Wadena News highlights and social notes
Wadena area notices include travel plans for Mr and Mrs Earl Cooley and Staub of Dubuque, Gooleys to spend Christmas in Hot Springs and Los Angeles, Gage family relocation near Wadena, visits by Otto Herrling to Kansas City, a farewell luncheon for guild president Mrs Earl Cooley with debt presented, Mildred DeWald's birthday gathering, Frank Probert visiting from Madison, and a bridge club dessert hosted by Mrs Tom Sniffin with prizes won by Mrs Mabel Johnson, Mrs Dawson Clark, and Mrs Lyle Kuhens.
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Earl Cooley
Staub
Dubuque
Gooleys
Hot Springs
Ark
Los Angeles
Calif
Gerald Gage
Lima
Mary Henrich
Wadena
Otto Herrling
Kansas City
Lyle
Women’s Guild
Cooley
John DeWald
Mildred DeWald
Janet
Fred Bushby
Faibank
Mildred
Frank Probert
Madison
Wis
Wm. Probert
Tom Sniffin
Bridge Club
Mabel Johnson
Dawson Clark
Lyle Kuhens
Insurance Associations Hold Joint Meeting in Cedar Rapids
Dow Clute of the Farmers Mutual Insurance Assn joins a nine county gathering of mutual associations at Cedar Rapids on November 23. The session discussed damage to electrical equipment from lightning and ruled that all damaged parts must be returned to adjusters for relay to the re-insurance laboratory. They noted past losses from lightning claims and warned that cheap pig brooder lamps start many fires.
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Dow Clute
Arlington
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Assn
Mutual Associations
Cedar Rapids
Show Window Damaged At Fatb's Market After Backed Car
A motorist backed into Fatb's Market display window on Monday night, breaking the bottom half while the sidewalk’s low curb eased the impact. Emergency repairs were done that night and the window was replaced yesterday.
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Fatb's Market
False alarm at Hellum Produce belies smoke sighting
A group of girls reported a fire at Hellum Produce last Wednesday night. Firefighters found only a rubbish fire between Elgin Oil Co building and Hellums, with no danger. Fog made the blaze look larger, prompting the mistaken alarm.
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Hellum Produce
Elgin Oil Co
Hellums
Patients In Hospitals Return Home From Care
Mrs G J Mosby and Carol returned home Thursday after Carol's surgery at St Marys hospital in Rochester Minnesota. She is progressing well and may return to school. Sammy and Leon Roberts took their first airplane ride with their father last Sunday.
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G. J. Mosby
Carol
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Sammy
Leon Roberts
Peculiar Rivalries Shape Iowa Political Race
Senators Leo Elthon of Fertile and W H Nicholas of Mason City clash as they pursue opposite statewide slates. Nicholas has announced for governor while Elthon aims for a continued bid as lieutenant governor. Possible future tickets could make them teammates rather than foes.
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Leo Elthon
Fertile
W.H. Nicholas
Ason City
Nicholas
Senate
Elthon
Political announcements ahead in Iowa GOP race at year end
Newsmen noted the contrast in statements from Efthon and Nicholas as the Mason City turkey raiser declared his gubernatorial bid while Elthon voiced calm resolve. Other GOP moves included Kenneth Evans of Emerson likely to seek the nomination, Attorney General Robert Larson weighing future plans, and Gov Beardsley expected to seek reelection amid evolving conditions.
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Efthon
Nicholas
Mason City
Kenneth A. Evans
Emerson
Robert Larson
Iowa
Larson
GOP
Wiliam S. Beardsley
Elthon
Melvin Synhorst
Orange ‘City
M. L. Abrahamson
Boone
Chet Akers
Ottumwa
Clyde Spry
Legion Auxiliary Seeks Local Service Men Addresses
The Legion Auxiliary asks for a complete list of all local men in service and their addresses. Overseas service has received gifts. remaining gifts will be sent. Contact Mrs George Boyle with the addresses for distribution this Christmas season.
