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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 20, 1949

Page

4

For Sale Cheap One 3 Bottom John Deere Plow

Want ad rates apply. For sale cheap one 3 bottom John Deere tractor plow in good condition at 36 dollars. Fall and Light Elgin. Be The Elgin Echo with Avalon theater West Union gives away three pairs of movie tickets each week to readers. Watch want ads for a chance at courtesy tickets to this theater.

Lee Farmer Postville Echo Office Riley Avelon West Union John Deere Light Elgin Elgin Echo Avalon Theater West Elgin John Metzger John Bakewell Clermont Echo Luftice

Obituary Notice Dares Readers to Reflect on Their End

A column reflects on a cranky man who stopped his paper and predicts his eventual death. It warns that an obituary will praise him after death, written by the editor he mocked in life, urging readers to consider their own legacy.

Husbanal

Average bonus applications and vehicle sales rise in state data

The report notes bonus applications averaging over 374 dollars and total gains from trailers and vehicles up to 58 million dollars year over year. State use tax on new motor vehicles yielded 4.045 million dollars, over one million more than the prior year, based on 120,588 sales with purchasers paying an average over 1,800 dollars for new cars, trucks, and trailers.

Drunken Driving Up There Surges In Iowa Roads

Iowa public safety reports show a rise in drunken driving cases this fall with 286 licenses revoked in September and 177 in August. If October follows, revocations may total 275. Through nine months, 1,564 licenses were revoked, down from 1,698 a year earlier. Attorney General Larson says gambling conditions have improved with no relaxation of antigambling policy. The move of the public safety department reduces cafeteria staff at the statehouse. A short income tax form for under $4,000 is being prepared to ease filing next year, though many will still use the long form.

Iowa Department of Public Safety Robert Larson Towa Larson Internal Revenue Office Tax Commission

Polio Strikes Clarion Family Then Falls in House Mishap

The Glenn Loux family faced polio illness in Des Moines for Mrs Loux and later Mr Loux, while their daughter Lois tripped on basement stairs and their 3 year old Benny fell. All recovered with mild or no injuries.

Glenn Loux Clarion

Local residents visit. births and gatherings noted in Elgin

Elgin area residents share visits and family news including births in Allen Memorial hospital. Robert Fredric Lehman born to Mr and Mrs Sam Lehman. Michael Richard Schmid welcomed by Cedar Rapids pair. Weekend visits span Waterloo Cedar Falls Oelwein and Castalia. many relatives attend football and local events.

Wayne Seidler Waterloo The Allen Memorial Hospital Sam Lehman Seidler Bertha Jane Casper Robert Fredric Chas, Capper Charles Jr Gerald Becker C. J. Mulford Rex Mulford Rochester Rex Roy Queckboerner F. W. Hughes Chadwick R. P. Strauch Paul Keith Waters Bob Schultz West Union Hospital Jerry Ethyln Fred Pfister Lawler Herman Scheel Robert Boleyn Liscomb Leo Boleyn Ernest Pfister Oelwein Mary Pulfer Scheel

When a Child Grumbles and Completes Tasks Despite Complaints

The text notes Betty ten asks to go to the store and still buys for her mother, while John resents bath time but completes it. Grumbling annoys parents who feel their authority challenged, yet both children carry out duties. It suggests relieving annoyance openly rather than smothering resentment.

Betty John

Disputed duties trigger grumbling and call for action

The fragment discusses adherence to duties, how to handle complaints, and a proposed method to reduce grumbling by timely follow through. It mentions a third member with voting power and references a store visit and a new Agiptolila, with a maternal comment.

Vinayy

Mule Hide Shingle Claims and Odd Fragments

A jumbled clipping touts Mule Hide Town and Country shingles for weather protection, claiming heavy weight and Cor Du Roy construction. The text then shifts to unrelated vignettes about a drunken passenger, a theater exchange, a pun about grandmothers, and a garden variety joke about a Chinese laundryman and a dentist with scattered sentences and broken context.

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