Bergeson Seeks GOP Senate Nomination in Des Moines
Rollo H. Bergeson a 49 year old Des Moines businessman announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination to U S Senate becoming the seventh candidate to enter the race Also listed are Jack Miller Oliver Reeve Ernest Seeman Kenneth Stringer Dayton Countryman and Floyd Moeckly Bergeson born in Sioux City previously practiced law there 1935 1990 later deputy secretary of state 1990 and former KCBC radio general manager He criticizes the Delaney farm income plan noting potential farm production cuts and federal regulation He questions the bill's income goals and cites support from Democratic figures while preparing for pre filing of bills ahead of the January 8 session start
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U. S. Senate
U. S
Rollo H. Bergeson
Des Moines
Senate
Jack Miller
Oliver Reeve
Waverly
Ernest Seeman
Waterloo
Kenneth Stringer
Davenport
Dayton Countryman
Nevada
Floyd J. Moeckly
Bergegon
Sioux City
Bergeson
Radio Staion
KCBC
Republican ‘National Committee
Thruston B. Morton
Delit Geretic
Morton
Iowa
Herschel Loveless
GOP
Congress
Ued
Wadena News Presbyterian Church Activities Schedule
Church services Sunday at 9 30 am and 10 30 am with communion baptism and confirmation. Evening youth service 7 45. Monday Jr Catechism 4 pm Tuesday Sr Catechism 4 pm Thursday Jr choir 7 30 pm and Sr choir 8 pm Circles meet Thursday April 7 at 1130 pm. Elizabeth Circle hosts Mrs Gilchrist Mrs Arthur Herrling leading Ruth Circle at Mrs Sidney Corbin home. Highlights include grooming talk by Amnella Crandall from Volga and demonstrations on sewing and garment repair. Ruth Klingman voted better groomed girl of the month.
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Presbyterian Church
Lady Martin
Elizabeth
Mrrs. Gilchrist
Arthur Herrling
Ruth
Sidney Corbin
Wadena Wonder
Amnella Crandall
Volga
Eileen Rubens
Ruth Klingman
Dean Jennings
Rita
Jellings
Judy Larson to Head Registration at USU Fayette
Judy Larson, a freshman at USU Fayette, will head registration Saturday as Gov. Herschel Loveless visits the Upper Iowa campus. She serves on the inter-college student council conference arrangements committee and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Perry C Larson of Elgin. She majors in mathematics at Upper Town.
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Judy Larson
USU
Fayette
Herschel C. Loveless
Upper Iowa
Miss Larson
Miss. Laryori
Perry C. Larson
Elgin
Upper Town
Misa Beverly Larson to Wed J Fischer in El kader church
The marriage of Miss Beverly Cline Larson and Henry Joseph Fischer will be solemnized at 10 00 a m April 23 in St Josephs Catholic Church at El kader. The bride elect is the daughter of Mrs Harris B Larson of Elgin and the late Mr Larson. Her fiance is the son of Mr and Mrs Henry Fischer of Janesville Wisconsin.
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Beverly Cline Larson
Henry Joseph Fischer
St. Josephs Catholic Church
Elkader
Harris B. Larson
Elgin
Mr. Larson
Henry Fischer
Janesville
Wisc
Beef Barbecue to Include Tractor Rodeo on April 27
Clayton county beef producers association announces a Tractor Rodeo during the annual beef barbecue at National on Wednesday April 27. Merrill Marting, president, says 4-H and FFA high school members will compete in six events testing operation, time and safety in tasks such as wagon look-up, belt line-up, restricted gate, serpentine, harrowing and backing a four wheel wagon.
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FFA
Clayton County | Beef Producers Association
National
Merrill Marting
Pres
The
Beef Association
Eastern Stars Meet April 18 at 2 PM Elgin Chapter
The Elgin Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will meet Wednesday evening April 18 at 2 o'clock. Fairbank chapter officers will present a program and initiatory work will be conducted. Hostesses include Mrs. Millard Larson and several couples.
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Elgin
Order of Eastern Star
Fairbank
Millard Larson
Will J. Nelson
Clifton Wilson
Arthur Yeerous
Leon Hansen
Des Moines Preview Shows Green Colonial Air Conditioners
John Tillotson of Elgin attends the Green Colonial cooling school in Des Moines on April 4 and 5. More than 260 Green Colonial dealers from Iowa and surrounding states gather to see the new line of air cooled and water cooled summer air conditioners.
