Elma Reminder (Newspaper) - November 9, 1983, Elma, Iowa and Tom Watson of Lime Springs are proud to announce the arrival of their first a baby girl bom November 3 at the Mitchell County Memorial Hospital In The little miss weighing 6 lbs. 6 02. and was 19 Inches long. She has been given the Joni are Mr. 4 Mrs. Bruce of Elma 4 Mrs. Carrol Watson of Lime Great grandparents are Frank Watson of Emil Lindgren of and Mr. 4 Mrs. of South and Pat Praska are proud to announce the birth of their first Nicholas Christopher Nicholas arrived October 23 at 9:13 p.m. in Joseph's Hospital In New Hampton weighing 8 lbs. 11 oz. and was 21 Inches are Mr. Mrs. Glenn and Mr. Mrs. James all of Great grandparents are Mr. Mrs. A.E. of Texas and Mrs. James Praska Sr. of Ili November 9th at 7:30 p.m. Peggy the Missionary Nurse from Nashua in Upper will be speaker at the sponsored by the Merrymakers Club at the Lourdes Everyone is welcome to Peter's met In the church parlors on 2 at 2 p.m. with Vice Mary Thies Pauline led the opening devotions and Charlotte Platte lave answered roll was decided to give each to Family Camp and Concordia Teachers Neb. for our Christmas qI results were Charlotte Irma Vice Rosella Alberta committees are Eleanore Yunghans and Anna Welcoming Altar and Lois Meier and Beverly Nell next meeting will be our Christmas Party to be held December 1 at 1:30 p.m. Each member Is to bring either a salad two dozen Christmas Extra cookies to be given to the sunshine There will be a gift exchange and free will offering taken for the Cottage Religion Committees are Decoration and Eleanore Anna Dybevik and Joann Rosella Ava Beth Wilma Gesell and Janice Ava Beth and Georgia Schmidt served the members of St. Paul met on November 2 In the church hall for their regular monthly The meeting was called to order at 1:30 p.m. by President Study was led by Esther and Donna Groth with Worship Meditation given by group voted on two policies and It was decided to leave them as they gave a report on books she had purchased for the church A roport was also given by Diane of Neuters are Invited to Guest 12 at 1:30 p.m. at the Lime Lutheran Invitation was also read from Our Lady of Lourdes Altar Rosary Society Inviting the group to hear Peggy nurse from Africa on 9 at 7:30 p.m. In the Lourdes Norman led the Thank Offering Lunch was served by Esther and meeting will be Decenter 7 with a potluck dinner at noon with husbands as Tenderfoots Square Dance Club will meet on 10 at the Alta Vista Municipal Hall at 8:00 p.m. with Bryce Mabon of Denver as guest It Is Pie and Ice Cream All square dancers are Invited to Also anyone interested in taking lessons are Lessons will began on 15 at 8:00 p.m. in the Elma School If interested contact one of the John Ludwig's at 393-2666, Jerome at 393-2337 i or Mel vi n Johnson's at 364-2410 or anyone in the I.e. Rosary Society met on Nov. 1 for their President Deb at the were Officers with election to be at will be held on Decenter 6th with Band Three hosting the Installation of officers will also be of the election are as Theresa Burke as and Val Kolbet as Public COUNTY members attended the Elma Senior Citizens meeting on Wo v. 4. After the business meeting and election of Euchre was played at six Several tied with six so they cut and Earl Kelly won high on the Door prize was won by ' Mildred new officers for the coming year are as Gert vice Hannah Mabel of donuts and coffee was served by Vi Tuchek and Esther Hartogh and furnished by the Senior Citizens 11, 500 will be Lunch will be furnished by the hostesses of the Vi Esther Hartogh and Earl Editor and the Citizens of this past week I became Involved in a situation which greatly upset and so I felt I must write this letter to you and to all the citizens of our came to my attention that the people of and I quote longer want a roller rink here for our I for one am a citizen of a taxpayer and most importantly a mother who Our young people enjoy that It gives them someplace to go to run off their energy and share good times with their I would much rather have my three sons there where they are supervised and for than out running around town and possible causing someone I have lived in Elma for nine years and have been proud of where and of the people in my My personal opinion and I'm sure of many other parents is that we like the rink and will fight to keep and Helen managers of the earn nothing for