Cattle Sales Slated Next Week by Brackin Bros Nordhus and Nydegger
Three farm auctions are planned over the coming week. Brackin Bros will sell Friday at their farm between Digin and West Union with 36 head of cattle two horses two mules hay grain feeders and a large line of farm machinery. Saturday features Nordhus selling eight Shorthorn cattle one horse poultry hay grain furniture and machinery, with Mrs Alice Nydegger estate administrator offering 112 head of livestock grain poultry and machinery. Col J W and F C Thieler, with Elgin State Bank clerks, arrive to conduct sales alongside Andrew Nordhus who is retiring. Advertisements run in Echo-Enterprise. preserve the paper for later lists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brackin Bros
A. A. Nordhus
Alice Nydegger
Digin
West Union
Elgin
Thompson & Waters
Elgin State ‘Bank
Andrew Nordhus
Clermont
Farmers Savings Bank of Clermont
Nordhus
F. C. Thieler
Elgin State Bank
Echo-Enterprise
Elgin Farmers Dairy to Let Four Cream Routes
The board of directors will let four cream routes for one year starting January 1, 1945 to the lowest responsible bidders. Routes 1 2 4 and 5 now hauled by Bert Thoman Leslie Buroden William Lerch and Louis Becker. Bids due by noon November 18 1944 with route letting at 2 PM the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Farmers Dairy Company
Bert ‘Thoman
Leslie Buroden
William Lerch
Louis Becker
Delila Knudtson
Sec’y
Harvest Sunday Plans for Nov 19 Observed in Iowa Churches
Rural churches across Iowa plan Harvest Sunday on November 19 with County Farm Bureaus assisting clergymen in coordinating services. Reports indicate 44H Club members Junior Farm Bureau Farm Bureau Women’s Committees and others will take part. Local civic clubs and organizations join ministers and Farm Bureau leaders. town-to-country travel will be limited due to rationing but decorations are encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
State Farm Bureau
Junior Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Women's Committees
Warm Fall Brings Farmers a Break in Harvest
The fall weather provides relief to farmers. Aaron Vanderhof of Alta reports a second barley crop nearing readiness and a robust second oat growth about three feet tall. Williams of Lamont discovers a two tailed fishworm forming a V, noted as unusually lively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aaron’ Vanderhof
Alta
Iowa Crop Report Shows October Gains in 1944
The Iowa corn crop is estimated at 18,357,000 bushels for 1944, with October showing improvement. Yields per acre are more variable than last year, being very uniform in the northern one third yet markedly variable in central counties. This crop is the second largest on record after 1943's 840,740,000 bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Medberry Buys Erhardt Farm and Hatchery Assets
Max Medberry acquires Cleve Erhardt’s 115 acre farm near his current home along with about 1 000 White Leghorn hens and hatchery equipment. He plans to use the flock for hatching eggs but not operate the hatchery. Possession is set for January 1 after Erhardt’s December 18 sale, with the Erhardt home to become the operator’s residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Medberry
Cleve Erhardt
Medberry
Erhardt
Gordon Zurbriggen Sees Parent's Old Home in England
Gordon Zurbriggen junior officer visiting London wrote of his elderly parents and eldest sister in Chicago. He toured the church on Graceyn road where his parents wed and the former home where his family lived, noting bomb damage limited to walls. The Zurbriggens resided in London from 1909 to 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Zurbriggen
Parent
England
William Weibel
Chicago
Graceyn Road
Holburn
London
Matt-Zurbriggen
Sumner
Zurbriggens
Zurbriggen
Local Youths to Exhibit At Chicago Stock Show
Eugene Wenger an 18 year old Fayette county farm boy from Elgin and Marian Gehring aged 12 with Duane Strong 11 from Elgin will exhibit at the Chicago Market Fat Stock and Carlot Competition December 2 to 7. Wenger enters a Hereford steer raised by himself in the Junior Livestock Feeding Contest. Gehring and Strong will each exhibit a Shorthorn calf. Wenger’s entry was a reserve champion at Fayette county fair last summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wenger
Fayette County
Elgin
Marian Gehring
Duane Strong
Chicago
Wenger
Strong
