Fayette County Fair Unveils Eight Program Changes
Fayette County Fair at West Union August 21 to 24 offers eight distinct programs with new grandstand shows each afternoon and evening. Highlights include Smiley Burnett and Ozark Jubilee acts Tuesday, Kiddie Kapera on Thursday, seven dirt track races Wednesday, and seven high school bands plus the Flying Hoofs drill team Friday afternoon. Evening shows feature Tex Ritter with Bill Wimberly, the Trans World Auto Daredevils, and The Four Step Brothers among other acts.
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Fayette County
West Union
America
Smiley Burnett
Smiley
Bill Wimberly
Don Franklin
Zippy
Chimp
Gary Moore
Flying Hoofs
Des Moines
Marshall
Wmt-Tv
Nuggett
Tex Ritter
Tex
Capitol Records
Country Rhythm Boys
Cytrix
England
Candy Candido
Jimmy Durante
Johnny Maddox
Dot Record
Crazy Otto Medly
Jackie Gleason
Fayette County Fair
Births A Son For Butikofer And Osmundson
Mr and Mrs Ben Butikofer welcomed a son named Dean Kendall born Friday August 9 weighing 9 pounds 12 ounces. Mr and Mrs Russell Osmundson announced a baby boy born Thursday August 9 at Postville hospital weighing 11 pounds and ounces.
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Ben Butikofer
Dean Kendall
Russell Osmundson
Postville Hospital
New Addresses Listed
New addresses shown include W Hilgemann at 1390 Glenoak Dubuque Iowa and Mr and Mrs Richard Hiatt of North Aurora Illinois in a local notices update.
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W. Hilgemann
Glenoak, Dubuque, Iowa
Richard Hiatt
North Aurora, Ill
Iowan Organist at Both Conventions
An Iowan, William McMains of Oskaloosa, served as official organist at both the Democratic and Republican national conventions and is noted for playing to large TV audiences. Iowa delegates favor Nixon for vice president, while Stassen backers imply a potential Harter consideration. The NFO in Des Moines elected Corbin Crawford as president with Mullins as VP and Orton as treasurer, seeking about 73,000 Iowa members.
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William ©. McMains
Oskaloosa
McMains
Richard Nixon
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Stassen
Lea A. ‘Hoegh
Nixon
Harter
NFO
National Farmers’ Organization
Corbin Crawford
Ainsworth
GW. Mullins
Earlham
Duane Orton
Atlantic
Iowa
Des Moines
Towa
Road funds pilot program eyed for Marion county
The Iowa highway commission may guide county spending of state farm to market road funds after approving an experimental project in Marion county. Chairman Robert Beck said the action aims to fix roads where traffic is heaviest, addressing political bias in local road work. Also noted: Dan Turner, former Iowa governor and Eisenhower foe, will oppose Eisenhower this year and has led NFC efforts against the Eisenhower farm program.
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Iowa ‘Highway Commission
Iowa
Marion County
Commission
Robert Beck
Marion County’ Board of Supervisors
Dan Turner
Eisenhower
Turner
Agriculture
Benson
Atty
Dayton Countryman
Legion Meeting Tuesday August 21 Reminder
Local Legionaires are reminded of a regular Legion meeting on Tuesday evening August 21. Ottinels a would like to have a good Vatteh dance.
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The
Legion
Ottinels
Iowa Mountaineers To Climb In Canadian Rockies Trip
The Iowa Mountaineers embark on an 1 700 mile climbing trip to Banff and Jasper for a week starting August 10. About 55 members with five children travel mainly by private car to Spray Dam Alberta to base camp then hike 14 miles into the Rockies base. Experienced climbers will tackle Mount Assiniboine while others fish hike or ride. later some members may venture north for additional ascents. The club of about 1 000 members draws participants from Georgia and California. William A Weibel of Chicago is a member. This is the fourth climb, previously held in Mexico and Europe.
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Iowa
Canadian Rockies
Banff
Jasper
Iowa City
Spray Dam
Alberta
Assiniboine
Iowa Mountaineers Club
Georgia
California
William A.weibel
Chicago
Mexico
Europe
Weibel
Chicago Mountaineers Club
Are You a 4 H Booster
Fayette county 4 H youngsters prepare at West Union for a county fair sale next week judged Tuesday and Friday morning. Each boy and girl shows a calf or animal they raised with local feed and effort, hoping for prizes and favorable sale prices to fund next year’s projects. The writer notes questions about judges decisions, calf sale prices, and hometown bidders, inviting businesspeople to attend Friday sale day at 9:00 p m.
