Flood Control in Northwest Iowa Project Seen by Officials
In northwest Iowa along the Little Sioux and Nepper rivers a flood control project uses 485 acres with bulldozers to shape land. A concrete box culvert, spillways, earthen dams and tubes aim to reduce flood peaks while farmers implement soil conservation on individual farms. Federal plans favor dams and reservoirs, making Mapleton’s effort a key test of Iowa approaches.
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Towa
Little Sioux
Nepper
Iowa
Wille
Maple
Mapleton
Salvation Army Establishes Local Service Units in Elgin and Clermont
G. J. Mosby announces a Salvation Army Service Unit in Elgin with a committee led by Mosby and W. F. Kohler and Mayor G. H. Falk among others. Len T. Simek forms Clermont unit with Verla G. Gunderson as treasurer and Mayor Will J. Nelson on the panel. Committees plan annual fundraising to fund local health welfare and cultural programs and regional services including maternity homes and veterans aid. Brigadier A. S. Thomas cites expected rural benefits and urges liberal contributions as the drive begins in 1947.
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G. J. Mosby
Elgin
Mosby
W. F. Kohler
G. H. Falk
Chas. O'Neill
J. Robinson
R. P. Strauch
Len T. Simek
Clermont
Simek
Verla G. Gunderson
J. W. Malone
M. H. Moore
Will J. Nelson
George P. Rounds
Elgin State Bank
Miss Gunderson
Farmers Savings Bank
Salvation Army
A. S. Thomas
Iowa
Salvation Army Service
George Falb Buys Knudtson Building Lots
G H Falb has purchased two building lots on Main Street from Mrs Trypher Knudtson who came from St Paul Saturday to finalize the deal. The plots measure about 50 by 100 feet and lie west of the F Muehlethaler residence. No future plans announced. Social and program to follow at Cheery Valley School Marion No 8 on Thursday evening Nov 13 at 8 oclock. Eva Crowe teacher.
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House
Robert D. Blue
Senate
Highway Commission
Clyge L. Herving
Iowa
Page
G. H
Falb
Main Street
Trypher Knudtson
St. Paul
F. €. Muehlethaler
Falk
Cheery Valley School
Marion No. 8
Eva Crowe
Fayette County Farm Bureau Names Harold Rall as Fieldman
Harold Rall County Agent at Concordia Kansas began duties as Fayette County Farm Bureau Fieldman on November 1 He will organize and maintain Farm Bureau activities liaise with county and township groups aid membership campaigns and coordinate with insurance serum service firms Mr and Mrs Ball reside in Fayette.
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Harold Rall
Concordia
Kansas
Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Rall
Service Company
Serum Company
Ball
Fayette
Fayette County Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Nov 7
The 1947 Fayette County Farm Bureau annual meeting will be held Friday evening at 7 30 pm in the U S U gym Fayette. Ray Anderson agricultural editor of Farm Journal will speak about his recent Europe trip with local farmers. The Mixed Chorus of 50 voices directed by Leo Grether Volga will perform The American Farm Bureau Spirit. Resolutions and nominations will be considered from the floor.
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Fayette
Europe
Towa
Ray
Farm Bureau
Leo Grether
Volga
American Farm Bureau
Falb Couple Mark 68th Anniversary in National Dinner
Mr and Mrs John Falb observed their 68th wedding anniversary with a family dinner Friday evening at the Amvers club in National. Attending were Mrs Er L Morris, Herbert Falb, George Falb, Walter Falb, John Falb Jr, Dr Harry Keiser Mary Ann, and James Bailey with other guests.
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John Falb
Amvers’ Club
National
Er. L. Morris
Herbert Falb
George Falb
Walter Falb
Harry Keiser
Mary Ann
James Bailey
Shakespearean Merchant of Venice at Upper Iowa Fayette
The Ben Greet Players perform William Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice at the Upper Iowa University auditorium in Fayette tonight at 8 15. It is the second Arts Series event sponsored by Upper Town University drawing many high school students.
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Ben Greet
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Wm. Shakespeare
Upper Town University
Elgin O E S Unit to Hold Wednesday Meeting
The Elgin chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will meet Wednesday evening November 12. Mrs. Betty Light and Mrs. Lillian Yearous will report on Grand Chapter meetings they attended recently at Sioux City.
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Elgin
Betty Light
Lillian Yearous
Sioux City
Special Services of Prayer at Baptist Church
The Baptist Church will hold special prayer services Tuesday through Friday evenings next week aimed at spiritual quickening in preparation for guest speaker Dr. William Kerr of Northern Baptist Seminary Chicago. The services emphasize prayer as a channel of power from God to the human spirit.
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the Baptist Church
William Kerr
Northern Baptist Seminary of Chicago
Hawkeye Farmer Frank Kimpsten Buys Mrs Kilcher Farm
Hawkeye resident Frank Kimpsten has purchased the 80 acre Mrs Kilcher farm, located one mile south of primary 18 and about two miles northeast of Hawkeye. The improved property sits on a gravel road, and with his sons grown, he plans to do most work himself, feeling at home on the new site.
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Frank Kimpsten
Dummermuth
Hawkeye
Mrs. Kilcher
Mason's Regular Meeting Next Tuesday Evening
Sliver Leaf Lodge 518 A and A M will hold its regular monthly meeting next Tuesday evening November 11. All members are urged to attend.
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Mason
Sliver Leaf Lodge
A. M
Will Christen Embretson Bros Close Farm January 13 Sale
Will Christen who lives on the Embretson Bros farm three miles west of St Olaf will sever his connections as the farm is sold. A closing out sale is set for Tuesday January 13 with Orvin Thompson as auctioneer and Farmers State Bank of St Olaf handling clerking. Advertising will be arranged by the Echo.