East Clermont Invites You Thanksgiving Dinner
East Clermont church societies extend a cordial invitation to their Thanksgiving dinner. The notice appears on page 3 of this week’s Echo Enterprise and encourages planning a visit after reviewing the menu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Clermont
Echo-Enterprise
Paper drive returns exceed expectations for Legion unit
Orlin Mason, Legion Commander, announced on Saturday that their paper drive yielded just over 23 dollars for their share, a sum higher than expected. Mrs. Jennie Lind Johnson became the first grandmother and first great Brandmother to solo fly at Jefferson, aiming to gain flight hours for a cross country trip this fall and hoping to buy a plane next spring for personal and business use. Consider placing a want ad in these columns for wants and sells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orlin Mason
Legion
Jennie Lind Johnson
Jefferson
Johnson
WOREN IN UNIFORM MEA SON IN CHINA NEWSLETTER
Mr and Mrs Thompson of Wadena report their son Glen O Thompson has landed in China and writes of life on the far side of the world. He recalls the hump flight, malaria fears, and longing for home as he serves in the Navy Yard and awaits further assignment. Other notices include promotions, new addresses, and soldiers’ statuses from Holland to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Hore Thompson
Wadena
Glen
Glen O. Thompson
Navy
Fleet P.O
New York
IN. Y
Toby
Loftsgard
Orlando
Holland
Stanley Loftsgard
Mellien Loftsgard
Resume Mail Service to Switzerland for small letters
The service resumes for civilian addressed mail to Switzerland. One ounce letters cost 5 cents and postcards 3 cents. Registration money orders air mail and parcel post are not available. G. J. Mosby Postmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Switzerland
G. J. Mosby
Armistice Supper Hosted by Legion and Auxiliary
The American Legion and Auxiliary held an Armistice evening supper at City Hall celebrating the Minihan silver wedding anniversary. Guests included servicemen on furlough. the Auxiliary presented a wedding cake. A brief program followed with songs, a reading from the Legionaire, and short talks. Three new Auxiliary members joined. a sewing for Veterans hospitals was urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
City Hall
Martin Minihan
Earl Kiple
Minihan
Auxiliary
Billy
Patsy Minihan
Legionaire
C. B. Schori
Dale de Sart
Martin Blockhus
Veterans’ Hospitals
Des Moines Veterans’ Hospital
Iowa Soldiers
Marshalltown
Happy Birthday to You List Readers November Dates
A birthday notice lists names for each November day from the 15th to the 22nd. Individuals named include Georgia M. Schori Dar lene Shaffer Billy Swenson Elmer Leo Nelson and others such as John H. Schiltz Roberta J. Wilson Clara Durseher and Stella Boyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia M. Schori
Darlene Shaffer
Billy Swenson
Elmer Leo Nelson
Wil Cheeseman
John H. Schiltz
Roberta J. Wilson
Clara Durseher
Harlow H. Chapman
Henrietta Cunningham
Leo Lavern Benson
Ole Lofisgard
Edgar Leo Larson
Andrew Reinhart
B. H. Brackin
Clifford Gisleson
Olivia Olson
Oam
Blocksha
Qavus H
Larson
Marlene Wede
Leo Jr. Schori
Davis Nyberg
Henry Feller
Will Gehring
Stella Boyle
Amelia Strong
Ellen Marie Stee
Herman Larson
Randeen A. Mark
Geo. C. Patton
Mildred Larson
Jeanine Cook
Charles Strong
Clifford Medberry
Ernestine Reaves
Adolph Larson
Missionary Appointee to Speak at Baptist Church
Rev Don Ganstrom of St Paul Minnesota will address Elgin Baptist Church Sunday at 10 a m and 8 p m He is a Bethel Institute senior and has been appointed as a missionary to the Cameroons in Africa by the General Mission Society of the North American Baptist Conference He speaks under the auspices of the B P U which conducts the evening service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Ganstrom
St. Paul, Minn
Elgin Baptist Church
Ganstrom
Bethel Institute
St. Paul
Cameroons
Africa
General Mission Society
North American Baptist Conference
Naptha Rationing Begins In District On Nov 20 1944
Naptha rationing will mirror gasoline controls with transfers requiring surrender of ration evidence. Dealers and intermediate naptha distributors must register their storage facilities before November 20. Registration forms available at the board office. Local notes report a wrist injury to Kenneth Nuehring from a kicking horse and Henry Moenk selling 70 pigs weighing 222 pounds on average with net returns of 2222.22 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Nuehring
