Business Placed Ahead of Political Ambition in Iowa Assembly
As the 48th Town General Assembly winds down in 1940, no outstanding potential boom for major office has emerged. Republicans avoid promoting personal ambition for a second term, while Democrats have yet to nominate a candidate, though Edward Breen of Fort Dodge is noted as a gubernatorial possibility amid ongoing Democratic efforts.
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48Th Town General Assembly
Edward Breen
Fort Dodge
Senate
Iowa General Assembly
Breen
Hoeven Confirms Run for Publican Offices
Senator Charles B. Hoeven has confirmed his intention to seek the offices mentioned, signaling formal entry into the forthcoming race. Hoeven, a Republican, indicated plans to pursue the specified positions, though details on the exact offices were not disclosed.
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Charles B. Hoeven
In 8. Com
Hoeven
Eye Senate Likely Market for Iowa Senate Turnover 1940
The eye on Iowa politics points to the Senate as the likeliest source of turnover in 1940. Two factors support this: 29 of 50 Senate seats are open for election, and debate in the House floor indicates many members are already signaling a move to the Senate in 1940.
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Iowa
Senate
Town
Twenty Nine Seats in 1940 Senate Races outlined
The piece lists Republican and Democratic targets for the 1940 Senate turnover, naming incumbents in 19 Republican and 10 Democratic districts. It notes varying conditions, including gentlemen’s agreements in multi county districts and seven single county seats where contests are open. It references continuation on page 6.
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Senate
Beardsley
Byers
Edwards
Etthon
Evans
Forsling
Hoeven
Hopkins
Husted
Kirketey
Levis
Lundy
Parker
Schadt
Smith
Stewart
Whitehill
Zeigler
Augustine
Breen
Dean
Ellis
Geske
Gillette
Guernsey
Mighell
Miller
Moore
Linn
Woodbury
Marshall
Mahaska
Clayton
Pottawattamie
Jackson
Local Coop Elects Directors at First Annual Meeting
Elgin residents W S Rothlisberger and Lou’s Dennier join the Alfamakee Clayton Electric Cooperative board elected April 19 at Turner Hall Postville. Over 100 men attended as Joel Clark presided. Directors named from Allamakee Clayton Fayette Winneshiek counties, and the group voted to join Tri State Electric Cooperative with government financing. The board then dismissed Joel Clark as president and named new officers A Green vice president and Lars Tague treasurer.
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W. S. Rothlisberger
Lou's Dennier
Elgin
Alfamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative
Turner Hall
Postville
Joel Clark
Elkader
Fayette County
Allamakee
Clayton
Fayette
Winneshiek
Tri State Electric Cooperative
U. S
A. Green
Lars Tague
Hatchery Uses Town Hall to House Chick Deliveries
Hatchery space ran short at Capper's Hatchery so the town hall across the street was used on Sunday to store over 55 000 chicks for local deliveries and dealer truck shipments. Town authorities lent the room, easing operations for the hatchery.
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Capper
Fayette County Game Officers Elected
Officers elected by the Fayette County Wild Life Conservation Club for 1939 are H. G. Moyer president, W. E. Pace vice president, Richard Smith Jr. treasurer, and W. D. Smith secretary. The meeting was held in Oelwein last week with James J. Murphy of the fish and game department as the main speaker.
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Fayette County
Wild Life Conservation Club
H. GO. Moyer
W. E. Pace
Richard Smith, Jr
W. D. Smith
Oelwein
James J. Murphy
the Fish, and Game Department
Oran Defeats Elgin 2 to 1 In Close Baseball Win
Oran edged Elgin 2 to 1 in a Tuesday afternoon high school baseball game. Haas pitched for Elgin while Oran’s pitcher delivered a strong effort as both teams showcased a solid brand of play. Spectators described the contest as exciting with a tight score throughout.
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Elgin High School
Oran
Haas
Portales Hen Lays Twelve Eggs Then Dies
A Buff Leghorn hen on a Portales farm produced twelve eggs in one day two in the morning and ten in the afternoon. The last egg was smaller with a softer shell, and after laying it the hen collapsed and died.
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Portales
New Mexico
Senior Class Play to Be Presented May 12
The Elgin Senior class presents the three act farce Guess Again on Friday night May 12. The play unfolds in one day at Edgewater Inn in a southern California seaside resort with a large cast including Janet Moore Tom Douglas and Lord Wiggleton. The production team features Marie Butikofer Eunice Butikofer Wilma Lehman and others with Miss Wegner directing.
