Railroad Property Tax Assessments Lowered
The Iowa State Tax Commission reports total railroad assessments at 97.7 million dollars, down 1.7 million from last year, with electric companies at 287.5 million and telephone companies at 130.6 million. Agriculture predicts record soybean and corn yields in Iowa. State insurance commissioner ruled Little League health insurance illegal and ordered American Casualty Company to terminate its Iowa contract by Jan 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Commission
Theis Finn
Andrew George
Tax Commission
Towa
Little League
William Timmons
Little League Baseball
American Casualty Company
Reading
Little League Baseball, Inc
Williamsport
Tabitha Holds Regular Meeting With Denomination Program
The Tabitha group held its regular meeting on August 21 with hostesses Mrs. Max Lehman Mrs. Alfred Ruckdashel and Mrs. Tofield Heck. Devotions were led by Mrs. Lester Wenger Dorcas or Tabitha. Music by Mrs. Carl Hackmann. Program chairman was Mrs. Metta Krueger. Roll call asked for a verse on Love.
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Tabitha
Max Lehman
Alfred Ruckdashel
Tofield Heck
Lester Wenger
Dorcas
Carl Hackmann
Metta Krueger
Ruth Chapter O E 5. No 162 Meeting Notice
Elgin chapter No. 162 issued an invitation to its Ruth honoring meeting. The Ruth chair and past Ruths are urged to contact secretary Mildred Habeger to indicate attendance.
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Elgin
Owed
Ruth
Mildred Ha"beger
Births Twin Girls for Samek Family in Hawkeye
Twin girls born Friday evening August 16 to Mr and Mrs Gene Samek of Hawkeye. Mrs Samek is the former Anna Schupbach, daughter of Herman and Anna Schupbach of Postville. Also announced is the birth of a son, Brian James, to Mr and Mrs Robert Yancy of Cedar Rapids, weighing eight pounds two ounces, with brother Robert as a name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Samek
Hawkeye
Samek
Anna Schupbach
Herman Schupbachs
Postville
Robert Yancy
Cedar Rapids
Brian James
Ing
Brother
Robert
Harkins Reunion Gathered Kin Across Iowa and Wisconsin
A large Harkins reunion brought Leone Seedorff Arlington Indiana and numerous families from Volga Luana Elkader Oelwein Moville West Union Madison Freeport Waterloo Me lissa Malkow Los Angeles and Elgin together. Attendees included John Gage and Crandall families, Patterson and Gage kin, and several grandchildren visiting relatives. A festive gathering featured meals and lingering visits at Floyd Patterson and Floyd Gage households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Ed’ .Gernand
Ialted
Spring’ Green
Wise
St. John
Elmer Struss
Will Kerr
Earl
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Elgin
Susan Malkow
Los Angeles
Calif
E. W. Malkow
Brookfield
Paul Crandall
Gordon Crandall
Laurie
Lane
Oelwein
Luther Crandall
Henry Schlee
Freeport
Ill
Madge Murray
Dale Patterson
Trudy
Postville
Floyd Patterson
Ed Gage
Moville
McKinley Gage
Fayette
Richard Aeschliman
Gene Scovel
Kathy
Pat Doory
Waterloo
Ursuleen Squires
Maurice Squires
Melinda
Arlington
Kathy Scovel
Adult Farmer To Start Meetings August 27
The annual series of ten weekly soul farmer meetings will begin August 27 in the vocational agriculture room at Valley High School. Each session starts at 6 00 p m and the first five cover hog raising issues with topics on buildings for hogs ventilation and insulation confinement versus pasture and a local hog show scheduled for September 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soul Farmers
Valley High School
Bromwell Warns on Rising National Debt
Rep James Bromwell urged that public debt means inflation and higher prices. He argued debt limits should have meaning, noting the cost of living index at an all time high and linking it to rising debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bromwell
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Cong. Bramwell
Fabricate Club Meeting At Mrs Seitz Home
The Fabriate Club met at Mrs Earl Seitz home with cop-hostess Mrs Larry Butikofer on August 6. Stanley Anderson demonstrated floral arrangements and corsage making. Roll call suggested a new product to try. Next meeting set two weeks later than usual in September with cake recipes discussed.
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Fabriate Club
Earl Seitz
Larry Butikofer
Stanley Anderson
Three Cash Winners in Elgin Saturday
Three cash winners were drawn in Elgin on Saturday evening. Winners were Mrs Guernsey Smith who received $10.00 Dan Lehman who won $5.00 and Dale De Sart who earned $620.00. The numbers drawn were 583 1155 1680 535 1561 837 1478 96 824 622 1786 972 134 1953 489 778 185 987 441 673 1019 1244 887 1086 946 317.