Guttenberg
Nuehring
Henry Moenk
Onslow
Eight year old Eddie McDonough killed by farm truck near West Union
Eddie McDonough Jr. aged eight, son of Mr and Mrs Ed McDonough, was fatally injured Thursday afternoon while walking home from Pleasant Ridge school six miles southeast of West Union. He died at West Union hospital after being struck by a Farm Bureau gas truck driven by Ed Medberry. Coroner finds no blame. Funeral at Holy Name church led by Rev Edmund Cooney. Burial in West Union cemetery. Survived by parents a sister Janice two grandmothers many uncles and cousins. Born January 17, 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie McDonough, Jr
Ed McDonough
West Union
Farm Bureau
Ed Medberry
West Union Hospital
Medberry
Exidie
Holy Name Catholic Church
Edmund Cooney
Edgar McDonough
Edgar ‘McDonough
Pleasant Ridge
Janice
J. H. Cline
Edward Mc‘Donough
Club Members Heard DeSart About Army Life
Twenty eight members and two guests attended the Community Club meeting and dinner at Klingmans. Corporal Dale DeSart and Kenneth Barker were guests on furlough. DeSart spoke on his army life from Elgin to North Africa and hospital care, with his return hoped for in about a year. Election set for December after a nominating committee was named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klingman’s
Dale DeSart
Kenneth Barker
Leo Schori
DeSart
Elgin
North Africa
U.S
Echo Enterprise Sale Calendar Take Closings At Elgin Clermont
Echo Enterprise announces sale events through November and December. Brackin Bros west of Elgin offer cattle machinery horses hogs and grain with Thompson Waters auds and Elgin State Bank clerk. Nordhus sale near Clermont features stock machinery grain and more with local banking support. Nydegger estate sale, led by Mrs Alice Nydegger, includes Angus cattle stock machinery and others. Erhard plans December closing out sale with farm sale and move to Lown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brackin Bros
Elgin
Guernsey
Thompson & Waters
Auds
Elgin State Bank
A. A. Nordhus
Clermont
Farmers Savings Bank
Nydegger
Alice Nydegger
Thiele Bros
Audts
Cleve Erhard
Erhardt
Lown
Must File Pricing Chart for Women’s Garments
Retail sellers of women’s and girls’ apparel must file pricing charts with OPA or face shop stoppage after November 15. Retailers were told in September to inform OPA by October 15 how ceiling prices are calculated. No enforcement action will occur before November 15, the deadline to have an acknowledgment of receipt of two copies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Langsdales Leave for California Winter Visit
Mr and Mrs S K Langsdale departed Thursday to spend the winter in California. They plan a week at Laguna Beach then to Long Beach at 274 East 4th St. Their home here is closed for several months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. K. Langsdale
California
Laguna Beach
Long Beach
East 4Th St
Brackin School Program Wednesday Evening Nov 22
A school program will be held at Brackin school on Wednesday evening November 22 at eight o clock. Prizes will be given and a sack lunch served. Lois Kimpston, teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brackin School
Lois Kimpston
Infpp
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Caer Ie Brackin Bros
Alice Nydegger Sell
Erhardt Farm
Poe
UPA
Theo Ais
Wee Sir
Panta
Ben J. Kurth
O. K
Rose Reitz
ANC
Pasadena Regional Hospital
Pasadena
Calif
van Nuys
Earl Medberry
Earl Mederry
Rex Medberry
Postville
San Diego
South Pacific
Earl
Hawaii
Pfe
Paul Zunbriggen
Iaw
Paul
Cpl
Laird Cline
Kauai
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
John C. Halverson, Jr
J. C. Halverson
Cedar Rapids
Harold Neuenschwander
Louise Neuenschwander
Elmer L. Meyer
Elgin High School
Custers
Last
James Custer
Custer
Harriet Custer
Emogene Custer
Jimmie Custer
Johnny Newsome
Esther Custer
Jimmy
Terence van Ayrsdale
Boston
Lavinia Platt
East
Lavernia Platt
Betty van Ayrsdale
Terence
Claire van Ayrsdale
Betty
Georgy Little Bear
Clifton Kohler
Anna Bane
Margie Dennler
Gerald Gehring
Dale Klingman
Betty Cline
Glenn Dennler
Janice Gehring
Jane Falk
Joanne Moshy
Dorothy Torkelson
Ben Schori
The
Rockies
Legion and Auxiliary
Baptist Church
Eddie *McDonough
Echo Enterprise
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