Fayette County Republican meeting plans fundraiser and candidates
The Fayette County Republican Committee met in a fr session June 20 with 37 attendees. Maurice Inger announced a fourth term bid for Fayette County Representative. A fund raising dinner in Des Moines was planned for Sept. 17 with Senator George Murphy and Richard Shirk speaking. A July 4 fundraising committee outlined plans for games, parade prizes, and a noon meal work sale to be held at the home of Mrs. Kraft. Lloyd R. Smith of Des Moines, a state auditor candidate, attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Maynard Mendee
Heen
Frank
West Union
Churchillams of
Fay County
Ichard Shirk
Oelwein
Des Moines
George Murphy
Fayette County Republic
Wesan
Frank Kraft
West Ion
Lloyd R. Smith
Tate
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Herrling
Johnnie Erickson
Pa Loinson
Council Bluffs
Department
Halph Schuety
Wadena
George Alderson
Pearl Johnson
Vernon Savage
Richard Erickson
Naomi Crandall
Leo Herriman
Ralph Schuety
O and
Arthur Herrling
Paul Crandall
Bill Matthiesen
Arthur Herring
Cancer charity chapter highlights “The Climate Is Hope”
The county chapter of Ian Cancer relays Elgin and Clermont Libraries support for the book “The Climate Is Hope” by Waster Ford Ross. It chronicles personal battles, research efforts, and cures in cancer, including Arthur Godfrey and Virginia Ham as featured figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Clermont
Wasterford Ross
Arthur Godfrey
Virginia Am
Nora Met Ye 16th Meeting at the Church
The record notes a church meeting opened by the WECS with Mrs Dale De Sart. Gilson presented “This Love Is A Sac” and “Various Ways” by others. Attendees filled out the program book, next meeting set at the church with several named members. The session ended with a prayer and adjournment followed by refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Nora
Dale de Sart
A!ing
WECS
P Piedge
E. Es’ Gilson
Evar
Justo Gonzalez
Rious
Mary
Celia Thoind
Ernie Baumgart
Robert Wilave
Mary d
Elgin Lutheran Alcw
Fellowship Hall
Mdms
Dwayne Frieden
Melvin Hanson
Arlene Leeman
Helen Blockhus
Harvey Faulsen
Melissa Moore
Heavenly
Fred Butikofer
Harold Halverson
Earl Seitz
Diane Seitz
Russell Friederich
New Cradle Rale
Joyce Ellen Hagelie
Gwendolyn Kleppe
Brenda Sue Everett
Marty Gilson
Nathan Lembke
Loren Lembke
Tammy Rubens
Greg Kleppe
Kris Sutter
Jeff Lehman
Janice Johnson
Connie Pfister
Tare Richard Haters
Wadena News social notes and Legion meeting brief
Local residents and visitors attend family gatherings and a June American Legion meeting in Wadena. Highlights include grandchildren’s First Communion, an officers slate for the Legion, a memorial gift, and plans for alumni events and church gatherings. Several families and guests are noted, with schedules for upcoming suppers and a pot luck farewell for Rev. Murphy.
Swimming Lessons Reminder at West Union
West Union offers swimming lessons from July 11 to August 5. Registration closes Saturday, June 25. Contact Mrs. Jack Adrian Mrs. Dale De Sart or G. H. Falb to enroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Jack Adrian
Dale de Sart
G. H. Falb
Lakes Workshop Attendees Pack Lakes Vacation Village
More than 800 persons including families from Artington Clermont Volga and Elgin attend the Felco-Statex Lakes Workshop at Vacation Village on Lake Okoboji. The annual Farmers Regional Coop event opened June 19 with Vespers and closed June 22 to inform cooperative managers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lakes Cooperative
Floyd Thompson
Artington
Max Medberry
Elgin
Lyle B. Gunderson
Patti
LeAnn
Kathleen
Clermont
Dick Welsh
Volga
Felco-Statex Lakes Workshop
Lake Okoboji
Lakes Workshop
Farmers Regional Coop
Fort Dodge
Harry Johnson Home from Hospital
Harry Johnson returned home last Wednesday from a Rochester Minnesota hospital. He will return Thursday for a check up. He has suffered an infection in the index finger of his right hand for five weeks and has undergone several operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Johnson
Rochester
Minn
Mattoon Lots Sold for New Home Plans
Mrs Marie Butikofer purchased the Mattoon lots on Pleasant street and intends to build a maple or frame residence soon. The existing house on the plots has been razed in recent months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon
Marie Butikofer
Pleasant ‘Street
Frequent Rains Delays Farmers Across Region
Rainfall through Tuesday morning reached 4.34 inches in the area, with intermittent showers complicating hay curing and corn cultivation. Some fields look nearly ready, while others run near the seasonal average and are expected to be knee high by July 4.
Farm Sale Near Gunder Transfers to New Owner
Mrs Martha Johnson sells her 40 acre Johnson Farm located one and a half miles west of Gunder to Ole Lofts gard. Possession transfers October first. Mrs Johnson and her son Martin plan to move to Gunder in the fall.