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Elgin
Guernsey “Smith
Dan Lehman
Dale de Sart
Water Ball Fight at Big 4 Fair
The Elgin Fire Dept has been invited to a water ball fight at the Big 4 Fair on Sunday afternoon in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Fire Dept
Luther League Excursion To Do Charen Beach
The Elgin Luther League held a Sunday outing at 11:15 am on August 18 at the church to Do Charen Beach ten miles from Prairie du Chien for sunning and swimming. A 5:00 pm boat tour of points of interest followed. Members included Mr and Mrs Fauser, several named individuals, and sponsors Mr and Mrs Fauser and Mr and Mrs Butikofer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Luther League
Do Charen
Prairie ‘du Chien
Don Fauser
Paul
Becky
Jill
Lisa
John Butikofer, Jr
Larry Halverson
David Thompson
David Leonhart
Burnell Frieden
Roger Reed
Connie Dummermuth
David Dummermuth
Norman Leeman
Paula Larson
Stanley Anderson
Steven Halverson
Patty Schneider
Carol Ann Frieden
Phyllis Hunsberger
Ricky Chapman
LaDonna Lantz
Mike Schroyer
West Union
Fauser
Mrs. Butikofer
Return From Summer Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Welch returned home Monday afternoon August 12 from a western summer trip. They visited Welch’s sister in Boise Idaho and another sister in Walnut Creek California, plus friends in Pleasant Hill and Santa Clara. They traveled the Trans-Canada Highway to Winnipeg then south through Minnesota to Elgin. Visitors in the Harry Johnson home included the James Gossen family from Sacramento and Dr. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson. Marion Christen of Rochester visited Margaret Hanson.
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F. D. Welch
Boise
Idaho
Mr. Welch
Peggy Todd
Walnut Creek
Calif
Dave Jackson
Arthur Groth
Pleasant Hill
Harry Johnson
James Gossen
Sacramento
Lewis Johnson
Victoria
Dallas
Texas
Marion Christen
Rochester
Margaret Hanson
Valley Community Schools Set To Open Next Monday
Superintendent M H Moore lists the 1963 64 faculty for Valley Community Schools with staff across Clermont Elgin and Wadena grade schools plus Junior High and High School. Names cover principals teachers music language arts science social studies math and physical education along with athletics and support roles.
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M. H. Moore
Clermont
Jeanette, Anderson
Vida Nordhus
Eleanor Krieg
Ann Minger
Marilyn Appelman
Mary Clothier
Gladys Johnson
Elgin
Irene Kiple
Adolphia Biiden
Ellen Flanagan
Helen Zurbriggen
Ella Daumouth
Eva Reeder
Myrna’ Moore
Wadena
Jean Corkery
Annella Crandall
Alice McElree
Cecil Planagan
Marion del- der
Florence Jennings
Wallace Mayhugh
Corrine Rypestol
Delmer Kingery
Dick Bashore
Elma Christen
James Cook
Edith Larson
Galen Mack
Lang
Paul Zurbriggen
Anita Blaker
Donald Blaker
Marlene Durscher
Donald Gardner
Russell Goodell
Arden Greener
Kathryn Grove
Leon Hansen
Ross James
Derry Leonhart
Milton Mohs
Mildred Moore
Gerhardt Petratz
Corinne Scholen
Alan Seabrooke
Zetta White
FFA Members Show Success at Clayton County Fair
Twelve Valley FFA members entered the Clayton County record book contest earning six blue ribbons five red ribbons and one white ribbon. In the Four Year Farm Program Mark Amundson and Wayne Anderson won blue ribbons. Three members showed corn with red and blue ribbons, Dale Bilden and Jim Coffin exhibited dairy heifers with red ribbons, Mark Amundson earned a red ribbon on his beef steer. Harlan Bilden won blue ribbons for three sheep entries and captured senior showmanship. Richard Reierson earned blue and grand champion in both pen of three and individual market lamb at the Clayton County fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley Ffa
Clayton County
FFA
Mark Amundson
Wayne Anderson
Dale Bilden
Jim Coffin
Dale
Jim
Harlan -Bilden
Harlan
Richard Reierson
Blind Minister to Preach at First Baptist Elgin
The Rev. Fred R. Witt of Waterloo will supply the pulpit at First Baptist in Elgin for the next two Sundays August 25 and September 1. Witt, blind since youth, trained at Bathgate Sight Saving School North Dakota and Northwestern College Minneapolis. He has served with the American Sunday School Union and pastored in Minnesota South Dakota Wisconsin Kansas and Iowa. He and his wife belong to Walnut Street Baptist Waterloo. Witt also does piano tuning and invites all to hear him.
