Surplus War Property Mess Prompts Call for Central Authority
The Home Town Reporter concludes surplus war property chaos stems from divided authority across 100 agencies and no inventory. President Truman created War Assets Corp to centralize, but real control remains elusive, leaving veterans frustrated and the system prone to red tape and inefficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siekaniesey
Aix Aths
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Cohemmer
U. S. Maritime Commission
State
Department
Department of Agriculture
Feders] Wi
Wewern
Cent Housing Authority
House
Department of the I-tertor
Gall
Alaska
Puerto Rico
Stuart Symington
There’s Still Time to Donate Clothing
Geo Hy Fath leads a final plea for warm clothing, shoes, and other items to aid victims of war. The drive continues this week with a growing collection at the town hall and Falk’s Garage as a next drop location. Each garment aids a suffering person facing cold, sickness, or death, urging readers to donate remaining items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Hy Fath
Vietory
Falk
Baptist Preaching Mission Highlights Local Church
A two week preaching mission begins Monday evening February 4 at the Baptist church and continues through February 15. Rev. Thomas Stoeri of St. Joseph Michigan and Chicago serves as guest speaker and Forest Park Baptist pastor. Stoeri once lived in Elgin. Mrs. Stoeri is Carrie Muehlethae. Services start at 8 pm each evening except Saturdays. the public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Thomas Stoeri
Stoeri
St. Joseph, Mich
Chicago
Forest’ Park Baptist Church
Elgin
Carrie Muehlethaie
Lou Dennier Buys Mrs Nancy Gehring Home
The Mrs. Nancy Gehring residence and acreage were sold this week to Mr. and Mrs. Lou Dennier with possession March 1. They purchased from Mr. and Mrs. Chas Feller, who owned it for about two months. The Denniers had earlier sold their Osk Grove farm to Glen Little.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Gehring
Lou Dennier
Chas. Feller
Denniers
Osk Grove
Glen Little
School and Town Elections Set for March 1946
Voters will have the right of franchise more often in 1946 with several elections. The school election is on March 11, the second Monday, and the town election on March 25, the last Monday. Filing closes ten days before each election.
Death of Mrs. Ida Butikefer
Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at the Apostolic church east of Elgin for Mrs. Ida Butikefer who died Sunday evening at her home after a prolonged illness. A life sketch will be published in next week's issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apostolic Church
Elgin
Ida Butikefer
Egg with six on shell stirs 1946 talk in Hellums
In Hellums a local egg caused chatter after workers reported a nearly perfect six marked on its shell. Residents wonder what future trends or wonders 1946 might bring as the peculiar find sparks rumors and curiosity about the year ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hellums Produce
Legion Stag Party At New Club Room In Elgin
The Elgin Post American Legion held its first stag party at the new club room Monday evening with seventy five members present. The social evening included lunch and fourteen new members were accepted into the organization.
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Elgin Post American Legion
Schneider Sale Tops Territory with Record 12k Revenue
The Schneider closing sale drew a big crowd in Elgin area with 108 head of livestock and strong prices. A cow sold for 157.50, cows and helpers averaged 130, one team brought 202, and hogs also sold solidly. Oats, hay, and corn prices rose to ceiling levels as machinery and hogs priced well. Auctioneer Thompson finished in record time, total sale around 12 to 13 thousand dollars, Illyria Ladies Aid served lunch, farm rented to John Konichek, next sale Sutter & Simek on Feb 5.
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Schneider
Helfers
Schneiders
Thompson
Illyria
Elgin
John Konichek
Wadena
Sutter & Simek
McWilliams Accepts Iowa State Chair in Animal Husbandry
Elkader County Extension Director Dick McWilliams of Clayton county has been named Extension Mass Professor in animal husbandry at Iowa State College, effective February 1. A 1938 ISU graduate, he helped lead livestock judging, dairy judging, and campus agricultural organizations, and played on the college baseball team. He previously served as 4-H club agent in Hamilton Wright and Clayton counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick McWilliams
Elkader
Clayton County
Iowa State College
McWilliams
Charles E. Finley
Iowa State Colege
Mel Wiliams
Hamilton
Wright
Clayton
Pleasant Point Study Club Met
The January meeting of the Pleasant Point Study Club was held last Tuesday at the Louis Dennler home. Ten members and their husbands attended a pot luck dinner. Roll call featured New and Better Things and Mildred Feller spoke about her Texas trip. Ella Dumermuth read A Sketch of a Character.
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Pleasant Point Study Club
Louis Dennler
Mildred Feller
Texas
Ella Dummermuth
Mrs Frieden Ill. Lantz Visit Iowa City Clinic
Mrs. Oscar Frieden fell ill Sunday and remains bedridden this week. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lantz traveled to Iowa City Tuesday morning where Mrs. Lantz planned to undergo a clinic procedure at the university hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Frieden
Arthur Lantz
Iowa City
Lantz
University Hospital
Back to Germany 2nd Lt Shaffer Wins Many War Honors
2nd Lt J D Shaffer returns to duty with the occupation force in Germany after leave with parents in West Union. He holds the Croix de Guerre, Silver Star, two Bronze Stars, and dual Presidential Unit Citations for actions in Alsace and front-line operations. He served nine years, trained at officer candidate school in Europe, and spent three years overseas as a spotter for artillery with the 30th infantry, Third division.