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the Legion Auxiliary
U. S
George Boyle
Monona Teachers Wed in Dike Methodist Church
Miss Janice Beeman daughter of Mr and Mrs W D Beeman of Dike married William Schupbach son of Mrs Anna Schupbach of Elgin Friday afternoon November 23 at Dike Methodist church The bride wore beige Chantilly lace over pink street length dress with matching hat Her jewelry was rhinestone The couple will live in Monona Mrs Schupbach teaches vocational homemaking and Mr Schupbach coaches math and boys basketball at Monona High School
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Janice Beeman
Wm. Frederick
Clarksville
Reuben Schupbach
Elgin
Betty Beeman
Cedar Falls
Monona
Schupbach
Monona High School
Pleasant Valley 4-H Sharpshooters Meet at Blockhus Home
The Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters 4-H Club met at Kenneth Blockhus’s home on Nov. 26 with eight members and Harold Boldton present. Hilder Gilbertson led a discussion on how to take soil samples. Plans for a basketball team and a Christmas party were set, with a committee appointed for arrangements. Games followed by lunch.
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Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters 4-H
Kenneth Blockhus
Harold Boldton
Hilder Gilbertson
C. E. S. to Hold Regular Meeting and Election
The C. E. S. will hold its regular meeting and officer elections next Wednesday evening, December 12. All members are urged to attend and refreshments will be served.
Holm Leath Wedding Date Set at Highland Lutheran Church
Miss Elgine Holm will wed LeRoy Ed ward Leath on Sunday December 30 at Highland Lutheran Church. Their engagement was announced in June. Miss Holm is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Selmer T Holm.
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Elgine Holm
LeRoy Edward Leath
Highland ‘Lutheran Church
Selmer T. Holm
Trapper Catches First Beaver and Dines on It
Veteran trapper Charles Holzer and his sister Mary Allen reported catching their first beaver on Sunday and having beaver for dinner Monday. They described the meat as tasting very similar to beef.
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Chas. Holzer
Mary Allen
Correction notice re Koevenig's Hill City address
The Echo corrects a two week old item naming Mrs. Louis Koevenig as living in Hill City South Dakota. The slip should read Mrs. Adolph Koevenig.
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the Echo
Louis Koevenig
Hill City
Dak
Adolph Koevenig
Christmas Decorations Light Up Elgin Streets
Elgin festooned with colored lights across streets and pine twig rope decorations on light poles. One anchoring building was destroyed by fire last July, reducing a string of lights this year. Shops display well decorated windows while weather lingers as Christmas shopping nears two weeks.
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Elgin
Skaien Lien Olson Sale Next Monday
An advertisement in this week's Bicho promotes a large sale by Skaien Lien and Olson. The company offers a full line of machinery and household goods including corn oats hay and straw. Lunch will be served by the East Church women.
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Skaien, Lien & Olson
East Church
Fire at Wadena Feed Mill in November blaze injures stock
Fire at the Wadena Feed Mill last Tuesday evening, November 27, prompted quick action by the Wadena fire department saving a total loss. Cause undetermined but suspected from chimney or defective wiring. Damage to stock and building estimated at $1,000. Mill operator Keith Kohler was away in Elgin. owners Max Medberry and Roy Knight.
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Wadena
Wadena Fee Mill
Keith Kohler
Elgin
Max Medberry
Roy Knight
Thore and Thorne Thompson Headed to Arizona Residence
Mr and Mrs Thore Thompson from Wadena left last Thursday for Phoenix Arizona where they will stay at 1636 E Pinchot Ave the couple keeps a home there and plans to spend about three months in the south each winter en route they expected to pause about a week visiting their son Glen in Clarinda and to stop at his home there
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Thore Thompson
Wadena
Phoenix
Ariz
E. Pinchot Ave
Glen
Clarinda
Coon Roast Features Supper at Legion Rooms
A group of young married folks and singles enjoyed a coon supper at the Legion rooms last Tuesday evening. Attendees included Sylvan Leath, Chris Christianson, Lee Havlick, E. M. Kaufman, Philman Peterson, Quinton Clark, Lloyd Reierson, Lyle Olson, Gerald Olson, Myron Hoag, Orlando Loftsgard, Bernard Loftsgard, Jack McNeil, Millard Bilden, Duane Kamp, Raymond Lantz, Art Helgerson, and many juniors and children.
