02 Nov 1944
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1944
Page
1
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Seniors elect Gene Wenger editor in chief and assign roles to staff including Shirley Boyle Georgana Falb as assistants and Bob Schmid senior editor. Calendar duty shared by Lorraine Larson and John Warton. Home Economics Club aims to fund a china set with a popcorn and apple sale for the game. Campfire meeting held on Oct 23 at Marilyn’s home.
Falb announces a ceremonial event to be held November 6 at Karolyn Falb's home. Mothers of Campfire girls and former members are invited to attend.
The weekly report describes Halloween activities across grades one to seven, with decor, costumes, and parties. It notes 100 percent spelling winners in third grade, a winter garden in fourth and fifth, new student Walden Weithorn, band officers, and a unique carrot growing around a spring observed by Mrs. Mary Smith.
Clarence Becker came back from Huron South Dakota last Tuesday after two weeks there reporting prosperity among former Edgin families and noting sleighing before departure. H and Gilson with a broken arm is slowly improving and Fred Kohler schedules a closing out sale on Tuesday November 25.
Train schedules list CB and Q routes with westbound and eastbound departures to Minneapolis Chicago Mason City Des Moines Oelwein and Illinois lines. Times include No 49 51 47 23 Zephyrs and morning trains with several early morning options. The column ends inviting readers to place a want ad.
Vincent Lus and Pfc. Albert Resenow killed a fox hit by a car then burned it with a jack handle. They expect to collect a bounty and sell the pelt. Otis Farmer, a Conrad farmer, has used the same tires on a truck for 25 years. Marengo officers push parking rules near fire hydrants with renewed enforcement and重新 painting yellow lines.
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