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Germany
J. D. Shaffer
I. F. Shaffer
West Union
Alsace
Casino
Rome
France
Shaffer
Europe
30Th Infantry
Fayette County Imposes $1 50 Bounty on Foxes
At the January session the Fayette county board of supervisors voted to place a bounty of 1 50 on foxes both adults and cubs. The bounty is in effect now as the fox population has risen, prompting the move to encourage extermination.
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Fayette County
Read the book Who Walk Alone urged by American Legion Aux
The American Legion Auxiliary urges reading Who Walk Alone by Perry Burgess. Copies were sent to unit presidents nationwide. a copy exists in Elgin Public Library. The Leonard Wood Memorial fund for leprosy aid reached 18714.24 by Nov 30 1945, Iowa leading with 2171.96. Iowa honors Mary Virginia McCrae with a memorial fund. An excellent leprosarium is run at Carville Louisiana by the U S Public Health Service.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Perry Burgess
United States
Elgin Public Library
Leonard Wood Memorial
Iowa
State of
Mary Virginia McCrae
Council Bluffs
Philippines
U.S. Public Health Service
Carville
Louisana
Hawkins Leaves U.S. A. To Head Lennox College
Dr. Don Hawkins, longtime head of the journalism department at Upper Iowa University, has accepted the presidency of Lennox College at Hopkinton Iowa. The college, closed for years due to war, is an old institution dating back to the mid nineteenth century. It no longer maintains a Presbyterian affiliation. Hawkins’ role will be administrative with no fundraising or teaching duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Hawkins
Upper Iowa University
Lennox College
Hopkinton
Iowa
Hawkins
Editors Urge Early Copy for Echo-Enterprise Schedule
The Echo-Enterprise asks Aledour Tigers, correspondents and news contributors to submit copy by Tuesday noon to shift the schedule ahead a day and avoid late Wednesday night rush. Cooperative effort could finish work without overtime. emergency material should arrive after the noon deadline.
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Echo-Enterprise
Aledour Tigers
Pleasant Valley 4-H Club Meeting Recap
The Pleasant Valley 4-H girls held a meeting at the home of Phyllis and Bonnie Pinney van Jan on January 24. Grace Gehring and Phylis Pinney led picture studies and a bedroom floor plan demonstration. A discussion on color schemes followed. The next meeting is set at Jacob Gehring’s home.
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Pleasant Valley
Phyllis
Bonnie Pinney
Grace Gehring
Phylis Pinney
Jacob Gehring
Piano students to enter Iowa high school music contest
Barbara Kamm DeSart, piano instructor, will enter several of her piano students in the annual Iowa high school music association contest in the early spring. Participants include Joan Mosby Lauriette Gilson Karatin Falk Elgin Helen Gerner Clermont Shirley Aafinson and Patty Lastinna West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Kamm DeSart
Luowa High School Music Association
Joan Mosby
Lauretta Gilson
Karatin Falk
Elgin
Helen Gerner
Clermont
Shirley Aafinson
Patty Lastinna
West Union
Tell 'em You Saw It in the Echs
A compact report notes a sighting or claim appears in the Echs publication. The item frames a local occurrence with minimal detail, urging readers to check the issue for fuller context.
Flyers 10 Get Hearing Before Commission
The Iowa Aeronautics commission faces a get acquainted session in Atlantic on January 31. Veterans returning from service in southwestern Iowa expect to press for more influence over flying regulations, arguing the commission encroaches on federal authority. The meeting is the second of four invites to flyers and airport managers to advise the panel.
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Iowa Aeronautics Commission
Atlantic
Iowa
Commission
Federal Civil Aeronautics Administration
Iowa Commission
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War Assets Corp
Truman
War Assets Corporation
Edmund B. Gregory
Quartermaster-General
Army
State Department
Gregory
Navy
Philadelphia
OPA
War Plants Corporation
RFC Disposal Agency
Department of Commerce
Navy Material Redistribution Office
War Assets
REO
Surplus Property Administration
Symington
Baptist Preaching Mission
Thomas Stoeri Guest
Butikefer
Legion Stag
Sehneider
Sutter & Simek Sale
Iowa State
Pleasant Point
WeaTuee
Salman
Feft
Robert Schmid
Lulu Schmid
Richard
Saratoga
M. A. Boyer
Prairie du Chien
Arthur J. Bayer
Vernon Bauer
Oelwein
Arthur
New York
Camp Grant
III
Belgium
Luxembourg
Rhineland
Central Europe
Ardennes
Junior
Walter F. Becker
Harry F. Becker
Great Lakes
Pacific
Mediterranean
Eweene Schori
Gene
England
Alexander Pollock
Civies
Daniel C. Rounds
Inf. Co. B
P.M
Clermont Boy
Charles Vine Gress
Claude Gress
Clermonnt
South Hampton
5Th Ave
New York City
82Nd Airborne Div
Charlies
13Th Airborne Division
Langear
Holland
Charles
U.S. A
Veterans Vocational Guidance
Veterans’ Administration
The
University of Iowa
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Morningside College
V. A
Drake University
Des Moines Technical School
Cee College
Cedar Rapids
Fub
Federal Highway Fight
Highway Commission
Towa
Pattawattumie
Corneil Blutts
Robert D. Bike
Ous
Nebraska
Bine d
Atver Han
Regent Central
Washington
L. B. Cunningham
Congressional
Cunningham
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