Elgin Cash Giveaway Winners List Reveals Small Jackpots
The Elgin cash giveaway last Saturday crowned Gehman as the $20.00 jackpot winner. Other winners included Thorwold $10.00 Glenda Reier $19.00 Rodney Dean Butikofer $8 Allan Anderson $5 and Mrs Ern Holzer $5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ageline Gehman
Elgin
Pene
Thorwold
Glenda Reieroon
Rodney Dean Butikofer
Allan Anderson
Ern Holzer
Lions Club Fish Fry Saturday at Falk's garage
The Elgin Lions Club will host a fish fry at Falk's garage this Saturday on June 25. Serving starts at five p.m. The event promises all you can eat and prizes including a Zenith Color TV and a 12.5 cu ft refrigerator among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Lions Club
Falk
Zenith
Livestock Feeders Tour Planned by Fayette County Assn
The Fayette County Livestock Feeders Association schedules a July 11 bus tour into Bremer and Black Hawk counties. Highlights include a guided, full plant tour of the John Deere facility in Waterloo and a group dinner there. Tickets are $6, with 150 expected to be sold by July 7. pickup from across the county ends at 7:30 a.m. in Oelwein. Local directors Max Medberry John Erickson Max Jennings and Dale Halverson will distribute tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette Co. Livestock Feeders Assn
Bremer
Black Hawk County
John Deere
Waterloo
Oelwein
Max Medberry
Elgin
John Erickson
Wadena
Max Jennings
Arlington
Dale Halverson
West Union
Building Progress in Downtown Area This Week
Local carpenters fill the downtown area with busy activity as Muehlethalers install new garage doors and plan roofing on their store. The Hellums replace siding with aluminum while the town hall work stalls. Moore advances with a new addition laying a concrete floor. Guernsey Smith adds doors and windows and reroofs their building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muehlethalers
Merlin Hellum
Town Hall
Wm. Moore
Guernsey Smith
Asparagus Pack Wraps Up At Elgin Corp
The Elgin Asparagus Corp finished this year’s pack on Tuesday, June 2, after operating since May 9. Secretary Augusta Schori cited slow pace due to cold weather delaying growth. Field workers from Brownsville, Texas, split up. some will head to Michigan for cherry season, others return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Asparagus Corp
Augusta Schori
Brownsville
Texas
Michigan
Mrs Leota Welsh Moves to Mulford Building
Mrs Leota Welsh moved over the weekend from her apartment above the hall to the upstairs Mulford building. Mr and Mrs Puebla Colorado friends and relatives attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leota Welsh
Ap Mulford
Puebla
Colorad
Relati
Elgin group plans 120 acre Swiss Lake Estates project
A local corporation formed in 1866 as Swiss Lake Inc plans a privately owned lake and recreation area called Swiss Lake Estates near Elgin Iowa. It envisions about 120 acres of lake and at least 1200 privately owned lots, with work on access roads and engineering already under way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Swiss Lake Inc
Elgin
Swiss Lake Estates
Hanney Hollow
Frieden
Bob Helms
Mervin Hunsburger
Reily Construction Co
Lane Ash
John Howard
Jim Mondry
Denver
Colo
Mondry
Howard R Green Engineering Company
Cedar Rapids
National and State Geological Survey
University of Iowa
Tawa Cay
Library News and New Library Records Arrivals
Sixteen students qualify for the High Adventure Reading Club and four more meet the regular book quota for the trip with eight weeks remaining to finish. The Elgin Library received 53 records from the State Traveling Library and West Union Library borrowed a new batch including 40 westerns, 30 light fiction, and 15 science fiction titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisa Fauser
Rose Pfister
Lois Larson
Sally Amundson
Eric Hansen
Billy Pfister
Dixie Reierson
Jill Fauser
Jane Everett
Kristine Lehman
Janice Blockhus
Elgin
State Traveling Library
West Union Library
P. V. Homemakers Steak Supper Honors Wedding Anniversary
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Homemakers hosted a 7:30 p.m. steak supper at the Coffee Cup on Tuesday night June 1 with Margaret Jacobs leading singing of the Doxology. Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Miller celebrated their wedding anniversary as their daughter Mrs. David Boley n brought an anniversary cake iced blue and white. Take away bingo was played with attendees including Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Blockhus, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Blockhus, Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Brieden, Mr. and Mrs. Lanny Gibson and son, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gehring, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Miller, Mr. Leon Jacobs, Margaret, Mrs. Mary Howard, and Mrs. Ern Holzer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. V
Pleasant Valley Farm
Bureau
Margaret Jacobs
Clif
Kenneth Blockhus
A. B. Jacobs
M. J. Blockhus
Chiif Miller
Elmer Brieden
