State Employees Must Show the Goods
State workers face tighter approval of travel expenses as the new administration enforces economy. Executive council scrutinizes requests to attend meetings and conventions, with personnel potentially denied if deemed unnecessary or if the trip occurs after an employee’s departure. The issue ties to a lingering lease on the Iowa building and a February public note on possible liability from floor damage.
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Executive Council
Council
Father-Daughter Banquet at Baptist Church
The Tabitha Society sponsors a Father-Daughter banquet at the Baptist church this Friday evening June 9 at 7 16 o clock General chairman is Mrs F C Muehlethaler Guest speaker is Mrs Grace Gilbert King of West Union Group singing led by Mrs Edward Krueger Helen Muehiethaler will give the toast to fathers and Otto Krueger will respond The program includes talks by Mrs Wilfred Petratz Max Lehman and Luella Miller Mrs Harry Johnson will introduce toastmaster Hana Grether Reception committee includes Mrs Earl Kiple Mrs Harry Johnson and Mrs Paul Zoschke
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Tabitha Society
Baptist Church
F. C. Muehlethaler
Grace Gilbert King
West Union
Edward Krueger
Helen Muehiethaler
Otto Krueger
Wilfred Petratz
Sumner
Max’ Lehman
Luella Miller
Harry Johnson
Hana Grether
Earl Kiple
Paul Zoschke
Marion Busy Bees 4 H Club Meeting Hosts
Keene Bee Club Meets Arlene and Corrine Scholen hosted the Marion Busy Bees 4-H club on Friday afternoon June 2. Five members attended with Mrs. Joel Clark assisting the girls and leader in planning for Rally Day at Elicer June 9. They sang songs and rehearsed The Gavotte. Lunch was served to the girls, leader, Mrs. Joel Clark, Mae Clark, Amy Lou, and Jane Torkelson guests.
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Arlene
Corrine Scholen
Marion
Busy Bees
Joel Clark
Elicader
Brant
Mae Clark
Amy Lou
Jane Torkelson
Elgin Streets Oil Job Brings Dust Relief Ahead
Elgin streets received their annual oiling on Tuesday and over several days. Housewives will inspect footwear before entering homes as dust relief is welcomed though streets remain sticky now.
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Elgin
Ed Conner Breaks Arm in Elgin Incident
Ed Conner of Elgin fell over a wagon tongue at his home Monday noon and fractured his arm between the elbow and shoulder. Due to age and condition he was taken to the state hospital in Iowa City where he is being cared for at present.
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Ed Conner
Elgin
Iowa City
Graver Marks Twenty Years With Echo
Tomorrow June 9 marks Chas Graver’s 20th anniversary with the Echo. He began in 1919 with Mr. Hughes and has missed very few days since.
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Chas, Graver
Echo
Hughes
Capper Hatchery Ends Season as Incubators Ready
The Capper Hatchery closed the season after taking in the last eggs on Saturday June 3. Incubators will be cleaned by June 29 with a few turkeys to finish. Production for 1939 runs between two and three million, a strong season with steady demand and stable prices. Brooder houses are nearly empty and local businesses will miss the extra activity from the hatchery period.
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Capper
Brainard man hurt on job at bridge gang
Joe Peters, 32, of Brainard and Fayette county employee, was in serious condition at West Union hospital Friday after injuring the second finger of his left hand when a steel splinter struck him. Swelling spread up his arm and left side but he has recovered enough to leave the hospital today.
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Joe Peters
Brainard
Fayette County
West Union Hospital
Bridge Gang
Peters
Argo-Gazette
Mrs DeSart Moves To California Home Ties Remain
Mrs Franc DeSart departed Cedar Rapids Friday bound for Yuba City California to reside with her daughter Mrs L S Brubeck. Her son Ray accompanied her to Cedar Rapids and she expected to arrive Sunday. She rented her local home to the Herb Ash family and her household goods were sold in a private sale. The Echo will accompany Mrs De Sart to her new home.
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Franc DeSart
Cedar Rapids
Yuba City
Calif
L.S. Brubeck
Ray
Mrs Ben Schneider suffers paralytic stroke near Elgin
Mrs Ben Schneider of south of Elgin suffered a paralytic stroke Friday night and remains under a trained nurse. Visitors include Mrs Vernon Knight and son Charles from Tuesday to Wednesday at the George Jennings home in Wadena. The Olesen family from Hawkeye joined for dinner Sunday with her mother Mrs Geo N Schori. A bazaar is planned for Friday evening June 16 at 8 o'clock in Marion Lutheran church Gander with lunch served.
