Picnics and visits mark social week in Wadena
Twenty four relatives gathered at the Oscar Hunsberger home for a picnic dinner honoring Seattle visitors Mr. and Mrs. Charles Christianson from Tuesday to Thursday. Guests included multiple local families from Arlington Volga Oelwein and Elgin. The Women's Guild picnic at the city park honored Mrs. Earl Cooley and included poems, roll call, and discussion of fundraising. Richard Aeschliman traveled to Chicago to visit relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar’ Hunsberger
Charles Christianson
Seattle
Wash
Hunsberger
Earl Walters
Hiram Beavers
Orville Perkins
Arlington
Sid White
Lyle Jennings
Volga
Emil Volker
Oelwein
Roy Leonhart
James Davis
Bill O'Laughlin
Glen Minger
James Probert
Bar Cooley
Monrovia
Calif
Clarence Church
Hot Springs
Ark
Matilda Feller
Gladys
Elgin
Louise Gehring
Mabel Johnson
Thad ‘Walters
Rockwell City
Francis
Spencer
Ruth Hall
Waterloo
Flossie Voshell
Bertha Gell
Reuben Butikofer
Raymond Langford and Sons
Mirs
Earl Cooley
Lindy Frey
Richard Aeschliman
Chicago
Elwood
Evan Fuller
Art Johnson
Jane
Belvidue
So. Dak
Clifford Ransom
Franklin
Bess Tschantz
Mary
Danny
Keister
Madigan
Wis
Lena Peters
Clermont
Fred Tschantz
Ill and Hospitalized at Iowa City and Postville
Ill and hospitalized individuals are reported across Iowa City and Postville. Mrs Fred Butikofer was taken to Mercy hospital in Iowa City for treatment. Mrs L G Lehman is a patient at Postville hospital after being taken there Sunday. Walter Dummer smuth was observed at a Rochester Minnesota hospital on Tuesday. Mrs Hmil Moore entered Postville hospital last Thursday for medical treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City Hospital
Fred Butikofer
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
William Moore
Fred
and Butikofer
Postville
L. G. Lehman
Postville Hospital
Rochester
Walter Dummersmuth
Minn
Hmil Moore
Kohler Family Reunion and Wedding at Postville
Members of the Kohler family gathered at Robert Kohler's home for a Sunday picnic and reunion. Attendees include Ethel Kohler and multiple Kohlers and spouses from Wilton Junction Des Moines Cedar Falls and Postville. The afternoon featured the wedding of James Koevenig to Kathleen Ohloff at St Pauls Lutheran Church in Postville with one granddaughter Patty Peterson absent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Famary
Ethel Kohler
Robert Kohler
Clifton
Cc. M. Peterson
Charles
Phillip
Wilton Junction
H. V. Swanson
Carolyn
Calista
Carl
Des Moines
Russell Kohler
Mary
Cedar Falls
Keith Kohler
Karla
Wrights hosting dinner guests and visitors present
Dr and Mrs H S Wright and Connie Christ and Bobby Bellis were Sunday evening dinner guests of Mr and Mrs C O ehriet. Cennis Christ is here while her parents Mr and Mrs James Christ of Kanawha are in Minneapolis on business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Wright
Connie Christ
Bobby Bellis
C. O.ehriet
Cennis Christ
James Christ
Kanawha
Minneapolis
Feasibility Report on Iowa Toll Road Debated
A report on the feasibility of a Davenport to Council Bluffs toll road notes potential economic viability but warns debt service may strain at 3.5 percent on 180 million bonds. The toll road authority faces a big if as state guarantees may be needed until revenue covers debt and upkeep.
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Iowa
Highway Commission
Toll’ Road Authority
Republican Party
Davenport
Council Bluffs
July Rainfall Totals Still Normal In This Section
Seven showers in July dropped 3.32 inches, marking a fairly normal month. Through early August, total rainfall stands at 0.65 inches from three showers on August 4, 8, and 14 at the F. C. Mueh lethaler gauge.
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F. C. Muehlethaler
California Visitors Here From Fair Oaks to West Union
Norman Clothier and his son Curtis travel from Fair Oaks California to visit his mother Hulda Tupper in West Union. Mrs Alma Berndt travels to Elgin to see friends from former days and notes she has six grandchildren five boys. Berndt plans to meet Clothier and grandson in Chicago then visit the Pulse home in Waukegan before returning. They also toured Yellowstone Park Montana Dakota and Minnesota en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Clothier
Curtis
Alma Berndt
Fair Oaks
Calif
Hulda Tupper
West Union
Kindergarten Registration Notice in Elgin
Mrs Kiple invites parents of children who will attend kindergarten in Elgin to meet the children on Wednesday afternoon August 25. Registration for country children begins at 1 30 p m and for town children at 3 00 p m.
