Mrs Clarence Hofer obituary notes Elgin area roots
Bessie Voshell Hofer born near Arlington December 16 1912, married Clarence Hofer March 21 1931. Died December 22 1987 at Grami er Memorial Hospital West Union aged 55. Survived by husband four daughters Ena Mollie LaVern Lantz Delfield Beulah Robert Hanson Donna Oliver Florence Carl Cousins Eva Kulish Jr Darlene Nieth two at home and one son Dean, three sisters and one brother. Memorial service at Elgin Lutheran Church. Burial in Elgin Cemetery. Card of thanks from the Clarence Hofer family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Voshell Hofer
Arlington
Alice
Ira Voshell
Arlhington-Elgin
Raimier Memorial Hospital
West Union
Clarence Hofer
Louis
Clarence
Ena Mollie
LaVern Lantz
Delfield
Wisc
Beulah
Robert Hanson
Elgin
Donna
Val Oliver
Columbus Junction
Florence
Carl Cousins
Waterloo
Eva
Frank Kulish Jr
Marion
Darlene
Wm. Nieth
Milwaukee
Wanda Hofer
Mary Hofer
Dean
Vira
Clarence Ing
Hazel
Merlin Lamphier
Gladix
Harry Frieden
Clifton Voshell
Elgin Lutheran Church
Denny J. Brake
Don Sutter
Arden Greener
Clarence Schori
John Tillotson
Edward Klingman
Old Rugged Cross
LaVerne Lantz
William Neith
Elgin Cemetery
Former Elgin residents visit for holidays
Vernon Dorn brings parents Mr and Mrs Richard Dorn of Grand Junction Colorado to Elgin for dinner at the Earl Kiple home. They left Elgin in 1922. Richard Dorn once ran a barber shop in Elgin in the Wenger building. The couple recently celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary and son Rev Vernon Dorn traveled for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vernon Dorn
Maquoketa
Richard Dorn
Grand Junction
Colorado
Elgin
Earl. Kiple
Max Lehman
Lulu Bauman
John Bauman
Helms Place
Wenger
Beaumont Fights Through Playoffs to Win Calif Interscholastic Football Title
Creighton Conner sends news from Beaumont about his football team winning the Cal Interscholastic Federation Class A championship. Beaumont defeated St Genevieve of Panoramia City 7 to 0 after a 10 win two tie season and earned gold balls and sweater patches for their first regional title. Tom Conner, offensive tackle, made all conference first team.
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Sirs
Elgin
Beaumont
C.lf
Calif
Los Angles
St. Genevieve High School
Panorania City
Tom
Creighton
E. 5Th St. Beaumont
Nightcappers Farmers Savings Bank Bowling Standings
The score sheet lists team results with Nightcappers Farmers Savings Bank at 42, Bic Gain Feeds 37, Daniels Drug 7, Coffee Nook Cafe 33, Vandersee Pibg. & Htg. 31, Bankey Super Mkt. Wadena Cheese & But. 194y 4425. High team series shows Vandersee Pibg. & Htg. 2614, Coffee Nook Cafe 2582, Farmers Savings Bank 2519, Daniels Drug 2490. High team game has Vandersee Pibg. & Hig. 930, First National Bank 901, Coffee Nook Cafe 875, Daniels Drug 859. High individual scores include Carla Best 327, Evelyn Granneman & Erma Boess 513, Pat Benson 486, Bev Vandersee 484. High individual games record Carla Bear & Erma Boess 191, Pat Cowell 185, Pat Benson & Chrystal Meier 181, Mel Butters 180.
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Nightcappers Farmers Savings Bank
Bic
Coffee Nook Cafe
Vandersee
Bankey
Farmers Savings Bank
Daniels
First National Bank
Coffee Nook
Nightcappers League Farmers Savings Bank
Big Gain
First Nat. Bank
Bile Vandersee Prog
Hig
Seedorff
Seedoriff's
Daniels Drug
Pat Benson
June Caley
Rev. Vandersee
Alice Granneman
Rey Vandersee
Bonnie Timmerman
Elgin Echo publication details and pricing
The Want Acts section lists The Elgin Echo of Elgin Iowa published weekly by James A. Hermen. It notes second class mail status since 1891 and subscription rates of 3.00 per year in four northeast Iowa counties and 3.50 per year outside that area.
