Battle Shaping Up for Iowa GOP Delegation
Moderates and Goldwater backers clash as Iowa's 94 delegates and two alternates to the Republican national convention pledge support. Signers include delegates from Bastion Fort Dodge and Des Moines with names like John Mc Donald Harold Goldman and Ben Webster Jr. Expected votes range 17 to 18 for Goldwater on first ballot amid rival calls. The piece also notes tax, SBA appointment, Red Rock Dam progress, and a Des Moines seminar on 1965 issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Barry Goldwater
William Scranton
Bastion
Fort Dodge
John “McDonald
Dallas Center
Francis Braley
Shenandosh
Harold Goldman
Ben Webster, Jr
Des ‘Moines
James Potgeter
Steamboat’ Rock
Bert Dieter
Des Goldwater
Jensen
Goldwater
Amfterica
Wadena News Notes From Wadena Area Social Roundup
Wadena residents report a busy week with church camp in Wyoming and local visits. Highlights include Mr and Mrs Jack Schmitt of Milwaukee and Mrs Bill Christeleit of Volga visiting Earl Livingston's home, Elva Corbin noted as Mrs Schmitt. Carl Erickson, son of Mr and Mrs Johnnie Erickson, heads to Mexico City for a ten week college program at University. Charles Hoff man and Denver family visit Mrs Alice Sniffin. Mrs Richard Aeschiliman attends funeral of aunt Mrs Ed Scovel in Cedar Falls. The Ericksons attend graduation in Minneapolis for son-in-law George Norbeck who earns a doctorate. Little Eight yard club awards go to Mrs Johnnie Erickson, Aulden Wilson, Pearl Johnson, and Naomi Crandall. Keith Jennings, Wadena fire chief, elected president of Fayette County Firemen Friday. H Johnson of Fayette vice president, LeVonne Knox of Wadena secretary. Other notes include Blackfoot Idaho visitor to Madge Murray and birthday gathering for Caley with bingo. Richard Egan family from Westgate, and John Flanagan family picnic at Twin Bridges in Fayette for Lillian Flanagan and Thomas Egan birthdays. John Murray family mentioned.
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Roberta. Humphry
Wadena
George Norbeck
Little Eight “Yard 1
Mdrms
Johnnie ‘Kson
Aulden Wilson
Pearl Johnson
Naomi ‘Crandall
Blackfoot
Idaho
Madge -Murray
Alla Leonhart
Mary Gilchrist
Earl Livingston
Leo Herriman
Namor Crandall
Caley
Bingo
Twin Bridges
Fayette
Lillian Flanagan
Thomas Egan
John Murray
Elgin High School 1944 class holds Twentieth reunion
The Elgin High School class of 1944 held their 20th year reunion at Elgin park with a picnic dinner on Sunday June 14. Eleven members attended from a 19 member group. One member Alfred Bolen deceased. Several attendees joined with their families from California Des Moines Oelwein Council Bluffs Elkader and other nearby towns.
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Elgin High School
Elgin Park
Alfred Boleyn
Jerry Baird
Bernice Blockhus
California
Thomas Deamer
Anderson
Calif
Oran Tande
Lestha Adrian
Des Moines
Jack Gehri
Loren Olson
Hazel Gilbertson
New Addresses Listed for Residents and Affiliates
A note lists new addresses for several individuals and organizations. La Donnas Kay Lantz is at YWCA 7th Avenue South Clinton Iowa. Ken Klingman is at No 14 Fraternity Row University of Maryland College Park Maryland. Glen Snyder resides at 7617 Ontario Street Omaha Nebraska.
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la Donnas
Kay Lantz
YWCA
7Th Avenue
Clinton
Ken Klingman
Fraternity Row
University of Maryland
College Park, Maryland
Glen Snyder
Ontario Street
Omaha
Nebr
Postville Hospital Admission and Surgery Note
Von Bolenen entered Postville hospital Monday evening where she underwent surgery on Tuesday.
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Postville Hospital
von Bolenen
Sylvia Hanson Ranks 2nd In Women's Shot
Sylvia Hanson finished second in the women's shot at the U S Track Federation championship in Corvallis Oregon with a 39 9 1 4. Joan eaters Coaby competed but details are incomplete. More news on honors may follow.
