Nashua Reporter, The (Newspaper) - April 30, 1947, Nashua, Iowa THE NASHUA REPORTER VOL 51 Xo 50 PHONE IN YOUR SEWS ITEMS AND WEEKLY NASHUA NASHUA IOWA WEDNESDAY APRIL 30 1947 SELL IT WITH A WANT AD Subscription Price Per Year THE PHONE IS 3071 in Nashua lay Hay A Winners in Poppy Poster Contest Held at Nashua Public School HIGH WILL HAVE 10 ENTRIES NATIONAL REGIONAL MUSIC CONTEST This Bridge on Williamstown Road Will Be this Summer Young Church 203 y r exposed lo er League rally g be- seaing j Paulj fo Home at Wa- be by on and a f Luther 0 program Over Federation i EVENT WILL BE AT ST JOSEPH MO MAY 10 Nashua High School j Commencement Calendar she regional contest have of two events on the The Prom was sc bee Include 6 Winners m Slate Last Week and Four Winners Marthas Contest Last Fall high school have 30 entries in the National al Music Contest which will be held at St Joseph Mo oa Mav 10th All entries iu the music division ix first place winners for Friday May 9 finals be sti postponed onc week Independence the of The state music contest List iasi Friday by Clark Baldwin More than 50 Posters Raymond Drake Were Entered in Contest i Employed as Kindergarten Teacher Returns to Fatuity Alter Year's Absence an 3 he Senior Class and Saturday and four winners marching baud iest held last fall Groups and soloists who became eligible to compete in the national regional event by receiving ratings at Independence last week First Place Will Be Sent to State Contest of will m- There were more than ou m the Poster sponsored by me American gion Auxiliary in the 5th and Mli grades Iss prue sHope 2nd Kay and Kubicek worked together on worKed together on one post er Sophia Lockey y Hall Ju jet ns Mae in the High Stocks Darlene Bond Harriett received honorable mention r a neighbor Edna Glover ner First and Second Place Donald in Picture Linda Winners of was to have be the following 19th j The complete i calendar is printed below and detailed stories on he events will be published in later issues of the Reporter May examinations Prom tile succeeding Mrs Arthur g declined another to the school faculty us taught school kindergarten and first the school year that time she worked but the present contract H for half-day class like Mrs May May May May Service Play Start Plans for Annual A meeting of Nashua high alumni association was he'd evening April 28 at the school house It called to order by president Mrs Helene Brass Quartet Van Kleeck and Marilyn Coates cor- nets Lois Harnisch trombone Mary Flint baritone Drum Quartet Shirley ler Edna Kristiansen Beverly Strike and Maxine Drake Trombone Solo isch Drum Chandler Student Conductors Shirley Chandler and Darlene Laughery The winners in the marching band contest last fall who will in the national contest PLAN TO BUILD FARM TO MARKET ROAD THIS SUMMER TO BE POT IN THE ROAD Will Be the first Road on Federal Aid Program In Chickasaw County being made to put in on the Plans a live stretch from tP corner on the road to Ionia summer We were informed last week by Lowell C Ransom county super- visor from district that the right-of-way for the project been secured and that contract Photo by Clark Baldwin Concrete and j Steel Structure Will Wooden One j Channel of Creek Will Be Straightened Eliminate Curves Both Sides of Bridge The old bridge ed above located on the about three miles east of near the Ferguson farm be replaced this summer by a new concrete and steel structure Contract for the new bridge was approved at a meeting of the Chickasaw county board of last week on the low bid submitted by C B and M R Taylor of Decorah at a letting before the Iowa State Highway Mrs Brake to be present Thursday 1 Lists were made for the various have in a later issue the Otto i i James Roach of Adults Adults of church net Friday at the It is planned to send the posters winning places the the local contest to a contest sponsored the Legion Auxiliary The Others anred by will be used to stimulate interest in annual ot and Mrs Poppy Sale for the and o p m EDITH BRONES IS BRIDE OF ROBERT RAUSCH j Couple Married April 17 at Missouri Edith of Charles City became the bride ol Robert Paul Rauseh of Thursday April IT The ceremony wss at the Lutheran church hold and 10th other classes are also planning to hold Mo U and war veterans and at o p m aid just Drior to Memorial The was Miss Man j rno 3 Me business meeting j j f i -25 senea by Dav Auxiliary Initiates Crador of and the best ma Oliver Amick also of ot Nashua Miss Gloria thirty present Ed was hostess at ice negro a capella choir American Legion Auxiliary appear at Monday Five church on the new were were Jay May 25 or Sunday Bennett Sr reunions Commission 15th at Ames on April rison This makes a total of 12 high musicians will take nart m events in the national re- contest The school bus will be used to transport the girls their director Leon KraBt their instruments and gage to St Joseph Editors note watch for a ture of the Nashua high musicians who will take part in the is 100 feet and the road is only 66 feet Although several bridges have been built in Chickasaw m the road gram