Obituary of Raymond Clark at Arlington and Wadena
Funeral services for Raymond Clark were held at Gleim funeral home Arlington with Rev. Willemssen officiating. Interment followed in Taylorville cemetery. Clark, born June 29 1887 in Walde Texas, died May 27 in Crystal City Texas. He lived in Iowa towns including Arlington Wadena Rochester and Oelwein before returning to Texas. He married Ethel Vaughn in 1912 and had three daughters Phyllis Jane Charlotte Jane and Patricia Jean. He was a rural mail carrier and a Methodist. Surviving are three daughters six grandchildren two brothers one sister and many relatives.
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Raymond Clark
Gleim
Arlington
Willemssen
Maynard
Taylorville
Will Frey
J. C. Probert
John Flanagan
Walter Gell
Bert Erickson
Arthur Herrling
Charles Raymond Clark
Goodwin
Bertha Clark
Walde
Texas
Crystal City
Iowa
Wadena
Rochester
Minn
Kansas City, Inc
Randelia
Hazelton
Oelwein
Fayette
Wadena Publicactionl
Ethel Vaughn
Randalia
Phyllis
Jane
Charlotte Jane
Patricia Jean
Methodist Church
Dawson
Freemont
Doris Blazek
Bering
Ill
Parish to Observe 40th BLC Anniversary
Norway and Marion Lutheran Churches join 2700 EL C congregations in a nationwide observance of the 40th anniversary of BLC formation this Sunday. Special Pentecost services will center on the theme Forget Not All His Benefits with many churches planning special offerings.
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Norway and
Marion
St. Olaf and
Gunder
Bruce Boyce
Evangelical Lutheran Church
ELC
BLC
Four to Boys State trip lists Elgin Clermont names
Elmer Lantz led the Elgin and Clermont Bay Staters on a Des Moines visit Sunday. From Elgin: Roger Howard and Kent Falk. from Clermont: Dean Schneider and Bob Swenson. Clermont will arrange the return transportation.
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Elmer Lantz
Elgin
Clermont Bay
Expect Pack to Run to June 15
The Elgin Asparagus Corp. is past midseason and expects to continue packing until about mid June. The season began slowly due to cool weather but is expected to improve. Pack volume should be considerably larger than last year and quality has been exceptionally good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Asparagus Corp
Dam Keeps Flood Waters In Check Near Valley High
Water above the flood control dam northwest of Valley High School forms a small pool after May showers soaked into the ground. The dam, which controls a large area west and northwest of the school, has yet to demonstrate its effectiveness.
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New Valley High School
Crawford County's oldest resident marks 161st birthday
William McCracken of Manilla recently celebrated his 161st birthday as Crawford County’s oldest resident. He remains active and engaged in the community.
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Crawford County
William McCracken
Manilla
Loveless bets future on Iowa tax stance in vetoes
Gov. Herschel Loveless plans a fall special session as he vetoes a two and a half cent sales tax measure and a capital funding bill. He argues most Iowans oppose higher taxes for state institutions while claiming capital needs can be met by reallocating 10 percent of road tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel Loveless
Iowa
Loveless
State Legisature
Graduates From U S Naval Academy Ceremony Travelers
Mr and Mrs Allen Habeger of Elgin and Mr and Mrs Carman Swenson with daughter Mary travel to Annapolis Maryland for graduation ceremonies June 2 to 7. Midshipman Carman J V Swenson 2nd lieutenant USAF will report to Marana Air Force Base Tucson Arizona after earning a B S degree.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Habeger
Elgin
Carman Swenson
Mary
Dorothy Helgerson
Clermont
Annapolis
Maryland
Carman
JV. Swenson
United States Air Force
I Military Academy
Swensons
Swenson
Marana Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
Governor Signs Budget Bills For State Salaries and Roads
The governor this month signed bills funding state salaries and operations. One measure appropriates 16 million dollars for salaries and maintenance at state board of control institutions. Another provides 13.429 million dollars for general state departments. A third allocates 3 million dollars annually for state transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State ‘Board of Control
Local Talent Program and Cash Drawing Saturday in Elgin Park
The first local talent program and cash drawing will be held in Elgin park Saturday evening June 8. The program starts between 8 00 and 8 15 and the drawing occurs at nine. Entertainment will be by the Big Three or Foxy Four remnants Today Tillotson Leo Grether and Tom Gale. Plans call for weekly drawings throughout the summer with programs whenever possible. Contact Wm Moore chair if you have suggestions. Merchants sponsor the drawings with details in this issue.
