Nixon proposes postwar aid to North Viet Nam
Former Vice President Nixon urged Americans to aid North Viet Nam's people with food medicine and clothing after peace. urged a people to people program not government to government, with independent agencies if Hanoi objects. He also called for stepped up air and sea attacks on North Viet Nam. Nixon spoke at West Branch during Herbert Hoover’s birthday centennial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
North Viet Nam
International Red Cross
South Viet Nam
Dwight Eisenhower
Gardner Attends Safety Education Workshop
Donald Gardner of Elgin Lleander at Valley attends a safety education workshop at the State College of Town in August 1990. The course focuses on river related dangers and aims to aid teachers administrators and supervisors in studying new materials and methods in driver and safety education. The workshop, directed by Ivan Bland, offers independent study on individual interest problems in the field.
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Donald Gardner
Cedar Falls
Elgin
Lleander
Valley
State College of Town
Ivan Bland
Farm Bureau Policy Formulation Meeting in Fayette County
The Fayette County Farm Bureau Policy Development committee met at the Farm Bureau building on August 12 to formulate questions for this year’s opinionnaire. Richard E. Smith chaired, guiding question selection while John Ingels updated on congressional issues. Groups debated topics from farm programs to water pollution and chose one question each for the county opinionnaire. Town ship annual meeting dates and goals were also reviewed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County Farm Bureau
Women’s Township
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Richard E. Smith
John Ingels
National Policy Committee
United Nations
Teen Problems Discussed at First Baptist Senior CBY Meeting
Pastor Breitkreuz discussed dating Christian testimony and movies at the 7 15 meeting of the Senior CBY. Twenty two young people attended to hear God address teen problems from the Bible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breitkreuz
CBY
First Baptist
Jevening
August Rainfall Reaches 1.96 Inches in Local Area
A fourth rain in August brings total rainfall to 1.96 inches in the immediate region. By Wednesday morning the 18th, .45 inch fell overnight as showers remained scattered across northeast Iowa. Some areas saw heavy rain while nearby residents reported none.
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Iowa
Yearous and Frieden attend Ottumwa wedding weekend
Mrs Lola Yearous and Dianne Frieden visited Ottumwa last Wednesday staying with the Clifciple and Don Jones households. Dianne served as bridesmaid for Helen Jones and Wm Panje on Saturday. They returned home Sunday afternoon.
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Lola Yearous
Dianne Frieden
Ottumwa
Yearous
Clifciple
Dianne
Don Jones
Helen Jones
Wm. Panje
Contest Winners Take Trip to West Union
Winners of Elgin public library reading contest toured West Union on August 16 by car. They visited the county courthouse, jail, public library, and Humphrey's Dairy, where the library board treated them. Adults accompanying included four women, while the group returned by car due to a late train.
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Elgin Public Library
West Union
Court House
Public Library
Humphrey's Dairy
Library Board
Rose Pfister
Janice Blockhus
Dixie Reierson
Billy Pfister
Jill Fauser
Cindy Butikofer
Janet Everett
Dennis Lauer
Lois Larson
Linda Denplate
Ress Feeter
Jennifer J
C. B. Sehori
Harry Everett
Kenneth Blockhus
Rex Mulford
Big Four Fair Plans Near Completion at Postville
The 46th annual Big Four Fair will run Friday through Monday August 27–30 at Postville fairgrounds. Friday is entry day with Elkader Barbershoppers on free acts. Dreamland Ballroom hosts teen hops with Jack Michall Friday and Dominick and the Dominoes Saturday. Saturday adds seven rides for $1 and a full slate of acts including Bill King and the Johnie Laddie group. Sunday features the four county water fight and WGN Barn Dance on stage with multiple emcees. Monday offers baby beef auction, two Little League games, a square dance and varied stage acts by Dave Workman Debbie Knight and Miles Lytel. Monarch Expositions provide midway rides and concessions.
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Fair
Postville
Dreamland Ballroom
Jack Michall
WGN
Orion Samuelson
WGN Farm Service
Bob Archer
Bea Blanchard
Arkie
Arkansas
Dave Workman
M. D
Debbie Knight
Gaslight
Miles Lytel
Begin Planning 66 Fertilizer Program For 1906 Yields
County Extension Director urges immediate start to analyze 1905 fertilizer results and plan next year. Iowa State University agronomist Vos outlines soil sampling, nutrient needs, and multiple application methods for corn and soybeans, noting labor, weather, fertilizer availability, equipment, credit, and seasonal prices as key factors.
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M. C. Wangsness
Regis Vos
Extension Agronomist
Iowa State University
Yeats Acres
Voss
Éongidér
Mrs Joe Brackin Injured Hand At Local Locker Plant
Mrs Joe Brackin injured her hand while working at Frieden's Locker Tuesday afternoon. She caught her hand in a grinder and all three fingertip ends were damaged. She was taken to Postville hospital for treatment.
