Burma as Governor Candidate Stirs 1944 Iowa Race
The Iowa Republican sub nomination race in 1944 centers on Henry W. Burma of Allison and Lt. Gov. Robert D. Blue of Eagle Grove. Burma’s surprise entry suggests he heard from Gov. B. B. Hicklenlooper the governor would seek the Senate, while Blue’s front-runner status and statewide visibility give him a strong early advantage. Hunt of Clayton county emerges as a potential lieutenant governor candidate for northeastern Iowa, reflecting regional interest in the state slate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry W. Burma
Allison
Charles City
Robert D. Blue
Eagle Grove
Burma
B. B. Hickenlooper
Senate
Grogs
Wilson
Blue
Butler County
Hunt
Towa
Clayton County
G. W. Hunt
Dewnpaper
School Code Commission
Rotary Clubs
Guttenberg Press
Clayton
Vacation Visitor Deb Bakeman Returns Home
Delbert Bakeman, known as Deb, spent a week here with relatives and friends before returning home Monday. He works for Healy Tibbits Construction Co which builds docks and other waterfront structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert
Bakeman
Francis
Deb
Healy Tibbits Conm Co
Elgin Study Club Opens Year With New President
The Elgin Study Club met last Tuesday at Mrs. W. C Falks home for a potluck supper. Guests included county chairman Mrs. Russell George, Mrs. Guy Whitford, and local teachers. New president Mrs. P. F. Zoschke spoke, followed by pledges, singing, and a book review. Publicity chair appointed. meetings now begin at 8 o clock. Next gathering Sept 28 at Mrs. W. Kuster’s home.
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Elgin Study Club
W. C .Falk
C. B. Schori
F.D. Welch
Max Fhoma
Russell George
Guy Whitford
West Union
Elgin
H. H. Wolf
Reunion of Sgt Roy Steele and wife in Minneapolis
News of our men and women in uniform reports Sgt Roy Steele of Fort Bragg North Carolina and Mrs Steele of Oelwein Iowa enjoyed a one day reunion in Minneapolis Minnesota on Sunday September 12. He flew with several officers by airplane and wired his wife to meet him there for the day. Also noted is John W Barnes from Clermont who has been moved from Farragut Idaho to Receiving Station San Pedro California.
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Minneapolis
Roy’ Steele
Fort Bragg
N. C
Steele
Oelwein
Minn
Charles Williams
Ottumwa
Mt. Pleasant
Williams
Teath
Chauncey A. Ammon
Decorah
California
Iowa
Harlan
Tech
Donn Cartwright
Donn
Sgt
Cartwright
Texas
Russell Chambers
Len
Acalt
Solomons
The
Echo
Bob Steele
Pacific War Zone
Elgin
U. S
Medberry
Earl Medberry
Amphibous Force
Pacific Fleet
Destroyer
San Diego
Calif
Earl
Navy
Great Lakes
San Pedro
Rex Medberry
Postville
Corp
Kenneth Evans
Chanute Field
N. W. Evans
Sitanton Halverson
San Francisco
J. C. Halverson
John Camp
West Union
A. C. Vieth
C. R. Barnum
Leon
Eddie Rickenbacker
Capt. Rickenbacker
Mr. Vieth
Vieth
Mr Vieth
Elmer Meyers
Milford
Meyers
Mrs. Axel Nelson to Be Buried at Elgin Today
A funeral service is planned in Elgin for Mrs. Axel Nelson with arrangements at Gottlieb and Muehlethaler funeral homes. The article notes her years of ill health and her husband Axel Nelson of Austin Minnesota, with Willard A. Schroeder from Postville returning home from the west coast. The brief items also mention local wartime notices and address changes for several residents.
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Axel Nelson
Elgin
Willard A. Schroeder
Postville
West Coast
Austin
Minn
Edgo
Gottlieb P
Muehlethaler
Dennler
The Rescue Fund Helps Mrs Darland After Fall
In Storm Lake Mrs J L Darland fell from a factory ladder causing broken bones and severe injuries. Fellow workers raised over $125 to aid her and the Elks lodge donated the $25 Shangri La contest prize to her. She hoped to earn money to visit her husband in the Navy.
