Wadema Band Boosters Formed with Festival Planned
Wadema students organize a Band Boosters Club led by Todd the music instructor. Officers named: President Mrs Robert Kingngmany Vice President Mrs Sidney Corbin Secretary Treasurer Mrs Will Corkery. Band festival set for March 19 with Alpha Hawkeye Waucoma Luana and Wadena attending plus Wartburg College Pep Band Boys Chorus Girls Chorus and Massed Band. Lunch served in the school lunch room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd
Wadena
Mothers Together
Robert. Kinngmany
Sidney Corbin
Treas
Will Corkery
Alpha
Hawkeye
Waucoma
Luana
Wartburg College
Wilfred Bond
Arlington
Des Moines
Regular School Election Notice for Clermont Elgin District
Notice to qualified electors of Clermont Elgin Consolidated School District Fayette and Clayton counties Iowa Clermont Elgin to hold election March 8 1954 at 12 noon to 7 pm Director seats three year terms Bernard Hanson term expires March 15 1954 Clarence Tatro term expires March 21 1854 Rae voters in Elgin Pleasant Valley Milyria Highland Marion vote at Elgin State Bank Clermont voters in Clermont Grand Meadow Dover townships vote at Larrabee grade school Dated February 17 1954 Gladys Hanson Secretary
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Clermont-Elgin Consolidated School Dstrict
Clermont and Elgin
Fayette
Clayton
Bernard Hanson
Clarence Tatro
Elgin
Pleasant Valley
Milyria
Highland
Marion
Elgin State Bank
Clermont
Clermont Township
Grand Meadow
Dover
Larrabee
Clarmont
Bond Issue Passes for Postville School District Building
The Postville consolidated school district bond election approved $450,000 for a new elementary school. The measure carried by 76 percent, with 937 votes in favor and 268 against. Thirteen ballots were spoiled.
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Postville Consolidated School District
Elgin Study Club Hosts Meeting and Library Officers
Mrs C B Schori hosted the Elgin Study Club with programs including Music In the Garden and Junior Book Review. The group voted to donate to the Crusade for Freedom and set plans for the April 20 Elgin convention. Library officers elected: W C Falk president H D Yack VP R P Strauch secretary treasurer, librarian Karen Kiple, assistants and book committee chaired by Strauch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Schori
Elgin Study Club
Mary Lincoln
Elgin
W. C. Falk
H. D. Yack
Martin Wenger
Sec'y-Treas
R. P. Strauch
Karen Kiple
Chm
W. J. Grove
Karl Meinhard
Farewell for Dennler Family Before San Diego Move
Mr and Mrs Harold Dennler and family were sent off with a farewell gathering hosted by Mr and Mrs Arthur Chapman and relatives on Wednesday evening. The Dennlers left Friday morning to start a new life in San Diego California.
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Arthur Chapman
Harold Dennler
San Diego
Calif
Final Filing Dates for State and County Offices in Iowa
Iowa candidates face a March 19 deadline for state office nominations with county filings due by March 29 for signatures. June primaries block dates are June 7 and November 2 for general election. Also notes on 1954 farm allotments, the 120th state fair in August, WOI TV tax exemption talks, and three supreme court justices seeking renomination.
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Iowa
Woi-Tv
James Hilton
Iowa’ State College
Atty
Leo’ Hoegh
Supreme Court
W. A. Smith
Dubuque
John E. Mulroney
Port Dodge
Robert L. Larson
Iowa City
Larson
Beardsley
Iowa Considers State Highway Patrol District Offices
The Cedar Rapids chamber of commerce urged creation of district patrol offices on main highways. The attorney general ruled the state department of public safety may build buy or lease these facilities. The governor requested the opinion. The group asks for 24 hour patrol headquarters per district instead of the current 8 to 3 workday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Iowa
Highway Patrol
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Leo Hoegh
Iowa Department of Public Safety
State Highway Patrol
Cedar Rapids
Demonstration at Town Hall On Anhydrous Ammonia Benefits
A sizable crowd attended the town hall meeting last Wednesday where Elmer Landas of Goodland Agricultural Chemicals showed movies and slides on the benefits of anhydrous ammonia use in corn land. Lunch and coffee were served as farmers expressed growing interest in the product, though it is new to the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Landas
The
Goodland Agricultural Chemicals
Completes Term as Soil Commissioner
Harold Strong of Illyria Township will not seek re election as county soil district commissioner, completing his term in April. Since 1946 he has served on the district, known for erosion control on his farm. Kenneth Kerr of Postville and G D Grimes of West Union are nominated to fill the vacancy for a three year term, to be elected March 10 at the Farm Bureau building in Fayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Strong
Illyria Township
County Soil Dist
Strong
County Soil District Commissioners
Kenneth Kerr
Postville
G. D. Grimes
West Union
Farm Bureau
Fayetteu
To Sell Flags For Tractors On Road
Clayton county rural youths launch a community project to sell safety flags for tractors. The flag attaches via a telescoping rod with a red pennant and bracket, adjustable from 4 percent to 10 feet above the tractor base, and can be mounted quickly and moved as needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County
County Board rejects surplus food offer over transport costs
The Wayette county board of supervisors refused surplus commodities due to high transport and distribution costs. To receive the food the county would need to send a truck to Charles City to pick up and distribute it. Several northeast Iowa counties have acted similarly.