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Joe Brackin
Frieden
Postville Hospital
County Extension Events Calendar Note
Friday August 20 features the County Fair Sale while Saturday August 21 showcases release tests for 4 H Girly exhibits. Demonstration Contest is listed for Wednesday at the Iowa State Fair with participation tied to the state event schedule.
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Iowa
A.S.C.S. Election Date Set for August 23 Monday
Jurors named for September term of district court in West Union include sixty retirees and locals from Elgin Arlington Castalia and Clermont. Selected jurors are Duane Barker Elgin Archie Brook Arlington Ellen Glass Arlington Thelma Henderson Castalia Naomi Lehman Elgin Richard Orth Clermont Elmer Osmundson Clermont Harley Seedorff Arlington Edith Schupbach Elgin Herbert Schroeder Castalia.
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West Union
Duane Barker
Elgin
Archie Brook
Arlington
Ellen Glass
Thelma Henderson
Castalia
Naomi Lehman
Richard Orth
Clermont
Elmer Osmundson
Harley Seedorff
Edith Schupbach
Herbert Schroeder
Sleeping Sickness Program Presented at First Baptist
Alice Hackmann presented a Sunday night program at First Baptist on Aug. 15 featuring Dr. N E Teen and Ken Schroeder who discussed the sleeping problem. Six speakers used pillow cases to act out cures while Jane Boleyn led prayers and three speakers offered pills instead of pillows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Hackmann
First Baptist Church
N. E. Teen
Ken Schroeder
Peter
James
John
Jonah
Robert Jacob
Nancy Miller
Pat Johnson
D'Lene Krueger
Margaret Jacob
Barb Muehlethaler
Janet Boleyn
Christ
Mary Ann Jacob
Lee Boleyn
Jim Zurbriggen
Diane
Sweet Corn Pack Started Monday at Elgin Canning Co
The Elgin Canning Co opened its packing season with a 10:00 a m start on Wednesday August 18. Regular help reported for cleanup and duties while packing corn began in the afternoon. The husked fields belonged to Paul Butikofer Blockhus and Falb.
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Elgin Canning Co
Paul Butikofer
Blockhus
Falb
Clear Lake family gatherings extend through the week
Spend several days at Clear Lake with the Rauser and McMillan families and guests from Cedar Falls Wadena Garner and other towns. Attendees included Connie Kris Kim Kris Kelly Steven Wenger and many others from the area during the Sunday to Saturday period.
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Clear Lake
Don Rauser
John McMillan
Conner Dummermuth
Connie
Kris
Kim
Donald Sutter
Kris and
Kelly
Steven Wenger
Oliver Torkelson
Charles Bloomer
Cedar Falls
Thomas ‘Sniffin
Susan
Mary
Jim
Danny
Jerry
Ronald
Teen Driver Escapes Injury After Wreck West of Elgin
David Tiffany, 17, of West Union and two passengers survived a crash when Tiffany lost control on a county road about one and a half miles west of Elgin. The car veered into a ditch. Tiffany was kept overnight at West Union hospital.
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Elgin
David Tiffany
West Union
Tiffany
West Union Hospital
Circle Rachel Meet Set for August at Mrs McMillan Home
Circle Rachel will meet August 26 at 8 o clock at the home of Mrs John McMillan with Mrs Dennis Meyer as co host. Mrs Robert Hanson and Gladys Hanson will be in charge of the program.
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Rachel
John McMillan
Dennis Meyer
Robert Hanson
Gladys Hanson
New Addresses Pvt Lec Fort Gordon Mail Details
Fragmentary OCR shows military unit references including Fort Gordon Georgia 30905 and addresses or codes such as 55799518 Co B 10th B 4th Tag Bde. MAG-11 MABS 1 1st SD MAW Air FMF PAC FPO San Francisco California 96601.
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Lec. W
Fort Gordon
Georgia
St Ene
Pac
FPO
San Francisco
California
Social Hour Club Plans Trip To Replace October Meeting
Mrs Kenneth Strong hosted the Social Hour Club on August 4 with 17 members and four guests answering roll call. Guests included Mrs Clair Clubine Lisa Dunkerton Mrs Inez Shaffer Mrs Harold Strong and Mrs Alice Kjosa.
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Kenneth Strong
Clair Clubine
Lisa, Dunkerton
Inez Shaffer
Harold Strong
Alice Kjosa
Leonard Heins
Louis Becker, Jr
Announce Marriage Plans for Anita Lehman and Dennis Shaffer
Mr and Mrs Lewis Lehman of Elgin announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Anita to Dennis Shaffer son of Mrs Clara Shaffer of West Union The bride to be will graduate from St Lukes Hospital School of Practical Nursing in September The groom is employed at Electro Coating Co Cedar Rapids The wedding is set for September 18.