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Sylvia Hanson
Corvallis Oregon
Joan Eaters Coaby
Training Exercise LIGTAS In the Philippines
Marine Private First Class Robert C. Schupbach from Elgin Iowa participates aboard USS Bennington in a SEATO sponsored sea assault and airborne combat training exercise called LIGTAS from May 12 to June 10. The Philippine hosted program meaning saved or weened in local language. exercise conducted in the Philippines.
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Robert C. Schupbach
George Schupbach
Elgin
Iowa
USS
Bennington
South-East Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Philippines
United States
Republic of the Philippines
Family Picnic Honors Two 1924 Wedding Anniversaries
A family picnic at Elgin Park on Sunday celebrated the 40th wedding anniversaries of Mr. and Mrs. Guernsey Smith, married June 8, 1924, and Mr. and Mrs. William Baumgartner, married June 4, 1924. Attendees included Cheryl and Karen Smith and numerous relatives from LaGrange Park New Adbin Cler mont West Union and nearby areas.
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Elgin Park
Paul Smith
Guernsey Smith
William Baumgartner
Cheryl
Karen Smith
LaGrange Park
Wayne Sawyer
Robin
Scott
New Adbin
Alan Seabrooke
Jill
Timothy
Clermont
Harry Olesen
R. J0
Smith
West Union
Elmer Meyer
David and
James
Arry Cline
Jeffrey
Michael
Stacy
Kenneth Mark and
Kendall
Martin Wenger
Reierson Reunion Held Sunday in Eliader Park
The Reierson reunion was held Sunday June 14 in the park at Eliader. Attendees included Clifford Wold Cedar Rapids Mrs Mary Wold Waterloo Mr and Mrs Realto O Wold and Joanne Edgewood Mr and Mrs Merlin L Anderson Eliader Mr and Mrs Ralph Hanson and family West Union ae and Mrs Mervin Anderson Mr and po Louis Reierson Mr and Mrs Cornelie Peereon Lia and Fes es Warjrie Re Reed Roger and I de and Harvey Paulson.
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Reierson
Eliader
Clifford Wold
Cedar Rapids
Mary Wold
Waterloo
Realto O. Wold
Joanne
Edgewood
Merlin L. Anderson
Ralph Hanson
West Union
Mervin Anderson
Louis Reierson
Cornelie Peereon
Lia
Feses
Warjrie Re Reed, Roger and I de
Harvey Paulson
Illyria Prepares 45th Community Day Program
Plans are nearly complete for Illyria's 45th annual Community Day on Thursday June 25 beginning at 2 pm with a free program featuring Walter Saur Fayette County Storey as speaker. A luncheon supper is at 5 pm and a home talent play Peck's Bad Hay closes activities at 5 pm.
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Illyria
Husraday
Fetty Bo
Atcins
Dan
Walter ‘Saur
Fayette County Storey
iPeck
Landsgard Reunion Held at West Union Park
The annual Landsgard reunion gathered Sunday at West Union park with many families from Postville Fayette St Olaf Osage Farmersburg West Union Elgin and nearby towns. Committee for 1964 included Mrs. Maurice Landsgard Mrs. Tillman Thompson and Mrs. Milton Olson.
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Landsgard
West Union Park
Maurice Landsgard
Tillman Thompson
Postville
Milton Olson
St. At
Leo Olson
Annie Olson
Hilda Dunsrud
Lena Nyhus
Ole Embretson
el. Kader
G. A. Olson
Clyde McFarlane
Fayette
Julia Landsgard
Emma Gulsvig
Olvin Olson
Vicky
Rosena Lofts
Orlan
Ebjorn Landsgard
Ole
St. Olaf
Esten Landsgard
Terry
Jolene West
Harry Lueder
Kathy
Florence
West Union
Emma Anderson
Geneva
Arnold
Oscar Lindley
Osage
Lorando Embretson
Farmersburg
Alvin Halverson
Ronald
Arthur Landsgard
Leo Friederich and
Laurie
Elgin
Circle meetings set for Thursday across WSCS groups
WSCS Circle Nora meets Thursday at 2:00 PM at Mrs Laurence Knudtson’s home with Mrs Dean DeSart as co host. Circle It gathers at 2:00 PM Thursday at the church with hostesses Mrs Donald Gardner and Mrs Agnes Gilson and Mrs Norris Capper. Circle Hachel convenes Thursday at 8:00 PM at Mrs Leo Falk’s home with Mrs Jack Adrian presenting.
