Traffic safety plan announced by State Commissioner
Donald Statton announced a basic traffic safety pattern for spring and summer. The entire 278 member highway patrol will be on road duty Fridays and Saturdays, with two thirds on Sundays. Friday shifts may run to 3 a.m. and some Saturday shifts to 3 a.m. Sunday. The aim is enforcement around late night taverns clubs and dance halls. The plan includes concentrated patrol districts, two hour license checks weekly, and shuttle patrols to monitor multiple lines of traffic. A Western Contracting Corp bid for Red Rock Dam work came in at 1,442,606, about one million below Corps estimates. A Civil Rights Commission report notes housing and other discrimination against Negro residents in town, while state income tax collections run nearly 2 million below estimates for the 1000 fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald
Dan) Statton
Towa
Statton
Fridy
Trafffic
Or Enda
Saki
Wadena News Highlights Church, Club News and Visits
The Wa dena Presbyterian Church schedule lists services and youth activities. Community Club met at the school gym with a film on highway safety and talks on taxes, ballots, and school aid. Women's Guild hosted meetings, reports, and charity actions including a $150 church gift and Easter outreach to Good Samaritan Home. Local visits included relatives from Kansas City, Chicago, and San Bernardino, with several trips to Des Moines and Cedar Rapids for events and family gatherings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena Community Club
Hazel Gehring
Wadena
Valley High Girls
Women's Guild
The
Presbyterian Church
Frey
Ruth
Good Samaritan
West Union
Probert
Arthur Herrling
Guild
Henry Jones
Chicago
Frank Wesley
India
Lacy Martin
Jones
Dubuque
St. Joseph's Parish
Legion
ACCW
Elkader
Basil Stockwell
Ethel Morgan
San Bernardino
Calif
Luther
Crandall
Des Moines
James Craig
James Crandall
Oelwein
Evan Fuller
Louis
Karen Owen
Robert Klingman
David Fuller
Elgin Merchants Offer Coupons Next Wednesday Evening
The Elgin merchants announce coupons redeemable next Wednesday evening May 4 in this week's ECHO. Read on page five for details. Clip the coupons and bring them to the stores to save money on bargains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Trout Stocking Push Extends Across Iowa Streams
Trout stocking in northeast Iowa continues with about 2,400 brown and 3,000 rainbow trout released into multiple streams including 13th Line Creek Waterloo Creek Bloody Run Ensign Elk Richmond Springs Bigalk Brush Bohemen Coldwater South Hear Trout River Trout Run Creek Twin Springs Creek and others to sustain Iowa’s waters as part of the Conservation program maintaining full occupancy of trout waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Waterloo
Bloody Run
Ensign Creek
Elk Creek
Richmond Springs
Turkey Dinner at Wadena May 12
The Legion and Auxiliary of Wadena sponsor a turkey dinner on Thursday May 12 at their hall. Serving is family style from 6:00 p.m. until all are served. Tickets are on sale by Post 1 of Wadena.
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The
Legion and Auxiliary of
Wadena
Post
Mexicans Arrive for Asparagus Season at Elgin Factory
Thirteen Mexican workers and one boy arrived at Elgin last Wednesday to work in the asparagus fields. They are housed in three cottages on the factory grounds, with one family from last year. The asparagus pack should begin late next week as warm weather helps the crop come into production. Regular factory workers are reroofing the west half of the three warehouses.
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Elgin F
Clayton County Extension Calendar Highlights
April 29 includes Chxtdoor Cookery at Strawberry Point park from 10 to 2. May events feature 4H Girls County Committee meeting at 1:30 p.m. May 3 Agricultural Extension Council at Elkader office 8 p.m. May 4 Farm Bureau Businessmen banquet at Garnavilles. May 5 Family Living tour to Cedar Rapids. 4-H skating party April 29 at 7:30 p.m. Strawberry Point Roller Rink. all county 4-H members invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Strawberry Point Park
Girls County Committee
Clayton County Agricultural
Elkader
Farm Bureau - Businessmen's
Garnavills
Family Living
Cedar Rapids
Strawberrry Point
General W. S. S. Meets May 4 at church
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of St. Paul's Methodist Church will meet at the church May 4. Hostesses will be Mrs. Lyle Light and Mrs. Jacob Friederich Jr. Mrs. Walter Foll ett will conduct the worship service. District officers will be present. Meeting moved from Thursday to Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Lyle Light
Jacob Friederich, Jr
Walter Follett
Opening Dance at Dreamland May 4
The opening dance at Dreamland in Postville will be held Wednesday May 4. Music will be by Clarence Zahina and his Barnstormers with booths available by reservation via phone at 226 Postville.
