Wadena News Family Visits and Weddings Across Iowa
News notes from Wadena and area detail Memorial Day visits and family gatherings. Listings include Nelson McKellar, Glen McKellar, and many relatives visiting Des Moines, Davenport, Waterloo, Oelwein, and Volga. Wedding and anniversary celebrations mark weekends with local and surrounding families, including the Winter anniversary with multiple family attendees and a Barnes wedding in West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Loretta
Wilder Mattocks
Mike
Tynan
David
Omaha
Nebr
Mra
Orman Davis
Des Moines
Don Leonhart
Derryl Leonhart
Lynville
Roy ‘Leonhart
John Beiderman
Volga
Wilfred Bond
Butch
Milton
Flg
Robert Bond
Ruth Hall
Waterloo
Flossie Voshell
Fremont Marble
Manchester
Donald Dugan
Howard Frye
Ivan Hanson
Carol Lee Hall
Oelwein
Milo Oldfather
Baraboo
Wis
Joan
Joseph Burke
St. Joseph Church
Walt Turner
Fayette
Maudie Adams
Alma Follen
Edwin Loftsgard
Ida Halverson
Charlton Latby
Charles Winter
Francis
Katherine
Winter
Frank
Boyd Whaley
Dubuque
Charles Busse
John Winter
Kenneth
Ted ‘Winter
Eldo Brockman
Mesers
Mdms
Lee Blasche
Paul Newton
Claire Schreck
Robert Guenther
Gene Wilson
Fairbank
Bill Cole
Stanley
A Yi
Hellum Expands Produce Station With Cold Storage Addition
John Hellum plans a 24 by 50 foot addition to his produce station for cold storage and a candling room. The current building will be repurposed as storage space after the new annex is completed, and the original station was built late in 1951 following the July 4 fire that destroyed his uptown building.
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John Hellum
Mr. Hellum
Iowa GOP fight eyed as camps plot to oppose rival
Political reporters in Des Moines report that two or three Republican gubernatorial camps may join with a third candidate’s staff to battle another candidate in a high stakes contest. Officials say a press reveal will show if the move is sanctioned as the race grows hotter.
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Poliical
Dead Moines
May Rainfall Compare for Elgin Limited May Rainfall
Elgin recorded 3.50 inches of rain in May, below several neighboring communities that reported 3.25 inches over the past weekend. Local weather figures show Elgin's May totals lagging behind regional rainfall by a small margin.
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Elgin
Ordination at East Clermont for Harlan Blockhus
More than five hundred attended the East Clermont Lutheran service Sunday as Harlan Blockhus son of Mr and Mrs M J Blockhus was ordained to serve Nazareth and Blakier Lutheran congregations at Armstrong and Seneca. He was born near Elgin and educated at Luther College and Luther Theological Seminary graduating in May this year. He married Eleanor Landon of Forest City in June 1952. Local and out of town family and friends joined in the ceremony and reception, with many distant relatives and church members listed as attendees.
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East Clermont Lutheran Church
Harlan Blockhus
M. J. Blockhus
Nazareth and Blakier
Armstrong and
Seneca
Elgin
G. Gunston
E. E. Ramsey
Town State College
Luther College
Luther Theological Seminary
Blockhus
Eleanor G. Landon
Forest City
Lorenzo Helgerson
Oscar Solberg
Armstrong
Henry Lcott
Sig Loge
Fenton
H. K. London
Blooming Prairie
Minn
Harvey Gilbertson
McGrath
Alfred Weger
Minneapolis
Willis Petratz
Emory
So, Dak
Knut Arno
Clara Blockhus
Osage
V. T. Joydahl
Vern
Mason City
Percy Larson
Mabel
G. L. Belgum
Decorah
J. P. Halterstrom
Elena
Wis
Luella
Gilbertson
Waukon
Kasper Hanson
Waltham, Minn
Ernest Brandt
Waverly
Ansel Underwood
Anne Blockhus
Paul Oelberg
West Union
Worthy Matron Leads Initiatory Work Meeting
At the regular meeting the initiatory work will be exemplified with the Worthy Grand Patron and other guests present. The Worthy Matron wishes all members to attend if possible.