Elgin Teacher Harriet Juhl Receives BA at ISTC
Harriet Juhl a former Elgin teacher graduated from ISTC Cedar Walls Tuesday evening with a B A degree Mr and Mrs M J Blockhus and Kenneth attended the graduation exercises
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Harriet Juhl
Elgin
ISTC
Cedar Walls
M. J. Blockhus
Kenneth
Schori Lumber Co Repaints All Buildings in Demonstration
Paint Yard Buildings C. B. Schori demonstrates paint qualities by re painting all Schori & Kuiser Lumber Co. buildings. Employees work on the project at odd hours to cover extensive surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Schori
Schori & Kuiser Lumber Co
Echo Short Handed at Local Office
Mrs Belva Snyder is absent from her post at the Echo office due to a lame right shoulder She expects to return by the first of September Malcolm Gilchrist a shop employee has a chance for a weeks fishing in Minnesota He has long wanted this trip and the paper notes the newsroom will likely be more short handed soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belva Snyder
Echo
Malcolm ‘Gilchrist
Minnesota
Maynard Lantz Family Plans Western Trip
Mr and Mrs Maynard Lantz depart Thursday for Denver to visit their daughter Bonnie. They will be joined by Vesta Brownell and travel through Salt Lake City Portland to Seattle visiting Manion Lantz who will be discharged from the Navy Aug 27. They plan to visit Glacier National Park and return home after about two weeks.
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Maynard Lantz
Denver
Colo
Bonnie
Vesta Brownell
Salt Lake City
Portland
Seattle
Wash
Manion
Births Iliye Werner Moore welcome daughter born August
Mr and Mrs Werner Moore are the parents of a girl born August 10 weighing 6 pounds 14 ounces. Marvin Perry of West Union is the father of a daughter born Friday August 13 weighing 7 pounds 10 ounces who has not been named yet. The Perrys also have a son named David.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner ‘Moore
Marvin Perry
West Union
Perrys
David
Hoover Birthday Celebration Attended by Medberry Couple
Mr. and Mrs. J P Medberry were overnight guests of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kerr in Martell on Monday and Tuesday. They traveled to West Branch on Tuesday to attend the Hoover birthday celebration and returned home on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.P. Medberry
Leo Kerr
Martell
West Branch
August Inductees Lose Finger Tip in Farm Accident
Registrants for a Des Moines induction on Tuesday August 10 include Gerald H. Schupanitz Clermont Norman L. Kleppe Ossian and volunteers Stuart L. Sheeley John R. Coop Fayette Lyle J. Pritchard El and David songin George A. Cowles Os Leonard Roberts sian. A Rex Roberts farm home near Fayette witnessed a boy lose finger tips when his fingers were caught in a wagon endgate. One finger tip was cut off and the nail torn from another.
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West Union
Des Moines
Gerald H. Schupanitz
Clermont
Norman L. Kleppe
Ossian
Stuart L. Sheeley
John R. Coop
Fayette
Lyle J. Pritchard
Elinto
David
Songin
George A. Cowles
Osof
Leonard Roberts
Sian
Rex Roberts
White Home Repaints Add Two Elgin Addresses
Two more Elgin houses, those of Karl Meinhard and Don Pauser, have been repainted white. Gregory Olson had stayed with his maternal grandparents, the Henry T. Olsons, the prior week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Karl Meinhard
Don Pauser
Gregory Olson
Henry T. Olsons
George Howard Visited Don Page Home in Colorado
George Howard from Camp Carlson Colorado spent from Thursday to Sunday with his wife at the Don Page home in Colorado, enjoying a brief local visit and hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Howard
Camp Carlson
Colo
Don Page
Kids Stage Show Donates to Polio Drive in Elgin
A group of Elgin children organized and performed a stage show, building the set and creating skits. They donated all proceeds, totaling 1 dollar 66 cents, to the emergency polio drive, likely the first local contribution.
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Elgin
Porch Lite Drive Raises Funds for Polio Campaign
The Tertia Club reported $100.91 collected Monday evening in a porch lite drive to fund the emergency polio campaign. Among this was $1.66 raised by the kids last week. The drive will continue all week with donation boxes around town and Mr s Russell Wenger listed as contact for rural residents to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tertia Club
Russell Wenger
Check Date on Mailing List
The notice asks subscribers to verify the date on their pink address tag, stating the mailing list was corrected through Saturday August 14 and urging remittance payments from several subscribers. It sources the publishers for action.
Cook Family Reunion Celebrates Wirklers Silver Anniversary
The 5th annual Cook family reunion gathered at Reuben Wirmler home in Monona on Sunday August 15. The Wirklers received a party tree with twenty five silver dollars as gifts. Attendees traveled from Elgin Waverly Volga Garnav… Rome Georgia and Monona. Since the last meeting there have been six births one death and one wedding. Attendees from Elgin included Charles Wenger Inez Brackin Andrew and Mary plus families of Merlin Cook Russell Wenger Gene Schori Clyde Wenger.
