Westfield Notes From Editor's Desk and Community Events
Special correspondence from Westfield highlights visitors from LeMars and Sioux City, church changes as Rev Walker departs for Britt, baby shower for Mrs Adkins, 49th anniversary at Behrens home, PTA meeting at school with Don Erickson addressing traffic safety, noting violations leading to accidents and citing unsafe driving practices.
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Westfield
John Knecht
Lloyd Peterson
Beverly
Lowell Schulz
George Schulz
George Krause
LeMars
al Knecht
Sioux City
Erven Smid
Jim Knecht
Alva Port
Ronnie Carlson
Albert Harrington
Akron Hospital
Mary Oleson
Raymond Case
Farrell Harrington
Brimsville
Neva Weal
Sioux Falls
W. B. Neal
A. W. Hummel
Des Moines
Rev. Walker
Elk Point
Britt
Iowa
Walker
Thomas Adkins
Ronald Burke
Walter Holder
Mavis Harkness
Lora Lee
Viola Lilly
Jayne Hawks
Bonnie Orr
Glenna Carlson
Alyce Williams
Donald Dion
Debra
Ivan Ronald
Juinda
Gordon Behrens
Jim
Vicki
Byrd Behrens
Loren Behrens
Mark
George
Kay
Jan
Patty
Alfred Nason
Tom
Bob Behrens
Worth Banks
Florence
Candace
Malcom Behrens
Duane
Jerry
Randy
Gary Banks
Darrell Taylor
Lillian
Nancy
Alvord Banks
Mark Behrens
Westfield P. T. A
Westfield Pta
Don Erickson
Improper lane changes discussed in class safety program
A lively question and discussion followed as pamphlets on safe driving and the point system were distributed. Miss Jones Lense led the 4th 8th and 6th grades in singing about safe play while Mrs. Worth Banks explained the immunization program begun last week.
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Chang Ing
Jone) Lense
Worth Banks
Land Bank Associations Extend $22.8 Million in 1960 Loans
Towns and banks report 2,192 farmers received long term Land Bank loans in 1960. The Sioux City unit issued $760,900 to 73 farmers across Plymouth Woodbury and Monona Counties. The regional Federal Land Bank of Omaha lent over $51 million across Iowa Nebraska South Dakota and Wyoming.
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Federal Land Bank
Max V. Jacobson
FLBA
Sioux City
Jacobson
Plymouth
Woodbury
Monona
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Iowa towns push for fair share in road tax funds
Kenneth Robinson, editor and Bayard mayor, chairs a new Grassroots Urban Street and Highway Research Association formed to present Iowa street and highway needs. The group aims to inform citizens statewide about the budget impact and urge fair 15 percent allocations to towns and cities, beyond the present 7 to 8 percent share.
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Iowa
Kenneth Robinson
Bayard
Robinson
58Th General Assembly
Public Administration Service
Iowa Highway Study Committee
Authoritative
Chamber of Commerce
Urban Street and Highway Research Association
Pat Touchae
Chamber of Commerce Executive of
Waterloo
Towa
Deere Day in Akron Promises New Farm Tractors
John Deere introduces a new generation of power with demonstrations at the Norka Theatre on Thursday February 16 featuring actual field demos of the new tractors. A film lineup includes Men, Ideas, and Tracts and a historical review of farming progress. Showings at 9:00 am and 2:00 pm with lunch at 12:00 noon and door prizes expected.
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Deere
Akron
Verle Barwick
John Deere
John Deere Research and Engineering Center
Barwick Zald
Norka Theatre
Barwik
Polio vaccine push and municipal finance debate in Iowa
The Town Highway Study Committee backs 16 percent state road funding for towns, higher than the 10 or 11 percent pitched in legislature, while PAS favors 20.2 percent with 15 percent as a practical compromise. Polio vaccine guidance emphasizes three shots and boosters, urging immediate vaccination, especially for preschoolers, as National Guard muster week highlights musters and national service history.
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Public Administration Service
PAS
Town Highway Study Committee
Touchne
State Department of Health
United States
Immanuel and Union Creek Lutheran Church Activities
Community church schedule lists events at Immanuel and Union Creek Lutheran Churches. Naomi Uniti, Rachel Unit, Sarah Unit, and Deborah Unit meet at member homes. World Day of Prayer hosted by six Akron churches at Union Creek. confirmation, radio service, morning worship, and Sunday school times noted. open house for Golden Wedding of Mt and Mrs Martin E Johnson. various youth and adult programs, Lent service, and a Father and Son Banquet led by Pastor J Norman Cartesian. Card of appreciation from Joe Powell.
