Legislators and Officials Dine Amid Politicking at State Fair
At a State Day chicken dinner in the Town State Fair reception room, 250 attendees from legislators and state offices discussed future plans but made no firm announcements. Notables named include former Gov Kraschel and Senator Herring, with talks of gubernatorial and secretary of state runs and a rumored $5,000 salary for the new Democratic chairman Jake More.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Board
Nelson G. Kraschel
Harlan
Clyde L. Herring
Jim Dolliver
Fr. Dodge
Iowa Department of the American Legion
LeRoy S. Mercer
Iowa City
Henry Burma
Allison
Sha Sen
George A. “Wilson
B. B. Hickenlooper
Secretary of Agriculture
Mark G. Thornburg
Earl G. Miller
California
Rollo H. Bergeson
Fair Grounds
Walter H. Beam
Martensdale
Iowa Senate
John Ford
Carlisle
Republican State Central Committee
Jake S. More
More
Young Democratic Club of
Iowa
Highway commission loses about fifty employees
Since January first the highway commission has seen around 50 workers quit. Ten join the army and others move to defense jobs with higher pay. A district engineer with 25 years service left, prompting the commission to mobilize its "shock troops" to fill vacancies and avoid crippling operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Highway Commission
Army
Ankeny
Progress Club Elects New President After Change
Members of the Progress Club met with Mrs Herbert Ash on Monday evening to organize for the coming club season. Mrs Hugo Hackmann has resigned and Genevieve Dunkle was elected to the office of president. They planned a September 15 picnic to recruit prospective members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress Club
Herbert Ash
Hugo Hackmann
Genevieve Dunkle
Ed Conner Drowns in Turkey River Mystery Shores Funeral Plans
The body of 69 year old Ed Conner was recovered Tuesday evening from four feet of water near Otter Creek where it meets the Turkey river. A blind pony hitched to a high wheeled buggy lay drowned about twenty feet downstream. The death is considered accidental with no inquest yet held and funeral arrangements set for Friday in Elgin.
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Ed Conner
Turkey River
Otter Creek
Turkey
Ed Medberry
Mr. Conner
C. J. Mulford
Kutsehat
Brockhus
Muehlethaler Funeral
Wood
Wadena
Conner
Elgin
Girl Breaks Arm After Hayrack Fall Near West Union
Dora Lee Médberry fractured both bones in her right arm above the wrist last Tuesday in a fall from a hayrack at the Walter Ash farm near West Union. The injury does not seem to trouble her, and she plans to remove the sling around day four. Mr and Mrs Alva Possehl of Rockford visited Homer Dill’s home last Thursday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dora Lee Médberry
Walter Ash Farm
West Union
Alva Possehl
Rockford
Homer Dill
R. E. A. Grants Funds for Additional Lines
The Allamakee Clayton Electric Coop wins approval for about 447 miles of new lines. A $370,000 budget funds construction across four Iowa counties, with first contracts soon and completion anticipated this winter barring copper shortages. The system will total nearly 1,000 miles and expand in Fayette County and other areas while energy shifts from Interstate to the Genoa Wisconsin plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allamakee-Clayton Electric Coop
WN E
Iowa
Coop
Fayette County
Banks, Eden
Windsor Townships
Genoa, Wis
Elgin Schools Opened Monday
Elgin schools opened Monday with enrollment totaling 169 students, 104 in grades and 65 in high school, comparable to last year. A vacant high school commercial teacher position remains, with Supt. C. J. Robinson teaching until filled. Irene Kennedy of Wadena fills the 6th and 7th grade vacancy. rural pupils add to totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
C. J. Robinson
Supt. Robinson
Irene Kennedy
Wadena
Upper Iowa
the Echo
Masons to Meet Tuesday Next Week in Elgin
Silverleaf lodge of Elgin will hold its first fall meeting on Tuesday evening September 9. This opener follows the summer vacation and will involve substantial business accumulated during the inactive season. All officers must attend and all members should make the effort. Elgin and Clermont lodges will hold September meetings before combined sessions resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silverleaf Lodge of
Elgin
Clermont
Masonic
August Scheel Visits Lawler Parents on Tuesday
August Scheel of Lawler drove here Tuesday afternoon to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Herman Scheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Scheel
Lawler
Herman Scheel
Capper Builds Another Large Poultry House
Capper hatcheries owner Chas Capper began work on a second large poultry house, 210 by 30 feet, to mirror the 1940 structure. It sits on a 46 acre field near the Hunsberger farm, with space for another similar building if needed, marking the third large house for the Poultry farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. Capper
Capper Hatcheries
Hunsberger Farm
Capper
Ak Mindligpber
Plana
Franklin Street
Mabel Holzer
Hay Shed and Contents Burned at Eldred Dummermuth Farm
Elgin firemen fought a blaze at the Eldred Dummermuth farm Saturday evening around 6 15. A hay shed housing nearly 500 bales of hay and straw burned for hours, destroying the structure and its contents. Fire crews stayed to prevent spread to adjacent buildings amid dry conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Fire Department
Eldred Dummermuth
First Chick Order for 1942 Caps Receives 300 Chicks
