One World and the Atomic Fear in a Crisis Era
A columnist argues that postwar cooperation signals toward a united world, while warning the atomic bomb risks catastrophic conflict. He cites international meetings, UNO forums, and growing collective thinking as crucial to avoid another war and a potential world government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Agricultural Producers
London
Food and Agricultural Organization
United Nations Organization
International
Mon
Ne. International
Onc Ape
Security Council
UNO
Pan- American Union
State Department
Damocles
Veterans Loan Record Guides Returning Troops to Peacetime Rights
Iowa veterans pursuing guaranteed loans have shown strong demand with 6 610 closings or pending applications. Home loans average 4500 dollars, farm loans 3000 and business loans 2500. Veterans urged to wait for price leveling before buying to maximize value and preserve buying power.
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Walter T. Robinson
Veteran Administration
Iowa
Robinson
New Canning Sugar Stamp Valid Through Oct 31
Town housewives gain five pounds of sugar for canning with spare stamp No 10 in effect from July 1 through October 31. Stamp No 9 remains valid. This marks CPA’s last canning sugar stamp this season. A table sugar stamp will start September 1.
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CPA
Monona Post Office Caves In Injuring Five
Five people narrowly escaped death when the Monona post office collapsed into an excavation for a new building Tuesday evening June 26. Mr and Mrs Rathbun their daughters Joan nine and Joyce seven and their maid Frances Sudol were dining in the upper apartment when the structure crumpled into the hole. All five sustained bruises and black eyes in the accident.
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Monona
Ralph Rathbun
Joan
Joyce
Frances Sudol
Community Club Meets Next Monday Evening at Coffee Cup
Elgin Community Club plans July gathering at the Coffee Cup next Monday evening. Dinner at 6 30 precedes the business meeting with reports on homecoming preparations and furtive plans for the celebration as the event nears.
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Elgin Community Club
Early potato harvests reported by gardeners
More new potatoes from local gardens appear as H H. Yack notes an early crop after planting on Good Friday, challenging Martin Hanson's June 22 date. C J. Harrington also reports a bountiful yield large enough for use.
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HH. D. Yack
Martin Hanson
Mr. Yack
C. J. Harrington
Eleven Iowa Newspapers in 1846 Mark Regional Editors As Leaders
The State Historical Society at the University of Iowa notes that in 1846 eleven newspapers were published in Iowa with editors among the region’s most influential figures. Nine papers served Mississippi River towns while Town City and Keosauqua were the only inland communities with newspapers.
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Iowa
State Historical Society
University of Iowa
Mississippi River
Keosauquay
Notice to Land Owners and Tenants on roadside weed cutting
County to pay 0.3 cent per running rod for roadside weed and brush cutting on county roads, excluding shoulders. Reimbursement via county warrant upon filing claim with township superintendent approval receipt. Beulah Mitts and Chrystal Wenger returned from Canton Missouri after a three week visit to Mrs Yates Wallace. Mrs Many Cook traveled to Montana to visit Reuben Wickler home. Mr and Mrs P J Anderson Mae visited George Anderson home at West Union.
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Beulah Mitts
Chrystal Wenger
Canton
Hor
Yates Wallace
Many Cook
Montana
Reuben Wickler
P. J. Anderson
L and Mae
George Anderson
West Union
Iowa Weekly Crop Report Week Ending June 22
Iowa crop conditions show material improvement due to substantial rains and cooler weather. Oat crops gained most from adequate moisture and cool temperatures, while corn growth slowed but benefited from better soil moisture. Development appears normal or better, with most fields reaching knee high by July 4. Fields are clean and well cultivated ahead of the week’s wet period.
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Iowa
Traeger Re elected Republican Co Chairman
Edgar Traeger was reelected county chair at the Fayette county Republican meeting in West Union. Other officers elected were Elizabeth Smith Kennedy as vice chairman, Grace Gilbert King as secretary, and J A Erickson as treasurer. All were re-elected except Erickson who succeeds the late J F Miller.
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Edgar Traeger
S Wes Wes
Fayette County
West Union
Elizabeth Smith Kennedy
Oelwein
Grace Gilbert King
J. A. Erickson
Clermont
Mr. Erickson
J. F. Miller
Welfare Worker Begins Duties in Fayette County
Miss La Von Hameister of Blairs Town has started duties as Fayette County child welfare worker, succeeding Ardyce Woodside who has resigned to attend summer school at the University of Minnesota. Hameister is a University of Iowa and New York School of Social Work graduate and formerly worked in Estherville welfare services.
