Special Session to Address Iowa Prison Reform
Iowa lawmakers prep for a special session in Des Moines focusing on prison reform. Gov. Hickenlooper called a probe into the Anamosa reformitory break, urging committee study of pay scales, training, and licensing rules to cut long term crime costs. G. W. Hunt seeks lieutenant governor nomination after two terms as Clayton County attorney and leadership roles in Republican circles.
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Des Moines
Hickenlooper
State Reformatory
Anamosa
Penitentiary and Reformatory
Towa
Iowa
R. W. Nebergall
Hunt
G. W. Hunt
Guttenberg
Iowa Senate
Hugh Lundy
Albin
Game Post
K. A. Evans
Emmerson
Clayton County
Iowa State Society For Crippled Children
Rotary
American Legion
Iowa State Bar Association
Fourth War Loan Allocation Across States Revealed
A fragmented notice indicates a new war loan program raising 20 million dollars across 12 states. It mentions a distribution plan totaling 3.23 million dollars to be spread through 58 counties, with garbled references to garment and road investments.
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Ipaté
Towa
Davis Announces Candidacy for State Representative
Oelwein dentist Dr J C Davis, chairman of the Republican Central Committee, announces his bid for state representative. Born near Martelle, educated at Mount Vernon and Cornell College, he has practiced in Oelwein since graduation and serves as president of the Oelwein Federal Savings and Loan Association. He and Grace Jamison have two children.
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J. C. Davis
Oelwein
Republican Central Committee
Echo Enterprise
the Register
Davis
Martelle
Jones County
Mount Vernon
Cornell College
University of Town
Grace Jamison
Geo. W. Jamison
Robert Stonebraker
Tin
Presbyterian Church
The
Masonic Lodge
the Elks, Moose, Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
Oelwein Federal Savings and Loan Association
Iowa Dental Society
Community social notes from Grand Meadow area
In Grand Meadow many families, including Mr and Mrs Clifford Osmundson and others, visited neighbors across Castalia West Union and Frankville with several gatherings noted. The column also mentions wartime finance advice urging Iowa farmers to invest in war bonds to support a Fourth War Loan Drive while stabilizing farm liquidity and inflation. A salvage notice asks residents to prepare tin cans clean before delivering to city hall.
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Clifford Osmundson
Castalia
Bert Lyngans
Ames Olson
Carmen Swenson
Willard Martin
Adrian
West Union
Caroline Erickson
Selmer
Simon Nelson
Marcella Krueger
DeAlta Baraas
John Sampson
Ernest Holt
Leslie Lantz
Leo Larson
Lloyd Aanes
Julia Lanasgard
Alvin Halverson
Ronald
Louis Halverson
Frankville
Sandra Olson
Louie Amundson
Leona
Thelma Lyngans
Julia Landsgard
Iowa
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform Change of Address
Notices from the community list changes of address and returns to service. Key updates include Russell Kohler at Camp Peary, Virginia. Pfc. Clarence Nygaard back in active duty at Fort Sam Houston. Leon Loftsgard in Mare Island, California. James Loftsgard in New Caledonia. Virtus Yack back from furlough at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas. Franklin Olson to begin training after Des Moines medical. Donald Roth wounded in Italy. Kenneth Evans’ new address in Casper, Wyoming. Glen Schupbach on 30-day Navy leave. Phyllis Gress stationed Treasure Island. Keith Kohler returning to Venice, Florida. Keith Thomas at Warrensburg, Missouri. William Stephenson visiting from Idaho. Myron Houg’s father dies. Kenneth Gress stationed in the South Sea Islands. Ronald Houg back from South Pacific for 30-day furlough. Lyle Light at Great Lakes for basic engineering. Leon Ducob on 25-day Alaska furlough. Reuben Schupbach now at Camp Campbell, Kentucky. Gerald Schori moved to Denver. Kohler at Goodyear Air Craft profits.
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Leon Loftsgard
Honolulu
Mare Island
Calif
Gerald Olson
Leon
James Loftsgard
New Caledonia
Jessie Loftsgard
Clermont
Legion Chief to Speak at Oelwein Friday
The Fayette County American Legion meets Friday evening January 28 at the Oelwein hall. A 7 30 p.m. fish dinner precedes an entertainment program. Dr Charles R Logan state commander of the Legion from Keokuk will be guest speaker with a large delegation expected from county posts.
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Fayette County
Assn. of the
American Legion
Oelwein
Charles R. Logan
Keokuk
the Legion
Farm Fire Truck Responds To Stubble Field Blaze
The Elgin farm fire truck was called to the Peter Luchsinger farm last Friday to help check a blaze in a stubble field that spread from a brush fire on the Chris Schweitzer farm. Schweitzer was burning brush piles on his land when the fire spread across several acres and he fought it until it became too large, then sent a call for help to the Joe Frieden farm.
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Elgin Farm
Peter Luchsinger
Chris Schweitzer
Mr. Schweitzer
Luchsingers
Joe Frieden
Foxes Plentiful Prompt County to Consider Fox Bounty
Farmers and fox hunters allege this Iowa section is overrun with foxes this winter. They urge the county to pay a bounty to spur more hunting. Trailing weather has been dry and poor but has slightly improved in the past day or two.