this will be the first stretch of road put in by the federal aid program All cost is met with federal and state funds and no county money will be used tne project al contest in next week's issue of Nashua High Group Attends Drama Conference at I S T C ilrs Berends who ha charge of dramatics in the ua high school accompanied 10 of students to Cedar Saturday where they attended a Drama Conference Iowa State Teachers college and tne The Knight of the Burning Tney information on the production oC Held sang The Lord's tumes and scenery etc in toe and she Miss Vivian morning and attended Play O Perfect afternoon organist tbe who went Joan af marches Garland Marilee the First Time Since 41 This is the first time there has been a national regional contest since 1941 as they were ed curing the war That year Nashua had in the national contest at three I Firms Join Price Reduction Announcements Made In this issue of Reporter Several Nashua firms in the The bride nore a blue Vouns Adults Bennett Jr Mrs c the choir following JL length dress and her Donna Albaugh Ruby Schluter in Lecture st City 6th ee lecture on Christian be given by Clayton C S of Cincinnati May 6th at ni in the Charles City auditorium The invited and Mrs Arthur j was given to the Cancer Henry rose The dress was aqua blue a corsage of red roses Tne bridegroom tion chairman is to of Trip at ock Club Ed pictures of their st at the meeting to be sent to the Veteran s hospital at to be at the Spring Carnival They made plans to hold an all day meeting and Tuesday May 13 to sew carpe rags for the Veteran's hospitals were appointed to at- tend the meeting ai owed Hampton May 20 Har ip made for Poppy a Jane Conley Rita Popes Goodner Alice Hammond Juhl Dorothy Hunt Verna jakel Zaneta Bean Lu Ann and Margaret Siber men nieres was servea a few at the Alvarads Cafe Cape Girardeau Mo The table was decorated with a two tier cake with miniature bride and groom i sho trip of the C i The bride is a daughter oi Mr Mrs Alfred Brones of of Dies Waverly Mrs Jule Schultz Mrs Canty and and and have joined price reduction movement discounts c Reporter ana or re- issue In this year's contest at St musicians will come from high schools in Iowa The movement is known as the Newburyport due to be- in thi city of Missouri Colorado Kansas Girls Glee Also a First Place Winner Mass and price reductions have been requested by President Truman as a curb lo inflation In a message made yesterday to the U S Chamber of Commerce The Nashua high girls glee club Truman received a first rating in the I A pressing task oi att at last week i men today is to reduce However there are no events possible at ail large groups national while steadily increasing contest this year tion D conductor and the girl's Waverly today sextet ratings were re- J fc The total of seven first By planning by in the state finals gave of wasteful ana better than winners in the practices by expanding contest There were 13 entries where needed and by The entries which received No productivity can Stings Lois Harnisch greatly help m- C rating Wednesday to attend erai ior Arthur 49 who died ac the the concert band Mary Flint baritone horn solo Lois Harnisch and Coates erly Monday She solos cloud now hanging over air and Mrs A M of Greene Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary Strange Sickness Kills 9 of 13 Cows in Herd Near Ionia BELIEVED TO BE KIND OF POISONING State College Tests To Leira Cause of at laVerne Cleveland Farm A strange that has billed and left four others and a ball seriously struck the herd at LaVerne farjn of Ionia the last of the Mr the sickness jn the while she chores last Friday A called from New Hampton but some of the dead before he arrived The is believed to have been caused by tome kind of poisoning and specimens from me of the have been sent to State College aj Ames for chemical analysis of the contents of the stomachs Re- sults the college tests had not yet been received or this week The 13 cows comprised Cleveland's entire herd milk cows and bull belongs to Lyle Huffman With ot his en- tire herd cut off this 15 a serious Joss to The four that are still living will probably suffer a serious cut in production following the severe sickness It reported day that a subscription was bein made UP Ionia community Their bid for the bridge 23 The structure to be i design similar to the lew one over the river a ew miles east is to be 60 feet ong and 24 feet wide The contract also includes a channel change of about 100 rods The creek will be straightened out to eliminate the present curves both above below the bridge The channel change will extend about 40 rods north of the bridge and about 60 rods to the south The new channel will go through the bridge at an angle from the northeast to the same as the above phot o was taken The stood southwest of tne aridge looking northeast to take the picture to help finance replacement of the herd Mr Cleveland 13 a brother of E L Schoenfeld of Nashua His is the former Anita Huntley They formerly lived on the McCulloch farm northeast of Nashua Seeks Permit to Operate Passenger