Local Families Visit Over Weekend in Cedar Rapids Area
Wigena and Mrs. Charles Poffett visited in Freeport Illinois as Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gehlen hosted. Dawson Johnotes and Sandra Halvernhe spent time with grandmother Mrs. Pearl Jr while the Evans family of Mrs. Elie Voshell were guests in Fayette. Jim Thyer family from Fayette and Willard Crandall with sons from Volga also visited Luther Crandall’s home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Gehlen
Freeport
Charles Poffett
Munch
Robert Ark
Cedar Rapids
Dawson Johnotes
Sandra Halvernhe “Awl
Mrs. Pearl Jr
Larry ‘Evans
Evans
Elie Voshell
Jim’ Thyer
Fayette
Willard Crandall and
Volga
Luther’ Crandall
Auxiliary Activities Report From Fayette Legion Auxiliary
The Iowa Fayette County American Legion Auxiliary met March 25 at the M Legion rooms with hosts Clara Baum wartner Clara Muchlenthaler John Anderson and Reuben Schupbach. Fifteen members answered roll call. Cards of acknowledgment were received from the Pinney family Ole Loftsgard Lew Gruver Frieda Etter and Pvt Loren Frieden. Attendees included Orlin Mason and Geo Wickers at the Fayette County meeting in Hawkeye on March 23. The Auxiliary reached its membership quota and the Poppy goal was met. Fayette County lacked 18 members of the quota. The Fayette County American Legion Auxiliary will hold its annual meeting in Waucoma on April 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary
M Legion Rooms
Clara Baumwartner
Clara Muchlenthaler
John ‘Anderson
Reubén Schupbach
Pinney
Ole Loftsgard
and Mra
Lew Gruver
Frieda Etter
Loren Frieden
Orlin Mason
Geo’ Wickers
Fayette County
American Legion and Auxiliary
Hawkeye
Iowa
Waucoma
Band Makes Four Day Tour Through Minnesota States
Barbara Yearous toured with the ISTC band during a four day trip through north Wensere Town South Dakota and southern Minnesota last week. They performed 12 concerts in total. In Lemiars she visited Rev. Arthur Ittermann and his family. Yearous trained as a clarinetist in Elgin High School and plays in the college band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Yearous
ISTC
Northwensere
So, Dak
Minnesota
Lemiars
Arthur Ittermann
Yearous
Elgin Hi
Logan to Speak Here at Copagunity Club Meeting
Archeologist Wilfred D. Logan McGregor will be guest speaker at the Copagunity Club meeting Monday evening April 12. He will illustrate his talk with slides. Logan has appeared before various groups in this section and local minds heard him say he has an interesting and informative message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilfred D. Logan McGregor
Copagunity Club
Logan
Mita0
Real Estate Transfers Incomplete List From Clermont Area
Real estate transfers show Bergerson Floyd to Bergeson ward for $1000 covering Lots 4 to 6 plus adjacent parcels in Clermont. Helserman transfers to Earl Wolfe and wife for $1.00 a partial NE SE parcel. ModLavey and wife transfer to Elizabeth Lickiss for $1.00 a Lta 21 and 12 in Arlington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bergerson, Floyd & Af
Alfred ‘Bergeson & Wi
JWD
Incl
Adj
Clermont
Eva
Helserman
Earl EB. Wolfe
Qavern ModLavey
Elizabeth Lickiss
Calkin Add
Arlington
New Car Registrations Listed for Several Areas
Harold F or Lucille Triem of Clermont register a sedan. Walter C Falk of Elgin registers a Buick coupe. Nellie and Robert L Culver of Fayette register a Buick sedan. Kermit R Shaw of Arlington registers a Buick coupe. Martino or Alice Nelson of Arlington register a Chevrolet sedan. Rummel of Arlington registers a Vrole truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold F
Lucille Triem
Clermont
Walter C. Falk
Elgin
Buick
Nellie
Robert L. Culver
Fayette
Kermit R. Shaw
Arlington
Martino
Alice Nelson
Arngton
Rummel
Nixon to Speak at GOP State Centennial Dinner Des Moines
Vice president Richard Nixon will return to Des Moines to be the principal speaker at the Republican state centennial dinner on April 21. The event will replace the Lincoln Day dinner and continue as a hand raising affair with plates tagged at $25 to fund this year’s elections. Other items note Iowa’s primary road funds, comparing allocations with Missouri and other states, plus scrutiny of state printing costs and consolidation efforts under the printing board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Nixon
Camp ‘Paign
Des Moines
