Wadena Auxiliary Meetings And Local Community Notices
The American Legion Auxiliary met with sixteen members and one guest. An ice cream supper is planned for Saturday. The Legion and Auxiliary picnic is set for Sunday, August 12, at Arlington. Various committees are announced. The 4 H club, the Wadena Wonder Workers, held three meetings with demonstrations and workshops. A surprise 16th birthday party, family visits, and several birth announcements follow. Officers were elected for the American Legion. Numerous social visits and travel plans are noted among local families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Livingston
Jerry
Vincent Pugh
Strawberry Point
Richard ‘Aeschuman
Evelyn
Pearl Johnson
Mabel Johnson
John Solomon
Fayette
Dan Messerli
Stone City
Clem Messerli
Little Eight
Flossse Voshell
Leo Durnan
Oelwein Hospital
Chester Orton
Cora Larson
Dubuque
Evan Fuller
David
Richard Aeschliman
Richard Ott
J. O. Probert
den No. 1
American Legion
Dale Minger
Bill Corbitt
Walter Cook
Adj
Arthur Herrling
George Alderson
Oliver Lewis
Sgt-at-Arme
Lena Aeschuman
Arthur Kelly
Hawkeye
H. Ff. Robbins
Elgin
Robert Clark
Junior Clark
Cedar Rapids
Dawson Clark
Bill Probert
Frank Probert
Milwaukee
John Wood
Prairie du Chien
Wis
J. R. Wood
Edwin Humphry
Wisconsin
Chopped Fruit Onions and Liver Garnish Warned
Chopped apple and chopped onion, browned in bacon drippings or butter, are described as the perfect garnish for fried liver.
Delegates Leave Soon for Natl Conventions
State delegations to the Democratic and Republican national conventions depart this weekend and next. The Democratic group, 48 delegates with half votes and 32 alternates, caucus in Chicago on August 12 with the convention opening August 13, while the Republican traveling squad, 26 delegates and 26 alternates, leaves early next week for San Francisco where their caucus is August 19.
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Chicago
San Francisco
Palmer House
Towans
Whitcomb
Federal animal disease lab set for Iowa State College
A $16 million federal animal disease laboratory will be built at Iowa State College on a 318 acre site two miles east and half a mile north of Ames. The purchase price for two farm tracts is $470 per acre. Construction will begin next year with land costs covered by Iowa and construction by the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Ames
U. S. Agriculture Department
State of Iowa
Iowa Drops All Restrictions on Salk Polio Vaccine
Iowa health officials say all restrictions on Salk polio vaccine are lifted and now all residents are eligible regardless of age. The department notes the removal of limits enables broader access to shots across the state.
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Iowa
Iowa Department of Health
Fireman’s School to be Held at West Union
West Union fire department opens a firemanship training school conducted by Jim Peterson of Iowa State College Ames. Classes on August 15 22 29 and September 5 run three hours from 7 00 PM each. Neighboring firemen are urged to attend these sessions.
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West Union
Jim Peterson
Iowa State College
Ames
Clermont Elgin School Calendar 1958 57
The Clermont Elgin school calendar lists start on August 27 with a teachers meeting August 25 in Clermont gym. Holidays include Labor Day September 3 Thanksgiving November 23 24 Christmas December 24 through January 1 and a Christmas vacation period. First semester ends January 11 and second ends May 23 with spring vacation around Good Friday and Easter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Tri-County Teachers' Institute
Oelwein
Mulfords Gather After 42 Years for Family Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Mulford hosted a Sunday dinner with Clyde Mulford San Fernando Cecil Mulford Rockford Earl Mulford Glen Mulford Winthrop and sister Mrs. Ervie Baird Harvard plus Mr. and Mrs. John Tillotson. It marked the first time in 42 years all five brothers were present to celebrate Mrs. Mulford's birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Mulford
Clyde Mulford
San Fernando
Calif
Cecil Mulford
Rockford
Frank Mulford
Oelwein
Earl Mulford
Glen Mulford
Winthrop
John Tillotson
Windstorm damages garage and hospital power loss at West Union
A strong windstorm Saturday evening lifted part of the Falb Motor Co. garage roof at West Union and dumped about two inches of rain soaking the showroom floor and new cars. The West Union Hospital lost power for two hours, with emergency power activated. Elgin escaped with no notable damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falb Motor Co
