Local Social Calling Amid Visits and Weddings
Wadena News items recount family dinners and guests in Rockford Davenport Waterloo and Elgin. Attendees include the Flanagan and Lusson families, Mike Tynan Prudence and David of Erie, and Mrs Maggie Cook’s relatives. Nearby travels feature Elwood Aeschliman and others visiting Chicago and Dubuque.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Youngs
Rockford
Henry Hancock
Davenport
Robert
Wm, Young
Waterloo
Suniday
John Flanagan
Dullard
West Union
Geoff Flanagan
Helen ‘Westbrook
Lorraine Lusson
St Lucas
Mike Tynan
Prudence and
David
Erie
Torkelson Motors Plans Garage Remodel and Expansion
Torkelson Motors will remodel the garage adding an elevator to access the basement and closing the ramp. A new west driveway will connect to the shop while the rear entrance is closed. Work stalls will line the east side for auto service and rear rooms will be remodeled to improve convenience and use.
Echo List Corrected for June Twenty Fifth
The Echo mailing list was corrected up to and including Saturday June 25. Check your address tag and notify us at once if there is an error. Postmasters were told the department will crack down on delinquent subscriptions and deny mail use. Publishers cannot extend credit when that time comes. Ensure your subscription date reads 49 or 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Echo
Funeral for Louisa Martie Held Tuesday Afternoon
Mrs. Lownn Martie aged 76 died at her home east of Elgin Saturday afternoon June 25 funeral services were held at the Apostolic church Tuesday afternoon Burial was in the cemetery there She had been ill for many years confined to a wheelchair and bed Her life sketch will appear next week.
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Lownn Martie
Elgin
The
Apostolic Church
Martie
Notice to Stop Dumping Within Elgin Town Limits
A final warning from the Elgin Town Council orders immediate cessation of littering and dumping in town boundaries. Violators will be prosecuted under local authority.
Way Has Been Paved For Payment of Bonus
The article reports that plans for paying the World War II bonus proceed, with payments unlikely before July. No petition for rehearing of the Supreme Court decision is expected, and the bonus board plans to wait the full 30 days. Attorney Harold Newcomb will not petition for rehearing or pursue an appeal to the Supreme Court. About 219,000 applications have been received, with processing to rise to about 2,500 daily after July 15. The state may issue up to 35 million dollars in bonds as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Bonus Board
Harold Newcomb
Des Moines
Newcomb
U. S. Supreme Court
State General Fund
North Iowa District Pastors Named Sunday
Cedar Rapids announced Sunday appointments for North Iowa Methodist clergy. Rev Bruce D. Jones returns to the Leegin Illyria Clermont district for a third year, succeeding Rev J C Warton. Rev E J Starr moves to Hawkeye Alpine and Rev E J Baldwin heads West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Iowa
Local Homes Undergoing Exterior Updates This Fall
Fixing Up Homes details renovations across several residences. Brackins repainted in white with green trim and plan a north side garage addition. Sommer completed white repainting of the former Garber house on Pleasant street. DeSarts repaired pebbledash and repainted the entire building. Medberrys remodeling and redecorating Gordon Mosbys house as they plan to move to Elgin this fall. Schori brothers recently had homes reshingled with fire resistant composition shingles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Brackin
B. L. Sommer
Garber House
Pleasant Street
Ray DeSart
Perry Medberry
Gordon Mosbys
Elgin
Clarence B. Schori
Leo l L. Schori
Lt Reierson Crash Lands During Low Altitude Search Mission
Lt Vernon Reierson, part of five pilots at White Sands proving grounds, crash landed an L-6 on a mountain slope after a violent downdraft during a low altitude search for a long-lost missile. He and his observer escaped serious injury, hiking 12 miles to a road for transport back to base. Reierson is son of Ray Reierson of Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Reierson
White Sands Proving Grounds
New Mexico
San Andress Wildlife Refuge
Proving Grounds
Regerson
Reierson
Ray Reierson
Clermont
White Horse Revue adds Dummermuth to summer troupe
Dawn Dummermuth, daughter of Mr and Mrs Andrew Dummermuth, joined the White Horse Revue for a six week engagement after touring So Dak Nebr Iowa and part of Illinois. The troupe is at St Louis with Shrine circus and will travel to Buffalo Canada and back to Midwest fairs. She will be ISTC senior this fall and was with the troupe at Cedar Rapids Wednesday where her parents briefly visited.
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Dawn Dummermuth
Andrew Dummermuth
White Horse Revue
Dak
Nebr
Towa
Illinois
St. Louis
Shrine Circus
Buffalo
Canada
Midwest
Miss Dummermuth
ISTC
Cedar Rapids
Ttermanns Have Open House Today
Rev and Mrs Arthur Ittermann will hold open house today on their 16th wedding anniversary. Hours are two to four in the afternoon and seven to nine in the evening. Amanda Anna and DeFrances Krusger and Loretta Gilson were recent supper guests in the HB Gilson home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Ittermann
Amanda
Anna and
DeFrances Krusger
Loretta Gilson
H. B. Gilson
Ilyria Community Day Half Drowned by Rainy Weather
Ilyria’s 30th Annual Community Day suffered from heavy rain reducing attendance. A large noon feed left with excess food carried over to the evening, while dinner numbers remained uncertain. Rex Conn’s talk and the afternoon program drew a crowd in the tent, but rain reduced turnout overall. The home talent play and band concert were affected, with seating and participation down due to weather.
