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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
3
A brief notice indicates entry in the post office records for Cler Mont, Fayette County Iowa with second class mail matter status reflecting standard civic documentation by the Iowa Press Association and National Editorial Association.
The piece notes cross party views on nominees with Democrats calling a Republican easy mark while Republicans praise their own pick. It also mentions Governor Wilson approving a summer training camp at Camp Dodge for the Town guard and potential battalion training, plus lobbying ethics concerns and a parks report noting record school picnics in May 1942 and no malicious damage.
Statewide testing after the conflict has heightened awareness of how motorists handle their vehicles, yielding a period of increased caution and refined driving discipline across the populace.
The governor's traffic safety commission met to discuss statewide testing for motor vehicles and traffic problems needing legislative action. Items included driver license improvements, testing drinking drivers, strengthening pedestrians law, moving taverns into business districts, and tightening reckless driving laws, with county traffic courts noted.
Clermont residents share visits and milestones from late May to early June. Mrs Nina Simerson returned from Northwest visits to Ossian. Several gatherings honor birthdays and anniversaries, with trips to Cedar Rapids, West Union, St Olaf College, and Chicago. Names include Nelsons, Brandts, Blakes, Carr, Duffy, Morgans, Ericksons, Hougs, Helgersons, and many others across Osage, Castalia, and nearby towns.
William Alexander Peters born March 10 1867 in Myris son of Alexander Wade and Margaret Mattocks Peters died at his Clermont home June 4 age 75 years two months and twenty four days He moved to Clermont 28 years ago farmed until then Union church service member of Modern Woodmen of America survived by widow daughter and two granddaughters with siblings and a foster brother Funeral held at Union church Clermont with Rev J C Warton officiating Interment in Elgin cemetery Out of town mourners listed and thanks extended to helpers and church group.
American Roman Catholic Church celebrates Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini being canonized as a saint in 1938 marking a landmark in U.S. religious history with Cabrini as a figure of service and education for immigrant communities.
The world's oldest republic, located in An dorra between France and Spain and housing about 6 000 people, has remained nominally independent since 1278, according to the source.
Twenty five years ago registration day drew full participation with 55 registered by noon and 92 by closing time. Notices include births, visits, contract signing for Norris Olson at Clermont high, and multiple travels affecting local residents. Obituaries recall Jerry Calahan’s death in West Union after illness.
Elgin resident Ira Mae Fritz spent Sunday with Florentine Westpfahl. Mrs Emma Wagner of Austin Minnesota visited Ed Dugstad's home last week and is aunt to Mrs Dugstad. Joycelyn Engle travels to St Louis to visit Pvt Johnnie Bakewell at Jefferson Barracks. Mr and Mrs G B Leet of Waukon dined with Mr and Mrs Auger Paulson. Families visited Waterloo and Randalia Sunday and West Union hosts included Harold Cue and Cornell Anfinson home visits.
Miss Diserens a kindergarten teacher in Anamosa guided five White children through schoolwork. In Audubon county Sheriff Fred Clemmensen intervened at the Andrew Juhl farm near Brayton when John Carlson of Atlantic claimed the land as his and tried to move in, leading to an official eviction order. The farm site is tied to an estate in question.
Mrs Edith Sanders and five children mourn Clarence Sanders, guard at the Elwood Munitions Plant, killed in the June 5 explosion. The children Mildred 12 Clarence 12 Kenneth 6 Ralph 4 and Joseph 2 stand with their mother as the Sandersons had planned their fifteenth anniversary on June 8. Of 48 missing or dead, 32 bodies have been identified.
Poultry raisers misattribute chick illness to disease while missing vitamin needs. Chicks demand high vitamin A and D for growth and bone strength, with green feed, yellow corn, and fish oil as rich sources. Alfalfa meal from later cuttings and sun exposure support health. milk, grain, and greens supply B, E, G, and H.
Washington DC reports Vice Admiral Lord Louis Mountbatten, cousin of King George VI, speaking at a Willard Hotel press conference. A World War I veteran, he has been active in both wars and recently supervised commandos in operations on the German occupied French coast.
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