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Will Christen
Embretson Bros
St. Olaf
Orvin Thompson
Farmers State Bank of
Ministers Association Pot-Luck Dinner Held
The Whtertain Ministers Association hosted Fayette county Methodist ministers at a monthly pot-luck dinner and business meeting on Monday. Attendees included Rev. James Marlin and Miss Woodcock of Oelwein, Rev. George Gondrick Hawkey2, Rev. Walter Dimmitch and David Sumner, Rev. S. J. Baldwin of West Union, Rev. Robert Williams of Arlington, and Rev. Fred Mastin of Hazelton.
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Bruce D. Jones
Fayette County
Community Club Dinner Next Monday Evening
The monthly Elgin Community Club dinner meeting will be at the Coffee Cup cafe on Monday evening, Nov. 10, at 6:30. Business and professional men in the community are invited to attend. This will be the election meeting and all members should attend.
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Elgin Community Club
Coffee Cup
Als
Notice to Water Users in Elgin Water System Chlorination
An Elgin water notice explains a planned chlorine treatment to improve water quality. The process starts Friday morning November 7 and ends Saturday afternoon. Water should be drawn for drinking before Friday morning and faucets should be opened Friday and Saturday to circulate and then flush chlorine. The taste and odor may linger but water use remains safe.
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Elgin
Funeral Services Today for Ben Schneider
Funeral services for Ben Schneider will be held this Thursday afternoon from the home at 1 00 and the Apostolic church at 2 00. He died Monday noon at age 79 after suffering a stroke on Thursday Oct 30, with family care at home. A life sketch will appear in next week's Echo.
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Ben Schneider
Apostolic Church
Schneider
Echo
Bennett and Son Closing Out Sale Near Elgin
Harold Bennett and son Doyle will quit farming and hold a closing out sale at the home farm on the ridge road southwest of Elgin. The sale is set for Monday, November 17 and will feature 20 head of cattle a team of horses 80 hogs hay torr oats a new tractor and other machinery. Doyle plans to join his father in the gravel and sand business after the sale. Orgin Thompson will sell for Bennetts with Lester Anderson assisting. The Farmers Savings Bank of Clermont will clerk. Echo prepared the advertising.
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Harold Bennett
Doyle
Elgin
Echo
Orgin Thompson
Bennetts
Lester Anderson
Farmers Savings Bank of
Clermont
The
Legion Armistice Day Supper At School House
The Elgin Post American Legion and Auxiliary host their Armistice Day family pot luck supper on Tuesday evening November 1 at 8 30 at the school house. Legion and Auxiliary members and families urged to attend with guests eligible for membership invited. Camp Fire Girls and Boy Scouts also invited. Bring two covered dishes sandwiches and table service. Entertainment including a movie follows.
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Elgin Post American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Auxiliary
Legion of Auxiliary
Camp Fire Girls
Boy Scouts
Corn Carryover Stocks Grow From 1946 Levels
Stocks of corn on Oct 1 1947 totaled 289 million bushels, up 67 percent from a year earlier and higher than 1944 but below 1945 and 1943. The four year average is 276 million bushels. Of the total 289 million, 258 million were on farms.
Want Ad Column Promises Quick Results
Read the Want Ad column for fast local solutions as buyers and sellers advertise items services and opportunities. The page highlights practical listings including household goods real estate and job offers aimed at immediate outcomes for residents seeking swift transactions.
Tax Credit Returns Higher This Year
Fayette county reports 5 410 homestead exemption applications this year per county auditor Hazel Gehring. State funds total about 217 000 for 1946, with this year’s return slightly higher due to valuation and millage increases. township and town totals list several communities with varying APP and valuations, culminating in a grand total valuation of 9 299 328.
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Fayette County
Hazel Gehring
Clermont
Dover
Fairfield
Alyria
Pleasant Var
Union A
Arlington
Elgin
Wadena
Fless
Corn in Field Sells At $76 Per Acre
W F Kohler reports a Breitsprecher sale at Elgin State Bank with a small crowd that grew. Prices covered cattle, calves, feeder pigs, sows, a spotted gelding team at 230, a Ford Ferguson tractor at 900, other machinery, and grain prices including corn in field at 70 per acre.
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W. F. Kohler
Breitsprecher
Elgin State Bank
Harry Friedden
J. R. Larson
Ford Ferguson
Elgin School Contributes To Friendship Train
Elgin school children and teachers gave about 50 dollars to the Friendship Train. The donation was sent to Cedar Rapids Red Cross to be added to large oatmeal consignments for Europe. The train reaches Cedar Rapids on November 13 to load more supplies.
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Elgin
Friendship
Europe
Red Cross
Cedar Rapids
West Coast
Schoolmasters Meet Nov 13 at Maynard High School
A. S. Marse secretary of the Schoolmasters Club sent notices for the next meeting to be held at Maynard on Thursday November 13. Jack Logan Waterloo schools superintendent will be the speaker. Supt C J Robinson Elgin serves as club president.
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A. S. Marse
Schoolmasters’ Club
Maynard
Jack Logan
Waterloo
Supt. C. J. Robinson
Elgin
Pleasant Point school invites for box social event
The Pleasant Point school district No 1 in Illyria invites residents to a Friday evening box social and program on November 7. A sack lunch will be served. Gertrude Schroder, teacher, coordinates the event. Echo want ad notes today’s best buy.
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Pleasant Point
Illyria
Gertrude Schroder
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Legion and Auxiliary
Almanac
John Philip Sousa
Theodre Nast
North Altle
1942
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