Marion Mission Society meets at church parlors
The Marion Mission Society held a Wednesday afternoon gathering May 12 at the church parlors. Devotions and Bible study were led by Mrs. Cornelius Reierson with assistance from several members. Life Membership pins were awarded to four members, and a layette was approved for donation to the needy abroad.
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Marion Mission ‘Society
Louis Kjosa
Cornelius Reierson
Reierson
Orlando Loftsgard
Ole Loftsgard
Merrill ‘Olson
Stavanger
Ossian
Orvin J
Farewell For Mr. Robinson From Lions Club
The Lions Club held a farewell for Cre prem as charter member after 15 years of service. E Kohler presented him a Lions desk set and the member thanked the club for his community contributions. Only minor business followed as the chair announced the June meeting.
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Lions Club
Cre Prem
Wion
Lumber yard closes Saturday afternoons in summer notice
Our lumber yard will be closed Saturday afternoons during the months of June, July and August. Nour cooperation in this matter will be appreciated. Thank you, Schori & Kuster Lbr Co. Mra Emma White and Mrs Clint Derline, Waseca Minn, visited briefly in Elgin Sunday.
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Schori & Kuster Lbr, Co
Mra
Emma White
Clint Derline
Waseca
Minn
Elgin
Better Flag Display Noted in Elgin Civic Call
An ECHO reporter surveyed Elgin on Memorial Day and found only eleven flags along the business section. A civic group should organize a uniform display to boost town pride, recalling the large flag once hung across Center Street for special occasions kept by John De Sart for upkeep.
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Your Echo
Elgin
Center Street
John DeSart
UIU Graduates Confer Degrees at Commencement
Upper Iowa University conferred the Bachelor of Arts on seven graduates and the Bachelor of Science on ten, plus eighteen two year elementary teaching diplomas. Local students listed include Marian Lois Tresemer and Arlington BA, with prospective two year diploma candidates Norma Jean Brandt Clermont Berdina Joyce Cordes Arlington Shirley Ilene Page Elgin.
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Upper Iawa University
Marian Lois Tresemer
Arlinglton
Norma Jean Brandt
Clermont
Berdina Joyce Cordes
Arlington
Shirley Ilene Page
Elgin
Hold Family Reunion at Baptist Church Picnic
The Hackmann families gathered for a reunion and picnic dinner at the Baptist church on Sunday. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hackmann, Rose and David Maywood NL, Barbara Robinson Buffalo NY, the Bertram Kurth family of Early, Hugo Hackmann West Union, Clarence Kohls Straw berry Point, Reuben Hackmann, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hackmann.
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Hackmann
Gus Hackmann
Rose and David
Maywood
Barbara Robinson
Buffalo
New York
Bertram Kurth
Hugo Hackmann
West Union
Clarence Kohls
Strawberry Point
Reuben Hackmann
Carl Hackmann
Stores Closed Monday for Memorial Day Vacation
Most Elgin stores and many local businesses closed all day Monday to grant employees their Memorial Day vacation. A few reopened in the morning to stock supplies for Tuesday.
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Elgin
W.S.C.S. Meeting Set for Thursday June 3
The Methodist W S C S will meet at the church on Thursday June 3. Hostesses are Thomas B. Howard Edith Berg Martin Hanson and Bert Thoman.
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Hoestesses
Edith Berg
Martin Hanson
Bert Thoman
Wadena Feed Mill Sold for Service Station Conversion
Max Medberry sold the Wadena Feed Mill at the northeast corner of town to Lyal Whittenbaugh. The property, unused for several years, will be converted into a service station amid a decade of new home building nearby.