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Elgin Park
Big Three
Foxy Four
Tillotson
Leo Grether
Tom Gale
R. EB
Kohler
Wm. Moore
Saint Marys Nursing School Grants Diplomas to 109
Jeanine Cook, daughter of Mr and Mrs Merlin Cook and Elgin High alumna, graduated from St Marys School of Nursing Rochester Minnesota on Sunday June 2. Most Rev Edward A Fitzgerald conferred diplomas on 109 graduates. Rev Lawrence Gavin of St Pius X Rochester delivered baccalaureate address May 26. Class of 1957 brings Saint Marys total graduates to 2600, welcomed at reunion banquet May 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanine Cook
Merlin Cook
Elgin ‘High School
St. Mary's School of Nursing
Rochester
Minn
Edward A. Fitzgerald
Winona
Lawrence Gavin
St. Pius X Church
Saint Mary's
Two Local Girls Named Dairy Princess Entrants in Fayette County
Annette Wenger of Elgin and Karen Schroeder of Clermont are chosen as dairy princess entrants for Fayette County with the contest closing June 21. The winner will be crowned at a county wide Smorgasbord sponsored event. Most local dairy plants in the county have entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annette Wenger
Myr
Lester Wenger
Elgin
Fayette County
Karen Schroeder
Andie Schroeder
Clermont
Postville
Coun By
Retired Iowa Falls Post Office timekeeper ends 40-year service
The time-clock keeper at the Iowa Falls post office retired May 31 after forty years in the postal service. He dedicated four decades to clocking in and out for the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diet
Iowa Falls
Ofice
Postal Service
Former Resident Dies in Crash Near Rockford
Richard Trude 37 of Belvedere Indiana a former resident of West Union and Elgin area was killed early Friday with his wife LaVerne Ferguson 35 also of Belvedere injured critically in a car wreck on the outskirts of Rockford Tl. Trude is survived by his mother Mrs Verda Trudo West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Trude
Belvedere
West Union
Elgin
Rockford
LaVerne Ferguson
Trudo
Verda Trudo
4-H Club Tea Tours Schedule in Bayette County
Bayette County 4-H groups plan local tea tours in June for all 44H Livestock Clubs. Members, families, friends and neighbors are invited. Remaining tours include Putnam Fore Mast on June 10 at 3:00 a.m. hosted by David and James Winkler. Clyria Livestock at 9:00 a.m. with Susan Benson. Smithfield Livewires at 8:30 a.m. on June 12 led by Jon and James Harrison. Union Hager Beavers and Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters on June 14. Henderson Prairie at 8:30 a.m. on June 18 with Marilyn, Janice and Lyle Anderson.
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Bayette County
Putnam
David
James Winkler
Clyria
Susan Benson
Smithfield Livewires
Jon
James Harrison
Union Hager Beavers
Pleasant Valley Sharp
Henderson Prairie
Marilyn
Janice
Lyle Anderson
Scout Camporee Near Elgin Draws Local Groups
Close to 200 Boy Scouts and leaders held a camporee south of Elgin at Joe Frieden's hollow from Saturday noon to Sunday noon. Scouts from several counties attended. parents joined for a Sunday picnic dinner as awards were handed out, Elgin troop earning a blue ribbon.
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Joe Frieden's Hollow
Elgin Troop
Weather roundup notes late corn planting progress
May rainfall reached 4.01 inches with 12 showers. the heaviest storm dropped .87 inches on May 1 20. The period has offered suitable conditions for corn planting and farmers have worked dawn to dusk. All corn planting is expected to finish within the week.
