Loveless Declines Run for Governor in 1962
Former Iowa Governor Loveless, a Democrat, says he will not seek the 1962 gubernatorial race. He cites party unity and competence as needed while noting his Washington post and past two-term governorship. Harold Hughes, recently switching to Democrat, announced a gubernatorial bid. Iowa parks set a records year with over 7.3 million visitors, and park facilities expand toward modern campgrounds by next season.
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Ins
Herachel C. Lovelias
Loveless
Washington, D.C
Democratic Party
Iowa
Washington, D. C
U.S. Senate
Jack Miller
Sioux City
Ottumwa
Harold E. Hughes
Edward J. McManus
State Conservation Commission
Local Social Notes and Club Meetings in Wadena Area
Wadena News reports Sunday dinner visitors to Volga residents the Wilsons and Christeleits. Little Eight card club prizes went to Bond Struss Alta Bond and Aulden Wilson. Guild notes cover dues reports and 1962 cleanliness circles. St Joseph Altar Society held a January bake sale and liturgy review with 18 members present.
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Aulden Wilson
Bill Christeleit
Volga
Pearl Johnson
Little Eight Card Club
Wilfred Bond
Elmer Struss
Alta Bond
Richard Erickson
Mabel Johnson
Johnnie Erickson
John Solomon
Fayette
St. Joseph's Altar Society
William Corkery
Lillian Flanagan
Corkery
Will Observe 50th Anniversary At Highland Lutheran
Open house at Highland Lutheran Church marks the 50th anniversary with a Sunday event on February 4 from 2 to 4 PM. Nearby residents are invited to attend and share memories and refreshments.
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Highland Lutheran Church
Look Magazine Team Faces Nashville AAU Here
Dianne Frieden and Judy Lloyd lead the Look Magazine basketball squad in a February 7 8 15 pm showdown at Valley gym against Nashville Tenn Business College Girls AAU team. Nashville is currently No 1 in the nation, undefeated, with a 38 20 win over Wayland College. Look’s top scorers from northeast Iowa include Frieden averaging 17 and Lloyd 12 per game. Jones adds 9 and rising scores. The Look team plays in the National Girls Basketball League and owns a 3 4 season record, two losses to Wayland.
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Dianne Frieden
Valley High
Look Magazine
Valley
Nashville
Iowa
Clermont-Higin
Judy Lloyd
Lime Springs
Judy Jones
Bondurant-Farrar
Wayland College
W.S.C.S. Meets February 1
The Woman's Society of Christian Service of St. Paul's Methodist Church will meet Thursday after?noon Feb 1 at the church. Hostesses are Mrs. Matilda Feller and Mrs. Jack Adrian. Worship led by Mrs. Norris Capper. Lesson by Mrs. Archie Howard. Supplement topic Origin of Valentine's Day.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service
St. Paul's
Social Security Rep. to Visit West Union Courthouse
A Social Security Administration district representative will be in West Union at the Court House on February 6 13 20 and 27 from 10 am to 12 noon to help people file applications for old age survivors and disability benefits issue social security account numbers and employer identification numbers. Guests William Muench Elkader and Forrest Shaffer visited the Louis Deniers Tuesday evening.
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Social Security Administration
Waterloo
West Union
Court House
Earl T. Johnson
Baringer Announces Run for Re-election
Iowa State Representative Maurice Baringer of Oelwein, a Republican in Fayette county, announced his candidacy for a second term. He prioritizes completing the legislative phase of reapportionment, pursuing major property tax relief, and scrutinizing Road Use Tax Fund budgeting by the Highway Commission and municipalities. Baringer also serves as director of nutrition for Oelwein Chemical Co. Inc.
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Maurice Baringer
Oelwein Republican
Iowa
Fayette County
Baringer
General Assembly
Highway Commission
Oelwein
Oelwein Chemical Co., Inc
Youth Week Activities at First Baptist Church
Iowans invested 11,146,609 in United States savings bonds during December, reaching 142,874,853 for 95.4 percent of the annual goal. The Fayette county report shows 196 sales totaling 1,607,808 for 26 percent of the goal, with Clayton 1,654,620 at 109 percent, Allamakee 947,802 at 94 percent, and Winneshiek 1,440,936 at 68 percent.
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Clayton County
Allamakee
Winneshiek
Legion Auxiliary Met With Mrs. Charles Wenger
The American Legion Auxiliary met January 6 at the home of Mrs. Charles Wenger with co host Mrs. Marjorie Reed. Sixteen members attended. Thank you notes were read from several families and individuals. A motion supported member service for boys at Easter. February hostesses named and a cookie committee listed. Cleaning of auxiliary rooms scheduled for February 9, volunteers invited.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Charles Wenger
Marjorie Reed
Woonna Hughes, Chadwick, III
Harry Gilson
H. D. Yack
Ern Friederich
Marie Butikofer
Ida Leuchtenmacher
Robert Boleyn
Thomas Howard
Mary Olson
Ed Wenger
Harold Halverson
Clifford Gisleson
Clara Muehlethaler
George Nickels
Robert Reeder
Five Year Pin Awarded to Jeanette Krueger
Jeanette Krueger of Clinton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Krueger, completed five years of service with Interstate Power Company on July 30, 1961, and received her Five Year Pin on January 18. She started at the District Office in Clinton for six months before transferring to the Beaver Channel Power Plant in Clinton as a secretary.