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John Tillotson
Elgin
Des Moines
Iowa
Valley High Girls Basketball Banquet Announcement
A notice invites attendance at a banquet honoring Valley High girls basketball team. Event highlights and honoring details appear in the public notice with date and location to be announced locally.
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Our Valley High
Student Receives $300 Scholarship for Second Semester
Stanley L. Capper of the State University of Lews received a $300 scholarship for the second semester from the National Association of American Business Club. He majors in physical therapy.
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Stanley L. Capper
State University of
Lews
National Association of American Business Club
Tea at Allen Memorial Marks State Nurse Week
Governor Loveless proclaimed April 3 to 9 as state student nurse week and an observance tea plus open house were held at Dack Hall Allen Memorial Hospital Water loo. Eloise Lantz attended as a guest and has been accepted to begin nurses training at Allen Memorial in September.
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Herschel Loveless
Dack Hall
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Eloise Lantz
Miss Lantz
Allen Memorial
McCunniff Appointed Democratic Chair in Fayette County
C F McCunniff of Oelwein was named chairman of Fayette county Democratic Central Committee to fill the vacancy from Regis Harrington’s seat. About 160 Democrats from across the county attended last Thursday’s meeting in Fayette.
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C.F. McCunniff, Oelwein
Democratic Central Committee
Fayette County
Regis Harrington
Fayette
Reschedule Picture Taking of Children in Elgin City Hall
Due to an illness of the photographer from United Studios of Elkhart Ind pictures will be taken of Elgin city children at City Hall on April 18 Those with March 26 appointments are invited to call Mrs Walter Mitts to reschedule April 8 Mr and Mrs A B Jacob returned from Fergus Falls Minn where they attended a Roosevelt Park High School band concert with CBS soloist Don Jacob y Alfred Jacob is band director They visited the Alfred Jacob home briefly
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Barbara Corkery
Sioux City
Ju- Ha
Jeffery
Jalene
Guesta
James Probert
Guy Probert
Clermont
Mrr
Lester Gehring
Robert
Elgin
Beverly Hokel
West Union
W. V. Probert
Mabel Johnson
Bill Corkery
Cedar Rapids
United Studios
Elkhant
Ind
Elgin City Hall
Walter Mitts
A. B. Jacob
Fergus Falls
Minn
Roosevelt Park
Engagement and Upcoming Wedding of Mariene Wedo and Arden Greener
Mr and Mrs Fred Wedo announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Mariene to Arden Greener The wedding is slated for July 17 at St Pauls Methodist Church Elgin Miss Wedo a graduate of Elgin High School and employed at Big Gain Products West Union Greener a Manchester Public Schools and State University of Iowa graduate serves as instrumental music director at Valley High School
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Fred Wedo
Mariene
Arden Greener
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Elgin
Miss Wedo
Elgin High School
Big Gain Products
West Union
Mr. Greener
Manchester Public Schools
State University of Iowa
Valley High School
U I U Enrollments Total 930 for Second Semester
Upper Iowa University Fayette reports 930 regular students for the second semester, up four from the prior all-time high of 526 enrolled last fall. Off campus extension students add 419, not counted in the regular total. Of the 580 regular students, 384 are men and 146 are women. Class breakdown shows 93 seniors, 44 juniors, 148 sophomores, 195 freshmen and 10 specials.
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Upper Iowa University
Fayette
FHA Borrowers Show Less Net Income in 1959
West Union FHA borrowers across Fayette, Clayton, Bremer and Chickasaw counties recorded a sharp drop in net income for the 1959 crop year. Average net worth declined, gross income fell, and operating expenses rose as analysts note lower hog, egg and beef prices, higher costs, and moisture issues delaying 1960 corn marketing.
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FHA
West Union
Kermit M. Teig
Fayette
Clayton
Bremer
Chickasaw
R. Duncan Angus
Bruce M. Johnson
Holy Week Observance Set by Local Churches
Churches of the community cooperate again this year for Holy Week events. A Good Friday service of worship will be at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Easter Sunrise Service at 6:00 a.m. will be held at St. Pauls Methodist Church.
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First Baptist Church
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Reverend Hugh Guy Honored for Fifty Years in Ministry
The Rev. Hugh Guy of Lancaster Christian Church was honored recently for fifty years in the ministry. He has served as a spiritual leader and community counselor, marking a long career with the Lancaster congregation.