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Fayette County
West Union
All Iowa Fair shows Fayette county entrants Kerr and Maurer
Robert Kerr Jr. and James Maurer represent Fayette County at the All Iowa Fair from August 13 to 19, highlighting local participation in the event.
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Robert Kerr, Jr
James Maurer
Fayette County
Gehring Family Relocates to Story City for School Plan
The Lawrence Gehring Jr. family moved August 16 from Steambost Rock to 618 Grand Ave in Story City. Mr. Gehring earned an M A from ISTC on June 1 and will serve as high school principal and girls basketball coach in Story City next school year.
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Lawrence Gehring, Jr
Steambost Rock
Grand Ave
Story City
Gehring
ISTC
Respect the Pitchfork Safety Note
A brief advisory urges careful handling of pitchforks to prevent accidents. It emphasizes storing tools securely out of reach of children and avoiding placements where one might trip or fall. The guidance underlines responsible tool management for household safety.
Ragweed Control Methods Mentioned for Lawns
The note states ragweed can be controlled by a class mowing or 2,4-D preparations.
Theft of 1350 pounds of lead from school site
Theft at the school site took 1350 pounds of plumbers lead during the week of August 4. The lead, processed into sheet form, was owned by the plumbing contractor. No suspects have been identified yet. Remelting or selling in small lots would complicate disposal.
Progress on Roads Work Continues Across the District
Road work advances across the community with asphalt primary 8 from the Clayton county line to West Union finished last week. A stabilized base from Elgin to Clayton county line and dew flake finish. Elgin to Rothesberger corners slated for similar surfacing with frost boil repairs underway. Heavy traffic on the Elgin to Rothesberger road and potential black topping later if the base holds. North of Wadena progress is unclear due to major grading after tearing up the north end.
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Clayton County
West Union
Elgin
Une
Rothesberger Corners
Wadena
Cattle Show at Iowa State Fair Draws 8000 Entries
Otis Rothlisberger of Elgin enters 12 Shorthorn cattle in the million dollar livestock show at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines running August 24 to September 2. The event aims to be the largest in fair history with thousands of prize contenders across cattle swine sheep and horses.
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Otis Rothlisberger
Elgin
Des Moines
Change of Date Circle Nora Meeting at Feller Home
Nora Circle will meet on August 23 at the home of Mrs Matilda Feller. Mrs Rex Mulford will assist. The best time to cut sudangrass for silage is when the crop starts to head out and at this stage the nutrient value peaks.
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Nora
Matilda Feller
Rex Mulford
Boys 4-H tour Dubuque plants on trip
About 90 4 H members leaders and parents toured Interstate Power and Light Co power plant and Farley and Loetscher Mfg Co in Dubuque on August 1 most traveled by chartered bus with a few driving cars
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Interstate Power & Light Co
Farley & Loetscher Mfg. Co
Dubuque
Morris and Keiser family visit spans Florida and Illinois
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Morris of Maywood Illinois and Dr. and Mrs. Harry R. Keiser of Miami Shores Florida hosted gatherings in their respective locales. The Keisers’ daughter Mary recently visited, while Harry Keiser, a medical student in Northwestern’s program, celebrated his August 9 birthday and earned top grades in Phi Rho Sigma.
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E. J. Morris
Maywood
Ill
Harry R. Keiser
Miami Shores
Fla
Keiser
Morris's
al Swanson
Miami Beach
Swanson
Clara Ruesser
Morris
Mary
St. Frances Hospital
Evanston
Harry Keiser
Northwestern
Veterans Administration Hospital
Phi Rho Sigma Medical Professional Fraternity
Circle Rachel Meeting Aug 16 at Falk Home
Rachel Meeting circle will gather August 16 at the home of Mrs Robert Falk. Mrs Milo Olson will assist with the program and Mrs Ben Schori and Mrs John McMillan are named in the notice.
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Rachel
Robert Falk
Milo Olson
Ben Schori
John ‘McMillan
Anniversary at Armstrong for 63rd wedding milestone
Mr and Mrs T R Johnson recently observed their 63rd wedding anniversary at Armstrong. The couple marked decades of married life, reflecting on shared memories and family ties in the community celebration.
