Wadena News Briefs From Community Clubs And Guests
Wadena reports include Mrs Otto Herrling hosting a bridge luncheon with prizes for Mrs Johnnie Erickson Mrs Hay Leonhart and Mrs Mabel Johnson. Royal Neighbors Lodge added a new member Mrs Dean Probert and held a Christmas gift exchange. Presbyterian Women's Guild met at Mrs G W Alderson with devotions by Mrs J O Probert and officers nominated. Nativity painting talk prior to a Christmas lunch. Families hosted visitors from Madison Wis and local clubs planned a Christ Child church program next Sunday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Herrling
Bridge Club
Johnnie Erickson
Hay
Leonhart
Mabel Johnson
Royal Neighbors Lodge
Roy Leonhart
Dean Probert
Presbyterian Women's Guild
G. W. Alderson
Walter Cook
J. O. Probert
Arthur Herrling
James Wilson
John Telecky
Lindy Frey
Henry Jones
Darrold Copperwall
Guns
Madison
Wis
United Brethren Church
Navy Seaman Apprentices Serve On Sub Tender Nereus
Leonard M. West, seaman apprentice USN, joins the submarine tender USS Nereus crew. Son of Mr and Mrs Lawrence West, he previously served at Mare Island California and is Elgin High School graduated. He entered naval service in June 1951 with recruit training at San Diego. Home on furlough George Friederich returns Tuesday for a 13 day leave to spend Christmas with his wife in Postville before resuming duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nereus
Leonard M. West
USN
Lawrence West
West
Mare Island
Calif
Elgin High School
Naval Service
U. S. Naval Training Center
San Diego
George Friederich
Postville
Grain prices at Skaren Lien Olson sale
Grain prices were good at the Skaren Lien and Olson sale last week with old corn $1.00 to $1.96, new corn $1.25 to $1.40, and oats $1.25. Machinery sold nearer to spring conditions. Orvin Thompson reported a good crowd. sale clerked by Farmers Savings Bank of Clermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skaren
Lien
Christmas Programs in Elgin Churches
The Elgin church program list for Christmas features many readings, carols, and scenes from Lutheran School Chapel on Friday December 21 at 7 30 PM. Participants include Leslie Leath, Barbara Hunsberger, Sharon Patrick, Nancy Larson, Roberta Barker, Rev Nesset, and multiple classes and readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran
Leslie Leath
Angels
Green Pines
Manger
Steven Halvorson
Diane Barker
Carol Ann Frieden
Sharon Blockhus
Phyllis Hunsberger
Paula Rae Larson
Rosalita Patrick
Larry Halvorson
Roger Reed
Little Jesus
Jimmy Lenth
Larry Patrick
Little Town of Bethlehem
Barbara Hunsberger
Elaine Hellum
Sharon Patrick
Karen Lenth
God's Trust
Yvonne West
Jesus
Leslie Lenth
Bennie Hunsberger
Dwain Barker
Curtis
Kenneth Staff
Marlene Butikofer
Guiding Star
Nancy Larson
Roberta Barker
Mrs. Loftsgard
Mrs. Halverton
Janice Loftsgard
Nesset
Methodist Sunday School Program presented December 24
The program opens with an school song From Year to Year and a Responsive Reading led by Mrs. C. B. Schori. Various Christmas songs follow by Kindergarten through Third Grade students with multiple soloists and groups. The program closes with The Glory of The Lord sung by Kathryn Knudtson and numerous participants listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
C. B. Schori
Rey
Steinman
Patsy Capper
Linda Kiple
Connie Baumgartner
Roger Falk
Barbara Tinker
Jerry Medberry
David Kohler
Carol Mosby
Douglas Meinhard
Imogene Brackin
Cynthia Gruver
Mary
Linda de Sart
Jesus
Janet Robinson
Harold Shepard
Dorothy Meinhard
Aneeey
Linda
Ada Kay Falk
Johnny Brackin
Michael Wilson
David Kiple
Dixie Shepard
Bethlehem
Jimmy Frieden
Curtis Grover
Patty Larson
Billy Stephenson
Melbert Bulikoter
Lethal Light
Selo
Olette Olson
Karen Gilson
Kathryn Knudtson
Who Are Mrs. Lehman’s Living Relatives Here
