County Rally Planned for Fayette April 26 War Loan Event
Fayette county war finance committee chaired by B. J. Baumgartner and F. B. Claxton set plans for an all county seven war loan rally at the Fayette schoolhouse at 8 p m Thursday. Township bond quotas were established with local chairmen named as part of the county quota effort. Pleasant Valley seeks 38000 in E bond sales, Clermont 38000, Illyria 32500, while the county aims for 1251000 in the seventh loan.
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Fayette
Fayette County
Pleasant Valley
Max Thoma
W. C. Follett
Clermont
John A. Erickson
Illyria
John Flannagan
Wadena
County rally urged for chairmen and solicitors
All township chairmen and as many solicitors as possible are urged to attend the all county rally at Fayette. Mr Baumgartner requests notable chairmen to assist in the evening's work. A state supplied film will be shown and overseas veterans will address county leaders on national economic security and morale. Bond credit dates will apply to the seventh war loan. purchasers should begin now to ease the intensive weeks ahead and reach an early over the top report.
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Fayette
Baumgartner
Bia
State War Finance Headquarters
Fayette County
Special Chairmen Appointed for Seventh Drive
Mr. Baumgartner and Mr. Claxton will be assisted by M. C. Hanson of Oelwein as vice chairman and Russell Schwartz of Fayette as secretary. Special chairmen named include Rural H. M. Brownell of Oelwein Publicity C. M. Westerfield of West Union Educational A. S. Morss of West Union Retail Lyle Kelley of Oelwein Movies H. D. Matt of Fayette Payrall Savings Geo. H. Johnson of Oelwein Clergy Rev. Francis Schah of St. Lucas Women's Work Mrs. Theo. N. Loftsgard of Clermont assisted by Virginia Vaupel of Fayette and Mrs. Russell George of West Union.
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Baumgartner
Claxton
M. C. Hanson
Oelwein
Russell Schwartz
Fayette
H. M. Brownell
C. M. Westerfield
West Union
A. S. Morss
Lyle’ Kelley
H. D. Matt
Geo. H. Johnson
Francis Schah
St. Lucas
Theo. N. Loftsgard
Clermont
Virginia Vaupel
Russell George
Quotas Set and Chairmen Named for Various Districts
E bond quotas for the remaining townships and the cities of Oelwein and West Union, and the township and city chairmen who will head the local drives are: Auburn: $36,000, John Mihm, St. Lucas, Banks: $21,000, R. O. Dietel, Sumner, Bethel: $22,000, G. F. Niewehner, Gumner, Center: $23,000, Fred McFadden, Randalia, Dover: $27,000, Henry T. Hanson, West Union, Eden: $26,000, Bruce Moser, Hawkeye, Fairfield: $38,500, Mrs. Opal Luce, Arlington, Fremont: $24,000, H. J. Niewoehner, Westgate, Harlan: $38,000, L. H. Buenneke, Maynard, Jefferson: $25,000, H. D. Flower, Oelwein, Oelwein: $198,500, Thomas Maley, Oelwein, Oran: $24,
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Oelwein
West Union
Auburn
John Mihm
St. Lucas
R. O. Dietel
Sumner
Bethel
G. F. Niewehner
Gumner
Center
Fred McFadden
Randalia
Dover
Henry T. Hanson
Clayton County Sheriff Carlsen Named to Iowa Board of Control
Gov. Blue appoints W. Carlsen as a member of the Iowa Board of Control. Carlsen has served as Clayton County sheriff for over ten years and previously worked in auto finance.
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W. Carlsen
Clayton County
Blue
Iowa Board of Control
Help Elgin Town Hall drive for relief in Europe
Citizens are urged to donate usable clothing shoes and bedding for war torn Europe. Bring items to the Elgin town hall for shipment to countries ravaged by Hitler. Contribute warm, reasonably fair condition goods. repair minor defects locally if possible.
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Europe
Elgin Town Hall
Hitler
America
Bell Telephone restores lines after sleet storm
Bell Telephone Company receives credit for rapid repairs after a sleet storm caused thousands of wire breaks and over a thousand downed poles in four northeast Iowa counties. Local managers called for extra crews. twelve outside teams arrived by Wednesday and by Friday evening service was back to par. In about two and a half days, 3000 wire breaks were repaired and over a thousand poles reset, with West Union Decorah Waukon and Monona among hardest hit.
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Bell Telephone Company
Iowa Four County
West Union
Decorah
Waukon
Monona
War Veteran to Speak at Fayette County Rally
1st Lieut. Ronald A. Darsee, a combat infantry veteran of North African and Italian campaigns, will head Fayette county’s all county rally at the Fayette school house at 8 p m Thursday April 26. State War Finance office confirmed his selection and will provide a film for the meeting, with county chairman B J Baumgartner notified.
