Kraschel Herring Feud Surfaces at Chicago Convention
The long running clash between former Gov. Nelson Kraschel and Senator Clyde Herring flared publicly at the Chicago national convention. Their feud traces to political moves around senate races and governorship bids, with party leaders often steering Kraschel to avoid direct confrontation. The open rift could influence Iowa’s role in the election as Willkie allies gain ground, and reporters note possible local campaign banners and cross-faction appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson G. Kraschel
Clyde L. Herring
Iowa
Chicago
Parr
Kraschel
Herring
Senate
Minee
Nels
Jury
Roosevelt
Guy M. Gillette
Sup Fport
Otha D. “Wearin
Henry Wallace
Shower for Mrs Roy Steele by Progress Club at Donna Wenger home
Members of the Progress Club hosted a miscellaneous shower for former member Mrs Roy Steele at Donna Wenger’s home on Friday evening. Mrs Lyle Light and Mrs Harry Johnson led games and kept the group entertained before refreshments were served after the gift opening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress Club
Donna Wenger
Roy Steele
Lyle Light
Harry Johnson
Fayette County Butter Market Trends Across East Region
Fayette county butter is widely favored in the East with a broad reach into the New York metropolitan area. Iowa and Fayette county outputs are near 250 million and 7.24 million pounds respectively, with Chicago shipments exceeding 45 million pounds and New York City consumption around 2.46 million pounds this year.
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Fayette County
United States
Iowa
New York
Chicago
New York City
Capper Hatchery Receives Brazil Inquiry for Catalogue
Capper's Hatchery received a June 15 letter from Jose F. Da Rocha of Fortaleza Brazil requesting their catalogue and price list. A former Spanish teacher, Mary Clothier, translated and replied that the local season had closed but orders could be filled next year. Since Brazil would require over 72 hours shipping, Capper doubted any chicks could be sent, suggesting air express as a possibility.
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Capper's Hatchery
Jose F. da Rocha
Fortaleza
Brazil
Capper
Mary Clothier
Senora Rocha
Eeason
Air Express
Legion Auxiliary Elects Officers for 1940 41 at July Meet
The Legion Auxiliary gathered July 17 at Mrs. Walter Kohls residence with Mrs. Walter Kohls, Mrs. Earl Kiple and Mrs. Geo Leuchtenmacher hosting. Mrs. C B Sehori installed new officers for 1940 41. Delegates to the state convention in Dubuque Aug 6 7 and 8 were elected: Mrs. Walter Kohls and Mrs. Walter Bovis. alternates were Mrs. Co B Schori and Mrs. R A Crider. The August meeting is postponed to Aug 28 due to Fayette county fair week.
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The
Legion Auxiliary
Walter Kohls
Earl Kiple
Geo. Leuchtenmacher
C. B. Sehori
Walter Bovis
Dubuque
Co. B. Schori
R. A. Crider
Fayette County
Elgin Oil Co installs two new bulk tanks
Elgin Oil Company owner F. D. Welch installed two 7,500 gallon bulk tanks at the plant near the railway tracks. The addition expands to a five tank storage setup and reduces the need to truck in fuels. A C. RB 1. P. bridge derrick moved the tanks from railcars to foundations in about an hour.
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F. D. Welch
Elgin Oil Company
Want Ads Spark Community Pride In Small Compliments
The community celebrates small ads as essential, noting that tiny listings and classifieds keep neighbors connected. Local vendors, families, and volunteers spotlight how inexpensive notices support daily life and local commerce.
Rattler Slain by Bridge Crew Worker Desmond Near Town
Tom Desmond of the Joe Potter bridge crew killed a 44 inch rattler about a mile and a half south of town on Saturday. The old timer snake had few rattles, likely worn from a tight spot. Crew members, though wary of rattlers, keep watch following Mr. Potter’s warning to expect such encounters.
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Tom Desmond
Joe Potter
Mr. Potter
Metal Workers in Demand in Defense Jobs
R. E. Ives of Oelwein reports federal and state agencies cooperate to register laborers for defense industries. Workers should register at the Oelwein office to avoid travel. Demand covers bench hands die makers tool makers machinists lathe operators milling machine operators pattern makers sheet metal workers and metal machine operators with rising need as defense speeds up. The local postmaster can provide more details.
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R. E. Ives
Oelwein
Echo
School Board Adopts Budget At Hearing
The Elgin school board adopted the proposed budget as originally drawn weeks ago and published in the Echo during a budget hearing Monday evening. Objectors were present though the audience displayed confidence in the board's handling of the matter.