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Storm Lake
J. L. Darland
Darland
The
Elks Lodge
Medberry Buys Schori Land Near Elgin Tract
Mrs. Christine Schori telephoned the Echo to say she ordered out an advertisement for two weeks announcing the sale of her land to Max Medberry. The 7 acre tract sits at the southwest corner of Elgin and joins Medberry’s farm.
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Christine Schori
The
Echo
Max Medberry
Arbuthnot Feller Wedding in Berwyn Ceremony
Charles Feller of this city married Mrs Estelle Arbuthnot of Berwyn Illinois at the Baptist church of Berwyn on Saturday September 16 at 4 pm. Rev Donald Duncan officiated in the presence of about thirty friends and relatives. The bride wore aqua crepe with fuchsia accessories and corsage. Attendants were Leon Earl Cooley and wife from Chicago. A small reception followed at the bride’s home.
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Charles Feller
Estelle Arbuthnot
Berwyn
Ill
Baptist Church
Donald Duncan
Alice Pardee
Feller
Leon Earl Cooley
Chicago
Fourth Ration Book Four Ready in October
The fourth wartime ration book will be issued in late October and distributed through schools. It will hold 384 stamps in red blue green and black covering all now rationed foods plus extra currency heads. Coffee stamps are treated as spares and may be used when other currency is needed for programs.
Performed Straw and Threshing Tales from Calmar and Vicinity
A rainy spell at Ed Humker's threshing site near Calmar produced a dead black and white kitten in the straw with lingering odor from a skunk. Hans Marcush of Dorchester found a potato grown around a bread pan handle ready to hang. Ed Fiene of New Providence threshes solo, finishing 900 bushels in three days. Clarence Border family reports 30 sparrows killed by a recent wind storm. Roberta and Robert Hervey of Donnellson both broke arms in separate incidents. WSCS to host chicken dinner on Sunday Sept 26 in the church dining room at 4.
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Calmar
Hans Marcush
Dorchester
Ed Fiene
New Providence
Fiene
Clarence Border
Mt. Verton
Robert Hervey
Donnellson
Roberta
Robert
WSCS
September Bond Drive Progressing Much Too Slowly
County precinct chairs report slow progress in the September War Loan drive with only Harlan township meeting its quota. Fay ette, Clers mont, Pleasant Valley show uneven results while bank and post office purchases near one third of the $40,000 precinct quota. Prominent leaders urge intensive canvassing before October 1 and stress bonds as a patriotic, secure investment to support troops and future peace.
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Harlan
Oalwein
West Union
J. F. Miller
Fayette County
J. A. Erickson
Clersmont Township
Pleasant Valley
B. J. Baumgartner
Elgin State Bank
America
Guest Minister Theo W Dons at Elgin Baptist Meeting Series
The Rev. Theo W Dons of Forest Park Illinois serves as guest minister at Elgin Baptist Church for October 3 to 13 in a series of special meetings open to the public. The article notes his long pastoral service and evangelistic work and urges concentrated prayer for the country.
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Theo. W Dons
Forest Park
Elgin Baptist Church
Dons
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Mediterranean
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Harry O. Olson
Asta No
Co. C
University of Oregon
Eugene
Oregon
Carol Wilson
Silas Wilson
South America
Boston
Mass
Dean DeSart
Marana
Tucson
Ariz
Ray DeSart
Bovis
Walter Bovis
65Th Sefpts
Brooks Field
Frederick Schupbach
Orlando
Florida
Anna Schupbach
Robert F. Wenger
Sad. A
Army Air Base
Greensboro
Harold Conner
Harold King Conner
G. Street
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Washington, DC
Arthur Boyer, Jr
Camp Edwards
M. A. Boyer
Donald L Martin
Clermont
Karl Martin
Fayette
Junior Boyer
Schori Land
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Theo. W. Dons
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