Reunion of World War I veterans in Minnesota
Jina Reseech the 7th and Mr and Mrs Lyle Ruhens attended a World War I veterans reunion Sunday in Waseca Minnesota. Guests included Walter Mesieli, Dave Shaffer and the Rock Island family, Alice Corkery and Mary Heldt of Oelwein visited over Labor Day at the Richard Corkery residence. Mr and Mrs Wilder Mattocks hosted dinner at the Dale Boys home. Anna Poor spent Thursday with Mrs Wilt Christeleit and Katherine Fox of Dubuque visited Labor Day with fre par entsre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jina Reseech
Sub-district Methodist Meeting Forms New Leadership
The Oelwein sub-district of the Methodist church held a Friday meeting in Elgin to organize a plan for the church. Dr H H Dill district superintendent outlined the plan and Charles E Mason of Ge lwin was named ministerial leader with L Surfus of Fayette as lay representative and Rev Bruce Jones as social group leader. Churches in the sub-district include West Union Elgin Clermont Hawkeye Alpha Fayette Delavan Arlington Maynard Sumner Randalia Fairbank Oran Hazelton Stanley and Independence. The group was welcomed at a picnic dinner hosted by Rev and Mrs Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
Methodist Church
Elgin
St. Paul's Methodist Church
H. H. Dill
West Union
Clermont
Hawkeye
Alpha
Fayette
Delwein
Arlington
Maynard
Summer
Randalia
Fairbank
Oran
Hazelton
Stanley
Independence
Rey
Jones
Monana Beats Elgin 1 to 0 In Final Softball Game
Monana defeated Elgin 1 to 0 in the final softball game played Sunday night. Full scores to be published next week. Local social notes mention several visitors and calls to the Frieden and Wenger homes, with family visits around Charles City and Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ménana
Elgin
Kuester Leads Possible Speakers for Iowa Town House
Cass County’s Kuester May heads a list of potential speakers for the Town House of Representatives next session though he says he is not running. At the state day fair 14 representatives were named as possible contenders with Clifford Strawman named Kuester’s favorite. Other top candidates include Fred Schwengel of Davenport. The Iowa State Educational Association unveiled a new policy to avoid candidate entanglement while remaining involved in politics, citing a membership of 22,376 teachers and administrators. Farid Fam announced Sage as a Marine corps major from World War II. Iowa’s home building boom continues with $28,920,421 in permits issued in the 15 first-class cities in the first six months, a total higher than any full year except 1849’s. Officials attribute rising costs, population, and activity to the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gwo Ty Gus
iKuester
Cass
House of Representatives
Clifford ‘Strawman
Ansmosa
Kuester
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Iowa 8Ate Education Association
ISEA
Van
Association
Schi
Towa
Nome
Iowa
Inmates Form Gripe Committee at Anamosa Reformatory
Inmates at the men’s reformatory in Anamosa elect a gripe committee to review and escalate justifiable complaints directly to Warden Foss Davis. The system, intended to aid inmates and the institution, marks a new channel for grievance handling. Highway Patrol Chief S N Jesperson announces drivers will no longer be notified of license renewal dates. the license face shows expiration and renewal must occur within 30 days prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anamosa
Reformatory
Foss Davis
Davis
Highway Patrol
S. N. Jesperson
Fronts Town enforcement officers urged to curb bootleg taverns
Iowa officials warned that aiding the breaching of state beer law by allowing convicted bootleggers to run taverns through fronts could provoke legal action. Attorney General Robert Larson cautioned against such practices, with details continuing on Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Robert Larson
Iowa 1950 hunting season opens September 15
The 1950 Iowa hunting season will begin September 15 with the opening of the squirrel and rabbit season statewide. Squirrel season runs through November 165, while rabbit season extends to January 31. Shooting hours are 6:00 a.m. to 4:01 p.m. daily with restrictions on squirrels. Bag limit and possession limits set at 12 combined for both species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Wnov
