Hall and Berry Take the Initiative in Iowa GOP
A weekly Iowa Press Association release outlines a plan to form a state branch of the Republican Postwar Policy association. Lead figures Hall and Berry discuss Chicago discussions and four core goals for postwar policy, including unconditional Allied victory and a council of nations. Fred B. Gilbert plans to resign as state chairman July 1 to join the highway commission, signaling a forthcoming leadership transition.
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Iowa Press Assn
Iowa
Republican Postwar Policy Association
Chicago
National Committee
McKinley
Ahoot Dore Roosevelt
Taft
Bithu Root
Wendell Willkie
United Nations
Council of Nations
Mason City
W. Earl Hall
Don’ Berry
Hall
Fred B. Gilbert
State Highway Commission
Gilbert
Memorial Day Flags Adopted For Alpin Business Premises
The article notes a new Memorial Day flag policy for local business places. Flags will be heavier with embroidered stars, to be flown at half mast until noon and raised thereafter, and not left out after sundown.
Weve Handicapped Too We Seek Extra News Copy
The Echo Enterprise notes wartime strain and asks contributors rural correspondents advertisers and others to submit copy early. Delays occurred when copy arrived late during the last two days Tuesday and Wednesday and editors cannot handle last minute submissions. Please send more on Saturdays and Mondays.
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Echo-Enterprise
Legion Auxiliary Meeting At Baumgartners May 20
Legion and Auxiliary met May 20 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm Baumgartner with Mrs. Walter Bovis assisting. Poppy chairman formed committees to place poppy bouquets in local churches on Sunday May 23. Mrs. F D Welch Mrs Wm Baumgartner and Mrs Walter Kohls reported on the Maynard convention held May 19 and county convention at our regular meeting Thursday evening.
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Elgin American . Legion and Auxiliary
Wm. Baumgartner
Walter Bovis
F. D. Welch
Walter Kohls
Maynard
Memorial Day Observance in Elgin This Year
Memorial Day in Elgin holds special significance with afternoon services including dedication of the honor roll and memorial service for fallen soldiers. Plan to attend the exercises as announced in the Echo front page. Also notes a victory garden slogan Weed em and Reap and a WSCS food sale at the Elgin town hall on May 29 at 2:30.
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Elgin
Echo
Ern Baechler
Melbert
Howard Shaffer
Clermont
Alfred Baechler
Baby
WSCS
Elgin Town Hall
Elgin Cemetery
Local service news from Scott County soldiers in wartime
A town paper from Alden Pinney compiles letters and notices about service members from Elgin Iowa to Benton Missouri and nearby towns. It lists Corpr. Klingman Eddie Klingman and many others with ranks, units, new addresses, and homecomings including transfers to Des Moines Dubuque Philadelphia and Camp Gordon.
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Alden _Pinney
Scott Co
Democrat
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mr. Pinney
Dexter Today
Corp. Klingman
Elgin
Iowa
Benton
Missouri
Alden Pinney
Elgin Echo
Corp
Ed Klingman
Letter from Toby Kittleson recounts LA arrival and travels
The letter from Toby Kittleson, written May 13 from Los Angeles after transfer from Columbia, recounts a long Houston stop due to weather, a nonstop Houston to LA flight over mountains at 10 000 feet, and plans to proceed to San Francisco. He mentions visiting Florence and Henry Ole Florence, sister of Mrs. Donald Gilson, and notes the family addresses and unit changes in Syracuse and New Orleans as part of ongoing military movements.
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Toby” Kittleson
Los Angeles
Calif
Columbia
Carolina
West Coast
Houston
Texas
San Francisco
Pasadorff
Florence
Henry
Donald Gilson
Toby
Elgin Honor Roll Completed With 147 Names
The park honor roll honoring local service men was completed Saturday May 10. It lists 147 names from the community with more additions proposed by friends and relatives. The committee invites further submissions to include all eligible individuals.
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Elgin
This Year Wear a Memorial Poppy
This year every American should wear a poppy to honor those who died for America. The American Legion Auxiliary sponsors the sale, with 600 flowers—more than ever. Poppies go on sale May 29 through Decoration Day, with no price set.
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America
American Legion Auxiliary
Mrs Madena Nicholson Buried Here Sunday
Mrs Madena Nicholson 83 of Fort Dodge was laid to rest in Elgin cemetery on Sunday May 21 beside her husband Murry J Nicholson who died in 1927. She was a sister of the late Mrs Nannie Fritz and Henry McMillan of Elgin and leaves two living sisters Mrs Frank Seaver of Gilmore City and another in the west.
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Madena Nicholson
Fort Dodge
Elgin Cemetery
Murry J. Nicholson
Veteran Gottfred Kurth Nearing Home From Des Moines Hospital
Gottfred Kurth remains confined at the Des Moines veterans hospital but may return home soon. His left arm was amputated above the wrist after a buzz saw accident, and doctors have treated eye trouble with eye surgery and tooth extraction. Mrs. Celia Rennison of Davenport visited with her sister Louise Schori. Bonds or bondage Buy V S Savings Bonds.
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Gottfred Kurth
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Celia Rennison
Davenport
Louise Schori
V.S Savings
Canning Sugar by Toro Methods and OPA Plans
Consumers urged to destroy expired ration stamps to curb black markets as storekeepers resell stamps for food. Sugar for home canning can be bought with Stamps 15 and 14 in War Ration Book One, each worth five pounds. OPA extends emergency supplies to farmers with items like wrenches, auger bits, wire, batteries, and more. Applications for War Ration Book No 3 are distributed by letter carriers from June 1 to June 10, with books mailed June 20 to July 21.
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OPA
OCR
Office of Civilian Requirements
WPB
Retail Ice Cream Sales Rule Violates Price Regulation
Retailers cannot compel customers to buy sherbet or other frozen confections to obtain any amount of bulk or packaged ice cream. The practice is a violation of the prohibition against illegal sales under the general maximum price regulation.
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Berry
Legion Auxiliary Met
Elgin Park
Elgin Band
Boy Scouts
Paul F. Zoschke
Hazel Gilbertson
J. C. Warton
Uncle Sam
Roundabout Vie
Robert E. Kohler
USNR
Hillcrest
Batt. 26
Iowa City
Loras
Dubuque
Powell
Navy
Tom Powell
The
Fayette
Anamosa
Hitler
New Africa
Finley McGrew
McGrews
Gutenberger Press
Joseph Cahalan
Flotilla
Little Creek
Virginia
Newport
Rhode Island
Fayette County
Robert D. Falk
Geo
Sgt
Lloyd Loftsgard
Btry
12Th Field Artillery
Camp Gordon
Augusts
Georgia
Helmer Loftsgard
Brooks Field
Gulfport
Miss
Harold Vinton
Harald W. Vinton
Band
Camp San Luis Obispo
P. M. San Luis Obispo
Stanton Halverson
J. C. Halverson
Yeoman
Harold Conner
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Frank Bauder
Ed Bauder
Route 3
Bauder
Fort Francis E. Warren
Wyoming
West Union High School
Coe College
Harry Baldwin
Bonna
Waterloo
Lew Gruver
Cilla Baldwin
Wm, Gruver
Gerald Boleyn
Aix
Syracuse
N. Y
Ed Bolyen
Pvt
Wm. Hi. Haas
Asn
TCRTC
Nosa
New Orleans
Bill
Robert Kohler
ORA
France
Belgium
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