Editorial on county war boards and economy critique
Iowa press coverage notes local county boards in war effort faced unpaid work and long hours. W Earl Hall defends efficiency over red tape, arguing boards seek maximum service at minimum cost without wrongdoing. Also reports draft debates on under 21 and dependents among Iowa farmers and a pledge story tied to Columbus Day observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Earl Hail
Mason City Globe —Gazette
Ihig
Kossuth
Kossuth County Rationing Board
Algona Member of Commerce
Fort Dodge
Hall
Algona
Two Enlist in Navy Friday at Des Moines
Friday two parishioners Clareng Haas and Gerald Heck traveled to Des Moines to enlist in the Navy after passing their physical examination. They returned home briefly before being called for duty. At Marion Lutheran church on Sunday Sept 20 a ceremony dedicated three flags the Service Flag American Flag and Christian Flag with hymns poems and a flag presentation by Orvin Thompson and acceptance by Dr. Strandford. The congregation announced several men entering the armed forces from the church including Myron Hoag Stanley Loftsgard Lloyd Reierson Marion Loftsgard Lloyd Loftsgard Gerald Olson Mellien Mork Elver Anderson Clemens Loftsgard Floyd Odegard Louis Olson Orlando Loftsgard and Merlin Hellum.
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Clareng Haas
Gerald Heck
Deg. Moines
Navy
Marion Lutheran Church
Ruth Opland
Selina Olson
Orvin Thompson
Strandford
Mervin
Randolph Reierson
Dale Anderson
Myron Hoag
Stanley Loftsgard
Lloyd Reierson
Marion Loftsgard
Lloyd Loftsgard
Gerald Olson
Mellien Mork
Elver Anderson
Clemens Loftsgard
Floyd Odegard
Louis Olson
Orlando Loftsgard
Merlin Hellum
Surprise Cooleys on 40th Wedding Anniversary
Relatives and friends in Dubuque honored Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Cooley with a surprise visit for their 40th wedding anniversary on September 17. About sixty people attended the evening, with members of the Ponester, Feller, and Bunting families among the attendees.
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Cooleys
L. J. Cooley
Dubuque
Sein
Ponestler
Feller
Emma Bunting
Earl Stanhard
Four Leave for Army Examinations in Des Moines
W F Kohler Fred Pinney Eddie Klingman and Kenneth Schori departed Tuesday for Army examinations in Des Moines. All four passed the exams and will have about two weeks to settle home affairs before being called into service.
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W. F. Kohler
Fred Pinney
Eddie Klingman
Kenneth Schori
Des Moines
First frost of fall noted in Iowa on Sept 20
A very light frost visited the section Sunday morning Sept 20 causing little damage. Officially counted as Iowa's first frost this fall, despite earlier reports from several communities.
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Iowa
Tests Taken In Des Moines For Airplane Mechanic Training
Des Moines Monday Herman Schupbach and Paul Larson went for the government examination for training as airplane mechanics. They passed preliminary tests and still have papers to file before any further steps are decided.
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Herman Schupbach
Paul Larson
Des Moines
Elgin Study Club Meets At Home For September
Elgin Study Club met at Mrs H D back home on Tuesday evening September 22 A paper titled Plymouth Rocks Ellis Island was read by Mrs P F Zoschke The club plans to purchase a U S bond this year Mrs Allen Habeger oversees sales of towels made by Iowa blind women The next meeting is October 4 at Mrs S W Kusters home
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Elgin
H. D
Plymouth Rocks
Ellis Island
P. F. Zoschke
U. S
Allen Habeger
Iowa
W. Kuster
Junior Schupbach Begins Second Course for Navy Wings
Junior Schupbach has finished elimination flight training at the U S Naval Reserve Air Base and has been moved to Corpus Christi Texas to start the second course toward earning Navy Wings He will study aviation warfare theory radio code machine guns cross country instrument flying in the ground school phase of pilot instruction.