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Iowa
Frieden buys Harrington barn and moves lumber to farm
Oscar Frieden purchased the barn on the C. J. Harrington property and has torn it down. He moved the lumber to his farm east of Elgin. Both parties benefited as Harrington shed an unwanted structure and Frieden gained building material for his farm.
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Oscar Frieden
C. J. Harrington
Elgin
Mr. Harrington
Mr. Frieden
Sportsmen Plan North County Conservation Group
Sportsmen to Organize Sportsmen met at the courthouse assembly room Tuesday evening with the aim of reorganizing an association for the northern part of the county. A similar group existed years ago but interest waned in recent years.
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Court House
Elgin breeder receives exclusive use of Highland Maple herd name
Myron K. Chapman of Elgin is granted exclusive use of the herd name Highland Maple for his purebred Holstein-Friesian cattle. The association had reserved more than 500 prefixes for breeders in 1942.
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Myron K. Chapman
Elgin
Let's All Back the Attack Fourth War Loan Appeal
A community wartime appeal urges every citizen to buy War Bonds, stressing that individual gifts, whether 25 or 100 dollars, multiply into national strength against the Nazis and Japs. Captain Maurice Witherspoon recalls a rescue aboard the carrier Wasp, framing personal sacrifice as a duty to display the red white and blue in homes.
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Maurice Witherspoon
Navy
Wasp
Farm sales near Clermont in February schedule
Three farm auctions are listed near Clermont in early February. Harold Bennett sells personal property February 5 at the southwest Clermont limits. Richard Krueger quits farming. sale February 11 with ads next week. MiNard Larson and Alton Stall combine for February 18 sale at the Lars Larson farm. Thompson & Waters auctioneers. Farmers Savings Bank clerk. Echo Enterprise handles ads.
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Echo-Enterprise
Clermont
Harold Bennett
Southwest
Richard Krueger
Washington
Mr. Bennett
MiNard Larson
Alton Stall
Lars Larson
Thompson & Waters
Farmers Savings Bank
Echo- Enterprise
Open Gate and War Memoirs Highlight Library Shelf
A library shelf features The Open Gate by Kate Seredy about a family on an old Orange County farm and Here is Your War by Ernie Pyle, with his vivid World War II Africa stories. The section groups recent acquisitions from the last six months to aid finding new reads.
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Kate Seredy
Preston
Orange County
Gran
Ernie Pyle
Africa
Kellys to Vacation in United States After Farm Stay
Mr and Mrs Arthur Kelly and Mr and Mrs Dale Kelly plan to leave today for Milestone Saskatchewan where they farm. They typically stay until about December 1 and then take a two month vacation in the United States.
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Arthur Kelly
Dale Kelly
Milestone
Sask
Canada
States
Dill real estate transfers in West Elgin and Holm purchase
Homer Dill sold his ham e and acreage across the bridge to J A Boleyn then bought the Holm property behind the Cash Store. The Dill property will be occupied by Leo Boleyn who expects to open the old gravel pit.
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Homer Dill
West Elgin
J. A. Boleyn
Holm
Dill
Leo Boleyn
Echo Enterprise Sale Calendar Promotes Farm Auctions
Friday February 11 Richard Krueger closes out sale between Elgin and Clermont. Auctioneers Thompson and Waters with Farmers Savings Bank. Saturday February 19 Larson and Staff at southeast Clermont city limits. items include horses cattle hogs grain and farm machinery with clerk Thompson and Waiters. Saturday February 5 Harold Bennett close out sale with Aucts Thompson and Waters and Farmers Savings Bank Clermont. Also notes fertilizer recommendations 0-20-0 or 0-20-10 and outlook for 1944 livestock profits.
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Richard Krueger
Elgin
Clermont
Farmers Savings Bank
Kierk
Thompson & Waters
Larson & Staff
Thompson & Waiters
Harold Bennett
Aucts
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Clifford Kittleson
Ed Johnson
Doris
Clifford Larson
Russell N Kohler
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Camp Peary
Williamsburg
Clarence L
Nygaard
Co. B
304Th Sig. O. P. N. Bn
Fort Sam Houston
Hexas
Camp. Corp
Franklin Olson
Louis A. Olson
Kenneth W. Evans
Elm St
Casper
Wya
Glen
Schupbach
Philadelphia
Anna Schupbach
Phyllis Gress
Treasure Island
Florida
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Keith Kohler
Venice
Ethel Kohler
Keith
Thoma
405Th Base
Holy
Air Base Sq
Warrensburg
Wm. Stephenson
Farragut
Idaho
Emma Olson
Myron Houg
E. S. Houg
Seymour
Ind
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Pacific
Kenneth Gress
Claude Ss
South Sea Islands
Cedar Rapids
So. Pacific
Ronald C. Houg
Marine
U. S
Clarence Houg
Lyle A. Light S
Great Lakes
L. P
Illinois
Leon Ducob
Alaska
Alfred Jacob
Fort Bliss
Texas
Reuben’ Schupbach
Service
APO
Camp Campbell
Colorado
Gerald Schori
Lincoln
Nebr
Ha. Sp. Aafwtc
15Th Street
Denver
Cola
Russell Kohler
Goodyear Air Craft
Goodyear
Legion
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