Lions Club Fish Fry At Falk's Garage in Elgin Saturday
The Elgin Lions Club hosts a fish fry at Falk's Garage in Elgin this Saturday evening June 24. Serving begins at five o clock with all you can eat. First prize is a lawn and garden International Cub Cadet valued at 925 dollars. Second prize is a four person week long vacation at Tee Pee Tonka Resort in Black Duck Minnesota plus 25000 dollars expense money. Numerous other prizes are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Lions Club
Falk
Elgin
Lawn and Garden International
Tee Pee Tonka Resort
Black Duck
Minn
Wadena News Social notes and local gatherings recap
Mrs Joe Sehinika and sons from San Diego visited for a month with Mrs Lyle Kohens. Local families attended the alumni banquet and church guild meetings. June events included planned ice cream social, cookbooks underway, and multiple family visits from Waterloo to Cedar Rapids with hospital and birthday celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Sehinika
San Diego
Calif
Lyle Kohens
James Kohens
Des Pinines
Carl Erickson
Madison
Wis
Jack, Ericksow
Frieden's Locker Quitting Business Sale in August
Frieden's Locker will quit business as of August 1, with groceries and meat processing continuing until then. Mr. and Mrs. Frieden have run the locker and Brewery store since November 1956 after purchasing it from Torkelson's. Ill health prompted the decision to sell merchandise, fixtures, and building. Sale notice appears on another page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieden
Torkelson’s
Frieden’s
Illyria Community Day Set For June 29
Illyria's 48th annual Community Day will be held Thursday, June 28, beginning at 10 a.m. A cafeteria dinner is served at 11:15 a.m. In the afternoon a free program will be presented at 2:00 p.m. The evening will feature a home talent play. Ad appears elsewhere in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilyria
Adv
4-H Achievement Shows Set for Clayton County
Clayton County 4-H clubs outline local achievement shows to judge demonstrations and exhibit projects before county competition. Clubs listed with dates: Grand Meadow Larkettes June 26 8 00 Postville Clover Clo vers July 12 3 30 Volga Blue Birds July 17 8 09 Busy Beavers July 21 1 30 Full Pep July 22 1 30 Peppy Pals July 22 1 30 Cheery Chums July 24? 1 00 Busy Bees July 28 1 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County
Grand Meadow Larkettes
Postville
Clover Clovers
Farm Bureau Meeting Room
Lutheran Church
Gunder Church
Norway Church
Congregational Church
Farmersburg School
Elgin
P. V. Homemakers Hold Annual Dinner in West Union
The Pleasant Valley Homemakers assembled for their annual dinner on Friday evening, June 16, in West Union with 26 members and guests in attendance. After supper, games were played. guests included Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Jennings of Fayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
West Union
Raymond Jennings
Fayette
Pleasant Point Study Club Meeting Held At Home
The Pleasant Point Study Club met Tuesday afternoon, June 13, at Mrs. Oran Bane's home with sixteen members and one guest, Mrs. Eugene Wenger. Members displayed hairlooms and prepared favors for August 8. A club picnic for members and families is set for Sunday, July 9 at Gouldsbury Park near Hawkeye. The meeting closed with the group repeating the Watchword and refreshments served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Point
Oran Bane
Eugene Wenger
Gouldsbury Park
Hawkeye
Elgin Legion Auxiliary Sets June Meeting Date Change
The June meeting of the Elgin Legion Auxiliary will be held Tuesday June 27 in the Auxiliary Rooms. Members are asked to note the change of date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Elgin [Legion Auxiliary
Will Accept Bids on House
The local board of education will wane it bids on the school owned dwelling of Elgin until noon of July 6, 1967. It is a two apartment dwelling in a good location with potential as income property. Inspect the house by contacting Gladys Hanson at Valley High School for a key. Bids mailed to Miss Hanson. 43 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Elgin
Derry Leonhart
Gladys Hanson
Valley High School
Miss Hanson
Kenneth Anderson Died Saturday at Home
Kenneth Anderson, four, of Postville, died Saturday June 17 at his home after a long illness. Funeral services were held Monday at Marion Lutheran Church in Gunder. Survivors include his wife two sons Curtis and Bruce and a daughter Karla, all at home. Obituary to follow next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennet Anderson