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Legion Rooms
Sylvan Leath
Chris Christianson
Lee Havlick
E. M. Kaufman
Philman Peterson
Quinton Clark
Lloyd Reierson
Lyle
Gerald Olson
Myron Hoag
Orlando
Bernard Loftsgard
Jack McNeil
Millard Bilden
Duane Kamp
Raymond Lantz
Art Helgerson
Jim
Millard
Elmer
Clifton Olson
Hanson
Christianson
Butikofer
Howard Gordon
Ben Wold
Knute Christianson
Seventy Six Years on the Same Farm Record
Henry K. Peterson of the Elgin northeast area has lived on the same 190 acre farm for 76 years. Born in a log house there, he spent his youth and farmed many years before retiring. His son Clarence purchased the farm last spring and took over, now with two houses on the property.
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Henry K. Peterson
Elgin
Clarence
Masonic Election Tuesday at Liver Leaf Lodge
The Liver Leaf lodge A F and A M will elect officers next Tuesday evening December 11. An oyster supper follows the tiled session. All members are urged to attend.
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Liver Leaf Lodge A. F. & A. M
Candy House Delight Shown in Thomas Store Window
Ernie Baumgartner built the candy house and enjoyed the project as much as the kids who will salvage the goodies. The window display drew keen interest from children visiting the Thoma store.
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Thoma
Ernie Baumgartner
Back Again in California Mrs Rudy Yunker Home
Mrs Rudy Yunker returns to 700 W First St Long Beach California after a long summer trip. She spent much of the season traveling and visited Elgin on the way home. She notes fine weather and blooming flowers and mentions her phone number 607 94 and difficulty finding it in the directory.
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Rudy Yunker
First St
Long Beach
Calif
Elgin
Tabitha Society Christmas Party Meeting
The Tabitha Society will meet at the First Baptist church parlors on December 13 for a Christmas party. Program prepared by Mabel Schneider, Wilma Probert, and Ruth Jacob. Hostesses are Charlotte Krueger, Marie Jacob, Elizabeth Schaer, and Lorraine Krueger.
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Tabitha Society
First Baptist Church
Mabel Schneider
Wilma Probert
Ruth Jacob
Charlotte Krueger
Marie Jacob
Elizabeth Schaer
Lorraine Krueger
Progress Club Meeting At Delilah Knudtson Home
The Progress Club met Monday evening at Delilah Knudtson’s home. The program included Roll Call Christmas Thought Yellowstone Park Erma Wilson Poetry Helen Zunbriggen. The club will hold a Christmas party December 17 at Helen Zunbriggen’s home.
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Progress Club
Delilah Knudtson
Yellowstone Park
Erma Wilson
Helen Zunbriggen
Sponsors Fertilizer Meeting at Legion Rooms
The Elgin Cooperative Co sponsors an educational meeting on commercial fertilizers at the Legion rooms on Wednesday evening December 12 at eight. Specialist Ray Kormann will give a short talk and answer questions. A picture will be shown and the Coop will serve doughnuts and coffee. The event is free and open to all.
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The
Elgin Cooperative Co
Legion Rooms
Ray Kormann
Coop
Two More Victories For Elgin's Panthers
Clarence Kirkeberg was re elected president of the Elga Farmers Dairy Co. at the annual meeting in the town hall Saturday. Fred Schaer and Joe Frieden were re elected as directors. Rae Gibbs Rudy Possehl Martin Wenger Levi Frieden remain as hold overs. Robert D. Wilson serves as secretary and assists in creamery operations. Louis Lehman is buttermaker and Geo Nydegger assistant buttermaker. A lunch followed the meeting and the annual report was held over for a future issue.
