Elgin benches praised as business grows park use
Local letters note steady crowds at Elgin park, urging more comfortable benches. Suggestions include relocating older benches to Schori Springs and starting a campaign for improved seating along business row. A group cleared Shori Springs, creating two picnic spots and potential table additions.
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Schori “Springs
Tryg Husberg
Elgin
St. Petersburg
Fla
Shori Springs
Oelwein Diamond Jubilee includes air show and parade
Oelwein marks its seventy-fifth birthday with a July 25 26 celebration featuring an air show parade boat races and a historical pageant. Charle Spivak and orchestra perform with other acts. Cedar Rapids Shrine Band and Moose Drum Corps appear. free acts and antique displays attract crowds. Spivak dance is the only paid event.
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Oelwein
Charle Spivak
el Kahir Shrine
Cedar Rapids
Jemima
Sticky Stewart
Army
National Guard
A. J. Bennett
Oelwein Chamber of Commerce
Iowa
Obituary for Fred L. Reitz of Elgin and Lewiston
Fred L. Reitz born November 7 1908 on a farm near Elgin died July 2 1948 in Lewiston Idaho at 39. A lineman in the west, he served as a World War II signal corps sergeant in India China and Burma. Survived by his mother Mrs Hans Friederich of Quincy IL a brother Elmer Reitz of Kahoka MO two sisters Mrs William Curry of Los Angeles and Mrs Edward Hodel of Oak Park IL two half sisters Mildred and Margaret Friederich and stepfather Hans Friederich. Funeral in Quincy IL July 9 with military rites by Quincy Post 37 American Legion.
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Fred L. Reitz
Elgin
Lewiston
Idaho
Mr. Reitz
Coyne Electrical School
Chicago
West
Signal Corps
RAF
India
China
Burma
John Reitz
Hans Freiderich
Quincy, Ill
Elmer Reitz
Kahoka
William J. Curry
Rose
Los Angeles
Calif
Edward Hodel
Mabel
Oak Park
Mildred
Margaret Friederich
Hans Friederich
Philip Lauder
Cissna Park
Mi1
Albert Wuthrich
Pulaski
Iowa
Apostolic Christian Church
Alt Taylor
Quincy Post No. 37
American Legion
Emmett Snyder
Forrest
Kolthoff
Elma Harmbaugh
Fred Frieden
Carl Gerst
John Frieden
Edw. Hodel
Wm. Curry
Carl Lockwood
Lawrence Bretherton
Morey Neuman
Ira Spratt
Cleve Speer
Maywood
Earl Wiseman
Edina
Floy Jennings
Davenport
Sam Lehman
Louis Lehman
Lena Lehman
Wilbur Lehman
Jake Lehman
Walter Lehman
Albert Schupbach
Wm. Friederich
Ida Christen
Joel Wiegand
Chris Gerst
Leslie
Charlotte Stiener
Oakville
Phil Lauder
Dan Hoerr
Lester Bittner
Peoria
Ezra Steffen
Paul, Wilbur
David
Virginia Wiegand
Saunemin
Melvin Steffen
Deer Creek
Walter Zimmerman
Groveland
Remembering a misinformed report on a bicycle accident
The text corrects last week’s report that George Anderson rode with Lawrence Knudtson when he fell and broke his arm. It confirms he fell while riding with his brother Clarence. It notes visits from Mrs. Fred Falb from La Crosse to her relatives, and several local happenings in town.
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George Anderson
Lawrence Knudtson
Clarence
Fred Falb
la Crosse
Wise
Aug
Benson
Ern Holzer
Falls
Russell Kohler
E. G. Stoehr
Minerva Welbel
Fair Grounds
West Union
Martin Minnihan
Chicago
Vivian Owens
Albert Schori
Powers Lake
Wisc
Georgia Mae
Card of Thanks and farm notes from Orange City
Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to relatives and friends for kindness after the bereavement of Fred L. Reitz and thanks for floral tributes. Local note reports a fire at Gerrit Noteboom's locker plant in Orange City. Also included are gardening tips for rejuvenating strawberry patches and thinning plants for a better crop next year.
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Orange City
Gerrit Noteboom
Notice of Elgin and Brainard Farmers Co operative suit
The Elgin and Brainard Farmers Co operative Company and all unknown claimants are named defendants in Fayette County Iowa. The petition seeks to quiet title to Lot 18 Block 3 Hunsberger Addition to Elgin and to establish absolute fee simple ownership against adverse claims. A court appearance is required before August 26, 1948 in West Union Iowa or default will be entered. Separate note discusses Canada thistle control by spraying with sodium chlorate or Atlacide, warning of vegetation kill and soil sterilization for a year.
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Elgin and Brainard Farmers Co-operative. Co
Elgin and Brainard Farmers Co-operative Company
Towit
Hunsberger
Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
Hunsbergers
Fayette
West Union
Canada
Notice in Fayette County Estate Sale Report Hearing 1948
Official notice in District Court Fayette County Iowa announces the Report of Sale of real estate in the Fred Krueger estate. The sale concerns an undivided one third interest in sections 22 and related parcels in township 94 north range 7 west. Hearing set for August 9, 1948 at 10 A M. higher bids considered. Authority: Leon R. LaytonAttorney for Administrator First National Bank Building West Union Iowa. Also notes on DDT resistance and barley harvest guidance.
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Fred Krueger
State of Iowa
Fayette County
Amenda Krueger
Anna Krueger
Donald Steffen
Fred’ Krueger
District Court of
Iowa
Harry B. Giléon
Tange 7
West Union
Leon R. Layton
First National Bank Bldg
Heel fly pest affects Iowa dairy herds
Iowa dairy herds show distress as heel flies surge in pastures causing stampedes and injuries. Cattle grubs emerge from eggs laid by the pest and, if not properly treated last winter and spring, lead to wire cuts reduced weight and lowered milk production. No direct treatment for heel flies exists.
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Iowa
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