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Ben Schneider
South of Elgin
Vernon Knight
Charles
George Jennings
Wadena
Edward C. Olesen
Hawkeye
Geo
N. Schori
Marion Lutheran Church
Gander
Vacation Bible School closes with Children’s Day program
The Vacation Bible School of the Baptist church presents its closing program this Sunday afternoon June 1 at 2 o clock as part of the annual Children’s Day observance. The offering funds chapel building on the mission fields. Ushers include David Hackmann Merlin Miller Raymond Boleyn and Leo Lehman. The service features processional Holy Holy Holy Call to worship and response Invocation Lord’s Prayer offertory by Gladys Yearous Primary I Primary II Intermediate Rev Paul Zdechke with Chrystal Miller and a closing ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Zdechke
Chrystal Miller
Free Movies Draw Big Crowd in Park Showing
Large crowd attended a free outdoor movie in the park last Thursday evening, with about half the audience standing for lack of seats. A full length film, a two reel comic, and a cartoon were shown. sound and light were praised. The series continues this Thursday with strong community invite.
New 3c Baseball Centennial Stamp Issued
The Post Office Department unveils a 3c stamp marking baseballs 100th anniversary. It goes on sale June 12 at Cooperstown New York with first day cancellations available by sending a self addressed envelope with three cents to the local postmaster. Send must reach Cooperstown by June 12.
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Cooperstown
Elgin Iowa Oddities: Stoffregen Family Mention
Des Moines Register featured Elgin Iowa Oddities about Alfred Stoffregen’s daughter. He later remarried, giving her a step-brother of the same age. Ernestine Holzer and Marie l Heston traveled to Des Moines on Monday for medical consultation. Ernestine will stay for several weeks of treatment.
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Elgin
Des Moines Register
Iowa
Echo
The
Register
Alfred Stoffregen
Ernestine Holzer
Mariel Heston
Des Moines
Ernestine
Children’s Day Program At M E Church June 11
The M E church hosts a Children’s Day program on Sunday June 11 at 10 a m with flag salute worship and a sequence of hymns prayers memory work Bible stories and department songs led by Rev J C Warton Rev Warton and others. The annual Sunday school picnic follows on Tuesday June 13 at 11 o’clock with covered dishes sandwiches and lemonade provided.
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Missionary Story
Beatitudes
Bible Stories
M. E
Bionic
Publishers Meet at Decorah North East Town Press Association
The June meeting of the North east Town Press association convened in Decorah with publishers visiting the Journal and Public Opinion offices before a close 5 to 4 baseball win by Luther. Decorah hosts a dinner at the WinneShiek hotel and plans an August 11 Strawberry Point picnic.
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Northeast Town Press Association
Decorah
Journal and
Public Opinion
Winneshiek Hotel
Strawberry Point
Mrs Bopp to Sell Out in Elgin Furniture Sale
Mrs. Mae Bopp of Elgin advertises a sale of furniture and household goods for Saturday afternoon June 10 after selling her home last week. She plans no definite future location and does not expect to stay in Elgin. Dr H H Wolf, Mrs Wolf, and Burton visited Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. Mike Eisenfelt joined them for a few days and planned to return to Iowa City Thursday.
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Mae Bopp
Elgin
Bopp
the Echo
H. H. Wolf and
Burton
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Mike Eisenfelt
Resulta
Aged Couple Honored as Purple Mask Member Joins Elgin Student
Joe Becker of Elgin, a University of Iowa senior, was honored by admission to the Purple Mask, the university theatre senior honorary. Membership honors dramatic art distinction and he graduated at the June 5 commencement and will pursue a master’s degree in dramatic art.
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Joe Becker
Elgin
University of Iowa
Purple Mask
Joe
Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary Celebrated in Iowa
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Yearous Jr of Elgin marked their 60th wedding anniversary on Sunday June 4 at the Fayette county fair grounds in West Union. About 100 relatives and friends attended a noon picnic. A four tier white cake decorated with platinum bells honored the milestone. A short program featured solos, readings, and a poem by Ethel Rennison. A gift from relatives followed, with 45 descendants present including seven of their nine children and 29 of 38 grandchildren.
