Westfield Community Notes and Local Visits Special Correspondence
The library will close for several weeks in early summer. On June 5, Mr and Mrs Janssen and friends were guests at Congregational Church supper before their Westfield departure. The Bliss family from Muleshoe Texas visited relatives here after a Black Hills vacation. St Catherine's Guild meets June 1 at 2 PM for a potluck dessert, and Catholic Daughters install officers with Mrs Berniece Houlihan and Mrs Irene Burnight presiding. Various local residents share news of army calls, knee injuries, shopping trips, and social visits. Twin Appaloosa foals presented by Clayton Mittens of Kirkman to their mare highlight local animal news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janssen
Austin
Congregational Church
Westfield
Robert Bliss
Muleshoe
Texas
Black Hills
Erie
Illinms
Robert
Roy Bliss
Bliss
James. Hamilton
Merrill
St. Catherine’s Guild
Schoenfelder
Catholic Daughters of America
Berniece Houlihan
Sioux City
Irene Burnight
Monitor
Margaret Henrich
Berniece Henrich
Gertrude Blum
Edith Gant
Joellen Toben
Pat Bliss
Mary Gale
Sentinel
Elizabeth Huls
Clarice Rolfos
Josephine Weidenfeller
Vera Manley
Jean Foley
Lorna Loutsch
Lucille Welch
Ray Welch
Hohenfels
Germany
O.k
Sharon
Colleen Welch
Sharon Welch
Bob Jordan
George Henke
Bridgette
Tim
Omaha
Nebr
George
Denny Devine
Akron Reg ister items of interest and local sports notes
Akron Tribune items recount an 32 to 1 baseball win over Hawarden on Hawarden grounds with 31 Akron hits. Other wins include 21-16 over Marcus 8-7 over Rock Valley and 14-4 over LeMars. Obituaries note Mrs Olaf Hofstad 64 died June 6 in Alcester and Jul Busker returns to Moir Implement Co. Memorial Day events, local births, and a bank robbery at Morrill are reported alongside a grandstand collapse risk. An outbreak of service and Royal Navy veterans is mentioned, plus a new 100hp electric unit affecting Linotype operations.
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Akron
Hawarden
E. Hartman
Swalley
Marcus
Rock Valley
LeMars
Olaf Hofstad
Hom
Alcester
Union County
Frank Kerr
J. H. Kerr
Margaret Kerr
H. A. Stryzewski
Ralph
T Westher
St. Olaf College
Nothfield
Minn
Navy Air Force
Jules Busker
Moir Implement Co
Olin Jay
Olin B. Lilly
Westfield
Iowa City
Cors
Clare
Wrayne
Westfield Congregational Church
Akron Riverside Cemetery
Masonic
40 Years Ago Obscure Local Happenings in 1926
40 years ago Mr and Mrs Victor Brundeen left for Sweden. H A Ervin attended his niece Doroth Hauser s marriage to Fred Higgins of Sioux Falls at Parker D. Local Civil War veterans attended Memorial Day exercises A R Kenaston W A Neal James Kirk and D H Dilley. Fire destroyed the Johnson residence May 28 1926. Akron High School class of 1926 graduated ten boys and eleven girls with address by Dr A L Keith. Freddie Claesson broke his left arm on a scooter. Mrs Elmer M Greenleaf died May 29 1926 at Akron Hospital. Funeral at Akron Baptist Church. Mrs Henrietta Sorensen died May 30 1926 at sister s home. Mayor A L Yegton suffered indigestion. A bolt of lightning struck a John Koch farm building during heavy rainfall. Ed Patterson went to Alameda Saskatchewan for his father s illness.
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Victor Brundeen
Sweden
H. A. Ervin
Dorothy Hauser
Fred Higgins
Sioux Falls
Parker
Bertha Hauser
A. R. Kenaston
W. A. Neal
James Kirk
D. H. Dilley
A. B. Johnson
A. L. Keith
University of South Dakota
Freddie Claesson
Elmer M
Fern) Greenleaf
Akron
A. Waterbury
Akron Baptist Church
Riverside Cemetery
Henrietta
John) Sorensen
A. Fredericksen
Trinity Lutheran Church
A. L. Yegton
Bert
Fred Halversen
Akron Plans Big Fourth of July Celebration
Sixty years ago local business leaders at city hall organized a real Fourth of July festival with various committees named for preliminary boosting. Free dom Lodge representative Paul Wendt attended the Des Moines grand lodge meeting. J F Phillips arrived from Jefferson Iowa to become Milwaukee road section foreman. Ak ron High baccalaureate addressed by Dr P H Schleh of Omaha. Bert Miller born June 4 1906. A son to Mr and Mrs Henry Hilrichs on May 29 1906. Eighteen locals rode Milwaukee excursion to Chamberlain South Dakota. Union revival led by Rev Frank Mathis evangelist and Walter D Pardin singer.