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Circle Nora
Laurence Knudtson
Dean DeSart
L. L. Kiple
Circle It
Donald Gardner
Agnes Gilson
Norris Capper
Circle Hachel
Leo Falk
Jack Adrian
Airman Dean Jennings Completes First Phase at Lackland AFB
Airman Dean E Jennings son of Keith and Keith BE Jennings of Wadena Iowa completed the first phase of basic training at Lackland AFB Texas Norman Jennings has been selected for technical training as an aircraft equipment repairman at the Air Training Command ATC school at later AFB Texas He is a 1961 Valley High School graduate
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Dean E. Jennings
Keith BE. Jennings
Wadena
Iowa
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Tex
Norman Jennings
Air’ Training Command
ATC
Inertia Afb
Valley High School
Book Worm Club Opens Registration at High Public Library
The Elgin Library announces the Vacation Reading Club for children in grade 2 to 6 for 1964. Registration begins June 20 with cards kept for each member and a log of all books read. A top prize and a second place award will be given. readers submitting 10 books plus a signed parent slip earn a prize, with a photo display in the library window. The theme is "Bookworm." The library hours shift to open Saturday evenings from June 20, while other hours remain Tue 1-4, Story Hour 2-3, Wed 7-9, Sat 1-4 and 7-9. An erratum corrects last week’s Echo Story Hour time to 2:00-2:30 for grades 1-3.
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L.ibrary
Aewi
Hbi
Elgin
Meyer Family Tour Of The East To Visit Annette
Mr. and Mrs. Melbert Meyer traveled to Des Moines Sunday to fetch daughter Annette who spent about 10 days with cousin Janet Meyer and 22 Methodist youths on a tour of the east. Highlights included Washington capital grounds, a visit with a local congressman, Arlington Cemetery and the Kennedy grave, Gettysburg, a world’s fair day, the Empire State Building, United Nations, Circle Line Manhattan cruise, Oliver musical, and a PennsylvanIa negro Baptist church youth group night. They attended services here with two hours of Sunday school and church each.
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Melbert Meyer
Des Moines
Annette
Janet Meyer
East
Capital
Washington, D. C
Arlington Cemetery
Kennedy Grave
Gettysburg
Empire State Building
United Nations Building
Manhattan
Pennsylvania
Will Leave for Camp at Baptist Camp Clear Lake
Six girls named Jean Schaer Nancy Miller Janice Karen Krueger Barbara Muehlethaler Pattie Johnson and Margaret Jacob will depart for senior camp at the Baptist camp near Clear Lake on Monday. Mrs. Lester Trautman serves as dining room hostess at camp this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Camp
Clear Lake
Jean Schaer
Nancy Miller
Janice Karen Krueger
Barbara Muehlethaler
Pattie Johnson
Margaret Jacob
Lester Trautman
Ice Cream Social Hosted by Woman's Society
The Woman's Christian Service Society held an ice cream social at the Methodist Church on July 8. Highlights included a panel on volunteering in service led by Mig Willard with assistance from Agnes Gilson and others, scripture read by Claya Kuster, secretary duties, and a quilt sale raising funds for the church building or remodeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Womar
Re Society of Christian Service
Methoafet
Pak
Mig
Willard
Agnes Gilson
Ou ‘iNotaon
Norris Capper
Herbert Dummermars
Claya Kuster
Reuben Howard
Grove
Correctionville
Bean Klingman
Herbert Dummermuth
Circle Cim
Walter
Follett
Elmer Frieden
Martie Farm Sale Set for Saturday June 20
The Nichols Marti Est farm sale is scheduled for this Saturday June 20 at an 80 acre property. The listing includes 14 Holstein cattle, farm machinery such as an Allis Chalmers tractor, a combine, baler, cultivator and various outbuildings, feed and household goods. The Elgin State Bank will clerk the sale and Elgin Echo handled advertising.
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Allis Chalmers
Elgin State Bank
The
Elgin Echo
Picnic for Thomas Dennler Family Moves to California
A group of friends and relatives held a picnic Saturday in Elgin Park for Mr and Mrs Thomas Dennler and their family who are moving to Anderson California to make their home. Attending were the Reynold Shaffer family of Aurora Arnold Sanders Hawkeye Cynthia and Susan Jones Wadena Mr and Mrs Orran Bane the Gene Wenger family Gordon Pollock family Albert Dennler family Mr and Mrs Thomas Pollock and Mr and Mrs Louis Dennler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Park
Thomas Dennler
Anderson
Calif
Reynold Shaffer
Aurora
Arnold Sanders
Hawkeye
Cynthia
Susan Jones
Wadena
Orran Bane
Gene Wenger
Gordon Pollock
Albert Dennler
Thomas Pollock
Louis Dennler
Apostolic Youth Fellowship Held at Winthrop Minn
The Apostolic annual Youth Fellowship was held June 13 14 at Winthrop Minnesota. Attending from the Elgin area were John and Micky Schupbech Kenny Hunziker Dale Moore Steven Metzger Bert and Albert Butikofer Gloria Floyd and Marcia Fried en and Ervin Mary and Jean Metzger.
