Plenty Political Rumors Afloat As Primary Campaign Nears
Rumors swirl as Iowa primary nears with debate over Valentine may run for governor or sit out. Gov Wilson may seek senator while Miller backers resist withdrawal. Augustine considered as possible challenger. national economy praised for stabilizing prices by OPA head Leon Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John K. Valentine
Centerville
George A. Wilson
Earl G. Miller
A. E. Augustine
Oskaloosa
Valentine
Des Moines
Augustine
Matt Tinley
Wilson
Miller
Ray Yenter
Iowa City
Leon Henderson
OPA
N. H. Neilson
Associated Retailers of
Iowa
Henderson
Fear Harbor
Auto Tax Stickers On Sale At Post Offices
Federal auto tax stickers went on sale at post offices nationwide last week. All drivers must buy by February 1, 1942 or risk violation. The current stamp costs 2.09 dollars and covers tax to July 1. A new yearly stamp at 5.00 dollars is due then. Stamps are placed on the inside windshield as proof of payment. Buyers receive a postcard to mail to the Collector of Internal Revenue for their district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Internal Revenue
Poultrymen urged to obtain chicks early
Poultry producers urged to aid the Food for Freedom program while increasing profits by early hatched chicks. February or March hatched chicks grow faster and resist disease, command better prices before markets glut with later hatchings. Late May or June broods face heat, disease, and care conflicts. raising two broods, one early and one ten weeks later, is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Power Ey
Masons Plan Two February Instruction Periods
Carl Cox district instructor from Postville organizes two Masonic lodge sessions in February with Elgin and Clermont lodges. The first meeting is at Elgin on February 10 Tuesday evening and the second at Clermont on February 19 Thursday. Ray Douglas of Postville plans to attend one meeting to assist. Lunch and a social hour will follow the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Cox
Postville
Elgin
Clermont
Masonic
Ray Douglas
Towel Shower Held For Mrs. Ivan Flower At Home
A towel shower honoring Mrs. Ivan Flower, formerly Irene Kennedy, was hosted at the home of Misses Dunkle and Curry on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Flower is a former sixth and seventh grade teacher. Mrs. Chas. Feller shows steady improvement though still confined to bed after two weeks ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Crowe
Mary Williams
Vida Burrington
Janet Krohn
Bonnie Curry
Genevieve Dunkle
Ivan Flower
Dunkle
Curry
Newfoundland Fisheries Treaty Signed With Britain and U.S.
In January 1908 a fisheries treaty was signed between Newfoundland, Britain, and the United States. The pact settled cod and seal waters access, defining fishing rights and duties for each party and setting terms for future cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newfoundland
U.S
Britain
Two Fire Calls Here Within Hour and a Half
Two fires in Elgin within ninety minutes on Saturday morning January 17 caused about 300 dollars in damage at the Carl Hackmann home West Elgin where a gasoline pressure stove misfired, then a second call from Ray Jacobin's home at Gander, later canceled as the fire was extinguished amid icy roads and cautious travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Carl Hackmann
West Elgin
Ray Jacobin
Gander
Gerald Schori Returns to Jefferson Barracks
Gerald Schori was re inducted into the Army and reported back at Jefferson Barracks in St. Louis Missouri after being sent from Fort Des Moines. A Tuesday morning letter to his parents, Mr and Mrs Albert Schori, noted limited work details but indicated he would resume duties where he left off earlier in the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Schori
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Fort Des Moines
Albert Schori
Error Corrected In Echo School Report For Elgin District
The Echo reports a misprint in the Elgin Independent district quarterly school report. General fund figures showed warrants in excess of funds as 19355.51 dollars instead of 1935.51 dollars due to a typesetting error adding an extra five. The correction clarifies the seven column total and aims to set the record straight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Echo
Elgin Independent
General Fund
