Surprise birthday and community gatherings in Wadena
A village scene from Wadena recounts a surprise birthday party for Mrs. Wilfred Bond at her home with four tables of 500 and prizes for several attendees. Earlier, a farewell party for Mr. and Mrs. Rau honored them as they move to a farm in Arlington. A later session featured a lesson on frozen foods with ten women sharing tips and a lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Id Mira
Duane Rau
Mra
John Frey
Jlington
al- Johnson
Johnnie Mr
Gernand
Ion
Ray Herwig
Orville Corbin
Ole Johnson
Alfredson
Johns
Rau
Arlington
Bowdete Bachtell
Harold Kin
Arthur Thomas
Annie Erickson
Wilder Attocks
Duane Ray
Myster Gehring
Ole Johnrs
Alfred Johnson
Ank Welsh
Don Hinkel
Jyde Bond
Flossie
Dery Johnson
Clyde
Roscoe Pritchard
Jie Vosheil
Don Wawa
Bond
Milo Oldtheron Reiss
Young Mother Tries Suicide With .22 Rifle in Home
Mrs. Louie Traden, about 25, of West Union, was hospitalized in New Hampton with a gunshot wound after she attempted suicide early Wednesday in her east Union home. Deputy Leon Johnson said she went to the basement and fired a single .22 rifle. condition is serious but not critical. She and her husband, a hired hand for W. O. Brehme, are parents of two small boys.
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Louie Traden
West Union
New Hampton Hospital
Leon Johnson
Tjaden
W. O. Brehme
Engagement Announced of Frankie Muse Bell and William Stevenson Jr
Bell announces the engagement of her daughter Frankie Muse Bell to William M Stevenson Jr son of Mr and Mrs W M Stevenson Sr of Des Moines Iowa The wedding is planned for June details trimmed from the Journal of record
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Mic. F. EB
Bell
Frankie Muse Bell
William M.enson, Jr
W. M. Stevenson, Sr
Dea
Moines
Iowa
Wasecswill
Qinn
Driver license renewal dates listed for several towns
Drivers may renew licenses at West Union on the first three Fridays in March or on Wednesdays at Elkader. Exams will also be held at Postville on the 14th and 28th. Hours are from 8:80 to 4:50. Mrs Geo Faith visited her parents Mr and Mrs XN ib at Lime Springs on Sunday.
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West Union
Elkader
Exameré
Postville
Geo
Faith
XN. Ib
Lime Springs
Sunny
Major Issues Still Face General Assembly
Iowa lawmakers prepare to reconvene March 7 with major questions unresolved. The House passed road, flood control, and state building code measures. the Senate has approved only a fixed income tax offset and amended county assessor law. Key debates include income tax rates, sales tax, and appropriations, with Farm Bureau pushing full collection to fund schools and roads. The state faces potential shifts in revenue next year as experts anticipate a possible drop in tax receipts. Four sales tax proposals are pending in the hopper.
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Iowa
Capitol
General Assembly
House
Senate
Ernest Kosek
Cedar Rapids
Farm Bureau
Vermont
Blaze Destroys Waucoma Press Plant on Tuesday
Fire gutted the press room of the Waucoma Sentinel and Jerico Echo about 7:30 p m Tuesday Feb 22. Building and contents insured for 1500 dollars but loss uncertain until adjustors arrive. Owner William Bruckels said the blaze started after he set a portable kerosene stove under the press rollers to warm them before printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waucoma Sentinel
Jerico Echo
William Bruckels
Brickels
March First Moving Bee Brings Farm Shifts Across Towns
March first triggers wide farm and residence moves across the area. Gerald Heck family shifts to Falk farm south of Brainard. Gehring and Nelson families trade tenancies. Alton Staff and Alfred Boleyns relocate to Falb room and De Sart house. Don Hanson moves to Benson farm. Wil Goodwinatter relocates to Selmer Holm residence. Bennett farm tenants become Floyd Boyle family. Tom Bogers leave Brainard for California. Wilbur Thornton moves to east Elgin. Fritz Blockhus takes Sven Blockhus place. Milo Olson relocates near store. Alvin Thiese moves to John Falk farm east of Elgin. Entwisle kin move to McGregor.
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Gerald Heck
Falk
Brainard
Carl Gehring
Gehring
Lawrence Nelson
Eckader
Alton Staff
Falb
Alfred Boleyns
Sample
de Sart
Pleasant Street
Don Hanson
Hawkeye
Benson
Highland
Wil Goodwinatter
J. E. Bilden
Milo Olson
Louis Hofer
Alvin Thiese
John Falk
Elgin
Lloyd Entwisle
Bedr McGregor
Lions Club Meeting Plans Faculty Basketball Game
The Lions Club gathered at the school house on Monday evening for dinner and a business session. They outlined plans for the Lions Faculty basketball game scheduled for Monday evening March 21, then screened two films after the meeting.