coming Their gas isn't even paid for by the money they take A certain percentage is given back to the Memorial Hall for lights and heat and rest is used to pay off a loan they had to take out to purchase the skates from Konen so we could continue to have a I have been at the hall many times and have watched the Berg an's work with the The thildren respect them and obey Granted there has been some minor but they were I've never undertaken anything in iny life that went I say let's get behind our young people and take a stend to keep the roller rink We adults have many ways of getting together for relaxation and so why must we cheat our children out of their fun and rumor I heard was that someone wants to close down our Again I say We have a beautiful Library that is as good as many city Libraries and is used by many I certainly hope this was just a bad rumor so maybe we can stop it before It goes any How of the children took part this sunmer in the fantastic programs set up by Mrs. Mrs. Streich and the Library Board hty sons did and they loved It. I say let's do it let's open up our hearts and minds to our young We always hear complaints about the bad they but wouldn't we be encouraging it if we allow a few of our citizens to take away their Stand up and be heard for our young I J. NOVEMBER 9th, 1983 VOL. 10 NO. 44 Iowa 50628 to the seems to be a little misunderstanding concerning the financing of the projector purchased for the Elma This is being paid for entirely by donations from organizations and individuals in the Elma Community and is not a project at the expense of The donations are placed in a special account at the bank and are then given to the city clerk in large amounts to deposit with the city He in turn writes a check for the same amount received to Jane R. Media Co. We thought this would save the clerk fran having to keep track of a lot of but still enable the city to handle our The cost of the projector was We have received and still have an unpaid balance of We are confident we shall reach our Elma would like to inform all their patrons of the upcoming Thanksgiving dinner which is to be on Nov. 18 beginning at 11:30 a.m. In City All reservations must be called Into either Grace Schwake at 393-2537 or Mrs. Joe Mohrfeld at 393-2387 by noon on Tues. 15. The menu will consist of Chicken cranberry jello salad and a menu for this week 1s Ham Patties and don't forget to call in your Library 83, passed away on 7, 1983 at Colonial She was born on 2, 1900 in Russia to Jacob and Kathryn She came to the United States with her parents in 1903. On May 29, 1922, she was united In marriage to Jacob In who morn her passing are her both of Mrs. Harold Bletsch of Ver William Hammond of Mrs. Jack Roethler of Elma and Harry of Strawberry 13 11 great and one William Gies of Charles her in death were her Jacob on September 26, 1979, one grandson and four services will be held on 10 at 2 p.m. with Rev. Ernest E. Yunghans officiating in the St. Peter's Lutheran Church In Burial will be in the Saratoga Funeral Home is In charge of arrangements with visitation after 2 p.m. on Wednesday with pray service at 7 p.m. on Services were held for George 71 of Iowa on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Otterbein United Methodist Church in Burial was in Woodlawn Mr. Schwake had passed away on Saturday is survived by his wife two James of Marshalltown and Gary L. of California five two great four Emil of William and Leslie and Harold of four Amanda Baethke and Lillian both of Viola Averhoff of Evansdale and Violetta Adams of Cedar the services from Elma were Grace Melba Rowley and Mr. Mrs. Orville Baethke distribution clerk at the Nashua Post has been selected as postmaster at Alta The announcement comes fron Robert E. director of employee and labor relations for the U.S. Post Office in Des She succeeds Loyd who retired in new postmaster designate will come to the Alta Vista office for orientation Nov. 9-10, and she will assume her position at the close of business on Nov. 10. has been distribution clerk at the Nashua Post Office for the past 10 years and recently has been serving as officer in charge at the Plainfield Post following the death of the postmaster she had seven years of postal clerk experience at E. Gansen of Elma has been officer in charge at the Alta Vista Post Office since He will return to his regular assignment as an Elma rural malT