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Iowa
Eldora
James W. Thomas
Public Administration Service
Chicago
Citizens’ Committee
Gov
Blue Fac
F. H. Cooney
Carroll
Thomas
Mitchelville
Puerto Rico
la von Hameister
Blairstown
Fayette
Ardyce Woodside
University of Minnesota
Miss Hameister
University of Iowa
Iowa City
New York School of Social Work
Merly
Estherville
Anna Schmid Dies At 75 In Elgin Area
Anna Schmid died Saturday June 29 at age seventy five. She lived with her brother Joan R Schmid and had been in failing health. Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Apostolic church east of Elgin with burial in Apostolic cemetery. A life sketch will appear in next week's Echo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Schmid
Miss Schmid
Joan R. Schmid
Apostolic Church
Elgin
Apostolic Cemetery
Bucher Household Sale Attracts Buyers Saturday
The Louisa Bucher estate furniture and household goods were sold at public auction Saturday afternoon. All items found buyers, with the refrigerator selling at ceiling price to Arnold Metzger, the name drawn from many bidders for the sought-after item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Bucher
Arnold Metzger
Calmar Visit Noted At C B Gchéri Home
Nancy Meyer of Calmar visited the C B Gchéri home last Wednesday night, creating a brief local social note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Meyer
Calmar
C. B
Heavy Rains Push June Total to Eight Inches
Heavy weekend rainfall raised June total to eight and one eighth inches per unofficial gauges. The heaviest fall of one and one eighth inches occurred Friday afternoon, with Saturday and Sunday adding more rain including light showers and steady rain totaling one and three quarter inches. Clear skies initially gave way to unsettled weather, but farmers may resume haying and harvesting after the wet spell.
New Schedule of Dates for Drivers License Renewals
Payette County announces a new schedule for drivers license renewals starting July 1, 1946, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Regulated locations include Elgin City Hall on Saturday July 13, West Union Court House daily, and Clermont City Hall on Saturday July 6.
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Payette County
Elgin
City Hall
West Union
Court House
Clermont
Masonic Meeting Scheduled for July 9 at Silverleaf Lodge
Silverleaf Lodge 518 A F and A M will hold its regular meeting Tuesday evening July 9 with degree work following the business session. All members are urged to attend.
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Silverleaf Lodge
A. F
A.M
Standard Station Repainted In Cream Red And Blue
Standard Service Station operated by Lester Luchsinger is redecorated in cream red and blue to reflect its switch to the new product lineup, replacing the former silver and black scheme seen at other Standard stations.
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Lester Luchsinger
Repairs to School Building
The Elgin public school building is undergoing its annual summer overhaul with a new roof and interior decoration. Several classrooms will receive a new coat of paint and additional repairs and improvements are planned before the fall term begins.
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Elgin Public
Real Estate Transfers Involving Mitchell Weibel and Bigler
Hulda Mitchell and husband transfer Lts 6 7 and W 10 ft Lt 5, B 1 Sutter's Add El ain to Celia Greenley and Adolph M Weibel for $1.00. Fred W Bigler transfers Lts 1 2 3, B17 & Lt 3 B6 and Lt 4 B16, Clermony, and SE NE 35-95-8 to Kate Bigler for $1.00.
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Hulda Mitchell
Celia Greenley
Adolph M. Weibel
Sutter
Elain
Fred W. Bigler
Kate Bigler
Lumbermen plan Ely fishing trip this week
Tom Desmond arrived from Newtown Friday evening to spend a two week vacation with his family at H. D. Yack home. B. Schori and several lumbermen left Friday night on a fishing trip to Ely, Minnesota and expect to be away about ten days.
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Tom Desmond
Newton
H. D. Yack
B. Schori
Ely
Minn
Silver Wedding for Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Blockhus
About 100 relatives and friends gathered at the Blockhus home Friday evening to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. The program featured a cornet solo, a reading, a vocal solo, remarks by Rev. A. O. Nesset, a monetary gift to the couple, and a pot-luck lunch with a large wedding cake baked by Mrs. Gordon Stewart.
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M. J. Blockhus
Kiples Celebrate Golden Wedding at Elgin Open House
Mr and Mrs M V Kiple marked their golden wedding anniversary at home in Elgin on Thursday June 27 hosting a dinner at Klingmans cafe for about 30 guests. Their children grandchildren and great grandchildren joined in the celebration with friends and relatives later visiting at open house as the Little Swiss Band played.
