FFA Banquet Held at East Clermont Church
The East Clermont FFA held its annual banquet on Saturday evening, April 4, at the East Clermont Church. Honorees included Clifton Miller and Orville Berg as honorary farmers, with Alyce Cecil winning the FFA Chapter Sweetheart title. Other awards honored Mark Amundsen, Greg Palmers, Ronalid, and Gordon Mathys, among attendees.
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Toe
Wee Anity Foe
Bink -Aix
Lunatin
Indhu
Far Gren
Duatie
Pate Tlon
Mark Amundsen
Greg Palmars
Ronalid
Butikofers
Gordon‘ Mathys
Whe
F.F.A
Suolagt
Alyce
Cecil
Gatight
Isonore Bonett
Bod!ree Kittleson
Marilyn
Rail Strike Would Delay Mailing
An emergency moratorium on shipment of all second, third and fourth class mail beyond 150 miles from the origin post office will be put in place nationwide. Second class and third class mail, mainly newspapers, magazines and advertising circulars, will be affected while airmail retains priority handling. first class may move by air only if space allows. Perishable items such as medicines and frozen foods are urged to be discontinued for mailings.
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Newspal
Gronouski
TV Sets to Cost More With Extra Tuner
TV sets to leave the factory next month with an extra ultra high-frequency tuner required by law for sets after April 30 in the U S The tuner will raise average prices by about 20 dollars with some cases at 80 dollars The tuner enables receiving UHF channels 14 through 83 while most current sets pick up VHF channels 2 through 13
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U. S
Six Persons Claimed Prizes Saturday
Six individuals won prizes on Saturday including H Mra Sadie DeSart Ern Hol zer la Dennler Alice Winkler and others, with amounts ranging from five to twenty dollars. The event details and full names appear partly garbled in the report.
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Luc Ee Aah
H Mra
Sadie DeSart
Ern Holzer
la Dennler
Mra
Alice_Winkler
Birthday party, club notes, and local society news
Mrs Schori Herrling hosted a Wednesday birthday gathering for her son Kevin in Wadena with guests Mrs Dennis Meyer Kristie Mrs Roger Frieden Scott Elgin Mrs Leon Streicher Kevin Montom Mrs Clark Burgin Elaine and Mrs Gerald Bond Jere. The Chi Anedlaw Federated Women’s Club met at Mrs Tom Sniffin’s home with six members present. discussion included an essay on time as a commodity and a talk on family economics. The Women’s Missionary Society met with seven members and three guests. funds for Foreign and Home Missions were reported and plans made for an April branch meeting at the United Brethren Church. Visitors from Bradfor d and Aptington attended, marking family birthdays and a newborn daughter Kelly Jo born April 7 at Oelwein hospital.
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Schori Herrling
Abril
Keviny
Dennis Meyer
Kristie
Roger Frieden
Scott
Elgin
Léon Streicher
Kevin
Lamont
Clark Burgin
Elaine
Gerald Bond
Jere
Wadena
Liumch
CHI Anedaw Club
Chi Anedlaw Federated Women's Club
Tom Sniffin
William Shea
Francis Bald
Arthur Herrling
Woodward
St Corbin
Wallace -Mayhugh
Fayette County
Clermont
Sniffin
Womens Missionary Society
Donata Ward
Branch of Missions
Wadena United
W. F. Moore
B. E. Schunemen
Joel
Mary
Lorna
Bradford
Ill
Ivan Lindaman
Aplington
Kelly Jo
Fox
John Goeller
Fairbank
Fred Bushby
Jim Probert
Goeller
Naomi Crandall
John Oil
Denver
Edwin Humphrey
Filey Wits
Alg
Shower for Mrs Max Me and guests at Prairie Chien event
A small gathering hosted for Mrs Max Me and other attendees from Prairie Chien and Mrs Paul Spendell of Wadena. The table featured decorations with umbrellas and streamers. Lunch was served at the end as Mrs Madge Murray and Martin Anderson traveled to Freeport.
