Persistent editorial warnings aim to curb accidents
The Northwood Anchor editor notes editors persevere with warnings on seasonable dangers like corn pickers, hunting, and auto driving. Continuous agitation, not single efforts, yields results as with the Wildlife club improving the South Fork after persistent work.
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Northwood
Wildlife Club
South Fork
Some Holiday Thoughts from a Friend on Christmas and Democracy
A reader letter argues democracy hinges on self-improvement not divine fate. It praises humane conduct and brotherly love, notes Christmas steadies society by tempering greed and animosity, and suggests the season shifts focus to friends, easing personal troubles and lifting moral virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald-Ledger
Brutus
Beginning a New Year in Idora Community
Beginning a New Year the Idora community anticipates a year unlike the ordinary with world conditions likely to demand time effort materials and funds. Leadership will be crucial as communities and organizations must take active roles to meet national measures and advance local interests.
Editorial from Reinbeck Courier on overhauling lawmaking in Iowa
A collection of editorials weighing the Iowa legislature's focus on passing new laws versus repealing outdated ones. Critics argue enforcement flaws persist, pricing laws like barber rates are ill suited to varied costs, and stricter speed controls could reduce accidents. Calls to extend county official terms to four years are supported to cut campaign costs and improve governance. A Nazi press critique contrasts free press with totalitarian censorship, and a historical recap traces local events from 1881 to 1931.
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Reinbeck Courier
Iowa
Supreme Court
Grundy Register
Register
Auditor’s Office
Eldora
Union
Cleves
Pine Lake
Steep
Clarence Leggett
Platts
Hardin City
Christmas Reflections and Community Notes From Hubbard
Weaving a letter on holiday cheer, farm and town neighbors share thoughts on Christmas cards, friendships, and the urge for lasting goodwill. The Hubbard column also records deaths, dinners, and numerous holiday visits across families, churches, and clubs with names, places, and dates throughout.
Dinner guests and Christmas visits in local homes
The article lists numerous Christmas day and holiday visit details across area families including the Chaney, Gast, Snapp, Skartvedt, Massow, Allen and Dinham households with names like Waterloo, Willison, Eldora, Garden City and Oakwood. It also notes a smaller flax planting forecast for 1941 with about 130000 acres seeded and an expected acreage reduction due to AAA program changes.
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Irving’ Faust
Henry Arenemeier
Harold Faust
Henry
Reifachneider
Fred Krukow
Hampton
Dwight
Erickson
Barbara
Verle J. Tatum
Fenton
Minnie ‘Bakemeier
Esther Weidenkamp
Spencer
Pete’ Nelson
Buckeye
Arvine Marshman
Ellsworth
James Marshman
Elmer’ Boeke
Atlee Larson
I Poluminas Junction
Wapello
Tabor
Waterloo
William Bellas -Grace
Darlens
Beute
Des
Willison Chaney
Lesli
Margaret Lake
Jas
C.gast
Roy Skartvedt
Garden City
John Snapp
Herman Snapp
Lester Farmer
Gus Crookshank
Marsh Town
Iowa
L.,c. Burnett
Town State College
Burnett
Worth the Cost Anyway
The piece argues that federal income tax reporting will spread to most citizens next year signaling a likely tax increase. It notes large preparatory spending and rising national debt, suggesting the government will need higher revenue. It foresees broad tax liability beyond low earners but asserts the value of living in a free country warrants sacrifice.
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Minnie
John
Jim
Mary
Eldora Faces Question of Complacency for 1941 Progress
The piece argues leaders with vision and loyal supporters have powered Eldora’s growth, noting past unity during county seat contests and current worthwhile efforts. It warns a creeping complacency could hinder future advancement and urges renewed striving at the start of 1941 to improve the year ahead.
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Eldora
Young Peoples Party And Lodge Meetings In Union
In Union and Vicinity reports, a Friday young peoples party hosted by Dorothy Hauser and Arlyn Miller drew 30 youths at the Christian church with games and refreshments. Daffodil Rebekah Lodge elected officers and hosted a social with Christmas carols, gifts, and decorated hall. Alpha Chapter Eastern Star and Industry IOOF also announced officers. Union news highlights numerous local residents’ visits, family events, and Christmas gatherings with extensive community notice of travel and visits.