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Ronald A. Darsee
Mar ‘Elle
Fayette County
Fayette
Darsee
State War Finance Office
B. J Baumgartner
Stateffice
Masonic Fellowship Meeting in Elgin Hosts Fifty Attendees
About fifty Masons attended the fellowship meeting in Elgin last Thursday evening hosted by the local lodge. Lunch was served after the tiled session, music by school organizations followed, and Kurt Hardt of Monona gave a short talk. President Birdsell announced May’s meeting would be at Garnaville on the 10th. The annual picnic is scheduled for the last Sunday in June at the El kader fair grounds.
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Elgin
Kurt Hardt
Monona
Birdsell
Garnaville
Elkader Fair Grounds
Weibel Mill Co. Boss Heads Fifty Year Trade Entry
Fifty years after joining the Elgin mill as an apprentice on April 17 A M Weibel still runs the business now named Weibel Mill Co. as owner and chief.
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A. M. Weibel
Elgin Mill
Weibel Mill Co
Quota committee names and pledged sums listed
The note lists donors with pledged amounts from various towns including Oran Fayette West Union Hawkeye Randalia and Fay ette. It names the quota committee members M C Hanson L H Buenneke W H Antes Russell Schwartz H M Brownell and J F Ingels.
Letters From War Front Echoes From Lingayan Gulf
A serviceman from Elgin writes of Lingayan Gulf Luzon operations. He recalls passing Jap airfields, limited air raids, and rescuing ship survivors. He describes beach landings, first aid duties, civilian casualties, and a night air raid, reflecting on war’s price and relief at inland safety.
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Rich
Charlie
Elgin
The
Echo
Pacific
Lingayan Gulf
Luzon
Sula Sea
South China Sea
Manila Bay
New bus line to Waterloo West Union planned
A Waterloo area bus company won approval last week to start a new route by way of Fayette Sumner and Tripoli. The service is scheduled to begin operations in about a week. The route aims to connect Waterloo with nearby towns and expand local transport options.
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West Union
Waterloo
Waterloo Bus Company
Fayette
Sumner
Tripoli
VE Day Plans For Elgin Churches Delay Celebrations
Communities plan subdued observances as towns consider closing stores on VE Day. Elgin Baptist Church schedules 8 PM services if morning news arrives, while Methodist plans shift to 3 PM if news comes in the morning and 8 PM if in the afternoon, urging prayer over riotous celebration.
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Germany
Egin
Falk
Elgin
Baptist Church
Zoschke
Warton
Blockhus Family Moves Amid Midweek Relocations
A sequence of Blockhus family transfers unfolds midweek. Otto Blockhus moves his family to the former K. E. Mark estate farm they recently bought, leaving the Mrs. Sven Blockhus farm east of Elgin to Herbert Blockhus as tenant. Mrs. Fritdjof Blockhus and daughter will settle at the tenant house on the home farm, hoping Mr. Blockhus soon returns from Army service to farm his parents’ land. Herbert plans to crop both adjoining home front farms to maintain operations.
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Sven Blockhus
Otto Blockhus
K. E. Mark
Elgin
Herbert Blockhus
County Line
Fritdjof Blockhus
Blockhus
Herbert
Elgin Considers Closing Town Garbage Dumps
Elgin faces ongoing garbage disposal issues with riverbank dumping. Town leaders weigh closing all dumps and banning refuse within limits, forcing residents to haul waste elsewhere or hire service, at potentially high yearly costs. Citizens urged to bury decayables on their own property.
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Elgin
Ilegal
Samuel Mosby Celebrates 751st Birthday Publicly
Samuel Mosby marked his 751st birthday on Tuesday April 17, openly confirming his age. He has been largely at home recently but can make short bank trips daily. Meanwhile Demaid O. Duan lost part of a finger and sustained an injury at the first joint after a belt snag at the canning factory Saturday.
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Samuel Mosby
Mr. Mosby
Demaid O. Duan
Iowa Legislature Ends Hectic War Session With Large Appropriations
Iowa lawmakers returned home after an unusually stormy session that doubled as a war-time assembly. They approved a record $100 million biennial appropriation, boosted gas tax, created new commissions including an aviation panel, and funded postwar building, aged aid, and education programs while legalizing various acts affecting local communities.
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Board of Control
Board of Educration
Iby
State
Toust
Iowa Legislature Modernizes School Code Noted by Blue Predecessor
A summary notes the legislature's key achievement modernizing Iowa's antiquated school laws. It mentions a special school code committee that Gov. Robert D. Blue's predecessor Senator B. B. Hicken banned, with continued coverage on page 6.
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Iowa
Robert D. Blue
B. B. Hicken
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