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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1947
Page
1
A community notice lists resolutions of respect from local groups, a church charges report on ongoing programs, and an obituary notices section appears in the regular advertisement page. The items reflect parish events and memorial notices alongside scheduled church activities.
A collage of clipped notes and jokes from Rich’s Pipe Dreams weekly reading. Highlights include a judge noting no provision for a fourth offense, humor about Communists traded for peasants, Halloween pranks in Elgin, a Illinois steer feeder’s $42,000 sale, taxes and grain savings, a nutty doughnut joke, and quips on overeating and planning versus doing.
Ben Schneider son of Joseph and Mary Schneider was born May 18 1868 in Clayton County Iowa and died November 3 1947 near Elgin at age 79 5 17. He married Hosa Butikofer on November 10 1891 at Elkader and they had ten children. Funeral services were held November 6 at the Apostolic church with burial nearby. Survivors include seven children four sisters one brother twenty grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
Residents recall a wedding in Independence after a trip on October 18 by Wm Wilson and Maude FitzGerald who wed in the city and now reside in the west town section. The town council asks the ordinance committee to curb after hours street gatherings of school children as youths play in crowds. Schori and Kuster Lumber Co updates yards, removing an old shed for a new building. Dr L S Hutchinson installs the town’s first home radio at Grimm and Schupbach’s unit. A Fy man East Dubuque letter mentions Mrs Hi dee adjusting to a new charge. John Lehman and Mrs Ida Lehman with Dunn visit relatives in LaPorte City.
The Junior class presents Kay Beats the Band on Nov 20 and 21 at 8 pm with Amy Lou T and Barbara O C in lead roles. Set at the Meredith home the plot centers on Kay and Lois trying to keep Madeline Ross from meeting boys while a mysterious visitor is revealed to be a potential escaped patient. Backstage crews from juniors contributed to the production and tickets are sold in advance by junior class members.
A fire of undetermined origin damaged the American Legion hall at Fayette last Thursday causing several thousand dollars in damage. Passers by found the blaze at 5 15 pm and firefighters fought it for a long time before bringing it under control. The north half of the building and the basement suffered the worst damage.
Elgin town hall regular session on November 3 1947 with Mayor and all councilmen present. Minutes of previous meeting read and approved. General Fund bills include Howard Nagle trimming ten trees twenty dollars W P Kohls October salary 169 dollars N W Bell Telephone long distance calls 194 R E Kohler October salary thirty dollars Elgin Oil Co gas and oil 9 92 Waterworks Fund Dean Mitts thirty one hours labor 23 26 Interstate Power Co.
In Fire Fund Central Fire Truck company trade Insurance. 62 Library Fund Treas of Library county tax receipts Cemetery Fund Treas of Cemetery county tax receipts 187 24 Motion made and carried that council adjourn R. E. Kohier Clerk.
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