Postville
Marion Lutheran Church
Gunder
Curtis
Bruce
Karla
Yearous Relatives Visit In Iowa Card
Yearous relatives from Oklahoma Iowa Wyoming and Wyoming visited Mrs. Alice Yearous and Albert Klingman at the Lutheran Home in Strawberry Point over the past week. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Eugene Wood Fort Wayne Ind Mr and Mrs Wayne Woodworth David Thomas Kathleen and the Yearous families from Elkader Waterloo Independence and Elgin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ata
Eugene Woodaworth
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Wayne Woodworth
David
Thomas and Kathleen
Oklahoma
City
Okla
Robert
Yearous
Dale
Duane
Linda
Luann
Storey
Wyo
David Bartelma
Boulder
Cole
Alice Yearous
Albert Klingman
Lutheran
Strawberry Point
Arthur Yearous
Elkader
Glen Yearous
Will Klingman
Elgin
Stanley Boyer
Waterloo
Brad Smith
Independence
Fifty Three Fayette County Dairymen Earn Awards
Fifty three dairymen in Fayette County earned Dairy Herd Improvement Association Certificates for herds averaging over 450 pounds of butter fat per cow for the year May 1 1966 to April 30 1967. The awards honor high producing herds in the DHIA central processing program, with 72 herds totaling 2 337 cows averaging 12 239 pounds of milk and 452 pounds of fat. The Osage Holstein herd of Keith Sullivan led with 19 314 pounds of milk and 687 pounds fat, while other 600 pound herds included Lamont producers F F Hamlett and Lyle Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
M. C. Wangsness
Fayette Co
Iowa State University Cooperative Extension Service
Iowa State Dairy Association
DHIA
Iowa
Keith Sullivan
Osage
F.F. Hamlett
Lyle Jones
Lamont
F. F. Hamlett
L. Jones
Howard Jones
Kerr Bros
Postville
Rettinger & Busse
Junior C B Y Camp at Clear Lake This Week
The Junior C B Y Camp is held this week at Clear Lake with registration Monday morning and the camp scheduled to close Saturday at 1 p m The Rev and Mrs Fred Moore missionaries to Japan Rev Bruce Rich children s worker for the Baptist denomination will be guests Pastor and Mrs O H Meth will attend as teacher and counselor Other attendees include Linda Lehman Lee Ann Lehman Tracey Miller Esther Meth Danny Meth Mark Hackmann and Bob Schmidt
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Lake
Fred Moore
Japan
Bruce Rich
O. H. Meth
Linda
Lee Ann Lehman
Tracey Miller
Esther
Danny Meth
Mark Hackmann
Bob Schmidt
Named To Dean's List At Upper Iowa College
Seventy six Upper Iowa College students earned the Dean's List for the second semester of 1966-67. Eligibility requires 12 semester hours and a 3.50 GPA. Recipients receive a $100 certificate usable toward the 1967 summer school tuition. Local honorees include Karen Alderson Arlington John Behrend Elgin Barbara Borchert Strawberry Point Diana Burrack Elgin Merlin Butikofer Elgin Curtis Dummermuth Fayette Dave Kiple Elgin Lois Roys Volga Martha Sehner Elgin Connie Whittenbaugh Wadena Sharon Yearous Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Iowa College
Karen Alderson
Merle Alderson
Clermont
John Behrend
Herbert Behrend
Arlington
Barbara Borchert
Ras Gibbs
Elgin
Diana Burrack
Rudy Burrack
Strawberry Point
Merlin Butikofer
Harry Butikofer
Curtis Dummermuth
Eldred Dummermuth
Fayette
Dave Kiple
L. L. Kiple
Lois Roys
Jesse Roys
Volga
Martha Sehner
Fred Sthaer
Connie Whittenbaugh
Faye Whittentaugh
Wadena
Sharon Yearous
William Yearous
Association seeks employer of the year in Fayette County contest
The Fayette County ARC announces an Employer of the Year contest chaired by Mrs. Richard Reed to recognize employers who hire mentally retarded adults. Nominations go to the National Association for the Retarded Children. The drive results for 1966-87 list multiple local groups and funds raised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette Co
A.R.C
Richard Reed
3Rd Ave
N.E
Laura Knox
U. S
Fayette Co. Assoc
West Union
Fayette
Hawkeye
Westgate
Oelwein Community Club
Randalia
Waucoma
Wadena
Carrie
Circle Nora Met Circle Nora met Thursday afternoon June 15
Circle Nora met Thursday afternoon June 15 at Mrs. Veryl Coffin’s home with co host Mrs. Celia Thoma. Sixteen members and two guests attended. Mrs. Knudtson led a lesson from the June Methodist Woman. Gehring and Vaughn named to telephone committee. Church cleaning day set for Thursday June 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle
Nora
Veryl Coffin
Celia Thoma
C. B. Schori
L. L. Knudtson
Lester Gehring
George Vaughn
Loftsgard Reunion Announcement at Clermont pars
