Great Iowa State Fair Opens With Big Crowds and Bets on 87th Year
The Iowa 87th annual state fair opens at the state fair grounds in Des Moines. About 4 000 events across 111 buildings on 378 acres will engage a crew of 1 444 to entertain and showcase exhibits. 25 000 campers expected on 125 acres, with contests, livestock judging of about 6 000 head, races, music, and a full carnival atmosphere. State Day lures political observers and potential candidates testing the wind for Senate races, while Congressmen return home for reelection prep. Social note: WSCS circle of Mrs. Herbert Dummermuth and Mrs. Lut Schmid met on Wednesday the 14th due to a Thursday excursion.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Time Magazine
Fair Board
Herbert Dummermuth
Robert Grover
University Hospital
Iowa City
Ruby Benson
Thos
Ogle
Fleet Frieden
Tommy
Shirley Frieden
Herve Robbins
Hawkeye
Lloyd Swartley
Fayette
Hans Grether
Carrie Swartley
Rochester
Edwin Anderson
Frederick
Edith Berg
Lulu Schmid
Edward
Richard Schmid
Decorah
Executive Council Defies Governor On Lease Break Bid
The state executive council voted down Gov. George A. Wilsons bid to break the ten year lease on the Iowa building housing the state board of social welfare. Wilson was the sole vote in favor with four council members, Bagley Thornburg Miller and Akers, voting against breaking the lease, marking the first such defiance since Republicans recaptured the state house.
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Executive Council
State Executive Council
George A. Wilson
Iowa
State Board of Social Welfare
Wilson
Nelson G. Kraschel
W. G. C. Bagley
Mark G. Thornburg
Earl G. Miller
C. B. Akers
State House
Brainard Area Social News and Church Notes
Weekend visits and gatherings across Brainard Cedar Falls and West Union described. Families like the Boyers Kramms and Ridgeleys hosted and joined multiple dinners, picnics, and a party at the Vern Boyer home. Church notes record Sunday school at 10 and various local visits and arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beatrice Boyer
Fern Ridgeley
Cedar Falls
Herman Boyer
Rosalie
Ruby Miller
Vern Boyer
Marshall Helms
McGregor
Cleone Kramm
North English
Eva Boyer
Wm. Nutting
Jake Hoover
W.a. Grover
Ted Neuman
Lansing
West Union Fair Grounds
Wilson Patterson
Lola
Leo Boyer
Genevieve Peters
Eva
Ruth Boyer
Clara
Willis Lyon
Bob
Duane
Chesley Boyer
Miss Ridgeley
Miss Kramm
Mary Becker
Joe Peters
Brainard L. A. S
Don Cummings
Clara Boyer
Alice Isaac Grimes
Hawkeye
E. R. Nutting
Ellen
Ruth
Myr
James Davis
Lehman Enters State Show At Iowa State Fair
Louis Lehman a Elgin buttermaker has entered the statewide contest to crown Iowa’s top buttermaker at the Iowa State Fair. He brings a 20 pound tub of butter to compete against more than a hundred leading entrants. The show offers 700 dollars in prizes plus medals and diplomas. Fayette county competitors listed include F. W. Nelson Wadena Ed Behnke Westgate W A Schroeder Randalia and C M Middlestadt Maynard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Lehman
Elgin
Iowa
Fayette County
F. W. Nelson
Wadena
Ed Behnke
Westgate
W. A. Schroeder
Randalia
C. M. Middlestadt
Maynard
Ten Men to Leave for Fort Des Moines Induction
Ten men from the county are to depart at 10:20 a.m. on September 16 by chartered bus to the Fort Des Moines induction center. Named individuals include Millard B. Peterson Clermont John P. Hinkel Wadena Geo C Stahr Leo J Kafer Doyle H Netzger and Eugene W Swale West Union.
