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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
1
Rich's Pipe Dreams And Civic Snippets Reflections 1940
A diary style column from Rich's "Pipe Dreams" on June 6 1940 critiques the term blitzkrieg and notes election impartiality during primaries. Humorous quips cover elm seed nuisances grim jokes about a graveyard misadventure and civic exhortations urging public duty and pest control.
Homefront notes and local notices from early June
Early June brings heat and fashion hunger with temperatures above 90 degrees and a surge in straw hat sales. Local farmers seek rain as subsoil dries, while community reminders urge homecoming planning and personal updates include Allisha Baldwin's Lehigh teaching stint and J A Rigney's illness and hospital operation. Ray DeSart joins the railroad clerks in Dubuque, and Frank Capper visits from Dike to see his parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allisha Baldwin
Lehigh
J. A. Rigney
Alexandria
Minn
Cits
St Luke's Hospital
C. W. Nicklaus
Ann Cooley
Dubuque
Uncle Sam
Frank Capper
Dike
T. J. Capper
Remembering Kensington Club Surprise Party
Mrs. Fred Kohler and Mrs. John Falb hosted a Kensington club gathering at the Falb home Friday. Husbands attended later, joining the social evening and a game of progressive euchre followed by a two course lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kohler
John Falb
Kensington Club
Falb
Clermont-Elgin
Charles Augustus Boots
Elkader
Iowa
Tacoma
Washington
George Moser
Henry Lehman
Manchester
Strawberry Point
Minn
Edna Uehling Titlan
A. M. Weibel
J. C. Cooley
Des Moines
Roy DeSart
Ithe Printing
Social notices from Grand Meadow week events
Mr and Mrs Willard Martin and family were dinner guests in the Alton Staff home Sunday. Betty and Elaine Holm returned home Thursday after visiting grandparents. Numerous households visited each other for Memorial Day and church events. A large crowd attended Luther League Sunday with the 1940 confirmation class welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willard Martin
Buddy
Wilma
Laveril
Alton
Betty
Elaine Holm
Andrew Reinhart
Carl Smith
David
Lloyd Aanes
Alphie Thorson
Eugene
Velmah
Minerva
Charles
Even Lien
Clarisa
Nelvin Loftsgard
Immanuel Larson
Anton Skaren
Oscar Lien
Stanley Coaley
Cliff Coaley
Gilbert Burnas
Gloria
Carolyn Erickson
Luther League
Eastchurch
Robert Wharram
Joan
Arthur Olson
Hans Larson
George Larson
Kathryn
Ewald Lyngans
Henry Larson
Harry
Henry Vellersven
Olivia Olson
Minnie
Myra
Bertha
Julia Landsgard
Patsy Anderson
Ed Johnson
Ewald Lyngaas
Janet
Ronald
Alfred Buraas
Fern
DeAlta
Shirley
Gilbert Buraas
Cat] Smith
Carol
Anamosa
Lavern
Victor Casten
Lavon
Carl
Oscar Nyborg
Gunder
Jane
Bert Lyngaas
Helmer
Leona
Thelma
Glen Nygeard
Glendal
Pauline
Vernon Anderson
Clifford Osmundson
Castalia
Chester Barth
Cresco
Baby Attacked by Pet Dog in Bloomfield Incident
A two month old girl belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Liles in Bloomfield suffered severe facial injuries when a pet dog attacked during the mother’s brief absence. The notice highlights the incident and points to the effectiveness of want ads for reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Liles
Bloomfield
Council Proceedings Elgin Iowa June 3 1940
City council met in regular session with Mayor Falb presiding. Minutes read and approved. Beer and cigarette permits granted to local applicants with clerk ordered to issue. Bills approved by unanimous vote including salaries and supplies. Note on a water system issue at Indianola describing mud balls to clear scale in six inch pipes improving flow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa
Falb
Torkelson
Schori
Dean
O’neil
Muehlethaler
Chas
Wenger
N. W. Evans
Wm. Miller
WN. W. Evans
O’neill
C. QO. Christl
L. F. Klingman
George Bayle
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
Central States Power & Light Corp
T. W. Dean
Erin Holzer
Chas. Feller
Fred O'Neill
J. Harrington
Indianola
Virgil Knighs
Great Battleship Washington Joins Philadelphia Defenders
Soundphoto captures the launch at the Philadelphia Navy Yard as the battleship Washington begins her service. The vessel, the first new battleship in 19 years, is hailed as the greatest fighting ship built in the United States and is deployed among coastal defense forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Washington
Philadelphia Navy Yard
United States
Wounded B E F Soldier Captured From Pocket In France
Cable photo shows a Royal Navy petty officer aiding a wounded British Expeditionary Force man up a destroyer gangway at an unidentified French port. The BEF evacuees, including French soldiers, board the vessel to safety in England. Four fifths of the Allied Army in Flanders have been evacuated, described as a major war achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Royal Navy
Flanders
England
Humboldt Iowa farmer keeps unique pair of spotted Arabian mules
Special CFI photo to the Echo by Genevieve S Savage-Torm and Jerry are the names of a pair of rare spotted Arabian mules owned by Frank Soldow of Humboldt Iowa. They are the only mules of this type known, ages eight and zero. Born in New Mexico the mother Arabian died after the birth of the second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humboldt
Iowa
Genevieve S. Savage
Torm
Jerry
Frank Soldow
New Mexico
June brides hope chest joins Ethel Traphagen collection
A hammered Indian hope chest from Agra, India, enlarges the Ethel Traphagen collection. The piece, prized by wealthier families, is targeted at brides fascinated by its historic craftsmanship and exotic origin. Echo Exclusive Photo Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Traphagen
New York
N. Y
Agra
India
Echo
Drivers urged to insure autos on perilous highways
In a terse public notice R. P. Strauch, agent for Employers Mutual Casualty Co in Elgin, warns drivers to obtain proper auto insurance as highways remain full of careless operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. P. Strauch
Elgin
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Elgin Echo
Fayette County
Auditorial
Rich
Pipe Dreams
Central Committee
Nashua
N. H
Jmer
Wilbur
Elgin Oil Co
F. D. Welch
Grand Meadow News
Council Proceedings
Epee
Wilbur Shaw
Speedway
Firestone Convoy Tires
Firestone
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