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Wilcke
Iowa Agricultural College
F. E. Baker
Emos Thompson
Welston
Okla
Thompson
Hubbard
Kermit Weichman
Harley Faust
Raymond Siewert
Walter Bunte
May Faust
Orville Rutzen
Daniel Weichman
Everett Strathe
League
Zion Young People's League
Robert Bizer
Merle Mannetter
Ardis Dubberke
Leona Gelhaus
Helen Michalson
Is Meier
Hubbard News
Otto Mannetter
August Gelhaus
Radcliffe
Alfred Mannetter
Walter Mannetter
Paul Brinkmeyer
Ernest Ziebell
George Dubberke
Herman Hansen
Russel Boeke
Jerris
Harry Larson
Eva May Dougan
Iowa Falls
Irene Snovel
Thelma Pickering
August Weichman
Merrill
William Hilker
H. K.kuhlman
Henry Barger
Irvin Kuhlman
Bern Kuhlman
David
William Allen
Marshalltown
Elmer Hein
Mardelle
Betty Garrett
Marjorie Schae
Eldora
Marion Dougan
Fred Horecka
Cleone
Glen
Richard Schliepsick
Horecka
Marie Saucke
Farnamville
Verill Harris
Dean
West Des Moines
Rozelle Edick
Rozelle _Edick
Abe Richards
John King
John Hansen
John, Jr
Anna Jansen
Dwain King
Fred Bunte
Bernice Radley
Louise Bunte
Paul Lepper
Leonard Reese
Evalyn Dannenberg
Paul Bunte
H. M. Hessenius
Melbourne
E. F. Sievert
Raymond Seivert
Fred Nassen
Carl Dobbrunz
Fred Mincks
Charles Hobbs
Chariton
Leo Boeke
Ocheyedan
Patricia
E. G. Bailey
Diane
Fort Dodge
Issac Bacy
Arend Tlarks
J. L. Kennedy
C. W. Conway
Fred Vieman
Fred Baker
Avanelle Dool
Minneapolis
Minn
Donald Kepford
Paul Kingsley
Des Moines
Howard Norman
New Providence
August Schnormeier, Jr
Harry Garrett
Oliver Reece
Sioux City
Cecil Reece
Arthur Boeke
Fred Schnormeier
Ernest Mannetter
Olga
Fred Tjarks
Carolyn
Young Peoples Party
Dorothy Hauser
Arlyn Miller
Christian Church
Mesdames L. S
Noble Grand
H. R. Hagar
Marvin Dickenson
Hazel Newby
Bessie Young
Nellie Ellis
Industry Ioof Lodge
Willard Donaldson
Gwendolyn Lepley
Errojl Johnson
J. Schmidt
H. E. Long
Porter Hall
Porter W. Hall
L. W. Johnson
F. 8. Schuler
H. A. Biersborn
Charles F. Long
ODD Fellows Officers Industry Lodge Ioof
Joshua Huffman
Edward Packer
Emmer Cox
LaMonte Moore
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van Avery & Co
Frank Foster
Miss May Long
Whitten
W. H. Sheakley
Beatrice Aylesworth
Towne
Howell
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Alberry Harness Shop
Mohler Meat Market
Telephone Exchange
W. L. Thornton
Strothers Bros. General Merchants
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E. L. Rash
Geo. B. Speers
Frank Ziesman
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Thos. Stambrough
Lee Kauffman
G. L. Eggleston
Je Nordquist
A. N. Conklin
W. A. Hasas
C. M. Haas
Walker Towle
Abingdon
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Haas
Anna Persen
Daniel Rash
Union Vicinity
Eldora Hospital
Chas, O. Ryan
Gilman H. Wisner
J. A. Landis
Roxa J. Smith
Grace Needham
Carl 8 S. Newcomer
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Hal Greer
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E. J. Andrle
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Engelking
E. G. Bizer
William Engelking
Carol Engelking
Walter Engelking
Arthur Dubberke
Merle Faust
Simon Engelking
John Schliepsick
Ruth
Otto Nieting
Newhall
Gene Miller
Atkins
Howard Robertson
Oelwein
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Des ‘Moines
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Oren Dreier
Danice
F. C. Dreier
P. W. Pfaltzgraff
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Joe Thompson
Jonas Anderson
Maxwell
James Nehring
Henry Stedding
Harold Dubberke
Harry Wasson
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George
Flora
Albert Walters
Kinley
Neil
William Hendricks
Kinley Mannetter
Dale Hendricks
Charles Ziemke
Lillian
Ann
Caroll Miller
Sharron
Ernest Blomer
Dallas Rogers
Glendale
Calif
Cecil Rogers
C. Hesse
Verona
Bidora
John’ Schliepsiek
Gus Dubberke
Salem Evangelical Church
Zion Women’s Guild
Zion Evangelical Church
John Sage
August Klemme
Walter Below
Louis Lepper
County Conference of Christian Education
Presbyterian Church At
Ackley
Arlene Arnsmeier
Arlys Sievert
Marie Ricks
Doris Green
Gene Hoff
Milton Schwinger
Paul and
Pfaltzgraff
Gertrude Boeke
Myra Boeke
Howard McBride
Raymond
Kulow
Otto Kulow
Charles Kasischke
Bernice
Vera
Carl Kulow
Frank Kuttich
Fred Kielsmeier
Martin Kielsmeier
Louis Kielsmeier
Dennis
Martin Kulow
Cleone Horecka
William Kulow
William Holcomb
Zearing
Raymond Sievert
Caroll Nassen
Kenneth
Alden
Esther Sievert
E. I. Sievert
Henry Schwinger
James Quinn
Richard Casey
Elaine Hall
Chicago
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Chase Hall
Clayton Rash
Patsy
Howard
Wilford Hoelscher
Charles Robertson
Wayne Fister
Robert
William Clark
Glen ‘Whitney
Connie
Russel Freese
Marvin Goodknight
John Miller
C. W. Hall
Wilma Dettleham
E. D. Spoor
Carl Guenther
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Websterity
Marilyn
Caroyn
Steve Taber
G. W. Hertema
Green Mountain
Jay Dougan
Ralph Stroup
A. C. Boeke
John Faust
Hughes
Chaney
News of Union and Vicinity
Union News
Ivan Loyd
Karan Kay
D. Herron
Kansas City
Don Patterson
Waverly
O. W. Dillon
Nettie Pope
Ross Pope
Ted Pope
Minnie Miller
E. 0. Swain
Marcus Barnes
Barnes
Betty Birline
John Rogers
Nancy
Heyworth
May Rogers
M. J. Johansen
Maywood
W. R. Wright
Robert Wright
E. V. Thode
Marilyn Jean
Cedar Falls
James Holmes
L. C. Clarke
Allison
Frank Neal
Paul Carter
Dale
Ottumwa
Hilleman
Frances Hamm
Newell Cadwell
Vincent Hamm
L. Rash
Charles Cathcart
Claude Hauser
Vaughn Reece
Teddy
E. W. Reece
K. J. Lyon
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