Rival Iowa conservation row heats Des Moines conference
Friction lingers between Gov Blue and the Conservation Commission after a special report by Dr Ira Gabrielson. Disputes over policy scope and prior dismissals fuel tension while governor and officials prepare for a Des Moines meeting. The Democratic and Republican parties map caucus and convention dates, with Mason entering the race for secretary of state.
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Conservation Commission
Iowa
Spcial
Ira N. Gabrielson
Wildlife Management Institute of
Washington, D. C
Gabrielgon
Des Moines
Robert D. Blue
New Homes Planned in Prospect for Elgin
The Echo notes Lyle Light bought a lot opposite the school house and plans a four room cottage with summer carpenters. Perry Larson lots on Main street sold to H W and Leo Fulk for homes facing the street. Fulk and Falk families may build on several adjacent lots as plans develop this summer and near future.
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Echo
Lyle Light
Perry Larson
Main Street
H, W
Leo Fulk
Thorna’s
Leo
World Day of Prayer at Elgin Baptist Church
The World Day of Prayer will be observed at the Elgin Baptist Church on Friday February 13 at 8 00 p m The program features readers Mrs A Leter Mrs Mel Kohler Mrs Thos Pol lock Mrs Fred Scheer Gladys Feller and Mrs Alfred Baechler Vocal solos by Mrs Gerald Shaffer and Mrs Clarence Muehlethaler Ushers include Mrs Herbert Ash and Mrs Harry Johnson with Benediction by Rev Bruce D Jones
Bennett Greten Engaged for Dance Here Feb 13
Gerald Becker owner of the Elgin Ballroom has engaged Bennett Greten to play for a dance here on Friday evening February 13. The orchestra usually performs in larger ballrooms but the Elgin floor has been enlarged to accommodate more couples. Admission remains nominal and Mr Becker invites the public to try out the new floor.
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Gerald Becker
Elgin
Bennett-Greten
Becker
Press Asan to Meet At Postville Tomorrow
The Northeast Iowa Press Assn will hold its annual meeting and election at Postville tomorrow February 13. The association, organized at Postville, has long hosted annual gatherings in that town and includes newspapermen from four northeast Iowa counties.
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Northeast Iowa Press Assn
Postville
Iowa
Price Index Hits New High for Iowa Farmers in January
Iowa farm price index rose to 364 percent of the 1909 14 average in January, a new peak, driven by livestock and grain and dairy price highs. Feed costs squeezed poultrymen and dairymen, while the corn hog ratio rose with higher hog prices mid month.
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Iowa
C. J. Harrington Making Fine Recovery After Hip Injury
Doctors report 98 year old C. J. Harrington is recovering from a broken hip at Postville. An x ray shows the bone knitting and the physician expects walking again. Harrington remains cheerful and optimistic, having been hospitalized since Thanksgiving. He now sits up briefly in a wheelchair each day.
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C. J. Harrington
Postville
Harrington
Masonic Fellowship Meeting Scheduled Here February 20
H M Wolf secretary of the N E Iowa Masonic Fellowship association sent notices for the regular meeting to be held at Elgin on Friday evening February 20. No speaker is scheduled and mongles will be shown. Music by Elgin's Little Swiss Band. Elgin expects a large delegation.
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H. M. Wolf
N. E. Iowa Masonic Fellowship Association
Elgin
Grand Lodge
Camp Fire Meeting Plans and Birthday Week Theme
Camp Fire news from J meeting at Roberta Mosby home on Friday evening February 6. The council Fire will meet Friday March 19. Birthday week runs March 14 with activities planned. Theme is Hello World Lets Get Together. The evening included rank work and ice cream served by Mrs Mosby before adjournment with Wohelo for Aye.
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Roberta Mosby
Fire damages Ray Jacobia home in Gander
A furnace pipe overheated triggering a cellar fire at the Ray Jacobia residence in Gander last Tuesday afternoon. Neighbors acted quickly to save the home. the family attempted to contact the Elgin fire department but could not reach help in time. Several joists were burned and smoke damaged the home and furnishings.
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Ray Jacobia
Gander
Elgin Fire Department
Des Moines delegate assembly hosts Fayette county reps
C. J. Robinson from Elgin Roger Northrup of Oelwein and Mrs Schroeder of West Union attended the Iowa State Educational Assn delegate assembly in Des Moines last Friday and Saturday. About 900 delegates were present. The Fayette county group represented the Schoolmasters Club Oelwein teachers and rural teachers respectively.
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C. J. Robinson
Elgin
Roger Northrup
Oelwein
Schroeder
West Union
Iowa State Educational Assn
Des Moines
Atendance
Fayette County
Schoolmasters’ Club
Pack Meeting of the Cubs Receives Gold Arrows
The Cubs and their parents held a pot luck dinner at the school house Monday evening. Forty members and guests attended as Glen Snyder joined the Cubs and they received their gold arrows.
