Elgin Post Office Mail Matter Note
The notice states that the item is entered in the post office at Elgin in Fayette County Iowa as second class mail matter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1940
Page
1
Advertising rate terms and notice dates from 1940
Payment details for display and classified ads including foreign and local display rates per inch and per line, readers per line, per word, and advance payment. Mentions 35 cents first insertion and 35 cents for renewal, along with cards of thanks, in memoriam, resolutions of respect, and obituary poetry at regular rates. Date noted as Thursday September 19, 1940.
Rich's Pipe Dreams Safe Driving Slogan
A local note links safety with driving caution as a crowd addresses the Safe driving campaign. It urges vigilance for schoolchildren and parental warning to keep kids safe on the roads. The text also threads through quotes on mental energy and practical living, with a casual newspaper voice.
Marriages and travels fill Clermont area notes
The September 1910 notices report marriages of Arnold Bauman to Mrs. Sam Frieden near the city officiated by Rev. Drauwel, and Lucas Olson to Emma Reinhart at Clermont with Rev. Barsett. Other items note Mrs. Fred Muehlenthaler attending her brother E J Halverson’s wedding in St Paul and returning to Elgin, plus a Bayfield cottage outing for Fred R Berg and family. Seventy seven year old Mrs. Peter Nicklaus celebrated birthday. Jimme Hess returned from Belfant after a month visiting two brothers. O M Benson and another man arrived in Dows on Thursday.
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Arnold Bauman
Sam Frieden
Chelsa
Oklahoma
Drauwel
German Baptist Church
Reinhart Ugland
Clermont
Elgin
Fred R. Berg
Bayfield
Wis
Fred
Peter Nicklaus
Jimme Hess
Belfant
Centre County
Ivana
O.M. Benson
Dows
Town
Witty Quotations and Local Notices Echo Quiet Community Life
A collage of humorous lines and social chatter reflects local mood as residents share quips on manners, aging, marriages, and everyday mishaps. The column notes visitors and family milestones, including a surgical recovery in Iowa City and newborns in the community, with names and home towns mentioned.
Iowa Crop Report Sees Record Corn Yield Despite Dip in Total
The 1940 Iowa corn crop is estimated at 423,168,000 bushels with an average yield of 48 bushels per acre. Oats total reaches 213,111,000 bushels at 40.5 bushels per acre, well above last year. Soybeans hit a record 13,680,000 bushels as 684,000 acres are harvested, yielding 20 bushels per acre.
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Iowa
Kenvil Disaster Destroys Hercules Powder Plant in New Jersey
In Kenvil New Jersey on September 13 a series of blasts leveled the Hercules powder plant killing at least 41 and injuring more than 200. Rescue crews search the ruins for additional victims as the death toll is expected to rise toward 50. The plant was handling 2 8 million dollars in U S government orders and federal investigators probe possible sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenvil
N. J
Hercules
Hos
Not Recognized Reunion Sparks Tears After 34 Years
John Otteson of Tacoma returned to Decorah to visit relatives and was not recognized by his sister after 34 years apart. Coy Mattley near Corydon felt a pin in a rug pierce her eyelid and enter her eyeball with no serious effects expected. Gilbert Walters of Shell Rock mistook a passing car for a patrol and was halted. Three bandits robbed Walters of 27 dollars. Ruth Sears of Greenfield dreamed a stalker and jumped from a window showing injuries above the left ankle.
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John Otteson
Tacoma
Washington
Decorah
Coy Mattley
Corydon
Gilbert Walters
Shell Rock
Ruth Sears
No | Greenfield
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