Young G O P Elects Whitene y Gilliland As Leader
Enthusiasm runs high among Iowa Young Republicans under Whitene y Gilliland of Glenwood as he pushes youth into policy making and convention representation. He champions inviting young men and women to shape party policy while expanding their delegate seats. A statewide safety contest between Des Moines and Omaha, tied to the Iowa Junior Chamber, offers a $1,000 prize and runs Mar 15 to Nov 15, judged in December by notable officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Whiteney Gilliland
Glenwood
Gilliland
Republican Veterans’ ‘League
Chelrien
America
Poeymeréffr
Iowa
Des Moines
Omaha
State Public Safety Department
Iowa Junior Chamber of Commerce
Tri- States Theatre Corporation
Boone
Tri-States
Ajunior Chamber of Commerce
W. Earl Hall
Mason City
S. N. Jespersen
Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa Public Safety
Alfred Kahl
Myron E. Ruse
Second Street
Clinton
Iowa Jaycee State Safety Committee
New School Law Sets Four Election Areas for Board Seats
Fayette County reorganizes its school elections into four areas plus at large seats under a new law. Each area selects one board member for the Fayette County Board of Education, with specific nominees listed per area. Ballots will be area based, and voting rules differ for districts with and without high schools. Current board members held by area are named, and the shift reflects changes in county school administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Auburn
Dover
Clermont
Pleasant Valley
Union Townships
C. W. Antes
West Union
Eden
Bethel
Banks
Center
Windsor Townships
Gus L. Belschner
Windsor Township
Fremont
Harlan
Oran
Jefferson
Scott
Ray A. Bell
Putnam
Fairfield
Mwilyria
Westfield
Smithfield
Kenneth’ Baldwin
Hlgma
E. A. Billings
Fayette
Arthur Chapman
Pleasant Valley Township
Louis Kane
Fremont Township
County Board of Education
Fayette County Board of Education
Oelwein
A. Billings
Payette
Elgin
Hawkeye
Lorenz A. Schatz
Westgate
County Administration of Schools
Life Sketch and Funeral Notices for Fred Krueger
Fred Krueger, 61, died Tuesday at Postville Hospital after a severe nasal hemorrhage. Funeral services are planned at First Baptist Church with burial in Wainsameter Cemetery. Condolences extend to Mrs. Heins and Wm. Weibel, who arrived from Chicago for the services. Dorell Mitts and Ethel Mae Thurman visited Cedar Rapids relatives, and Dale Kelly’s family hosted Sunday supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Krueger
Postville Hospital
A. M. Weibel
Ray Heins
Wm. Weibel
Chicago
O'Clock
First Baptist Church
Heins
Notify Echo of Address Change Promptly
There will be the usual March first moving among the Echo readers this year. Please notify us promptly if you move to an other town or even if there is only a change in routes. This will insure prompt and uninterrupted delivery of your Echo.
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Echo
Cooperative to Hold Annual Meeting Feb 28
The Elgin Cooperative Company will hold its annual meeting at the opera house on Saturday afternoon February 28. Officers will be elected and a year's business activity discussed. The cooperative, with about 330 members, reorganized in 1933 and reduced its red ink to assets over 18000 dollars without new member capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Cooperative Company
Opera House
Saturdey
Elgin Cooperative
Max Medberry
Clayton County Board of Education nominees listed
Clayton County will vote for five board members five from districts one to four and a director at large. Ten candidates filed including A J Cards McGregor district one W Baskerville Monona C L Crider El kader district two Lloyd Brownson Monona J S Knight Strawberry Point Leo H Grether Volga H H Libby Littleport district three Oscar Pufahl Guttenberg F J Oehmke Guttenberg Irvin F Meyer McGregor Eldo Meyer St Olaf Kenneth Ruegnitz Elkport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey Sodwan
Clayton County
County Board of Education
Larvge
A. J. Cards
McGregor
W. Baskerville
Monona
C. L. Crider
Elkader
Lloyd Brownson
J. 5. Knight
Strawberry Point
Leo H. Grether
Volga
H. H. Libby
Littleport
Oscar Pufahl
Guttenberg
F. J. Oehmke
Irvin F. Meyer
Eldo
Capper's Hatchery Ships First Chicks Tuesday
Capper's Hatchery began its season with the first hatch on Tuesday and Wednesday, sending some chicks by parcel post and placing others in starting breeders at the plant southwest of town. Regular hatchings will occur twice weekly, and the office has moved to a large hatchery on Franklin Street for better convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parcel Post
Franklin Street
Seven New Candidates For School Director Enter Race
Filing continues for Elgin Independent School district director seats with seven new entrants. Short term candidates include R A Crider W C Falk and Harry Johnson. Long term contenders listed are Edward F Krueger Chas Wen Her Clarence Muchiethaler Geo Hanson Roy Steele and Hilder Gilbertson. incumbents H H Gilbertson and Max Hunsberger decline to run while treasurer W Kohler seeks re election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Independent School District
R. A. Crider
W. C. Falk
Harry Johnson
Edward F. Krueger
Chas
Wen- Her
Clarence Muchiethaler
Geo. Hanson
Roy Steele
Hilder Gilbertson
H. H. Gilbertson
Max Hunsberger
W. ¥. Kohler
Teach Them to Drive High School Driver Education
A learned educator urges high schools to implement driving education and driver training. He argues knowledge of road laws and practical vehicle operation is essential for youth and vital to the nation's economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Godnr
Money order service to Switzerland resumes March 1 1948
Postmaster G J Mosby informed the Echo that the money order service to Switzerland will be resumed March 1 1948. The service had been suspended in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Mosby
The
Echo
Switzerland
Woltz Studios To Take Children Pictures
Woltz Studios of Des Moines will visit Elgin and Clermont for a child photography series titled Citizens of Tomorrow. Sessions require a parent or adult. no purchase obligation exists, though proofs may be bought. Dates and details are in today’s newspaper ads.