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Wm, Jr. Schupbach
U. S. Naval Reserve Air Base
Corpus Christi
Texas
Pleasant Valley Township selects officers and county rep
The Pleasant Valley township AAA election at the town hall Friday evening elected Earl Kiple as chairman Edward Krueger as vice chairman and Thos Powell as a committee member First alternate Lou Dennler and second Lloyd Jacob were named Robin Wilson remains the township representative to the county organization meeting held in Fayette Saturday afternoon where county officers were named
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Pleasant Valley Township
Earl Kiple
Edward Krueger
Thos. Powell
Lou Dennler
Lloyd Jacob
Robin Wilson
Fayette
Metzger Buys Mrs Emma Reusser Property
Geo Metzger, now farming the Dummermuth place, retires from farming and purchases the Mrs Emma Reusser property in West Elgin. The property is desirable with a new house, ample garden space, and room for poultry. He has not decided when they will move to town.
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Geo, Metzger
Dummermuth Place
Emma Reusser
West Elgin
Metzger
World War Veteran Has Son in This War
The first World War veteran of this locality to have a son in the present war is Wm. H. FE. Mueller. His son, George, was called to service several weeks ago. Mueller was not a resident here when World War I ended, Farmersburg being his home town at that time.
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Wm. H, FE. Mueller
George
Mr. Mueller
Farmersburg
Mrs. Bailey to Elgin for 4p school social
Mrs. J. F. Bailey of Elgin will attend a social at the Gunder district No. 1 school Friday evening October 2. The program starts at 8:15 p m and all are welcome. Marys Beauty Shop will be closed until further notice. Mrs. K E Mark accompanied the Paul Liddle family to Van Cleve for a week or two visit. Selina Olson, teacher, dpe.
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K. E. Mark
Paul Liddle
van Cleve
Mary
J. F. Bailey
Elgin
Gunder School
Selina Olson
Dpe
O E S Attend Postville Meeting
Elgin Chapter O E S officers attended Postville Friendship Meeting Monday. Members from Clermont Chapter assisted, with list of participants including Mrs B H Brackin and other named officers and members.
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Elgin
Postville
Clermont
B. H. Brackin
Wm. Nelson
H. H. Wolf
Asso
R. W. Muehlenthaler
See’y
R. P
Scheel Couple Celebrate 58th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Herman Scheel were surprised Sunday as their children brought baskets to mark their 58th anniversary. Cakes were made by Mrs Russell Nelson and Mrs August Scheel. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Albert Scheel and family of Cedar Falls Mr and Mrs Ern Pfister of Fayette Mr and Mrs Russell Nelson of Waterloo and Mr and Mrs August Scheel of Lawler.
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Herman Scheel
Russell Nelson
August Scheel
Albert Scheel
Cedar Falls
Ern Pfister
Fayette
Waterloo
Lawler
One Strike One Shot and Rattler Bit the Dust
Junior and Gerald Boyer were hiking near Herbert Dummermuth's home when a timber rattler struck at Gerald's pant leg. Gerald fired a .22 rifle, killing the snake. The offender had fifteen rattlers, marked as an old timer in the area.
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Junior
Gerald Boyer
Herbert Dummermuth
Gerald
Lyle Light Chosen for Creamery Post at Elgin Dairy
Elgin Farmers' Dairy Co. board appointed Lyle Light to fill the creamery vacancy after Fleet Frieden resigned to move to Charlotte. Several applicants were considered and Light began work Monday to gain experience before Frieden departs in October.
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Elgin Farmers’ Dairy Co
Lyle Light
Fleet Frieden
Charlotte
Light
Frieden
Haas couple visits Chicago and Decorah friends
Mr and Mrs Wm Haas spent the weekend in Chicago visiting friends Mrs F J Harvey of Decorah and Mrs H S Steele joined them and visited in the C K West home in Dubuque
Echo Enterprise Farm Sale Calendar
Farmers calendar lists sales by date and location. On Sept 4 Demler and Butikofer hold a closing out sale near El region, and on Oct 2 Rothlisberger and Bon offer 58 head of Scotch Short Horn cattle four miles south of Elgin.
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Echo
Demler & Butikofer
Rothlisberger & Bon
Elgin
Scrap Metal Drive Aims to Save War Production
Harold Weibel receives a wire to return to Fort Monmouth to accept his commission as Second Lieutenant. Donald M Nelson urges national newspapers to lead a scrap metal drive from September 28 to October 17 to boost steel production and avert a critical wartime shortage.
