Wadena Pack 120 Cub Scouts Hold Park Meeting
The second pack meeting in Wadena park on Monday June 25 featured a picnic supper and a series of Cub Scout activities. Den I performed a rope twirling demo with crepe paper lariats and presented a wild west skit. Fathers and sons were urged to reserve for the Dad and Lad weekend at the end of August. Other local items note marriages, family visits, vacations, and a hospital appendectomy.
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Wadena
Wadena Park
den I
Lone Ranger
James Davis
James L
Evelyn Shirley Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Davis
Wadena High School
Quaker Oats
Dan Messerli
Clement Messerli
Herman Larson
Frances
Colorado
Lindy ‘Frey
Oelwein Hospital
Clyde Bond
Dale Floyd
Quasqueton
Loretta Mattocks
Esther Franks
Keokuk
Washington
Idaho
Donna Clothier
Des Moines
Marion Mission Society Meets Thursday 14th 1914
The Marion Mission Society met Thursday with hostesses and a full program. Devotions were led by Mrs. Arthur Lands gard with Bible study by Mrs. Mervin Reierson. Cradle roll care, readings, songs, and poems were presented by various members. Rev. O R Haugstul offered closing remarks.
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Marion Mission Society
Hapacher
Marlie Hanson
Clarence Anderson
Arthur Landsgard
Mervin Reierson
Kenneth Mark
Cradle Rolf
Alvin Olson
Gordon Landsgard
Brenda Landsgard
Vickie Olson
Cornelius Reierson
Maurice Landsgard
O. R. Haugstul
Banker for 70 Years in Fayette Retires Not
C B Carpenter, Fayette banker and president of Fayette State Bank, marks 90th birthday. The Cedar Rapids Gazette featured his 70 years in banking recalling 10 percent loans, the hard thirties, and depressions since. He says another severe downturn is unlikely as bankers tighten loan standards.
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The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
C. BR. Carpenter
Fayette
Fayette State Bank
Carpenter
Cash winners named at Saturday drawing here
Four cash winners Connie Baker William Howard Alphie Reierson and Scott Luch were announced at Saturday evening drawing. Drawings will continue weekly in this event.
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Connie Baker
Wm. Howard
Alphie Reierson
Scott Luchsinger
Rock Crusher Moves to Harold Schneider Quarry Near Elgin
The Paul Neiman Construction Co. moved their rock crushing equipment to the Harold Schneider quarry south of Elgin last week. They were crushing salt rock aggregate but do not know which road it will serve.
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Paul Neiman Construction Co
Harold Schneider
Elgin
State Conventions Slated This Month in Iowa
Regular Iowa state conventions for the Republican and Democratic parties are planned this month in Des Moines. Republicans meet July 20 to adopt platforms and select delegates and officers. Democrats meet July on a Tuesday to do similarly. In other news, Axel Anderson, a state employee, loses his job after admitting a political contribution related to an escape from Eldora. The governor and state officials discuss investigations and potential charges involving the escapee and related parties. Governor Hoegh leads with a record number of proclamations, surpassing prior Iowa governors in 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Des Moines
Town Bureau of Investigation
State
Polk County Grand Jury
Des ‘Moines
Axel Anderson
Eldora
R. ‘W. Nebergall
Nebergall
Anderson
Claude Cook
State Bureau of Investigation
Arthur H. Peterson
Engagement Announcement Norma Rae Bergerson to Mahion Lantz
Mr and Mrs Ray A Bergerson of Topeka announce the engagement of their daughter Norma Rae Bergerson to Mahion Lantz son of Mr and Mrs Maynard Lantz of Elgin The couple met in Des Moines where Miss Bergerson plans to teach Indianola in the fall He is employed by Standard Oil in Des Moines after Navy service They will wed in Des Moines in December
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray A. Bergerson
Topeka
Kans
Norma Rae
Mahion L. Lantz
Maynard Lantz
Elgin
Miss Bergerson
Lews
YWCA
Washburn University
Coffeyville
Des Moines
Indianola
Utah Agricultural College
Logan
Utah
Lantz
U. S. Navy
Standard Oil Co
Iowa to spray roadsides for grasshoppers in 32 counties
The Iowa Department of Agriculture launches a roadside spraying program to combat grasshoppers. The effort covers 32 northern counties with an emergency $7,000 fund and an additional $13,000 request to the legislative budget committee. The infestation is the worst since 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Legislative Budget Committee
Post
Lam
Roberts Quits D-X Elgin Gas Plant Operator
E L Roberts, longtime operator of the D-X gas truck out of Elgin, quit his job as of Saturday June 30. He has no immediate plans. Roberts began with D-X during F D Welch’s ownership of the plant in Elgin.
