Governors Day at Clear Lake Signals Political Prep for Elections
State officials and lawmakers gather annually at Clear Lake for Governors Day, a key informal meeting before elections. Senator George A. Wilson seeks a new secretary as his aide John Zug faces draft status and possible induction. The Sidney Rodeo, long a August fixture, is halted due to war, with stock moved to Fort Riley. Executive secretary Leo J. Duster of Cedar Rapids dies of a heart attack at the governor’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear ‘Lake
Fair Board
George A. Wilson
John D. Zug
Des Moines
Prab
Sidney
Fremont
American Legion Post
Kansas
Nebraska
Fort Riley
Kans
Sidney Post
Gave Alry
Legion
Leo J. Duster
Cedar Rapida
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Governors Home
Custer
Thief Steals Thirty Young Chickens at Doyle Baker Farm
A Saturday night theft at the Doyle Baker farm took thirty young chickens. It is the first chicken theft reported in this area for some time and residents are urged to secure the property and consider arming themselves against a possible repeat incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Baker Farm
Lehman Family Reunion At Elgin School House
The nineteenth Lehman family reunion gathered sixty members at the Elgin school house on Sunday August 3 with a picnic, Little Swiss Band entertainment, and a business meeting electing Louis Lehman as president along with several vice presidents secretary treasurer and historian. Attendees covered La Porte City Alta Vista Cedar Falls Cresco Charles City Elkader Postville Elgin Great Lakes Illinois and other listed relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehman
Elgin School House
Louis Lehman
F. D. Lehman
B. J. Baumgartner
Maxine Hunsberger
Edna Hunsberger
Vinita Omacht
Charles City
Florence Casper
Lyle L. Leath
Elkader
Irvini Glawe
Great Lakes
Earl Medberry
Postville
Rex Medberry
Gene
Elgin
Stanley
Alvin
Louise Lehman
Celia Lehman
Jacob Lehman
Max Lehman
I Eo
Freden Casper
L. G. Lehman
Edith Berg
Christine Schori
Leo Boyer
Efford Hungberger
Max Hunsbeger
Edna
Maxine and
Elmer
Mattocks, William D. of Wadena Dies at 71
William D. Mattocks, 71, of Wadena, died Friday evening August 6 at 11:30 at his home after a period of illness. He had lived in the Wadena area most of his life and is survived by his widow, two sons, four daughters, and several spouses. Sons Harry died in infancy. Funeral held at Wadena Zion Lutheran church with burial in the local cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Mattocks
Wadena
Mattocks
Loretta
Vera
B. B. McLaughlin
Monticello
Donna
Richard Clothier
Des Moines
Ena Ruth
L. R. Whitcher
Wilder
Parker
South Pacific
Harry
Wadena Zion Lutheran Church
Pump Motor Burned at Creamery
The Elgin Farmers Dairy Co experienced a failure when their rotary pump motor burned out Monday morning. Firefighters laid a hose from the hydrant at Sutter corner to supply the creamery, and the damaged pump was sent to Mason City for repairs Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Farmers Dairy Co
Sutter Corner
Mason City
Foundation Completed for Capper Poultry House
The foundation for Capper's new 210 by 80 foot laying house has been completed and the carpenters are now erecting the framework. This is the fourth laying house on the Capper poultry farms, giving him housing for 8000 hens or more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capper
NEWS OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM 1943
Personal letters from soldiers and nurses describe life near Cambridge and Concord plans for schooling and furloughs, with notes on manpower, shortages, and the arrival of Army postings. Several service members’ new addresses and assignments are listed, including Rose L. Reitz Sawtelle Calif and Joseph R. Hanson Little Creek Va.
Farmers Near Average Yield Projections This Week
Reports indicate steady threshing with averages around 40 bushels per acre and good quality grain. With favorable weather through the week, harvest activity should wind up by Saturday or Sunday.
