Compulsory Military Training Debate in Washington
Washington bureau outlines heated debate on peacetime compulsory military training. Arguments for include leaders and polls. against cite labor groups, education concerns, and fears of blind obedience, with bills proposing a one year training for 18 year olds and reservist service. The piece stresses awaiting House Postwar Military Policy hearings to define future policy and whether volunteers, ROTC, or CAMPS can fill needs.
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Washington Bureau
Union Trust Building
House Committee
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Marshall
Patton
King
Nimitz
Departments of State, War and Navy
Truman
Roosevelt
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Josephus Daniela
France
Germany
Army
Congress
House
War and Navy Departments
Wilson Appointed for County Supervisor
Robert Wilson a Pleasant Valley township farmer was named Tuesday morning as a Fayette county supervisor member succeeding Harry R Humphry whose July death created the vacancy The selecting committee Hazel Gehring county auditor Herbert Krammer clerk Clyde Munson recorder chose from seven northern candidates Wilson will assume office after qualifying and resigning from the county AAA board His neighbors expect him to be a valuable addition to the board
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Robert Wilson
Pleasant Valley Township
Fayette County
Wilson
Board of Supervisors
County Farm Bureau Picnic Sunday July 22 Fayette
County Farm Bureau members will gather at the U S WA grounds in Fayette for their annual picnic on Sunday July 22. Dinner at 12 30 noon. Families bring dinner baskets and table service. a committee will arrange baskets and tables. Coffee furnished. Bill Diamond will return to talk. Wayne Tyler will present a report on state Farm Bureau membership and plans for 1946. Plan to attend.
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Farm Bureau
U. S. WA
Fayette
Bill Diamond
Wayne Tyler
Town Farm Bureau Federation
Tyler
Death of Mrs. Joe Yates in Fayette Funeral services held
Mrs. Joe M. Yates aged 66 formerly Emma Baldwin died Tuesday at New Hampton hospital two weeks after a hip fracture and heart attack. Survived by husband Donald three sisters Mrs Will Kurz Gladwin Mich Mrs John Jackson Mediapolis and Lec Baldwin Fayette born Wadena November 18 1879 to Chris Baldwin and wife.
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Fayette
Joe M. Yates
Emma Baldwin
New Hampton Hospital
Donald
Will Kurz
Gladwin
Mich
John Jackson
Mediapolis
Lec Baldwin
Yates
Wadena
Chris Baldwin
Elgin
Rural Teacher Shortage Threatens County Schools
Fayette county superintendent A S Morse said rural teacher hiring is slow but more schools now have teachers than last July. He warned 8 to 10 rural schools will close next year for lack of instructors, while 10 to 12 more face the same fate.
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Fayette County
A. S. Morse
Welfare Worker Resigns Position in Clayton County
Virginia Smith, longtime Clayton county child welfare director since September 1, 1944, resigns and will depart August 1 to join Red Cross as staff aid in an Army or Navy hospital. Tell ’em you saw it in the Echo.
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Virginia Smith
Clayton County
Red Cross
Iowa Hawks to play twelve Big Ten games in 1944 schedule
Coach Peps Harrison announced Iowa will defer its basketball championship by a series of twelve Big Ten games in 1944. Opponents remain the same as last winter with Chicago replacing Michigan, and about six non conference games will be arranged to complete the schedule.
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Town
Huge hay crop and oats look good in Iowa section
The region reports a large hay harvest already stored, with oats and other grains showing above average potential. Early oats are quality, late oats in milk stage look excellent, while corn remains two weeks behind and varies from shoulder to knee height. Weather could shift yields, but optimism stays high for three bumper crops.
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Iowa
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform July 3 1945
Letters from service members describe travel across the Pacific from Oahu to Kwajalein and Guam, ground school for Japan invasion study, and encounters with hometown neighbors. The piece notes units in Normandy and the Rhine, furloughs at home, and sailors and airmen returning from Europe and the Pacific with brief personal updates and crew changes.
Elgin Furniture Store Installs New Lighting System
The Elgin Furniture Store is installing a new lighting system in the showroom and workshop. Fluorescent fixtures with four 40 watt tubes provide even diffused light to every corner. The system allows instant lighting and greatly improves the old setup.
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Elgin Furniture Store
Mrs. Thoman Taken To Allen Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Salome Thoman was admitted to Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo on Saturday for infection treatment. She was very ill Saturday but improved by Sunday, and it was expected she would need several blood transfusions.
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Salome Thoman
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
National Farm Safety Week Opens July 22
National Safety Week opens July 22 and stresses farm safety. Safety practices on farms require ongoing attention as heavy machinery and horse handling pose risks, with farmers urged to exercise caution year round. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Feller were supper guests in the James Muncie home Sunday evening.
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Chas. Feller
James Muncie
American Tourists in Germany At War For Occupation
Sgt Sam J Frieden and his unit in Germany share papers and literature about towns they have occupied. Germans reportedly view the occupying force as a tourist outfit and seek to cash in by advertising historic spots.