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E. L. Roberts
Elgin
Roberts
D-X
F. D. Welch
Social Security Reports Due in West Union July 10
Waterloo social security representatives will be at the Court House in West Union on July 10 from 10:00 to 12:00 noon to collect reports. July reports apply to Fayette county housewives employing domestic workers paid in cash wages of up to $50 in April, May, and June.
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Waterloo Social Security Office
West Union
Court House
Fayette County
C E in Sectional Tourney Next Week
Clermont Elgin High will play Cresco Notre Dame at 4 00 pm next Monday at West Union in the sectional baseball tournament sponsored by the Town High School Athletic Association. Other teams are West Union Lawler Independence and Fredericksburg. Semis are Wednesday and finals Friday. Coach Zurbriggen expects the team intact except for one possible player.
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Clermont-Elgin High
Cresco Notre ‘Dame
West Union
Town High School Athletic -Assn
Lawler
Independence
Fredericksburg
Zurbriggen
Son Born to Mr and Mrs Grether
A son named Jonathan Carl was born Sunday July 1 at Postville hospital to Mr and Mrs Leo Grether. Weighing 6 pounds 1802 ounces.
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Jonathan Carl
Leo Grether
Postville Hospital
Fire at Butikofer Farm Destroys Shed and Tractor
A Thursday morning blaze at the George Butikofer farm southeast of Elgin destroyed a 26 by 46 foot machine shed, a tractor, and nearly all machinery. James Butikofer, 21, tried to start the tractor. a plugged gas line caused the spark plug to fire, igniting the engine. He escaped unharmed. Fire crews from Elgin, West Union, and Clermont responded. Clermont could not reach the fire due to spectators blocking access. Damage estimated in the thousands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Butikofer
Elgin
Butikofers
Noss
James Butikofer
West Union
Clermont
Community Day At Ilyria Draws Large Attendance
Ilyria held its annual Community Day last Thursday with a noon chicken dinner serving over 300 people and an evening home talent play in a full big tent. Morning events featured sports and visiting, followed by a speech from Dean Harold Woolard of USU and musical numbers. Ladies served supper, then a band concert. The youth cast for the home talent play totaled 15 local participants.
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Alyria Folks
Dean Harold Woolard
USU
Flood Control Dam Near School Site
Work on the flood control dam near the high school grounds is nearing completion with the overflow pipe nearly finished. Graders will then fill the open section in the dam and a grass drainage ditch between the school grounds and Karl Miller's farm is expected to carry away the water as flow is retarded by the dam structure.
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Karl Miller
Newspaper Ad Rates Adjust With Conditions
Advertisers may see changes in newspaper advertising rates as market conditions shift. Publishers note flexibility in pricing to accommodate seasonal demand and display formats while maintaining standard terms for contracts and insertions.
Lions Club Aids Appanoose Hay Lift Effort
The Lions Club of Elgin organized a hay lift aiding Appanoose County. They collected 1,850 bales last Friday and Saturday, covering Pleasant Valley and Marion townships and parts of Illyria and Highland. Farmers donated generously to help their less fortunate neighbors.
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Lions Club of
Elgin
National Guard
Fort Des Moines
Pleasant Valley
Marion
Illyria
Highland
Appanoose County
Don Fauser Buys Station and Bulk Plant
Don Fauser has purchased the D X station and the bulk plant from H H Wolf and will operate the bulk plant as Fauser Oil Co starting July 1 Earl Lembke will drive the bulk truck for Mr Fauser The deal has been pending for months and the past day or two have been busy with invoicing
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Don Fauser
D-X
H. H.wolf
Fauser Oil Co
Earl Lembke
Mr. Fauser
Forty-Four Years Leading Benton Sunday School
Alden Pinney, a Metho dist printer who joined Scott County Democrat in Benton, has led the Sunday school for forty four years since 1910. Over that span there have been about 2300 lessons and 5000 songs, with near perfect attendance aside from a three month auto wreck interruption.
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Benton
Scott County Democrat
Alden Pinney
Scott Co
Harry Fitzgerald Dies in Los Angeles Hospital
Harry Fitzgerald of Huntington Park California died Friday June 29 after strokes at a Los Angeles hospital. Born September 28 1898 in Elgin he would have been fifty eight this September. He is survived by his widow five children and two grandchildren.