U. S
Senate
Guy Gillette
Cherokee
Thomas Martin
Towa City
Gillette
Towa
Gerald Bogan
Towa ‘Good Roads ‘Association
Bogan
Osceola
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Bodensteiner Declares Democratic Bid for State Rep
West Union farmer Henry G Bodensteiner announced his candidacy for State Representative in Fayette County on the Democratic ticket. The 40? year old forms 160 acres, leads Fayette County Farm Bureau and serves on multiple boards including Allamakee Clayton REA Cooperative and Fayette County Farm Service Company. He is a past American Legion commander and has four children, with a daughter married, another in the Army in Japan, and two at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Bodensteiner
West Union
Fayette County
Bodensteiner
Fayette
Year of 1954 Iowa off year polls shape major contests
The 1954 off year elections in Iowa set key Republican primary battles for the governorship and may extend into the state convention. Democrats plan a broad November push with candidates filed for all 108 House seats and 21 Senate seats to form the 1955 legislature, signaling extensive battles ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
GOP
Senate
Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters Meet Marks Scrap Drive
The Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters held their March 22 meeting at Otis Blockhus’s home with twelve members present. Enrollment reports were filed and a scrap iron drive was approved. Paul Hanson demonstrated Building 2 Hog Shade and Abe Habeger spoke on Saving Little Pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters
Otis Blockhus
Paul Hanson
Abe Habeger
Zoschkes Move to Brooklyn New York
A card to the Echo reports the Rev. Paul F. Zoschke family moving to New York on April 1. Their new address is 455 Evergreen Ave Brooklyn 21 New York, after leaving Elgin and residing in Cleveland, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Echo
Paul'f. Zoschke
New York
Evergreen Ave
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Ohio
Elgin
Postville Bonds Buy $450,000 for Elementary School
Three bidding groups won the purchase of 450000 dollars of school bonds in Postville Friday. Becker and Co. with Town-Des Moines National Bank Trust Co Des Moines White Phillips Co and Quail Co Davenport led the sale. The issue bears 2 percent interest 1958 1966 2 percent 1967 1969 and 2 percent 1970 1973 with a 64 dollar premium. Funds will finance the new Cora B Darling Elementary School and remodel the old building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iere
Postville
Becker and Cownie, Inc
Cora B. Darling
Progress Club Meeting Postponed to April 6
The Progress Club meeting has been postponed to Tuesday evening April 6. Edna Hunsberger will host. The study topic is Shuttered Windows. Roll call features April Showers. Mrs. Harry Johnson will give a book review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress Club
Edna Hunsberger
Harry Johnson
Larson Buys 40 Acre Farm in Marion Township
Elmer H. Larson purchased the 40 acre farm known as the Carl Blockhus farm in Marion Township. Closed Saturday with Gust Gilbertson acting for the former owner Roy E. Johnson of Mitchelville North Dakota. Johnson had bought the property from Sven Blockhus of Blooming Prairie Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer H. Larson
Marion Township
Carl Blockhus
Gust Gilbertson
Roy E. Johnson
Mitchelville
Dak
Johnson
Sven Blockhus
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Elgin Legion Post Stag Party And Progress Club Meeting
The Elgin Legion Post hosts a stag Friday April 2 at 6 30 p m with invitation to bring guests. Progress Club met Monday at Mrs Laurence Knudtson home as they plan a large turnout. Mrs Arthur Lantz read a paper on Our Statehouse and election of officers was held with Mrs Clarence Muehlethaler as president Mrs Robert D Wilson as vice president Mrs Elmer Meyer as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Legion Post
Ed ‘Wenger
Progress Club
Laurence Knudtson
Iowa
Arthur Lantz
Clarence Muehlethaler
Robert D. ‘Wilson
Elmer Meyer
Treas
Hospital trip for Otto Krueger and Louie Nelson