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Elgin
Janet Moore
Edgewater Inn
Ethel Mae Thoman
Tom Douglas
Janet
Wiliam Hans Henry Grimes
Eli Habeger
Waldo Pitts
Sheldon Kohls
C. O. Skinner
Margaret Crider
Dora Mae
Geraldine Yearous
Olive Ordway
Elaine Zurbriggen
Marcella Jenks
Bessie Grimm
Lord Wiggleton
England
Dean DeSart Bertie Blodgett
Robert Howard S. H
Pratt
John McMillan Renee Lamour
Bengon Sol Masser
Albert Lee Schupbach
Edge_water Inn
California
Marie Butikofer
Norwegian Royalty Sails for United States Visit
Crown Prince Olaf and Crown Princess Martha of Norway sail on the Oslofjord for an eight week tour in the United States. They arrive in New York on April 27 and depart May 2 for a west coast loop, with Decorah visits slated for May 6 and 7. A separate theft report notes Weslemann and Becvar packing house hid es stolen, traced to a DuBuque suspect via a red panel truck.
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Crown Prince
Olaf
Crown Princess
Martha
Norway
Oslofjord
United States
New York
West Coast
Decorah
Weslemann & Becvar
Calmar Meat Packers
Freeport
Dubuque
Etenade
Bertha Frisbie
Clarence Thorson
Clermont
Gus
Anderson
Tenant Farmer Richard Buck Shot At Fayette Farm
Richard Buck a young tenant farmer on the George Metcalf farm near Fayette was fired on Sunday around one o clock. Four shots were fired four one grazed the shoulder and arm, two went astray. He ran to the Metcalf home and the attackers fled. Buck is recovering at his Hawkeye home.
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Richard Buck
George Metcalf
Fayette
Buck
Metcalf
Hawkeye
Oelwein Register
Rothlisberger Named On State Land Use Board
W S Rothlisberger of Elgin was named to a new nine member state land use planning committee representing the northeast Town district. The panel, created by the USDA in cooperation with extension service, will study county planning board recommendations. Rothlisberger is a former Fayette county soils conservation chairman.
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W. 5S. Rothlisberger
Elgin
Nineman State
United States Department of Agriculture
Extension Service
Rothlisberger
Fayette County
Soils Conservation Project
Oelwein Man Sentenced for Lascivious Acts with Child
Otto Kammes, 65, of Oelwein, convicted a week earlier by a Fayette county jury of lascivious acts with a child, was sentenced Thursday by Judge Taylor to three years in Ft. Madison penitentiary. The case was the first tried in district court by new county attorney E. B. Shaw.
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Otto Kammes
Oelwein
Fayette County
Taylor
Ft. Madison
E. B. Shaw
Eight Grocers in Elgin After Local Store Opens
John Hellum and Son have opened a new grocery outlet in Elgin bringing the count to eight stores selling groceries. The Jack Sprat line will be featured in full, with opening sale details advertised in Echo columns this week.
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John Hellum & Son
Elgin
Jack Sprat
Echo
Lehman Wins Bronze At National Creamery Event
At the Mason City convention Lehman Elgin buttermakers received a bronze medal for quality butter. Mr and Mrs Frank Boyle of West Union were guests Sunday at the George Boyle home. Want ads get results. Try one.
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National Creamery Buttermakers
Mason’ City
Lehman
Elgin
Frank Boyle
West Union
George Boyle
To Fight Horse Sleeping Sickness
Farmers face summer risk as sleeping sickness returns to horses. Veterinary authorities report vaccination prevents the disease with two treatments and seasonal immunity. Immunization should begin just before warm weather or before flies rise, with first of May as the advised start time.
Will Extend Gutters Along Center Street
Property owners on the east end of Center street request extending cemetery gutters to the business section. Preparations are under way to proceed, with gutters to run from the Kohler store and include the properties of Mrs. Stoehr Mrs. Fred Hadsel and the Benson estate on the south side, and the Wm. F. Miller John Hellum and Son and R. P. Strauch properties on the north side.
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Center Street
Kohler
Stoehr
Fred Hadsel
Benson
Wm. F. Miller
John Hellum
County Legionairies Meet At Local Legion Hall
About fifty members attended the county Legion meeting Tuesday evening at the Legion hall with past members hosting. A program featured boxing, German band music, and a boys’ quartet. Game Warden Jim Murphy of Independence urged posts to sponsor conservation. Local members called the session interesting and enjoyable. Lunch was served.