Mrs. Mary Lehman of Hudson South Dakota seeks living relatives in the area. Born and raised on the Joe Habeger farm now owned by F D Welch, she left Hudson at age 20 about 60 years ago and is now eighty. She asks older readers to help locate any surviving kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Lehman
Hudson
Dak
The
Echo
Joe Habeger
F. D. Welch
Benson Announces Daughter Verla Jean Engaged
Mrs. Ruby Benson announces the engagement of her daughter Verla Jean to Newell McIntyre of West Union son of Mr Will McIntyre The wedding date is not set Verla Jean Benson works in a beauty shop at Oelwein and Newell McIntyre is an auto mechanic
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Benson
Verla Jean
Newell McIntyre
West Union
Will McIntyre
Miss Benson
Oelwein
Mr. McIntyre
Echo Want Ads Pay Try One
The fragment lists names associated with a school program or program notes, including Curtis Gilson Patty Wilson Linda Stephenson Rosalyn Clark Alan Tinker Grenda Wede Nicky Baumgartner Judy Larson Rodger Frederick and music pieces titled Rays of Starlight and Silent Night with performers Loretta Gilson and Donna Meinhard The odd phrasing suggests a local recital or yearbook page item noting offerings and performers for Christmas or year end events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Gilson
Patty Wilson
Linda Stephenson
Rosalyn Clark
Alan Tinker
Grenda Wede
Nicky Baumgartner
Judy Larson
Rodger Frederick
Loretta Gilson
Donna Meinhard
First Baptist Church Christmas Program in Elgin
A Christmas Eve program at First Baptist Church Elgin features an orchestra opening hymns It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and Joy to the World. Scripture readings and a long list of soloists and choirs, including Maude Schaer's class, Cheryl Pinney, D'lene Krueger, Larry Boehmer, and many others, perform carols and topical Christmas selections concluding with Voices Raised in Song and a final celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Elgin
Maude Schaer
Cheryl Pinney
D’lene Krueger
Larry Boehmer
Fire Destroys Farm Buildings at P W Kohls Farm
A machine shed and workshop burned to the ground at the P. W. Kohls farm in Myris tenanted by Elmer Kohls family last Wednesday night. Origin of the blaze unknown and losses undetermined. Wa men, Elgin, and West Union fire crews saved nearby structures. A chicken house stood nearby as the conflagration spread. The elder Kohls and a house stoker were affected as the fire spread, with a Waterloo hospital visit noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. W. Reftis
Myris
Elmer Kehls
Wadena
Elgin
West Union
Kohls
Waterloo
Lions Serve Pancakes to 325 At Benefit Event
Lions club hosted a pancake day drawing 325 meals including pancakes pork sausage and coffee on Saturday. They used over 110 pounds of sausage and earned about $195 from receipts plus nearly $50 from a dance, all for community welfare projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Lions
Illness hits Echo Linotype operator Gruver again
Charles Gruver, Echo Linotype operator, became ill again Friday and is confined to bed at his home. He is cared for by Mr and Mrs Lew Gruver. Wednesday morning he felt better, but the illness increases pressure on the Echo staff with holidays near.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gruver
Echo Linotype
Lew Gruver
Man Finds Plastic Balloon at Henry Mork Farm
Kenneth Mork found a six foot diameter plastic balloon at the Henry Mork farm last Wednesday. It became snagged in trees near a corn field. A return card attached requested data and return to the Minneapolis firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Mork
Henry Mork
Minneapolis
New Cars Registered Millard Larson Millard Larson Nasa Sedan
