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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1947
Page
1
The Elgin Echo Dial is listed with its mailing details and post office information. It notes second class mail matter status and the date entered, confirming publication location in Elgin Iowa and registration under the March 3 1852 act.
A collage of notes and quips discusses Iowa safety rules effective October 1 and parallels Indiana’s licensure actions against careless drivers. The item blends calendar notes, jungle scene dialogue, and light witticisms about vigilance, frugality, and tomato history, all in a dated, columnar tone.
A collage of quips and anecdotes on luck and misfortune. Tales include a recovering traveler and a sick Mrs, a joke about a sheriff using a sledge hammer, moral musings on rain in Washington, and a Kentucky tourist's estimate of distance aging.
The 1922 ceremony occurred Wednesday afternoon with Rev. Ph. Lauer officiating. The record notes future events at Berg & Kohler clothing firm and various community updates including births, travel plans, and local news from the Echo office.
The column covers classroom activities across grade levels. Sixth and seventh graders explore science plants geography on The British Empire and body transportation in Health. Fourth fifth grades study New England and Africa. Primary groups enjoy nursery rhymes reading progress, animal books in art, rhythm band prep, and classroom flowers. New pupil Ruth Rainey joins the school. Dennis Maurer left and Shirley Rainey joined, keeping room count at thirty six.
Misuse of electric cords is dangerous and can cause fires. Do not place cords under rugs or over nails or run them through doorways where they can be pinched. Proper use keeps cords safe and functional for years.
Sadie DeSart Myrlin Feller and others are notified of a filed Report of Sale of Real Estate in Fayette County Iowa in the case against B J Baumgartner Referee. The sale covers Lot 8 Block 1 Elgin and adjacent parcel in Elgin Town with bid hearing set for October 1947 at 10 am in West Union Court House unless higher bids arise.
Numerous families from Gunder and nearby towns hosted and visited relatives Friday through Sunday. The list includes Kirkeberg, Halstenson, Bronson, Anderson, Olson, and Erickson households along with guests from Inwood and Des Moines, highlighting social connections in the community.
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