A Minnesota customer placed the first 1942 chick order on Monday for 300 heavy assorted chicks to ship on May 14. The buyer, impressed by previous shipments, fears being short next year and thus orders early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capper’s
Minnesota
Hand Injury at Canning Factory Leaves Worker Minor
Frederick Schupbach had his hand caught in a husker at a canning factory Thursday evening. The injury required several stitches but was described as slight, and he returned to work on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Schupbach
Canning Factory
Shower honors Mrs. John Christen at Progress Club
Members of the Progress Club gathered at Mrs. John Christen's home Friday evening for a miscellaneous shower. After a picnic supper the group enjoyed social time and the bride opened gifts from her club sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress Club
John Christen
Beauty Shop Closed for Two Weeks in August
Mary's Beauty Shop will be closed from Aug 31 to Sept 15. Mary Bailey operates the shop. Visitors included Mrs Elizabeth Johnson of Onalaska Wisconsin and Mr and Mrs Lavern Johnson of Mankato Minnesota. They attended the Grieve Javert Posseh family reunion at the Elkader fair grounds with several relatives from Clermont and the Torkelson family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary’s Beauty Shop
Afpe
Mary Bailey
Elizabeth Johnson
Ona-laska
Wis
Lavern Johnson
Mankato
Minn
Oliver Torkelson
Echo This Week Begins Fifty First Year At Klingmans
G J Mosby announces September session for the Community Club dinners will be at Klingmans on the regular meeting night the second Monday of the month next Monday evening. No further program details are given though an accumulation of club business is expected. Members should reserve dinner places early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. J. Mosby
Klingman’s
Gunder Cheese Factory Destroyed by Monday Fire
A Monday fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Gunder Cheese Factory and its equipment, with damages estimated between 3500 and 4000 dollars. The blaze began around 245 AM and quickly engulfed the 24 by 50 wood frame structure, owner Bessie Olson, operator Mark Hanson, and local departments from Elgin, Postville, and Luana responding. Milk was diverted to Forest Mills and Freeport as officials planned rebuilding and a Wednesday meeting to decide next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunder
Elgin
Postville
Luana
Bessie Olson
Mark Hanson
Covereduiy 6 Ag Bts
Gunder Cheese
Wisconsin
Hanson
Forest Mills
Freeport
Soldiers Escape Guard House at Fort Des Moines
Five regular army soldiers escaped the guard house at Fort Des Moines Sunday night by cutting through a window bars. Two were recaptured within a short time while three remained at large 24 hours later. Among the missing was Walter Fish of Fayette. The men were wanted for being absent without leave from various army posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Des Moines
Walter Fish
Fayette
Missionary Society Meeting Hosted by Mrs Kuster
Mrs S W Kuster hosted the Missionary Society gathering on Wednesday, with Mrs Herbert Ash presenting a talk from the book Methodism Worlds Mission to the group and their guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Kuster
The
Missionary Society
Herbert Ash
Order of Eastern Star to Meet on Sept 10
The Order of Eastern Star will hold its regular meeting Wednesday evening Sept 10. This is the first meeting after the summer vacation and a good attendance is desired. Geo Vaughn completed work on the new filling station at Fredericksburg Friday and returned home for the weekend before leaving Wednesday for Bloomington Wis, to work on the new school house under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Eastern Star
Geo. Vaughn
Fredericksburg
Bloomington
Wis
Echo begins fifty first year with campaign for new payment plan
The Echo marks its fifty first year and shifts to a prepaid subscription system to offset rising production costs. September will be voluntary with premiums offered to advance payments, while October 1 bills will follow for remaining accounts. Readers may avoid statements by acting early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Echo
Sayne Reeteee
Fifteen Northeast Iowa Boys Enlist in Navy
Local Navy Recruiting Station in Decorah reports August enlistments from northeast Iowa totaling fifteen. Counties busy include Winneshiek, Howard, Fayette, Allamakee, with one painter from St. Louis and a Luther College student among the group. Two Fayette youths and Glen Schupbach of Elgin await word on their enlistment status as Carol Wilson heads to Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Decorah
Iowa
Winheshirk County
Howard
Fayette
Allamakee
Luther College
St. Louis
Fayette County
Daryl Wilson
Elgin
John Lovrien
Waucoma
Des Moines
Naval Reserve
Glen Schupbach
Silas Wilson
Carol
Great Lakes
Chicago
Navy Fire
Echo
Campfire Girls Collect Old Tags with Elgin Clermont Calls
Campfire Girls canvass Elgin and Clermont for old tags newspapers catalogs magazines and books. Donors may call the G H Falk home and arrange pickup by the girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Clermont
G. H. Falk
Welch and Phillips Return From Portland Vacation
Mr and Mrs F D Welch J J Phillips and Wilma Staffenhagen arrived home Friday after a two weeks vacation trip to Portland Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Welch
J. J. Phillips
Wilma Staffenhagen
Portland
Oregon
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Kraschel
Herring
Publiua Syrus
Florida
Spain
Eng
Ina
CFA
Clayton-Allamakee
W. Elgin
Mrs
Klingmans
N. E. Iowa
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