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Sam J. Frieden
Germany
Hama
Early Echo reader Fred Etter claims long tenure
Fred Etter of Mound Minnesota is cited as one of Echo readers with a read-from-the-first-week record. The Echo began in 1892 and is now in its 64th year, following earlier publishing attempts whose records are unclear.
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Fred Etter
Mound, Minn
Echo
Towns Request Air Service in Congressional Effort
A concurrent congressional resolution aims to expand air service to smaller cities and towns nationwide. Readied lists from the second district name Lansing Waukon Belle Plaine Vinton Independence Clinton DeWitt Dubuque Dyersville Oelwein Maquoketa Bellevue Anamosa Monticello Wyoming Cedar Rapids Marion Mt Vernon Decorah Clermont Elgin. Municipal effort needed to secure inclusion in the expansion plan.
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Congress
Civil Aeronautics Board
Lansing
Waukon
Belle Plaine
Vinton
Independence
Clinton
DeWitt
Dubuque
Dyersville
Odlwein
Maquokota
Bellevue
Anamasa
Monticello
Wyoming
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Mt.Vernon
Decorah
Clermont
Elgin
Freezing and Pressure Cooker Clinics Across the County
County Extension Home Economist Virginia Vatpel will run freezer and pressure cooker clinics through the summer. Demonstrations cover cleaning, care, and use, with cooker gauges checked. Scheduled events include West Union July 21 at 3 and 7 P.M. and Elgin July 23 at 9 P.M. with cookers on display. Other sessions may occur in St. Lucas Arlington Oran Maynard and nearby areas.
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County Extension Home
Virginia Vatpel
West Union
Elgin
St. Lucas
Arlingston
Oran
Maynard
Dies After Long Illness Mrs Jacob Friederich
Mrs. Jacob Friederich, 52, died early Tuesday morning July 17 after about six months of illness. Survived by widower and eleven children, with two sons in service, Amand and Jacob, who had been home on furlough and report back Monday. Funeral Friday afternoon with services at home at 1 and Apostolic Church at 2.
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Jacob Friederich
Amand
Jacob
Hack
Cain
Friederici
Tie
Tie Apostolic Ehurch
Twa
Oats Tall as Corn Shown By Local Gardener
Lester Chase brought a sample of oats to the Echo office on Monday. The plant stood five feet six inches tall with average heads at the milk stage. He claimed the hybrid Boone vals was seeded in March on sandy ground and hopes it will not lodge before harvest.
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Lester Chase
Echo Office
Lester
Boone Vals
Ezra Rowland’s 450 Bale Clover and Timothy Hay Crop
Ezra Rowland reports a home river-side hay harvest of 450 bales from eight acres. He calls it the best hay crop he ever raised, noting the field was a mix of clover and timothy. Seen in the Echo.
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Ezra Rowland
Timothy
Iowa plans statewide promotion to recruit industry and tourism
The Iowa development commission, led by Ottumwa manufacturer Suth Barker and secretary Rodney Selby, will market Iowa's industrial, agricultural and recreational opportunities to other states. It aims to attract new industries, boost visitation, and spread awareness of Iowa nationwide, countering a reputation as a backward “hick” state by better publicizing its offerings.
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Loca Development Commission
Indust and Defense Commissioms
Suth Barker
Ottums Wa Muarnifacturgr
Rodney Selby
Des Moines
Industrial and Defense Commission
Iowa
Midwest
Towa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Missouri
Dakotas
Felton the Horseman and a Political Question
In Indianola the 1945 Iowa House Speaker Harold K. Felton owns fine saddle horses at Blue Belt Acres near his hometown. His horses Starling Kalarame and Kalarama Blossom won four first places at Marion’s show. Questions arise about Republicans moving their state headquarters back to the Hotel Savory when it reopens, after earlier shifts to other buildings during the war years.
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Felton
Pote Isles
Harold K. Felton
Indianola
Towa
House of Representatives
Blue Belt Acres
Marion
Meg
Starling Kalarame
Kalarama Blossom
George DL
Wet Union
Town Deur Control Commission
Speaker Felton
Wacs
Hatcd
Empire
Valley Hank
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Iowa Books
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Hawaii
Kwajalein
John
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Waikaki ‘Beach
Kuajalein
Fran Elkader
Guam
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Myron Houg
Myron
Ilays
Sam
308Th Engineering Bn
83Rd Int
Normandy
Brittany
Leire Valley
Luxemberg
Hurtgen Forest
Ardennes
Rhine and
Elbe
Thunderbolt
Alaska
Louis Amundsen
Rouen
Planeche
New Orleans
Louis
Lewis Amundson
Lyle A
South Pacific
Equator
Hawaiian Islands
New Guinea
Beaugainville
Saipan
Palau
Philippines
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Texas
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J Luzon
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