Real estate transfer and senior class notes from town papers
On Wednesday a real estate transfer occurred in which the Oswald property was sold to Joe V. Schneider, with Elgin Land Co. handling the deal. Seven seniors are listed: Marie Falb, Glen N. Sehori, Allen A. Habeger, Charles H. Gruver, Louis F. Klingman, Harold B. Greenley, and Georgia Mae Schori. The senior class was hosted by the juniors with an auto ride to Decorah, park supper, and movies.
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Oswald
Wold
Joe V. Schneider
Elgin Land Co
Marie Falb
Glen N. Sehori
Allen A. Habeger
Charles H. Gruver
Louis F. Klingman
Harold B. Greenley
Georgia Mae Schori
Chas. Capper
Clarence Schori
Cedar Rapids
Radio Department
The
Naval Service of the United States
Capper
Dés Moines
Harvard University
Otto Stoehr
Bill” Miller
Kelly Field
Texas
U. S. Army
Bill
Enoch Mark
Camp Dodge
Uncle Sam
Harold Stoehr
Mrs Wealthy Snyder Remembered For Garden And Faith
Mrs Wealthy Snyder born September 4, 1860 in Auburn died May 14, 1943 at Fayette residence aged 82 near 83. She lived in Elgin Clermont Ashton and Fayette. married Emil Snyder in 1881 who preceded her in death. She was known for music flowers and herbal knowledge and leaves sister Mrs Humphry Roberts and Roy Schram among survivors. Funeral held at First Baptist church Elgin with burial in local cemetery.
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Wealthy Eastman Snyder
Auburn
Jim Lynch
Fayette
Charlotte
Nathan Eastman
Elgin
Emil Snyder
Clermont
Ashton
Humphry Roberts
Roy Schram
Forest City
Snyder
First Baptist Church
Card of Thanks for Mrs Wealthy Snyder and Mrs Humphry Roberts
Expresses sincere thanks to friends and relatives for kindness during illness, death, and burial of Mrs Wealthy Snyder Mrs Humphry Roberts and relatives.
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Wealthy Snyder
Temper Makes a Toymaker Three Factories From One Room
Englishman A Wells quit his toolmaking job after losing his temper nine years ago. He built a crane toy business from a single room after reading a comic plan. Now he runs three large factories with annual sales up 800 percent and full capacity production. He markets the product via want ads.
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A. Wells
Sugar allotments for canning set by War Price Board
The North Fayette County War Price and Rationing Board announces sugar for home canning will follow a similar basis to last year, with a 15 pound per person limit and five pounds per individual for jams and jellies. Registrations start May 25 26 27 28 with sites in Clermont Elgin Wadena and West Union. no forms required beyond listing names and intended usage.
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North Fayette County
West Union
Clermont
Elgin
New Tablets Unearthed Offer Older Creation Narrative
About 800 tablets and fragments from ancient ruins in lrek reveal a creation story dating to 2000 B C an age at least 1000 years older than the earliest known narrative. The find suggests a previously unknown version of the universe’s origin.
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Lrek
They Give Their Lives You Lend Your Money Second War Loan
The piece emphasizes that eight of the thirteen billion dollars in the Second War Loan Drive must come from non bank sources and places responsibility on the American public. It notes Americans back fighting men and urges citizens to contribute, stating they give their lives while donors lend their money.
OPA Changes Regulations Urge Feed Protein Conservation
The OPA urges livestock producers to conserve high protein feeds as manufacturers cut protein proportions. Farmers who mix their own rations should follow suit and conserve purchased protein by liberal feeding of grain and nutritious roughage.
U.S. War Expenditures Rise in April to 7.29 Billion
The U S Government spent 7.29 billion dollars in April on war costs, up 178 million from March or 3 percent. Daily expenditures averaged 280.4 million in April versus 263.4 million in March, a 6 percent rise. From July 1940 through April 1943 total war disbursements reached 94.9 billion.
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U. S
Hearings on Gas Rations Under New Rules
Local war price and rationing boards may hold hearings to revoke gasoline rations for speeding over 35 mph, abuse of fires, suspected prior violations by new applicants, or when a ration holder requests return of his ration book before written notice of hearing.
Ribbon Spool Shortage Sparks Substitution Plan
Typewriter users must return a used spool when purchasing a new ribbon to conserve scarce materials. Spools are in short supply and substitutes like paper have not proved satisfactory, delaying the move away from wooden carriers for ribbon winding.
War Alarm Clocks Sold at 1 65 to Ease Shortage
The new war alarm clock will sell for not more than $1.65 exclusive of tax. WPBH allocates materials for 1,700,000 clocks to ease a national shortage.
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WPBH
Infrared Lamps Show Promise For Heating Defense Plants
Infrared radiant heat lamps, visible light screened, are being built for special heating jobs in defense plants. They can be plugged into ordinary sockets and burned like light bulbs, offering potential relief from blankets on cold nights and a new method of cooking without stoves.
We Took to the Woods by Louisa Rich
Library notes praise Louisa Richs We Took to the Woods as more than adventure and nature study, a warm, charming panorama of wilderness life in Maine Rangeley Lake region. Critics laud its wit and wisdom, vivid spring logging, wood and ice cutting, hunting and fishing, and a joyful, good life in the woods.
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Louisa Rich
The
Rich
Rangeley Lake
Maine
County sale comparison shows 1942 rise over 1941 total
The county's 1842 sale surpassed by 32.1 percent the 1941 total of 1282.04 dollars and represented a 6.2 cent contribution from every man, woman and child in the county.
First Gold in California? Early US mineral find sparked debate
A fragment notes a claim that gold was first found in the United States in 1799 by Conrad Reed, a 12 year old, at Cabarrus County North Carolina, a historic nugget often cited in mining lore. The accuracy and location remain contested among historians.
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California
United States
Conrad Reed
Cabbarus County
North
Caroline
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