Iowa Transportation Change M Majority Rail Truck Plan Debated
The Iowa Commerce Commission weighs a plan by North Western and Minneapolis and St Louis to run parallel truck lines along rail routes. The move could reshape freight, replacing many stops with distant hubs. Railways and truckers clash over unfair competition and service adequacy as hearings proceed. The piece notes looming election stakes and impending legislature contests.
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Iowa Press Assn
Iowa
Iowa Commerce Commission
North Western
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Curfew Imposed in Hawkeye Beginning Monday Night
The town council ordered a curfew starting Monday at 9 o clock, with children restricted from street presence after curfew unless escorted by an adult. The measure continues nightly.
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Hawkeye
Dorn Shipp Wedding in Grand Junction Calo
Velma Dorn daughter of Mr and Mrs R Dorn and Walter Shipp both of Grand Junction Calo were married on Sunday Oct 6 at Grand Junction The bride born in Elgin is granddaughter of Mrs Caroline Bauman A reception followed at the Bauman home with many Bauman family members present The couple will live in Grand Junction where Shipp is employed at a service station
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Velma Dorn
R. €. Dorn
Walter Shipp
Grand Junction
Calo
Elgin
Caroline Bauman
Walter Bauman
R. C. Dorn
John Bauman
R. C. Bauman
Louis Bauman
Louis Schori
Winona
Minn
Shipp
County Husking Contest Field Selected
The Clayton county corn husking contest will be held on the Ervin Backes farm four miles north of Garnaville on Saturday October 19. The field was chosen for yield potential parking and accessibility with corn expected to yield 75 to 100 bushels per acre. Sponsorship is by the Clayton County Farm Bureau.
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Clayton County
Ervin Backes
Garnaville
Clayton County Farm Bureau
Alden's Neighbor Day in Benton Delights Fourteen Thousand Visitors
Mrs. F. W. Hughes reports Alden's 16th Neighbor Day in Benton Missouri drew over 16,000 visitors. The event ran from 9:30 a.m. to midnight with continuous activities and Methodist stands earning about $1,050 in nickels and dimes. Jim Christ also suffered a broken collarbone during football practice Tuesday.
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F. W. Hughes
Benton
Alden
Unclear historical notes on wars and congresses
Fragmentary OCR cites 1777 Saratoga Burgoyne reference, 1938 National Eucharistic Congress in New Orleans, Hitler colonial demand, and a 1903 Alaskan boundary claim. no coherent events or dates emerge beyond these scattered items.
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New Orleans
Hitler
New Defense Stamps Available October 17
The postal department issues National Defense stamps in one two and three cent denominations in green red and purple. Postmaster Mosby received a large supply a few days ago and stamps go on sale Thursday October 17 attracting collectors to the opening sale.
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Postal Department
National Defense
Mosby
Harvest Day Program at Elgin Baptist Sunday School
Harvest Day program set for Sunday Oct 20 features songs and recitations by the Elgin Baptist Sunday school classes and named students including Clarence Ruckdaschel Evelyn Krueger JoAnn Kohls Merlin Miller Loraine Miller and others. The program includes prayers, a mission offering, and a closing prayer led by Pastor.
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Elgin Baptist Sunday Schools
Clarence Ruckdaschel
Marlene Durscher
Janice Pinney
la Fonda Miller
Joan Miller
June Miller
Evelyn Krueger
JoAnn Kohls
Christian Pioneers
Merlin Miller
David Hackmann
Frankie Erhardt
Leo Lehman
Norma Miller
Leland Probert
Lorence Kohls
Charlotte Krueger
Loraine Miller
Margaret Miller
Bobbie Daniels
Bongeee
Mayis Miller
LaVerne Lyons
Walter Germann
Charlotte Tebbe
Rose Marie Hackmann
Kenton Krueger
Arthur Alloway
Ruth Boleyn
Evelyn Miller
Marilyn Kohls
Darlene Schneider
Bernie, Pinney
Marion Probert
District Husking Bee Set for Oct 22 in Clayton County
The Northeast Iowa district corn husking contest will be held Tuesday October 22 on the Alvin Vogt farm twelve miles north of Elkader along highway 13. Thirteen county champions from Howard Winneshiek Allamakee Chickasaw Fayette Bremer Black Hawk Buchanan Delaware Dubuque Jones Jackson and Clayton compete in Clayton county for the nubbin derby title.
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Iowa
Clayton County
Alvin Vogt
Elkader
Highway
Howard
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Chickasaw
Fayette
Bremer
Black Hawk
Buchanan
Delaware
Dubuque
Jones
Jackson
Clayton
Pheasant Season Opens Tuesday November 12
The state conservation commission set Tuesday Nov 12 as the opening date for a seven day pheasant season. Daily limit is three male birds with hunting hours from 12 noon to 4 p.m. All northeast Iowa counties except Allamakee are open, and eleven northwest Iowa counties also have Hungarian partridge season open.
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State Conservation Commission
Iowa
Allamakee
Crider Speaks at Veterinary Meeting in Cedar Rapids
Dr. R. A. Crider, a local veterinarian, spoke on methods to relieve impaction of the equine colon at the Eastern Iowa Veterinary Association annual meeting in Cedar Rapids this week. Subscription note mentions Telegraph-Herald and the Elgin Echo.
