Christmas Program at Presbyterian Church in Wadena
The Presbyterian Church in Wadena presents a Christmas program on Sunday at 7 30 led by Mrs Cecil Everett with Rev John Reiners giving devotions and David Aylsworth giving the welcome Recitations and songs feature both kindergarten and primary classes plus a dialogue by several youths The play The Other Wise Men is directed by Rev Reiners with the Fellowship group from Wadena and Volga The church choir will sing two numbers with pianist Mrs Leallen Knox Women's Guild notes follow including gifts to Mary Hadlis Junior College and donations for missions and clothing collection at the Legion hall on the next two Saturdays
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The
Presbyterian Church
Cecil Everett
John Reiners
David Aylsworth
Gloria Aylsworth
Larry
Ronnie Popenhagen
Larry Gardner
Sally Frey
Jeffrey Crow
Billy
Holly Herwig
Jimmy ‘Wilson
Lila
Lee Batterson
Joe Atveaght
Henry Herwig
Phillip Ott
Rodney
Ronnie Corbin
Randy Alderson
Kenneth Shippy
Leland Wilson
Marie Stade
Susan Jones
Vickie
Cynthia Jones
Linda Gardner
Linda Crow
June Wilson
Virginia ‘Carpenter
Leallen Knox
Women's Guild
Women's Guild of the Presbyterian Church
Earl Livingston
Dawson Clark
Luther Crandall
Rollcal
Madge Murray
Mary Hadlis Junior College
West Point
Miss
Legion Hall
Fifth Annual Wild Game Dinner At Fayette
Dr. Eugene E Garbee USU president led the fifth annual wild game dinner in Fayette on a Tuesday evening in December. The menu featured catfish chowder deer and antelope meats squirrel dumplings walleye and corn bread and local produce. Attendees included Walter Falk Elin and fifteen others from NE Iowa.
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Eugene E. Garbee
USU
Fayette
Garbee
Iowa
Montana
Christmas Plant Sale Ad at Elginee Store
The Elginee Store invites customers to select a Christmas plant with festive messaging “Merry Christmas.” Limited stock and seasonal display available for gift options and decor.
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Elginee
Four Major Deadlines Now Face Veterans
Veterans face four key deadlines including December 31 for nonconvertible GI insurance, start dates for GI Bill education benefits for Korean veterans, dental treatment timelines with exceptions for disability or combat-related conditions, and a January 31, 1965 deadline for Korean Conflict veterans' GI home loans.
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Iowa
W. B. Nugent
Christmas Program At Apostolic Christian Church
Public invited to Christmas program at the Apostolic Christian Church Sunday December 28. Regular morning services from 10:30 to 11:30. Afternoon services from 2:00 to 2:00. Program begins at 2:00 led by ministers George Metzger Werner Moore and Uriel Gehring.
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Apostolic
George Metzger
Werner Moore
Uriel Gehring
Christmas Eve Program at St Pauls Methodist Church
St Pauls Methodist Sunday School will present a Christmas program on December 24 at 7:30 p m featuring a series of children's pageants and songs from kindergartners to fifth graders. The event includes reader and voice parts with a pageant The Manger of Bethlehem and a Christmas Wishes segment plus a tradition of gifts for Hillcrest Baby Fold in Dubuque. Participants include Connie Frieden JoAnn Wilson Lynette Schori Douglas Meinhard and Doris Meinhard among many others. Attendees are urged to bring gifts for infants or small children or monetary donations.