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City Hall
Akron
Paul Wendt
Freedom Lodge
Strate Masonic Grand Lodge
Des Moines
J. F. Phillips
Jefferson
Iowa
Milwaukee Road
Akron High School
P. H. Sehleh
Omaha
Bert Miller
Henry Hillrichs
Milwaukee
Chamberlain
Frank Mathis
Walter D. Pardin
The Dilemma of U S Private Enterprise Across The Nation
A column argues that government control rises while large private firms strain smaller ones. With scarce labor, small businesses fail as public utilities profit, and labor markets favor the wealthy. Proposals on social security and Medicare threaten both small and big enterprises, risking a shift toward socialism and greater liability for employers. The piece notes changing attitudes of workers toward bosses and the shift in wage and benefit expectations.
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U.S
US News
World Report
Wall Street Journal
Reader’s Digest
United States
Work Ethic and Parental Responsibility in Youth Labor
A columnist argues that youths must learn to work early and parents share responsibility for shaping capable workers. They warn that neglect leads to untrained workers fueling social woes and imperiling the nation’s future, urging action before drift toward dictatorship.
Medicare payment form announced for elder claims
John F. Goldman announces a single form to request payment under the voluntary Medicare medical insurance part starting July 1. Enrollees 65 plus will receive 30 percent of doctor bills after a $50 deductible, with two claim methods: patient pays then seeks reimbursement or doctor files for payment, with the doctor accepting 80 percent of the bill and a $60 deductible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John EF. Goldman
Social Security
Goldman
Medicare handbook aids first claims in county contests
Goldman states a sample form and a copy for first claim are in Your Medicare Handbook mailed in June to all persons eligible for hospital county contests this year to receive insurance benefits under the Medicare program. Additional copies will be at physicians offices social security offices and area organizations offices selected to receive and pay bills. Paul H Patterson field representative Sioux City will be at Hawarden City Hall Wednesday June 15 1966 to help with information requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldman
Physiciang
Officaa
Paul H. Patterson
Sioux City
Hawarden City Hall
Patterson
Plymouth County 4-H delegates to state conference named
Twelve Plymouth County 4-Hers will attend the annual State 4-H Conference June 8 to 11 at Iowa State University Ames. Delegates include Elaine Talbott Barb Hawkins Karen Tschampel Edith Van Eyera Diane Britt Susan Anderson John Hamilton Ed Dempster David Attrill Jerry Ritchie Ronald Schweitzberger Richard Oetken. Theme Citizenship In A Democracy Focus on Values. Highlights include speeches by J Gauger Dave Weltha Elmer Schwieder and Mrs Mary Grefe plus discussion groups and career sessions. Four music delegates will join the chorus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elaine Talbott
Barb Hawkins
Karen Tschampel
Edith van Eyera
Diane Britt
Susan Anderson
John Hamilton
Ed Dempster
David Attrill
Jerry Ritchie
Ronald Schweitzberger
Richard Oetken
J. Gauger
Dave Weltha
Iowa State University
Elmer Schwieder
Iowa State Univerisity
Mary Grefe
Des Moines
Plymouth County
Uncle Sam cost estimates draw skeptical tax compare
Roy P. Stewart notes a Texas reader rebuts federal spending figures by comparing annual costs to raise and care for a child, an elderly person, prison maintenance, and VISTA training. The letter questions whether $600 per child is enough and highlights higher per person costs in other programs.
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Roy P. Stewart
Texas
Kingsville
Union County
N. M
VIST
Volunteers In Service To
America
Future Calls For More Silage Automatic Feeding Systems
Dairymen expect to feed and store twice as many tons of corn silage and haulage in 1980 as today, per a Michigan State University economist. Industry forecasters predict broad growth in mechanized feeding, led by Jamesway automated systems that push button feed and deliver consistent rations, with integrated silo distributor and U trough conveyors to avoid bottlenecks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan State University
Jamesway Division
Butler Manufacturing Company
Ft. Atkinson
Wis
Jamesway
Rail
Jamesway Aystem
Public complaint over child upkeep and relief costs
A reader rails at Uncle Sam over military family expenses and aid programs. They note monthly figures for a child in uniform and total yearly costs, arguing parents cannot meet education, clothing, medicine, and recreation on $600 annually. The letter accuses relief spending of favoring illegitimate children under ADC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouse
ADC
Control Biennial Thistles Now
County Extension Director Lyle Mackey notes timely action controls biennial thistles, a widespread Iowa weed. E P Sylvester of Iowa State urges preventing seeding, with 2 4 D spraying most effective when rosettes resemble large dandelions. Mowing, spading, or hoeing also help, and plowing plus reseeding works in heavy infestations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle Mackey
Iowa
E. P. Sylvester
Iowa State University
Sylvester
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