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Apostolic
Winthrop
Minn
Elgin Area
John
Micky Schupbech
Kenny Hunziker
Dale Moore
Steven Metzger
Bert
Albert Butikofer
Gloria
Floyd
Marcia Frieden
Ervin
Mary
Jean Metzger
NFO to Stage Strawberry Festival at Kiocks Island
The NFO will host a Strawberry Festival in Fayette County at Kiocks Island on June 15 at 8 30 PM. In case of rain the event shifts to the WRC Hall in Randalia where attendees can hear about the NFO and speak with a national director. Guest speaker Elmer Schlemmer Cascade, a two year national director and four year NFC organizer, will attend after studying at Cedar Rapids College.
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Fayette County
NFO
Kiocks Island
Fayette
WRC
Randalia
Elmer Schlemmer Cascade
NFC
Cedar Rapids
Loftsgard Reunion Held at Clermont Park
The annual Loftsgard reunion will be held June 28 at Clermont Park. Each family should bring their own drink.
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Loftsgard
Clermont Park
Cars Collide North of Wadena
Three locals died in a two car crash two miles north of Wadena on Highway 296 on a hill curve. Jerome Yearous of Elgin and James Aeschliman of Wadena drove the opposing vehicles. Also killed were Schori Herrling, 23, and passenger in Aeschliman’s car, with William Monahan in Yearous’ car in fair condition. Paul Jennings escaped with minor injuries. Funeral services for James Aeschliman were held at St. Joseph’s Church in Wadena with burial in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Survivors include his parents and eight sisters and two brothers. Ghori Herrling’s services followed at 2 pm at the Presbyterian Church in Wade. He is survived by his wife Elaine, a son Kevin, and his parents plus a grandmother.
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Wadena
Jerome Yearous
Elgin
James Aeschuman
James Aeschliman
Schori Herrling
Aeschliman
William Monahan
West Union Hospital
Paul Jennings
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Richard Aeschliman
Tlimmunity Church
Estous
James
Westinion
Lansing
Jacob
Fayette
Cornelia Gage
West Union
Susan Kiple
Harry Bigsbing
Cedar Falls
Blanche McCauley
California
Ghori Herrling
Presbyterian Church
Wade- Wadena
Gemaresy
Elaine
Kevin
Athaneen Kadena
Arthur Herrling
Elgin Weekly Drawing Moves to Saturday Evenings
The Elgin drawing will be held on Saturday evenings at 9 p.m. starting June 20 until further notice. Elgin stores will be open on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. Winners may claim prize money at Tillotson Hardware. The 8:30 time in the ad is incorrect. drawing occurs at 9:00 p.m.
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Elgin
Tillotson Hardware
FEMIC Home Office Building Wins 1983 Office Award
FEMIC of Des Moines won the 1983 Office of the Year award from Management magazine for their new Des Moines home office. The honor placed FEMIC among three awardees nationwide, with other skyscrapers in Hartford Detroit and Chicago receiving recognition. The presentation occurred June 2 in New York.
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FEMIC
Des Moines
Administrative Management Magazine
Midwest
Don Harkinson
Delwin
Iowa
United States
Hartford
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Golden 50th Wedding Anniversary Event
Mr and Mrs Peter K celebrate their golden wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on Sunday June 28 from 2 to 7 pm or 9 pm. Mr Peter son will be honored with the party and well wishers are invited to attend.
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Peter K. Peterson
NE Iowa Art Fair Sunday Afternoon
The NE Iowa Art Fair will be held Sunday afternoon from 1:00 to 5:00 on the north shore of Lake Oelwein. In case of rain it moves to the library. No admission charge. Demonstrations and displays by association members will accompany the event.
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Iowa
Lake Oelwein
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Wilson
Scalise
Iowa Aquor Commission
Towa
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