Krueger and Harry Johnson traveled to Rochester Minnesota on Saturday to retrieve Otto Krueger who has been a surgical patient there for three weeks. Louie Nelson, a patient at Postville hospital for five days, was moved to Rochester Minnesota on Tuesday morning for major surgery with Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Hyde and Mrs. Nelson accompanying him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
Otto. Krueger
Harry Johnson
Minn
Otto Krueger
Rochester Hospital
Louie Nelson
Postville Hospital
Woodrow Hyde
Nelson
Skunk Attack Prompts Rabies Action in Guttenberg
In Guttenberg a rabid skunk bit three animals, triggering anti rabies measures. All dogs have been confined as authorities monitor the situation and advise precaution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guttenberg
Brooder Stove Explodes at Farm House
Elgin fire department responded to a the Harl Seitz farm home last Thursday morning after a gas brooder stove exploded. Mr Seitz suffered facial and hand burns and was taken to Postville hospital for treatment. The blast blew out one side of the brooder house and killed about 250 chicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Fire Department
Harl Seitz
Entertain for Bride Elect at Linen Show
Mrs Clarence Muehlethaler and co hosts entertained at a linen show for bride elect Virgil Boleyn of West Union last Tuesday evening at her former home. Guests included Baptist church members and her Sunday school class. Miss Boleyn was married Friday at the Baptist church to Robert Bell of Detroit Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Muehlethaler
Molms
Abe Habeger
Alfred Baechler
Harry Johnson
Virgil Boleyn
West Union
Baptist Heir
Miss Boleyn
Baptist Church
Robert Bell
Detroit
Mich
Lehman Wedding Anniversary Celebration Reveals Guests
Mr and Mrs Leo Lehman entertained Sunday for the 36th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Max Lehman. Guests included Rex Medberry Postville Fred Muehthal Carl Hackmann Fred Burrow Louis Lehman George Falk families and Mrs Clara Baumgartner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Lehman
Max Lehman
Messrs
Mdms
Rex Medberry
Postville
Fred Muehiethaler
Carl Hackmann
Fred Burrow
Louis Lehman
George Falk
Clara Baumgartner
Faysette County Women's Chorus Practice Notice
The next practice of the Fay ette county women's chorus will be held at the school music room in E gin Monday evening April 6 at 8 00 o'clock All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faysette County
Egin
Notice date change for Elgin Lutheran Mission Society meeting
The Elgin Lutheran Mission Society will meet Thursday, April 8, at the Legion rooms. Hostesses are Molris, Melvin Hunsberger, Richard Hofer, Lydia Odegard and Jacob Schneider. Program chairman is Belva Snyder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Lutheran Mission Society
Legion Rooms
Molris
Melvin Hunsberger
Richard Hofer
Lydia Odegard
Jacob Schneider
Belva Snyder
Sixtieth Anniversary for Iowa Couple in LA
A former Iowa couple celebrated their sixtieth wedding anniversary in Los Angeles. Mr and Mrs Claude Whit Jock, who wed in Osceola sixty years ago, marked the milestone with family and friends, reflecting on six decades of marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Los Angeles
Claude Whit Jock
Osceola
Lions Sponsor Youth to Boys State Program
The Echo reports the 1954 telephone directories were delivered to N. W. Sell Telephone Co. at West Union on Monday and mailed to patrons on Tuesday. Readers are urged to discard old directories to avoid confusion as changes save time when using the new directory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Echo
N. W. Sell Telephone Co
West Union
Lions Club Meeting Supports Leader Dog and Boys State
At St Pauls Methodist church parlors on Monday evening the regular Lions Club meeting drew about 25 members and 16 music students directed by Leo Grether. The program included brass sextet and boys octet with solos by Linda Kiple Beverly Muehletaler Donna Meinhard and Stanley Capper. A business session followed and the club voted to donate 15 to the Leader Dog for the Blind and sponsor a Boys State participant, naming Stanley Lehman as delegate for the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Leo Grether
Brass
Linda ‘Kiple
Beverly ‘Muehlethaler
Donna Meinhard
Stanley Capper
Stanley Lehman
Fayette County Education Association Meets in Fayette