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Fred R. Witt
Waterloo
First Baptist
Elgin
Witt
North Dakota
Sight Saving School
Bathgate
N. D
Northwestern College
Minneapolis
American Sunday School Union
Minnesota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Kansas
Iowa
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Trip Through Eastern States Touches Museums Sights
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Medberry with guests returned from a 12 day trip to the eastern states visiting the Ford Museum in Dearborn Toronto Niagara Falls New York Vermont mountains Portland Maine Boston Plymouth Rock New York City Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington D C They stayed with relatives in Elgin Illinois later. Scott Lietz spent days with paternal grandparents Andrew Molokken The Moore family and others were hosts at various gatherings Friday family visits and coffee at several homes.
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Perry Medberry
Quinton Olson
Teresa
Terry
Ford Museum
Dearborn
Mich
Eugene Bond
Toronto
Canada
Niagara Falls
New York State
Vermont
New Hampshire
Portland
Maine
Boston
Plymouth Rock
New York City
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Elgin
Scott Lietz
Andrew Molokken
Wm. Moore
Cindy
Pammie Butikofer
Fred Butikofer
Cornelius Reierson
Louis Reierson
Marjorie Reed
John Foster
Ethan
Amherst
Mass
George Falb
William Mattocks Joins USS Gen. Wil lant Transport
William D. Mattocks USN son of Mr and Mrs Wilder Mattocks of Wadena has reported for duty aboard the transport ship USS Gen. Wil lant Mitchell, a unit of the Military Sea Transport Service Pacific area. His tour will take him to Hawaii Guam the Philippines Korea Okinawa Taiwan Alaska and Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D. Mattocks
USN
Wilder Mattocks
Wadena
Mitchell
Military Sea’ Transportation Serve
Pacific Area
Hawaiian Islands
Guam
Philippines
Korea
Okinawa
Taiwan
Alaska
Japan
Education Commission to Offer Christian Education Training Course
The Commission on Education to provide a four week Foundation Course for training teachers in Christian Education at St. Paul’s Methodist Church. Sessions begin Wednesday September 4 at 7:30 pm with weekly meetings. Texts available free from Don Gardner Quincy. Readers should study the text before opening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission On Education
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Don Gardner quaRcy
Roy Callins
Lutheran Laymen to Meet August 31st
The De Corah Conference of the American Lutheran Church invites all laymen to a Laymen's Workshop at First Lutheran Church Decorah on Saturday August 31 Registration and coffee start at 9 30 am with the meeting from 10 am to 3 40 pm The noon meal will be served at Luther College Student Union Sessions cover boys and youth work parish conservation and other lay church concerns Al Doerring National Executive Director of the Brotherhood of American Lutheran Church leads Bible Living Sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Lutheran Church
Decorah
First Lutheran Church
Luther College
al Doerring
The
Brotherhood of the Am, Lutheran Church
David Leonhart Wins Minnesota Trip
David Leonhart is among six carriers earning a five day vacation to a lodge near Brainard Minnesota. He departs Tuesday August 20 and returns Saturday August 24 for having the most new subscribers for the paper. This is his first trip prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Leonhart
Brainard
Minn
David
Willing Workers Club Met Tuesday at Peterson Home
The Willing Workers Club met Tuesday August 6 at the P. K. Peterson home. A quilt was stitched and two birthdays were observed. Two guests attended, Mrs. Selma Groth and Mrs. Harvey Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willing Workers Club
P. K. Peterson
Selma Groth
Harvey Anderson
Granddaughter Susan Schultz Guests With Strauchs
Susan Schultz of Luana visits her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Strauch from Monday to Thursday. Henry Nyburg was admitted to Veterans Hospital in Iowa City on August 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Schultz
Luana
R. P. Strauch
Veterans’ Hospital
Henry Nyburg
Iowa City
School Bus Routes Keep Practically Last Year’s Lines
Routes largely mirror previous year with drivers at Clermont Leo Woods Alfred Baechler John Gass Glen Nygaard Clifton Miller Ken ton Krueger last year at Elgin Harold Hanson Melbert Baechler Charles Geh ring William Yearous at Wadena Thomas Ogle and Thomas Sniffin last year Lyle Rubens Don Murphy Jacob Schnei der to run on highway 56 from Rothlisberger corner toward Valley School district west boundary with side trips off highway 56.
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Clermont
Leo Woods
Alfred Baechler
John Gass
Glen Nygaard
Clifton Miller
Kenton Krueger
Elgin
Harold Hanson
Melbert Baechler
Charles Gehring
William Yearous
Wadena
Thomas Ogle
Thomas Sniffin
Lyle Rubens
Don Murphy
Jacob Schneider
Rothlisberger Corner
Valley School District
Also Mentioned on This Page
U.s.department of Agriculture
C. E.S
Bromwell
Fabricate Club
Luther Leag
Valley Community Schools
William Mattocks
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