Economists Study Iowa Deposits in Banks
Three economists from Drake Iowa State and University of Iowa examined the 33.7 million deposited in 103 Iowa banks by State Treasurer Franzenburg. They questioned the Iowa law limit on state funds interest and suggested leaving funds in banks could yield higher returns. Franzenburg cited a potential 160000 annual loss to the Iowa treasury, while noting rising federal rates.
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Lowa
Iowa
Paul Franzenburg
Franzenburg
U.S. Treasury
Iowa Treasury
W.E. Alley
Drake University
James Christian
Iowa State University
Charles Marberry
University of Iowa
Torkelsons 40th Anniversary Draws Crowd at Elgin Event
Torkelson Motors and Torkelson Pump Co. celebrated their 40th anniversary in Elgin with a three day event drawing about 600 attendees. Over 1,100 hot dogs were served as visitors explored new and used car sales and service specials. Chrysler, Gould Pump, Rapidayton Pump and other area reps attended. Prizes included seat cushions, lawn chairs, gas, a brake job, and various home items awarded to men and women attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torkelson Motors
Torkelson Pump Co
Elgin
al Ripperspach
Chrysler Corp
Ed_Glick
Cutomer
Mgr
Chicago
Waterloo
Carmen Swenson
Will Christen
Francis West
Lawrence Butikofer
Otis Rothlisberger
Bob Cowles
Ossian
Ernest Larson
Harold Hanson
Ernest Christen
Howard Medberry
Keith Johnson
Gloria Frieden
Lillian Nelson
Clermont
Bernard Loftsgard
L. Liple
Wm. Dennler
Cancer Crusade Reaches $1066 in Local Donations
The Cancer Crusade total for the area is 1066.41 dollars, up 133.88 from last year. Thanks go to volunteers and contributors from Elgin Clermont Eldorado Pleasant Valley Dover and Clermont townships for their time and money. The American Cancer Society urges donors to also schedule a check-up.
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Elgin
Clermont
Eldorado
Pleasant Valley
Dover
Clermont Townships
American Cancer Society
Chi Anedaw Club Met at Oelberg Home in April
The Chi Anedaw Federated Club met at Mrs. Charles Oelberg's home with ten members and five guests. A May 21 breakfast at Echo Park was planned. Des Moines official L A McKeever received an award for 400 percent participation in a jewel project for the blind. Local talks and visits cited, with delegates chosen to Peoria for May 4–6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Oelberg
Echo Park
L. A. McKeever
Des Moines
State Comm. For
Jewel Project
Blind Women of Iowa
H. B. Engelke
Sumner
Mary Lacock
Fayette Co
Home Economist
Fourth Iowa Legion Conference Set for May 14 in Cresco
The annual Spring Conference of the Fourth Iowa District of The American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary will be held in Cresco on Saturday May 14 1966. Ninety posts in the district will be represented by over 400 veterans and auxiliary members from northeast Iowa counties including Allamakee Buchanan Cerro Gordo Clayton Chickasaw Delaware Fayette Floyd Mitchell Winneshiek and Worth. Legion meetings start at 9 30 am at Sportaman's Hall with auxiliary registration at 8 30 am and the conference in the Congregational Church at 9 30.
Valley PTA Meeting Discusses Dress Code at High School
The Valley PTA meets Wednesday May 11 at 8:00 p.m. in the high school cafeteria with speaker Paul Zurbriggen presenting on the code of dress at Valley High. Musical numbers and short skits planned. hostesses are 4th and 6th grade mothers. bring a friend.
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PTA
Valley Pta
Paul Zurbriggen
Valley High
Freshmen and Sophomore Win USU Science Club Honors
Four Iowa College students, three freshmen and one sophomore, earned science awards from the U S Science Club. Karen Alder osa, daughter of Mr and Mrs Merle Alderson of Clermont, was among those honored for outstanding science work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Iowa University
U.S
Karen Alderosa
Merle Alderson
Clermont
Extension Service events calendar fragment
A calendar of 4-H and Extension activities lists May dates in Weisnea and Clermont with clubs such as the Cousins 4-H Club and Putnam Foremost 4-H Club. An Outdoor Cookery lesson is noted on Klock's Island Fayette at 1:30 pm, plus Good Grooming Evaluation at West Central High School in Maynard.
