July Use Tax Drop Reflects War-Era Vehicle Sales
A weekly Iowa Press Association release notes use tax in July 1942 totaled 18,864.47 versus 150,587.45 in July 1941, showing the wartime impact on new car sales and use tax. Sales and income taxes rise, use tax falls. Campaign openings loom for Labor Day week as candidates plan broader newspaper reach due to limited travel and tire shortages. The page hints at heated Senate and gubernatorial campaigns, with Herrings and Wilson among key names, while attacks may be subdued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Tax Commission
Honorz
Ed Custo
Teachers Depart For School Year Assignments
Mabel Friden Alvina Friden and Eva Mae Friden will leave Friday for their respective schools. Mabel begins her first year in DeWitt High School. Alvina returns to elementary teaching in Iowa Falls. Eva Mae resumes primary duties in Humboldt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Alvina
Eva Mae Frieden
DeWitt
Iowa Falls
Eva Mae
Humboldt School
Illyria Hosts 23rd Annual Community Day Program
Former residents and neighbors gathered in Illyria for the 23rd annual Community Day. Morning events featured a 4-H ball game, with lunch served by the Ladies Aid, and evening activities included music readings and a three act Epworth League play. The Epworth cast listed ten performers and was coached by Mrs. Guernsey Smith with Kenneth Medbery assisting. The event drew attendance on par with prior years and ends with Illyria’s record of 23 consecutive successful Community Days.
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Illyria
Syria
Ladies’ Aid
A. J. Kindred
Fayette
Wall
Guernsey Smith
Kenneth Medberry
Halverson Transferred to Missouri Fort Leonard Wood
Corp Harold Halverson recently moved from Indio California to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri where he now instructs new recruits In one day the post received 2600 new recruits Halverson called his parents Mr and Mrs Albert Halverson by phone after arrival
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corp
Harold Halverson
Indio
Calif
Fort Leonard Wood
Corp. Halverson
Albert Halverson
Missouri
Eli Habeger weds Mary Belle Steele at Brodhead home
Eli Habeger of Brodhead Wisconsin, son of Mrs Eliza Habeger of Elgin, married Mary Belle Steele, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Steele of Brodhead, on Monday August 24 at 2 PM. Attendants were Abe Habeger and Erma Klasse. Ceremony held at the bride's home with immediate relatives present. Habeger works at a Brodhead creamery and they will live in Brodhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eli Habeger
Brodhead
Wis
Eliza Habeger
Elgin
Mary Belle Steele
Ralph Steele
Abe Habeger
Erma Klasse
Welch to Reuse Kimpson Barn Lumber for Poultry House
F. D. Welch purchased the Kimpson Bros. barn and plans to tear it down to reuse lumber for a poultry house on the Olson lots he recently bought. Work should begin soon to improve winter poultry handling facilities.
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D. Welch
Kimpson Bros
Roofs Under Way by Baumgartner and Boyle
B J Baumgartner and Geo Boyle are shingling their homes with composition fire resistant shingles. Baumgartner notes this is his third roofing. Dr H H Wolf attended a 7 o clock dinner at the Empress Cafe West Union in honor of Dr H P Moen with Drs T A King L L Carr and A Hennessy also present. Lea Baldwin of Fayette spent part of the week with her ill sister Mrs Wm Pritchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Baumgartner
Geo. Boyle
H. H. Wolf
West Union
H.P. Moen
T. A. King
L. L. Carr
A. Hennessy
Calmar
Lea Baldwin
Fayette
Wm. Pritchard
Canning Factory Has Good Early Run
An Elgin Canning Co. check-up shows over 500 loads of sweet corn already received. With loads averaging 4 tons, the total is significant as warehouses near capacity. Country Gentleman corn arriving soon, production is in full swing, and a total of slightly over 205 tons was delivered Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Canning Co
Hovey is Commissioned Second Lieutenant at Fort Benning
Hovey Robert B. Hovey of Blue Island Illinois was commissioned a second lieutenant eight months after joining the army. He earned his bar at the army school at Fort Benning Georgia but did not forward publicity material. He is now at Camp White Oregon with the Pioneer Platoon of Battalion Infantry 91st Division serving as gas officer for the battalion. In civilian life he worked for Bethlehem Steel Works in Blue Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Hovey
M. C. Hovey
Blue Island
Ft. Benning
Camp White
Oregon
Batallion Infantry
91St Division
Lieut. Hovey
Bethlehem Steel Works
Fridtjof Blockhus Weds Alta Fay Hartley in Seattle
Sgt Fridtjof Blockhus son of Mr and Mrs Sven Blockhus Elgin married Alta Fay Hartley Seattle Wash a graduate nurse Ceremony by Rev Monnenson at the parsonage in Seattle Groom stationed at Fort Lewis Wash but on maneuvers in Texas He is an Elgin High School graduate.