Farewell Picnic for Mrs Mayne and Son in Bigin Park
Mr and Mrs Leonard Roberts invite friends to a Sunday noon picnic in Bigin city park to bid farewell to Mrs Mayne and Thomas who depart Monday for Springvale Ireland. They arrived in March and spent six months with the Roberts, visiting Iowa and Wisconsin, and plan to sail from New York on the Queen Mary after two days in Chicago with Irish friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Roberts
Bigin City Park
Mayne
Thomas
Springvale
North Ireland
Roberts
Iowa
Isconsin
KOEL
Oelwein
George Grahm
Hugh’ McGee
Oclwein
Ireland
Grahin
Seas
Elgin Ball
U. S
Prairie du Chien
Chicago
New York
1950 pheasant season announced by state commission
The State Conservation Commission announced the 1950 pheasant hunting rules. The long season runs 12:00 noon November 11 for 25 days in 70 counties, with a 12:00 noon to 4:30 pm daily limit. The short season covers 13 counties for 10 days. Daily bag and possession limits rise to three cock birds. Census shows pheasants concentrated in northern tier and western counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Conservation Commission
Social Security Rep to Visit Oelwein City Hall
A Social Security Administration representative from Waterloo will be at Oelwein City Hall on Wednesday September 13 from 10 to 12 to assist with filing federal benefits applications issuing new and duplicate cards and checking social security accounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Security Administration
Waterloo
Oelwein
Janesville Bride and Mrs Etter In Unclear Notice
Fragmentary OCR mentions Mrs Ervin Etter of Janesville Wis and Mrs Frieda Etter with an unclear reference to a Saturday event. details and actions are not readable. The snippet lacks concrete dates, places, or outcomes beyond names and a vague time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ervin Etter
Janesville
Wis
Frieda. Etter
Second Week of Canning at Elgin Plant
The Elgin Canning Co enters its second packing week as work increases with more fields maturing. Much corn was picked Monday and Tuesday after a slow start with only one line operating so far. Acreage for this season was reduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Canning Co
Elgin Study Club Meets September 12
The Elgin Study Club will meet next Tuesday evening with Mrs. L. Kiple. The study topic is American National Parks. Officers: Belva Snyder president, Eiva Tillotson vice president, Leota Welch secretary, Kathryn Grove treasurer. The coming year’s study is How America Lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
L. “. Kiple
U. S. Dept. of Interior
Rose Wall
Belva Snyder
Eiva Tillotson
Leota ‘Welch
Kathryn Grove
America
Upper Iowa University opens 94th year with freshman week
U S fall opening letters announce freshman week activities and orientation. Freshmen register Monday through Wednesday with Tuesday bonfire and Wednesday all college reception. Upper classmen welcome new students at a campus gathering in the cafeteria. Two new instructors join the faculty as the academic program expands. Buildings and classrooms have been cleaned and refreshed as preparations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilregister
Upper Iowa University
Rochester residents return from clinic stay
D. E. Tinker and family returned home Monday evening from Rochester after a Thursday admission for observation. They had remained over the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Lehman, whose major surgery Monday is reported as satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. E. Tinker
Rochester
L. G. Lehman
Lou Hunsberger Passes Away in Syria Township
Lou Hunsberger, longtime resident, died at his home in Syria township on Wednesday morning September 6 after a long illness. He had recently returned from Oelwein hospital and as the Echo went to press no funeral arrangements had been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Hunsberger
Syria Township
Oelwein Hospital
The
Echo
Masons Plan First Fall Meeting for Lodge
Silver Leaf Lodge A F and A M schedules its first fall gathering for next Tuesday evening. No meetings in two months have left a backlog of matters to handle. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Leaf Lodge A. F. & A. M
