Legislative tallies show 1,073 bills introduced. 358 passed. governor signed over 300, eight vetoes. A labor-law dispute heads to courts. education funding remains robust with $13 million yearly and several reform bills passing.
Rural eighth graders from Fayette and Clayton counties took exams on May 1. The Senior Class visited Upper Iowa University on May 7 for campus events, musical numbers, a one act play, and a baseball game with Wartburg, drawing about 300 students from 20 schools. Biographical blurbs profile Kathlene Yearous and Robert Yearous, a bus driver, noting likes, birthdays, favorites, and future plans. Sylvan Torkelson, another bus driver, shares interests and plans to pursue farming after graduation.
Elgin Iowa council met May 5 1947 at the town hall with Mayor Falk and four councilmen present and one absent. Minutes of the prior meeting were read and approved. Bills were audited and allowed across funds including General Fund salaries and publishing, Waterworks labor, and Light Fund expenses from Kohls, Wenger, Schupbach, Schori & Kuster, Interstate Power, and Dean.
A Kutra delegation urged the council to extend the waterworks south of Otter Creek. The council discussed and decided to hire an engineer for an cost estimate while other current business adjourned after a motion.
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