Fayette county defense council names township co operators
Governor appoints W. J. Ainsworth and B. M. Phillips to head Fayette county defense council. They select one citizen from each township to cooperate with them, with county state and national committees to aid. Listed names include William Larrabee Jr Clermont W. A. Anderson Dover Wear Union C. H. Cochran Eden Hawkeye etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Ainsworth
B. M. Phillips
West ‘Union
Defense Council
Fayette County
William Larrabee, Jr
Clermont
W. A. Anderson
Dover
Wear Union
8. C
Barnhouse
Auburn
Hawkeye
Burkhart
Banks
Coleman
Fremont
Westgate
W. H. Seeley
Harlan
Maynard
LeGrand Gleim
Smithfield
Arlington
B. R. Tadhunter
Fairfield
A. Morley
Putnam
Lamont
F.W. Briges
Scott
Oelwein
R B
Jamison
Jefferson
Shippy
Oran
Rural School Day to Honor Eighth Graders at West Union
The county rural school day will be held in West Union at M B church on Saturday, June 2, with diplomas for eighth graders who passed exams. Program begins 9:30 AM with spelling contests and music, followed by 1:30 PM presentations and diplomas. Attending students include Wilma Miller, Grace Anderson, Clara Reusser, Reno Blanchard, Theodore Reusser, Harold Kimball, Harold Strong, Viola Light, Reynold Strong, Eugene Waldron, Ruth Wilson, and Minnie Yarrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Rural
West Union
M. B. Church
Mee
Belle Thorpecker
Woo. D, Butler
Fayette
Reading
Carol Doughty
CG. P. Colegrove
Upper Iowa University
Wilma Miller
Grace Anderson
Clara Reusser
Reno Blanchard
Theodore Reusser
Harold Kimball
Harold Strong
Viola Light
Reynold Strong
Eugene Waldron
Ruth Wilson
Minnie Yarrington
Death of Louis Sutter Chronicler of Elgin and Lyon County
Louis Sutter famed early settler and blacksmith of Elgin and Lyon County died at his Rock Rapids home after a long illness age 85. He helped organize Lyon County Bank and later moved to farming and real estate, survived by four children and a second wife Eliza Hueblein. Funeral held at home with local ministers, burial in Greeley Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Iowa
Louis Sutter
Elzach
Baden
Germany
United States
New York
Cincinnati
Ohio
St. Louis
Dubuque
McGregor
Elgin
Frank L. Sutter
This Place
Marion Long
Pipestone
Minn
Emily Levi
Manchester
Nellie Gutter
Los Angeles
Calif
Mia
Sutter
Louise
Alfred
Lyon County Bank
Mekers Miller
Thompson, Larrabee and Richardson
Lyon County
Eliza Hueblein
Iowa Savings Bank
Rock Rapids
Eigin
Peninsular goods and town news from a bygone issue
Local items cover new silk stock at Cappar's, home repairs, and a wave of wartime talk. Reports note U boat chasers forming in Chicago, Fayette County's militia plans, frost damage to early crops, and town trades as Greenley and Pitts swap cafes. Walter Kohls at El Paso trains, and St Pauls church hosts Bible talks by West Union visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Union Oh Jepal
Cappar's
Stoehr & Co
Albert Gehring
Higin
J. R. Perry
Rock Island
Postville Review
Blockhus
Sum Iner
Echo
Lew Christ
Chicago
Atlantic
Fayette County
Efford Hunsberger
Efford
Eniel
Bowen & Greenley
Kniel
Boies Capper
Jefferson
Uncle Sam
Boies
St. Paul’s M. BE
West Union
Messrs
Homer Wroten
Frank Morrison
W. H. Antes
Walter Beal
Walter Kohls
el Paso
Texas
Ca, D
Dubuque
Greenley
Clayton
Pitts
Greenley Cafe
J. Greenley
Elgin
Mrs. Grensey
Mississippi
West Union City Promo Highlights Prosperity and Services
West Union is presented as a thriving county hub with top schools, water and sewer systems, parks, and shade trees. It touts rapid growth, high property values, major newspapers, county fair, Chautauqua, hospital, and strong religious institutions. The ad invites readers to buy homes, farms, abstracts, and loans, promising friendly service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Towa
Linden Park
Court House
Our City
Pike Roads
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THE
Elgin Echo
North Eastern
Rory Thureday
Hughes
Advertisamanta
Synthia
Karl D
FISK
Orn
Dewey
Kr. D. Fisk
N. E
Karl D. Fisk
Carbo Posts
Lehman and Hanson
I. H. Conigisky
Optometrist
Cedar Rapids, la
Kaiser
Mexico
Henry Frieden
Ben Frieden
Robert Peters
Waterloo
Lew Groth
Citizens’ State Bank
A. M. Weibel
Montana
Helena
Wibaux
Miles City
Togan
Mgr. Weibel
Vally
Ben Schori
Guthrie
Dub
Cleveland
Charles
Ben Habeger
Sarah Imhoff
West Bend Journal
Marks
Mary
Witona
Minnesota
Henry Topp
Frankie
Otto
Topp
Frank Gehring
Pred Gehring
Rose Garber
Brainard
Leslie Lehman
Farmersburg
Rela‘tives
Wm. Brown
Cresen
Brown
Will Wing
Ephriam Matthews
Chris Holm
Wing
Forest Welch
Brian Benson
Accomodation
Otto Meisner
Lawrence Brause
Artie Holzer
Plorence Phifer
Charley Greenley
Decorah
N. W. Evans
Spears
Mittoon
Joseph Butler
C. J. Bopp
Str
Teherte
FR. R. Berg
Mel Kohler
Lee
California
Golden California
Golden State
Routa
C. A. Akers
O. W. Heiserman
Graduate Optometrist
J. W. Bopp
West Union, Iowa
Schori Bros
Dapot
H. S. Hadsel, M.D
C. D. Fothergill, M. D
Jelly
Tay
Realderce
Dowey Hotel
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