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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1941
Page
3
Readable fragments indicate dissatisfaction with REA construction material orders and prior Meyercord Co. stamp issues. The piece also profiles painter Joe Czizek’s long Iowa state service, plus Senator J Kendall Lynes’s diet and weight during the winter session. Dems weigh Breen challenging Herring for 1942 Senate nomination.
The piece notes Senator Kraschel calling a remark a “foxy old grand dad” as cler mont Dairy Days speaker Breen is set to speak August 10. It recounts Governor Kraschel learning his son Dick’s flying lessons and a Montreal move to London with the British government at $660 a month, while another son eyes adventurous work with the American Eagle patrol. the event reveals family tension and surprise.
Richard Crowe returned Friday from McGregor after a week in the Ira Jones home. Lavon Kayeny came back from Sparta Wisconsin after five weeks with the A E Perkins family. Mrs. Harry Anderson of West Union and Ma J M Brorby called at the W L Peters home. Mrs. Bessie Nelson Willman wed Lavern Palas July 1 at Postville where they reside. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gerner of Chicago visited Norbert Gerner’s home. Craemer's department store staff in Cedar Rapids honored Etta Opperud at a shower party. Arnold Cagley and four children of Waterloo stayed with Elvira Johnson. Clarice Dugstad and Lois Brandt returned to St Mary’s Rochester after visits home. Earl Kloster of Osian and Helen Anderson visited G Andersons. Hazel Tatro attended a birthday dinner for Mrs. Schara. Richard Olson and daughters hosted Howard Allen and family and Oscar Olson for Sunday meals. Gladys Peterson, visiting Irene and Eli Peterson in Chicago, joined them Thursday.
The article lists numerous visits and gatherings from Cedar Rapids to Clermont, West Union, Oelwein, Postville, Castalia, and Des Moines. It mentions families visiting relatives, summer stays, and social events, including golf and bridge at the Oelwein Country Club, plus a note on Stanley Gunston’s army induction and Alfred Gunsten’s job in Skoby, Montana.
Iowa items report a farmer in Duncan found what may be a plane tail in his cornfield and seeks the owner to learn how it could fly. Other notes include traffic warnings on oiled streets, a child injured but not seriously, a wedding ring returned after 44 years, and local oddities from Boone to Sheldon.
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