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Mig
Levine
Union
Fort Des Moines
Millard B. Peterson
Clermont
John P. Hinkel Wadena
Geo. C. Stahr
Leo J. Kafer
Doyle H. Netzger
Eugene W. Swale
West Union
Local girl struck by auto near park crossing
Reva Belle Medberry youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs Ed Medberry was hit by a slowly moving bar driven by a Ryan road crew at the park crossing last Friday morning. She escaped with slight bruises. The report notes several local families visiting, traveling and picnicking in nearby towns with multiple members mentioned in Sunday activities and hospital updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Yearous
David Bartelma
Adella Chapman
H. W. Falk
Ed Medberry
Cedar Rapids
Dora Lee Medberry
Walter Ash
West Union
John Gjertsen
Wisconsin Rapids
Wis
George Anderson
Maynard
Farm Service Co
Ralph Landon
Cumberland
Thos, Foxwell
Fleet Frieden
Vernon Knight
Pueblo
Cole
Vern Roberts
Reva Belle Medberry
Park Crossing
Ryan Road
Echo
Edwin Anderson
Frederick
Waterloo
Edith Berg
Methodist Church
C. B. Schori
Leo Schori
W. C. Falk
L. L. Kiple
Ruth Mosby
Bertha Rothlisberger
LeMars
Elizabeth Smith
Sioux City
Hulda Stoehr
Max Thoma
Keith
Lewis Thoma
Emma Knudtson
Laurence Knudtson
Ziba Tripp
Mary Lou
Janesville
T. W. Dean
Decorah Hospital
Pupil Total Shows Loss in Fayette County Schools
The Fayette county annual report by county superintendent D. R. Roberts shows a total loss of 998 in grade pupil enrollment since 1931, with 440 in rural districts and 558 in towns. High school enrollment rose to 1,577 for 1940 41 from 1,542 a decade earlier, while high school graduations increased from 314 to 338. Eighth grade graduations grew from 391 to 435, and school taxes fell by 30 000, with total bonded debt across districts at 409 000, down 218 000 since 1931.
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D. R. Roberts
Fayette County
Auto Crash Near Austin Claims Two Lives
Otto Kleppe 27 of Route 3 Elgin died in Austin hospital as the second fatality from a Saturday night county road crash 14 miles northwest of Austin. Oliver Fink 31 Rose Creek died soon after. Seven were injured including Bernard Ehler 35 West Union with back injuries, his wife with bruises, son Gerald 5 head laceration, Mrs Otto Kleppe with possible internal injuries, and daughter Ethel May 1 with a fractured leg.
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Otto Kieppe
Elgin
Austin
Minn
Oliver Fink
Rose Creek
Kleppe
Bernard Ehler
West Union
Gerald
Otto Kleppe
Ethel May
Electric Service Men Injured in Explosion
Lyle Leath and two Central States workmen were injured when repairing an electric refrigerator the cooling unit exploded, blowing chemicals in their faces and burning them. They were taken to Iowa City for treatment.
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Lyle Leath
Central States
Iowa City
Elgin Schools Will Open on Monday September 1st
A list of forty names from Elgin and surrounding towns shows residents drawn on the petit jury list for the next term of court. John Berndt Archie Howard Augusta Schori Marcellus Quandahl Clermont E P Quinn Castalia Walter Schrock Floyd Stannard Margaret Whitten baugh and others are in the pool from Elgin Wadena and nearby communities.
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John Berndt
Archie Howard
Augusta Schori
Elgin
Marcellus Quandahl
Clermont
E. P. Quinn
Castalia
Walter Schrock
Floyd Stannard
Margaret Whittenbaugh
Wadena
Elgin Public Schools Welcome New Year Staff Announced
The Elgin school system prepares for Monday opening with six returning teachers and four new hires. Principal Agnes Crowe enters her nineteenth year. other staff include coach Howard Strong, Mary Williams, Elizabeth Anderson, Bonnie Curry, Justine Groth, Janet Krohn, Genevieve Dunkle, and Vida Burrington. Building repairs and repainting completed. janitor Sam Lehman maintains regular schedule.