The Loftsgard reunion will be held Sunday June 25 at the Clermont pars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loftsgard
Clermont Pars
Iowa Child Dies After Lawn Mower Accident
Lisa Frieden four years old daughter of Mr and Mrs Milo Frieden Elgin died after a power lawn mower incident at their farm home. She was treated at Palmer Memorial Hospital West Union then Rochester St Mary's Hospital where she died following surgery. Survived by parents three brothers and two sisters. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm Olyra Community Church burial in church cemetery. Muehlethaler Funeral Home in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa Martie Frieden
Milo Frieden
Elgin
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Lisa
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
St. Mary’s
Olyra
Muehlethaler Funeral Home
Concordia Dean's List Names 805 Students High GPA
Registrar Donald Dale releases the second semester dean's list at Concordia College showing 805 students with a 3.00 GPA or better. Eligibility requires 12 or more semester credits. Included on the list is Kaye Loftsgard of Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concordia College
Donald Dale
Kaye Loftsgard
Elgin
Inga Hanson Named To Coaching School Team
Inga Hanson of the Valley basketball team was selected to join 11 eastern Iowa players for a coaching school contest against a western squad. The event runs August 4 to 8 at Tenylar Park Spirit Lake and is sponsored by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. All 24 players are recent graduates who earned All-State honors after the state tournaments in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inga Hanson
Eastern Iowa
Tenylar Park
Spirit Lake
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Des Moines
Miss Northeast Iowa crowned at Monona pageant
Miss Susanj Schultz of Luana won the Miss Northeast Iowa title at the Mo nona JayCees sponsored pageant in Monona on Saturday June 17. First runner-up was Miss Carol Glawe Elka der and second runner-up Miss Carolyn Porter West Union. Schultz will compete for Miss Iowa in Davenport in July with a Miss America finals berth possible in the fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan
Davenport
Miss Schultz
R. P. Strauch
Elgin
Richard Swartzentr
Criders Return From Granddaughter Vicki Ann's Graduation
Mr and Mrs R A Crider visited home from Fair Oaks California after attending granddaughter Vicki Ann's graduation. Mr and Mrs B D Keith and Vicki Ann joined the Criders for a two week visit here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Crider
Fair Oaks
California
Vicki Ann
B. D. Keith
Criders
Birthday Club Met Thursday at Mrs Leuchtenmacher Home
The Uptown Birthday Club met Thursday evening at Mrs. Roy Leuchtenmacher's home to observe her birthday. Attendees included Arlene Yeeman Belva Snyder Lillian Anderson Dale DeSart Laurence Knudtson Lawrence West Len Heins Robert Medberry and Kari Kiple. the gathering featured fellowship and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Surinday
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Mdm
Arlene, Yeeman
Belva Snyder
Lillian Anderson
Dale DeSart
Laurence Knudtson
Lawrence West
Len Heins
Robert Medberry
Kari Kiple
Patrick Minihan Died at 80 in Elkader
Patrick Minihan 80 a retired farmer and lifelong Elkader resident died Friday June 16 at Elkader Hospital Funeral services were held Monday at St Josephs Catholic Church Elkader with burial in Volga cemetery The obituary will be published in next weeks paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Minihan
Elgin Area
Elkader Hospital
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Elkader
Volga
Wadena Little League Schedule Addenda
The Wadena Little League lists games from June 20 to July 28 at various locations including Strawberry Point Lamont Clermont Fayette Maynard and Maynard with times from 5 to 6 p.m. The Dundee game is postponed to a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadena
Little League
Strawberry
Lamont
Clermont
Fayette
Maynard
Dundee
Graduation honors for George Senkler Jr at Hamline University
Mr and Mrs Max Lehman attended the graduation of their eldest grandson George Senkler Jr at Hamline University where he earned a B S with honors. He received a chemistry department honor for research in Alephatic Protons in Hydrogen Bonded Systems and will research this summer with Eastman Kodak Co in Rochester NY. He has a full graduate scholarship starting September at Princeton New Jersey. The Lehmans stayed with G H Senkler in White Bear Lake Minnesota for several days after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Lehman