Carrier From Nashua to Charles City Commerce Commission to Hold on Application by John KePPle John Kepple of Nashua has made application for fa permit to Work is expected to be on the new bridge June and it is to be completed in September At the same time this contract Tras approved another bid by the same firm was accepted for con- struction of a by bridge a half mile south of Alta Vista costing Both these bridges are being with Federal and State funds provided by the market road program MRS SELENA 79 BURIED HERE TUESDAY Native of Nashua Community Died in Ohio services were held at p m Tuesday at Oak ior Mrs Selena ien harles W Batten the of operate tween Nashua ata and the the carrier be- arles City Commerce a hearing to be held at n Charles City on Friday Official notice of the hearing appears on page 2 of this issue of the Reporter Mr Kepple is employed in Bonzer Insulation Co at Charles City and seeks she permit in order to transportation for other Nashua who are employed in Charles Cuy so many em- ployed at the Oliver plant laboratory Sherman ery and other places in Charles City there is a distinct need for such a transportation service as busses do operate at the oroper hours and the truck cannot accomodate enough pass- engers lock club was held rs James last Mrs E L Lindsley oration Day rs Abner Riddell oi the There members I children and Mrs Homer Lucas and There will be no picnic in May as meeting oe spent in making wreaths for la has been em- Kleinschmidt Benning T 1 t I V fb former Meta Bertha There was unusually stiff The following from of Henry and band event the Iowa Recorder published a at s City groom is a son The ve 50 to the Cancer Hie next meeting May Mrs Abner Riddell v mi i mes and Mrs la Stanley will have charge 6t ciog the Government by men proved here by vents Public address by representative Society Sunday May IP Residence of Mrs Islain street Nashua Admission All l Local Legion Members Are Invited to Opening and Dedication of Lesion Home at New Hampton Formal opening and dedication v Legion home oi ine Post at New Hampton on Tuesday I AU Legion members i Nashua community are invited to attend the i Laura of Nashua He was graduated from the school with the ciass Since he received ms Oliver Co m born in Butler county She a niece of Mrs Schultz and leaves Mrs her husband and five Mrs Elmer Arns Ardith Merlin ana Donald the navy he has been ln with his cousin Paul Iowa Rausch in the trucking business He recently sold his interest in T due to an embolism following operation two weeks before s at The Upper Choir year Oelwein Belle Piaine and first winners jn of their fiftieth organizations compared anniversary and t0 Nashua's 35 judge A M Bethke entertained at Nashua a first rating and the a family dinner Sunday April Guests invited in addition to the immediate family were Bethke Mr and Mrs S J Margaret and Robert of Waterloo Mrs Clara Weiss and Mrs Anna Ramker Death wast other two gave them HI of the Tear May 2 The Music Mothers will hold a truck and is now selling prOgram at Laboratories of auditorium Monday after- du Chien is His territory is James Gogg son of Mr even LV t which wiil ad- v St Louis the couple their home at nort honeymoon in by of about Formerly of members of the to Wed and Smith Gogg gave two vocal solos and sang with the quartet The choir was o a tour and had been at Charles City lish school Monday morning new Hampton post by th town Degree Team rers of American the program the Oelwein team State i Plans r Banquet May 8th Lodge will hold a hier banquet atthe st activity 7 May 8 will be it 7 p m ake reservations call 4532 Members of the lodge a daughter as If you have no daughter else of all Legion posts Iowa will be held O O F Dance An old fashioned dance with fl music and box social at r rT F hall May 2 Everybody invited at Shower bring a j Mrs Gary Fisher afternoon ac a in honor Meets Federated club met home of Wilma Springer evening April members present and one e and Betty lad the handicraft lesson evening was s making frosted designs on glassware corres secretary is Junior Mission Band John Church Ed Poppe served lunch to ipr Mission Band of the i's Lutheran church honor of the anniversary cf her son Poppe which was on tha t the next meeting Maj W A Kniepkamp children decided to school supplies pencils erasers note books etc Miss Beverly of Falls formerly become the oi anniversary officiated Friday April a ine home of her son Howard at Selena Estella Hatch was born June 22 1867 in Floyd county of Iowa and was married to William Allen uary 3 1885 at Waverly Iowa She passed away April 25 1947 at the home of her son in Medina county Ohio She leaves three sons and three Harlan LeRoy of West MO Walter Lewis of Waterloo Howard William 01 Ohio Mrs Maurice DeBonney Mike at m the band room S of observance began with the year all members are urged to be present The of the he school Mass Mr and M BIRTHS and Mrs Schley of Clarinda are the oi a Donald Blaine Thursday April 24 Mr Schley coach in the a few years ago They now have three boys Mr and Huffman of Sunnyvale are the ents ot a daughter Cynthia