West Union
West Union Hospital
Elgin
Nine Corrigan Sons Enter Service From Waterville Farm
A Waterville area family, the Corrigans, have nine of their eleven sons in military service. Patrick Corrigan, 22, joined the U S Army on August 6 after eight brothers previously served in the Army, continuing a family legacy from World War II through the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Corrigan
Waterville
Patrick
Gerald Schori Returns Home From Illness in Baltimore
Gerald Schori of Baltimore returned home last Wednesday after accompanying his father, who succumbed to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Schori
Baltimore
Maryland
Jet Power for Farm Crop Drying
Agricultural engineers at Iowa State College in Ames report experiments with pint sized pulse jet engines for crop drying. The engines are the same type used to power German V-1 rockets in World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Ames
Fauser Oil Company Opens New Service Station
Don Fauser, owner of Fauser Oil Co., began building a new service station east of the old site. The 50 by 49 foot cement block structure will include a 15 foot wide north warehouse with drive-in, a front office and sales area, two rest rooms, grease and wash rooms, and a repair shop. The old station lacked space for service work, prompting the rebuild. Foundation work started last week and completion is expected in late fall or early winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Fauser
Fauser Oil Co
Fauser
Wahanka Campfire Girls Visit West Union July 25
Wahanka Campfire Girls met at Elgin park on Wednesday July 25. They toured Elgin Locker then visited Johnston's ice cream factory and Elsheimers, the courthouse and jail in West Union. A sack dinner was enjoyed at the Lions club park in West Union.
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Elgin Park
Elgin
West Union
Johnston's
Elsheimers
Court House
Lions Club Park
Cheryl Pinney
Kleppe Family Reaches Home After Yellowstone Trip
Mr and Mrs Leslie Kleppe Gary and Gale returned home Saturday from a two week vacation visiting Yellowstone Park Big Horn Mountains Hungry Horse Dam Glacier Park Black Hills and the Bad Lands. They also visited relatives in South Dakota Montana and Minnesota.
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Leslie Kleppe
Gary
Gale
Yelowstone Park
Big Horn Mountains
Wyoming
Hungry Horse Dam
Montana
Glacier Park
Black Hills
Bad Lands
South Dakota
Minnesota
Waterloo Social Security office visit at West Union
Representatives of the Waterloo Social Security Office will be in West Union at the Court House on August 14 from 10:00 to 12:00 noon. The best time to harvest alfalfa seed is when three fourths of the seed pods are brown to black.
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Waterloo Social Security Office
West Union
Court House
School Bus Stop Law Reminder for Clermont Elgin Riders
The Clermont Elgin school system will start with about 450 pupils riding 13 buses. Drivers warn that motorists must stop when the school bus stop arm is out. Overtaking requires a full stop at least fifteen feet away. Meeting a bus requires reducing speed to under twenty mph and stopping until the arm retracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont-Elgin
West Coast Vacation Plans for Blockhus Family
Mr and Mrs Severin Blockhus traveled to Lansing on Saturday and stayed with Mr and Mrs Fritz Blockhus overnight. They began a two week vacation to Washington state to visit relatives and plan to tour western states. Their children Sandra and Ronald are staying with Otta Blockhus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Severin Blockhus
Lansing
Fritz Blockhus
Washington State
Sandra
Ronald
Otta Blockshus
Fay Taylour to race Offen hauser at Fayette fair
Miss Fay Taylour, the FEM champion from Dublin, will drive an Offen Hauser car on Wednesday afternoon August 22 at the Fayette county fair. Bobby Gunn, 1955 national big car champion, has entered the fair’s races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Taylour
Dublin
Ireland
Root County Budget Reduced by 585 Dollars
Hazel Gehring, county auditor, presented the budget notice showing a reduction of 585 dollars from last year. The 1955 request was 820000 dollars, now 819435 dollars. A Minneapolis crew poured gypsum roof, 2 inches thick, onto the high school building last week as part of a layered roofing process. About a third of the roof is finished with more work planned and a return trip needed. The crew, around a dozen men, had a late incident Wednesday night at the Postville hotel resulting in one man hospitalized with a broken jaw.
