WPA Project in New York Promotes Music Study
March 5 the WPA approved a $840,106 project in New York City to promote piano tuning, library work, music score preservation, and therapeutic music research. It aims to help unemployed musicians, with ads seeking musicians for army and navy branches. The note urges wartime support, defense bond drives, and practical conservation like saving paper, money, tires, and sugar.
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WPA
New York City
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Remembering 1917 and town happenings in Echo
You remember Jems Way Back in 1917. Echo files list George Vaughn and wife returning from Kansas City. Several smallpox quarantines, with four homes and George Wilson quarantined. Local visits include Paul Dean from Hoopeston and Andy Yost from Colorado. Election results show Albert Schori leading with 38 votes. Housing moves include Rose Reusser to Ames and Gertrude Grether ill. several local business updates and building activity noted.
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George Vaughn
Kansas City
Paul Dean
Hoopeston
Dan Bellis
Lon Adney
Elmer Gage
Sam Boleyn
Geo. Wilson
Andy Yost
Colorado
Sam
Ohio
Otto Stoehr
Rexall
Sam Greenley
Sam Learn
Geo. Howard
Albert Schori
L. J.groth
John Falb
Geo. N. Schori
F. R. Berg
Groth
Forest Lake
Minn
Clermont
Jake Miller
Frank Pringle
Otto Krueger
Kathryn
Alfred Miller
West Union
Morale and manners mix in old wartime humor
A clumsy collage of quips and cartoons. A crowd jokes about self control and public life while a hotel porter explains class and tips with a sharp racial touch. Two men trade barbs over drinking smoking and headaches, ending with a jab about halos and pride.
Quieting Title Suit Over Elgin Real Estate in Fayette County
In the District Court of Town Fayette County Iowa a 1942 action by Henry L Matthys and John F Berndt against unknown claimants seeks to quiet plaintiffs title to the east two feet four inches of lot 8 and the west twenty three feet five inches of lot 7 block 1 Elgin Fayette County Iowa The petition alleges clouded title due to deeds mis spellings mortgage releases and other probate matters and asserts ten years adverse possession barring any defendants claims Plaintiffs demand quieting of title and equitable relief unless defendants appear by April 2 1942 with the case to begin April 6 1942 at West Union Iowa
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Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
State of Iowa
District Court of
Henry L. Matthys
John F. Berndt
Block
West Union
Del Smith Announces Candidacy for Fayette County Supervisor
A. E. Del Smith declares candidacy for member of Fayette county board of supervisors for the 1943 term. The run begins Jan 1, 1943, contingent on Republican primary voters decision at the June 1, 1942 primary.
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Elgin Echo
Fayette County Board of Supervisors
A. E
del) Smith
Fayette County Attorney Candidate Announces Bid
Wilford Clark announces candidacy for county attorney of Fayette County subject to Republican primary voters on June 1. He positions himself as a reform candidate and urges party members to support his bid in Elgin Echo published notice.
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Elgin Echo
Fayette County
Wilford Clark
Republican renomination bid for state rep in 71st district
George L. Scott announces candidacy for renomination in the Republican primary on June 1 for the office of state representative from the 71st district Fayette county.
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Elgin Echo
Fayette County
George L. Scott
Horse Death and Wagon Accident Change Marion Milkwagon
In Marion the Sentinel reports the 12 year old iron-gray horse Babe, who hauled the principal milk wagon, was killed in a collision. The replacement horse Jinx began his route by kicking the wagon and breaking the shafts, forcing a new start to the milk delivery.
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Marion
the Sentinel
Babe
Jinx
Fayette County Music Festival at Upper Iowa Campus
The fifth Fayette County Music Festival will be held March 20 and 21 on the Upper Iowa campus. Soloists and small groups compete Friday before critic judges while Saturday features bands and orchestras, culminating in a mass band and mass chorus. About twelve or thirteen schools with 500 to 600 students attend. No contest element or ratings, only critic judgments.
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Fayette County
Upper Iowa
Varius
Fred S. Robinson dies in Texas at 82 in 1930s note
Fred S. Robinson, 82, former publisher of the Oelwein Register, died Sunday night at Nix hospital in San Antonio Texas. He had wintered in Texas for years and will be buried in Skowhegan Maine. He came to Oelwein in 1899 and bought an interest in the Register, selling it in 1923 to H V Hoyer. He left no relatives except a Montana niece.
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Fred S. Robinson
Oelwein
Oelwein Register
Nix Hospital
San Antonio
Texas
Skowhegan
Maine
Robinson
Register
H. V. Hoyer
Montana
New Plastic Nameplate Shines in Darkness
A new plastic nameplate glows when lights go out, offering a visible cue in dim rooms. The device remains compact and energy efficient, appealing to offices and classrooms seeking low power visibility.
Qualifying Ourselves as Laps in Pension Debates
A nationwide outcry targets congressmen gaining pensions while others in government receive perks. The author questions hidden beneficiaries, sizes up proposed changes to pensions, and urges citizens to oppose wasteful spending and demand accountability now.
No Red Cross Roll Call Postponed To 1943
The American Red Cross will postpone its 1942 Fall Membership Roll Call and run it with the next War Fund Campaign in early 1943 to ease wartime fundraising burdens. Authority for the plan was approved by the Central Committee on March 2.
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American Red Cross
Central Committeee
Echo printing ad amid wartime chaos in Singapore
Singapore civilians flee a bombing and burning building as improvised masks cover faces to shield from gas. A mother carries a baby while seeking safety in the siege period described as the last days of the British bastion, marked by continuous bombings, fires, and water shortages after the Japanese cut the supply.
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Singapore
Iron Scrap Round-Up Aids War Effort In Iowa Rail Yards
Iowa railroads conduct an iron salvage drive to recover scrap metal for reuse during the war. Salvaged metal not usable for rail purposes will be donated to the government. The roundup spans railroad yards and right of way areas. Leroy Eitzen of Luther College, a marimba soloist, composed The March of the Norsemen based on To Luther and directed the orchestra for its first performance before 300 Decorah Chamber of Commerce members.
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Iowa
Leroy Eitzen
Luther College
Luther
Decorah Chamber of Commerce
Reddy Kilowatt
Central States Power & Light Corp
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