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Hugh Guy
Lancaster Christian Church
Clayton County Extension Calendar April Meeting Schedule
Clayton County Extension calendar lists events from Tuesday April 12 including a Beef Barbecue Kick Off at 7:00 p.m. at the Farm Bureau meeting room, a Family Living Committee at 1:30 p.m., and 4-H County officers meeting at 8:00 p.m. in Elkader. Wednesday April 13 shows a Farm and Home Development committee meeting at 8:00 p.m. in Elkader. Thursday April 14 notes a Woodcenter Eagles and Volga Pioneers 4-H meeting.
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Clayton County Extension Family Living Committee
Elkader
Farm and Home Development Committee
Woodcenter Eagles
Volga Pioneers
Progress on Elgin sewer project advances slowly
An engineer-inspector estimated the Elgin sewer system contractor is about 20 percent complete on the treatment plant and 10 percent on the line crew. Work includes larger shovels for street lines, digging laterals, and rapid pace ahead after two weeks. The plant design features six tanks and a series of structures from manholes to sludge beds with a five month deadline.
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Elgin
Mattoon
Pleasannt Street
Imhoff
Fayette County Board Approves TV Classroom Programs
The Fayette County Board of Education tentatively approves two half hour TV classroom programs for elementary schools in the 1980-61 school year. Each week features Iowa history and elementary science on two days at 9 a.m. via station KWWL.
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Fayette County
Still Running: J D Shaffer Eyes Boston Marathon
J D Shaffer known as J D Still Running, jogs three miles daily from home to Camp Leroy Johnson in 18 minutes. At 48 with 25 years of cross country, he aims for top ten at the 26 mile Boston Marathon this spring before retiring from the army in May and moving to New Orleans with a planned June visit to Elgin.
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Times-Picayune
New Orleans
Magte
J. D. Shaffer
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Elgin
Cancel Open House for Zurbriggen Anniversary
Open house observing the 50th wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs M Zurbriggen for April 10 has been cancelled due to the illness of Mrs Zurbriggen.
Very Close to Quota Set for Fayette County Drive
Final Fayette County United Fund tally shows $29,058.81 collected, near the initial quota. West Union led with $3.86 per capita, Elgin next at $3.49, average per town $2.50, with Clermont, Fairfield, Illyria, Pleasant Valley and Putnam among listed townships contributing. Illyria topped townships with over $600.00, and Illyria was the only one exceeding that mark.
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Fayette County
Clermont
Franz Appelman
Chin
Fairfield
Ted Nus
Illyria
Harold Strong
Pleasant Valley
Hilder Gilbert
Aon
Putnam
Howard Jones
Rep Convention Held Friday at Courthouse
The county Republican presidential convention met at the courthouse Friday at ten. Thirty seven delegates were named to represent the county at the state convention in Des Moines on April 22. George B. Woodard opened the meeting and reading state instructions. R. M. Westerfield was chosen permanent chairman and Mrs. Wayne Kemmerer secretary. Local delegates listed include Fred Cline Edward Krueger Hilder Gilbertson and Mrs Harlan Seedorff with Elgin attendees John Falk Hilder Gilbertson R P Strauch Max Medberry Clifton Wilson and Edward Krueger.
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Des Moines
George B. Woodard
Chm
County Central Committee
R. M. Westerfield
Wayne Kemmerer
Fred Cline
Clermont
Edward Krueger
Hilder Gilbertson
Elgin
Harlan Seedorff
John Falk
R. P. Strauch
Max Medberry
Clifton Wilson
Extension Service Calendar of Events
Extension Service calendar lists events starting Monday April 11 at Iowa State University. Staff conference and 4 H meeting in Lamont and Fayette at 8:00 p.m. open to public. Weed and Pest Control meeting in Fayette with Gunderson and Raun, open to public. In service training committee dates April 4 and 15 at Iowa State University.
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Iowa State University
Putnam Foremost
Lamont School
Fayette
Gunderson
Raun
Elgin Legion Posts Schedule Meetings Next April
The Elgin Legion Post 352 holds a regular meeting Monday evening April 1 at the Legion hall. The Legion Auxiliary meets Friday April 8 at 145 PM in the Auxiliary rooms. This is an important meeting, members please attend.
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Elgin Legion Post No. 352
Legion Hall
The
Legion Auxiliary
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