Beers Gehring Family Obituary and Local Notes
Louise Beers Gehring born March 30 1870 in Highland township Clayton county married Edward Gehring May 26 1891 Elkader farm northeast of Wadena. They moved to Wadena 1945 where he died 1950. Surviving five children and two sisters, church member and flower giver. Local club notes and library updates with births birthdays and visits.
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Jack Gehring
Lloyd Baum- Mardel
Keifer
Leallen Knox
Louise Beers Gehring
Christian and
Marie Schori Beers
Highland Township
Clayton County
Elkader
Edward Eugene Gehring
Wadena
Gehring
Mabel Johnson
Carl
Marie
J. C. Probert
Lester
Elgin
Florence
Roy Heyer
West Union
Will Ebendorf
Topeka
Kans
Presbyterian Church
Tougher Driver's License Tests Rolled Out Statewide
The Iowa Safety Commissioner announced tougher written tests for first time and reexamination applicants, covering 80 points of traffic law and to be printed soon. Weekday and weekend crash patterns are noted with Tuesdays as the deadliest day so far this year, and the most fatal period is 6 a.m. to noon. Edith Johnson, former Des Moines postmaster, lost her bid to regain the job before the Civil Service Commission. Fred T. Schwab was named federal district court probation officer for the southern district of Iowa with a $7,570 salary. A bronze plaque honors World War II activities of the battleship Iowa to be displayed in Des Moines. The Walton League and the conservation commission oppose the Maple River irrigation permits. Dr. Virgil Hancher urged midyear graduates to be well prepared for the world ahead.
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Towa
Russell Brown
Iowa
Edith Johnson
Des Moines
Federal Civil Service Commission
Miss Johnson
Civil Service Commis
Sion
Dave Crenshaw
Fred T. Schwab
Wapello
Federal District Court
District of
Edwin R. Hicklin
Schwab
Dan, McEntry
State ‘Historical
State House
Claude Cook
State Uzaak ‘Walton League
State Conservation Commission
Towa Water Rights Commission
Maple River
Walton League
State Executive Council
Vanderbecks Leave Monday February 24
The Vanderbeck family will depart Elgin for Anaheim California on Monday morning February 24. Sunday February 23 marks their last Elgin Baptist Church services with a farewell sermon titled Gods Blessing. A farewell for the Pastor family follows the baptismal service Sunday evening.
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Vanderbeck
Elgin
Anaheim
Calif
Elgin Baptist Church
Two County Boards Approve Merger
Fayette and Clayton county school boards approved merging the C-consolidated district with the Wadena district. The territory remains intact as petitioned despite objections from Postville area residents and Corn Hill residents seeking to join or stay out. Attorneys represented objectors and proponents, with about 150 people present mainly from Wadena.
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Fayette
Clayton County
Wadena
Postville
Corn Hill
Feneral
Joe Steele
Charlton Looby
Valley High Hosts Back-to-Back Class B Tournaments
Valley High gym reels for a series of nightly basketball events next week. A single game slate opens Monday at 7 30 p m with the Stanley B sectional winner facing Waterville B sectional winner. The Wednesday final will feature the Monday winner against the district winner from New Hampton, likely Lime Springs or Lauer.
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Valley High Gym
Waterville
New Hampton
Lime Springs
Lawler
Caucus Notice for School District Director Nomination
Qualified voters in Pleasant Valley Township and Myria Township within Clermont Elgin Consolidated School District are notified of a caucus at 8:00 p m February 24 1958 in Elgin Town Hall to nominate a three year director to succeed Thomas Ogle. The nominee will appear on the March 10 1958 school election ballot. Gladys Hanson Secretary.
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Pleasant Valley
Elgin
Myria Township
Clermont-Elgin
Thomas Ogle
Gladys Hanson
Charles Frieden Died at 80 in West Bend
Charles Frieden age eighty died Saturday at his home in West Bend after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday. He was a brother of the late Oscar Frieden.
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Charles Frieden
West Bend
Oscar Frieden
County Legion Meeting Notice at Elgin
County Legion and auxiliary members are urged to attend a meeting on Tuesday evening February 25 at Elgin. The note adds a wry line about egotists when two meet.