Are You Color Conscious Wins at Fayette and Big 4 Fairs
Dalene Shaffer and Beverly Howard of Illyria Handy Hands won first place in the junior division at Fayette County Fair and earned a blue ribbon at the Big 4 Fair in Postville for their demonstration titled Are You Color Conscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalene Shaffer
Beverly Howard
Illyria Handy Hands
Fayette County
Postville
Elfin O E S Meeting Notices
The regular Elfin O E S meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening September 13. All members are urged to attend. Refreshment committee members are Mrs Florence Klingman Mrs Louise Kohler Mrs Margaret Grimm and Mrs Lillian Yearous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elfin O.E. S
Florence Klingman
Louise Kohler
Margaret Grimm
Lillian Yearous
Tuberculosis X Ray Drive Ends for 70 Contacts at City Hall
The ninth annual case-finding drive ends with the x radiography of 70 persons connected to prior TB exposure. Public health nurse Mrs. Mattie Peterson has spent six weeks inviting skin tests and chest x rays to detect new infections. A separate police raid at Pine Lodge Oelwein seized liquor bottles. owner to be arraigned in district court. Des Moines visitors Mr. and Mrs. Walter Martin and Mrs. Grace Martin spent the weekend at local residences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celwein
West Union
Mattie Peterson
House
Pine Lodge
Oelwein
House, Co
Scott
Walter Martin
Grace Martin
Des Moines
Mabel Gruver
Mike Adrian
Laundry request lands Red Oak police on call
Red Oak police were asked by Mrs. Norman Paul to fetch her laundry from Atlantic and leave it at city hall. Officers Grover Douglas and Herb Whitney complied, noting she did not require the items dampened or ironed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Oak
Norman Paul
Atlantic
Grover "Douglas
Herb Whitney
Local families visit relatives in the area
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Miller and children of West Union spent Monday evening with her mother Mrs. Mabel Gruver. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Beeler of Town City visited last week in the Walter Germann home. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Edwards and the Harold Edwards family of Forestburg were dinner guests Saturday evening August 28 in the Walter Germann home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Miller
West Union
Mabel Gruver
Harry Beeler
Town City
Walter Germann
Andrew Edwards
Harold Edwards
Forestburg
S. C
Highland Lutheran Church Golden Jubilee
A district meeting of the Iowa Press Association will be held Friday at Waverly. The gatherings typically number five or six in fall and cover a territory just larger than a congressional district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Press Association
Waverly
Doris Kinney and Robert E Schmid Wed in Cedar Rapids
Doris Kinney daughter of D J and Mrs Kinney and Robert E Schmid son of Mrs Quinlan and Ed Schmid wed at St Patrick's church Cedar Rapids on Saturday September 2. The ceremony featured a white satin gown and boat neckline. A 26 person breakfast followed at the Roosevelt hotel and a Kinney home reception. After a western wedding trip the couple will reside in Clear Lake. Mrs Schmid is a Mercy Hospital School of Nursing graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris Kinney
Robert E. Schmid
St. Patrick’s Church
Cedar Rapids
D. J. Kinney
Mr. Schmid
Sally Quinlan
Ed Schmid
Waterloo
Roosevelt Hotel
Kinney
Clear Lake
Polio Patient in Iowa City Hosp Leaves Isolation Soon
Mr and Mrs Loren Olson visited Harvey Gilbertson of Charles City in Iowa City Saturday. He is a polio patient in the hospital with no paralysis and expected to be released once treatment response allows, likely by Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Olson
Iowa City
Harvey Gilbertson
Charles City
Olson
Three Clayton County Schools Open East of Elgin
Three schools near Elgin are now open this year in the area east of Elgin. Cheery Valley School is taught by Delores Torkelson, Martie School by Mrs Hilder Bilden, and Center School by Carla Dickman, all located in Clermont.