Elgin Schools Open Monday After Harvest Season
Elgin public schools will open Monday morning September 8 as stated by the Board of Education to coincide with farmers busy harvest of sweet corn. Elgin High reports a full faculty including superintendent W. Christian and coach Vincent Luce, with grades from first through seventh, and a four year accredited high school preparing students for college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Public Schools
Board of Education
Echo
Elgin High
Carl Robinson
W. Christian
Elgin
Agnes Crowe
Vincent Luce
Arlington
S. W. Christian
Ruth Mardorf
Sumner
Vida Burington
Genevieve Dunkie
Waterloo
Janet Krohn
Perry
Florence Hoth
Post
Molly Pitcher Day Boosts War Bond Sales in Elgin
Elgin Saturday Molly Pitcher Day saw total War bonds and stamps reach 1881.25 dollars. Post office counted 525.00 and Elgin State Bank 1231.23 in sales with the Legion Auxiliary selling 80.00 in stamps. An evening band concert closed the event at the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Molly Pitcher
Post Office
Elgin State Bank
Legion Auxiliary
Elgin Band
Heins Family Moves to Oregon in Albany
The Raymond Heins family formerly of Chicago has relocated to Albany Oregon where Mr Heins serves as passenger traffic manager for a railway company. They arrived about two months ago and their home is at 1268 Takina Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich
Echo
New England
Elgin
Raymond Heins
Chicago
Albany
Oregon
Heins
Takina Street
Baptist Attendees Named for Northwestern Conference
A group of Baptist members from here will attend the Northwestern conference of the North America General Baptists in North Freedom Wisconsin from August 11 to 15. Attendees include Rev. P. F. Zoschke Carl Hackmann John Miller and Luella Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
North America General Baptists
North Freedom
Wis
P. F. Zoschke
Carl Hackmann
John Miller
Luella Miller
American Legion and Auxiliary to Meet
The American Legion and Auxiliary will meet Thursday evening, Aug. 19, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Muncie, with Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kiple as assisting hosts. A notice adds the W. S. C. 5S will hold a food sale Saturday afternoon, Aug. 14, at city hall. Various families are mentioned in a Sunday visit to the Richard Miller home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Legion and Auxiliary
Jim Muncie
Earl Kiple
City Hall
John Durscher
Carl Miller
Milton Miller
Lawrence Etter
Sandra
Richard Miller
Elgin Canning Co. Opens Season Aug 16
Elgin Canning Co will start the 1943 pack on Monday August 16, says Manager Al Schori. Rain Sunday night aided fields, 1150 acres under contract promise a busy season, with sweet corn varieties golden corn and narrow grain maturing at different periods. Last year’s pack largely shipped. government and long-time buyers took most of the crop. Local product quality grades highly and finds a ready market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Canning Co
al Schori
Canning Company
Scheel Family Reunion Held At West Union Fair Grounds
The third annual Scheel family reunion took place Sunday at the West Union fair grounds with a picnic dinner and visiting. Attendees included Frank and Mrs Scheel Rochelle Illinois August Scheel Lawler Russell Nelson Waterloo Herman Scheel Elgin Albert Scheel Cedar Falls Marjorie Irvin Cedar Falls Ern Pfister Glen Florence Betty Virgil Maurer Wayne Earle Leona Shepard all of Fayette and Gladys Johnson Clerfront.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scheel
West Union Fair Grounds
Frank Scheel
Rochelle
Ill
August Scheel
Lawler
Russell Nelson
Waterloo
Herman Scheel
Elgin
Albert Scheel
Marjorie
Irvin
Cedar Falls
Ern Pfister
Glen
Florence and Betty
Virgil Maurer
Wayne Earle
Leona Shepard
Fayette
Gladys Johnson
Clerfront
Klingman Moulton Wedding Held at Tinker Chapel
Miss Edna Moulton of West Union and Corp. Edward J. Klingman of Hil gin were married Saturday evening August 7 at the Tinker Chapel in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. Sgt and Mrs Mitchell Coke of Tulsa served as attendants. Mrs Klingman will return to West Union to continue with the telephone company and may reside near her husband’s station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edna Moulton
West Union, and Corp
Edward J. Klingman
Ed Klingman
Hilgin
Tinker Chapel
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mitchell Coke
Tulsa
Klingman
West Union
Telephone Company
Hail Damage to Corn Not Considered Total Loss
Insurance adjusters visited the hail stricken area between Gunder and Postville and settled most claims at 75 or 50 percent. Only a few cases were total losses. Some cornfields may still yield fair crops, while the worst damage will likely be used as silage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunder
Postville
Sixteen Year Old Girl Replaces Man at Threshing Crew
In Tommy Ogle neighborhood Florence Ogle aged 16 volunteered to help at threshing. She sacked grain at the machine and once handled 789 bushels in a day and 1100 bushels another day, effectively taking over a man’s full-time job. She plans to stay with the crew for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Ogle
Florence Ogle
Threshing Vacation Breaks Routine at Elgin Creamery
Lyle Light, secretary and helper at the Elgin creamery, takes his two week vacation but spends the time helping farmers thresh their grain. He says the work is nearly as good as rest and time well spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Light
Elgin Creamery
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa Press Assn
Ee EE Teng
Zug
Washington
Leo Duster
Chekens
Lehman Family Reunion
Wm. D. Mattocks
Capper Poultry House
Robinson
Carl
Pearl Harbor
Rose L. Reitz
Army Nurse Corps
Sawtelle
Calif
Pasadena
Weibel
Harold Weibel
Air Base
Warner-Robins Field
Macon
Lake Park
Florida
J. G
Joseph R. Hanson
George Hanson
Little Creek
Virginia
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Mrs
Echo-Enterprise
Norman H. Amundson
North Carolina
U. S
444Th
AAA
Camp Davis
N.C
Joe Kula
Clermont
Marine Base
San Diego
Reptives
Stanley Gunsten
G. Gunsten
Quartermaster School
Camp Lee
N. H. Nelson
Army Signal Corps
Seattle
Wash
Alaska
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