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R. A. Crider
Eastern Iowa Veterinary Assn
Cedar Rapids
Taile Addresses Fourth District Voters From Washington
Congressman Henry O Taile writes from the Nation's Capital to Iowa's Fourth District noting the 76th Congress has met since January 3 1939 and that he remains on duty in Washington to protect district interests amid difficult days urging support and vigilance.
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Washington
Henry O. Taile
Iowa
Schrampfers to visit DeSoto with son George
Mr. and Mrs. Geo Schrampfer plan to leave today for DeSoto Missouri for an extended visit with their son George and his wife. Walter Lehman and wife report their two year old son Eugene drank gasoline from a bottle found in the garage last Thursday. He was ill for several hours but recovered without lasting effects.
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Geo. Schrampfer
DeSota
George
Walter Lehman
Eugene
Dist Legion Meeting at Charles City October 24
Fourth district American Legion and Auxiliary conventions set for Charles City on Thursday October 24 with Cliff Jewett Osage as commander to lead Legion events and Mrs Mabel Tracey Manchester as Auxiliary head in charge. No Legion registration fee. Legion session 1 30 p m in Hotel St Charles basement. Auxiliary registration at 11 a m Central Methodist church with noon luncheon and program.
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American Legion
Charles City
Cliff Jewett
Osage
Legion
Mabel Tracey
Manchester
iFourth District Auxiliary
Jewett
Hotel St.Charles
Central Methodist Church
Baumgartner Now Heads Elgin Community Club
Elgin community leaders elected new officers with B. J. Baumpartner as chairman Lorence Muehlethaler as vice chairman and C J Robinson as secretary treasurer The group also discussed local road surfacing plans to ease winter and spring travel near four surrounding towns and asked supervisors in two counties for updated surface work. Meanwhile in Monona 23 year old Leo Tayek drowned after falling from a row boat while fishing on the Mississippi near Waukon Junction His body was recovered about two hours later Surviving Tayek is his widow married less than two months ago.
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Leo Tayek
Monona
Mississippi River
Waukon Junction
Tayek
Iowa
Elgin Community Club
B. J. Baumpartner
Lorence Muehlethaler
C. J. Robinson
Elgin
Moving Time at Capper's Poultry Farm Roundup
Capper's five employees wrap up their annual roundup on the Yange area south of town. Nearly 2,000 pullets completed to winter in the new town chicken house. about 2,000 left on the range are mainly cockerels. Birds are vaccinated, housed, and inspected daily for health, with pullets mated to new blood and cockerels supplied for breeding. Capper's operations include two large chicken houses with capacity for 3,090 layers, plus about 1,000 turkeys and many cockerels.
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Capper
Yange
Cap‘per
Henry Wallace to Speak in Monona on Oct 21
Democratic vice presidential candidate Henry A. Wallace will campaign in Clayton county with a stop in McGregor and Monona. He arrives at 10:80 a.m. next Monday via Marquette and Prairie, then travels to Decorah via Juana Postville Costaig Ossian and Calmar, ending with a 1k o'clock speech in Monona.
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Henry Wallace
Monona
Henry A. Wallace
Clayton County
Wallace
Marquette and
Prairie Due Chicens
Alt Marquette
Caraven
McGregor
Decorah
Juana
Postville
Costalig
Ossian Und Calmar
Pleasant Valley Registration Near Two-Thirds Complete
Six registrars led by Max Medberry Arthur Chapman Archie Howard Earl Kiple Karl Miller and Lorence Knudison handled the Pleasant Valley registration yesterday. At four o'clock there were exactly one hundred registered and the board expected about 150 to have completed the township.
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Max Medberry
Arthur Chapman
Archie Howard
Earl Kiple
Karl Miller
Lorence Knudison
Pleasant Valley
Elgin Board Refinances School House Bonds
The Elgin school board refinanced $8,000 in bonds tied to the school house project. An $1,500 issue will occur Nov 1, 1940, with $2,000 next year and $1,500 in 1947. Old bonds at 4 2 4 percent replaced by new at 3 1 2 percent, bought by Elgin State Bank, altering annual levies to $1,500 for seven years.
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Elgin School Board
Elgin State Bank
Schack House
Benson Sale Promises Livestock and Farm Equipment Deals
The Thomas Benson sale scheduled for Wednesday October 23 features 18 milk cows 24 young cattle six heavy horses weighing 1400 to 1600 pounds and a complete line of farm machinery plus oats corn fodder hay ensilage and feeds. The farm sits on primary 56 and buyers are urged to consult the advertisement for stock and equipment details. Also upcoming school social events are announced with teachers Arlene Hanson and Ethel Mae Thoman inviting attendees.
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Thos. Benson Ustale
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Dist. Legion
Frank Pinney
Elmer Pinney
Erma Redwinkle
Fred Pinney
Rochester
St. Mary's Hospital
Toby
Elgin High School
Johnny
Harvey Gilbertson Jane
Mabel Grimm
Molly
Dave
Mortimer
Betty Lou
Mavis Durscher
Gene Huabeger
Albert Dennier
Eleanor Butikofer
Gordon Zurbriggen
Harvey
Opal Dennier
Phelps
Baumgartner
L. Muehlethaler
Chm
Sec-Treas
Emil Sevcik
Vining
Severle
Walter
Frank
Warren Will
Eagle Grove
SRC
Elgin Board
Benson
Velersgen
Marion Township
Arlene Hanson
Sunnydale
Ethel Mae i Thoman
Tipe
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