Gay born 29 by arian operation at a hospital in San Jose Tee mother is the former her mother Mrs Ralph now is at the Huffman home Mr and Mrs Richard Grim of Pensacola Florida are the ents of a son James Gordon born Wednesday now have two sons Mr and Steere DeBonney Are of Starke Fay of Beach City f a -on- Mrs Howard McCormack of Clinton Ohio also 20 grandchildren and 7 great grand- afternoon May 7 at home of Mrs Howard Crooks CEDAR VALLEY LEAGUE BASEBALL SCHEDULE IS DRAWN UP 14 GAMES 7 AT HOME AND 7 AWAY Denver Will be Nashua's Opponent for Opening Gams at Home May 11 121 1897 at Saint Mary's church at Greene with Father Louis Kirby I officiating The first eight years of their married life were spent Horton and Nashua where Mr Bethke was manager of a ery In 1904 they moved to Greene where they lived since Mr Bethke is well known in this community as he was j salesman for the Watkins Com- re 1 children Her husband and ont daUghter preceded her in death She was a sister-in-law of Ed Allen of Nashua Funeral Held Friday for Eleanore Kraft Private funeral services The Cedar League pany for years He re- ball schedule was drawn up at tired from r meeting of managers of the eight Mr and Mrs Bethke are clubs week and Nashua of five lour o o schedule was for the They have one Purchase Waterloo Restaurant Mr and Mrs Bamett of Greene have in W guests SOCIAL CALENDAR Friday May Ladies Aid Slacks V brown of Lutheran church Mrs Juhl hostess Monday May o f- v wear line complete them in light Also have denims in lot of Hats l Unit H III Mrs Mrs Bernice Butter sizes 9 to I s Harry May 8 Hour children of The Thursday s are held at church Study club we o the The Ba the Home hey sold 1 they have CiO Reporter by Marshall Knox ager of the fpr Uie Each team has a schedule 7 at home and 7 the opening games to Sunday May Nashua's opponent for the game to be played a diamond be Denver for Eleanore Rose Kraft were held last Friday afternoon at weth Son Funeral Home The girl age 9 had passed away following a short illness with spinal meningitis Rev Arnold H Jahr pastor of St John Lutheran church ated at the service Burial was Greenwood cemetery The following obituary was pounds born 29 at the Waverly hospital Mrs Steere is the Eckhoff and her daughter Rae Is staying with her grandmother Mrs Mable and Mrs Henry of De- troit are the parents of a daughter Brenda Kay Henry bom April 6 The mother rfs the former Virginia Rundorf grand- daughter of the late Dr and Mrs L H Goodale of the baby was date of her great grandfather Airs Bundorf is the former Florence Goodale o of nL and Anna Ruth of Eleanore Rose Kraft daughter of Mr ana Kraft was born July 4 1937 In the summer of 1943 she was baptised into the faith and for three vears thereafter at- tock according er of operated Nashua which j Since that time making their lome in Greene whf f nett was employed at the Motor company Residence Farm Are Sold Past Week Mr and Mrs M B Norman have sold their house to Mr and Emil Schluter be given the of October jar Mis Norman plan W home with her mother Charles City Lester Fisher northeast ot N mads both deals The schedule May here May there May June here June Rock there June there June here 7 June July here July July there July Rock here Aug here Aug there It was also decided at the Sister Mary Harrita the i Open house was held Has Pressure Spray with DDT for Fly Control A pressure to use with DDT to use fly control has been purchased by Dr A- J son Nashua veterinarian According to indications will the only outfit of this Chickasaw county the interest the home Monday afternoon from until o'clock The fable was banked in yellow rosas and featured a three-tier ding cake carrying out the golden wedding guests attended the reception W C T U- Meets Friday The Women's Christian Union win meet i of next week May 9 at the home of Mrs Clarence Hanson east of I Nashua Mrs Owen Edson will ibe the leader tended the Bible School of St John Lutheran church faithfully She Ws always a cheerful girl being program there U expected be a big demand for the spraying of admitting children free is asked to a teed sack for well loved by who knew her After a very brief illness she was called to her heavenly home or Wednesday April 23 at a m at the Cedar Valley pital in Charles City She leaves to mourn her pass- her parents Elaine and Virginia her grand- mother and numerous uncles aunts and cousins May the Heavenly who has called her unto Himself com- fort those she has left behind Card of Thanks We are very grateful to afl oar friends relatives and for their many kindnesses during our recent bereavement and for the lovely floral Mr and Mrs Fred Kraft service of charge sale Caskey athletic coach at Nashua high school has been employed to operate outfit this mgs Elaine and Virginia crable pain and aa revealed that cracked near the nerve in Accidents Ed Radtke suffered two broken and crushed toes week when an overload spring was ly dropped on his foot at his The foot is in a walking Dr E S Taylor is bed at his home to an Injury received in a fall Monday noon He tripped and fail wards when he out of the i-