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Elgin
The
Echo
Ite
Ladies' Aid Society Hosts Guest Meeting at Church
About 60 ladies attended a church guest meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society last Thursday afternoon. A short program featured a reading by Ethel Boyle and a vocal solo by Mrs. Fleet Frieden. Games and contests followed until refreshments, served by the committee, and Mrs. Joe Potter received a quilted comforter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
Ethel Boyle
Fleet Frieden
Joe Potter
Legion Picnic A Fayette County event set for Sunday July 28
The Fayette county Legion posts and Auxiliary units plan an annual picnic at Fayette on Sunday July 28 with a noon picnic dinner followed by a program presented by the Fayette Auxiliary.
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Fayette County
Legion Auxiliary
Fayette
Ladies' Aid Meeting Hears Divisional Hosts Named
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church will hold its divisional meetings on Thursday afternoon August 1 with hostesses for each division listed. Members urged to attend. Also notes on Mrs. Louise Halstenson's illness and social visits among local families and guests from Hawkeye and Milestone, Saskatchewan.
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Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Church
Walter Bovis
Herbert Dummermuth
H. B. Gilson
Clifton Powell
Capper Starts Work on Large Chicken House
Capper from the local hatchery awarded the contract for a chicken house measuring 210 feet by 30 feet. It will house about 2,000 laying hens with double boarded sides and insulated roof. Schori and Kuster supply materials and supervise construction. Completion targeted in one month on the flat southwest of the metal building placed years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Capper
Schori & Kuster
Heavy rains strike Elgin area over Sunday and Monday
Two days of heavy rain drenched the Elgin region with 2 inches on Sunday and 3.5 inches in a 1 hour 20 minute span on Monday. The downpour caused wind damage including a hog house destruction on the Irvin Miller farm, injuring several hogs, and doors torn from a barn owned by Sam Schneidec. Flooded bottom lands drained quickly with limited damage.
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Elgin
Irvin Miller
Sam Schneidec
Clayton County Rural Young People Boat Excursion Notice
Members of the Clayton and Fayette county rural young people's organizations are advised to gather at McGregor at 8 20 p m next Tuesday July 30 for a Black Hawk boat excursion that departs McGregor at 3 p m The committee asks each prospective attendee to notify the farm bureau office at Elkader promptly to estimate turnout Only members of the two counties’ rural young people's groups may attend the trip
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Clayton County
Black Hawk
McGregor
Farm Bureau
Elkader
Clayton and Fayette County
Rural Young People’s Organizations
New Paint on Light Posts in Business District
George Boyle and Fred Pinney began painting the town square light posts on Monday. They applied aluminum paint to freshen their look, using a simple system: Fred painted from the top down to the midsection, then George completed the bottom half. The method reduced stooping and stretching.
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George Boyle
Fred Pinney
Fred
George
Tabitha Society Meets at Baptist Church in Elgin
Tabitha Meeting of the Tabitha Society gathered in the Baptist church last Wednesday afternoon with hostesses Mrs Edwin Krueger Mrs Carl Hackmann Mrs Cleve Erhardt and Marie. Devotions were led by Mrs Fred Burrow Louise Marie Baumgartner played a piano solo Little Brown Church was sung by Louise Hackmann. Secretary and treasurer filed their annual reports. Carrie Swyter missionary from Nigeria Africa visited in the Harry Johnson home during her Elgin stay Sunday and Monday and spoke at Baptist church evening services.
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Louise Halstenson
Louis Sutter
John Sutter
Frank Miller
Waukon
Doris Nyborg
H. F. Robbins
Hawkeye
Thos
Ogle
Arthur Kelly
Milestone
Sask
Canada
Tabitha Society
Baptist Church
Edwin Krueger
Carl Hackmann
Cleve
Erhardt
Marie
Fred Burrow
Louise Marie Baumgartner
Little Brown
Louise Hackmann
Carrie Swyter
Nigeria
Africa
Harry Johnson
Elgin
A Good Neighborhood To Live In
Thomas Benson has illness and hospital confinement for about a month. Neighbors plowed corn, put up hay, and finished harvesting grain on Tuesday. The Benson family at home continued farm chores, and Benson is not expected home for several weeks.
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Thomas Benson
Mr. Benson
Cow Kicks and Walt Limps Through Town
A local tale recounts a man named Dummermuth hobbling after a near cow encounter while loading a steer onto a truck. Social notes mention the Krueger family hosting and visiting guests, including Dorothy Krueger from Madison. Kenneth Hellum traveled to Ossian as family visited in Decorah, with Ed Schmid visiting his mother. Edward Jr. returned home from seven weeks with a grandmother in town.
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Richard Krueger
Hawkeye
Sundsy
O. W
Decorah
Ed Schmid
Worthington
Lulu Schmid
Edward, Jr
Manchester
Payette County Population Decline and Farm Growth Report
A census office report from Mason City notes Payette County population declined since 190, showing 29,145 earlier and 29,155 later. Farms rose from 3,038 in 1930 to 3,114 in 1940, indicating agricultural expansion amid population change.
