Candidates for June primary in Jones County details
A brief thumbnail sketch of six contested nominations in the June 5 primary. It covers Republican candidates for U S Senator Guy M Gillette and Governor hopefuls Lt Gov Robert D Blue and Henry W Burma, plus Democratic contenders for U S Senate and State Treasurer, with notes on their backgrounds and prior offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jone
United States
Robert D. Blue
Eagle Grove
Blue
Eagie Grove
Capitol City Commercial College
Des Moines
Drake University
College of Law
Wright ‘County
Iowa
Burma
Bristow
Duba
Schisider on Fire and Burned Again Spread Incident
A fragmentary report notes a fire incident involving a structure or item described as Schisider and a spreader. The text indicates renewed burning or rekindling after an initial blaze and references overheating or burning components. Further readable details are unavailable.
Bond meeting in Dubuque draws twelve counties
B J Baumgartner Elgin J F Miller Clermont C M Westerfield Weat Union and C M Kneeland Wm Klingbeil Postville attended a twelve county meeting in Dubuque Friday arranged by state officials to prepare for the Fifth War Loan drive They represented Fayette and Allamakee counties County Chairman Miller led the county organization meeting Monday. city chairmen were summoned and will hold meetings with workers soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J.’ Baumgartner
Elgin
J. F. Miller
Clermont
C. M. Westerfield
Weat ‘Union
Kneeland
Klingbeil
Postville
Dubuque
Fayette
Allaimakes
Miller
Monening Paant
Firemen Hold Annual Dinner at Coffee Cup
Five Elgin firemen attended the annual dinner Sunday evening at the Coffee Cup. Leon Shepard Wayne Gilson Fred Wede Gus Krueger and Jake Hoover were present with their wives. Two more members Ed Medberry and Bob Barker could not attend. The department once numbered about 25 men but declined to around 16 in recent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Leon Shepard
Wayne Gilson
Fred Wede
Gus Krueger
Jake Hoover
Ed Medberry
Bob Barker
Vacation Bible School Program Details At Local Baptist Church
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock the Baptist Vacation Bible School will be held. Phyllis Pinney and Lor ha ine Miller will usher. Standard bearers include Eugene Lehman Carlton Krueger and Mary Ann Schaer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Vacation Bible School
Phyllis Pinney
Lorhaine “Miller
Eugene Lehman
Death of Wilson W. Prichard in Milylla Township
Wilson W. Prichard of Milylla township died at his home Saturday morning May 27 after a long illness. He recently returned from a Rochester Minnesota hospital where he was treated for about two weeks without relief. He is survived by his widow and son Roscoe.
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Wilson W
Warning on Mail Insurance From Out of State Firms
The Iowa Insurance Department cautions residents against buying mail insurance from unlicensed out of state companies. If disputes arise, policyholders may need to sue elsewhere. Prefer dealing with a local licensed company or representative from a sound town.
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Iowa Insurance Department
Iowa
O, FE, 5 to Ballot at June 14 Meeting Clermont Guests
Notice of upcoming regular meeting balloting and initial work of the O, FE, 5 on June 14 with Clermont chapter as guests. Serving committee listed as Mrs. Light, Langsdale, Schori, and Muehlethaler. all members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O, FE
Relatives Share War News From Front and Home
Letters from Floyd and Robert in Italy and the South Pacific report long hospital stays and hopes to return home by July 4. Harold G. Asmus earns a good conduct ribbon after overseas service in Sicily and Italy with the Fifth Army. Home visits include Jacob Schneider and Marreella Schweinetus on furloughs from Camp McCoy, plus Lt. Robert B. Hovey reported missing then captured by Germans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Odegard
Floyd
Robert
Italy
South Pacific
Echo
Corp
Harold G
Zip” Asmus
Sam’s
Armed Forces
Asmus
Sicily
Fifth Army
Ed—Asmus
Ula Boleyn
WAC Poster Featured Local Girl Reaches Elgin
A WAC poster modeled by Ruth Elaine Knight has reached Elgin and arrived at the post office. The image shows Ruth at a desk examining a stack of records, with Elgin residents expected to seek souvenirs. The notice also lists multiple military personnel with new or temporary addresses and furloughs, including Lt. Gerald Schori headed to Denver, Pvt. Robert Clothier visiting his wife and daughter, Cpl. Earl Kloster with a new Army Air Base address in Texas, Corporal Orvin Olson routed through APO 763, and others returning home or moving to new postings. Messages note furloughs, overseas moves, and training plans, with several families gathering for visits and meals in Monona and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Elaine Knight
Elgin
Ruth
Earl Kloster
Army Air Base Branch
Hagle Pass
Texas
Elgin Auxiliary sells 700 poppies at Legion drive
The Elgin Auxiliary to the American Legion and Campfire Girls sold the entire lot of 700 poppies Saturday and likely could have sold 100 more. They report yearly order increases and have no surplus at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
American Legion
Campfire Girls
Picnic Honoring Cpl. Lyle K. Patterson Near Wadena
A Sunday picnic at the Floyd Patterson home honors Cpl. Lyle K. Patterson on furlough. Guests from multiple towns attend as Patterson plans to return to Barksdale Field in Shreveport, Louisiana, Tuesday after four months stationed there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cpl
Lyle K. Patterson
Floyd Patterson
Wadena
Earl
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Elgin
Lyle Moats
Strawberry Point
Virgil Torson
Cleve Bennett
Robert Kerr
West Andon
Glen Moats
Nancy
Joe Oldfather
Volga
Wm. Yearous and Sons
Elkader
Emma Jennings
Max
Mary
Bess
Arlington
Lloyd Patterson
Eldred Patterson
Gerald Johnson
Payette
Will Whittenbaugh
Fay Whittenbaugh
Terry
Faye Corbin
Patterson
Sign Painter Revives Elgin Honor Roll With 23 Names
The Elgin honor roll gains 23 new names as Max Thoma volunteers to finish the board. After a year of no response from the committee, his Sunday work shows professional skill and promises continued professional results.
