Wets win first round in Iowa liquor votes
In Boone Story and Washington counties voters decided on liquor by the drink under Iowa's new local option law. Boone favored drinks nearly two to one 3900 to 2100 while Story saw about 4600 for and 4300 against. Washington close at 2800 for 2700 against. Four counties face four year pauses before future votes. Gov Hughes welcomed the margin but noted surprise.
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Towa
Boone
Iowa
Coutnty
Harold Hughes
Boone County
Story County
Washington County
Corbin Reunion Held At Park And Homes
Sunday hosts Mr. and Mrs. Warren Tripp welcomed Corbin relatives at a park gathering near Fayette with picnics, games, and cards. Attendees included the Tripp and Lamphier families, Crandalls, Corbins from several towns, and relatives from Arlington to Oelwein. Private notes mention Richard Humphry’s Marine enlistment and Max Crandall’s return from Viet Nam and Okinawa.
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Warren Tripp
Corbin
Fayette
John Tripp
Hawkeye
Judy “Tripp
Cedar Rapids
Luther Corbin
Cartledge
Larry Evans
Dennis Heth
Estella Puffett
Willard ‘Crandall
Bernadine
Rhonda Lamphier
Volga
Sheri Miller
James Crandall
Oelwein
Dean French
Central City
Harold Corbin
Fannie Cammack
Arlington
Clark Corbin
W.*j. Moore
Orville “Gorbin
Clarkie Voshell and Lee
Sidney Corbin and Sons
Claire
Dennis Corbin
Ella Voshell
Edwin Humphrey
Roberta
Richard Humphry
Edwin Humphry
Richard J. Humphry
M.G.B.D
San Diego
California
Federated Women's’ Club
Wilder Mattocks
Lyle Herrling
Kansas City
Laura Herrling
Arthur
Richard Aeschliman
Robert
Pat Doocy
Waterloo
Alla Leonhart
Bertha Gell
Jim. Gilchrist
Leo Herriman
Marine 2
Max Crandall
Viet Nam
Okinawa
Floyd Patterson
E. W. Malkow
Madison
Wisc
Will. Kerr
Negro Choral to Visit Elgin Church September 8
The Antioch Baptist Church choir of Waterloo will present a sacred concert at the First Baptist Church of Elgin on Sunday September 8 at 2 30 p m. Pastor Eugene Williams will accompany the group and the public is invited to attend the musical program.
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Antioch Baptist Church
Waterloo
First Baptist Church of Elgin
Eugene Williams
Elgin Church
Legion Notice for September Meeting
The regular legion meeting is scheduled for Monday evening September 9 at 6 pm in the Elgin Legion Hall. All members are urged to attend.
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Elgin Legion Hall
Sell It With A Want They Get Results
A bold sales push urges readers to act now by highlighting the promise of immediate results. The ad emphasizes desire and urgency, urging readers to contact agents or visit showrooms to secure products or services.
Flood Control Report for Elgin Due This Month
A detailed flood control project report for Elgin is due this month. The Corps of Engineers will complete and present the plan to Mayor Max Medberry after receiving correspondence from Congressman James E. Bromell. Once approved, the Corps will outline local cooperation requirements.
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Elgin
Corps of Engineers
Max Medberry
James E. Bromell
Corps of View
Afid
Corps ‘of Engineers
4-H Girls Compete at Big-4 Fair
Fayette County 4H girls competed at the Big-1 Fair at Postville, winning three blue and red ribbons. The Merry Hearts of Scott demonstration teams earned blue ratings. Participants Lauraine Mulford and Charlotte Derflinger presented Something Nifty in A Jiffy, Connie Chase and Rosa Mulford demonstrated Stick Your Way to Easy Grooming. Booths from Clermont Country Cousins and Alpha Clover Leaves received blue and red ratings respectively.
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Fayette County
Postville
Merry Hearts of Scott
Lauraine Mulford
Charlotte Derflinger
Connie Chase
Rosa Mulford
Clermont Country
Sale of personal property of late Mrs Lettie Burden
Auction at the Pleasant street home in Elgin Saturday September 14 at 1 30 pm features many new furniture items and appliances just purchased before her death. A complete list of items to be sold appears on page four of this weeks Echo.
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Lettie Buroden
Pleasant Street
Elgin
ECHO
To Celebrate 30th Anniversary Open House at Ivan Anderson Home
An open house will be held at the Ivan Anderson home on Sunday September 15 from 2 to 4 pm to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. All relatives and friends are invited. No invitations will be sent.
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Ivan Anderson
Eastern Stars Meet Sept 11 in Elgin Chapter
Elgin Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will hold a meeting on September 11. Hostesses are Mrs. Walter Follett Mrs. Henry Follett and Mrs. Walter Falb.
