Legislature Eyes Adjournment By April Ten
As this is written, all signs point to adjournment of the legislature by April 10. A senate concurrent resolution signed by 48 members sets the adjournment time for 5 p m April 10. Must pass include school code bills and cleaning up appropriation measures before adjournment while afternoon and Saturday sessions speed progress. Gov Blue signed the gasoline tax hike expected to raise about 5 million annually with two fifths for cities and towns to maintain streets and three fifths for secondary roads. Refunds for non highway use raise concerns about fraud. Senator Carl Stalin notes Nebraska and Iowa refund rates, urging workable solutions. Cigarette access remains easy for legislators in Des Moines hotels. a hotel rationing system requires room keys to obtain cigarettes. A flaw in the law leaves Adams and Taylor counties without representation after Senators Whitehill and Kirketeg deaths, complicating special elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Robert D. Blue
Haus Shies
Carl Stalin
Hamburg
Nebraska
Iowa
B. C. Whitehill
Marshalltown
G. J. Kirketeg
Bedford
Whitehill
R. A. Rockhill
Kirketey
Adams and
Taylor
Pops Harrison to Return as Iowa Coach Next Season
Coach Pops Harrison, leader of the University of Iowa basketball team that won the Big Ten title last winter, will remain for the 1945-46 season after reaching a definite agreement with university officials. Arrangements are reported satisfactory to him.
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Pops Harrison
University of Iowa
University
Iowa
Towa Farm Product Index Up One Point
The March 15 index shows prices received by Towa farmers at 196 percent of the 1909-14 average, up one point from last month and six points above a year ago. All slaughter stock indices rose except hogs, grain prices edged up, dairy and poultry indices fell, and family living costs reached the highest level since 1920. Feeding ratios changed mildly, hog ratio climbed, and dairy and egg feed ratios shifted.
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Towa
Iowa
Thoma Succeeds Baumgartner as War Fund Chairman
Thoma takes over as county war finance committee chairman succeeding Baumgartner. Max Thoma named as local chairman by the executive committee, bringing committee experience. A Des Moines meeting for the seventh drive was planned with key county members invited to attend.
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Thoma
Baumgartner
War Fund
Elgin
Pleasant Valley
County War Finance Committee
Max Thoma
Des Moines
B. J. Baumgartner
Eunice Ulish
Forrest Claxton
Fayette
BD. R. Lynch
West Union
M. C. Hanson
Oelwein
Buttermakers Meet at Luana Association No. 1
The Iowa Buttermakers association in Luana met last Wednesday with host Gus Everman. Four new members were welcomed and the group held its usual business session with butter and scoring contests. State inspector B. W. Patsy announced a six month leave of absence to tend farm work. Ed Riser of Postville became association president, succeeding L. L. Lehman of Elgin. The next meeting will be at Waukon later this month.
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Association No
Iowa Buttermakers
Luana
Gus Everman
B. W. Patsy
Maynard
Waukon
Ed Riser
Postville
Association
L. L. Lehman
Elgin
Food Sale At Elgin City Hall Saturday
The Marion Dorcas Society will sponsor a food sale at Elgin city hall on Saturday April 7 at 2 p m They will serve chicken sandwich pie doughnuts and coffee Everyone welcome. Mrs Anna Cox of West Union and Mr and Mrs Sheldon Boyle were dinner guests in the Walter Bovis home. Mrs Karl Fox Mrs K J Meyer and Nancy from Calmar were weekend guests at the Schoril home.
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Marion Dorcas Society
Elgin City Hall
Anna Cox
West Union
Sheldon Boyle
Walter Bovis
Karl Fox
K. J. Meyer
Nancy
Calmar
C. B. Schoril
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform
Graduate Demolitionist Keith W. Kohler son of Mrs Ethel Kohler Elgin graduates from Demolitions School at Fort Benning Georgia This course is one of five Specialists schools for parachutists at Fort Benning They include Demolition Camouflage Communications Riggers and Maintenance Only qualified jumpers may apply and only the better men receive instruction The demolitionist’s work is vital in modern warfare They study demolitions booby traps bridges industrial targets dams and communications They also train with the flame thrower and the Bazooka Kohler is a one man combat team arriving home Monday night for a 20 day furlough Pfc Kahler in training again 2nd Lt Edna Johnson Dummermuth Elgin is in training at Camp Carson Nurses Training Center Camp Carson CalP Nurses receive Army clothes and basic training for duty with the Army Nurse Corps continuing to Page Four
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Keith W. Kohler
Ethel Kohler
Elgin
Parachute School
Fort Benning
Georgia
Army
Pfc
Kahler
Edna Johnson Dummermuth
Egin
Camp Carson
Nurses’ Training Center
Calp
Army Nurse Corps
Commencement Speakers Planned for Elgin and Clermont
Upper Iowa University will provide speakers for both Elgin and Clermont commencements this year. President Smith will speak at Clermont on May 17 and Dr. Hawkins will speak at Elgin on May 16.