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Harold Weibel
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
Newspapers of
America
Nelson
Corn Country Samples Brought From Van Cleve
Paul Liddle and family visited the Mrs. K. E. Mark home from Van Cleve for the weekend and showed three ears of corn weighing 4.12 pounds. He noted that such large samples prove the area can produce fine corn and that they didn’t have to search to find them.
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Paul Liddle
van Cleve
Farmer Delivers Three Tons of Junk From Ditches
A farmer cleaned up widespread scrap and delivered three tons to market. He even pulled junk from ditches that had been dumped years ago when junk hauling was not common.
Repairs at Miller Opera House Proceeding This Year
Wm. F. Miller's opera house, built in 1900, shows rusted tin covering after 42 years of service. Work underway to fill most worn spots with new metal and plans to repaint the exterior later.
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Wm. F. Miller
Opera House
Frieden Buys DeSart Residence On Pleasant Street
Mrs Fannie Frieden contracted to purchase the former Pauline DeSart residence on Pleasant street. She has tenanted this home for about two years.
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Fannie Frieden
Ito
Pauline DeSart
Pleasant Street
Roane Waring Likely National Commander of Legion
Kansas City Mo. at the Legion national convention Roane Waring of Memphis Tenn a lawyer appears set to win the national commandership as other candidates decline to press bids The convention is under way in Kansas City
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Kansas City
Roane Waring
Memphis
History Repeats Itself in Soldiers' Service
Readers in Elgin and Clermont note strong parallels between World War I and current mobilization. The Echo recalls letters from service members, urging home folks to support troops as in 1917. Clermont and the community sent about 75 men then, with today’s numbers expected to rise as manpower plans unfold. Legion members back the soldiers, urging unwavering support and sacrifices.
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Elgin
Clermont
Echo
Army
Navy
Legion
Elgin Clergy Gets Fifth Year Assignment
Rev J C Warton will again serve the Elgin Clermont Illyria district under H D Temple superintendent of the Dubuque district The appointments were announced at the close of the Upper Iowa conference in Waterloo Sunday The list includes F O Hillman Cedar Rapids John D Clinton Iowa Falls J J Snyder Traer E J Starr Miles and Preston D V Butler Arlington and Volga M L Sanderlin Fayette W M Zimmerman Hawk Eye and Alpha S J Baldwin West Union F C Witzigman Oelwein
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J. C. Warton
Elgin-Clermont- Illyria
H. D. Temple
Dubuque
Upper Iowa
Methodist Church
Waterloo
F. O. Hillman
Cedar Rapids
John D. Clinton
Iowa Falls
J. J. Snyder
Traer
E. J. Starr
Miles
Preston
D. V. Butler
Ar Jington
Volga
M. L. Sanderlin
Fayette
W. M. Zimmerman
Hawkeye
Alpha
J. Baldwin
West Union
F. C. Witzigman
Oelwein
Supervises Mammoth Project at Long Beach Base
The world’s largest fleet operating base is now in operation at Long Beach California. Two years ago the site was wasteland inside the city boundary. The multimillion project will not be disclosed for military reasons. Harvey W. Kruse, son in law of Emma Olson, supervised the construction.
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Long Beach
Calif
Naval Station
Elgin
Harvey W. Kruse
Emma Olson
Elgin Adds Second School Bus For Shorter River Road Run
Elgin purchases a second school bus to shorten routes through the south river road district. The panel bus will be remodeled with side seats and windows, painted lemon yellow, the legal school bus color, and should be ready within a week. It will serve the Highland Illyria districts.
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Elgin
South River Road
Highland-Illyria
Social Friday Evening at Center School
Come to the social Friday evening September 25 at Center school district No 5, Marion township. Program at 8 15. Everyone welcome. Lillian Loftsgard teacher remembers. Scrap slaps Japs, Sock em.
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Marion Township
Lillian Loftsgard
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Earl Hall
Iowa Press, Assn
Selective Service
Iowa Farm Journal
American Daughters of the Revolution
Congress
Benjamin Harrison
Marion
See Sedi
Gladys Peterson
John Marshall
Benedict ‘Arnold
Lend
Pulier
Naliam
Goebbels
Caw
Cal
Elgin Study Club
Junior Schupbach
Postville Meeting
Rattler
Mammoth
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