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Cook
Reuben Wirkler
Monona
Charles Wenger
Inez Brackin
Andrew
Mary
Merlin Cook
Russell Wenger
Gene Schori
Clyde Wenger
Visitors at the Frieden home Sunday
Visitors Sunday in the Oscar Frieden residence were Mr. and Mrs. Orville Frieden and Orlin of Littleport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Frieden
Orville Frieden
Orlin
Littleport
Legion Auxiliary to Install New Fayette County Officers
The Legion Auxiliary meets Thursday evening August 19 in the Legion room. Installation of new officers will proceed after a month delay. Hostesses are Mdms. Orlan Mason, James Mun cie, and George Leuchtenmacher.
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The
Legion Auxiliary
Legion Room
Mdms
Orlan Mason
James Muncie
George Leuchtenmacher
School Safety Emphasis in Fayette County Meeting
The Iowa Department of Public Safety launches county safety groups. Fayette hosted the first meeting with attendees from Wa dena Elgin Oelwein and Clermont among others. Three priorities stressed immediate action include school bus information bicycle safety and school safety patrols. Driver training and teenage driving clubs were discussed to reduce accidents and the need for stricter enforcement of driving laws was noted.
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Iowa Department of Public Safety
Fayette County
Fayette
Merle Lickiss
Ray Astor
Arlington
Will J. Nelson
IM. C. Larson
Clermont
Jacob Schneider
Karl Meinhard
Paul Zurbriggen
R. P. Strauch
Elgin
Cecil Everetts
Wadena
Lew Warren
Oelwein
The
Highway Patrol
Iowa Safety Department
Iowa
Clermont Elgin School Year Starts With Short Day
The Clermont Elgin schools reopen Monday August 30 with a half day session from 9 to 12. Buses run usual times and depart at noon for home. Labor Day holiday on September 6. Books to move to rental system for Elgin 1955 56. new rentals for Language grades 2 3 Health grades 1 6. arithmetic books remain not rented so students provide their own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont-Elgin
Elgin
The School Bus and You Overtaking a School Bus Rules
The driver of any vehicle shall not pass a school bus when stop lights flash and must stop at least fifteen feet away with the stop arm extended. When meeting a bus, slow to twenty five mph and stop if the bus stops with its stop arm extended, proceeding only after the arm retracts.
Elgin Canning Co Opens For 1954 Corn Pack
The Elgin Canning Co opened last Thursday for the 1954 pack and ran about seven hours. The factory was inoperative Friday and Saturday but reopened Monday. First corn delivery showed better than usual quality with clean kernels and minimal cutting waste at the inspection line. About 50 loads were delivered Monday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Canning Co
Braves guests attend Milwaukee game and win
Braves game in Milwaukee drew guests Lyle Gunderson Clermont Roy Knight Postville Selmer Hellen Monona Everett Neal Elkader and Max Medberry from Tewelo Seed Co. The Braves won and stood 312 games from the top. Dixie and Bonnie Buroden of Postville spent the weekend with grandparents Mr and Mrs Albert Halverson. Merle Clark and wife attended Wellman funeral of Ross Severt last Thursday.
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Lyle Gunderson
Clermont
Roy Knight
Postville
Selmer Hellen
Monona
Everett Neal
Elkader
Max Medberry
Tewelo Seed Co
Milwaukee
Braves
Dixie
Bonnie Buroden
Albert Halverson
Merle Clark
Wellman
Ross Severt
Swen Swenson Celebrates 85th Birthday at Picnic Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Torkelson hosted a picnic dinner Thursday for Swen Swenson’s 85th birthday, celebrated Friday the 13th. Guests included Swenson’s sisters Mrs. Anna Bigler of Postville, Mrs. Marie Stahl, Mrs. Julia Bilden of Clermont, Dr. O. J. Swenson and Barbara of Waseca, Midshipman C. W. Swenson of Annapolis, and relatives of Millard Nelson Jr., Carman, Roy Swenson, and Don Fauser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Torkelson
Swen Swenson
Anna Bigler
Elgin Co op New Mill Nears September Start
Max Medberry, manager, said the new Blue Streak mill should be ready by September first despite carpenters working at Ben Schori’s home, causing some delay. The mill, shipped and awaiting basement setup, is 2 1 2 times larger than the old unit and needs a 75 hp motor. It features a remote control screen changer to save time downstairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Medberry
Elgin Co-op
Ben Schori
Seed Corn Meeting Draws Dealers From Northeast Iowa
Mr and Mrs Harold Meisner attended a hybrid seed company luncheon and sales meeting in Oelwe on Tuesday August 10 with dealers from across northeast Iowa viewing presentations on research and production developments. Saturday evening guests included Mr and Mrs Otis Torkelson and Mr and Mrs Robert Smith from Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Meisner
Oelwe
Iowa
Otis Torkelson
Robert Smith
Iowa City
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Allen Shepherd
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Leo Hoegh
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