Undecided party tickets and local notices mix in Elgin
A jumble of items shows party tickets undecided and sale and rental notes. Seed corn listings name Lawrence Gehring of Elgin and Oscar Thompson of Clermont. Avalon theater seats reserved Sept 16 17 18 for Carl Torkelson of Elgin with Echo office tickets. Road safety notes explain yellow center lines and passing rules. New Iowa state facilities at Eldora and Woodward appoints Reed and Cooper as superintendents amid reform. Government and education finance details follow with district levy permissions and state housing strain. Iowa farm income 1946 totals nearly 1.8 billion including 46.5 million government payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avalon Theater
Carl Torkelson
Elgin
Abie
Echo Office
Eldora
Woodward
Iowa Training School
Charles W. Reed
St.Charles
Eldora, l
Randall Cooper
Michigan State Hospital
Reed
Fred N. Cooper
St. Charles
Middlewest
Dr. Cooper
Kansas
Minnesota
Michigan
Board of Control
District Court Divorce Notice and Local News Fragments
In Fayette County Iowa the petition of Carl V Jespersen seeks a divorce from Mabel Jespersen. The notice warns defence by a certain date with publication in Elgin Echo September 11 18 25 and October 2 1947. Local items report Dora Boyle staying with her son Sheldon Boyle and a car accident near Kenora Canada injuring several youths. Also a horse shoe nail found by a Swea City resident puzzle to local high schoolers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of
Iowa
Fayette County
Carl VY. Jespersen
Mabel Jespersen
District Court of Iowa
Court House
West Union
Carl V. Jespersen
Elgin Echo
A. D
Elgin
R. C. Ingersoll
Oelwein
Dora Boyle
Sheldon Boyle
Inez Shaffer
Russell Wenger
Jim Christ
Jack Adrian
Keith Kohler
Kenora
Canada
Wenger
Swea City
Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs George Stansbury
Celebrate their golden anniversary at home in Sioux City with family from Elgin and Sioux City. Mr Stansbury retired after farming in the area since moving from West Union in 1923. They have 28 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. last great grandchild born on their anniversary date to Mr and Mrs George Irwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stansbury
Elgin
Sioux City
West Union
Stansbury
Pearl Mathys
Iva Helms
Arpin, Wise
Evelyn Bartlett
Marcus, Wash
Emma Whitlock
Maskell
Ned
Ezra
Leo
Ralph
George Irwin
Fred Murphy
Willard
Wis
Alfred Teldt
Marshfield
Enoch Helms
Arpin
Roland Bartlett
Alex Campbell
Marcus
Wash
John Nevens
Ben Whitlock
Creighton
Neb
Frank Boyle
Doyle Baker
Frank
Roy
E. S
Ralph Stansbury
Billy McClurey
Lyle Helms
Ted Farrien
D. R. Whitlock
Lee Mathys
Emmett van Roedel
Bertha Pattorff
Trains, Fashion, and a German Officer Moment
A fragmented scene describes fall clothes and parental roles as a conversation turns to a requested word. A train enters a tunnel, passengers hear a kiss and a slap, then the train exits into light and a German officer appears with a black.
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Want
Toome
Alfred Ruck
Norge
John M. TiWotson
Satie
James Yearous
West Elgin
Homer Dill
Clermont
Prinuary 18
Jouse
Dave Erhardt
Clinton
Elgin Duce
C. J. Mulford
Dial
Stie
Ffor Sale
Hderson
Jas. E. Desty
Postville
LEO V
Boleyn Dial
Walter Germann
Carmen Swenson
The
Echo
George Apley
Wm. Sass
Monona
Lawrence Schultz
Luana
Rosina
Anderson
Maynard Lantz
Echo Stationers
Dale DeSart
John Falk, Jr
Duroc
Rock Road
Brick Church
Clermont-Gunder Road
Elmer H. Larson
Wrens Town
Clermont Atf
Capper & Grove
Tron
R. P. Strauch
Poland
China
M. E. Davis
Lawrence Gehring
Schultz
Town
Langdon
Joe V. Schneider
Arthur Yearous
C. & Bush
Dry Run School
Kern Hill
River Road
Will Christen
St. Olaf
Moen
Best
Tan
Oscar Thompson
Davenport
University of Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
Postville Rendering CO
Aukon
Sunderman
Sonona
Mr. Zeigler
SIAN
ST Union—Farmers
Gin
Jack
Sinclair
Sing
Butch
State of Iowa
National Farm Loan Association
Ber Federal Land Bank System
West Union National Farm Loan Association
Darrell R. Peasley
Sec’y-Treas
Elgin Cooperative
MAX Medberry
Mar
Rumania
Germiah
Schori
Kuster Elgin, Iowa
Department of Public Safety
Employers Mutual Casualty Co
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