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Elgin
Order of Eastern Star
Walter Follett
Henry Follett
Walter Falb
Iowa Bus Stop Law Emphasized For School Year Safety
As the new school year begins Iowa urges motorists to obey the state School Bus Stop Law. The measure requires drivers overtaking a stopped bus with flashing lights to stop at least 15 feet away and remain halted until the bus resumes motion or the driver signals to proceed. It also directs drivers meeting a bus with flashing signals to slow to under 20 mph and stop while the arm remains extended, resuming only after it is retracted and with caution.
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Iowa
Pitan
Graduates From School of Nursing
Eloise Lantz graduated from Allen Memorial Hospital School of Nursing Waterloo on Friday Aug 30 with a East High School commencement address by Rev John Aye Ross of Wesley Foundation and Saint Paul Methodist Church Chicago Ill. She will work at Elkader Community Hospital after Sept 1. Attendees included Arthur Lantz and LaDonna Grace Evans Harry Everett Elmer Lembke Karl Judy Wanda and the Rev and Mrs Lee Roy Collins.
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Eloise Lantz
Allen Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
Waterloo
East High School
John Aye Ross
Wesley Foundation
Saint Paul Methodist Church
Chicago
Ill
Miss Lantz
the Valley High School
Arthur Lantz
Elkader Community Hospital
LaDonna
Grace Evans
Hary Everett
Elmer Lembke
Karl
Judy
Wanda
Lee Roy Collins
Mrs Belva Snyder Dines With Melvin Anderson Host
Mrs Belva Snyder was a dinner guest Wednesday in the Melvin Anderson home, sharing in an informal social visit and conversation with the Anderson family and neighbors.
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Belva Snyder
Melvin Anderson
Director Districts and Polling Places Designated
The Methodist Men will resume meetings with the first session this Friday at 8 pm. Subsequent meetings will be on the first Thursday of each month at 6 pm. All men are urged to attend.
Visitors from England Tour the United States
Henry and Ernest Keys of London England arrived in New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth and are visiting relatives including Rae Gibbs. The brothers in their 60s are retired. Ernest worked on Fleet Street as a printshop worker and holds the Free man honor for government service. His brother was a sheet metal worker.
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Henry
Ernest Keys
London
England
United States
Rae Gibbs
Keys
New York City
Ernest
Fleet Street
Mrs Larson to Graduation Nursing Ceremony Cedar Rapids
Danice Andrea Larson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Allan Anderson of Elgin, will graduate from St Luke's Professional School of Nursing in Cedar Rapids. The ceremony is Sunday September 8 at 2 p.m. at St Paul's Methodist Church. Dr Francis W Pritchard will give the commencement address. Miss Lucille Kinley will present the class and diplomas will be conferred by Hospital Superintendent Louis B Blair.
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Danice Andrea ( Larson) Larson
Allan Anderson
Elgin
St. Luke’s Professional School of Nursing
Cedar Rapids
St Paul’s Methodist Church
Francis W. Pritchard
First Presbyterian Church of
Lucille Kinley
Louis B. Blair
43 Boys Report for Jr. High Football at Valley Clermont
The Valley Junior High in Clermont reports 43 boys for football equipment check out and initial drills on Monday August 26. Eighth graders listed include returning lettermen Lennis Moore Roger Reeder and David Roberts, with Allen Lehan moved out. Thirty-two more eighth graders named along with twenty-seventh graders listed in the article.
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the Valley Jr. High School
Clermont
Lennis Moore
Roger Reeder
David Roberts
Allen Lehan
David Aylsworth
Warren Haker
Dale Butihofer
Rodney Corbin
Duane Cummings
Roger Fritz
Robert Hilgemann
Dean Hofer
Steven Kittelson
Glen Meisner
Leslie Miller
Gregory Olson
Gary Pritchard
Robert Pritchard
Philip ‘Buck~ Dashel
David Schneider
Robert Tyndall
Keith Wander
David Burrow
Jon Chapman
Michael Cooley
Thomas Cummings
Mark DeSart
Douglas Falk
Paul Fauser
Larry Krueger
Bucky Kuhlmann
Keith Larson
John Leonhart
Gerald Loftsgard
Keith Medberry
Paul Miller
Clifford Moser
Charles Muehlethaler
Gary Nims
Bruce Palmer
Robert Reeder
John Rothlisberger
Danny Buroden
Michael Upton
Men's Chorus to Resume Rehearsals at Elgin Lutheran
The Men's chorus will resume rehearsals Wednesday night September 4 at 8 a.m. at the Elgin Lutheran Church. All men in the community who enjoy singing are urged to come.
