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Newspaper

Elgin Echo

Location

Elgin, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1946

Page

3

Campaign notices and candidates for Iowa offices listed

The notice lists candidates for multiple Iowa offices for election on November 4 and discusses subscription payments at Cedar Rapids with receipts to Mrs Lucy Engle and Mrs Bess Tschantz. It notes union issues on printed material and mentions a security building project at the Iowa Training School for Boys costing about 250000, plus brief political commentary.

Cedar Rapids Clermont Lucy Engle Bess Tschantz Neg Ban Clovarnor Iowa Training School For Boys Herbert Hauge Iowa Board of Central

Local News Roundup From Clermont and Nearby

Bert Henderson returned from a visit with relatives in Lancaster Wisconsin and Mr Krueger improved after a hospital check up in Rochester Minnesota. Several guests visited in Clermont area homes including Dr. and Mrs John Dorman Fayette Lucian Appelman Cedar Rapids Annette Wenger ill at home. A son named David Einor born October 26 at the Postville hospital weighing 8 pounds 6 9 ounces. Verla Gundersen visited Irene Erickson in Minneapolis and St Paul. Tea hosted by Mrs J C Halvorson for her Phoenix visiting daughter Mrs John Camp.

Bert Henderson Lancaster Wis Edwin Krueger Alfred Jacob Arove Rochester Minn Krueger John §. Dorman Fayette M. H. Moore Lucian Franz Appelman Cedar Rapids Annette Wenger Lester Wenger Oliver Rowland Everett Frank Gordon Pastville Herbert Jensen Amy Medberry Clarence Tatro Wm. Accola George Washburn Alta Vista Mary Washburn Ronnie Vern Pratt Walter Pratt West Union Lorraine Osterhus Ackley L. T. N. Olson David Einor Postville Hospital Einor Barness Orville Kammer Ude Judith Argyle Hans Bilden Josephine Julia Bilden Lizzie’ Bilden Henry Jacobson Earl Wilbur Emma Olson Cedlar Rapids Eva Otto Vabey Arthur Blockhus Wadena Laura Aanes Nels Reinertson Oberlin Aanes Waterloo Selmer Reinertson Hospital Verla Gundersen Minday Irene Erickson Minneapolis John D. Parrish St. Paul J. C. Halverson John Camp Phoenix Ariz

Last Week of Campaign Before Nov 5 Election

W H Root a maintenance engineer for the Iowa highway commission with safety experts plans tests in eastern Iowa on highways where new blacktop coating proved slippery when wet. Motorists report accidents or near accidents as cars slide on the coating. The commission will locate slippery spots to compare with less slippery areas and assess materials used to seal highways. Also notes the legislative mental hospital survey committee chaired by Sen. Herman Knudson Mason City is still active and recently reported findings to a district county officers meeting.

W. H. Root Iowa Highway Commission Iowa Legislative Mental Hospital Survey Committee Herman Knudson Mason City

Noted Film Week Adds Charm and Western Romance

The pages announce lively showings in Greenwich Village and a double feature with Sum & Abner in Partners in Time starring Pamela Blake. Jane Russell and Jack Buetel star in The Outlaw, a Western romance about Billy the Kid.

Sum & Abner Pamela Blake

Clermont School News Highlights Halloween Projects and Attendance

Wickham and Dennla Mucho back after illness as students prepare for a Halloween party. First graders receive two new readers My Book of Balls and My Flower Book while making booklets. art periods feature Halloween decorations and masks. Second graders gain new science books as Sherry Bush visits. first six weeks perfect attendance reaches twenty seven pupils. Third through sixth grades report butter making, cottage cheese from sour milk, and thanks to donors. Luther College radio program enjoyed by grades with staff voices identified.

Wickham Dennla Mucho Sherry Bush Toom Craciers Keith Rances Sandra Olson Joan Bennett

Unclear readable text with mixed student scores

Fragmentary OCR notes show student names Kathryn Larson Phginte Nalaon Dearne Jon son and Arthur Wedebs Wie with grade level ratings and a referenced alphabet chart completion. Content quality is inconsistent and lacks coherent events or dates.

Kathryn Larson Phginte Nalaon Dearne Jonson Arthur Wedebs Wie

Clermont Local News Social Notes and Visits

Mrs. Mary Washburn returns home after a stay in McGregor. Several families describe weekend visits to Hartland Minnesota and to relatives in Alfred Madson and Laura Holt households. Guests at the Ernest Holt home include Laura Holt and Sophia Groth. Callers at Arthur Olson’s home included Richard Bigler Ray Reierson and the Wharrams. Dr L L Carr hosted a buffet for Camp Camp Halverson and family plus Bruce Webster Len Simek guests. Dinner guests at Wm B Miller's included Willet Pfister Stanton Gattney and Carmen Swenson with Habeger family. Michael Thoma visits grandmother Louise Miller for a few days.

Mary Washburn Hag McGregor Immanuel Larson David Lee Donald Larson Danaling Hartland Minn Mra. Larson Alfred Madson Laura Holt Sophia Groth Ernest Holt Arthur Olson Richard Bigler Ray Reierson Robert Wharram Albert Olson L. L. Carr West Union John Camp Minnie Camp J. C. Halverson Jackie, Stanton Helen Bruce Webster Postville Len Simek Wm. B. Miller Willet Pfister Preston Winn Jeff Gattney Decorah Carmen Swenson Allen Habeger Michael Thoma Louise Miller

Community greetings and family visits noted in local events

Social calls mark the week with Brady and Faniee at Mrs. Brady's parents home in the Ray Relerson residence. Visitors included Harry Yauslin, Gladys, Alma An Wermot, and Mrs BL Crowe hosting a dinner with Anna Mary Crowe and guests Ban Bahiven and Jo Ann Dona hue from Marquette. Gilbert Anderson leaves his cast after eleven weeks after a dull goring incident. Trene Erickson arrives from Minneapolis with Harry Pence for a few days visit. Families gather at the Arthur Olson home as Henry Olson hosts guests Leona Thelma Walter Lundy Dale Donna in a Sunday afternoon gathering.

Doe Brady Faniee Calla Marquette Gilbert Anderson Gilbert Gemain Anderson Trene Erickson Minneapolis Mina J. A. Erickson Harry Pence Bert Lyngaas Leona Thelma Walter Lundy Dale Donna Henry Olson Arthur Olson

Trude Family Learn Son Eugene Reaches San Francisco

Mr and Mrs Elmer Trude hear from their son Eugene that he arrived in San Francisco on October 20 and expects to be home soon on a 40 day furlough. Mr and Mrs Russell Larson and family of Manchester were supper guests Monday in the Joe Larson home. Mr and Mrs Harold Bennett were guests Sunday in the War Katechkowsky home at Elkader.

Elmer Trude Eugene San Francisco Calif Russell Larson Manchester Joe Larson Harold Bennett Katechkowsky Elkader

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