Members of the Fayette County Education Association met in Fayette on March 25 selecting five delegates for the district assembly next fall. Supts. William A. Tock and Paul Pickett were chosen for the state assembly in Des Moines. Marilyn Eide was chosen for a teacher training scholarship. The nominating committee was named, with a county meeting set for April 22 in Oelwein, beginning with a 6:30 dinner, urging all county teachers to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Fayette
Marilyn Eide
West Union
T.c
Hazel Nelson
Oelwein
Marian Putz
Clermont
Grace Stirk
Chunty Association
Maynard
Hawkeye
Milwaukee Road pays large 1953 Iowa tax bill
Treasurers across 56 Iowa counties where the Milwaukee Road operates received vouchers for the first installment of the 1953 tax totaling 1,126,291.32 dollars. The Iowa tax bill is more than double the amount from ten years earlier, with northeast counties listing payments such as Allamakee 45,108.04 dollars, Clayton 52,900.08 dollars, Fayette 24,518.38 dollars, and Winneshiek 35,604.84 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Milwaukee Road
Allamakee
Clayton
Fayette
Winneshiek
Kerr Elected Soil District Commissioner in Fayette County
Kenneth J. Kerr of Postville has been elected soil district commissioner of Fayette county to succeed Harold Strong of Elgin, who did not seek re-election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth J. Kerr
Postville
Soil District
Fayette County
Harold Strong
Elgin
Mrs Wood Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs J R Wood comes home from University hospital Town City after months of treatment for injuries from a car accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Wood
University Hospital
Town City
Fox Killed by Youths in Knoxville City Center
Steve Donnelly learns his pet fox Jake has not returned home for days after youths in Knoxville beat a fox to death in the city heart. Donnelly had raised Jake since last spring, treating it as a dog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Steve Donnelly
Jake
Mr. Donnelly
Grinnell School Election Narrow Victory For Case
In Grinnell a recent school election Lyman Case was re elected by a slim margin. He received 1012 votes while challenger Blanche Lindenmayer earned 1010 votes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grinnell
Lyman Case
Blanche Lindenmayer
Crash Injures Four at Froelich
Four people were injured Saturday afternoon in a two car crash on Highway 1862 at Froelich. Raymond Frieden of Elgin, 38, suffered head injuries and is in serious condition at Postville hospital. Donna Bliele of Rustad, Minn., 23, has a fractured pelvis and a broken arm and is in serious condition. Loren Frieden, 20, Raymond's brother, had facial cuts. Vivian Thompson, 26, of Fargo, No Dak, the Blieles’ passenger, sustained arm and leg bruises. All were taken to the hospital. Frieden was later released as his injuries were treated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Proelich
Raymond Frieden
Elgin
Donna Bliele
Rustad
Minn
Postville
Raymond
Kick Off Cancer Drive at Fayette County Meeting
The Fayette County Cancer Fund Drive launched at the Farm Bureau building on March 31. Principal speaker Mrs. Anne Wilson of Dubuque, field director for the Iowa division of the American Cancer Society, spoke about the drive and her background as a former teacher in Iowa and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Anne Wilson
Dubuque
Soldier Address of Pvt. Joseph J. Ogle
In service records Pvt Joseph J Ogle serial 55389478 belongs to 3rd Platoon B T R C 93rd A F A Bn 6th Armored Division Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Contact details or next of kin not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Ogle
U.S
T. R
93Rd A. F
6Th Armored Division
Fort Leonard Wood
Man Die After Auto Crash In Des Moines
William Robinson, 63, of Albia, died after an auto strike in Des Moines. He told police he was unhurt and walked away, did not inform his daughter, and an autopsy showed a fractured skull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
William Robinson
Albia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wigena
Nixon
Legislative Budget Committee
Jay €. Colburn
Tarian
State Printing Board
Melvin Synhorst
Legislative Printing Committee
Printing Board
Peon Het
Mtoky
Zoschkes
Larson
Legion Stag
Skune
Lions
Teachers Assn. Meeting
K. J. Kerr
Mrs. Wood Home
Tame Fox
Froelich
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