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St. Paul's Methodist Sunday School
Kindergun
Mother Cat
Connie Jo Frieden
Three Kittens
Janice Hansen
Jack Horner
Steven Frieden
Bo Peep
Dayla Jensen
Mary and the Lamb
Diane Kohler
Wee Willie Winkie
Jeffrey McMilan
Ola King Cole
Douglas Falk
Jacqueline ‘Schori
Gregory Olson
Diane Hanson
David Roberts
Charlai Butikofer
Marie Brackin
JoAnn Wilson
Jimmy ' ‘Boleyn
Janice Friederich
Connie Frieden
Leon Robert
Larry Falk
Judy Becker
David Gilson
Curtis Butikofer
John McMillan
Sally Stephenson
Lynette Schori
Sammy Roberts
Karla Kohler
Robert Gehring
Marcia Knudtson
Roger Falk
Kathy Gehring
David Grether
Karen Klingman
Linda DeSart
Norman Bo
Mike Wilson
Junior West
Johnnie Brackin
Dick Meinhard
Billy Stephenson
Jimmie Frieden
Hillcrest
Dubuque
Please Don't Forget Next Week Office Copy Deadline
The note urges all news copy and advertising be in the office by Monday noon due to holidays on the next two Tuesdays. It explains the shift in time is necessary and asks for cooperation from staff.
Falb Family Hosts Christmas Party Dinner at Coffee Cup
Mr and Mrs G J Falb entertained the employees of John Falb and Sons and their spouses at a turkey dinner at the Coffee Cup on Tuesday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs John Falb and Mr and Mrs Leo Lehman.
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G. J. Falb
John Falb & Sons
John Falb
Leo Lehman
Messiah performance features ISTC student Miss Ogle
Cedar Falls student Marilana Ogle sang in The Messiah at the college Sunday afternoon. Ogle, an ISTC student from Cedar Falls, was active in instrumental and vocal music during her time at the college.
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Marilana Ogle
ISTC
Cedar Falls
Miss Ogle
O Lgin
Christmas Plants Display Now At Elgin Furniture Store
Christmas plants are on display at the Elgin Furniture Store with early selection options. The notice urges customers to visit soon to pick preferred varieties.
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Elgin Furniture
Thompson couple heads to Phoenix winter home for eleventh year
Mr. and Mrs. Thore Thompson left Phoenix, Ariz., after a Rochester, Minnesota check up. They will be at 1636 E Pinchot Ave in Phoenix for the winter, their eleventh year to spend the season there since buying a home several years ago.
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Thore Thompson
Rochester
Minn
Phoenix
Ariz
E. Pinchot Ave
Christmas Program at First Baptist Church
The First Baptist Church Sunday school presents a Christmas program on Monday evening December 24 at 7 30 featuring Joy to the World It Came Upon the Midnight Clear The Christmas Story and many scenes and songs by children and the Primary Department Shine for Jesus Baby Jesus Silent Night and A Christmas Prayer with participants including Sharon James Janet Jacob Sherry Miller and others
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First Baptist Church Sunday School
Fred C. Muehlethaler
Sharon James
Tommy Zurbriggen
Karolee Lehman
Christy Thoma
Dean
Cindy ‘Boleyn
Karen Krueger
Clarissa Miller
Janet Jacob
Sherry Miller
Janet ‘Roleyn Dally
Kathy Vanderbeck
Charles Muehlethaler
Robert Jacob
Joan Muehlethaler
Jeffrey Thoma
Gary Miller
Larry Orth
Kurtis Krueger
Jesus
Larry Krueger
Jimmy Zurbriggen
Patti Johnson
Boleyn
Jean Schaer
Margaret and
Mary Jacob
Patty Lehman
Nancy Miller
Barbara Muehlethaler
Alice Hackmann
DeLene Krueger
Diane
James
Hunaberper
Des Roselyn Clark
Carl ‘Erickson
Marie ¥ Friederich
Sharon
Karen
Gary Larson
Jesus I Love
Thee
John Mitts
Eunice Howard Farmer
David Dummermuth
Old Couple
Reva Friederich
Ronnie iBlockhus
Falb & Light Anniversary Winners Named
Falb and Light anniversary prizes were awarded to Francis West first Ken neth Medberry second and Ole Loftsgard third for men. Women winners were Mrs Ray Reierson first Mrs Thos Ogle second and Mrs Walter Leh man third. In West Union Will Christen, a patient at Palmer Memorial Hospital, West Union, was reported.
