Republicans seek 1948 nomination candidates in Iowa meeting
A Des Moines meeting featured two top Republican contenders for the 1948 nomination with chairman Vincent Starzinger noting other hopefuls. The event stressed party unity on basic principles amid talks of Gov Blue possibly calling a 1943 tax cut and potential gubernatorial candidates if he retires or runs for the Senate.
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Towa
Vincent Starzinger
Robert D. Blue
Blue
Senate
Fred Gilbert
State Center
Lloyd Thurston
Osceola
Gus Kuester
Griswold
Gehring Sale Draws Big Crowd and Strong Prices
Chas W Gehring’s close out sale drew an extra large crowd with active bidding. A team of purebred Belgian mares sold for 282 dollars, ten Holstein cows averaged 170.75 with top cattle at 200, top heifers 155 and 145. Oats sold at 1.22 and 1.18 a bushel, mixed hay 66 and 54 cents per bale, hens around 1.03 and 18 dollars for leghorns, lambs 21 cents a pound, feeder pigs 35 to 45.26. An F-2 Farmall 1939 sold for 1350, tandem disk 130, plow 160. Estate helpers were Orvin Thompson ring man with Lester Anderson, Art Chapman and W F Kohler clerks. echoed by Echo sales service. Farm rented by Fred Schwendeman, now in Corn Hill territory.
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Chas
W. Gehring
Orvin Thompson
Lester Anderson
Art Chapman
W. F. Kohler
Elgin State Bank
Echo Sales Service
Jack
Fred Schwendeman
Corn Hill
Ern Holzer's Cattle and Clinton Oats Sell at $2.20
Ern Holzer's sale drew strong demand with a Holstein milk cow at 220 dollars and another at 200. Twenty two Whiteface cattle, various ages, selling up to 216 for a young bull. Clinton oats brought 2.20 per bushel, oats to 1.11, corn 2.20 per bushel. Holzer plans retirement to California with wife.
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Ern Holzer
Kimpston's Sale to Feature Excellent Herd Guernseys
Frank R. Kimpston's sale on Oct 28 offers 51 cattle mostly Guernseys with herd sire Pleasant Ridge Hercules bred by Jerry Spencer of Clermont. The sale includes equipment and farm machinery as well as bank and press advertising noted by Orvin Thompson and Lester Anderson assisting, with next week ad pending.
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Frank R. Kimpston
Orvin Thompson
Lester Anderson
Elgin State Bank
The
Echo
Mr. Kimpston
Elgin Legion Meets Next Monday Evening
The Elgin American Legion post 352 will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday evening Oct 20 at the Legion Hall. A film Teach Them To Drive sponsored by the Highway Safety division will be shown. Frank Ulish state Highway Safety chairman may speak. Nearby posts invited. local members urged to attend.
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Elgin Post
The
American Legion
Legion ‘Hall
Highway Safety Division
Legion
Frank Ulish
Pleasant Valley Women Organize At October Meeting
The Pleasant Valley Woman's Home project group met at Mrs Kenton Krueger's home on Friday October 10 organizing for the year. Members wore old fashioned costumes with Mrs Edwin Krueger's bonnet aged over a century judged best. Five Farm Bureau meetings for winter were outlined focusing on landscaping storage laundry textile and child care. Officers for the year are Mrs Herbert Ash chairman Ae Walter Follett vice chairman Mrs Leon Jacob publicity chairman. An upcoming meeting at LeRoy Alcorn's near West Union next Friday October 17 from 1 30 to 4 00 pm will study landscaping attendees are asked to bring a picture of their scheme.
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Pleasant Valley Woman's Home
Kenton Krueger
Edwin’ Krueger
Farm Bureau
Herbert Ash
Ae Walter Follett
Leon Jacob
LeRoy Alcorn
West Union
Iternoon
Mrs Arthur Shaffer Dies in Nebraska
Virginia Bush Shaffer aged 64 dies at her son Owen’s in Omaha after living in Lincoln for over a year. Born in Earl Town, her mother ran a Elgin variety store. She married Arthur V. Shaffer former Echo editor now in Alma and Denver. Survived by husband and four children plus a deceased daughter Lois.
