Community Church notices and social pages
Hiyria News Myria reports Sunday school at 1015 a m and worship at 1115 a m with Gideons of Waterloo leading service during pastor's conference. Two weeks Bible school ends with Friday party and children's day program Sunday. Extensive social notes list visits, dinners, and birthdays across Elkader, Milwaukee, Clewiston, Iowa communities, with John Deere trip and Mlyria 4 H tour. Don’t forget Community Day on Thursday June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myria Community Church
G. Steinman
the Gideons of
Waterloo
Oliver Heins
Oelwein
Arthur Hermen
Sam Herriman Homme
Lima
Janann Mark
Ralph Shaffer
Harold Meyer
Strawberry Point
Francie Wolf
Clermont
Ed ‘Wenger
Oscar Baumgartner
Leslie Dean
California
Frank Kohler
West Union
Mervin Hunsberger
Net
Floyd Frieden
Joe Frieden
Tofield Heck
R. R. Reusser
Monona
Mississippi
Hanpers Ferry
Mlyria 4-H Livestock Club
Harold Strong
Rath’s Packing Co
John Deere Co
Albert Kohle
Janice
Louis Becker, Jr
Robert Kerr
Douis, Jr
T He
Qiyria
Methodist
Baptist
Lowell Gehring
Luane
Carl Gehring
M. V. Kiplé
DeKalb
Jim Yearous
David
Bartelma
Joanne
Robert
Boulder
Colo
Andrew
Arthur
Bertha Kohls
Elmer Kohls
Elkader
Edwin Loftsgard
Ida ‘Halverson
Dinner guests Sunday in the Clarence Ruroden home
Dinner guests are planned for Sunday at the Clarence Ruroden home. The notice notes a small social gathering at a private residence.
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Clarence Ruroden
Good Neighbors club meets and plans picnic at fair grounds
Cherry Valley News reports the Good Neighbors club gathered Tuesday June 9 at Selma Meisner’s home with assist hosts Elsie Torkelson and Irene Minihan. Thirty members answered roll with state and capital. Eight guests attended. They approved monthly care boxes for those in service and a picnic July 12 at West Union Union fair grounds with families.
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Good Neighbors Club
Selma Meisner
Elsie Torkelson
Irene Minihan
West Union Union Fair Grounds
Clara Muehlenthaler
Bertha Rainey
Anna Metzger
Melvin Larson
Gladys Hanson
Mildred Minihan
Alta Frieden
Frank Christen
Della Chapman
Ernest Christen
Bert Thoman
Jacob
Lucy Christen
Herman Schupbach
Postville Hospital
Archie ‘Howard
Martin Hanson
Donna Schupbach
Postville
Louis Butikofer
Jack Zuercher
Ceder Rapids
George Leuchtenmacher
Community Notes From Grand Meadow and Surroundings
George Malven of Maynard spent last week at Norman Amundson home. Duane Palas and Duane Jr. visited Ed Johnson on Wednesday. Oscar Lien family spent Friday at Ames and attended James Martin’s graduation. Almer Amundson attended an officers’ meeting in Decorah Friday. Helmer Lyngaas and Marcia spent Sunday with Vernon Anderson. Lillian Erickson left Friday for San Francisco after a month with home folks. Martin Amundson and family visited Iowa City and attended graduation exercises where William Bockoven was among the graduates. Louis Amundson family of Bakersville, California, visited this vicinity the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Malven
Maynard
Norman Amundson
Duane Palas
Duane, Jr
Ed Johnson
Oscar Lien
Ames
James Martin
Almer Amundson
Decorah
Helmer Lyngaas
Marcia
Vernon Anderson
Lillian Erickson
San Francisco
Calif
Martin Amundson
Iowa City
William Bockoven
Louis Amundson
Bakersville
Farm Topics on Weeds Crops and Livestock Health
The piece urges weed control with a sharp hoe to improve garden yields. It notes nationwide corn acreage in 1853 will be about three quarters of the all time record, per USDA estimates. It also highlights Iowa livestock disease outbreaks preventable with sanitation and buying stock only with clean health bills.
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USDA
Iowa
Rainfall Planning to Reduce Erosion on Farms
Rainfall can aid farming but causes erosion if not controlled. A farm water plan uses contouring, terraces, and grassed waterways to slow runoff, hold water, and guide excess to drainage. Proper maintenance prevents gullied waterways and ensures water is safely conveyed away.
Wadena Church Announcements and Summer Schedule
The Wadena community notes Soil Conservation Week with Rev Henry D D Jones preaching The Graveyard of Civilizations on June 14 He will join Minnesota Synod Training School at Macalester College June 20 27 for leaders training in St Paul On June 21 Rev Copperwell leads worship at the Presbyterian church and Milton D Broadfoot of the Town Temperance League delivers the morning message Broadfoot formerly pastor in Milwaukee and Boone heads the league for three years Pulpit exchange planned June 28 with Rev Tom Fuji yama of McGregor Congregational Church July services shift to 21 00 a m First Sunday in July is Communion Parents invited to arrange baptisms and new member reception Mr and Mrs Lyle Batterson welcome a daughter born Saturday June 13 Mrs Charlton Looby hosts a pink and blue shower for Mrs Reynolds Shaffer Twenty women attended a short program Pleasant Ridge club picnic at Sidney Corbin's home with noon meal Roll call featured a wedding custom Plans set for a Guttenberg picnic June 28 Contests won by Mrs Arthur Jellings and Mrs Charlton Looby Next month’s meeting with Mr and Mrs Milo Oldfather.