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Upper Iowa University
Elgin
Clermont
Pres. Smith
Dr. Hawkins
Golden Wedding Celebrated by Kohls at Elgin Baptist Church
Mr and Mrs William Kohls marked their golden wedding anniversary Easter Sunday with a church celebration in Elgin. Otto Krueger led the program with devotional, music by Florence Marilyn and Cary Kohls, poems by Mrs Mueh lmthaler and Mrs Johnson, reminiscences by Fred Muenlethaler, and tributes from the Kohls children. The couple, longtime Elgin Baptist members, live in the Iria community and have four children Frank Anton West Union Elmer and Richard Elgin.
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William Kohls
Baptist Church
Jehurch
Kohls
Otto Krueger
Paul F. Zaschke
Florence
Marilyn
Cary Kohls
Chas. Kohls
F. C. Muehiethaler
Harry Johnson
Fred Muenlethaler
Jonette Sola
Marilyn Kohls
Richard Kohls
Anton Kohls
Lawrence Kohls
Elgin Study Club Spring Tea Held At Home
The Elgin Study Club hosted its annual spring tea Tuesday afternoon at Mrs. Myrtle Falb’s home. President Bernice Falk and past president Rose Wolf presided. Attendees included Mrs. Rose Wolf, Mrs. Mel Kohler, Mrs. Ray DeSart, Mrs. Walter Bovis Jr., Mrs. Frank Greenley, and others. A program featured a welcome by the president and a book review, Riding the Rainbow, presented by Mrs. Clara Kuster.
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Elgin Study Club
Myrtle Falb
Sue Bovis
Rose Wolf
Marie Muehlethaler
Bernice Falk
Club Rall Eall Book Review
Sby Rose
Mary Taylor
Clara Kuster
Mel Kohler
Ray DeSart
Walter Bovis
Frank Greenley
Fred Kohler
Earl Kiple
Ethel Kohler
Chas, Wenger
John Falk
Carl Torkelson
Ed Kingman
Sam Lehman
Chas. Feller
Gus Krueger
Georgia Schori
Minneapolis, Minn
Lewis Thoma
Springville
W. C. Baylor
Glen Ellyn
da Casper
Champaign
Elgin Masons Schedule April Meetings and Guest Program
The Elgin Masons set a regular meeting for Tuesday night April 10 at eight. Members are urged to attend for important business, balloting, lunch, and social hour. On Thursday April 12 the Northeast Iowa Fellowship Association visits with a short program by locals and a guest speaker from the Service Committee, followed by lunch and social hour.
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Elgin Masons
Northeast Iowa Fellowship Association
Elgin Lodge
Service Committee
Elgin
Smoke at Falk's Garage Triggers Easter Morning Alarm
A fire siren woke residents at about 3 AM on Easter morning due to smoke from an empty staker hopper at Falk's garage. The back smoke filled the premises and the alarm was activated. No harm was reported. Genevieve Dunkle spent the weekend with relatives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Falk
Genevieve Dunkle
St. Paul, Minn
Board Announces Pinch in 1945 Sugar Supplies
The Sugar Board outlines canning sugar plans for housewives as shortages bite wartime production. Applications open April 20 at board offices, with Spare Stamp 18 from War Ration Book 4 required. Completed forms guide household sugar allowances via five and one pound coupons mailed or delivered.
National Temperance Speaker Here in Elgin
Grace Leigh Scott field secretary of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union will visit Elgin on Tuesday April 11. She will address Federated Clubs at 11:20 am, speak to Clermont high school students at 1:30 pm, and deliver the main address at the Elgin Clermont W C T U meeting at 8 pm at the home of Micodore Kjosa. Open to all, with lunch served.
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Grace Leigh Scott
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Elgin
Federated Clubs
Miss Scott
Clermont High School
Elgin-Clermont
Federated Clubs MeetHere Next Tuesday
The Fayette county convention of Federated Women's Clubs will convene at Elgin's St. Pauls Methodist church next Tuesday. Registration begins at 9 40 a m with the session starting at 10 a m sharp. County chairman is Mrs Russell George of West Union and local chairwoman is Mrs W C Falk of Elgin.
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Fayette County
Federated Women’s Clubs
Elgin
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Echo
Russell George
West Union
W. C. Falk
H. H Woll
Florence? Kent
Elgin Lockers to Tear Down Old Implement Building
O. Torkelson of Elgin Lockers Co announced Monday that tearing down the old implement building across from Elgin State Bank would start within a week weather permitting. This clears the way for a new Elgin Lockers Co building measuring 32 by 110 feet of tile and concrete construction.
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O. Torkelson
Elgin Lockers Co
Elgin State Bank
Telephone outage prompts eight repair crews in Elgin
H. E. Duke, manager for Bell Telephone, reported a bad mess in several sections near West Union. He said an SOS had been sent and eight repair crews were being sent to make repairs.
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H. E. Duke
Bell Telephone
Elgin
West Union
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Homer Green
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Phil Crosby
Mary
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Mrs. Schori Owen Nickels
Uriel Gehring
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