Willkie Campaigning Leaves Iowa Politicians Guessing
Willkie gains and slumps shape the pace of his Iowa tour as poll readings and party whispers suggest pacing the campaign after the convention. Iowa farmers divide between Willkie Roosevelt support and Valentine Wilson prospects while campaign offices gear up for a lively gubernatorial battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willkie
Iowa
John K. Valentine
George A. Wilson
Wilson
Henry A. Wallace
Willkie-Roosevelt
Valentine Wilson
Roosevelt
Valentine
Auto Deaths Surpass Disease Toll in Iowa Youth
In Iowa last year 71 children died in auto accidents, compared with 51 from measles, scarlet fever, diphtheria and smallpox combined. The piece urges parents to reinforce highway safety at home, teaching children to avoid street play, cross at intersections, walk facing traffic, and avoid jaywalking.
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Iowa
Death of Mrs Lena Benson at 86 in Postville
Mrs Lena Benson 86 died Tuesday about 6 p m at Postville hospital after a gall stones operation a week earlier. Survived by three children Mrs Boies Capper Postville Mrs Fred Falk La Crosse Wis and Oscar M Benson La Salle Ill, who is ill in hospital. Funeral services set for Friday at the home at 2 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Benson
Postville
Boies Capper
Fred Falk
la Crosse
Wis
Oscar M. Benson
J la Salle
Mother of Melvin Hanson Passed Away
Melvin Hanson learned of his mother Elsie Hanson’s death in Faribault Minnesota after a long illness. Mrs Elsie Hanson died Sunday morning at seventy eight. Funeral services were held in Faribault Wednesday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Hanson
Faribault
Minn
Elsie Hanson
Shortage of Farm Hands At Oelwein Employment Office
Shortage of good farm hands on file at the Oelwein State Employment Office. Jobs by the day and by the month available. All men and boys able and willing should apply and register at the office promptly. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Kiple and daughters were dinner guests at the Arthur Reinboldt home in Elkader Sunday, with Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hungerford of Coggan among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein
L. L. Kiple
Arthur Reinboldt
Elkader
J. B. Hungerford
Coggan
Elgin Tops Clermont In Donkeyball Clash
Donkeyball games drew a crowd last Thursday and Friday as Cook and Wadena tied scoreless in darkness, then Elgin beat Clermont 3 to 0 after about two hours. Young businessmen played as older players avoided roughing bones.
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Cook
Wadena
Elgin
Clermont
Indicted Elkader Schools Chief Faces Larceny Charge
Clayton county grand jury indicted D. L. Wood former Elkader public schools superintendent on larceny by embezzlement by agent. A bench warrant was issued. Wood was arrested at West Union, posted $2,000 bond, and released. Indictment alleges misused school activity fund money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County Grand Jury
D. L. Wood
Elkader
Wood
West Union
Town Husking Contest Set for Mitchelville Area Field
A 40 acre cornfield four miles southeast of Mitchelville was chosen for the nineteenth annual town state corn husking contest to be held Friday Oct 25. Three sites were considered by the committee with expected yields around 60 to 70 bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchelville
Towa
Reuben Metzger Weds Anna Keller of West Bend
Reuben Metzger and Miss Anna Keller of West Bend were married in West Bend on Wednesday after leaving Monday. The event was noted along with local social news including visitors, rural school activities, and a school social invitation at Brorby school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Metzger
Reuben
West Bend
Anna Keller
Luther College Football Outlook Before Iowa State Game
Luther College coach Hamlet Peterson faces replacing last year’s star Leo Sebastian as six returning players bolster the backfield. The key warmups lead to the Iowa State game at Ames Saturday, with a tight schedule of future opponents including Augsburg, Central College, and Cornell to follow. The Iowa Dairy Industry Commission reports rising dairy product sales and advertising impact in its first year, fueled by a state survey showing up to 80 percent milk sales growth and butter up to 25 percent. The commission is funded by a per pound deduction on butterfat sales, totaling about 45,000 dollars in 1930.