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Wayette
Parsonage Moves for Rev Vance Knutsen Family
The Knutsen family moves into the new Lutheran parsonage this week. The building, recently completed, was remodeled from a former schoolhouse used as a place of worship before the congregation organized. Most work was done through donated labor.
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Vance Knutsen
Lutheran Parsonage
Birthday Toast For Mrs. Gisleson At Otto Giskeson Home
A Sunday picnic dinner was held at the Otto Giskeson home in celebration of Mrs. Gunda Gisleson turning 80. Attending were the Rev and Mrs S J Strandford, Mr and Mrs Louie Amundson, the Martin Amundson family, Mr and Mrs Henry Amundson, Mr and Mrs Theo L Loftegard, Ole and Clarence Amundson, Milo Gisleson and Lawrence Naylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Giskeson
Gunda Gisleson
S. J. Strandford
Louie Amundson
Martin Amundson
Henry Amundson
Theo. L. Loftegard
Ole
Clarence Amundson
Milo Gisleson
Lawrence Naylor
Baumgartner Sells Invention To Cedar Rapids Firm
Wm. E. Baumgartner has sold patent rights tools and inventory of his Free-Bail flush assembly to DeWoody Co Inc of Cedar Rapids. The firm will continue manufacturing and distributing the assembly. Baumgartner invented the gadget in 1951 and sold over 9 000 units since then. Distribution was the main problem, prompting the sale. Free-Ball flushes stools with no superior on the market. New owners already have outlets and are better positioned to market it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. E. Baumgartner
DeWoody Co., Inc
Cedar Rapids
Baumgartner
Mr. Baumgartner
Kirkeberg Bros to Close Farm Sale Next Monday
Kirkeberg brothers who farm east of Elgin will hold a closing out sale next Monday after selling the farm to Carroll Klingman Jr. Readied sale items include 22 Hereford cattle 31 sheep corn oats hay a horse team 100 pullets and machinery. Thompson Schatz will handle the sale with the Elgin State Bank clerking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirkeberg Bros
Elgin
Carroll Klingman, Jr
Kirkebergs
Thompson & Schatz
Elgin ‘State Bank
The
Echo
Sunday School Party Closes Attendance Contest at First Baptist
The Sunday School of First Baptist Church held a contest party in the church basement Monday night to celebrate the end of an attendance contest. A good group attended with activities including recreation a special program films and food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Plowed Sod Record Report From Clermont Area
Clarence H. Olson east of Clermont on Gander road plowed sod last Thursday February 25 and achieved excellent results. The activity is described as a possible regional record for the area and mirrors Mrs Leo Rothlisberger’s farming tale from southern Iowa now echoed in northeast Iowa.
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Leo
Youth Triumph Over Mature Opponents In Luther League Night
Luther Leaguers youth teams defeated Elgin Lutheran Church adults at the local gym. Girls won 22 to 8 and boys 49 to 23 as the youths used speed and endurance to overpower the older players. The girls led 3-1 after the first quarter and widened the margin. the boys benefited from deep substitutions by Coach Don Fauser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Leaguers
Elgin Lutheran Church
Don Fauser
Echo readers share hometown ties across states
Orpha Blumer notes Saturday returns and letters from Margie Dennler in Chicago as The Echo keeps old friends in touch. Mrs Russell Nelson of Waterloo calls the Echo the good old hometown paper. A visitor, Mrs Arthur Hoover Nesteby, read The Echo with Elgin talk, and Augu sta Scheel’s illness improved after a weekend at Oelwein with Blumer.