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Harry Fitzgerald
Huntington Park
Calif
Los Angeles
Elgin
Aindow
Fay Nominated GOP Supervisor Candidate Selection Was Made on First Ballot
John Fay, mayor of Fayette, won the GOP nomination for supervisor for the 1957 term on the first ballot at the county convention. Five candidates competed. Fay led with 142 votes while Orvin Thompson had 43. The convention also reported bids for a 4.103 mile culvert and bridge project, with F A Moser of Farmersburg securing the culvert contract and J P Strother of Eldon low bidder on grading. total project cost $263,883.28. Fay will face Democrat A C Nesbit in the general election.
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Fay
GOP
F. A. Moser
Farmersburg
Wadena
J. P. Strother
Eldon
Chas
John Fay
Fayette
Orvin Thompson
Mr. Fay
A. C. Nesbit
Clermont Township
J.B. Niles
Donald L. King
Scott Township
Open House at Apostolic Christian Church Near Elgin
Open house services will be held at the Apostolic Christian Church south of Elgin on Sunday July 1 with morning services from 10 30 to 11 30 and afternoon services from 1 00 to 2 00 open house 2 00 to 3 50 visiting pastor Fred Grimm from Quincy Illinois will deliver the services the public is invited to view the newly remodeled church on Creamery Hill history notes include the original 1886 Marion township structure and early Swiss descent attendees or miles walked by early members and the 1956 Easter Sunday first services at the present site on a knoll south of Elgin with modernized facilities.
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Apostolic Christian Church
Elgin
Fred Grimm
Quincy
Creamery Hill
Uriel Gehring
Marion Township
Clayton County
Egin
Apostolic Christian
Local visitors from Chicago to Postville and Elgin
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Schori and their children Andrea and Kent visited the Leo Schori and George Brainard homes in Postville with friends Lone and Pia Sterlov. Mr. Schori left by plane for Dayton on auditing business. Andrea Kent and Mrs. Schori and friends later visited the Brainard home. They plan to return to Elgin Friday.
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Kenneth Schori
Andrea
Kent
Lone
Pia Sterlov
Chicago
Leo Schori
George Brainard
Postville
Schori
Dayton
Ohio
Funeral for Emil Moor Held at Apostolic Church
Funeral services for Emil Moor, 63, will be held Thursday afternoon at the Apostolic Christian Church. He died at Postville hospital early Monday morning after being admitted Sunday morning. His life sketch will appear next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Moor
Apostolic Christian Church
Moor
Postville Hospital
Congress Passes Grants for Sewerage Construction
Congress approved a bill for 500 million dollars in federal grants to aid local sewage disposal plant construction. The government will cover up to a quarter million or 30 percent, whichever is smaller, for facilities meeting federal requirements.
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Congress
Real Estate Transfers and Vehicle Registrations Highlight Local Transfers
Real estate transfers involve John C. Frederick and wife to Arch Perkins and wife for Lots 19 and 20 in Walrath Add Arlington. Ole Amundson and wife to Kenneth Amundson. Henry H. Wolf and wife to Don Fauser and wife Lot 4 in Diamond Conner Armstrong Add Elgin. George B. Washburn and wife and Paul F. Wells to Harry Gunderson and wife Lot 5 Clermont. C. Wright Estate to Eugene R. Nutting part NW SE 17-94-8. Arthur G. Barrack and wife to Minnie Bowen part Lot 1 Park Assn Arlington. New cars include Cornelius N Olson Clermont Ford four door. Alfred or Florence Becker Arlington Chevrolet sedan. Carmie Peterson Castalia Chevrolet sedan.
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John C. Frederick
Arch Perkins
JWD
Walrath Add
Arlington
Ole Amundson
Kenneth Amundson
Henry H. Wolf
Don Fauser
Diamond, Conner & Armstrong
Co. C. Wright
Eugene R. Nutting
Arthur G. Barrack
Minnie Bowen
Park Assn
Cornelius N
Olson
Clermont
Alfred H
Florence Becker
Carmie Peterson
Castalia
Warning on DDT timing for corn borers risk control
To control first-brood corn borers apply DDT as soon as 75 percent of field plants show leaf feeding. Early timing aims to curb damage and protect yields, with guidance emphasizing prompt action once feeding indicates moth activity. The notice underscores following agricultural extension advice for safe, effective use.
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Wadena News
Best Buy
Iowa Press Association
Adiso
Leo A. Hoegh
Beardsley
Blue
Hickenlooper
America
Butikofer
Ilyria
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