Lena Baumgartner Buys Half Interest In West Elgin Stores
One year has elapsed since Lena Baumgartner bought half of the Feller family grocery stock at the Cash Store in West Elgin. She later acquired the Quality Store stock, combining both businesses in the Roleyn building to celebrate the anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Baumgartner
Chas. Feller
West Elgin
Roleyn
May Change School Hours and Close Year Earlier
Iowa school boards consider lengthening daily hours or adding Saturday sessions to free up late spring for farm work. Aimed at easing farm labor shortages, with high school boys capable of taking on adult chores as machinery reduces labor needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Infantile Paralysis Drive Comes Next on Calendar
Supt. C J Robinson local chairman for the infantile paralysis drive informs the Echo solicitations will be made here by the Campfire girls in the near future Elgin lacks a President s Birthday Ball and must raise its quota by direct method details for the drive will be announced when available through these columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supt
C. J. Robinson
The
Echo
Elgin
It Was Unlucky Thirteen
Mrs. F W Hughes and Berta Strauch moved Saturday January 110 into a new home at 249 South Normandie Avenue Los Angeles. On the unlucky thirteenth she injured her right hand in a clothes wringer and suffered severe mangling from wrist to knuckles. No ligaments or bones were broken and she attends daily clinic care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Hughes
Los Angeles
Calif
Berta Strauch
South Normandie Ave
Clayton County Jurors Drawn for 1942 Grand Jury
Clayton county grand and petit jurors were drawn at El kader and Henry Mark, Marion, and Albert Meyer, Highland, for the 1942 term. Petit jurors from the northwest section include Otto Hanson, Marion, and Albert H. Larson and Wm. Orr, Highland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County
Elkader
Henry Mark
Marion
Albert Meyer
Highland
Otto Hanson
Albert H. Larson
Wm. Orr
Breaks Leg at Dance Near Elgin
Mrs. Wm. Larson, southeast of Elgin, slipped at the firemen's dance last Thursday evening and broke her leg in two places below the knee. She was taken to Dr. Jerdee's office, then moved to Decorah hospital. Mrs. I. D. Bush left Tuesday for San Francisco to join her Navy husband. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Larson and daughter, and Mrs. Libbie Larson and Robert accompanied her to Cedar Rapids, where she boarded the Challenger at 3:30 Wednesday morning. Mr. Bush recently transferred to San Francisco from Great Lakes, with Mrs. Bush staying here with her mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Larson
Elgin
I. D. Bush
San Francisco
Calif
Navy
Paul Larson
Libbie Larson
Robert
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Bush
Great Lakes
Ill
Governor Wilson to Visit Fayette County February 2
Governor George A. Wilson will visit Fayette county on February 2 with two talks. He speaks at noon before a joint Rotary and Lions meeting in Oelwein and again in the evening at the West Union business club on national defense. Harold Weibel, recently enlisted in Chicago, has been sent to Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, to join the signal corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Wilson
Fayette County
Rotary and
Lions Club
Oelwein
West Union Business Club
Nationa Defense
Harold Weibel
Chicago
Fort Monmouth
New Jersey
Signal Corps
A. M. Weibel
Echo
Alll Directors Re-elected at Bank Stockholders Meeting
The firemen's annual dance netted $196.51 after expenses, a figure just below last year as secretary Harold Conner cites higher costs. A total of 468 tickets were sold at 50 cents, bringing in $234.00, and the hall was full with many buying tickets to support the organization rather than to dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Conner
Demand for Birth Certificates Floods State Bureau
Demand for birth certificates floods the Iowa State Health Department as wartime needs surge. Daily mail rose from 368 in 1940 to 1,411 in 1942, prompting a plea to delay nonessential requests to speed issuance for military and defense use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floods State Bureau
Hitler
Vital Statistics Division
State Health Department
United States
Army
Navy
Double Quota in Red Cross Relief Drive