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Elgin Public
Supt. Robinson
Agnes Crowe
Clermont
Fayette County
Howard Strong
Oelwein
Mary Williams
Fairbank
Elizabeth Anderson
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Grasston
Minn
Bonnie Curry
Cedar Rapids
Justine Groth
Ortonville
Moorhead
State Teachers College
Janet Krohn
Perry
Genevieve Dunkle
Waterloo
Vida Burrington
Arlington
Sam Lehman
Community Guests Fill Oak Grove Weekends
Oak Grove and neighboring households welcomed many visitors and hosts. Antigo Merrill Volga Chicago Cedar Rapids Fredricksburg Bay City Mich guests joined family homes through the week with dinners suppers and Sunday visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Barskey
Antigo
Wis
Spitzalsky
Merrill
Geo. Schrampfer
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Walter Dennler
Beryl Boleyn
Harry Gilson
J. M. Shaffer
Clarence Kohls
Joan
Volga
Wm. Kohls
Margie Dennler
Oliver Torkelson
Chas. Jacobson
Chicago
Herbert Ash
Clifton Powell
Alton Seevill
Cedar Rapids
Wm. Pritchard
Henry Frieden
Mabel
Eva Mae
Salome Thoman
Ray Shaffer
Fredericksburg
Elmer Kohls
Wm.Kohls, Jr
Salome Thomian
Nels Anderson
Otto Hanson
Gander
Matt Weiland
Helen Ramseyer
Bay City
Mich
Louis Dennler
Clarence
Silas Wilson
Capitol Farewell Trip May Visit McGregor and Prairie du Chien
The 1941 season farewell aboard the Capitol covers two morning cruises from McGregor at 9 30 and Prairie du Chien at 10 00 to Lansing then back by 6 30 and 7 00 p m. An evening moonlight dance from Prairie du Chien to McGregor at 8 30 with excur sionists picked up at 9 00 p m features Fats Pichon and his 12 piece New Orleans band. The vessel heads for Peoria St Louis and New Orleans for winter operations after this trip.
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Capitol
St. Paul
McGregor
Prairie du Chien
Lansing
Prairie
Hands Burned by Hay Rope In Hayloft Accident
Kenneth Ottosen three year old son of Mr and Mrs Milton Ottosen suffered severe hand injuries when a hay rope and pulley trapped them. Right hand index and middle fingers were amputated at West Union hospital. Prognosis pending.
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Kenneth Ottosen
Milton Ottosen
Dr. Wolf
West Union Hospital
Reunion birthday picnic in Arlington honors Lehman Puffett Moser
Relatives gathered at Lena Retz home in Arlington for a Sunday picnic and social afternoon celebrating birthdays of Mrs Walter Lehman Randall Puffett and John and Chris Moser. Attendees included families from Elgin Minneapolis Manchester and Dundee among others.
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Walter Leh
Randall Puffett
John
Chris Moser
Lena Retz
Arlington
George Vaughn
Allen Habeger
Gene
Elgin
Wm. Moser
Louise Little
Minneapolis
Minn
Roy Ellis
Fred Moser
Ryan
Levi Lehman
H. Wolfe
Velma Everett
Dundee
Floyd Puffett
Walter Lehman
Harold Woelert
Strawberry Point
A. DeKeyser
Gladys Moser
Manchester
John Moser
Laverne Retz
Wm. Schaffer
Sam Sheldon
Dvorak Concert Planned in Spillville Centenary Celebration
A Sunday afternoon symphony concert in Spillville will honor Antonin Dvorak on the centennial of his birth. The all-Dvorak program, at 2:30 p m, recalls his 1893 Spillville summer with Prof J J Kovarik, during which he composed works still played by major orchestras. Sponsors include Iowa and Minnesota music lovers preserving the Dvorak tradition.
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Spillville
Antonin Dvorak
United States
J. J. Kovarik
Dvorak
Iowa
Minnesota
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Iowa Press Assn
WSCS
Publius Syrua
Haymarkat
Che
Salt Lake City
Hier
WF. D. R
Europe
Tuy
Qoosevelt
cHugchy
Lehman
C. D. Chapman
Myron Chapman
Mishawaka
Ind
Merle Shaver
Detroit
Harry Palmer
Mary Cook
B. H. Brackin
Leo Grether
Cincinnati
Ohio
H. J. van Dee Waa
Carl
Orange City
Weta
Oak Grove News
Carroll Engh
Ida Christen
H. H. Wolf
St. Anne's Hospital
Alexander Pollock
Kokoma
Mader
Reunion
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