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Dreamland
Postville
Clarence Zahina
Barnstormers
Legion and Auxiliary Spring Conference Monday
Funeral services for Elmer M. Houg 69 were held at St Ans gar Monday. He died at Osage April 20 after a bank and garage career and World War I service. Attending from Elgin were many relatives and friends. George and Walter Falb served as casket bearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer M. Houg
St. Ansgear
Osage
Mr. Houg
Slgin
Clermont
Falk
Elgin
St Ansgar
Allen Habeger
M. J. Blockhus
Ruth Loftsgard
Sharon
Jacob Schneider
Myron Hoag
C. B. Schori
Mel Kohler
Walter Kohler
John Falb
Walter Falb
George Falb
Arthur Helgersons
George
Lions Host Valley Basketball Girls Meet Lions Club
The Elgin Lions Club met at St. Pauls Methodist Church Monday evening with the Valley girls basketball team present. Coach Dale Fogle introduced the visitors and Oliver Smith of Smith Construction discussed sewer line work. He reported 6,000 feet laid and a total of 18,000 feet planned. officers for next year were proposed and will be discussed next board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Lions Club
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Valley Girls
Dale Fogle
Oliver Smith
Smith Construction Company
Elgin
Smith
Fayette Co Special X Ray Program for Food Handlers
A Fayette County mobile chest x ray program aims to detect tuberculosis early among commercial food handlers aged 18 and over. Schedule shows April 27 in West Union, April 28 in Wadena and Elgin windows, April 29 in Fayette, with times allocated for each stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Wadena
Elgin
Clermont
Elgin Canning Co
West Union
Fayette
Demonstration of Parallel Terraces at Mrs Fred Schneider Farm
Farmers invited to view parallel terraces built Saturday April 30 and Monday May 2 at the Mrs Fred Schneider farm one mile west of the Clayton Fayette county line on Highway 56. The terraces offer easier cultivation on slopes and reduce point rows. They promise faster planting cultivating and harvesting and less crop damage from turning machinery. Attendees may observe construction and operation this weekend or next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Schneider
Clayton - Fayette County
Highway 56
Klingmans Move to New Home on Pleasant Street
Mr and Mrs Louis F Klingman moved to a new four room cottage with carport on Pleasant Street last Thursday. The home measures 26 by 32 feet and replaces their years in the apartment above Falks garage where they have lived for 11 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis F. Klingman
Pleasant St. Jast
Mrs. Klingman
Falk
Two Farms Sold in Cheery Valley
Two farm deals closed last week in Cheery Valley district. Mr and Mrs Louis Buttihofer purchased the Clarence Hofer farm of 108 acres for pasture and seeding. Mr and Mrs Clarence Hofer bought the Reuben Metzger farm of 110 acres, gaining possession and planning to move after home improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheery Valley
Louis Buttihofer
Clarence Hofer
Reuben Metzger
Martins Bay Lots Sold in West Elgin by the Martins
Mr and Mrs Giles Martin purchased three lots plus 18 feet from Carl Hackmann in the Hackmann addition west of the Elmer Benson property and plan to build a 26 by 34 foot home likely this summer.
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Giles Martin
Carl Hackmann
Hackmann
Elmer Benson
Treatment Plant Nears Completion at Elgin
The Elgin sewerage treatment plant nears completion with only one structure left. Ten workers are employed under Spencer Construction Co. and good weather could see the project finished by early June.
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Elgin
Spencer Construction Co
Baringer Announces Candidacy as Fayette County Republican
Maurice Baringer declares run for state legislature in Fayette County on the Republican ticket. He identifies as conservative with a cautious approach, described by friends as a "look before you leap" board of conservatism.
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Maurice
Mo) Baringer
Fayette County
Baringer
Board of Conservatism
Change of Address for Navy Officer in San Francisco
Lyle Medberry moves to Fleet Post Office San Francisco California from the U S S John W Thomason DD 160. The note lists a new address line 5640 4446 and indicates official Navy correspondence routing.
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Lyle Medberry
U. SS
John W. Thomason
Do Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Calif
Elgin Prize Time Moves to Saturday Evenings
The Elgin prize committee announced Monday that drawings shift to Saturday evenings starting this Saturday April 30. The schedule, in effect through the summer, offers 85 dollars at 8:00 p.m. and 140 dollars at 9:00 p.m. Winners must claim numbers within two minutes after each drawing.