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Virginia Bush Shaffer
Lincoln
Neb
Owen
Omaha
Earl
Elgin
Falk
Arthur V. Shaffer
The
Echo
Syl Shaffer
Washington, D. C
Alma
Mott to Speak at St Pauls Lutheran Postville
Dr John R Mott Nobel laureate and famed Christian leader will give a Friday evening talk at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Postville at 8 00 on October 17. He will share impressions from his four European visits in the last two years and recount his lifelong evangelism and outreach.
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John R. Mott
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Postville
Mott
Europe
Christ
Lincoln
Elgin Defeats Arlington 39 to 7 in Friday Game
The Elgin high school football team beat Arlington 39 to 7 on Arlington field. Frieden and Burchett were standout scorers with timely passes and a 65 yard Arlington TD. Elgin prepares for Hawkeye in a night game tomorrow, then Fayette on Oct 24.
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Elgin
Arlington
Frieden
Burchett
Hawkeye
Fayette
Golden Wedding Celebrated in Elgin Family Party
Mr and Mrs Chapman marked a long marriage with a Golden Wedding on Sunday October 1 at their Elgin home. A noon family dinner and a 2 to 5 pm open house welcomed about 75 relatives and friends. The couple, married in Elkader, lived on the Chapman farm in Highland before settling in Elgin in 1936. They have four children Ray Elgin Iona Shaver Mishawaha Ind Bessie Palmer Detroit Myron West Union, eight grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
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Elgin
Chapman
Elkader
Highland
Ray
Merle
Iona) Shaver
Mishawaha
Ind
Harry
Bessie) Palmer
Detroit
Mich
Myron
West Union
Friendship Night Held by Elgin Chapter O E S
The Elgin Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star held Friendship Night at its regular meeting last Wednesday. Visiting officers from Clermont, Postville, and Arlington chapters conducted the work. A short program followed with chalk drawings by Mrs. Paul Zuybriggen, narrated by Mrs. C. B. Schori, and vocal selections by Dorothy Sipple with Mrs. LeRoy Steele at the piano.
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Elgin
O. E
Clermont
Postville
Arlington
Paul Zuybriggen
C. B. Schori
Dorothy Sipple
LeRoy Steele
Entertain Ministerial Association at one o'clock dinner
Rev and Mrs Paul F Zoschke entertained the Sumner Ministerial association at a one o clock dinner on Monday Those present included Rev and Mrs A L Walker Rev and Mrs David Thompson Rev and Mrs Walter Dimmlich and David Rev and Mrs Roy Schramm and children and Rev and Mrs J J Braun In the afternoon program Rev Thompson led devotional period Rev Braun addressed The Calling of a Minister and Rev Zoschke conducted a brief business session
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Paul F. Zoschke
Sumner Ministerial Association
A. L. Walker
David Thompson
Walter Dimmlich
David
Roy Schramm
J. J. Braun
Thompson
Braun
Zoschke
Mrs Reuben Howard Stricken With Polio
Mrs Reuben Howard contracted a light form of poliomyelitis. She became ill Sunday and was treated at New Hampton hospital before transfer to Iowa City university hospital where doctors confirmed polio in a mild form. Her husband accompanied her and returned home after reports of improvement with no paralysis. She remains in isolation for monitoring.
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Reuben Howard
New Hampton
Iowa City
W C T U Meeting in Elgin Oct 14
The regular quarterly Elgin W C T U meeting was held Tuesday evening October 14 with Roy Leuchtenmacher and his wife in attendance. Mrs Guy Probert led a devotional with a flannelgraph talk. County convention notes: Mrs Zoschke named Life Patron and Rosemary Jones became a white ribbon recruit. The group voted to distribute educational blotters to local schools, then hymn singing and lunch.
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The
Elgin W. C. T .U
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Guy Probert
Elgin
Earl Kiple
Zoschke
Rosemary Jones
Clermont Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Meeting
The annual meeting of the Clermont Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau will be held Tuesday evening October 21 at the Elgin school house. County Extension Director M Wangsness will discuss Farm Bureau finances and present pictures. Committee in charge includes Mr and Mrs Kenton Krueger Mr and Mrs Abe Habeger Mr and Mrs Lester Wenger Mr and Mrs Irving Deering Mr and Mrs Clarence Kittelson and Otto Brandt.