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Max ME
Kery
Paul Spendell
Wadena
Madge Murray
Martin Anderson
Freeport
Fourth Spring Convention Invited at Decorah Luther College
All American Lutheran Church Women of Decorah Conference invite delegates and visitors to the 4th Spring Convention at Walders Hall Luther College Decorah on Monday April 27. East Clermont ALCW hostesses. registration in Walders concourse. devotional led by Peterson. business meeting led by Mrs Otmar Brung Monona. noon meal at Centennial Union. coffee hour and afternoon program by hostesses.
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All American Lutheran Church
Decorah
Walders Hall
Luther College, Decorah
East Clermont
ALCW
Peterson
Parton
Eterson
Otmar Brung
Monona
Pres
Centennial Union
Schupbach on USS Bennington in Far East duty
Marine Private First Class Robert C. Schupbach of Elgin serves aboard the anti-submarine warfare carrier USS Bennington based in Long Beach California. The ship, part of the 7th Fleet, is on a six month Far East deployment and may call at Yokosuka Japan. The Bennington leads a Hunter Killer group to hunt enemy submarines and recently completed operations near Hawaii with in-port Pearl Harbor tours for crew.
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Robert C. Schupbach
George Schupbach
Elgin
Bennington
Long Beach
Calif
Far East
7Th Fleet
Yokosuka
Japan
Hawaiian Islands
Pearl Harbor
Wadena Turkey Supper on May 7 at Legion Hall
The Legion and Auxiliary of Wadena prepare for another Turkey Supper. The event is announced with a note that May 7 is the date and hints at high attendance based on past performances.
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Wadena
Turkey
Legion and Auxiliary of
Dellious
Service School Attendance Highlights New Furnace Technology
John Tillotson spent April 8 9 at Rockford Illinois attending a Green Colonial dealers service school and new product display. The two day session focused on servicing and installing oil and gas furnaces and summer air conditioning with a new gas furnace body casting powered by a new process.
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John Tillotson
Rockford, Ill
Green Colonial Dealers Service
Weekend Socials Include Families From Independence
Friday night gatherings featured Mrs. Elmer Struss and Danny and Jere Hinkel with Flossie Voshell. Mr and Mrs Henry Gatles Ug Lee and Mrs. Robert Boland and families were present with their daughters and guests.
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Mice
Henry Gatlesuglee
Robert Boland
Elmer Struss
Danny
Jere Hinkel
Flossie Voshell
Independence
Grand Opening At Judy's Beauty Shop Draws 150
About 150 people attended Judy's Beauty Shop grand opening with prizes awarded to winners including Halliwell for a perm treatment, Mrs. Shaffer for a haircut, Mrs. Lorence Mucklethaler for a brush, and several others. Judy Long, new owner from Colesbury, previously worked in Manchester. Refreshments served. winners may claim prizes at the shop.
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Judy
Halliwell
Keith aMpoo
Shaffer
Lorence Mucklethaler
Guernsey Smith
Louis Lehman
Don Fauser
Lee Roy Collins
Leo Faith
Myrtle J.peterson
Walter Mitts
Joan Muehiethaler
Judy Long
Colesbury
Manchester
Iowies
Elgin Study Club Meeting Recap at Mulford Home
The Elgin Study Club held its meeting at Mrs. Rex Mulford's home with co host Mrs. Earl Kiple. Seventeen members answered Toll call and enjoyed a Daley photo contest featuring Valley High School students led by Russell Goodell and Arden Greener. The program included music by a local quartet Roger Reed Joan Gunderson and Larry Larson with solos by Alyce Gels CE Baumgartner and Stanley Anderson. Sally Stephenson read Portrait of Jennie earning a state rating. A skit Towels Hi by the Blind entertained, with participants Mrs Mel Baethier Mrs John Tillotson Ms G Mirs Mrs Wels Kaspar FyElstul and Mrs Earl Kiple. An Eleanor Roosevelt interview sketch by Mrs Baethier and Mrs C B Schori won praise. A white elephant exchange raised 5.10. H H Wolf and Mrs John Tillotson reported on the County Federated Women's Convention at Clermont with 11 attendees. Mrs Fred Muehlethaler named club woman of the year and Mrs Martin Wenger received a books read award. Lunch was served by the hostesses.