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Immanuel and
Union Creek Lutheran
David J. Roy
Naomi Uniti
Arden, Johnson
Darwin Johnson
Rachel Unit
Olga Anderson
Sarah Unit
Fred R. Claesgan
Deborah Unit
Duane Anderson
Miriam
Melvin Hansen
Churches of Akron
Union Creek Church
KLEM
Lloyd Musser
IMM
Martin E. Johnson
Kenneth Hultgren
Watfrid Forslund
Herbert Swanson
YoMaCo Club
Mys
Arvin Finzen
Ivan
Beth Finzen
Lawrence
LaVon Maynard
Pastor J. Norman
Sioux City
Beaver and Mammal Trapping Totals Near Buffalo Center
Bill Lewis of Buffalo Center trapped an 80-pound beaver nearby. This season he also captured 120 muskrats and 4 skunks before seasons closed, along with 10 raccoons and 3 foxes.
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Bill Lewis
Buffalo Center
Lewis
Muster Day 191 Urges Guard Community Vigilance
Gowan chief of the National Guard Bureau urges communities to take a good look at their National Guard neighbors on Muster Day 191, emphasizing awareness and support for guardsmen in the region.
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Gowan
National Guard Bureau
National Guard
Big Springs Baptist Church Activities Schedule
Stanley Rendahl pastor leads Thursday 2 00 pm Ladies Missionary Society with hostesses Mra Arnold Lundgren Mra Archie Dahlin Miss Vernice Nelson and Mrs Ivar Stenstrom Bring paint scraps and scissors Friday 7 pm Jr Hi CYF party at church Sunday 10 00 am Morning worship 11 00 am Sunday school 7 30 pm Crusaders and CYP 8 00 pm Evening Gospel service Founders Week at Bethel College St Paul Monday through Friday Choir rehearsal Theme founders week noted midweek prayer Wednesday 7 30 pm Mid week prayer service 8 20 pm Choir rehearsal listed
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BIG Springs Baptist Hurch Co I
Stanley Rendahl
Ladies Missionary Society
Mra
Arnold Lundgren
Archie Dahlin
Vernice Nelson
Ivar Stenstrom
Crusaders
CYP
Bethel College
St. Paul
Waterfowl Wintering in Iowa Draws Geese to Forney Lake
Nearly 20 Canada geese have elected to spend the season in southeast Iowa at Forney Lake in Fremont County along with nearly a quarter of a million ducks. Drainage ditches in the lake vi-
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South
Iowa
Forney Lake
Fremont County
Waterfowl Habitat Threatened by Persisting Freeze
In southeastern Iowa near Lake Odessa, observers report waterfowl habitats eroding as ice cover remains scarce during severe cold, affecting the minority of birds that rely on open water.
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Lake Odessa
Iowa
John Evangelical Lutheran Churcher Meeting Lineup
Akron laws Preston Township hosts a Thursday 7:30 p m teachers meeting at John Evangelical Lutheran Churcher. Friday events at Brotherhood Institute Waverly Iowa include Sunday school and Adult Bible Study at 9 a m, Divine worship at 10 p m. Ruth Circle meets Tuesday 2 p m and Wednesday 7:30 p m for Lenten services led by Pastor Conrad C Guetziaff.
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John Evangelical Lutheran Churcher
Akron Laws
Preston Township
Brotherhood Institute
Waverly
Iowa
Ruth Cirele
Conrad C. Guetziaff
Finst Church Schedule Highlights Week Events
Finst Church of Christ announces Christian Women's Fellowship at 2:09 pm Thursday hosted by Mrs Dan Blake Sr and Mrs Chas Grean. Cherub choir performs Saturday at 2 pm. Sunday worship with the 30 Pieces of Silver choir. Wednesday calling night led by John Ludwigs, with Supt. Richard Brown and Pastor.
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Christian Women's Fellowship
Dan Blake
Chas
Grean
John Ludwigs
Richard Brown
William Watters dies at 103 in Garden Grove
William Watters of Garden Grove died aged 103. His wife passed away 50 years earlier, and he had long lived with his daughter.
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William Watters
Garden Grove
National Guard Muster Day Noted for Cold War Role
The National Guard marks Muster Day and the 15th anniversary of its post World War I reorganization. The piece lauds its National Defense Strategy seminars, readiness, recovery plans after nuclear attack, and its economic efficiency, highlighting Guard units’ roles in peacetime and defense.
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National Guard
National War College
Washington
Guard
Army
Air National Guard
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