Mr and Mrs Walter Nydegger of Manley were guests Sunday in the Fred Nydegger sr home. New car registration details mention Millard Larson and a Nasa sedan, indicating local motoring notes amid a social visit report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Millard Larson
Postville
NASA
Walter Nydegger
Manley
Fred Nydegger, Sr
Elgin area fire escapes narrow peril at Dummermuth home
A gasoline plant tank explosion in the Elgin southwest home cellar caused by a short circuit damaged the plant and fires. Estimated damage totals 100 dollars to the cellar and upstairs rooms. Also reported: Syria township Farm Bureau elected officers for the year, a Maynard Lantz and Miss Lila Hanson wedding at St Olaf parsonage, and Elgin High School’s latest win over Fayette. Millyria Pleasant Valley telephone meeting levied four dollars per share for 1927 with old officers reelected. An epidemic of diamonds among Elgin’s young ladies prompts town housing concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Dummermuth
Elgin
Eldred
Syria Township Farm Bureau
Wallace Peters
Sec
Guy Ernst
Dave Jellings
Treaourer
Zella King
Jack Shaffer
Maynard Lantz
Lila Hanson
St. Olaf Parsonage
T. W. Tyndal
Walter Lantz
Laura Wells Jr
Elgin High
Fayette High
Millyria-Pleasant Valley
Robert Wilson
Walter Rothlisberger
Albert Dennler
John M. Shaffer
Tim Thoman
C Be, Rothlisberger
Henry Holzer
Eastern Stars selects officers in annual election
The annual election of the Eastern Stars was held last Wednesday evening naming officers including Worthy Matron Alice Geh ring Worthy Patron Arthur Yearous assistant Matron Mildred Habeger assistant Patron C B Schori secretary Inez Brackin treasurer Rose Wolf conductress Phylis Gehring assistant conductress Margaret Grimm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Eastern Stars
Alice Gehring
Arthur Yearous
Ass’t
Mildred Habeger
Ass't
C. B.schori
Inez Brackin
Rose Wolf
Phylis Gehring
Margaret Grimm
John McMillan Hosts at 500 Party
My. and Mrs. McMillan entertained at five tables of 500 at their home Saturday evening. High score honors went to Mrs. Herbert Dummermuth and Walter Durscher. Low score to Mrs. Walter Durscher and Don Fauser. Oliver Torkelson won the traveling prize. Lunch was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. McMillan
Herbert Dummermuth
Walter Durscher
Don Fauser
Oliver Torkelson
June Sires Weds Herman Wengel at Dike Home
June Sires of Dike and Herman Wengel of Waterloo were married Sunday December 16 at the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Sires in Dike. Mrs Wengel works as secretary at the Dike creamery and Wengel serves as a firefighter with Waterloo city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June M. Sires
Dike
Herman Wengel
Waterloo
Paul Sires
Wengel
Evan's Entry May Keep Lynnes Out
Grace Gehring, a freshman, was among eighteen Upper Iowa University students named to the dean's honor roll for the fall quarter. Twelve men and six women earned the distinction, requiring 12 or more hours and a 3.5 GPA or better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Gehring
Upper Iowa University
Gubernatorial race narrows as Evans enters GOP field
Kenneth Evans joins the Republican bid for governor amid talk of other contenders. William H. Nicholas, Beardsley, Robert Larson, and William Tynes are described as potential entrants or influencers. The piece also notes efforts to create a state utilities commission and an efficiency study of the Iowa state tax commission, with a nine member nonpartisan utilities panel and a Chicago firm hired for the tax survey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Evans
Laws
William Tynes
Waverly
House of Representatives
Lynes
Evans
William H. Nicholas
Mason City
Nicholas
William S. Beardsley
Robert Larson
Larson
Statehouse
Democratic Party
State Utility Commission
W. H. Nicholas
GOP
State Utilities Commission
Union County
Creston
Iowa Farm Bureau
Wic