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Elgin
Rex Mulford
Earl Kiple
Daley
Valley High School
Russell Goodell
Arden Greener
Sort
Roger Reed
Joan Gunderson
Larry
Larson
Ere Aeer
Alyce Gels CE
Ie Baumgartner
Stanley Anderson
Sally Stephenson
Jennie
Mel Baethier Nestator
John Til- Joon
Mire G. Mirs. Wels
Kaspar Fyelstul
Za Snyder
Baeghier
C. B
F B Homemakers Meeting Friday
The Farm Bureau Homemakers met Friday afternoon April 10 at Mrs Edward Krueger’s home with Mrs Clifton Miller as co hostess. Ten members and guests attended. Roll call noted a freedom under democracy. Discussions covered Capitalism Communism and Socialism reapportionment farm crops and Sudan Sorghum. Four contests were held and future events planned for May 8 at Mrs Carleton Krueger’s home.
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Farm Bureau
Edward Krueger
Clifton Miller
Roll Call
Dale Lietz
World Understanding
Carleton Krueger
M. J. Blockhus
Dale Stetz
Merle Buckdashel
Illyria Bureau Plans Christen Valey Event
The Illyria Bureau will Christen Valey on July 17 at 1 30 PM with a roll call and household hints. Everyone is welcome.
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Illyria
Notice Withheld News Due to Circumstances
Publishers regret that due to circumstances beyond their control some news had to be withheld for later publication.
Plan New Bridge Across Otter Creek In West Elgin
West Elgin plans a new bridge over Otter Creek as part of town development. A public open house at the library is set during National Library Week, Saturday from 1 to 4 pm, with refreshments and bookmarks for attendees.
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Otter Creek
West Elgin
Library Board Board
Nous
Contract To Be Let About First of June
Fayette county highway engineers survey and soil test for a new Otter Creek bridge in West Elgin. A two span concrete and steel structure about 110 feet long and 28 feet wide, one block west of the present bridge, estimated at 4100 dollars with Elgin’s share 5 percent. Town total around 4000 dollars, contract to be let around June 1 with construction starting in August and completion late summer. A new road will be built west of Lew Gruver and Leo Boleyn lots, the hill to be lowered six feet, the Gruver Etter street closed and a new street opened north of Leo Boleyn to connect to the bridge road.
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Fayette
Otter Creek
West Elgin
Elgin
Lew Gruver
Leo Boleyn
Gruvers
Etters
Posters To Be Displayed April 2025 Valley Kids Contest
Posters by Valley Community School District children in grades 3 6, sponsored by Elgin Community Club, near display. They will be shown in business places from April 20 to 25 with public voting at the display store. Grand prize is a 50 dollar savings bond. five dollar awards go to top posters in each age group and for the best public contest image.
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Valley Community
Elgin Community Club
Elgin
Madrigal Singers Present Program for Twentieth Century Club
The Madrigal Singers of USU gave a special program for the Twentieth Century Club on Tuesday in Marshalltown archellogue. Local members listed include Elizabeth Weber Arlington Bonnie Taylor Clermont Shane Whittenbaugh Wadena Maureen Baldwin Wadena, daughters of local residents.
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The
Madrigal Singers of
USU
Twentieth Century Club
Elizabeth Weber
Willard Weber
Arlington
Bonnie Taylor
James Taylor
Clermont
Shane Whittenbaugh
Robert Whittenbaugh
Wadena
Maureen Baldwin
James Baldwin
Community Club Hosts Girls Basketball Team Dinner
The Valley Girls basketball team and school officials were guests at a dinner Monday evening at the Legion and Auxiliary hall. Dale Wood of Oelwein spoke, followed by a business meeting on hours promotions and advertising. The club passed a motion to donate $10 to the Cancer Drive.
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Valley Girls
Legion and Auxiliary Hall
Dale Wood
Oelwein
Housewarming Party at Sylvan Torkelson Home
A Friday night housewarming at the Sylvan Torkelson residence featured 500 furnished prizes. Winners included Tillman Thompson for men's high, Harley Radloff for men's low, Mrs Tillman Thompson for ladies high, Mrs Sylvan Torkelson for ladies low, and Carlton Martins for traveling prizes. Guests listed include Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Smephl, Mr. and Mrs. Lorraine Leath, and extended family members and friends.