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Clermont-Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau
Elgin School House
M. Wangsness
Farm Bureau
Kenton Krueger
Abe Habeger
Lester Wenger
Irving Deering
Clarence Kittelson
Otto Brandt
Klingman Cafe Sold to Clothiers in Weekend Transfer
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Clothier, who recently bought the Muehlenthaler estate building, acquire Klingman cafe from Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Klingman after Saturdays closing. The Klingmans, two owners for ten and a half years, plan rest before new duties. Further notices will follow after the weekend transfer.
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R. A
Highway Safety Film to be Shown by Legion
Elgin American Legion Post 852 will screen Teach Them to Drive at Elgin High School Monday Oct 20 at 1 00 pm. Public invited especially parents and school board members. A second showing will occur at the monthly stag meeting that evening. The event aims to curb Iowa traffic fatalities with sponsorship by the Iowa Department of the American Legion.
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Elgin Post No
American Legion
Elgin High School
Elgin Post
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Iowa
Legion
Sealah
Dodge
Orlin Mason
Carl J. Robinson
Tte
of the Legion
Campaign Kickoff for Scouts Next Week in Fayette County
Friends of Scouting campaign opens Tuesday October 21 to fund the 1948 Wapsipinicon council budget of 38,112 dollars. North Fayette County aims to raise 1,939.06 under finance chairman Leon Layton of West Union, part of eight counties and 11 districts of the council.
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Friends of Scouting
North Fayette County
Wapsipinicon Council
Leon
Layton
West Union
Bake Sale At Town Hall Saturday Afternoon
Bake Sale Circle C of the WSCS will hold a bake sale at the Town Hall on Saturday October 16 starting at 2 30 p m Good foods to eat noted Lea Hutchinson of Iowa City and LaVerle Cummings of Anamosa visited his mother Mrs Regina Hutchinson over the weekend
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Circle C
Lea Hutchinson
Iowa City
LaVerle Cummings
Anamosa
Regina Hutchinson
Mailing List Corrected Check Your Date
The Echo mailing list was corrected and brought up to date on Monday Oct 13. All subscriptions paid prior to that date should now be properly credited. Please check your address tag and report any errors to this office.
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Echo
School Social at Center School on Tuesday Evening
Aldora Anderson, teacher, invites residents to a school social at Center School Marion township district No 8 on Tuesday October 21 at eight o clock. Lunch will be served.
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Marion Twp
Aldora Anderson
New 42 Passenger Bus for Elgin Public Schools
Elgin Public Schools this week began using a new 42 passenger school bus on Highway 56 and east routes. The district now operates six routes serving about 100 rural students, with a mix of buses including a 42 passenger last year, a 33 passenger, two small buses, and one private car. The system aims to meet Highway Safety standards and provide the best student transportation.
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Elgin Public Schools
Cay
Elgin School
Highway Safety Department
Remodeling and Construction Updates in Elgin Area
Mrs Pauline Dennler, recent Elgin home buyer, undertakes interior alterations and brick siding before moving in. A farm closing sale is planned Friday as Dennler and Harry prepare to relocate. Adolph Henninger progresses on a two story frame home in West Elgin while Ole Olson builds a drive in lunch stand with on site carpentry and a new setback building for parking and drive in.
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Pauline Dennler
Elgin
W. F. Maurer
Adolph Henninger
West Elgin
Henninger
Ole Olson
Olson
Dennier Sale Tomorrow Near Elgin Farm
A closing out sale for Mrs Pauline Dennier and her son Harry will be held tomorrow Friday October 17 on their farm five miles southeast of Elgin. The list from last week's Echo includes 18 cattle 10 milk cows 8 heifers 32 feeder pigs about 70 Ancona pullets hay and various machinery.
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Pauline Dennier
Harry
Elgin
Echo
Notice to settle accounts at Feller Hardware
Retired hardware dealer asks all customers to call at Chas Feller residence for settlement. Also notices a Hallowe en Social at Lime Kiln school on Friday Oct 24 with admission 35c, high school 25c, children 15c and free lunch. Gerald Shaffer to operate Farm Service oil truck during hospitalization. John Beat, Farm Service salesman.
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Feller
Chas. Feller
Tipe
Hallowe'en Social
Lime Kiln School
Geraldine Pinney
Gerald Shaffer
Farm Service
John Beat
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Winterset
Jim O. Henry
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