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Elmer Baumgartner
Elkader
Oscar Baumgartner
Mia
Alice O'Brien
Milwaukee
Iris
Hubert W Brren
Clewiston
Fla
Bi ‘Kohler
Fred Schneider
Mervin Hunsberger
Paul Smith
Ames
Guernsey Smith
Ogle
Robert Robbins
Boyd
Glen McKellar
Strawberry Point
Cedar Falls
Ralph Shaffer
Katie Richards
West Union
Will Christen
Will Chase
Volga
Walter Rothlisberger
Jim Yearous
Albert Dennler
Warl Rothliisberger
Cassie Kimpston
Fayette
Chas. Kimpston
Jean Smith
Wilder
Idaho
Andrew Yearous
Fred Smith
Arlington
Douglas Chapman
John Christen
Thos
Raymond Benson
Susan
Wilson Patterson
Forrest Shaffer
M. V. Kiple
Ella Foxwell
Virginia
Thos. Foxwell
Albert Dennier
Walter Dennler
Kenneth Medberry
Glen Medberry
Henry DD. Jones
Jones
Minnesota Synod Training School
Ifor
Macalester College
St. Paul
Copperwell
Presbyterian Church
Milton D. Broadfoot
Town Temperance League
Broadfoot
Wis
Boone
Tom Fujiyama
McGregor Congregational Church
Mr. Jones
Lyle Batterson
Charlton"Looby
Reynold Shaffer
Pleasant Ridge Club
Sidney Corbin
Guttemberg
Arthur Jellings
Charlton’ Looby
Milo Oldfather
Farm water control and maintenance essentials
Fall may break terraces or cause low spots from water over topping the terrace ridge. These are maintenance points. Loss of sod or a starting gully in a waterway leads to deeper gullying and soil loss. Two considerations guide farm water control: plan a system to control water with minimal erosion and maintain it to perform as intended.
Notice of Will Probate in Fayette County District Court
In Fayette County the District Court in West Union IA will hear on July 6 1953 the purported last will of Fred J Schneider deceased for admission to probate. Herbert D Klammer Clerk dated June 5 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Fred J. Schneider
District Court
West Union
Iowa
Herbert D. Klammer
Expanding Pasture and Farm Efficiency Insights
The article advises extending pasture with a legume, planning farm water systems, and prioritizing clean water for efficient livestock gains. It notes Iowa dairy and national milk production rising in early 1953, with nitrogen fertilizer boosting corn yield, and forages reducing dairy costs. It also mentions weed killers like 12,4-D, Rotenone for berry pests, and cautions against DDT, plus canning peas at peak chill.
Gunder News Marion Dorcas Society Meet Saturday
The Marion Dorcas Society will meet Saturday, June 20, at the church parlors with hostesses Ruth Loftsgard Nellie Hanson DeVere Halverson and Gilbert Loftsgard Kenneth Kjosa and Sandra visiting Decorah friends. Local families hosted visits and gatherings include McGregor Washington DC and Arlington with multiple relatives noted. Phyllis Halverson remained for a longer visit.
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Marion Dorcas Society
Mdms
Ruth Loftsgard
Nellie Hanson
DeVere Halverson
Gilbert Loftsgard
Kenneth Kjosa
Sandra
Decorah
Gilbert Halverson
Wayne Ferguson
Everett Henkes
McGregor
Emma Larson
Washington,dc
Waterloo
Fred Larson
Glen Larson
Kenneth Krosa
Jacob Schneider
Richard Erickson
Arlington
Russell Osmundson and Sons
Phyllis Halverson
Herbert Kronberg
Chicago
Kronberg
Mrs
Palmer Halverson
Phyllis
Fox cubs vanish from Dick Siems farm near Hampton
A fox family on the Dick Siems farm near Hampton lost six cubs from a hidden den under a chicken brooder. Nearby, JC C Miller, 94, a former Dow City justice of the peace, visited newlywed E A and M Malone of Harlan to check on his one marriage in office. A two headed Hereford calf at J E B Acklin’s Lenox farm died after birth, and hot weather drives chicken house ventilation advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Siems
Hampton
Mr. Siems
E. A. Malone
Harlan
JC. C. Miller
Dow City
J. EB. &Cklin
Lenox
Woman Escapes Serious Injury After Car Overturn Near Albia
Mrs. Harry Mezler of Los Angeles escaped serious injury when her Mezler car overturned near Albia. She was pinned by the neck but rescue came in time to prevent suffocation. Echo Want Ads Pay. Try One.
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Harry Mezler
Los Angeles
Albia
Mezler
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Big Fred Schneider
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Confidential Service
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Elgin State Bank
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Cherry Valley News
Grand Meadow News
Pyacaua
Terrace
Jean
Wadena News
Will
State of Iowa
The
United States
Gunder News
E. R. Withell
D. C
State Bank
Hidg
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R. L. Myers
Optometrist
George Metzger
Bath Packing Co
Schori Bros
Elgin
L. R. Tappan
M. F. Schlein
Echo
Elgin Clothes Shop
Mel Kohler
Elgin Produce
Joe Marsh
Women At Work
Development Commission
Towa
Toe Marsh
U. S. Brewers Foundation
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