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Legionairies
Legion Hall
Jim Murphy
Independence
Frieden Sprains Ankle After Doorstep Mishap
Frieden sprained his ankle Tuesday evening while visiting his parents south of town. He stepped from a door into a hole and was initially thought to have broken his leg. Relatives received word this week that Clarence Becker, son of Mrs. Alice Becker of Elgin, married last week. Mr. Becker is working in Texas and expects to return in June.
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Fleet Frieden
Joe Frieden
Clarence Becker
Alice Becker
Elgin
Becker
Texas
Inspector Recommends Four Postal Employees
Inspector WH D Allen of Waterloo visited Elgin recommending adding a fourth postal employee. The plan calls for three clerks plus the postmaster, with a later exam for a third clerk. Building alterations and force changes hinge on a July 3 shift to second class and postal revenue tied to Capper's hatchery business.
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Elgin Post Office
Wilgo
WH. D. Allen
Waterloo
Elgin
Capper
Post Office
Elgin’s Oldest Resident Mary Schori Spahr Dies
Mary Schori Spahr, Elgin’s oldest resident, died Sunday afternoon April 23 at her daughter’s home. Survived by daughters Mrs. Hanson Mrs. Kohler and Mrs. Hendershott of Oelwein. predeceased by daughter Mrs. Neuenschwander and her husband. Born 1845 in Canton Bern Switzerland she came to America with her parents. Funeral services were held Wednesday at St Pauls M E church with Rev J C Warton officiating burial in Elgin cemetery next life sketch to appear.
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Mary (Schori) Spahr
Tille Hanson
Hanson
F. E. Kohler
I. D. Hendershott
Oelwein
Anna Neuenschwander
Mary Schor
J. C. Warton
Elgin J Cemetery
Spahr
Women Club Members Attend Fayette County Convention
Mrs. C B Schori Mrs L L Kiple Mrs P F Zoschke Mrs E D Yack and others from the Ladies' Study Club and Progress Club traveled to Arlington to participate in the Fayette County convention of Women's Clubs at the Methodist church. The Echo offered printing services.
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C. B. Schori
L. L. Kiple
P. F. Zoschke
E. D. Yack
Allen Habeger
C. O. Torkelson
Ladies’ Study Club
Clarence Muehlethaler
Progress Club
Arlington
Fayette County
Local Real Estate Transfers Reported in Week Ending April 14
Local transfers include Ludvig T Anderson guardian to Otto and Clara Krieger for 420 dollars covering Clermont area parcels and Thompson's Island lots. Melbert Meyer and wife deed to Hilda Elmer and Eva Meyer for one dollar plus a quarter interest in a Clermont region tract. Mary and William McGee Jr transfer to Charles Gehring and wife for one dollar in NE and SE sections of township 93, with additional Johanson parcels listed for one dollar.
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W. J. Rogers
Ludvig T. Anderson
Otto W
Clara H. Krieger
Clermont
Egin
Thompson
Melbert Meyer
Hilda
Elmer
Eva Meyer
Mary McGee
William McGee, Jr
Chas
W. Gehring
Christian Johnson
Alfred
Ole M. Johanson
Wife Divorces Hubby Over Strings Checkup
Mrs. Margaret S Holz of Media Pennsylvania was granted a divorce after she described her husband jealous scheme to “check up” on her. He hung strings on porches before work and checked them at dawn. broken strings led him to accuse her of others in the house.
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Margaret S. Holz
Media
Luther College Senior Day Set for May 9
Luther College will hold its annual senior day on Tuesday May 9 and expects to entertain hundreds of seniors from Iowa Minnesota and Wisconsin. About 600 seniors attended last year. Mr and Mrs Howard Shaffer and family were dinner guests Sunday in the Clarence Muehlthaler home.
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Luther College
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Howard Shaffer
Clarence Muehlethaler
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Edward Finch
Bolsover
Samsond
Western Newspaper Union
Eunice Butikofer
Wilma Lehman
Miss Jansen
Miss Francisco
Mr. Tate
Mr. Lehman
Mr. Dolan
Miss Wegner
County Legionairies
Frieden
Elgin Oil Station
Furniture Store
Tov Elgin
Mary Spahr
Atlantic
John Wilkes Booth
Confederctos Gidien
Sailoraon
Ib Mckay
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