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Sylvan Torkelson
Tillman Thompson
Harley. Radloft
Carlton Martins
Merlin Smpehl
Lorraine Leath
Harley Radloff
Cathy
Craig
Steven
Delbert Martins
Alan
Linda
Janice
Francis Meisner
Karen
Kevin
Recognition plaque for Mrs Leonard Roberts by junior high teams
Mrs Leonard Roberts received a recognition plaque from the junior high and frosh soph basketball teams for her attendance at games. The inscription notes her dedication and that she has missed only about four games in four years.
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Leonard Roberts
Jr. High
Frosh- Soph
Margaret Pars
Progress Club Met April 13 in Elgin home
The Progress Club met April 13 at the Krueger home with Mrs Kenton Krueger and Mrs George Breitkreuz hosting. Easter meditation by Mrs Lee Roy Collins and origin of the Passion Play recounted by Mrs Ernest Hilgemann. Mrs Harry Johnson spoke on Elgin church history. Data to be filed in the Elgin library. Roll call answered by 18 members. Mrs Robert Wilson named clubwoman of the year.
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Kenton Krueger
George Breitkreuz
Progress Club
Krueger
Lee Roy Collins
Ernest Hilgemann
Harry Johnson
Elgin
Robert Wilson
Marine Private Voell Completes Combat Training
Marine Private Gary E. Vo, son of Mr and Mrs Howard Vosell of Wadena, completed individual combat training February 7 at the Second Infantry Training Regiment, Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton California. He will be assigned to a smaller unit such as the four main rifle team and the 14 man squad.
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Gary E. Voshell
Howard Voshell
Wadena
Second Infantry Training Regiment
Marine Corps Base
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Honor Roll Students Named for Luther College List
Fataleon Gisleson of Elgin and Carl Erickson of Wadena appear on Luther College first semester honor roll. The Rev Lee Roy Collins and Mrs Collins attended mortgage learning and dedication services at Garrison Methodist Church educational unit Sunday afternoon with Collins as guest speaker.
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Luther College
Fataleon Gisleson
Elgin
Carl Erickson
Wadena
Lee Roy Collins
Garrison Methodist Church
Collins
Rural Urban Tea Panel Discusses Farm Bureau Insights
The Fayette County Farm Bureau Rural Urban Tea is set for Monday April 20 at the Farm Bar. An antique display and a panel discussion by rural and urban women will highlight the event with visits between communities to foster world understanding. Mrs Clifton Miller of Pleasant Valley serves on the serving committee.
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Fayette County Farm Bureau
Chase
Bee Womens
Farm Bureau
World Understanding
Clifton Miller
Pleasant Valley
Navy Enlistment for Jerry Medberry
Jerry Medberry son of Mr and Mrs Walter Medberry left Sunday for Des Moines to take his Navy physical and then proceeded to San Diego California where he will be stationed.
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Jerry Medberry
Walter Medberry
Des Moines
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Oelwein Man Receives Masters Degree in Barbering
Ronald Baker of Oelwein son of Mr and Mrs Doyle Baker took his Master’s exams on Tuesday April 7 at the State House Des Moines and earned a Master’s Degree in barbering. He was accompanied by his grandfather George Howard and will continue working in the Oelwein shop for now.
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Ronald Baker
Oelwein
Doyle Baker
State House
Des Moines
George Howeard
Baker
Everett G. Scott Seeks Senate Seat in Iowa
Republican attorney Everett G. Scott of West Union announces candidacy for the Fayette Winneshiek Iowa Senate seat. Scott also practices law and has managed two dairy farms owned by him in Union and Windsor townships near West Union.
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Everett G. Scott
West Union
Fayette - Winneshiek
Iowa
Senate
Scott
Tme
Tim
Union
Windsor Townships
State FFA Convention and local events schedule
A readable schedule lists events for April including the State FFA Convention in Des Moines on Thursday and Saturday actions in Des Moines and Mon day. Baseball mentions North here and a Small Group Concert at Valley on Tuesday. Mrs Martha Johnson is noted with medical details and a post surgical update.
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Des Moines
Elieader
Kera
Valley
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Methodist School of Nursing
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Richard Kohls
Ant
Tom Jependence
Om. Hayziett
Donald
Hayziett
Ites
Konis
Uate
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Indepenence
Hayzlett
Independence HK School
Micro
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Martha Johnson
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