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County Legion
Elgin
Legion
Valley High Open House Set For Tuesday March 4
Valley High invites everyone to an open house on Tuesday March 4 starting at 7 30 PM. Supt Moore and staff will guide visitors through the new building and equipment with student helpers directing tours ending in the cafeteria where PTA volunteers serve refreshments. The event welcomes district and neighboring area attendees including parents and students from C E merger talks.
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Valley High
Supt. Moore
PTA
Wadena
Valley Tigers Fall In Home Finale To Elkader Warriors
Elkader defeated Valley High 50-47 in a tight conference game on Friday night February 14. Elkader had three players in double figures Gil ford Woods and Reavis with 11 15 and 13 points while Valley’s Chapman led all scorers with 17. Elkader won the reserve game 60-45 as Meisgeier scored 16 and Valley’s Vern Nims had 19 in the seniors' loss.
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Valley High Tigers
Warriors
Elkader
Gilford
Woods
Reavis
Valley
Chapman
Meisgeier
Vern Nims
4 H NEWS Rodent Control Meeting At Valley High
Several 4 H clubs met at Valley High School on Tuesday February 4 for a special activity on Rodent Control. Harold Boulton shared movies and slides on rodents and distributed pocket gophers information. Community visitors include many local families and several names listed from Oelwein Monona Castalia and nearby areas. A Veterans of World War I meeting was attended by F D Welch John Anderson and others at Maynard. There is more water than land on the earth's surface.
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the Valley High School
Harold Boulton
Milo Olson
William Baumgartner
Oelwein
Marion Olson
Monona
Willard Schroeder
Castalia
Keo Falb
Robert Falk
Keith Kohler
Henry T. Olson
Levi Frieden
Guernsey Smith
Walter Lehman
George Hanson
If. D. Welch
John ©. Anderson
BP. Medberry
Earl Kiple
Maynard
Lembkes Celebrate Silver Wedding in Elgin Church
About 135 friends and relatives gathered at the Elgin Lutheran Church to honor Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Lembke on their 25th wedding anniversary. A program featured mixed quartet, soloist Wanda Lembke, duets, devotional meditation, a letter from Leslie Lembke, and a presentation of gifts and cards with organist Janice Loftsgard.
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Elgin Lutheran Church
Elmer Lembke
Andrew Dummermuth
Mra
Ivan Torkelson
Elmer Meyer
Dennis Stutrud
Pastor Stutrud
Leslie Lembke
Solo
Wanda Lembke
Marijana Ogle
Duane Strong
Janice Loftsgard
Tigers Win Sectional Final Behind Frieden Fifty
In the final game of the girls sectional, Valley Tigers defeated Waterville 48 to 34 on Saturday. The Tigers led from the start, held a 25 to 17 halftime edge, with Dianne Frieden scoring 31 points and Elon Slattery adding 11 for Waterville. Valley advances to the district tournament to face Colesburg in Manchester on February 25.
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Valley Tigers
Waterville
Tigers
Dianne Frieden
Tiger
Elon Slattery
Colesburg
Manchester
Local Resident Returns Home After Hospital Stay
An 84 year old man, after a two week Postville hospital stay following an appendectomy on Feb 4, moved to the Good Samaritan Home in West Union last Thursday. He had been living alone and returned home Saturday before the move.
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Lolyd Reierson
Postville Hospital
Humphrey Roberts
Good Samaritan
West Union
Pleasant Point Study Club Meets
The Pleasant Point Study Club met February 11 at Mrs. Carol Wilson's home with ten members and one guest. A picnic dinner followed. Roll call cited a quotation. Mrs. Wilson read Lincoln's Washington, Mrs. Feller read the poem Precious, and a home baked valentine exchange was enjoyed. The March gathering will be with Mrs. Forrest Shaffer. Dallas first building noted as a one room log cabin erected in 1841 by William Neely Bryan.