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Clayton County
Elgin
Cheery Valley
Delores Torkelson
Martie
Hilder Bilden
Center
Carla Dickman
Clermont
Fall Breaks Wrist of Local Worker Sylvan Torkelson
Sylvan Torkelson fell from a telephone pole yesterday morning and broke his right wrist. He was brought in for X ray examination and the injured wrist was placed in a cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvan Torkelson
Michigan visitors honor host in Auburn Bay City trip
Lake View resident Pete Buse remains in recovery after a tractor hay rack collision with a truck. The incident left him injured as out-of-town guests Leah, Helen, Ralph and Orville Ranseyer of Auburn and Clarence Wackerle of Bay City joined local residents in welcoming Michigan visitors Monday at the Albert Schupbach and Louis Lehman homes for supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Buse O
Lake View
Mr. Buse
Leah
Helen
Ralph
Orville Ranseyer
Auburn
Mich
Clarence Wackerle
Bay City
Albert Schupbach
Louis Lehman
Schupbach
Michigan
Ideal Weather At Golden Jubilee At Highland Church
Ideal weather drew a large crowd to Clayton county for Highland Lutheran Churchs sixtieth anniversary last Sunday. A tent filled to capacity hosted the program and the basement hearing system. Women fed attendees a bountiful meal and later supper while Marilyn Stole and Rev Ramsey performed. Messages came from several pastors including J W Yivisaker Ofstedal Strandjard Ulring Jordahl Ramsey and Dr Jacob Tanner with praise for Elgin Echo publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Lutheran Church
Clayton County
Marilyn Stole
West Union
Ramsey
J. W. Yivisaker
R A. Ofstedal
Decorah
Strandjard
Elgin Home Repairs and Additions Highlight Summer Projects
Builders report significant repairs and new structures alongside three new Elgin homes. The Sheldon Boyles re shingled their house while the Copper Hatchery building undergoes re shingling. Pery Larson converted the south side of his home into a garage and workshop. Les Kleppe and Jacob Friederl e h built a two car garage and workshop on the west side of their home in West Elgin. Completed last week, the improvements mark a substantial upgrade to several properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Sheldon Boyles
Pery Larson
Les Kleppe
Jacob Friederleh
West Elgin
Pleasant Valley Rural Schools Open With Three In Use
Three of Pleasant Valley's ten rural schools are open this year. No. 2 Idlenot taught by Joyce Gehring, No. 3 Lime Kiln with Phyllis Gehring, and No. 4 Brainard with Mrs. Lyle Martin. Six rural buildings have sold leaving Wander school vacant. Ilyria township opens three rural schools numbers 1, 2 and 3 with Clara Bane, Ellen Flanagan and Mrs LaNora Halvorson as teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
Idlenot
Joyce Gehring
Phyllis Gehring
Brainard
Lyle Martin
Wander
Ilyria Township
Clara Bane
Ellen Flanagan
LaNora Halvorson
Emory visitors stay with Dr Ittermann family
Mr and Mrs John Treyeen Grant and Gloria of Emory South Carolina visited last week at the home of Dr Ittermann and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Treyeen
Grant and
Gloria
Emory, S. C
Dr. Ittermann
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Monana
Robert Leilman
Bertha Lehman
Lyle Leath
Oscar Frieden
Martin Wenger
Harry Thompson
Boone
Ida Peters
Helen Wenger
Wenger
Fred Wede
Vern Boyer
Ralph Knoll
New Hampton
Cys
Parry
Loka Bre
East
St. Mi Eat
B—Wolfe
Mont ‘Calm
Gregorian Colender
Bey Colnelas
Ted
Ip Meders
Farid Fam
Sage
Marine Corps
Rabbit and Sailfrel
Mrs
S.S. Man
Elgin Study Club
O. E. S. Meeting
Tee
District Press Meeting
Orvin Loftsgard
T. T. Loftsgard
St. Mary’s Hospital
Mina
Keith Brainard
Iowa City Hospital
P. V
L. L. Carr
Plymouth
Guy Probert
Studebaker
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