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Jacob Yearous, Jr
Elgin
Fayette County Fair Grounds
West Union
James Bailey
Werley Bailey
Charles Yearous
Kathleen Yearous
Juanita Yearous
James Yesrous
Forest
Gerald Shaffer
Bernice Johnson
Juanita
Gladys Yearous
Grandpa
Grandma Yearous
Ethel Rennison
Yearous
Pdr
EH Hrach
Rea
Jason Bailey
Rudy Johnson
Jacob Yearous
Martha Kimpston
Jack Koons
Fayette
Clifton Yearous
William Yearous
Waukon
Angus Yearous
Wadena
Ina Moore
William Moore
Ira Moore
Ronald Moore
Oliver Follen
Volga City
Harry Bisbing
Russell Bisbing
J. S. Bisbing
Cedar Falls
Virginia
Maynard
Arthur Gage
Howard Koons
Alban Kimpston
West UN ‘Ion
Fayette Co. Republican Women Meet At June Meeting
The Fayette County Republican Women's Club held its annual business meeting June 1 at the fair grounds in West Union with broad precinct representation. A picnic dinner preceded the session. Governor's Day is set for Sunday June 25 at Backbone State Park with a band concert at 1 30 p m and Gov George A Wilson to speak at 2 30 p m. Picnic lunches may be arranged individually or in groups but no organized picnic is planned.
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Fayette County
Republican Women's Club
Fair Grounds
West Union
the Backbone State Park
George A. Wilson
McKellar's Band Tops in C Group Rating at Monticello
Glen D McKellar and his Monticello high school band earned the highest C group rating at a May 18 event in Minnesota. Individual members ranked highly as soloists and the band was praised at a banquet honoring the group and its director. McKellar, son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence McKellar, was credited with building the award winning organization.
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Glen D. McKellar
Mon'cone Minn
Foe Minn
Monticello
McKellar
Lawrence McKellar
Elgin
Motor Boat Under Construction in Gus Krueger Yard
Builders Gus Krueger Clarence Muehlethaler Lorence Muehlethaler and Reu ben Hackmann are assembling a 15 foot motor boat in the Gus Krueger garage. The craft, designed to seat six, aims for Mississippi pleasure trips, though it remains under half finished and will be tested after launching.
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Elgin
Gus Krueger
Clarence
Lorence Muehlethaler
Reuben Hackmann
Mississippi
Elgin Community Club Plans June Meeting Monday
The June meeting of the Elgin Community Club will be held Monday evening the twelfth. The meeting place remains undesignated but will be announced to members before next Monday evening.
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Elgin Community Club
Home addition begun on Main Street by W C Falk
W C Falk started an addition to his Main Street home last week a 10 foot two story addition along the south side with a glass enclosed sun room on the lower floor and a sleeping porch on the second floor Mrs Anna Brabham and daughter Fay and E Kline left Thursday for San Fernando California after visiting here for a month at the W C Dummermuth home and with other relatives and friends Patronize Echo advertisers and wave money
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W. C. Falk
Main Street
Anna Brabham
Fay
E. Kline
San Fernando
Calif
W. C. Dummermuth
Echo
Annual Meeting Notice of Fayette Chaunty Fire Insurance
The Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance association of Fayette Chaunty Iowa will hold its annual meeting at the Legion hall in Fayette on June 13, 1939. Officers will be elected and other business as legally required will be transacted. A D Knox secretary. Joe Becker returned home Wednesday from Town City to stay with his parents H F Becker. He plans to attend summer school at the university. Mrs Pauline DeSart returns to Cedar Rapids after two weeks with Elgin friends.
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The
Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association of
Fayette Chaunty
Towa
Legion Hall
Fayette
A. D. Knox
Joe Becker
Town City
H. F. Becker
Joe
University
Pauline DeSart
Cedar Rapids
Elgin
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Fred D. Everett
Nelson G. Kraschel
State Social Welfare Board
King Palmer
Palmer
Social Welfare
Keene Bee Club
Oregon
Wisconsin
Fatent Wan
New York
Charlea Dickora
Wyoming
Aoe
Graver
Mrs. DeSart
California
Baptist
Creation
J. C. Warton
Warton
Jesus
Vespers
Oepeiken
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