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Falb & Light
Francis West
Kenneth Medberry
Ole Loftsgard
Ray Reierson
Thos. Ogle
Walter Lehman
West Union
Will Christen
Palmer ‘Memorial Hospital
Turkey Winners Saturday Draws Ten More Turkeys
Ten more dressed turkeys were given away last Saturday with names drawn: Mrs Gene Wenger, Lawrence Nelson, Larry Metzger, Leon Jacob, Shirley Larson, Lenna Leins, Gladys Hamson, Fred Burrow, Karen King and Larry Wede. This was the final turkey drawing. Next Saturday December 22 offers cash prizes and Santa will hand out treats to children.
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Gene ‘Wenger
Lawrence Nelson
Larry Metzger
Leon Jacob
Shirley Larson
Lenna ‘Eins
Gladys Hamson
Fred Burrow
Karen King
Larry Wede
Santa
Triplet Girls Die After Birth at West Union Hospital
Triplet girls born at West Union hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Poppenhagen weighed under two pounds at birth last Tuesday afternoon. The first died about 1 p.m. Tuesday, the second at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, and the third at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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West Union
Mr& Rusell Poppenhagen
Wadena
Strohsheins Move From Sumner Into Elgin Estate Home
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Strohshein of Sumner have purchased the Frank Greenley estate on Pleasant street in Elgin and moved their household goods Monday. W. F. Kohler, executor of the estate, completed the deal. Mrs. Strohschein is the mother of Mrs. Lyle Krueger.
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R. 'B. Strohschein
Sumner
Frank Greenley
Pleasant Street
Elgin
W. F. Kohler
Strohschein
Lyle Krueger
C. E. S. Elects Officers at Elgin Chapter
Mrs. Harold Grimm was elected Worthy Matron at Elgin Chapter Order of Eastern Star. Other officers named include Glen McKellar as Worthy Patron and Mrs Karl Meinhard as Associate Matron. Installation is set for Monday January 14 in an open audience meeting.
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Harold Grimm
Elgin
Chapter Order of Eastern Star
Glen McKellar
Karl Meinhard
Northeast Iowa over quota in bond sales in 1956
By late November all four northeast Iowa counties exceeded their 1956 bond purchase quotas for E and H savings bonds. Fayette led with 1,842,264 dollars, Clayton 15 percent over, and Allamakee and Winneshiek each more than 100 percent. Twenty counties surpassed 100 percent. Bond chairmen are Forrest B. Claxton Fayette Duane L. Hanson Oelwein and Carl B. Schori West Union.
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Iowa
Clayton
Fayette
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Fayette County
Forrest B. Claxton
Duane L. Hanson
Oelwein
Carl B. Schori
West Union
Elgin-Clermont Co-op Dairy Co reports results and plans
The Elgin-Clermont Co-op Dairy Co announces a near completion of Mr and Mrs Andrew Braker home with carpentry finished and painting underway. Last fiscal year gross sales reached 715902 54 with butter at 583433 17 and dried milk 132469 97 as the first full year for drying. About 11 million pounds of whole milk were dried and 1 5 million pounds of skim milk procured. Butter output rose by 350000 pounds year over year. Roughly 90 patrons attended the annual meeting where Roy Swenson and Rudy Possehl were re elected to the board along with holdovers Fred Schaer Almer Amundson Levi Frieden Melbert Meyer and M 5 Blockhus. Net worth of Elgin creamery and Clermont drying plant is about 92644 10. Eight workers currently employed, rising in rush periods. six day weeks. Names listed: R D Wilson Louis Lehman George Nydegger Dennis Bear Robert Johnson Don Page Bob Medberry Guy Probert.