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Gov. Wilson
Iowa
Abraham Lincoln
Valentine
Luther
Hamlet Peterson
Lews State
Ames
Fime
Leo Sebastian
Postvilla
Cinemic
Iawa
Augsburg
Imwa Dairy Industry Commission
Slite
Commission
Des Moines
Thividthia
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
Divisional Meetings Next Week
The Methodist Aid Society schedules divisional meetings next Thursday September 26. First division meets with Mrs H W Helms while second division shares a church parlors picnic lunch. Third division gathers with Mrs Lulu Schmid assisted by Adella Chapman and Mrs Ed Klingman. All members urged to attend.
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Methodist Aid Society
H. W. Helms
Lulu Schmid
Adella Chapman
Ed Klingman
New Books Arrive at Big Library for GLT Reading
A list of newly arrived library titles includes adult works such as Wild Geese Calling and I Married Adventure, juvenile series like the Bobbsey Twins, Lassie Come Home, Flicka Ricka Dicka, and Timmy Rides the China Clipper, plus various works by Adams, Bartrug, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Johnson
Loring
Larrimore
Corbet
Lost Island
Burglon
State College
Condon
Thomas A. Edison
Miller
Doris Force
Locked Gates
Duncan
Knight
Little Pink
Pig
Tommy Grows Wise
Gay
Flicka- Ricka-Dicka
Lindman
Bertram
North Pole
Gilbert
Little Brown Bear
Gage
Wiese
Lincoln
Winchester
Judson
Bartrug
Wiggies
Pennell
Grover
Pease
Tousey
Timmy
Brotherly Love Lodge to Sponsor District Meeting
Brotherly Love lodge of Postville will sponsor a district fellowship meeting on Thursday evening October 17. Grand Master Harry L. Serte will address the craft on lodge administration and a Master's and Warden's conference is set for 2:30 that date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherly Love Lodge of
Postville
Harry L. Serte
Governor Wilson to Attend Fort Atkinson Centennial
Governor George A. Wilson will attend Fort Atkinson’s 100th anniversary celebration near Deenrah this Sunday. Fort Atkinson, founded in 1840 to shield the Winnebago from Sac and Fox tribes, will also host the Mesquaki branch of the Sac and Fox as they induct a chief, followed by the Governor’s address.
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Old Fort
Atkhinson
Deenrah
Fort Atkinson
George A. Wilson
Dentists Will Meet at Gelwein Sept 22 23
The Du buque District Dental Society annual meeting will be held at Gelwein Sunday and Monday September 22 and 23. Dentists from northeastern Iowa are expected to attend. The golf tournament is scheduled for Sunday at Oerl Wein Country Club with dinner at the club, followed by Monday sessions at the American Legion Hall. A commercial exhibit and the annual business meeting are planned for the afternoon.
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Dubuque
University of Town football squad under Coach Ander
Development of the 1940 University of Town football team is well underway with about GH men at work on fundamentals. Heavy scrimmages start this week as Dr Whate Anderson tackles the challenge of filling ends and Nile Kinnick’s vacant left halfback position. Reserve strength is expected to improve this year.
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University of Town
Whate Anderson
Nile Kinnick
Echo printing ad notes social visits and travel
The report records multiple social visits and travel details from residents of Cleveland South Dakota and nearby towns. Highlights include funeral attendance for John F. Krueger and various journeys by families such as the Linsteads the Kobis and others to Rochester Elgin Clive and Munroe Wisconsin along with Factory work in Hawkeye and Cheese Day activities.
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Albert Linsteadt
Paul Linsteadt
Cleveland
S. D
Harry Johnson
John F. Krueger
George Kobi
Jerry
Louis Kobi
Rochester
Minn
Elgin Jast
Robert Burg
Kobis
Clarence Conner
Clive
Elgin
G. N. Schori
Edward C. Olesen
Ern Baumgartner
Munroe
Wis
Louise Brockhausen
Mary Matthys
N. M. Fritz
Death of Joseph Knox Prompts Funeral Services
Funeral services were held Sunday for Joseph B. Knox 86 who died Friday after a long illness. Born October 12 1953 south of West Union he lived in Fayette County most of his life except years in Waukon. He was survived by wife and children including W M and Mrs Fred Schneider and Jeff Knox. He attended Ames Iowa State College veterinary course and Elkader Junior College after high school.