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Glen Snyder
Mr and Mrs Sheldon Boyle Guests Sunday in Oelwein
Mr and Mrs Sheldon Boyle were guests Sunday in the Robert Miller home at Oelwein.
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Sheldon Boyle
Robert Miller
Oelwein
Social Hour Club Meeting at Little Home on Wednesday
The Social Hour Club met at Little Home Wednesday with Mrs. Hillcrest presiding. Fifteen members answered roll call and decided to donate $5 to the AR project. Members will craft child clothing size 2 to 4 and bring items next meeting to pack and ship. two articles were read by G Norma Wilson and Mrs Beshice Nydegger. Contests were won by Mrs. Alice Howard first and Mrs. Norma Wilson second. After a delicious lunch hosted by Mrs. Mary Howard, the group adjourned to meet March a.
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Hida Little
Ar Project
Hillcrest
Dubuque
Norma Wilson
Beshice Nydegger
Alice Howard
Norma ‘Wilson
Mary Howard
Real Estate Transfers and Marriage Licenses Notices
Real estate transfers list Lena Baumgartner to Jacob Gehring for 1.00 on Lots 3 and 4 in Forbes 2nd Add Elgin. Bill of Sale John Falk and others to John Falk & Sons for 1.00 including all accounts machinery and shop equipment in Elgin. Marriage licenses entries show couples and dates from Jan 26 to Feb 2 across multiple towns including Mn, Wis, Ill.
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Lena Baumgartner
Jacob Gehring
Forbes
Elgin
John Falk
John Falk & Sons
Robert Prickett
Maynara
Arlene Plaster
Westgate
Lewis
Butikofer
Ernestine F. Friederich
John W. Gerstemberger
Oelwein
Ettie D. Hartwick
Waukeska
Wis
Earl R. Whsmerslage
Dorothy Poor
Clermont
Wilfred E. Kelly
Fayette
Helen Garrison
Rochester
Minn
Hold Final Home Project Training School
A total of 109 rural women leaders attended four training schools in Clayton county last week. The lesson, More Efficient Housekeeping, was the third and final session of the year. Leaders will take the lessons to their township groups. Women’s Home Project Achievement Day is planned for El kader on April 14.
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Clayton County
Elkader
Echo List Correction Notice
The Echo mailing list was corrected up to Saturday night February. Subscribed readers should verify their address tags and expiration dates against receipts and notify us at an early date if there are discrepancies.
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Echo
California Visit Trip for Local Party
Leave for California by Mr and Mrs Thos Ogle Mr and Mrs Thos E Howard and Robi Wilson on Tuesday morning for a visit of about three weeks. They plan to visit Ward Brabham B A Grover and Wm Leighty homes and spend time with other friends and relatives.
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Thos. Ogle
Thos. E. Howard
Robi. Wilson
California
Brabham
B. A. Grover
Wm. Leighty
Masons Entertained at Stag Party by Silver Leaf Lodge
Over eighty men attended the stag party hosted by Silver Leaf Lodge A F and A M at their lodge hall last Friday evening. Forty one members registered with a guest list slightly larger than membership. Oyster stews with trimmings filled the menu as the refreshment committee found themselves short of stew after the crowd was served. Elgin's Little Swiss Band played several numbers after supper and the evening ended with cards, visiting and group singing.
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Silver Leaf Lodge
Elgin
Busy Bees 4-H Meet At Rypestol Home
Marion Busy Bees 4-H Club met at Corrine Rypestol's home on Saturday February 7. Seven members one visitor and one leader attended. Officers called the meeting to order and roll call noted a favorite breakfast menu. The club voted three dollars for garden seeds to European countries and planned monthly Friday evening meetings with the next at Clarine Olson's home. Demonstrations included making cocoa and mufffin s by Clarine Olson Corrine Rypestol and Dona Gilbertson breakfast table setting by Eleanor Gisleson and comments on quick breads by Mrs Hanson. They closed with the 4-H pledge and Pledge of Allegiance and a hosted lunch.
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Aeree Pere Areata RA
Marion Busy Bees
Corrine
Clarine Olson
Corrine Rypestor
Dona Gilbertson
Eleanor Gisleson
4-H Clubs Raise 186 Dollars for Garden Seeds
Clayton county 4-H clubs and others provided 62 European garden seed packets through the 4-H Good. I Will Garden Seed Program. Thirty clubs contributed 162 dollars to the state fund aiming at 9000 dollars as county officers set a 132 dollar county goal. Other sources added 24 dollars to bring the total to 186 dollars funding 62 seed packets. Each 3 dollars buys seeds for one family garden.