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Lions Club
Lions
Elgin Study Club Elects Officers for 1948
Elgin Study Club met Tuesday at Verna Mosby's home. The program included Roll Call and Indian Names by American Indian Belva Snyder. Officers elected for 1948 are Verna Robinson as president Belva Snyder as vice president Rose Wolf as secretary and Leota Welch as treasurer.
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Elgin
Waterloo Guests Share Sunday With Local Families
Mr and Mrs Edwin Anderson and Frederic of Waterloo visited Mrs Edith Berg on Sunday. Mrs John Luchsinger stayed in Lester Luchsing er home at Clermont last Thursday. The Luchsingers and John Frietag were guests at the Jacob Hoover home on Sunday.
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Edwin Anderson
Frederic
Waterloo
Edith Berg
John Luchsinger
Lester Luchsinger
Clermont
Luchsingers
John Frietag
Jacob Hoover
Art Nestehy
Postville
Geo. Miller
Pepin
Wis
Mabel Holzer
Mary Keiser
Herman Boyer
John Howard, St
World Day of Prayer Observance Planned for Friday
The World Day of Prayer began in 1927 as an interdenominational observance. This year Baptist and Methodist churches organize with Mlyria Community and Clermont Methodist churches cooperating. The service is at Elgin Methodist Church Friday at 8 PM and all are welcome.
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Mlyria Community Church
Clermont Methodist
Elgin Methodist Church
Two Men Killed in SpeTrain Crash near Arlington
Two men, Arnold Hurd and Edwin Jorgeson, were killed when a Milwaukee Road passenger train struck their vehicle two miles west of Arlington as they returned from Cordesdale with a cow. Chester Hurd, Arnold’s father, was injured and hospitalized at Mercy in Oelwein. witnesses blamed a damaged windshield hindering the train’s visibility. The cow remained unhurt in the truck.
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Milwaukee Road
Arlington
Arnold Hurd
Edwin Jorgeson
West Union
Chester Hurd
Arnold
Mercy Hospital
Oelwein
Cordesdale
Three Die In Decorah Area Crash At North Of Decorah
Harmony man John Klema 31 died in Decorah hospital from injuries suffered in a Saturday pickup truck crash eight miles north of Decorah. Driver Hjalmer E. Hoyden Cresco and nephew Gilbert O. Hayden Decorah also perished. Passenger Thomas Henson Harmony remained serious. Local social mentions follow with visits and guests in Harmony and Decorah.
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John Klema
Harmony
Minn
Decorah
Hjalmer E. Hoyden
Cresco
Gilbert O. Hayden
Klema
Thomas Henson
Decorah Hospital
Fayette Apparel Store Opens by Mrs. Mabel Leinbaugh
Mrs. Mabel Leinbaugh opens Fayette Apparel Shop inviting local women to a three day grand opening this Thursday through Saturday. After visiting various markets she offers stock aimed to rival city stores and promises gifts for all callers during opening days.
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Mabel Leinbaugh
Fayette
Steven Rothlisberger Dies in New Orleans
Steven Rothlisberger adopted son of Mr and late Mrs Fred Rothlisberger of Elgin died in New Orleans February 13. He came to Chicago around age ten, left Elgin years ago and was last known to be employed by the Federal Barge Line in New Orleans. His last visit to Elgin was about 20 years ago.
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Steven Rothlisberger
Fred Rothlisberger
Elgin
New Orleans
Rothlisberger
Chicago
Federal
Elgin Town Baseball Team Organizes for Summer League
The Elgin town baseball team held an organization meeting at the town hall Sunday afternoon and decided to enter a team in the league again this summer. Most of last year's players were present and 14 signed up. They elected Jack Adrian as manager and voted that each member buy his own uniform.
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Elgin Town
Town Hall
Jack Adrian
Luther College students earn high grades in first semester
Alfred Jacob son of Mr and Mrs A B Jacob and Harlan Blockhus son of Mr and Mrs M J Blockhus are among 83 Luther College students with GPA over 2.25 for the first semester. Alfred, a senior majoring in music and English, with education minor, holds 2.86 and is in the band and Dorian Musical Society. Harlan, a freshman, has 2.26 and belongs to Schola Cantorum. Social notes mention visits by Des Moines residents Clifton Kohler and families, plus Cedar Rapids trips and a Clermont dinner gathering with the Thoma family.