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EC Co-op. Dairy Co
R.D. Wilson
Roy Swenson
Rudy Possehl
Fred Schaer
Almer Amundson
Levi ‘Frieden
Melbert Meyer
Blockhus
Elgin
Clermont
R. D. Wilson
Louis Lehman
George Nydegger
Dennis Bear
Robert Johnson
Don Page
Elgin Lutheran Christmas Program Highlights
The Elgin Lutheran Church presents its Christmas program on Thursday evening December 20 at eight. The program includes carols such as Hark the Herald Angels Sing and Angels We Have Heard on High, solos like The Annunciation, and group performances by various Sunday school and high school choirs with narrators and roles across grades.
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Elgin Lutheran
Danice Anderson
Herald Angels
Leigh Erickson
Roman Soldier
Kenneth Staff
Joseph
Bennie Hunsberger
Mary
Lois Clark
Annunciation
Mary Erickson
Teddy Priederich
Angels
Shepherds
Otis Blockhus
Dwain Barker
Curtis
O'How Beautiful
Ricky Chapman Wisemen
Larry Halverson
David Thompson
Stanley
Anderson
Legion Auxiliary Updates and Christmas Gift Effort
The Elgin Legion Auxiliary held a Thursday meeting with a brief business session and a film about A Place Called Home and Boys Town. Thirty four gifts went to forgotten children at Fayette county home and to armed forces members and veterans, with a cash gift to Mrs. Betty Bayer. The unit shipped 2144 coffee strips and changed meeting dates to the third Tuesday of each month starting January with serving committee Adms. Reuben Schupbach, C. B. Schari, George Nickels and Earl Kiple.
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Elgin ‘Legion Auxiliary
Home
Fayette County
Knoxville
Betty Bayer
Adms
Reuben Schupbach
C. B. Schari
George Nickels
Earl Kiple
Adopt Daughter Named Marcia Louise by Tomshecks
Ray Tomsheck of Charles City telephoned Mrs. Tomsheck to share that after adoption proceedings lasting over a year a baby girl was placed with the couple. The new daughter is Marcia Louise, born October 8, and the proud father relayed the news that they should get ready to become a mother and father.
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Ray Tomsheck
Charles ‘City
Off to Rose Bowl from Town City in January trip
The University marching band heads to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on January 1. From Town City, Marcia Wolf and John P. Falk of Elgin join Don Coffman and Stanley Capper of Elgin aboard the Herky Special. Howard Wolf, with three fraternity brothers, joins the trip along with Charles Capper and Charles Jr. and Mr and Mrs W C Falk and Kent of Elgin planning to go.
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Pasadena
Calif
Conservation Comm Met Monday December 10
The Fayette County Soil Conservation District Commissioners met for their regular monthly session on Monday December 10. Conservation farming plans were approved for Duane W Kamp Clermont James Stewart Oelwein and Lawrence Gehring Elgin. New cooperators Raymond C Jellings Fayette Dr William L Beer Aledo Winds Smithfield Ray Keith Hawkeye and Robert W Proctor Waucoma attended along with lawmakers George Scott and Donald Kimball. The district explained its program and financial needs for the coming year to the legislators.
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Fayette County
Soil Conservation District
Duane W.kamp
Clermont
James Stewart
Oelwein
Lawrence Gehring
Elgin
Raymond C. Jellings
Fayette
William L. Beer
Aledo Winds
Smithfield Township
Ray Keith
Hawkeye
Robert W. ‘Proctor
Waucoma
George Scott
Donald Kimball
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Reed
Associated Press
State Senate
House of Representatives
Iowa Ymca
Des Moines
Iowa Highway Patrol
James Thomas
East Des Moines
Y Group
Dick Palmer
Ottumwa
George Schaller
Storm Lake
Christian Church
St. Paul’s
Wand Scvntist
First Baptist Church
Best Buy
Turkey
N.E. Iowa
Elgin-Clermont Co-op
Dairy Co
Andrew Braker
Part
Legion Auxiliary
Rose Bowl
Conservation Comm
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