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Elgin Prize Committee
Farmers Fail to File Tax Returns for Social Security Use
A large number of Fayette county farmers do not file tax returns to report income for Social Security purposes. Earl T. Johnson, district manager of the Social Security Administration district office in Waterloo, said this week. By not filing, farmers deny themselves and families valuable protection against old age, death, and disability.
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Fayette County
Earl T. Johnson
Social Security Adm
Waterloo
Winning Numbers Drawn for Saturday Draw
Lottery results list on April 23 with winning numbers for 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. drawings. Winners named include Ern Friederich and Jerome Yearous among others, with several codes like 902 1069 887 1909 847 536 20 076 for 2:30 p.m. and 1292 968 148 1597 670 1302 235 1193 1193 1591 for 3:30 p.m.
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Ern Friederich Land
Jerome
Welch and Savage Attend VFW Meeting in Dubuque
Mr and Mrs F D Welch and Mr and Mrs Edward Savage of Arlington traveled to Dubuque Sunday for a Second District Veterans of World War I of the U S S A meeting held in the Legion Hall. The year saw 30 people killed in the United States by cars running away with no driver behind the wheel, per a study.
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F. D. Welch
Edward Savage
Arlington
Dubuque
2Nd District of the Veterans of
United States
Spring Conference Set for Oelwein by 4th District Legion
More than 400 Legionnaires and Auxiliary members are expected at the 4th District Spring Conference in Oelwein on Monday May 2. Registration starts 9:30 am with sessions in Legion club rooms and IOOF Hall. R. J. Laird and Jerome Scheckel lead a Legion service school. Afternoon offers district officer elections and a joint banquet at 4:30 pm in the Lutheran Church.
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Legion
R. J. Laird
Jerome Scheckel
Hofers Suffer Farm Accident Twin Injuries At Iowa Farm
Mrs Alfred Hofer was injured in a farm accident Monday of last week and her brother in law Sam Hofer was hurt in a tractor upset on the same Iowa farm. Sam Hofer was not broken but bruised and released after X rays. Mrs Hofer remains in Iowa City hospital but is improving and expected to return home soon. Mr Hofer and Mrs Loretta Hofer visited her at the hospital.
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Alfred Hofer
Sam Hoefer
Postville
Iowa City
Hofer
Loretta Hofer
Heads of United Fund three constitutional committees named
Fayette County United Fund announced the heads of its three constitutional committees for the current year at the April board meeting. C W Grimes will again chair the county campaign. George B Woodard Jr will head the budget and admissions committee. Ernest Vermazen will head public relations. The board approved a 4000 grant to the State University of Iowa for an electron microscope for basic research, part of funds for cancer and heart research. New directors Mrs B C Johnston and Henry O Peterson attended their first meeting.
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Fayette County United Fund
Aft Fayette
C. W. Grimes
West Union
George B. Woodard, Jr
Ernest Vermazen
Fayette
Pres. R. M. Westerfield
State University of Iowa
Buchanan County United Bund
Oelwein Community Chest
B.C. Johnston
Henry O. Peterson
Dover Township
Vic Crafton
Paul Templeman
Lee Surfus
Harold Strong
Alyria Township
Hilder Gilbertson
Pleasant Valley
Oliver Troupe
Oran
Paul Oelberg
John Nesvik
George Falk
Elgin
Ray Herwig
Wadena
Boys State picks from Camp Dodge selections noted
Two youths are named for Boys State at Camp Dodge Des Moines from June 6 to 11 Otis Blockhus son of Otto and Mrs Blockhus chosen by the Lions Club and Bennie Hunsberger son of Mervin and Mrs Hunsberger chosen by the American Legion both named in the local noticias remarks
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Camp Dodge
Des Moines
The
Lions Club
Otis Blockhus
Otto Blockhus
Legion
Bennie Hunsberger
Mervin Hunsberger
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Red Rock Dam
Sioux City
Western Contracting Corporation
Red Rock
Corps of Engineers
U. S. Commission of Civil Rights
Glenn Sarsfield
Sarsfield
Wadena News
Fresbyterian Church
Lady Martin
Lyle Herrling
Kansas City
Laure Herrling
Arthur
Pershing
N. E
Clayton County
W. S
Legion and Auxiliary
Lions
Klingmans
Martins Bay
West Elgin
United Fund
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