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Ilyria
Rex Conn
Elgin Town Warns on Improper Garbage Handling
Residents warned that saving garbage for weeks and sending it out in large amounts at once will incur extra charges. Garbage must be placed in containers for easy handling. avoid piles. If you would not handle it yourself, town workers will not. By Order of Town of Elgin.
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Elgin
Lions Install Secretary Amidst Budget Notes
The Echo reports the Lions installation last week shows a secretary is in place as Elmer Meyer is installed with the officers but was omitted from the official list. He succeeds Dale DeSart, the club's first secretary, ensuring continued secretarial duties.
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Lions
Echo
Elmer Meyer
Dale DeSart
Picnic dinner with multiple families Sunday at Lester Wenger home
Mr and Mrs Harry Johnson and Marjorie with Mr and Mrs Otto Krueger and Mr and Mrs Alfred Wenger shared a Sunday picnic dinner at the Lester Wenger family home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Johnson
Marjorie
Otto Krueger
Alfred Wenger
Lester Wenger
Barn Fire Destroys Lyle Olson Farm Barn and Hay
Fire departments from Clermont and Festville battled a Thursday afternoon blaze at the Lyle Olson farm east of Clermont. The barn, 700 bales of hay, and 200 bales of straw were destroyed. Origin undetermined. Former Opperud farm now owned by Clarence Morarend of Garnaville. Olson tenant. Air covered by insurance.
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Clermont
Festville
Lyle Olson
Opperud
Clarence Morarend
Garnaville
Estimate Ten Will Be Killed Over Fourth
The Iowa Safety department estimates ten persons will lose their lives on Iowa roads during the July 4th weekend. Iowa has three-quarters of a million motor cars and all are expected to move in the traffic. The estimate also mentions about 330 accidents with injuries. Careful driving will avoid many accidents.
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Iowa Safety Department
Iowa
Stores dolling up during town visits
Retailers rearrange stock and install new fixtures. Steele's Grocery reorders shelves to improve self-service, Standard Appliance adds shelving and display counters, Falk's Market unveils a new center island for better displays, and Lehman's Hardware repaints the storefront in orange and blue, colors long used by the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steele's Grocery
Falk’s Market
Lehman's Hardware
O Neills Move to New Home
Mr and Mrs Chas ONeill moved over the weekend to their own home the apartment over the drug store They have much work to complete including plumbing heating and redecorating and will be restricted to the rear rooms for a time Echo Want Ads Pay Try One
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. O'Neill
Lucy Christen Writes From Switzerland
The general meeting of the W. S. C. S. of the Methodist church will be held Thursday afternoon July 7 in the church parlors. Hostesses are Mrs. Clare Kuster Mrs. Ern Holzer Mrs. C 4 Schori Mrs. Sam Lehman and Mrs. Ray Chapman.
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Methodist Church
Clare Kuster
Ern Holzer
C. 4 Schori
Sam Lehman
Ray Chapman
Elgin Shuts Out Wadena Totals
Elgin shut out Wadena with 3 104 two base hits by Schmid and Meyer. Meyers 0 bases on balls, Young 0, Messerlis 0. Meyer struck out 8, Young 3, Messerlis. Umpire Dixon, Scorer Lantz. July 3 is an open date for Elgin. They resume league play July 10 when Clermont visits Elgin.
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Schmid
Meyer
Aft
Young
Messerlis
Dixon
Lantz
Elgin
Clermont
Wadena
Smith
Elmer Lantz
H Barker
Downey
Jensen
Ci Wedog
L. Hanson
Adrian
p ——_ Erickson
Schori
Rfa
R. Hanson
Corkery
Jellings
Everett
Et Thomas
St Gould
Heyer
Farming Compared With Iowa On Swiss Tour
Traveler from Truelen notes Swiss farming contrasts with Iowa methods. Cites two cows hauling manure, daily scything for hay, hay hung on wires to dry, and mountain valleys with level fields. Describes meals, tea, bread, soups, and strawberry beds, with thanks to Swiss hosts and a sense of local industry.
Falk family to train in Hartford first then voyage to India
The Geo H Falk family leaves for Hartford Connecticut where Georgana will attend a six week Kennedy School of Missions course. They will visit Niagara Falls New York City and Washington DC before the trip continues to Elgin for ten days then sails to India for three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. H. Falk
Hartford
Conn
Georgana
Kennedy School of Missions
Niagara Falls
New York City
Washington, D. C
Miss Falk
Elgin
India
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Earl Cooley
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Town Railway Committee
George Kern
General Assembly
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George Duckworth
State Mining Department
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Marion County
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Monroe
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Boone
Lt. Reierson
White Horse
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