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Elgin
Fayette County
Iowa
The Brakes
A playful miscellany on milk for children, parental finances, and everyday quirks. Witty pauses reflect on credit cards, gas stations, and shopping temptations while musing about forgetfulness and a neighborly misstep.
Wickersham to Host Goodwill Mission
Iowa State University livestock specialist Tom Wickersham will host a Goodwill People-to-People mission delegation to South America. The 21 day tour from New York will visit Peru Paraguay Argentina Uruguay and Brazil. Applications for delegates are due January 6 at Kildee Hall Ames Iowa 50010.
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Iowa University Extension
Towa Farm
South America
Tom Wickersham
New York International Airport
Peru
Paraguay
Argentina
Uruguay
Brazil
Iowa
Kildee Hall
Iowa State University
Ames
Towa
Nightcappers League Bowling Standings and High Scores
The list records team results and high scores from a bowling night. Seedorff's Super Market leads with top team series 2610 and high game 982 for the event. Notable individual players include Pat Benson 379 series and 256 game, June Caley 511 series and 188 game, Rev. Van dersee 501, Alice Granneman 458, Bonnie Timmerman 184.
Christmas dinner guests in Elgin and Ole Reierson home
Elgin Local News notes Christmas dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Arthur Lantz and Mrs Grace Evans including Kenneth Evans Clinton Jon Evans Cedar Falls Mr and Mrs Eugene Jacobson West Union and Mrs Anna Lantz. Wednesday dinner guests in the Ole Reierson home included Mr and Mrs Gene Wander Lynn Ken and Allan Mason City Mr and Mrs Joe Wander Fred Martie Vicki Wright and the Glen Reierson family.
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Elgin
Local News
Arthur Lantz
Grace Evans
Kenneth Evans
Clinton
Jon Evans
Cedar Falls
Eugene Jacobson
West Union
Anna Lantz
Ole Reierson
Gene Wander
Lynn
Ken
Allan
Mason City
Joe Wander
Fred Martie
Vicki Wright
Glen Reierson
Social visits dot Brainard area a busy week
Brainard residents and neighbors from Wadena Waterloo Griffith and other towns dropped by homes in Ed Fenner, Tom Meighan, Bob Hanson and Melvin Martin circles. Guests included families from Clermont Elkader West Union Cedar Falls Independence Fontana and Fontana Wisconsin with numerous dinners and suppers from Monday through Saturday.
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Brainard News
Gerald Bond
Wadena
Ed Fenner
Vivien Peters
Waterloo
Don
Bob Peters
Lawrence Gehring
Griffith
Ind
Tom Meighan
Sumner
Elmer Kohls
Clermont
Richard Kohls
Donald
Lyle Martin
Melvin Hanson
Bob Hanson
Elkader
Mickey Martin
Jack Hanson
Cedar Falls
Bill Peters
George Pape
Robert Musser
David
West Union
Restraint urged in livestock and poultry production
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman told a conference of livestock and poultry leaders that large grain supplies threaten over expansion next year. He warned prices for hog producers depend on current breeding decisions and urged producers to resist expanding supply while grain prices are temporarily low. He called for recommendations to USDA and cooperation to hold back production and improve 1968 prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orvile L. Freeman
Department of Agriculture
USDA
Sunday visitors in the Oran Nutting home
Sunday visitors in the Oran Nutting home were Mr. and Mrs. Gene Nutting and granddaughter, Deborah Halverson. West Union. The John Butikofer Jr. family visited Monday evening in the Roger Frieden home. Mrs. Melvin Vick, Deborah was a caller Sunday afternoon in the Ole Reierson home.
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Oran
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ALCW
Blake
Dr. Freed
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Clarence Hojer
Elgin Echo
James A. Hermen
Las Vegas
Wickersham
Tillotson
Oran Nutting Home
Kenneth Kjosa
Fontanna, Wise
ECHO
State Comptroller’s
Des Moines
Hazel Gehrin
Doris Springer
Westinghouse
Sautomatics
Nastate Power Company
Interstate Power Company
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