The Red Cross drive committee met at Elgin State Bank and reported $530 raised, likely over $550. A postscript from Mrs. J. J. Potter added $5, boosting total to $535. The committee sent $250 to headquarters and held the rest for future use, anticipating another drive. The U.S. quota of 50 million was probably oversubscribed by about 100 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Elgin State
J. J. Potter
Clay Center
Kansas
Ior
U.S
New Local Editor Takes Over Echo Next Week
Mrs. Paul Waters leaves Echo as local editor at week’s end and Mrs. D E Tinker will assume the position immediately. She will call business houses and previous news sources, and readers are asked to welcome her with the same helpful spirit as before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Waters
Echo
D. E. Tinker
Jane Fahey Featured on Look Photocrime Page
Jane Fahey formerly of Elgin appears as a model on Look magazine's Photocrime page. She is Ed Fahey's daughter, who recently wrote to Mrs. Allen Habeger about the notice. Last year Miss Fahey posed for a Better Homes and Gardens lighting photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Fahey
Elgin
Last Look
Jane
Ed Fahey
Allen Habeger
Miss Fahey
The
Echo
Elgin State Bank declares five percent dividend
At the annual stockholders meeting on Monday morning January 19 seven directors were unanimously reelected for 1942. Ern Schori bank president led the session with B J Baumgartner as chairman and Max Thoma as secretary. 249 of 300 shares were represented. A $3 000 addition to surplus was approved and a five percent dividend declared. earnings will stay to cover taxes and future needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin State Bank
J. E. Bilden
Charles Capper
George Hanson
F. E. Kohler
W. S. Rothlisberger
Ern Schori
Max Thoma
B. J. Baumgartner
Roll Call
Ern Sehori
Samuel Mosby
Lashier
W. F. Kohler
Edna Hunsberger
Teller
Laurence Knudtgan
Wadena
Miller Heads County Defense Savings Committee
J. F. Miller of Clermont is appointed chairman for Fayette county to oversee defense savings affairs within the treasury department. He names D. R. Roberts, Mrs. Pearl Schneider, H. R. Young, R. V. Lucas, Walter Beall, Father Francis Schuh, Paul E. McElroy, Martin Poggenglass and others to a county committee. Local panels form Clermont Dover Elgin and Wadena postmasters serve ex officio as stamps and bonds are sold through post offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Miller
Clermont
Fayette County
Treasury Department
D. R. Roberts
West Union
Pearl Schneider
Oelwein
H. R. Young
Arlington
R. V. Lucas
Walter Beall
Francis Schuh
St. Lucas
Paul E. McElroy
iFayette
Martin Poggenglass
Clermount
J. A. Erickson
Theo. C. Ressler
B. O. Henderson
Dover
Sylvan Hoag
W. A. Lauer
Adrian Paulson
Elgin
B. J. Baumgartner
R. Py Strauch
Progress Club Meets For Southern Festivals Hostess Mrs Johnson
Mrs Harry Johnson hosted the Progress Club on Monday evening as twenty one members answered roll call and enjoyed a program on Southern Festivals with topics like New Orleans Mardi Gras and Middleton Gardens. The club plans a future school playground benefit and will publicize the entertainment details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Johnson
Progress Club
New Orleans
Ivan Flower Middleton
Marie Erhardt Natcheez
Clarence Muehlethaler
Torkelson Bros Show At Elgin Opera House
Reminder for former readers that Torkelson Bros show will be held Thursday afternoon at Elgin Opera House starting at 1 30 p m. They invite guests to enjoy entertaining performances and gain insights into new farm machinery developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torkelson Bros
Elgin Opera House
Echo Report Notes a Notable Community Event
Residents respond to a recent Echo article about a local gathering. Key figures include organizers and attendees, with emphasis on venue, date, and purpose. The report highlights community participation and upcoming plans for volunteers and support.
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Hawkeye
OPA Head
Iowa Press Assn
Masons
Mrs. Ivan Flower
Almanac
S. Carolina
Plymouth Colony
Masachusetts
England
DeValera
Irish Free State
Robert Burna
Scotch Post
Bom
Germany
Poland
Paris
WRU
Gov. Wilson
Alll
Bank Stockholders
County Defense Savings Committee
Torkelson
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