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Jeanette Krueger
Clinton
Gus Krueger
Interstate Power Company
Jeanette
Beaver Channel
Army enlistee Lyle D Meisner to begin training
Army enlistee Lyle D Meisner son of Mr and Mrs Harold Meisner was enlisted last Friday in Dubuque during ceremonies. After basic training at Fort Carson Colorado he will be assigned to further training in Automotive Maintenance. Harold Meisner serves as a Clayton County Supervisor.
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Lyle D. Meisner
Harold Meisner
United States Army
Dubuque
Fort Carson
Colo
Meisner
Clayton County
Nuclear attack protection pamphlet at post office
Postmaster H. H. McMillan notes pamphlets on what to know and do in case of a nuclear attack are available free at the post office, one per family. Call to get your copy.
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H. H. McMillan
Engagement Announcement for Sharnel Rothlisberger and Roger Frieden
Mr and Mrs LeRoy Rothlis berger announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Sharnel to Roger Frieden son of Mr and Mrs Frieden The couple plan a future ceremony with details to be announced further.
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LeRoy Rothlisberger
Sharnel
Roger B. Frieden
Ede
Gin
Bey
Leallen Knox Re-elected Director of Assa
Leallen Knox of Wadena was re-elected a director of Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association for a three year term at the Des Moines annual meeting on January 15. Knox has served since 1956 and also directs Farmers Mutual Insurance Assn Arlington. Officers including Harry L. Gross and Wilbert M. Triemer were re-elected. The association ended the year with 1.9 billion in policy values and paid over 2.4 million in wind and hail claims, including 16 million on 4 700 claims for damage on April 23 in east central and southern Iowa.
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Leallen Knox
Wadena
Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Association
Des Moines
Knox
IMT
Farmers Mutual Insurance Assn
Arlington
Harry L. Gross
Cdm
Wilbert M. Triemer
Town Mutual
East Central
Lowa
Cedar Rapids Senior Wins Washington D C Representation
Marsha Schupbach a Cedar Rapids high school senior has been chosen Washington D C representative in the Daughters of the American Revolution good citizens contest. She is the daughter of Mr Schupbach and granddaughter of Mrs Anna Schupbach. Miss Schupbach has led in many school activities and church affairs with excellent scholarship.
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Marsha Schupbach
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D.C
Schupbach
Anna Schupbach
Mrs Boulton Heads Fayette Cancer Crusade Drive
Harold L Boulton was named chairman of Fayette County Cancer Crusade, a two pronged educational and fundraising effort to run in April. Blanche Mitchell, Fayette County Chapter chairman, announced plans to make the crusade a major educational effort for the American Cancer Society.
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Harold L. Boulton
Fayette
Fayette County
Blanche Mitchell
Waucoma, Cdm
American Cancer Society
The
Cancer Society
State Grain Dealers Association Convention Trip
Everett Neil from Elkader Selmer Helen Monona and Max Medbenny left Sunday for Des Moines to attend the annual Iowa Grain Dealers Association state convention. They planned to return home Wednesday.
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Everett Neil
Elkader
Selmer Helen
Monona
Max Medbenny
Des Moines
Iowa Grain Dealers
Assa
Elgin Public Library Receives 500 Books from Cooperative
The Elgin Public Library received 500 books on Monday January 22. The Eastern Iowa Library Cooperative supplied the titles including Weg chelved and art. A display titled Do It Yourself was set up, with information booklets included. Mrs Ivan Torkelson organized the January promotion display and Moorn's Variety provided toy trucks for the exhibit.
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Elgin Public Library
Eastern Iowa Library Co-operative
Mra
Ivan Torkelson
Moorn
Billy Graham Film Will be Shown at Youth Week Events
The First Baptist Church Elgin marks Youth Week starting January 28 with worship services led by Bob Trautman and Rev Eldon Schroeder, Youth Fellowship activities, and a film showing of Billy Graham's The Heart Is A Rebel on February 1 at 7:30 pm. The townwide event features guest speaker Rev Bernard Fritzke Cedar Falls and a post film refreshment period.
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The
First Baptist Church
Bob Trautman
Nancy Orth
Janice Durscher
Abe Hasbeger
Martha Schaer
Anne Lehman
Bernard Fritzke
Cedar Falls
Dorothy Schaer
Kay Miller
Terry Habeger
Anita Lehman
Vicky Habeger
David Boleyn
Martha Seheer
Ken Schroeder
Kurtin Kruege
CBY Fellowship
Elgin
Billy Graham
Our Town
Ethel Waters
Georgia Lee
John Milford
Patty Lohman
Rita Neumann
Chm
Bob Zurbriggen
Linda Krueger
CBYF
Alefred Baechler
Abe Habeger
Mitts to Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Walter Mitts will observe their 25th wedding anniversary Sunday January 28 at the Elgin Lutheran Church from 2 to 4 pm Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
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Walter Mitts
Elgin Lutheran Church
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Young Republicen Affaire
PTA
Town Congress of Paremta
Temshews Associations
Wadena News
Elook Scheel
Ae Youth Vane
Woman's Guild
Women's Guild of the Presbyterian Church
Harold Popenhagen
Robert Bond Jr
Lindy Frey
Arthur Herrling
W. W. Probert
Herrling
Will Frey
Jim Probert
Danny
Rochester
Minn
Fern Weyant
Edgewood
Mrs
W.S.C.S
William Muench
Forrest Shaffer
Louis ‘Deniers
Washington
Mrs. Boulton
N. E. Iowa Cooperative
Self
Gims
Vicky Haberger
Pat Lehman
Alyce Oolberg
Jean Schaer
Eldon Schroeder
Kurtis Krueger
LaVerne Krueger
Mary Ann Schaer
CBY
Mary Ann Jacob
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