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Lewis Lehman
Elgin
Anita
Dennis Shaffer
Cedar Rapids
Clara Shaffer
West Union
Miss Lehman
St. Lukes Methodist Hospital School of
The
Electro Coating Co
Gehring Reunion At Mrs Elizabeth Schneider Farm Home
The Jacob Gehring reunion was held August 14 at the Mrs Elizabeth Schneider farm with 67 attendees. Uriel Gehring led the family history update and a slide show highlighted travel and the 40th wedding anniversary of Lawrence Gehring Sr. Numerous out of town guests attended from Wapello Gedar Falls State Center Phoenix Marion and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Gehring
Elizabeth Schneider
Ariel Gehring
Lawrence Gehring, Jr
Gehring
Uriel Gehring
William Beer
Jacob Schneider
Lawrence Gehring
Brad
Mary Beth
Burtington
Grace
Billy
Kelly Meighan
Sumer
Wm. Massner
Cindy
Jeri
Lynn
Diane
Wapello
Eunice Willett
Michael
Mitchell
Esther Ann
Gedar Falls
Mary
Joan
Mark
State Center
Joyce van Sickel
Phoenix
Ariz
Gerald Gehring
Suzanne
Wes
Marion
Robert Schneider
Beth
Ruth
Postville
Robert Gehring
Clarion
Bett Curtis
Bobby
Minneapolis
Local Area Nominees Listed for Agricultural Services Election
The Fayette County Township Community Committee sets Aug 23 for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services election. Polls run 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Clermont library Fairfield city hall Illyria Wadena town hall Pleasant Valley Elgin town hall Putnam Maquoketa Valley Creamery. Nominees include James Helgers on John Kelly Keith Kerr Jack McNeil Millard Nelson Roy Swenson Robert Berry Burton Cook Gerald Davis Louis Dempster Irwin Gamm Elton Knickerbocker Max Seedorff Merle Sullivan John E Erickson Floyd Frieden Carl Rubens Joe Ogle Clarence Thoman Floyd Thompson Milton L Ash Louis Becker Kenneth Blockhus Reuben Butikofer Jacob Friederich Lawrence Gehring Archie E Howard Levon Jacob Howard Medberry Merle Cumberland Lowell Dallenbach Arnold Kray Will Oelrich Arnold Rueber Arthur Talcott.
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Fayette County
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services
Clermont
Fairfield
Arlington City
Illyria
Wadena
Pleasant Valley
Elgin
Putnam
Maquoketa Valley
John Kelly
Keith Kerr
Jack McNeil
Millard Nelson, Sr
Roy Swenson
Robert Berry
Burton Cook
Gerald Davis
Louis Dempster
Irwin Gamm
Elton Knickerbocker
Max Seedorff
Merle Sullivan
Tilyria
John E. Erickson
Floyd Frieden
Carl Rubens
Joe Ogle
Clarence Thoman
Floyd Thompson
Milton L. Ash
Louis Becker
Kenneth Blockhus
Reuben Butikofer
Friederich, Jr
Lawrence Gehring
Archie E. Howard
Levon Jacob
Howard Medberry
Merle Cumberland
Lowell Dallenbach
Arnold Kray
Will Oelrich
Arnold Rueber
Arthur Talcott
Free Sweet Corn Day Planned for August 28 in Elgin
Plans outline a Saturday evening meet near the park with free sweet corn and home talent acts. The August 28 event starts at 3:00 PM and runs to 12:00 AM, featuring local musicians including John Tillotson Glen Grimes Tom Ogle The Favorshams and others plus Valley High School groups under Arden Greener Brussell Goodell. Early entrants form a trio and a vocal quartet among acts planned for the home talent program.
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John Tillotson
Glen Grimes
Tom Ogle
the Favorshams
Roger Reed
David Lantz
Larry Larson
Burnell Frieden
Curtis Krueger
David Boleyn
Lee Boleyn
Tony Habeger
James Hermen
Valley High School
Arden Greener
Brussell Goodell
Elgin
Valley Community School District Regular Election Notice
Notice to electors in Fayette and Slayton counties that Valley Community School District holds a regular election September 13, 1995. Voting sites Clermont Town Hall for Director Districts 1 and 2 Elgin Town Hall for District 3 and 4 Wadena Town Hall for District 5. Terms include a three year director seat succeeding H H Wolf and a two year treasurer seat succeeding Dean DeSart. Only voters in District 4 vote for the director. all five districts vote for the treasurer.
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Valley Community
Clermont, Elgin
Wadena
Fayette and
Slayton
Regar
Clermont Town Hall
Elgin Town Hall
Wadena Town Hall
H. H. Wolf
Dean DeSart
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ADC
State Board of Social Welfare
Dependent —Children
Arthur Downing
Lawrence Scalise
Jessie Field Shambaugh
Clarinda
Clarind
Shambaugh
Golderrod School
Harold Hughes
Robert B. Farrell
Midwest Insulating Contractors Assn
Hughes
Hazleton, PA
Eton
Gravam Hunter
Hazleton
A.S.C.S
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