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Elgin Lutheran Church
UIU Extends Courses Across Towns This Fall
Extension courses from Upper Town University will be offered again this year in 20 northeast Town communities. Organizational meetings for each course will be held at Elgin on Monday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. All interested residents should attend the meeting in their community.
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Upper Town University
Northeast Town
Elgin
Steam Engine Days at Mabel Minnesota Annual Event
Steam Engine Days return to Mabel Minnesota with threshing machines and saw rigs. Visitors view old fashioned threshing grain, saw logs into lumber and enjoy helicopter rides over the countryside during the 4th annual event on September 6 to 8. The fair draws about 25 000 visitors each Labor Day weekend, located on state highway 44, an hour from Rochester and west of La Crosse.
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Mabel
Minnesota
Fli
Minn
Rochester
LaCrosse
Mabe
La Vern Dennier Wins Fifty Dollar Jackpot
La Vern Dennier wins a fifty dollar jackpot at the gin raffle last Saturday evening. Ern Friederich is the other winner with five dollars. Winning numbers listed include 1361 1093 1085 612 1477 1625 1619 612 1137 187 622 46 715 258 800 210 584 973 197 1188 388 1167 325 446 163.
New Addresses for Several Individuals and Bases Listed
New addresses include A-2 and Mrs. Duane E Kamp at 7539 N US 3 Box 48 Rt No l Oscoda Michigan. Orville West Jr SA 65278 49 Box No 105 ETA School Class No X US Naval Schools Command Treasure Island San Francisco CA 94130. AB John Brackin AFS 176 64809 Fi 1106 Box 1504 Lackland AFB Texas.
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Duane E. Kamp
Rt. No. 'l
Oscoda, Michigan
Orville West, Jr
US Naval Schools Command
Treasure Island
San Francisco
Calif
John Brackin
Lackland Air Force Base
Texas
World War I Vets and Auxiliary to Meet in Fayette
The Fayette County Barracks of the Veterans of World War I and Ladies Auxiliary will hold a regular meeting on Sunday September 8 at 12 30 p.m. at the Legion hall in Fayette. A picnic dinner will follow the business meeting. All World War I veterans and their wives are invited.
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Fayette County
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Fayette
Factory Delayed by Can Shortage Hits Elgin Plant
Delays in empty can shipments forced the Elgin Canning Co. to shut early Saturday, again Monday when cans ran out, and remain closed Tuesday with about two days of work left. Wet fields contributed to the disruption, and a new can load was awaited at any hour.
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Elgin Canning Co
Christs Repaint Local Liquor Store Building
The brick store owned by Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Christ is being repainted in white with the front finished in green. A rear stairway to the second floor apartment has been added.
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C. O. Christ
Rural Clermont area voters face Monday school election
The Valley Community School District schedules a Monday election across Director Districts 1 to 6. It defines rural boundaries around Clermont, Elgin and Wadena towns, listing included farms and town halls as polling places.
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Clermont
Grand Meadow
Pleasant Valley
Marion
Valley
Lawrence Gehring
Merle Ruckdaschel
Dale Weston
Duane Schott
James Hoyt
Kenneth Blockhus
Loren Opson
Richard Neumann
Robert Hilgerson
Valley Community
Arvid Anderson
Merle Ruckdaschel Dale Weston
Loren Olson
Harold Opland
Morris Amundson
Syria Township
Highland Township
Elicader
H. F. Oelberg
Dale Rubens
H. J. Wilson
Guy Ernst
Thomas Flanagan
Lawrence Nelson
Carl Gehring
Milo Frieden
Gordon Pollock
Elgin Town Hall
Elgin
Wadena
Glen Medberry
Paul Smith
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Scheduled for Tuesday Evening
The regular Legion Auxiliary meeting is set for Tuesday evening September 10 at 8 o clock with Mrs Theo Lofts gard as hostess.
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The
Legion Auxiliary
Theo Loftsgard
P. V. Notice P. V. Rarm Bureau Meeting Held Monday
The P. V. rural farmers bureau announces its annual meeting will be held Monday evening at the town hall.
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P. V. Rarm Bureau
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North High School
Des Moines
George Community
Ruthven Community
West
Gibux Omnia
Legislative Interim Committee
Adj. Gen
Junior Miller
State Tax Commission
Ottumwa
Harold” Hughes
Ae ‘Church
Ees
Tie
Sin
Wes Earn
Baptist — Church
Legion
School of Nursing
Methodist
Graduatiom Nursing
UIU
Mabel, Minn
la Vern Dennier
Vets & Auxiliary
P. V
Ake
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