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Extension Service
Weisnea
Iowa State University
Clermont Country Cousins
Junanne Bakewell
Klock’s Island
Fayette
Ate
P.m. Putnam Foremost
Stormont
Mwyria Clipperelites
West Central High School
Maynard
Elgin Tabitha Society Plans Mothers Day Event
The Elgin Tabitha Society will hold its annual Mothers Day feast on May 11 at the Elgin Baptist Church Parlors. West Union Baptists ladies are guests and each member may bring a guest. The program titled A Tribute To Mothers will be led by Mrs. Edwin Krueger Mrs. Harry Johnson and Mrs. Lester Wenger. Hostesses include Mrs. Harold Orth Mrs. John Schaer Mrs. Esther Erickson and Mrs. Robert Boleyn.
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Elgin Tabitha Society
Elgin Baptist Church
West Union Baptists
Edwin Krueger
Harry Johnson
Lester Wenger
Harold Orth
John Schaer
Esther Erickson
Robert Boleyn
Elgin Study Club Holds Regular Meet at Home
The Elgin Study Club gathered for its regular meeting at Mrs. C. B. Senori's home with co-hostess Mrs. Clara Baumgartner. Music students from Valley High School, directed by Arden Greener and Russel Goodell, performed. Members included Jeri Martin, Patti Johnson, Jeanette Strong, Elaine Amundson, Carol Corbin, Linda Gardner, and others in woodwind quintette and male quartet. President Mrs. John Tillotson spoke on humane slaughter laws and announced the federation convention in Chicago June 5–10. Incoming president Mrs. C. B. Schori named Edward Medberry as Iowa blind projects chairman.
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C. B. Senori
Clara Baumgartner
Valley High School
Arden Greener
Russel Goodell
Jeri Martin
Patti Johnson
Jeanette Strong
Shirley ‘Letro
Elaine Amundson
Carol Corbin
Linda Gardner
Lee Boleyn
Dale Butikofer
Lennis
Northeast Iowa Telewriter Project gains Title I approval
The Northeast Iowa Telewriter Project by Allamakee Chickasaw Clayton Fayette Howard and Winneshiek educators gains Title I approval. It aims to provide ongoing in service education for teachers of educationally deprived pupils. Eugene Movick will direct the project from West Union with VERB systems and Bell Tele-Lecture sets enabling long distance two way voice and written communication across six sites Cresco Decorah New Hampton Waukon Garnaville and West Union. Equipment installation runs the first week of May with State Superintendent Paul F Johnston launching May 6 and a second program May 12 featuring George Immerzeel on modern mathematics from Malcolm Price Laboratory School Cedar Falls.
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Northeast Iowa
Allamakee
Chickasaw
Clayton
Fayette
Howard
Winnehiek
Thes
Eugene Movick
Albert City
West Union
Victor Electrowriter
Bell System
Malcolm Price
Cedar Falls
Foxwells to Return to Elgin Farm Home
The Thomas Foxwell family from Rudd plans to return to their farm at the end of the school year. Mr. Foxwell taught last year in the Rudd Rockford Marble Rock School and will teach junior and senior high art at Bikader Central Community School this fall.
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Foxwells
Elgin
Thomas Foxwell
Rudd
Foxwell
Rudd - Rockford
Marble Rock
Bikader Central
Methodist Men Meet This Thursday Evening at 8
The Methodist Men will convene Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the church parlors for their regular gathering. Members from the congregation are invited to attend and participate in the planned program and fellowship.
Monona Man Elected Head of Voc School Board
Olsons Leave for Minnesota after selling 80 acre farm near Gunder. Henry T. Olson and family moved to Luana, sold farm after 49 years, held closing sale last week, and plan to reside in a summer home in Nevis, Minnesota. Dean Radloff of Postville purchased a Luana residence.
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Minnesota
Henry T. Olson
Gunder Ta
Dean Radloff
Postville
Luana
Olsons
Nevis
Minn
Iowa Nurses Association District 17 Meets at Decorah
The Iowa Nurses Association District 17 met at Decorah City Hall. Henning Pecora R.N. was admitted as a new member. A nurses reorientation program begins in June led by Dorothy Hetting of Winnesico County and Margaret Kapler of Howard County. Vision and hearing tests will be conducted in Howard County in spring. Next meeting plans set for Oelwein at 7:30 p.m.