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M. V. Kiple
Elgin
Klingman's Cafe
Harley Helms
Florence
Alta Thoman
L. L. Kiple
Karen
Linda
Hen Dies Her Part To Relieve Food Shortage
An Ostra White hen on the Tilpher Bilden farm laid a double egg to help ease food shortages. The outer shell measures over 3 1 2 inches, resembling a baseball in size, and contains enough white for a mer ingue along with a second regular egg. The peculiar egg is on display at the Beho office as the hen continues laying.
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Tilpher Bilden
Beho
Iowa grid tickets set for 1948 home games
University of Iowa announces reserved seat prices for four major 1948 home games at three dollars each for Purdue Nebraska Notre Dame and Illinois. North Dakota State opener on Sept 21 available for two dollars with no reserved seats. Season tickets for five home games priced at eleven dollars, tax included, averaging two dollars twenty cents per game.
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University of Iowa
Purdue
Nebraska
Notre Dame
Illinois
North Dakota
Resurface Road Elgin to Four Corners
A new gravel layer was spread this week on the four mile road south from Elgin to Rothlisberger corners, smoothing rough spots and improving the route. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Tommy Thomson and Mrs Virginia Pimley returning from Madera California after two weeks in Elgin, and Mr and Mrs Douglas Langsdale with two children from Racine Wisconsin visiting S K Langsdale and Herbert Maine in Langsdale home.
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Elgin
Rothlisberger Corners
Tommy Thomson
Virginia Pimley
Madera
Calif
Douglas Langsdale
Racine
Wis
S. K. Langsdale
Herbert Maine
Langsdale
Best Buy
Echo
VNew Grocery Partnership in West Elgin
Harold Halverson has purchased half interest in the Cash Store once run by Lena Baumgartner for 12 years. The store, now named B. and H. Cash Store, will stay at the same West Elgin location with Baumgartner’s prior stock and equipment, continuing groceries meats and dry goods.
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Harold Halverson
Cash
Lena Baumgartner
B. & H. Cash
West Elgin
Miss Baumgartner
Schricker Building
Chas. Feller
J. A. Boleyn
Harold Fischer
Happy Birthday to You July 4 Ellen Mason and Others
A readable list of names celebrating birthdays on various July dates including Ellen Mason Mia Henry Thompson Mrs Thad Hanson Mrs E C Boleyn Len T Simek Irvin Rodas Mrs Martin Minihan and others. The item reads like a community birthday notice with numerous individuals listed by date.
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Ellen Mason
Henry Thompson
Thad, Hanson
E. C. Boleyn
Len T. Simek
Irvin Rodas
Martin Minihan
Herman Stens del
Junior Larson
Billy Raye Cook
Jean Hader
Kathryn L. Johnson
Robert F.boyla
Otis Rothlisberger
David Christen
Judy Mae Helms
Frederick Anderson
Leona Shaffer
Walter Dennie Elsie Nesset
Philman Embretson
Selmer Holm
Cornelius Knudtson
Arthur Helgerson
Joe Lerch
Eunice Pagan
Herman Moore
Richard
Robert Schmid
Jesse Lyon
J. A. Habeger
Russel Kohsler
Joseph Kjosa
D. E. Tinker
Jud
D.patterson
Howard Shaffer
Charles Medberry
Henry Vellersven
Grace Miller Simek
Henry R. Larson
K. Blockhus
Lawrence M. Larson
William Denton
Gerald Larson
Mary Bailey
Minerva BE
Weibel
Important Notice to City Water Users
City water bills must be paid at Elgin State Bank. July statements will be mailed this week and payment is due within 15 days of receipt. Take your statement when paying. Statements will be issued quarterly and meters read on January 1 and July 1 each year.
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Elgin State Bank
Forthcoming Marriage Announced To Mrs Henry Frieden
Mrs Henry Frieden announces the forthcoming marriage of her daughter Mabel Frieden to Mr G Walter Ladd of Muskegon Michigan The wedding is set for Saturday July 8 A shower honoring Miss Frieden was held Wednesday afternoon at the home of her brother Elmer Frieden
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Henry Frieden
Mabel
G. Walter Ladd
Muskegon
Mich
Miss Frieden
Elmer Frieden
Salvation Army Drive Nets $112.79
The Salvation Army drive last week totaled 112 dollars and 79 cents, far short of the hoped for goal. Mr and Mrs Gus Krueger and daughters and Mrs Marie Krueger were supper guests last Wednesday evening in the Carl Hacks home.
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Salvation Army
Gus Krueger
Marie Krueger
Carl Hacks
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