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Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1942

Page

3

Cler Mont Post Office Receipt Notice

Entered in the post office at Clermont Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.

Clermont Fayette County Iowa

Plan for Streamlined Town Session This Year

State budgeting faces a two-year task with rising costs and uncertain revenues. Indirect taxes show a rosy current picture but may drop. salaries and food costs create a puzzle for lawmakers. Speakership debates center on Fishbaugh and Burma amid a north south split. Income tax elimination looms with party divides. Housing shortages in Des Moines strain sessions as clerks and equipment prove scarce. Agriculture income supports a sizable surplus, and a notable woman legislator, Mae Lynch, joins the coming body. A local note: Nashua Reporter adopts new dress to highlight the Little Brown Church.

Earl C. Fishbaugh, Jr Shenandoah Henry W. Burma Allison Iowa Joy McIntire Kansas City Glenwood 10WA Nashua Reporter Little Brown Vale

Naga Og Birds Seen in Brod New Var Se

A fragment notes sightings of naga og birds in the Brod area, described as a new variant scene. No additional details or context are provided in the readable text.

State laws govern flag abuse rules not federal law

Contrary to common belief states enact flag laws and not the federal government. It is illegal to desecrate the U S flag under state law, while abuse of a foreign flag is generally not prohibited except in Massachusetts where separate rules apply.

Union U. S United States Massachusetts

Ancient Clock Still Runs After 125 Years

A shelf clock aged 125 years, owned by Mr and Mrs Tom Adams of Holdenville Oklahoma, keeps perfect time. Made in Vaughan Wales in 1815 by Anthony Piloss, it was brought to the United States by Mrs Adams' grandfather.

Tom Adams Holdenville Okla Vaughan Wales Anthony Piloss

Yerba Buena Name Ties San Francisco Harbor Island

Before its fame the city was called Yerba Buena a Spanish phrase meaning good herb The name remains attached to an island in the bay linked to the mainland by a great bridge now known as the bay bridge

San Francisco Great Bay

Boxwood Giant Claims World Record Near Salisbury

A boxwood plant near Salisbury North Carolina is reported as the largest single boxwood, boasting a circumference of 75 feet and an age of about 1500 years. Local observers say the ancient bush dominates the landscape and stands as a historic landmark.

Salisbury

Destruction of Destroyer and Bomber Near Tulagi

On the first day of fighting for Tulagi in the Solomon Islands a U.S. destroyer was engaged and a Japanese two-metered bomber was shot down nearby. The report notes a close look at two Japanese aircraft as forces contend in the Southern Solomon Islands.

Tulagi Solomon Islands

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