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Joseph BR. Knox
West Union
Oet
Fayells County
Waukon
Robert Schneider
W. M
Fred Schneider
Jeff. Knox
Ames
Iowa State College
Robert
Elgin High School
Pags
Elkader Junior College
Revival Series at Baptist Church to Feature Rev Gerhardt Neumann
A series of special services runs Sept 30 to Oct 13 at the Baptist Church with an annual revival and evangelism program. The guest speaker is Rev. Gerhardt Neumann of Detroit, Michigan. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Gerhardt Neumann
Detroit
Mich
Echo Society Notes from West Union and Sumner
Fred Reichert and several Meyer families hosted a Sunday dinner at Reichert home near West Union in honor of Ern Meyer’s 63rd birthday. Attendees included Rev P F Zochke and multiple Miller, Boyle, Potratz, and Bauman family members at Sumner area homes.
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Fred Reichert
Eri Meyer
Clem
Leo Meyer
Harry
Reichert
West Union
Ern Meyer
P. F. Zochke
John F. Miller
Edna
Karl Miller
Louise Schori
Ethel Rennison
M. and Av Potratz
Sumner
The
Echo
Frank Boyle J
George Boyle
Thempty
Edith Bauman
Independence Plant Finishes Corn Pack
The Independence Canning Corporation completed its annual sweet corn pack of 30 000 cases. Operations began August 27 and the plant employed about 75 workers, canning corn from 30 contracted acres. Clara Krueger of Madison arrived for her father John F. Krueger's funeral and stayed several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence Canning Corporation
Clara Krueger
Madison
8.D
John F. Krueger
Diamond Diamond Who's Got the Diamond
Reuben Mark of Elkader was accused of stealing a diamond after a purchase at Bink's New Meat market. Sweepings from a sawdust pile contained the gem buried in dust, later found by Mark through a sieve. The recovered diamond was valued at 5 000 dollars.
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Reuben Mark
Elgin
Butan Button
Bink’s
Frank Spuck
Mark
Registur
Elkader
Rural Iowa REA Grants Fund Six Cooperatives
Six Iowa rural electric cooperatives received grants from the Rural Electrification Administration on Friday. Allotments include Allamakee Clayton Electric Cooperative in Postville receiving 260000 dollars for 300 miles of line across Allamakee Clayton and Fayette counties. New lines will reach Marion township and Pleasant Valley with construction starting in about thirty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mic Rural
Iowa Rural Electric ‘Cooperatives
Allumakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative, Inc
Postville
Allumakee
Clayton
Fayette
Marion Township
Pleasant Valley
Elkader Club Hopes To Establish Airport Feasibility Study
A committee of Dr. P Hummel C F Murphy and C L Reinecke was named by H M Well of the Elkader Commercial Club to examine the feasibility of establishing an airport near Elkader. The field would be outside city limits due to air pocket hazards in the hills. Forestburg residents John Hansen and son Mrs Gertrude Rogers of Oelwein and John Frietag were dinner guests at the John Luehsinger home Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. P
R. V. Hummel
C. F. Murphy
C.L. Reinecke
Prident H. M
Elkader Commercial Club
Ur Aarport
Elkader
John Hansen
Forestburg, S. D
Gertrude Rogers
Oelwein
John Frietag
John Luehsinger
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Iowa Press Assn
Wendell Willkie
Hawkeye
Rushville
Ind
Landon
Grory A
Dr. Schacht
France
England
Hitler
Kkoynauga
Chinarta
Reuben Metzger
Allen Habeger
John Luchsinger
Will Hoover
West
Union
Enoch Thorsen
Austin
Audrey Ames
Doyle Bennett
B. J. Baumgartner
Cedar Rapids
Louise
Coe College
Brorby School
Marion Town’ Ship
District No. 2
Aldora Lofisgard
Wm. Ewing
Richard
O. J. Olson
S.A
Library Notes
Brotherly Love Lodge
Gelwein
Ander
Kinnie
Enolls
Iowa State
Joseph Knox
Independence Plant
Elkader Club
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