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Orpha Blumer
Dak
Margie Dennler
Chicago
The
Echo
East Oak St
Russell Nelson
Waterloo
Arthur Hoover Nesteby
Elgin
Augusta Scheel
Oelwein
Oscar Benson Announces Candidacy for Republican Nomination
Oscar Benson, present supervisor in Clayton County, files nomination papers and declares candidacy for the Republican nomination for the 1956 term. Announcement appears in another Echo column today.
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Oscar Benson
Clayton County
The
Echo Today
Leonard Peterson Dies in California
Leonard Peterson former West Union insurance agent died in Los Angeles California on Tuesday February 23 from a heart attack. He is survived by three sons. his wife and parents preceded him in death. Peterson also worked in the OPA office at West Union during the war. His funeral was held there Saturday.
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Leonard Peterson
West Union
Los Angeles
Calif
Peterson
OPA
Fayette County Soil Conservation District to Meet
Melville H. Cohee agricultural economist from Milwaukee will speak at the Fayette County Soil Conservation District Cooperators annual meeting. The session is at the Farm Bureau building Fayette on Wednesday afternoon March 10 at 1 30 p m according to district chairman Harold Strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melville H. Cohee
Goil ‘Conservation Service
Milwaukee
Wis
Fayette County
Soil Conservation District
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Harold Strong
Social Security Help Planned in West Union March 8
A representative from the Waterloo Social Security Administration will be at the West Union courthouse on Tuesday March 8 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon to assist with filing for old age and survivors insurance, obtaining original and duplicate Social Security account cards, and checking Social Security accounts. The Waterloo office, open 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. weekdays, is in room 324 of the post office building.
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Waterloo Social Security Administration
West Union
Court House
Waterloo
Post Office Building
School Committee Meets at Elgin Bank Meeting
The general executive advisory committee on school building met at the Elgin State Bank last Friday evening to review activity. Chairs were given more definite assignments and officials expected to report progress soon. A follow up meeting was set for March with date moved to Tuesday evening March 18 per Chm. A. B. Baechler.
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Elgin State Bank
Chm
A. B. Baechler
Echo
Community Club to Meet Monday
The Elgin Community Club will meet at the Legion hall on Monday evening March 8 with dinner at 6 45. All members are asked to attend and to notify Kari Meinhard if unable to attend.
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Elgin Community Club
Legion Hall
Chm
Kari Meinhard
Tertia Club Meeting at Mrs Wenger Home
The Tertia Club met Monday evening at Mrs Russell Wenger's home to study the home. Mrs Milo Olson read The Home and Mrs Harry Everett shared household hints. The club drafted a constitution to be submitted to the state by April 1 and voted for internal secret pals. New members welcomed included Madame John McMillan Bernard Loftsgard Don Fauser William Dummermuth Clifford Gisleson Mildred Benson and Sharon Wentz. Lunch was served by Mrs Wenger and Mrs Wm Moore. The next meeting is April 5 at Mrs Ben Schori's home with Mrs Jack Adrian assisting.
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Tertia
Russell Wenger
Milo Olson
Harry Everett
John McMillan
Bernard Loftsgard
Don Fauser
Wm. Dummermuth
Clifford Gisleson
Mildred Benson
Sharon Wentz
40th Time Henry Hixenbaugh Buys Firemen Ball Ticket
Henry Hixenbaugh of Red Oak, a former city councilman now 74, purchased his 40th consecutive ticket to the annual firemen's ball, making him the department's oldest customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hixenbaugh
Red Oak
Needs and Resources of District Shown
The voters in Elgin and Clermont public school areas approved consolidation by a wide margin after many meetings. A central high school, better program, and local control are seen as essential as they plan long-term growth, building needs, and cost efficiency to improve education. Continued planning and funding decisions will shape the district’s future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Clermont
Elgin Independent
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Wadema News
Gladys Hanson
Study Club
Dwight W. Meyer
Iown Agricultural Stabilization Committee
ASC
Kossuth County
Monroe County
Fairfield
California
U. S
Tertia Club Meeting
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