Wadena Community Club program features Legion history talk
The Wadena Community Club met Monday night in the gym with the American Legion and Auxiliary in charge. Arthur Herrling announced the program including music by the Robert Klingman family and speaker Atty. Mark Buchheit who spoke on the history of the American Legion and the Auxiliary's local work. The Klingmans closed the program with more music.
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Wadena ‘Community Club
A Érican ,Legion and
Arthur Herrling
Robert Klingman
Mark Buchheit
West Union
American Legion
Klingmans
Derry Leonhart
Lynnville
Roy Leonhart
Mueller
Garnaville
Lee Thompson
Sterling
Charles Thompson
Ainsworth
Luther League leadership school delegates named
Joyce Erickson Frances Larson and Leigh Roger Erickson will represent the Elgin Lutheran church at Waldorf College Forest City this week. The school aims to train young people for local congregational leadership.
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Joyce Erickson
Frances Larson
Leigh Roger Erickson
Elgin ‘Lutheran’ Church
Waldorf College
Forest City
Governor's Days At Clear Lake This Week End
Clear Lake hosts Governor's Days over the weekend with Gov William Beardsley as guest of honor. U S Sen Rourke Hickenlooper and Rep Thomas Martin of Iowa City are expected if not blocked by Congress. Democrats Clyde Herring and Leo Hoegh announce attendance as campaigns shape sentiment.
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Clear Lake
Iowa
Wm. S. Beardsley
Congress
U.S
Rourke
Hickenlooper
Thomas Martin
Towa City
Guy Gillette
Clyde E. Herring
Des Moines
Leo A. Hoegh
New Chairman Named for Iowa Conservation Commission
J. D. Reynolds of Creston becomes chairman of the Iowa Conservation Commission, succeeding Ewald G. Trost of Fort Dodge who led for five years. G. A. Dinges of Emmetsburg is named vice-chairman to replace Reynolds, with the commission reshuffle announced.
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J. D. Reynolds
Creston
Iowa Conservation Commission
Ewald G. Trost
Fort Dodge
G. A. Dinges
Emmetsburg
Reynods
Elgin Girls At Camp Hitago
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lantz and families hosted a group of Elgin girls at Camp Hitago in Clear Lake on Sunday. The delegation included Sandra Shepard Lee Ann Grether Patty Larson Audrey Sutter Linda Stephenson Roberta Wilson Lois Clark Sharnell Rothlisberger Elaine Hellum and Genevieve Kunath with Diane Frieden Letha Light and Eloise Lantz planning to join later in the week.
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Arthur Lantz
Lyle Light
Léon Shepard
Robert D. Wilson
Camp
Hitago
Clear Lake
Sandra Shepard
Lee Ann Grether
Patty Larson
Audrey Sutter
Linda Stephenson
Roberta Wilson
Lois Clark
Sharnell Rothlisberger
Elaine Hellum
Genevieve Kunath
Diane Frieden
Letha Light
Eloise Lantz
Hospitals Prepare for Polio in 1954 Iowa
Towa City July 24 parents nationwide await the polio season with fear. University of Iowa hospitals expect to handle a surge, ready to accommodate 55 to 60 polio patients by moving existing patients and expanding capacity beyond 1952. A state health official predicts fewer cases than 1952 but more than last year.
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Towa City
Iowa
State University of
Two Accidental Deaths at Hawkeye
Hawkeye reports two accidental deaths within a week. Roger Nauholz, 7, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Nauholz, was struck by a car while riding his pony on a country road last Saturday. On Sunday an 18 month old boy was killed when run over by the family car after falling from it.
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Hawkeye
Roger Nauholz
Herbert Nauholz
Two Nice Showers During Past Week
Two generous showers last week brought .44 inch of rain on Tuesday and .81 inch on Friday. They arrived as corn reached the tasseling stage and July total rainfall rose to 1.94 inches.
Marion Mission Society Holds July Meeting at Open House
Nearly 1,500 attend Marion Mission Society open house as Mrs Lena Nyhns and Mrs Matilda Christianson host. Devotions led by Mrs Otto Gisleson with Bible study and readings by several members. The group voted to donate 10 to Beloit children's home in Ames and sang for seven members' birthdays.
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Marion ‘Mission Society
Lena ‘Nyhns
Matilda Christianson
Otto Gisleson
Quinton Clark
Gordon Phandecard
Ida Leuchtenmacher
Kenneth Mark
Beloit
Ames
Open house thrills at Fayette county home debut
About 1,500 attended the open house at the new county home valued at 540000. Hosts included Gregg Kregel and Fred Gremmels with superintendents Jim Niles and Robert Wilson guiding state visitors through a standardized route. Guides led tours, refreshments were served in the kitchen, and many registrants were urged to sign in.
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Gregg Kregel
Jim Niles
Robert Wilson
Floyd Gilley
Fred Gremmels
Fayette County
Funeral Attendees Named for Ernest Loertscher
Attendees at Ernest Loertscher’s funeral included Mrs. Wm. Leman, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Roth, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roth of Monroe Wis, Mrs. Ed Gempler, Herman Gempler, Harvey Gempler, Leon Gempler and John Loertscher of Monticello Wis. Also listed were Mrs. Lydia Kumpf, Mrs. Joe Keuhn, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bowman, Will Weimerschage of Dorchester, Matt Zurbriggen, Mrs. Herman Hagenberg, Mrs. Emil Lautow, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Potratz, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Potratz, Ruth Ann and Carroll Joe Potratz, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Potratz, Monica Potratz and W. O. Petratz, Sumner, Mr. and Mrs. Baltz Kamm, Mrs. Jim Dufield, Mrs. Dan Brause, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Miller and Phylis Brause, Union and Dourlaees.
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Ernest Loertscher
Wm, Leman
Ed Roth
Fred Roth
Monroe
Wis
Ed Gempler
Herman Gempler
Harvey Gempler
Leon Gempler
John Loertscher
Monticello
Lydia Kumpf
Joe Keuhn
Fred Bowman
Will Weimerschage
Dorchester
Matt Zurbrigg
Phylis Brause
Eetifact Union and
Dourlaees
Class of 1934 Reunion At Elgin High School
Elgin High School class of 1934 held a reunion at the school house on Sunday with twenty one members total. Nine attendees joined, including Hazel Patterson Johnson of Waterloo, West Virginia, among those present.
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Elgin High School
Hazel Patterson Johnson
Waterloo
West
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