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Alfred Jacob
A. B. Jacob
Harlan Blockhus
M. J. Blockhus
Luther College
Alfred
Harlan
Dorian Musical Society
Schola Cantorum
Luther
H. V. Swanson
Des Moines
Ethel Kohler
Clifton Kohler
Des Moins
Richard Schmid
Cedar Rapids
Lulu Sehmid
Ida Christen
Herbert Haas
Dale Jensen
Ethel Mae Thoman
Lewis Thoma
Springville
Max Thoma
Keith Thoma
Clermont
Elgin Cooperative Names McMillan Acting Postmaster
Henry M. McMillan is now head man at the Elgin post office after being checked in Tuesday by inspectors. He succeeds G. J. Mosby who resigned to become cashier of the Elgin State Bank. McMillan's present title is acting postmaster.
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Henry M. McMillan
Elgin
G. J. Mosby
Elgin State Bank
Mr. McMillan
Lions Faculty Basketball Set for March 21st
The Lions versus Faculty game is scheduled for Monday evening March 21. Rivalry runs high and both sides practice on different nights to avoid fights. Faculty includes four players with Elmer Lantz as fifth, plus potential female substitutes. Lions boast many stars. manager will finalize names after roster cuts. Advance tickets are on sale, with proceeds aiding community service.
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Lions
Elmer Lantz
Boy Scout Round Table Held in West Union High School
A north Fayette county Boy Scouts round table took place on March 1 at West Union High School. H. A. Peterson of West Union served as acting district commissioner and led the meeting.
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North Fayette County
West Union High School
H. A. Peterson
West Union
New Books in Elgin Public Library Draft
Four new books will be in the Elgin public library Saturday. Junior fiction Hear Adventure Calling by Emilie Loring. Senior fiction Dinner at Antoines by Frances P Keyes The Running of the Tide by Esther Forbes. Senior nonfiction Shalom Means Peace by Robert St John.
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Elgin Public Library
Emilie Loring
Antoines
Frances P. Keyes
Esther Forbes
Shalom Means Peace
Robert St. John
Masons Plan Third Degree and Oyster Supper
Elgin Masonic lodge will meet next Tuesday evening March 4 in regular session with initiatory work in the third degree. An oyster supper will follow the tiled meeting. Mrs Anna Schupbach attended the supper at the Albert Schupbach home Sunday.
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Elgin
Anna Schupbach
Albert Schupbach
Elgin Cooperative holds annual meeting with dividend declared
The Elgin Cooperative met at the opera house Saturday with about 61 members and several visitors. Officers were largely re-elected except Ern Bauder who resigned as director after nearly two years. new director is Kenneth Anderson. The 1947-1948 dividend totaled 4641 dollars, shared among members for 1943-1944 business. The cooperative, started in 1915 with 600 dollars, now lists 383 members and 29,444.51 dollars in assets under manager Max Medberry and staff Geo Metzger Gerald Frieden and Giles Martin. A full financial statement as of January 1, 1949 appears elsewhere.
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Elgin Cooperative
Opera House
Ern Bauder
Directa
Harold Opland
Albert Dennler
Hilder Gilbertson
Ernest Christen
Kenneth Anderson
Board of Five
Bauder
Max Medberry
Geo. Metzger
Gerald Frieden
Giles Martin
Erho
Best Dressed Winners at San Francisco Fashion Show
Helen Duramermuth and Kath leen Steele attended the Spring Fashion show and luncheon on February 24 in the Persian Room at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. Immediately after the show Miss Steele, a student at the Mademoiselle Academy of Fashion Modeling, was named San Francisco's Strong Best Dressed Lady of the Day on the Lady Ba Beautiful broadcast.
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Helen Duramermuth
Kathleen Steele
San Francisco
Calif
Miss Steele
Mademoiselle Academy of Fashion Modeling
Six Sows Farrow 75 Pigs at Herb Ash Farm
The sows at Herb Ash's farm near Postville have farrowed 75 pigs, with litters ranging from ten to sixteen. The sows, Duroc stock, were close to a year old as they work to boost pork supply. Also noted are weekend visits by Mr and Mrs Jacob Hoover to the Art Nestehy home and other local social calls.
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Herb Ash
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Fadena News
William S. Beardsley
Blaze Tuesday Wrecks
Waucoma Press Plant
Elgin Study Club
World Day of Prayer
Crash
Alice Winkler
Archie Howard
Thos. Ogle
Thos. E. Howard
Lawrence Cannon
Larry
Wm. Biderman
Gene Schorl
Barbara Yenney
Sam Lehman
McMillan
Boy Scout Round Table
Masons
China
G—Elizabeth Barratt Browningham
South Pole
Amundsen
S—Hudson River
Merrimack Naval Battle
Alexander Graham Bell
Ifley
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