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Fridtjof Blockhus
Sven Blockhus
Elgin
Alta Fay Hartley
Seattle
Wash
Monnenson
Fort Lewis
Washington
Texas
Elgin High School
Hawkeye Beacon Sold to Jasper Publisher
H. W. Jones, longtime Hawkeye Beacon publisher, sells the paper to R. F. Farrington of Jasper, Minnesota. Farrington will move to Hawkeye by the end of August. Jones did not reveal his future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Jones
Hawkeye Beacon
R. F. Farrington
Jasper, Minn
Hawkeye
Mr. Jones
Local recruits head to U S Army from multiple towns
U S Service Francis T Baldwin from Wadena Geo W H Mueller of Elgin James H Gilbert and Clarence F Helgerson of Clermont depart with others for the Army. They passed their physicians last week. Lieut Frank Bauder of Fort Francis E Warren Wyoming is home on furlough visiting his parents Ed and Mrs Bauder. Lorraine Rollins of Council Bluffs accompanies him and visits in the Bauder home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis T. Baldwin
Wadena
Geo
Frank Bauder
Fort Francis E. Warren
Wyo
Ed Bauder
Lorraine Rollins
Council Bluffs
Bauder
Rural Schools Open Monday in Fayette County
Fayette county rural schools will start next Monday with only three vacancies. The complete teacher list by township includes Clermont No 2 Violet Schatz West Union No 4 Elizabeth Pritchard Fay ette No 6 Laura Spies West Union No 8 Delores Hulbert West Union Illyria No 1 Ruth Schneider Elgin No 2 Wilma Lauer West Union No 3 Helen Rothlisberger Elgin No 5 Cecilia Corkery Wadena No 8 Mary Kennedy No 10 Maude B McGee Fayette Pleasant Valley No 2 Mildred Whitcher Hawk Rye No 3 Eva Boyer Elgin No 4 Ethel Boyle Elgin No 5 Amy Tope West Union No 6 Laura Learn West Union Local teachers with schools outside these townships are Gladys Feller Catherine Powell Anna M Kimball Dover Twp Helen M Anderson Union Twp and Viola Foxwell Windsor.
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Fayette County
Co. Supt. Roberts
Clermont Township
Violet Schatz
West Union
Elizabeth Pritchard
Fayette
Laura Spies
Delores Hulbert
Illyria
Ruth Schneider
Elgin
Wilma Lauer
Helen Rothlisberger
Cecilia Corkery
Wadena
Mary Kennedy
Pleasant Valley
Mildred Whitcher
Hawk
Rye
Eva Boyer
Ethel Boyle
Amy Tope
Laura Learn
Gladys Feller
Catherine Powell
Anna M. Kimball
Dover Twp
Helen M. Anderson
Union Twp
Viola Foxwell
Windsor
Supt Roberts Hosts Town School Superintendents Dinner
Supt. Roberts welcomed town school superintendents C. J. Robinson of Elgin and Theo. C. Ressler of Clermont to a West Union dinner Monday evening. The gathering, followed by a discussion of school problems, noted 20 teaching vacancies in town schools with openings looming a week away, while rural schools showed only three vacancies.
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C. J. Robinson
Elgin
Theo. C. Ressler
Clermont
West Union
D. R. Roberts
Roberts
Willis Lyon Receives Discharge for Physical Disability
Willis Lyon, stationed at Fort Barkley Texas, received his discharge from the army last week due to physical disability. He arrived home Sunday and is staying with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lyon near Brainard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Lyon
Fort Barkley
Texas
Army
Frank Lyon
Brainard
Graduates at Iowa State Teachers College near summer close
Fayette county graduates Winifred McMillan and Marian Patterson of Elgin earned kindergarten diplomas while Mary K. Guritz, formerly of Clermont, took an elementary diploma. Gordon Zurbriggen Sumner resident, recently completed basic training at Great Lakes Naval Training Station and will join the submarine corps at sea. Mr and Mrs J M Shaffer and Mr and Mrs Howard Boyle visited Dora Boyle Sunday.