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Woltz
Des Moines
Elgin
Clermont
The
Echo
Citizens of Tomorrow
Waltz
Elgin Masons Hear Northeast Iowa Association Event
Silverleaf Lodge of Elgin hosted the Northeast Iowa Masonic Fellowship last Friday night drawing about seventy five members. The evening featured Elgin Swiss Band entertainment and four magic reels including Masonic service in wartime, atomic Bikini Island footage, and a short by H. H. Wolf of Elkader. Local lodge served lunch and coffee before members mingled for the remainder of the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverleaf Lodge
Elgin
Northeast Iowa
Elkader
Eligin
Jodge
Cast Removed From C. J. Harrington’s Leg and Hip
C. J. Harrington had the cast removed at Postville hospital Saturday. He will have x rays to gauge healing of a fractured hip once he regains normal use. He couldn’t move the leg after cast removal but this is expected. Harrington has been cheerful and a good patient during hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Harrington
Postville Hospital
Mr. Harrington
Real Estate Transfers and Marriage Licenses Summary
Real estate transfers include Charles H Wander to Lavern Schneider for one dollar covering southwest and northwest parcels 5-94-7 and Irene Ostlie to Clair Smale for 52 acres NE and NW 24-05-7 with one dollar consideration. Other transfers list multiple husbands and wives with one dollar, including Falb to T H W and Sutter to Albert Sehuri. Marriage licenses list pairs with their towns, dated February 5 through February 18, naming Barker Rodrick, Traeger Pape, Deniels Bowdish, Rounds Granneman, Fox Woodward, Sullivan Miller, Marquette Andrews, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Wander
Lavern Schneider
SW & NW
Irene Ostlie
Clair Smale
NE & NW
John Falb
TH. W
Falb
Elgin
Louis Sutter
Albert [Sehuri
Lester L. Butikofer
Arthur W
Allen R. Schneider
wBarriage
Wayne Barker
Colletta Rodrick
Oelwein
Lawrence J. Traeger
Hawkeye
Kathleen Pape
West Union
Joseph R. Deniels
Shirley Bowdish
Daniel C. Rounds
Clermont
Evelyn, Granneman
Willard L. Fox
Jacquelyn Woodward
Sportsman's Club Elects New Officers for 1948
Don Page was elected president of the Elgin Sportsman's Club Monday evening at the school building. Clarence Muehlethaler was re elected vice president and G J Masby named secretary treasurer. About 25 members attended the meeting. The group discussed a fish fry here but deferred action until the March meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Page
Elgin Sportsman’s Club
Clarence Muehlethaler
G. J. Masby
Kellys Return From Florida Holiday Trip
Mr and Mrs Arthur Kelly returned last Tuesday from Miami Florida where they had vacationed since December They also visited Cuba spending Christmas The Kellys plan to visit here about six weeks before returning to their farm in Canada The Dale Kelly family who spent the winter in West Union plan to leave for there a little earlier
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Kelly
Miami
Florida
Cuba
Kellys
Canada
Dale Kelly
West Union
Pisseats Lunch Week Menu And Banquet Plans
Menu for Feb 23 27 lists Monday meat loaf Tuesday beef stew Wednesday tomato soup Thursday hot dogs Friday baked fish with sides. Junior Senior class plan formal prom after banquet at school. Boys season ends with victory, girls fall, seniors named and trophies awarded. next year’s team to improve. Ernest Baumgart sher family dined with Mrs BruiJ in Hawkeye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Dora Lee Medberry
June Grimm
Joyce Gehring
Marie Adrian
Phyllis Gehring
Alta Larson
Joyce Gehrings
Dora Lee Med‘berry
Joyce
Adatheise
Clermont
Postville
Leo Lehman
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New School
Penrerees
Mr. Krueger
Nancy
Mabelver
Clayton County Board of Education
Capper’s Hatchery
Capper's
M. O
Woltz Studios
Richard Miller
Lawrence Etter
Sandra
West] Union
Roland
Louise Schori
Grover
Frieda Etter
Mabel Gruver
Elgin Masons
N. E. Iowa Association
Naomi W. S. C
Leo Grether
Elgin School
Sportsman’s Club
Almanac
Full Moon
Philadelphia
Henry Wadsworth Longfallow
Hebron
Valentera of America
Mrs
Ernest Baumgartsher
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