Lanny Gibson
Lawrence Gehring
Milton Miller
Leon Jacobs
Margaret
Mary Howard
Ern Holzer
Approved Conservation Plan for Hugh Conkey Township
Alfred Stewart reports a Fayette County Soil Conservation District meeting approved a soil conservation plan for Hugh Conkey in Union Township. The plan, stated as approved by the district and Conservation Service, reflects ongoing soil preservation efforts in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Conkey
Union T
Fayette County
Soil Conservation Districtiowers
Alfred Stewart
Conservation Service
Eae
Elgin July 4 Celebration Plans At School Grounds
Plans for a July 4 celebration in Elgin center on the school grounds starting about 3:00 pm. A Little League game and an oldtimers match between rural men and Elgin businessmen are planned with invites to local players. Events may include youth sports, band concert, lunch stand, fireworks, and a bring your own picnic supper. Watch next week’s Echo for updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Ivan Torkelson
Paul Zurbriggen
Younsters
Staake Baker Reunion Held at Elkader Park
The fourth annual Staake Baker reunion gathered three generations at Elkader park on Sunday June 19. Forty six guests shared a picnic dinner in the shelter house while multiple Staake and Baker families from Spirit Lake Cedar Falls Frankville Independence Waterloo Monona Postville and Ida Leuchtenmacher attended with co organizers Mrs Joe Baker and Mrs Fred Pfister planning next year’s event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staake Baker
Elkader Park
Shelter House
Roger Staake
Norman Peterson
St. Olaf
Marvin Staake Jr
David
Gary
Linda
Spirit Lake
Leon Letchford
Leon Jr
Larry
Cedar Falls
Carl Letchford
Frankville
Marvin Staake
Arlene Leeman
Janet
Jim
Mary Kay
Linda Reed
Justin Baker
Steve
Vicki
Cindi
Ida Leuchtenmacher
Louis
Joe Baker
Danny
Warren
Cornel
George C. Larson
Oscar Baker
Leslie Baker
Monona
Don Dunlap
Dodie
Independence
Gerene Larson
Paul Sawwell
Waterloo
Alma Peterson
Eikader
Fred Pfister
Postville
Dodie Lynn Dunlap
Marvin. Starke Jr
Methodist Bible School Closes After Busy Term
Fifty three students enrolled in the Methodist Bible School during the last week of May and first week of June. Teachers led each class with helpers named, and JoAnn Wilson oversaw collection and admission. The year’s topic was Living with Conflicts, with each class ending in a two week period and a final outing or picnic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Bible School
Don Gardner
Janice Friederich
JoAnn Metzger
J. C. Peck
Jackie Schori
Leonard Heins
Linda Collins
LeeRoy Collins
Sally Stevenson
Collins
William Pfister
C. B. Schori
Marcia Knudtson
JoAnn Wilson
Gene Schori
Linda Alderson
Wins Prize Robert Whittenbaugh named a winner in Sun
Robert Whittenbaugh of Wadena is declared a prize winner in the Sun contest. Details on the award and presentation are to follow in next editions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Whittenbaugh
Wadenas
Hold Camp for Baptist Youth at Clear Lake
The Senior and Junior Camp for First Baptist Church of Elgin took place at Clear Lake. The St. Camp ran June 13 to 18 with attendees Barbara Muehlethaler Diana James Patricia Johnson. The Junior Camp ran June 20 to 25 with attendees Dean Boleyn Sharon James Geyson Jennings Tracey Miller Charles Muehlethaler Stephen Victor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
First Baptist Church of Elgin
Clear Lake
Barbara Muehlethaler
Diana James
Patricia Johnson
Dean Boleyn
Sharon James
Geyson Jennings
Tracey Miller
Charles Muehlethaler
Stephen Victor
14th Annual Convention of Iowa Association for Retarded Children
Laura Knox of Hawkeye Iowa joined about 500 delegates at the 14th annual Iowa Association for Retarded Children convention in Cedar Rapids Hotel Roosevelt held June 11 and 12. Dr Donald H Berglund NA RC vice president delivered the keynote at the Saturday banquet. Stanley Meyers New Haven Regional Center spoke at the Saturday lunch, with Marvin Seldon Iowa state comptroller at Sunday lunch. Workshops covered planning and task-force reports on religion recreation law rehabilitation education employment health and welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Birthday Club Meets at Mrs Leuchtenmacher Home
The Birthday Club gathered last week at the home of Mrs Roy Leuchtenmacher to celebrate her birthday. Attendees included Mrs Merle Clark of Clermont Mrs Leonard Heins and Mrs Belya Srighrs among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Merle Clark
Clermont
Leonard Heins
Belya Srighrs
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Wadena News
Carol Fenner
Kewanee
Hlinvis
Gerald Bond
John Joyce
Clement Messerli
Wayne Belden
Marion
James
Valeral
Presbyterian Church
William Murphy
Women's Guild
the Presbyterian Church
Bill Sniffin
Dennison
John Sniffin
Iowa City
Tom Sniffin
Madge Murray
Robert Cummings
St. Paw
Ivan Lindeman
Aplington
Francis Walters
Claire Kelly
Lions Club
Staake - Baker
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