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Iowa Nurses’ Assstation
Decorah
Ie Henning
R.N
Pecorah
Dorothy Hettings
Winneshiek County
Margaret Kapler
Howard County
Oelwein
Initiation Ceremony for Upsilon State Beta Alpha Chapter
The Beta Alpha chapter of Upsilon State was chartered at Strawberry Point on Saturday April 30. About 50 people attended from Waterloo, Dubuque, Waverly, Oelwein, Newton, Fort Madison, and other towns as the Maynard Phi chapter presided.
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Upsilon State
Strawberry Point
Delta Kappa Gamma
Izetta
Elgin
Gertrude Scully
Elkader
Miriam Vorwald
Garber
Sara Seedorff
Arlington
Buchanan
Fayette County
Waterloo
Dubuque
Waverly
Oelwein
Newton
Fort Madison
Carlisle
Burlington
Fairfield
Janesville
West Union
Cedar Falls
Fayette and
Maynard
Sunny Dale Club Annual Family Meeting Preview
The Sunny Dale Club met at the LaVern Larson home on Tuesday afternoon April 26. Devotions featured verses from The Song of Solomon. Members shared home and yard improvement plans and discussed Farm and Home Beautification led by Mrs M J Blockhus and Mrs Kenneth Mark. The year ends with the final meeting at the end of May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunny Dale Club
LaVern Larson
M. J. Blockhus
Kenneth Mark
Beaver trapping near West Elgin bridge on Otter Creek
Clarence and Lorence Muehlethaler spent spare time last winter trapping beaver in the Otter Creek area just above the West Elgin bridge. The note records their activity and location.
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Walter Lenman
Ana
Clarence and
Lorence’ Muehlethaler
West Elgin Bridge
Otter Creek
Eastern Star Meeting With Initiation May 11
The Eastern Stars will meet on Wednesday evening May 11 with initiation planned. Serving committee members are Mrs Very Coffin Mrs Allen Habeger Mrs Louis Olson and Mrs John Halverson.
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Eastern Star
Eastern Stars
Very Coffin
Allen Habeger
Louis Olson
John Halverson
Foresters Will Meet May 15th Calmsar ceremony
Catholic Order of Foresters will be instituted in Calmsar on Sunday May 15 in Mt. Aloysius court. A banquet in the church parlors at noon will be followed by ceremonies in the St. Aloysius School gym.
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Mt. Aloysius Court
G O P Delegates Named Monday at Pleasant Valley Caucus
Pleasant Valley Republican caucus held Monday at attorney Hilgemann's office elected Hilder Gilbertson as committeeman and Mrs Leon Jacob as committee woman. Delegates to the county convention include Gilbertson Leon Jacob W C Falk J Mulford Kenneth Blockhus Derry Leonhart Arthur Chapman Hazel Gehring Max Medberry and Fred Schaer. Ilyria caucus named Harold Strong as committeeman and Mrs Duane Strong as committee woman. Seven delegates to the county convention were Alton Medberry Mrs Forrest Shaffer Reynold Strong August Yearous Milton Thomas Mrs Duane Strong and Harold Strong.
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Pleasant Valley
Atty. Hilgemann
Hilder Gilbertson
Leon Jacob
W. C. Falk
Decorah Conference ALCW Holds Spring Convention
The Decorah Conference ALCW met at Luther Fieldhouse on April 25 with over 400 attending. Rev Gaylen Gilbertson and Dr Richard Hanson spoke on God s Word for a New Age. officers were elected for two years and plans discussed for the Portland national convention of July 6 8 with about 340 voting delegates.
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Decorah
ALCW
Luther Fieldhouse
Luther College
Gaylen Gilbertson
ALC
Japan
Richard Hanson
Almer
Amundsen
Postville
Dean Smith
Burr Oak
Eett
Catal
Erickton
Carl Nystrom
Calmar
Mervin Reierson
Elgin
Peter Swigeum
Ridgeway
Wilbur Steen
Albert Quass
Ossian
American Church Women
Portland
Oregon
Agents of Reconciliation
Abner Hendrickson
Almer Amundson
Lutheran World Federation
C. Siefkes
North Patifice
Gordon Ruud
Madagascar
Gehring to Transfer From Municipal Airport to Cedar Rapids
Jack Gehring, longtime Municipal Airport official, will be transferred to Cedar Rapids airport around May 22 after five years at the Des Moines facility. Previously based in Indianapolis, he and his family have bought a Council Bluffs home to sell while locating a new residence in Cedar Rapids.
