Governors Future Plans Still Undetermined for 1964 Senate Race
The article notes Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper and Lt. Gov. Robert D. Blye defer announcing political plans until after the new year, with expectations they will seek the Republican Senate and gubernatorial nominations respectively. Rep. Henry W. Burma is the only openly announced candidate in the gubernatorial field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Hickenlooper
Senate
Henry W. Burma
Allison
GOP
Open Secretary to the Executive Council Post Stirs Interest
Guthrie county publisher William Brown, who is from Onawa, is linked to the open secretary to the executive council position. The job carries a $3,000 annual salary and includes a $600 part time post as secretary to the board of engineering examiners, with a possible appointment within two to three months. Brown is a father of two and awaiting a call amid council speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Brown
Onawa
Guthrie County
Executive Council
Board of
Engineering Examiners
Jens Thompson
Rolfe
Pocahontas County
Thompson
House of Representatives
Home Remodel Plans Use White Asbestos Siding
Residents on a street undertake exterior home improvement by applying white asbestos shingle siding. They have completed several upgrades this summer and intend more later, though wartime material shortages may delay projects.
Cub Scout Pack 53 Meets Monday at School House
Cub Scout Pack 53 gathered at the school house Monday night for pledges, songs, and a program. Duane Pinney and Dean Torkelson transferred to Boy Scouts. awards were given including Dean Torkelson a Den Chief Card, Clarence Rudaschel a Silver Arrow, and Burton Wolf a Gold Arrow. Next meeting set for December 20 with a Christmas party and exchange. basketball followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God Bless America
Duane Pinney
Dean Torkelson
Boy Scout Organization
Dr. Wolf
Harry Johnson
P. F. Zoschke
Luce
Dean’ Torkelson
Clarence "Ru Daschel
Burton Wolf
Paper Shortage Rally Prompts Salvage Push
A 1940s newsroom notes a real paper shortage in the United States and urges saving all scrap paper for salvage channels to avert rationing. Local talk centers on Ex Senator Lester Gillette and farmer Jens Thompson as possible political figures while the piece hints at readers using reusable bags and wrapping to ease demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Gillette
Fostoria
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Senate
State Board of Education
Hickenlooper
Mistakes at the Blakes Graced Elgin High Junior Play
The Elgin High junior class presented Mistakes at the Blakes on Friday November 19 to a large audience. A 15 minute piano recital by Mrs S W Christian and Ruth Mardorf preceded intermission. The girls glee club sang Twilight and the sextet There Are Such Things. Class president John Warton presented Mrs Schori with roses after the sextet. The junior class and Mrs Schori received praise for the production’s grand success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin ‘High
Blakes
S. W. Christian
Ruth Mardorf
Glee Club
John Warton
Elgin State Bank Schedules Stock Sale for Dec 4
The Elgin State Bank will hold a stock and feed sale on Saturday afternoon December 4. The bank recently sold its farm to Earl Kiple and divided stock and feed owned in partnership. Advertisements will appear next week with full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin State Bank
Earl Kiple
Face Cut Spurs Boiler Repair at LeMars Bank
Wayne Collins was operating a portable electric welder in a LeMars bank when the crank slipped and caused a deep cut under his eye. He received medical treatment at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeMars Bank
Wayne Collins
Mr. Collins
News of Our Men and Women in Uniform Echo 1943
Veterans and families report back from training and overseas duty. Corporal Philip Hogan, radio repairman in Alaska, promoted from private first class after basic training at Hill Field. Graduates include Hiram Olson promoted to Aviation Radio Technician second class. Furloughs and overseas moves noted for Lyle Hanson, Lloyd Loftsgard, Toby Kittleson, Jacob Schneider, James Anderson, Dale Hanson, Roy Knight, Irvin Metzger, and Dale DeSart with addresses and units.