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Armstrong
Mr. and
Mirs
T R. Johnson
C E Schools Set to Open Monday August 27
The Clermont Elgin Schools announce the 1956 57 calendar with buses at usual morning times on opening day and noon return for dismissal. School lunches start September 4, teachers meet August 27, and La bor Day introduces a year with similar bus routes and a flag raising at 9:00 a.m. Kindergarten attends every other day.
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Clermont-Elgin
La‘por
Clermont High School
Clermont
Interstate Takes Group to Dubuque
About sixty Elgin and Clermont business men toured Interstate Power Co. at its Dubuque plant last Thursday afternoon. Two Corahan buses carried the group from 1 30 p m to 10 30 p m visiting the assembly room control and billing areas with IBM automatic machinery in use. The Dubuque plant valued at over six million forms part of seven steam plants three diesel plants and nine hydro stations linked by transmission lines to ensure power supply if one source fails. The day ended with dinner at Bunker Hill country club house. Former residents Robert Steele Harold Albrecht and George Gilson work at the Dubuque plant or office and welcomed their neighbors.
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Interstate Power Co
Elgin
Clermont
Dubuque
Decorah
IBM Automatic
Bunker Hill Country Club
Robert Steele
Harold Albrecht
George Gilson
Progress at New High School Slower Due to Bricklayers
Progress at the new high school has been slow for two weeks as bricklayers work on another project at Olin. They return when steel arrives for the gym. Foreman L R Galvin is on vacation. Plumbing crews lay pipe in the southeast section. Storm sewer work and much concrete sub-flooring in the classroom and library area continue, with brickwork in that section now complete.
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Olin
L. R. Galvin
Death of Mrs Leta Olson in Chicago funeral
Mr and Mrs Herbert Haas learned Monday night that Herbert Haas's mother Mrs Leta Olson of Chicago had died at noon. They traveled to Chicago Wednesday to attend the funeral. Mrs Olson leaves two sons and two daughters. She had lived in Clermont for many years.
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Herbert Haas
Leta Olson
Chicago
New Home Nears Completion for Wenger Family
Carpenters finished most interior woodwork at the new home of Mr and Mrs Martin Wenger last week. They expect to move in in several weeks. Builders Kiple and Wilson will relocate to the Andrew Braker farm to construct a six room house, with excavation to begin this week. Prospects for one or two more homes exist though plans remain indefinite.
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Martin Wenger
Kiple
Wilson
Andrew Braker
Assessor James Edwards Resigns From Oelwein Office
Oelwein county assessor James Edwards, in office since January 1, 1948, submitted his resignation to the board of supervisors on Tuesday August 14 requesting it take effect December 31 1958. The state tax commission will call an examination for candidates, then submit eligibles to County Auditor Hazel Gehring. Appointment rests with the county conference board consisting of mayors, the county board of education, and the board of supervisors.
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James Edwards
Oelwein
Board of Supervisors
State Tax Commission
Hazel Gehring
County Conference Board
County Board of Education
Medberry Among 26 to Stay on Farm in 1956 Class
Fortune magazine highlighted 28 Iowa State College graduates, including Clifford Medberry, as the minority returning to farming from a class of 176. The feature notes 26 stayed on the farm while about 150 pursued jobs with machinery firms, fertilizer plants, and other agriculture related industries.
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Fortune
Iowa State College
Clifford Medberry
Max Medberry
Bottle note found from Billy Weibel in Mississippi River
Eldon Lear finds a note in a bottle tied to a hand trade ship while cruising near Dubuque. The bottle contains a plea to return a message to Billy Weibel of Chicago, suggesting Billy visited Dubuque recently and discarded the craft from a vessel possibly the Donna Mae. The piece notes river locks and dams limit downstream travel.
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Billy Weibel
S. Maplewood
Chicago
Eldon Lear
Lincoln ‘Ave
Dubuque
Billy
Mississippi River
Eldon
Weste Ta
Dubhuque
Telegraph Herald
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Iowa Press Association
Ike
Legion Meeting
Doartin Gutter
Iowa State Fair
Edith Berg
Waterloo
Rochester
Minn
Perry Larson
Patty
Judy Larson
H. H. Wolf
Marcia
Rochester, Minn
Canning Factory
Elgin Canning Company
Interstate
Best Buy
Medberry
Mississippi
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