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Jack Gehrings
Cedar Rapids
Jack Gehring
Cedar’ Rapids
Indianapolis
Ind
Gehring
Council Bluffs
Will Show Proofs of Children's Pictures
Waltz Studios presents proofs of children pictures on Tuesday May 10 from 10:00 to 12:00 at the Legion hall in Elgin and 1:30 to 8:00 pm at the Legion hall in Clermont. Local turnout expected for viewing and ordering of portraits.
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Ltoois OL Childrens
Waltz Studios
the Legion Hall
Elgin
Legion Shail
Clermont
Northeast Iowa area voc tech board elects Evans president
The Northeast Iowa area vocational board held its organizational meeting at Luther College Monday night. R L Evans of Monona was elected president. Speakers from the state department urged rapid action to hire an administrator and draft a budget before state funds can be released. A three fourths mill levy will fund operating costs in six counties once the budget and administrator are in place. The budget is due by Aug 15, and a May 11 meeting at Luther will seek a superintendent and financial plans. Board members have one to three year terms with staggered terms set. Abner Hendrickson was named board secretary until July 1, with a secretary to be hired then. The school will be built near Calmar and a site levy up to three quarters of a mill requires voter approval.
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R. L. Evans
Monona
Northeast Iowa Area Vocational School
Luthers College
State Department of Public Instruction
R. O. Birkhimer
Doyle Carpenter
David Bechtel
State Department
Luther
Yen
Dale Turnmire
Cresco
John Lynch
Lawler
Evans
Orville Christopher
Oelwein
Herbert Jenkins
Waukon
Vincent Henry
Decorah
Robert Ralston
West Union
Abner Hendrickson
Allamakee
Howard
Winneshiek
Calmar
Pink and Blue Shower Honors Mrs Ronald Baker
Mrs Ronald Baker of Odzlwein was honored at a pink and blue shower on Saturday evening April 3 at the Doyle Baker home. Hostesses were Sharon Ash Bea Beamon and Connie Baker. Contests offered prizes to Morris Ed Medberry Leonard Heins Lilian Anderson Alfred Beamon and others. Guests included Nancy Groff Mrs Alton Meibury Mrs Curtis Gilson Miles Gilés Martin Donna Mrs Mary Howard Mrs Louis Becker Mrs Charles ONeill Mrs Alice Kjosa and Mrs Herbert Ash. Mrs Baker opened gifts with assistance from Miss Van Bogart and refreshments were served by the hostesses.
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Ronald Baker
Odzlwein
Doyle Baker
Sharon Ash
Beaman
Connie Baker
Morris
Ed Medberry
Leonard Heins
Lilian Anderson
Alfred Ash
Beamon
McMillan Re elected VP Of Fisher Association Post
Henry McMillan of Elgin has been re elected vice president of the Fisher Association Post. The decision came at a recent meeting where postmasters named McMillan to the leadership role and praised his service to the organization.
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McMillan
Henry McMillan
Elgin
Fi Association
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Castalia
John Staffenhagen
Floyd Patteron
Prairie du ,Chien
Wisc
Floyd Patterson, Sr
Missions of the United Brethren In Christ Church
Garden Prairie Church
General Board
Peoria
Wm. Follmer
Stanley
Dale Kelly
Lehigh
Mae Anderman
Robert Ainsworth
de Ka ¥B
Leo Ainsworth
Raymond Ainsworth
Bernard Roys
Roys
Anna Poor
Emma Jennings
Blanch Poor
Aaron Loucks
Lima
Nora Harris
Cleo
Eldon
Harry
Hopkinton
Roy Bennington
Bill Christeleit
Volga
Robert Klingman
Wadena
USU Science Club
Glaigioi
Alole
Elgin Study Club
the Penguin
Rouni
Pencgln
N.E. Iowa
Telewriter Project
Voc
Iowa Nurses’ Association
Met
Foresters
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