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Max Medberry
Wadena
Lyal Whittenbaugh
Elgin Sees Steady Growth in Homes and Businesses
Elgin reports 23 new homes built in about ten years with one replacement. Sixteen homes remodeled majorly and nearly as many altered modestly. Old barns replaced by garages, boosting residential appeal. Five new commercial buildings with eight others expanded. A fire destroyed the old opera house, a produce building, and a storage structure, but net construction gains outweighed losses.
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Elgin
Iowa School Building Pressures and architecting savings
Iowa faces a mounting need for 877 new classrooms yearly to 1960 as enrollments rise by 173,000 between 1950 and 1960. Costs exceed 27 million dollars annually, with bonded indebtedness limits and property tax constraints limiting funding. Engaging an architect early can reduce costs through site, design, and materials choices, without extra charges.
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Iowa
Towa
Attorney resigns as county Legion commander amid campaign
Atty. Mark Buchheif announced his resignation from the Winneshirk county American Legion post on June 7 as he seeks the Republican nomination for Fayette county attorney in the forthcoming race.
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Atty
Mark Buchheif
Winneshirk County
American Legion
Fayette County
Wadena Students Honored at Dubuque Commencement
At the Ronots convocation at the University of Dubuque Francis and Katherine Winter of Wadena were recognized for meritorious scholastic work. Francis won a congressional Fulbright scholarship and will graduate cum laude. Katherine joined Alpha Psi Omega and Pi Kappa Delta and won first in the oratory contest.
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University of Dubuque
Francis
Katherine Winter
Wadena
Katherine
Alpha’ Psi Omega
Pi Kappa ‘Delta
Want Ad Delivers Low-Cost Job Outreach Locally
A simple want ad promises efficient results by targeting local job seekers at minimal cost. The notice emphasizes nationwide reach is unnecessary and favors focused regional posting to attract suitable applicants.
Ordination of Willis E Potratz at Sumner First Baptist
Willis E Potratz son of Mr and Mrs Albert Potratz of Sumner will be ordained at the First Baptist church in Sumner on Monday June 7. The Ordination Council meets 3 30 p m and the ordination service is 8 p m. Potratz married Ruth Krueger of Clermont and will begin ministry as pastor of Plum Creek Baptist church Emery South Dakota on Sunday July 4.
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Willis EK. Potratz
Albert Potratz
Sumner
First Baptist Church
Potratz
Ruth Krueger
Otto Krueger
Clermont
Krueger
North American Baptist Seminary of
Sioux Falls
Dak
Plum Creek
Mystery of the missing fisherman ends in canoe trip reveal
A Buick parked near the river bridge sparked a mystery as townspeople feared a fisherman drowned after being missing from Sunday until Monday. The case unraveled when two Des Moines men, on an overnight canoe trip from Elkader to Elgin, explained they were alive and well. Local authorities had prepared to investigate amid rumors of a man seen in the water.
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Polk County
Des Moines
Elgin
Elkader
Milleville
Be Sure to Vote At Primary Monday
The notice urges every voter to vote in the upcoming primary on Monday June 7. It notes few contests but requires showing a preference. The Republican governor race features six candidates and none is expected to reach 35 percent, likely leaving resolution to the state convention.
Burgs Stay Guests of Pinney Families in Rochester
Mr and Mrs Robert Burg of Rochester Minnesota visited the past week staying in the homes of Elmer and Frank Pinney.
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Robert Burg
Rochester, Minn
Elmer
Frank Pinney
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Iowa Good Roads Association
Gerald Bogan
State
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Charles Gebhard
William ‘Lynes
Gebhard
Chester
Itowa
Palmer For
Fort Madison
Palmer
Benjamin Ellsworth
Ottumwa
Ellsworth
Federe Farm Program
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Benson
H. E.hazen
Democratic Farm Committee
Don Pierson
Committee For Education
O F
Leo Meegh
W. Ih. Nicholas
Clyde Herring
William Lynes
Ernest Palmer
East Clermont
E. S
Eer
Marion Mission Soc
Mr. Robinson
Echo
UIU
W.S.C.S
Willis E. Potratz
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