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Clarence Kirkeberg
Elga Farmers Dairy Co
Fred Schaer
Joe Frieden
Rae Gibbs
Rudy Possehl
Martin Wenger
Levi Frieden
Robert D. Wilson
Louis Lehman
Geo. Nydegger
Auxiliary Christmas Party at Legion Rooms
The regular Auxiliary meeting and family Christmas party will be held at the Legion rooms on Thursday evening December 13. An exchange of gifts will take place and Christmas carols will be sung. Bring song books. Hostesses are Gladys Schori, Anna Loftsgard, Eleanor Loftsgard, Helen Boyer, and Louise Leuen tenmacher.
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Auxiliary
Legion Rooms
Gladys Schori
Anna Loftsgard
Eleanor Loftsgard
Helen Boyer
Louise Leuentenmacher
In Service New Address Given
Report of multiple service members updating addresses and statuses. Includes Pvt Vernon Wedo and Cpl George Christen mailing details, Captain Wilson returning from Korea to Seattle, Pvt Clarence Reierson home on furlough, Lillian Erickson promoted to corporal at Hamilton Air Force Base, and Leonard M West and Earl G Baumgartner new addresses while serving with US Army units.
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Clarence Reierson
Bis Reierson
Fort Riley
Kans
Iowa
Ben Erickson
Postville
Lillian
Hamilton Air Force Base
Calif, Wa
Earl Gene Baumgartner
Elmer ‘Baumgartner
Pyt
Earl G. Baumgartner
Roger
ABN
Camp Breckenbridge
Falks Host Elgin Faculty and Spouses at Buffet
Mr and Mrs W C Falk entertained Elgin school faculty members and their spouses at a buffet supper held Sunday evening at their home.
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W. C. Falk
Elgin School
Lorence Muehlethaler Family Dinner Guests
The Lorence Muehlethaler family were dinner guests Sunday evening in the Kenton Kruegr home.
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Lorence Muehlethaler Family
Kenton Kruegr
Stanley and Elgin Split In Varsity And Junior Varsity Wins
Elgin visited Stanley with hopes of a double victory but the teams split. Girls and boys games featured strong spurts from M Brackin D Robinson and N Gehring, with final tallies 58 43 for Stanley girls and 51 20 for the Stanley boys. J Howard led Elgin with 24 points while Fox scored 10 for Stanley.
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Stanley
Elgin
Elgin High
Panther
Panthers
M. Brackin
D. Robinson
N. Gehring
M. Davia
Mn Chanes
J. Howard
Fox
Elgin Teams Beat Alpha In Twin Basketball Finals
Elgin girls edged Alpha 43 to 40 after leading 21 to 12 at half and seven to six after the first quarter. Gehring led Elgin with 18 points while M Busche and Kent each had 12 for Alpha. The Elgin boys defeated Alpha 26 to 23 with Barney Larson scoring 11 and Wendland 13 for Alpha.
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Elgin
Alpha
Gam
Elgin Girls
Gehring
M. Busche
Kent
Auxiliary Family Party at Leyton Rooms
A large group gathered Thursday evening at the Leyton rooms for an Auxiliary family picnic supper at 4. The event included a program take-away bingo and a short business meeting. Gifts valued at 20.00 were sent to the Veterans Hospital gift shaft in Des Moines. The program featured readings by Gayle Nickels and Florence Muncie, with music from Mrs. James Hermen, Ad Klingman, Wm Baur and Ernie Baurgartner.
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Leyton Rooms
Veterans’ Hospital
D Moines
Gayle Nickels
James Hermen
Florence Muncie
Rmusic
Ad Klingman
Ernie Baur
Gartner
Mrs Hulda Mitchell Retires After 18 Years at Neuman's
Hulda Mitchell former Hulda Weibel of Elgin received a gold watch at a presentation dinner honoring 18 years of service in Neuman's fashion dress department in St Paul. Sixty coworkers attended the event.
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Hulda Mitchell
Neuman’s
St. Paul
Mitchell
Hulda Weibel
Elgin
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