Reusser Announces Daughter Sally Rose to Eccleston
Mr and Mrs Theodore R Reusser of Tucson Arizona announce the marriage of their daughter Sally Rose to Charles Willem Eccleston on Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Las Vegas Nevada Miss Reusser a University of California graduate has worked in Los Angeles Mr Eccleston an engineer and the couple will reside in Hollywood
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Theodore R. Reusser
Tucson
Ariz
Sally Rose
Charles Willem Eccleston
First Baptist Church
Las Vegas
Nevada
Descendants Of Mrs Schmeling Reported Dwindling Line
Mrs Ernestine Schmeling aged 93, who died at Creses recently, is noted to have 78 descendants. The obituary highlights a large family network spanning multiple generations and includes surviving relatives across several counties.
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Ernestine Schmeling
Creses
State University of Iowa to confer 1100 degrees at spring commencement
About 1,100 students will receive degrees at the State University of Iowa spring commencement in the University Field House Friday at 9:30 a.m. President Virgil Hancher will deliver the traditional charge and confer the degrees. Area graduate Katherine Spencer B.A. is noted as the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Spencer of Clermont.
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State University of Iewa
Virgil Hancher
Katherine Spencer
Jerry Spencer
Clenmont
Elgin Girl crowned Amvet Queen at Waterloo ball
Mrs Charles Bloomer daughter of Mr and Mrs Oliver Torkelson was crowned Amvet Queen Saturday evening at the Amvet Home Waterloo She will represent the Waterloo Post at Fort Dodge in the state contest during the Amvet state convention June 20 23
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Charles Bloomer
Oliver Torkelson
Amvet
Waterloo
Bloomer m
Fort Dodge
Leaves for Overseas Duty
A farewell dinner at Elgin Lutheran church honored Lt. Leo Olesen who left Monday for McGuire AFB New Jersey and will depart June 5 for Landstuhl AFB Germany on a three year tour. About eighty attended with several out of town guests including Mr. and Mrs. Harry Olesen Mrs. R. D. Smith Wanomo Decorah and others from St Olaf Union and local areas.
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Elgin Lutheran Church
Leo Olesen
Real Estate Transfers Involving Iverson Halverson and Probert
Nels Iverson and wife transfer SE NE and NE SE and SE SE 1-93-7 to Roy A Halverson. Arthur Humphrey and wife transfer NE NW SE 5-02-7 to W J Probert and wife. Wim Baumgartner and wife transfer Lot 6 Bl except E 2 ft N 64 ft to Guernsey Smith and wife.
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Nels Iverson
Roy A. Halverson
Arthur Humphrey
W. J. Probert
Wim
E. Baumgartner
Guernsey Smith
New Cars Registered in Local Listings
The report lists new vehicle registrations including Guy T. Williams of Clermont with a Ford 2 door, R P Strauch of Elgin with a Chevrolet sedan, Wadena Lumber Co of Wadena with a Chevrolet truck, Elmer W Thode of Arington Kentucky with a van semi trailer, Gleim Funerals Home of Arlington with a Chevrolet station wagon, and Harald C or Margaret 8 Grimm of Elgin with a Ford sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy T. Williams
Clermont
R. P. Strauch
Elgin
Wadena Lumber Co
Wadena
Elmer W. Thode
Artington
Kentucky
Gleim Funers
Arlington
Harald C. Or Margaret
Grimm
Alfred Boleyn Killed in Truck Car Collision
Auto traffic deaths over Memorial Day weekend reach 345 with California at 34 and Ohio at 19. Alfred Boleyn is reported among the fatalities in the collision, as the National Safety Council tallies the weekend toll from Wednesday midnight to Sunday midnight.
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Alfred Boleyn
National Safety Council
California
Ohio
Two funerals held after Read township egg truck crash
On Memorial Day morning a head on crash between an egg truck driven by Alfred Boleyn and a car carrying John Scherf, his wife and infant in Read township near Garnaville destroyed both vehicles and an egg load. The 3 year old and four month old died, others were injured, coroner ruled accidental death. The Hellum & Son Elgin truck owned by Hellum & Son of Elgin supplied the eggs. The Scherfs and driver were hospitalized in Prairie du Chien.