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Fayette County
Iowa State Teachers College
Winifred McMillan
Marian Patterson
Elgin
Mary K. Guritz
Clermont
Gordon Zurbriggen
Sumner
Great Lakes Naval
M. Zurbriggen
Gordon
Submarine Corps
J. M. Shaffer
Howard Boyle
Dora Boyle
Elgin Annual Daily Day Draws Record Crowd
Joe Frieden returned home from Decorah hospital delayed about a week. He was home Monday and much improved though work will come later. His accident occurred three weeks ago Tuesday August 4 while threshing.
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Joe Frieden
Decorah Hospital
Soldiers Pictures Big Attraction at Dairy Day
A display of 65 local service members in Uncle Sam’s military to accompany Dairy Day drew much attention. The Elgin Clothes Shop window hosted the exhibit, organized by the committee and Mr. Kohler, with 72 townsmen listed as serving. Photos were secured for 85 men. three lacked pictures and four were missed due to relatives not sending images. The Echo Enterprise will publish a continuing Elgin Clermont service list for reference, urging residents to mail full names ranks and addresses to ensure accuracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Elgin
Kohler
Echo Enterprise
Clermont
Echo
Ely
Junk Rally Postponed to Saturday September 5
H W Falk chair of the salvage committee says the final junk rally is postponed to Saturday September 5. Collect junk in one pile and notify whether you will bring it to market or need a truck. Watch next Echo for final prizes and details. Deliver junk now for full credit in the drive.
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H. W. Falk
Chm
Salvage Committee
The
Echo
Fayette County Defense School Opens at West Union
The Fayette County Defense School opened Monday at the courthouse in West Union with A. L. Porter of Oelwein as director and a four day course designed for instructors only. The course supports the war effort and local night schools will follow in each community. C. J. Robinson of Elgin attended the initial sessions.
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Fayette County
Court House
West Union
A. L. Porter
Oelwein
Ames
C. J. Robinson
Elgin
Peterson girl sails to California for aviation training
Louise Peterson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry K Peterson east of Clermont, leaves Iowa for California to train at the Boeing School of Aeronautics as a United Airlines employee. She has worked as a school teacher and after training will serve as a communication clerk to place men needed in the army.
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Louise Peterson
Henry K. Peterson
Clermont
California
Iowa
Boeing School of Aeronautics
United Airlines
Ceplace
Frosty Start as Thermometer Near Frost Keeps Stable Reading
F. E. Kohler reports a 38 degree reading at 6 15 Monday morning and notes little spread since frost. He affirms the thermometer’s accuracy. Warmer weather is needed for both sweet and field corn. Ruth Gibson visits Ed Bauder’s near West Union this week.
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F. E. Kohler
Ruth Gibson
Ed Bauder
West Union
Farm Work Cuts Day Attendance At Elgin Dairy Day
Afternoon events included a dairy problems talk by B W Patsey and a doll and pet parade with a flower show, sports, and a dog and pony circus. Evening featured a band concert, dances, ventriloquist acts, and the dog and pony show. Many visitors came from distant towns as cafes and taverns ran busy despite sparse street concessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
B. W. Patsey
Elgin Youth Wins Dual 4-H Calf Championships
Eugene Wenger of Elgin swept the Fayete county fair 4-H baby beef contest winning grand and reserve championships with two Shorthorn entries. The grand champion April calf weighed 1,085 pounds while the reserve tipped the scales at 1,000 pounds, both praised by judges on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wenger
Elgin
Fayete County Fair
Mrs Frank Bakeman Visits Hawarden Resident's Guest
Mrs Frank Bakeman of Hawarden arrived Sunday evening and will spend the week with Ed Bauder, marking a brief social visit in the community.
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Frank Bakeman
Hawarden
Ed Bauder
Bloomington Women Detassel Vital Farm Work at Funk Farms
In Bloomington Illinois Pretty Bette Lou Geneva leads about 200 women detasseling corn on Funk Farms near town. The shift comes as army and armament plants have taken most of the men who previously did the work. Commercial hybrids have been grown on Funk Farms since 1916, making this the first time women fill the detasseling role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Ill
Bette Lou
Geneva
Funk Farms
Here
Funk
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Iowa Press Assny
Guy .M. Gillette
L. J. Dicking
Clyde L. Herring
George A. Wilson
Almanac
Rochefoucantd
Gurvender - Nilan Astersdam
sMaseetele
Charleston
S.C
London
F. D. Welch
England
Hovey
Set
U. S
Supt. Roberts
Soldiers’ Pictures
Eve
Wenger
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