Beardsley
Public Utilities Commission
Committee of
Legislative Budget Committee
Iowa State Tax Commission
Chicago
Jay C. Colburn
Harlan
Conservation Commission
Liquor Commission
Little Hoover
Elgin Boys Rally Past Maynard In Close Finish
In a Friday game Elgin boys upset Maynard 91 29 after a tight start and a 27 27 third quarter. Howard led Elgin with 17 points and Lockhard scored 16 for Maynard amid a balanced scoring night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Girls
Maynard
Elgin
Mary Brackin
M. Fish
Elgin Boys
Howard
Lockhard
Schneider Turkey Farm Buys Ed Kohler Farm
The Ed Kohler farm south of Elgin was purchased by Schneider Turkey Farm in a three way partnership with Arthur Marie and Allan Schneider. The 206 acre property is leased to Jack Kiple Jr and Kohler will continue to live in the home. It includes 80 acres of timber and 120 tillable acres, with consideration of 17000 dollars. The Schneiders also own land near Syria Church and part of the former Butikofer farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Kohler
Elgin
Schneider Turkey Farm
Jack Kiple, Jr
Mr. Kohler
Arthur, Marie
Allan Schneider
Syria Church
Butikofer
Patients in Hospitals Home From Hospital
Dennia Lee, son of Mr. and Mrs. Slye Olson, returned from St. Joseph's hospital Sunday, December 9, after an appendectomy. George Jennings, at Pal mer hospital, West Union, since December 18, is now a patient with his grandson E. L. Roberts in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. George Metzger and Orville Moore visited Mrs. Orville Moore, a surgical patient at Allen Memorial Hospital in Waterloo, while Mrs. Mott is recovering at home after a hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennia Lee
Slye Olson
St. Joseph's Hospital
George Jennings
E. L. Roberts
Palmer Hospital
West Union
Jennings
Waterloo Hospital
George Metzger
Orville Moor
Waterloo
Orville Moore
Allen Memorial Hospital
Mott
Grimm and Baker Families Welcome Two Sons
Mr and Mrs Paul Grimm of Born Kansas announce a son born December 15 this is their second son Mrs Grimm formerly Katy Metzger also Mr and Mrs Joe Baker announce a son Cornal Don born December 7 at the Postville hospital this makes five boys in the Baker family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Grimm
Kansas
Grimm
Progress Club Holds Christmas Party and Gift Exchange
Members met at Mrs. Paul Zurbriggen home Monday evening for dinner and a gift exchange. They presented a gift to Svelyn gine, a club member and bride to be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress’ Club
Paul Zurbriggen
Svelyn Gine
Gambling at Fairs AG warns Iowa fairs no gambling next year
The state attorney general told the Iowa Fair Managers association that no gambling facilities will be allowed at district or county fairs next year. The note indicates enforcement and policy change, with continued coverage hinted on Page 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Fair Managers Association
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fiimenac
Meaice
Lutheran School
Jean Muzger
Janice Durscher
Rita Neuman
Bobby Zurbriggen
Martha Schaer
Stanley Hackmann
Terry Haheger
LaVern Krue
Leon Roberts
Terry Shank
LaDonna
Lantz
Kenneth Schroeder
Vicky Habeger
Michael Thoma
Anita Lehman
Linda Kueger
Diane Wenger
Poinsettia
Alyce Oelberg
Marlene Sorenson
Rachael Hackmann
Judy Lichsinger
Linda Hackmann
Barbara Krueger
Gwendolyn Baech
Ler
Clarissa Miller
Ruth Kohls
Sharon Pinney
Eloise Lantz
Kenneth Kohls
Richard Neuman
Tony Habeger
Allen Krueger
Charles Kohls
Donald Kohls
Alvin Lehman
Beverly Oelberg
Pat Gruver
Gwendo
Chas. Gruver
Whittenbaugh
Frances W
Wif
Harold W. Morse
Herriman’s
Add
Kohler
Edward Jahn
Allen R & Arthur W
O. E
John McMillan
June Sires
Evan
Lynnes
UIU
Utilities Commission
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