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Read Township
Elkader
Garnaville
Alfred Boleyn
Jacqueline Scherf
John Scherf
Garnavillo
Scherf
Upper
Cedar Creek
Hellum & Son
Elgin
Boleyn
Scherfs
Farm Commodity Prices May 15
Prices received by Town farmers for farm products rose slightly in the month ending May 15. The mid May index stood at 238 percent of the 1910-14 base, up from 237 in April and 231 a year earlier. Livestock indexes edged higher while poultry and eggs fell. beef cattle and calf prices rose, hogs sheep and lambs declined. wool gained seven cents per pound.
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Ior
Bride Elect Roberta Barker Showered At Lutheran Church
Roberta Barker was honored at a miscellaneous bridal shower hosted by Marlene Wede and Ruthann Mitts last Tuesday evening at the Lutheran Church. Fifteen of Roberta's friends attended, sharing gifts and entertainment from a mock wedding and contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlene ‘Wede
Ruthann Mitts
Roberta Barker
Lutheran ‘Church
Roberta
Progressive Home Study Club Picnic Plans At Elkader
The Progressive Home Study Club met with Mrs. Orvin Thompson on May 29. Twenty four members answered roll call with picnic ideas. The club will host a picnic at Elkader on July 4 featuring a junior misses musical program including Diana Friden’s cornet solo Ruby Shaffer’s vocal solo and a piano duet by Janet and Sharnell Rothlisberger. Mrs Arnold Sanders read an article on Decoration Day and Mrs Will Christen participated.
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Progressive Home Study Club
Orvin Thompson
Elkader
Diana Frieden
Ruby Shaffer
Janet
Sharnell Rothlisberger
Arnold Sanders
Decoration Day
Will ‘Christen
Marion Happy Hustlers Meeting
The Marion Happy Hustlers 4-H Club met at Mark Amundson’s home with eleven members answering roll call about their favorite birds. They planned a club tour and a Clermont Commercial Club sponsored summer program and discussed fair preparations. Demonstrations were given by Marvin Berg and Mark Amundson. The next meeting is June 17. David Hetgerson, Reporter.
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Marion
Enlistment of Dennis L. Cook in National Guard
Dennis L. Cook, son of Mr and Mrs Merlin Cook, has enlisted in the National Guard. He is undergoing six months basic training at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. Address lists as Private Dennis L. Cook NG 26814813 Co D 3rd Bn 3rd Regt Fort Leonard Wood Missouri.
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National Guard
Dennis Cook
Merlin Cook
Fort Leonard Wood
Dennis L. Cook
N. G
Co. D
Missouri
Mushroom Find Near Pleasantville Stuns Local Resident
Miles Anthony found a half four pound mushroom near his home in Pleasantville. It measured 512 inches wide and nearly eight inches tall, prompting curiosity about local fungi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Anthony
Pleasantville
Tractor accident claims life near Colum Junction
Robert Pierce of near Colum Junction was killed when a brush cutting machine struck him after a limb fell onto his tractor. The incident occurred on a farm location and involved farm equipment leading to his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Pierce
Columbus Junction
Warren Burtons observe sixty years at Corydon
At Corydon Mgr and Mrs Warren Burton celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. Both are 83.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
Mgr
Warren Burton
Newspaper Advertising Up in 1956 Totals
National advertisers spent about 737 million dollars in United States newspapers in 1956, a rise over 1955. General advertising rose 12.5 percent, autos fell slightly, while grocery ads helped drive the overall gain as newspapers remain a lasting advertising medium.
New safer chutes cut livestock injury in loading
Farm topics highlight stair step loading chutes reducing leg injuries during loading and unloading of animals. The article notes near 3,000 bulk tank cooling systems in use by Tow a dairymen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa Dairymen
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