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Mason City
Payette County
Miss Kamm Presents Pupils in Recital
Barbara Kamm, piano instructor, presents her pupils in two recitals at the West Union Methodist church. The first on Tuesday, July 23, features 13 West Union students and several from Clermont and Elgin. The second on Wednesday, July 31, will include nine West Union students and more pupils from Clermont and Elgin. both recitals start at two o'clock.
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Barbara Kamm
West Union
Clermont and
Elgin
Carol Miller
Lydia Thorson
Lois Schweinerus
Clermont
Barbara Crider
Kacelyn Falk
Georgana Falk
Dora Medberry
Norma Torkelson
Lorraine Miller
Lavanda Miller
Methodist Church
Ruth Krueger
Lois Olson
Helen and
Joan Gerner
Betty Strauch
Lauretta Gilson
Bernice Blackhus
Doris Hanson
Toan Mosby
Marlene Mosby
Milo Frieden
Jeanette Lofisgard
Ardith Frieden
Peggy Helms
Change of Time in Star Route Service
Effective Aug 1 1940 the morning south mail leaves at 7 00 and the evening north mail at 6 00 remain unchanged. The north mail will depart the morning at 10 20 replacing M20 and the afternoon south mail moves to 4 45 replacing 2 00.
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Star
Morning
North Mail
South Mail
Church notices: services at three unions end this summer
Discontinuation of services announced for Elgin Methodist Alyria and Clermont Union churches. The 35th pastor departs for a long vacation starting July 25 and August 4. For inquiries call Thoma's store.
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Elgin Methodist
Alyria
Clermont Union
Clear Lake
Elgin Board Elects Mary Williams to Teach Music
The Elgin school board filled the last teaching vacancy Tuesday afternoon by electing Mary Williams of Fairbank to teach music and English. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jd. H. Williams and graduated from Upper Iowa last spring, completing her course with high honors.
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Elgin
Mary Williams
Fairbank
Jd. H. Williams
Upper Inna
Elgin High School Gym Gets New Maple Floor
A hard maple floor is being laid in Elgin High School gym. The old floor lasted eighteen years, longer than many schools’ floors. The cement base and 2x4s are creosoted, no sub-floor, direct lay on 2x4s, and extra ventilation to prevent dry rot. Final cost near $500, not $1500 as once reported. Some salvage from the old floor will be used.
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Elgin Hgh School Gymna
Housewarming at Lerch Home Draws Hundreds
The Lerch home east of Elgin hosted a Friday night housewarming for Mr. and Mrs. Ern Lerei with nearly three hundred attendees. Guests danced in the basement to music by Max Hunsbegrer Ern Baumgartner C O Christ A M Weibel and Max Thoma near the remains of their former home destroyed by fire this spring.
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Ern Lerei
Max’ Hunsbegrer
Ern Baumgartner
C. O. Christ
A. M. Weibel
Max Thoma
Lerch
Elgin
Canary Lifespan Reaches 22 Years in McGregor
Funeral rites were led Sunday by Postmaster and Mrs. Frank Huebsch for a canary kept in McGregor for 22 years. Buried under a hedge with flowers, the aging singer remained lively to the end though his song weakened. Canaries in captivity typically live 12 to 16 years, making this bird unusually long lived.
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Frank Huebsch
McGregor
Buttermakers to Meet at Elgin August First
Section one buttermakers will meet at Elgin next Thursday August 1. The business meeting and funding will be at the creamery and a picnic dinner will be served at the Lehman home. The employees of the local creamery will host.
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Elgin
Louis Lehman
Racal Creamery
Obituary notes Homer Leui and local service
An obituary note records Homer Leui's death with a funeral service scheduled for Friday morning at Caliar. It also mentions Mrs. Carl Tarkelson and a gathering at her home on Tuesday with many attendees including Mrs. Ness and others celebrating birthdays and hosting guests.
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Kraschel-Herring
Marshall County
Willkie
Wilson
Whitehill
Walter
State Senate
House of Representatives
Willkie—Wilson
Philadelphia
Wendell
George A. Wilson
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lowa
Mrs
East
Capper Fame
Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Elgin Oil Co
Kills
Ladies’ Aid
Legion
Ang
Wallace
MS Nary
Attention Clayton Co. Rural Young People
Tabitha
Walt
Walt. Dummermuth
Toad
Miss Kamm
Bunker Hill
Finiuhed
Salt Lake
Asoo
Winship
Republic of Liberia
White House
Farouk
Kina of
Egypt
Canary
Homer Leui
Hower
Tuorty
Colina
Decarah
Caliar
Carl Tarkelson
Tuewdoay
G. Ness
Toars
N. Holy
Ole Benson
Ky E B. Mark
George Boyli
Gooras Anderson and Bradley
Tarkleson
Libbie Larson
Mary Matthys
Mary Cook
John Johnson
Donna Johnson
Dena Dummermuth
Gus Gundersson
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