George Senkler Jr
Hamline University
George
Chemistry
Rochester
N. Y
Eastman Kodak Co
Princeton
New Jersey
Lehman
G. H. Senkler
White Bear Lake
Minn
Ill and Hospitalized Residents Enter Hospitals
Ill and hospitalized individuals include Mrs LaVerne Impehi who had major surgery Wednesday at Postville Hospital. Dr Arthur Matt entered Palmer Memorial Hospital. Mrs Esther Moore was admitted to Postville Hospital on Monday as a medical patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaVerne Impehi
Postville Hospital
Arthur Matt
Palmer Memorial Hospital
New Addresses For Local Residents Listed
Inga Hanson moves to 312 Prospect Highland Park Illinois 60085. Ken Klingman relocates to Box 649 North Platte Nebraska 69101. Robert A. Cook’s address at AA. B619325 AEWRON one VW-1 Box 72 FPO San Francisco California 96637 is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inga Hanson
John Deimel
Prospect Highland Park
Ken Klingman
North Platte
Nebr
Robert A. Cook
FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Legislature Faces Endroom Bind Over Appropriations
After 20 weeks of law making the state lags on key appropriation decisions for welfare, regents, and departments. The House passed a $29.8 million social welfare bill, up $5.6 million yet $4 million below subcommittee and $3.5 million under Gov. Hughes. ADC funding set at $6.2 million annually. cuts drew criticism. Continued to Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Regents
House
State Department of Social Welfare
Social Welfare Appropriations Subcommittee
Gov. Hughes
Asparagus Pack Finished By Elgin Company
Elgin Asparagus Corp completed this season's pack on Tuesday June 20. The season lasted about ten days with mixed weather but produced a better total than 1936. Pickers split up to return home to Brownsville Texas or to Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Asparagus Corp
Brownsville
Texas
Michigan
Circle Dorcas Meeting at Church Parlor
Circle Dorcas met at church parlors on Thursday with hostesses Mrs Nor ris Conner and Mrs Tikkie Larson. Mrs Rex Mutford opened, Mrs Mary Howard led the program, and the president urged June 22 as cleaning day. Members to bring birthday offerings. devotional by Mrs Blanche Dummermuth. meeting closed with prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Johnson
Vida Nordhus
West Union
Adolph Reurek
Endicott
Anna Aylsworth
Tenrek
Lb.m
Germany
Women’s Guild
Women's Guild
The
Presbyterian Church
Madge Murray
Naomi Crandall
Hazel Frey
Rolleall
Bessie Morse
John Smith
Bill Probert
Robert Bond
Leo Herriman
Earl Livingston
Bond
Circle
Gilbertson Family Reunion Held at Blockhus Farm
The Gilbertson family reunion will take place Sunday July 2 at the Kenneth Blockhus farm. A picnic dinner is planned to be served at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbertson
Kenneth, Blockhus
Invited To Join University Honors Program
Curtis Butikofer of Elgin has been invited to join the University of Iowa Honors Program upon enrolling as a freshman in September. The honors group welcomes students whose high school record and ACT scores place them in the top ten percent of the incoming class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Butikofer
Elgin
University of Iowa
Clayton County Extension Calendar June 22 Volga Pioneers Tour
On June 22 at 8:00 am the Volga Pioneers are scheduled for a tour. June 23 to July 10 features a Massachusetts 4-H Exchange Trip. Named organizers include Will Frieden West Union Russell Larson Mary Diane Kathy Pam Mrs Orlan Rej.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County
Volga Pioneers
Albert Otdoerfer
Massachusetts
Will Frieden
West
Union
Russell Larson
Mary
Diane
Kathy
Pam
Orlan Rej
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lions Club
Wadena News
Ray Jellings
Gene Knutsen
Cedar Rapids
Arthur Knutsen
Janice Schmidt
Ed Gernand
Scholtz’ ‘Hospital
Ed Jellings
Ottumwa
Arthur Jellings
Duane Jellings
Gary Jellings
Minnie Gamm
Julia Jellings
Gene Rusher
Prescott
Ariz
Gerald Gage
Tor Sniffin
Charles Hoffman
Richard Johnson
Denver
Colo
Dale Patterson
Earl
Helen Rothlisberger
Floyd Patterson
Alice Sniffin
Earl Woodson
John Gage
Debbie
Floyd
Patterson
Trudy
Faye Whittenbaugh
Terry Whittenbaugh
Illyria
P. V. Homemakers’ Annual Dinner
Kenneth Anderson
C.B.Y
Association For Retarded Children
Lisa Frieden
Northeast Iowa
Birthday Club
Circle Dorcas
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