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Philip & Hogan
11Th Air Force
Alaska
Corp
Hogan
Hill Field
Ogden
Utah
Chicago
DePaul University Law School
Philco Radio School
Thomas F. Hogan, Jr
Ruby
Elgin
Sheldon Boyle
Hiram C. Olson
Belya L. Olson
Clermont
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Corpus Christi
Texas
Walter Bovis Family Move In To Elgin Clothes Shop Apartment
The Walter Bovis family moved last weekend from the former Geo Kiple residence to the apartment above Elgin Clothes Shop. The vacated home was bought by Mr and Mrs Oscar Frieden this fall and they moved in the same day. They will be welcomed as residents of the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bovis
Geo. Kiple
Elgin Clothes Shop
Oscar Frieden
Local Farmer Wins County Corn Crown
Burnell Anderson of Postville tops Fayette county with 143.56 bushels per acre in the 1943 National DeKalb Hybrid corn growing contest, as over 10,000 farmers from 17 states compete in the crop records drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Burnell Anderson
Postville
Max Medberry
Elgin
Howard K. Boyle
Clermont
John Gerleman
Ft. Atkinson
Scout Officials Named North Fayette District Chairman
John Rush was elected chairman of the North Fayette District of the Boy Scouts of America at the annual meeting in West Union on Thursday evening, Nov. 18. Horace Stone was re elected as District Commissioner, with Robert Hoover chairing and presenting the past year’s report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rush
North Fayette
Boy Scouts of America
West Union
Harry Johnson
Elgin
Kenneth Henderson
Hawkeye
Horace Stone
Robert Hoover
November Should be Christmas Mailing Month
Postal authorities warn that Christmas mailings must be made 1 November this year if you expect deliveries by Christmas. Transportation facilities are burdened with war materials and the postal service is short of help as 31,000 experienced employees have entered the armed forces. Delaying mail risks packages not reaching destinations in time for Christmas.
Elgin Farmers Dairy Co Schedules Annual Meeting
Notice is given that the Elgin Farmers Dairy Company will hold its annual meeting at 2:00 p m on Saturday December 4 1943 at the town hall Elgin Iowa Officers will be elected for the coming year and other business may be transacted Delila Knudtson secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Company
Elgin
Iowa
Delila Knudtson
Sec’y
United Service Women to Meet in Strange Place Hall
U S W to meet Wednesday afternoon December 1 at town hall in Strange Place. Two former Decorah schoolmates reunited after 49 years when an accident caused their paths to cross after a car overturned en route to Calmar. Miss Edna Hillery of Decorah and Mrs Agnes Coughlin Rosa then of Minneapolis were schoolmates in Decorah in 1884. Sell it through a Want Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin United Service Women of America
Town Hall
Edna Hillery
Decorah
Calmar
Agnes Coughlin Rosa
Minneapolis
Minn
Hiller
Rosa
We Have Much to Be Thankful For at Thanksgiving 1943
A 1943 Thanksgiving message emphasizes gratitude for bountiful crops during a critical year, the avoidance of wartime destruction, comparatively light casualties, and the freedoms to worship, speak, and live without want or fear. It urges reflection on distant loved ones and the hardships others face away from home.
Progress Club Met at Dorothy Medberry Home
The Progress Club met Monday evening at Mrs. Dorothy Medberry's home. Members answered roll call with a current event. The program on Russia featured Betty Strauche on The Fearless Women of Russia, Helen Schneider on Leningrad Under Serge, and Donna Wenger on Convoy to Murmansk. The next meeting is planned for December at Mrs. Rose Shepard's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress Club
Dorothy Medberry
Russia
Betty Strauche
Leningrad
Serge
Helen Schneider
Murmansk
Donna Wenger
Dee
Rose Shepard
Elgin Study Club Meets at Rose Wolf Home
Elgin Study Club met Tuesday evening at Mrs. Rose Wolf’s home. Members read two articles, Tornado in a Box and Tomorrow We’ll Go Places by Mrs. Adelia Torkelson, and The Road to Reconstruction by Mrs. Ida Thoma. Mrs. Sue Bovis reported on conducting a successful club. next meeting is December 7 at Mrs. Frieda Crider’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Rose Wolf
Adelia Torkelson
Ida Thoma
Sue Bovis
Frieda Crider
Install New Furnace at Methodist Church
Workmen at St. Pauls Methodist Church have installed a new forced circulation furnace, replacing an obsolete model. Funds for the project were subscribed earlier in the year. A side note reports 38 year old Clinton Butch Jordan found a fifty dollar war bond and brought it home to his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Clinton
Butch" Jordan
Myr
A. B. Jordan
Richland
Butch
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USMG
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Under
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Camp Gordon, Ga
Helmer Loftsigard
Toby” Kittleson
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Sunfae
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