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Elgin
Rall
Max Thoma
Max
Men Called for Army Examinations List Read Like Local Roll
A section board has not released results of recent Army examination calls. Names include Harold W. Fischer Auburn California. Orville L Henke Janesville Wisconsin. Chas W Antes Denver Colorado. Doyle C Bennett Alfred L Olson Clermont. Darrel M Johnson Michael G Scott Wilfred Bond Robert M Klingman Wadena Minnesota. Orville Bunting Buckingham. Wolye Potter John P Camp West Union. Clifford Miller Keith Monahan Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold W. Fischer
Auburn
Calif
Orville L
Henke
Janesville
Wis
Chas
W. Antes
Denver
Colo
Doyle C. Bennett
Alfred L. Olson
Clermont
Darrel M. Johnson
Michael G. Scott
Wilfred Bond
Robert M. Klingman
Wadena
Fayette Masons to Celebrate 75th Anniversary
The Fayette lodge marks its 75th year with an event on Friday evening June 2. The Elgin and Clermont lodges attend, a speakers bureau will provide a speaker, and the local lodge hosts lunch followed by a fellowship session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Clermont
Fayette
Kohls Buy Bunting House in West Elgin
Mr and Mrs Wm Kohls purchased the Mrs Emma Bunting house in West Elgin last Thursday soon after it was advertised in the Echo They will not move until fall and have not decided whether to rent or sell their farm Mr and Mrs Frank Pinney and Duane went to Rochester Minn Tuesday for Mrs Pinney to attend a clinic with Duane remaining a week and Mr Pinney returning midweek
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Wm. Kohls
Emma Bunting
West Elgin
The
Echo
Elgin
Frank Pinney
Duane
Rochester
Minn
Heavier-Buying Necessary in Fifth War Loan
J F Miller Iowa county war loan chairman urges larger bond purchases for the Fifth War Loan June 12 to July 8 with a $1 070 000 county quota. County committee members say government needs are greater and the campaign will be the biggest in support of national war finance. Miller calls for hundreds of volunteers and aims for top county status by completing the canvass early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Miller
Iowa
Everybody Else Does And The Conformity Dilemma
A discussion on peer pressure among teens highlights how seeking peer approval drives behavior, with caution against overemphasizing conformity. The piece notes consequences of unanimous parent persuasion and the risk of a boy who cried wolf style indifference to real warnings. Readers from Oelwein Memorial Day visits and local social notes follow, including Alden Pinney named publicity director for Scott County Fifth War Loan effort and various visits among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Hogan
Mary Miller
Oelwein
Sheldon Boyle
Mary
Robert Miller
Johnny
Chicago
Alden Pinney
Scott County Democrat
Benton
Henry Thompson
Eagle Grove
Libbie Larson
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Thombnail
Guy M. Gillette
Gillette
Cherokee
France
Congress
Ninth
Ernnest
J. Seeman
Waterloo
Seeman
de Zault
Clyde L. Herring
Readlyn
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Waverly
Business
Minneapolis
State
Old Age Assistance Commission
Worth
Mitchell
Schisider
Wilson Pritchard
C. E
Wayne ‘Gilson
Donald Jensen
West Union
Harry Baldwin
Doris
Lew Grover
Dilla Baldwin
Harold Asmus
Ed Boleyn
Sunn Sanitarium
Winnebago
Boproyin
Eada
Pen van
Beth
Jacob Schneider
Norfolk, Va
Fred Schneider
Marreella Schweinetus
Camp McCoy
Henry Schweinerus
Herbert Downs
Chicago, Tribune
Robert B. Hovey
Martin Hovey
Brainard
Helms
Air Service
Margaret Crider
Cwomen Uuniform
WAC
Gerald Schori
Cole
Turkneys
Albert Schori
Pvt
Robert Clothier
Fort Snelling, Minn
Pamela
Orvin Olson
APO
New York City
Glen Schupbach
Anna Schupbach
Anna Mae
Bernice Blockhus
Albert Schupbach
Everett Weithorn
Monona
Glen
Prairie du Chien
Yorktown
Sheldon Kohls
U. S, Marine Corps
Emmetsburg
Maryland
Water Kohis
Quantico
Lorenice Muehlethaler
Childress
Byce ‘Muehlethaler
Eugene) Schorl
Leo Scholdj
Aaa Gunn
Jarstow
Calif.ork
Aret Germann
John Strub
Hams
Fayette Masons
Kohls Bay Bunting House
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