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Chinnedau Club
Richard Ott
Kenneth Baldwin
Lyle Patterson
Lyle Rubens
Treas
William Probert
Rubens
Pleasant Point
Carol Wilson
Lincholn’s .Washington
Tille Feller
Forrest Shaffer
Dallas
William Neely Bryan
Helium Produce Lost by Fire in Early Morning Incident
Fire destroyed the Hellum Produce building in Garnaville around nine o clock Tuesday morning February 18. John and Merlin Hellum owners reported losses of 30 to 35 thousand dollars with contents including office equipment truck eggs feed and chickens. Elgin and Clermont fire departments battled the blaze but could not save the structure a single story frame building built in 1951. The business has relocated temporarily to a vacant hardware building as they assess rebuilding plans likely on the same site with enhanced fire protection.
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Hellum Produce
Merlin Hellum
Hellum
Three Directors To Be Elected In School Election
The annual school election on Monday March 10 will elect three directors whose terms expire for Thomas Ogle Carmie Peterson and George Durscher. Five director districts were set up in a consolidation plan to nominate locally at caucuses with broader support from other districts. Voters are urged to attend their district caucus to select or propose a director and to settle futures under merger with Wadena.
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Thomas Ogle
Carmie Peterson
George Durscher
Durscher
Keith Thoma
Wadena
Rve
Dale DeSart Captains Heart Sunday Drive
Dale DeSart and six Boy Scout volunteers will canvass the town next Sunday afternoon February 23. Heart Sunday is a nationwide residential collection time. Volunteers hand out envelopes and leaflets, and leave a Sorry I Missed You card for missed homes.
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Dale DeSart
Boy Scout Organization
Heart
United States
Heart Fund
Local Hospital News and Family Visits
Louis Halverson was released from Postville hospital Sunday and his wife and baby were released Saturday. Robert Gehring, son of Mr and Mrs Gehring, was admitted with pneumonia. Mrs A B Jacob and Mrs John Lehner left for Fergus Falls Minn to visit Alfred Jacob, band master of three school bands, and attend the Fergus Falls school musical. Milk safety notes mention pasteurization at 140 degrees or higher with rapid cooling.
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Hospital. Louis
Postville Hospital
Robert Gehring
Lester Gehring
A. B. Jacob
John, ‘Lehner
Fergus Faille Minn
Alfred Jacob
Fergus Falls
Alfred
World Day of Prayer Service February 21
The Protestant churches of our community unite in a World Day of Prayer service on Friday evening February 21 at the Egin Lutheran Church at 715 p m. The International Theme is The Bread of Life with Prelude by Janice Luflsgard Invocation by Rev. Donald Caspers Hymn O Bread of Life Leader Mrs Elmer Meyer Scripture responsive reading Duet Mrs Caspers and Mrs Stutrud First Reader Mrs W J Grove St Pauls Methodist Second Reader Mrs Paul Zurbriggen Baptist Third Reader Mrs Mercert Meyer Utyria Community Church Quartet Gordun Isini Glen Yearous Harry ihitikoteur Gee Wenger Fourth Speaker Mrs Silmer Easler Clermont Methodist Offertory Prayer Rev Dennis Offertory music Mrs Abe Habeger Fifth Speaker Mrs Connor Dummimermuth Elgin Lutheran Hymn Lord Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing Benediction Rev H John Van derbeck Recessional Miss Loftsgard
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Egin Lutheran
Bread of Life
Janice Luflsgard
Donald Caspers
Elmer ‘Meyer
Caspers
Stutrud
W. J
Connor Bdumimermuth
Elgin Lutheran
H. John Vanderbeck
Loftsgard
School Reorganization Discussion on TV February 24
Supt. M H Moore and A S Morse of Fayette County Schools have been invited to appear on a TV program at 10:00 p m Monday February 24 on KCRG TV channel 9. The program will discuss the concept and operation of local school reorganization.
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M. H. Moore
A. S. Morse
Fayette County
Channel 9
Kcrg - TV
New Addresses Listed Merle Moen in Marion
A local notice lists new contact details for Merle Moen at 1035 28th Street in Marion. The item appears in an official address update column and confirms residency details for record-keeping.
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Merle Moen
28Th St
Marion
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