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Hazel Gehring
Echo
Minneapolis
Postville
Foxy Four Draws Big Crowd at Park Concert
The Foxy Four entertained Saturday evening with Marilana and Sara Ogle assisting vocals and Bob Kohler as MC. No show this Saturday due to Clermont's Daily Days. neighbors are invited Sunday. Last concert of the season is Wednesday. summer crowds praised Leo Grether led program and special numbers. August 18 marks the close of drawings and programs with a promised good program yet to be announced.
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Foxy Four
the Park
Marilana
Sara Ogle
Bob Kohler
M. C
Clermont
Leo Grether
Tabithas to Meet at Baptist Church on Thursday
Tabithas society will meet at the Baptist Church Thursday afternoon August 16. Devotions led by Edna Miller Music by Mrs Clarence Muehlh- alter Program titled A Little Book With a Great Message hosted by Mrs Pauline Petratz Mrs George Durscher and Lena Baumgartner quoted J V Alexander on the study of Gods Word and discovering Gods Will as the secret discipline forming the greatest characters.
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Tabitha Society
The
Baptist Church
Edna Miller
Clarence Muehlethaler
Lester Trautman
Pauline Petratz
George Durscher
Lena Baumgartner
J. V. Alexander
Moisture Determines Fall Seeding Prospects
Moisture will greatly affect whether to seed legumes or grasses this fall. If soil moisture is insufficient, seeding is unwise and much may be wasted. Adequate rains through August are needed for successful establishment of legumes and grass.
WSCS Circles Plan Meetings this Week
Divisional WSCS circles meet Thursday August 16 with Circle Mary gathering at Mrs C B Schori home and Circle Nora meeting at Mrs Tillie Feller s residence. Mrs W J Grove leads the program and worship with Mrs Rex Mulford assisting and Mrs Lyle Light conducting the program and worship.
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WSCS
Circle Mary
C. B. Schori
Albert Schori
W. J. Grove
Circle
Nora
Tillie Feller
Rex Mulford
Lyle Light
New Addresses Listed for Mr and Mrs Edward Hodel
Old residents Mr and Mrs Edward Hodel are listed at 321 California St Lodi California. Early August is suggested as the best time to stop pinching mums later pinching may remove flower buds.
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Edward Hodel
California St
Lodi, Calif
July Rainfall and Crop Prospects Reported in Elgin
July rainfall totaled 5.86 inches with seven showers, while August yielded .43 inches from two light showers. Elgin area figures supplied by F. C. Muehlethaler show crops in excellent condition, oats harvest nearly complete with good yields, and corn and pastures presenting fine prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
F. C. Muehlethaler
Cash winners named for Saturday drawing results
The four cash winners at Saturday night’s drawing were Janice Friederich, Bernita Moore, Dorothy Meisner, and David Christen. One more drawing is planned for Saturday night, August 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janice Friederich
Bernita Moore
Dorothy Meisner
David Christen
Heat and Cold Fatalities in 1954
Excessive heat and cold killed 1,208 people in the United States in 1954. Heat deaths totaled $78 in the yearbook’s figures, while cold deaths reached 230. Hunger thirst and exposure caused 238 more fatalities, per Accident Facts from the National Safety Council. The 1954 data are the latest available.
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United States
National Safety Council
Leonard Roberts family and Alan Wenger return from Colorado
The Leonard Roberts family and Alan Wenger came home last Wednesday after three weeks in Colorado. They stayed with Vernon Knight at Pueblo and Harold Hermen at Sterling and visited other relatives. Alan Wenger enjoyed days on an 83000 acre ranch and traveled parts of the tract. The Roberts plan to stay in Elgin, take over the Elgin Grill Monday morning, and move into the apartment above the Grill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Roberts
Alan Wenger
Colorado
Vernon ‘Knight
Pueblo
Harold Hermen
Sterling
Roberts
Elgin
Elgin Grill
The
Echo
Four Fishers Vacationing in Canada Seek Destination
John McMillan Don Fauser Conner Dummermuth and Melvin Engelhardt left last Thursday evening for a week long fishing vacation in Canada. Their exact destination was not definite as they planned to look around after arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McMillan
Don Fauser
Conner Dummermuth
Melvin Engelhardt
Canada
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