Reunion reports and family gatherings across Volga region
The annus Moats reunion gathered about 65 people at Backbone state park on Aug 14 with attendees from Mallard Wyoming Monticello Scotch Grove and Volga. The Oldfather reunion at Bixby state park drew about 50 relatives with Louie Oldfather and Cecile Moats re-elected president and secretary. Several births were recorded and numerous visits and dinners noted among families including Oldfather Moats Lamphier Roys and Blevins with extensive travel and hospitality across Elkader Aurora Earlville Monona Strawberry Point and Strawberry Point area communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Backbone State Park
Mallard
Wyoming
Monticello
Scotch Grove
Volga
Oldfather
Cynthia Joan
Lynn Oldfather
James , Mark
Raymond Oldfather
Maureen Kay
Kenneth Scott
Artella Susan
Melvyn Puffett
William Owens
la Harpe
Kans
Walter Roys
Melvin Gregersons
Walter Rothlisbergers
Oscar Lamphier
Harry Boleyn
Earl Lamphier
Chris Streicher
Arlington
Hank Lamphier
Sylvia Lamphier
Orman Burns
Aurora
Walter Rothlisberger
Kirk Hicks
Leroy Sloan
Cedar Rapids
Friendly Haven
Charlie Meyer
Elkader
Harry Lavoice
Temple City
Calif
Ollie Meyers
John Tresch
Melvin Blevins
Kansas City
Frank Oldfather
Taylor
Delwe
Walmah Robinson
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Geo, Bright
Bakersfield
E. T. Smith
Glen Moats
Lyle Moats
Strawberry Point
Homer Moats
Colorado
Kenneth Jennings
Lyle Jennings
Harold Light
Elizabeth Anderson
West Union
Fred Light
Colesburg
Kenneth Light
Denver
Colo
Greene
Fishermen Land 11 Pound Northern Near Kamvar
Wayne and Bryan Cramer of Kamvar caught an 11 pound northern at Clear Lake not by hook and line. The fish swam into the propeller of an inboard motor, stunning him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Bryan Cramer
Kamvar
Clear Lake
Elgin Iowa Council Adopts Budget in 1955 Session
Elgin Iowa town council held a July 26 1955 hearing on the budget estimate with Mayor Schori and four councilmen present. The budget was adopted unanimously, adjournment followed. August 1 1955 minutes show full board present and bills audited totaling several hundred dollars for general fund expenses including salaries, fuel, repairs, coal, insurance, and utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Iowa
Schori
Boyle
Capper
Dean
Fauser
Muehlethaler
Leo L, Schori
Doan
General Fund
H. M. McMillan
P. M
Hanson Brush
Walter Kohlz
Elgin Co-op
L. G. Lehman
Schori & Kuster Lbr. Co
Jacob Lehman
Gas
Arwell, Inc
John Falk & Sons
Torkelson Motor Co
Interstate Power Co
F. D. Welch
Town Hall
Don's
Town Expenditures and Adjournment Motion Record
Waterworks fund includes D. O. Dean July salary and water pumping costs by Interstate Power Co. plus State Hygienic Laboratory samples. curb cocks from Chandler Co. and labor by R. L. Schupbach. Utilities and Recreation funds list salaries for band director Leo H. Grether, and band expenses. Street Construction fund notes sand from J. B. Shipton & Son and crushed rock from Riverside Products. Motion to adjourn carried. Town officers signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. O. Dean
Interstate Power Co
State Hygienic Laboratory
Chandler Co
R. L. Schupbach
Leo.h. Grether
Leo Falk
J.B. Shipton & Son
Riverside Products
Leo L. Schori
Storage on farms urged for grain by USDA
The USDA urges farmers to store their grain on farm premises. The note references an opening prayer quoted by Mrs. Anne G. Pannell, president of Sweet Briar College, and then ties to agricultural guidance to enhance learning and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne G. Pannell
Sweet Briar College
Sweet Briar
Virginia
St. Thomas -Aquinas
The
USDA
Burned teens pinned by tractor at Guernsey farm
Two teenagers Larry Kruse and Leland Benest were burned when a tractor tipped at the Ralph Kruse farm near Guernsey while they were chasing cows. Both suffered gasoline and battery acid burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Kruse
Guernsey
Larry Kruse
Leland Benest
Fire destroys Pender barn for third straight year
In Bona Parte, the Pender barn burned down again, marking the third consecutive year the structure has been wiped out by fire. Local authorities probe cause as farmers assess losses and seek insurance options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Pendel
Bonaparte
Pender
Also Mentioned on This Page
Volga News
Moats Reunion Ae
Volga Bluebirds
Marla
Letitia Kraus
Susan Goodin
Audrey White
Maria Kraus
Jeannie Francis
Lois Kitterman
Linda Tenney
Moats
Yvonne Brooks
Ruth Roys
Evelyn Thiele
Council
R. E. Kohler
N. W. Bell Telephone Co
Chas. O'Neill
Max Thoma
Gordon Schupbach
Aayrany
Lovely del Carol
L. R. Tappan
Optometrist
Eugene L. Whitford
Veterinarian Animal Hospital Diagnostic Laboratory
Monona, Ia
Postville
E.R Withell
D.C
State Bank
Elkader, Ta
Paul N. Moser
Postville, Iowa
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Funeral Home
Teh Ue
John Tillotson
Elgein
Ticonderoga
Scripto
Remmie Arnold
Bob
Nyton
Colgate Gleem
Toni Gentle
Moore’s
Elgin, Iowa
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