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Clayton County
Local residents share visits and a pot luck supper
Mr and Mrs C J Robinson and others enjoyed a pot luck supper at W W Luce home Sunday evening. Mrs Harold Asmus and her sons from Neenah Wisconsin visited Ed Boleyn home for a few days. Mr and Mrs Paul Zurbriggen and Bobby visited M Zurbriggen home at Sumner Sunday.
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C. J. Robinson
C. B. Schori
Walter Falk
Paul Zurbriggen
W. W. Luce
Harold Asmus and Sons
Harold and
Gerald
Neenah
Wis
Ed Boleyn
Bobby
M. Zurbriggen
Sumner
Study Club Meeting at Baumgartner Home
The Elgin Study Club met Tuesday evening February 4 at Mrs. Clara Baumgartner’s home. Members presented a program on Whats New in Education, with Roll Call by Mae Jones, Bringing Up Parents by Verna Mosby, and Today's Child in Tomorrow's World. The annual husbands dinner is to be served at the Coffee Cup on February 17.
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Elgin
Clara Baumgartner
Mae Jones
Verna Mosby
Community Club Meeting at Coffee Cup Aired Plans
Twenty seven members attended the Community Club gathering at the Coffee Cup on Monday evening, including new Elgin business member Gerald Becker. A short business session followed dinner as the club voted to buy the Scout trophy this year. Scoutmaster Paul Zurbriggen announced he would quit in March after two years of service. the committee will seek a successor. W. C. Falk discussed the recent school planning meeting in West Union. No action was taken, but members noted they must be informed of developments under the new law.
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Elgin Businesss
Gerald Becker
Paul Zurbriggen
W. C. Falk
West Union
Clayton County Agent Hahn Resigns
The resignation of County Agent Grover Hahn was accepted by the Clayton county Farm Bureau board last Friday night. Hahn has served since 1938 except for four years in the service and will leave the office about April 1. No successor has been chosen, and he will remain until a replacement is appointed.
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Grover Hahn
Clayton County Farm Bureau Board
Hahn
Clayton County
Thich
Polk County
Feed Dealers Face Sharp Losses on Feed Stocks
Feed dealers with a large stock of feeds on hand February 1 have absorbed major losses, with some feeds down as much as 18 dollars per ton or 90 cents per sack. The trend's direction remains uncertain but several factors may stabilize prices, including fewer farmer debts, improved banking, and solid foreign demand for foods.
Clothiers to Sell Out Private Sale Listing Echo
Mr and Mrs R A Clothier who just sold their building plan a private sale of their personal property. The advertisement appears on the back page of the Echo.
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R .A. Clothier
the Echo
Interview with West Union born 17 year old Phyllis Pinney
Pipings 8 Phyllis Marian Pinney speaks of height weight hair and eyes, birthday July 24, favorite town West Union, sport kitten ball, food apple salad, color green, subject bookkeeping, band Spike Jones, song Glamour Girl. She names Lon McAllister Elizabeth Taylor and radio show A Date With Judy as favorites. She dislikes anklets with high heels and aims to teach, with a school item noting literature studies and a March band concert directed by Mr. Grether.
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Phyllis Marian Pinney
Phyllis
West Union
Spike Jones
Lon McAllister
Elizabeth Taylor
Death of Archie Gruver Former Resident of Jacumba
Arch ie Gruver 62 retired railroad man born in Elgin Iowa died yesterday in La Mesa hospital A Masonic funeral will be held 2 PM Tuesday Cremation follows burial at Elgin Iowa Survivors include wife Anna Laura Gruver assistant hotel manager brother Fey Gruver Alabama and two aunts He was long known as Archie Gruver in the local area
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C. G. Haug
San Diego
Seo the Echo
Grant A. Gruver
Iowa
Jacumba
la Mesa Hospital
Elgin Iown
Mr. Grover
Elgin
Mid- Western
Mt. Harmon Lodge
Af&am
Malta
CES
E Kahir Temple al
Cedar Rapids
Long Beach Lodge
BPOE
Anna Laura Gruver
Fey Gruver
Alabama
Archie Gruver
Elgin Library Adds Six Little Tots Books
The Elgin Library receives a new six book series for children titled Snipp Snapp Snarf and the Gingerbread S S S and the Magic Horse S S S and the Buttered Bread S S S and the Yellow Sled S SS and the Big Surprise This completes the full six volume set.
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Elgin
Snipp
Snapp
Snarf
S.S. S
S. SS
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Joe Martin
North High
Town State College
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H. T. Knudtson
Geo
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R. FE. Kohnler
Wm. Klingman
World Day of Prayer
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Newigh
Masonic
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Rypestol
Baumgartner Home
Almanac
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Marine Women’s Reserve
St Valedina
Maine
Katherine Camelbarn
England
Wo Anenet
Byrd
Sinclair Lewis
Monsieur Beacaire
Booth Tarkington
Laura Krey
Jhais Ryan
Lois
Strawberry Point
E. H. S& Sumrt
Wathaka’ Severities
Grether
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