Bridge Club Hosts and Cancer Drive Reported
Mrs. Luther Crandall hosted a bridge club with prizes awarded to numerous members including Mrs. Pearl Johnson and Mrs. Derrel Johnson among others. Mire Mabel Johnson chaired the cancer drive in Wadena reporting 18 percent progress. several residents and guests from Castalia Fayette and Farmersburg attended events and dinner in Cedar Rapids with Mrs. Tom Sherlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther ‘Crandall
Wate
Bridge Club
Andes
Ibuindred
Horié
Pearl John
Derrel
Johnson
Mone
Arlington
iRay ‘Klingman
Valga
Ole Loftsgard
Gunder
Loulé ‘Anderson
James. Probert
Farmersburg
Mra
J. O. Probert
Mire
Mabel Johnson
Wadena
Wilder
Mattocks
Diane and
Bradford
Pearl Johnson
Charles Gehring
Cedar Rapids
Tom Sherlock
Oxford
April rainfall totals trigger soil conservation plans
Eleven. April showers were recorded by F.C. Muehrer. total monthly rainfall reached 7.35 inches. None were heavy enough for floods in the Turkey river bottoms, but the river ran above normal and muddy. This prompts further soil conservation projects in the valley as May 2 began with more rain and ongoing flurries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Muehrerthaler
Turkey
Owe
District WSCS Meeting at Grace Methodist Church
Attendees Mdmé John Tillotson Mel Koh ler B G Steinman and Wm E Baumgartner joined the WSCS district meeting in Oelwein at Grace Methodist Church. After greetings by Elale Winch president Mrs Frank Kirchhoff welcomed attendees and the program included organ Prelude devotions pledge service and special music followed by lunch and an address on Alcohol and Christian's Responsibility by Mrs Cherrington and a consecration service led by Dr Dunn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mdmé
John Tillotson
Mel Kohler
B. G. Steinman
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Wscs
Oelwein Maurs
Grace Methodist Church
Elalé
Winch
Frank Kirchhoff
Oelwein
Bus Leaves Inductees At West Union
A misrouted West Union bus left a group of inductees waiting in a school office, giving the boys an extra day at home. The incident caused a brief disruption but no injuries or formal actions were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Toinxs
Drath Board
Skarshaug Funeral To Be Held Saturday
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon at two for I. H. Skarshaug of Rochester Minnesota at a local church. The service details appear from a brief notice in the era’s obituary notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skarshaug
I. H. Skarshaug
Rochester
Minn
Iowa Democrats set for centennial convention in Des Moines
The Iowa Democratic party schedules a centennial convention in Des Moines with keynote speeches by U. S. Sen. Guy Gillette and Clyde Herring. Nixon headlines a Des Moines fundraiser as part of GOP efforts to elect Thomas Martin to the Senate. Regional business growth notes and county chamber efforts mark broader state political and economic activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
U. S
Guy Gillette
Cherokee
Clyde Herring
Des Moines
Laspage
Gillette
Senate
Cand Herring
Richard Nixon
Towa
Wd “Tican
Nixon
GOP
Thomas Martin
U.S. Senate
Martin
Teachers Meeting Held in Fayette County Church
April 22 Fayette County Education Association met at Grace Methodist Church in Oelwein with seventy two teachers present. Wayne Schichtl of Payette elected president and Mrs Virginia Meskel of Clérhont became treasurer. Teola Wagner of Oelwein and Irma Miller of Maynard named to the state executive board. Entertainment by Oelwein school instrumental and vocal departments followed the address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Muscatine
Charles Martin
Des Moines
OSHA
J. L. Davis
Towa City
Fayette County Education Association
Grace Methodist Church
Oelwein
Wayne Schichtl
Payette
Mra
Oelwein Schools
Public meeting on Elgin High School plans urged
To Voters of the C E Con School Dist a public meeting is set for Friday May 7 at 8 00 pm in the Elgin high school gymnasium. Citizens committees and school board members will form a panel to answer questions about proposed district high school construction and urge voter action. All voters are urged to attend to learn details and participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Elgin ‘High School
Pleasant Valley 4 H Club Plans Softball Team
Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters met at Lonnie and Justin Baker’s home on April 26 with fourteen members answering toll calls about farm acres. Richard Frieden demonstrated constructing an electric fence and Kenneth Blockhus spoke on Making 4H Meetings Click.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters
Lonnie
Justin Baker
Richard Frieden
Kenneth Blockhus
School Problems Discuss at Clermont Meeting
Citizens committees and school board members gathered at Clermont high school to hear Arch Grimes and Mr. Anderson from the state department of public instruction outline curriculum requirements equipment and housing needs. They emphasized department priorities and provided information for upcoming Friday’s Elgin gym session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citizens Committees
Clermont High School
Arch Grimes
Anderson
State Department of Public, Instruction
Elgin
Salvation Army Drive Is Scheduled In Local Effort
The Salvation Army will conduct its annual drive soon with letters inviting local contributions. About half of the funds raised will stay in the area for local emergencies. Local chairman is G. W. Mosby with W. F. Kohler as treasurer and a local committee including G. Heirinion, O’Neill, and R. P. Strauch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Fikin
W. Mosby
W.F. Kohler
Treas
Locs
Interstate meeting speakers at Oclwein press radio event
James Hermen and K P Strauch attended an Interstate Power Co sponsored press radio meeting in Oclwein Thursday evening. After dinner ML Capp Interstate president B Pickard board chairman and Mead Schenck advertising director gave talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James’ Hermen
K. P. Strauch
Oclwein
Interstate Power Co
ML. Capp
Interstate
B. ¥. Pickard
Mead ‘Schenck
Elgin Solicitation Permit Question Raised After Incident
A woman sought a permit to solicit funds in Elgin but lacked credentials. Her story appeared fishy and she was turned down despite attempts to collect with a baited box. No further solicitation attempts were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Campfire Meeting For Wahonka Girls Held At Glenda Wede Home
The Wiremaker group of the Wahonka Campfire girls met at Glenda Wede's home on April 26. All but one girl attended, roll call noted, each brought a sack lunch and pop was provided. Next gathering is a hike and picnic on May 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wahonka
Glenda Wede
Sing at Lansing Fifty at Swedish Baptist Church
Singers from the First Baptist church traveled to Lansing on Sunday evening to present a special musical program at the Swedish Baptist church near town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Lansing
Swedish Baptist Church
Elgin Cancer Drive Totals $201.15 Reported
Mrs. G V Mosby, chairman of the Elgin cancer drive, reports receipts of $201.15, up from $138.25 last year. The drive was sponsored by the Elgin Study Club and Progress Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G.V. Mosby
Elgin
Elgin, Study Club and Progress Club
Community Club Meeting Scheduled for May 10
Members are reminded of the next regular meeting on Monday evening May 10 at Lesionshall. A dinner will be served at 4 45 and the business session follows.
Petition seeks state designation of county road and extension
Citizens in the northeast corner of Fayette county begin a drive with petitions to designate county road as a state primary road and to extend state highway 102 south from Hawkeye to highway 3 west of Oelwein. The move asks the state highway commission to recognize the road as primary and to extend the highway to improve regional connectivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
State Highway Commission
Oelwein
Hawkeye
Soldiers Address and Moves From Fort Leonard Wood Area
In service news a list of soldiers with new addresses and postings. Pvt Joseph Reierson and Pvt Robert Nickels relocate within military housing and bases. Pvt Gene Snyder stays at Fort Leonard Wood while his mother hosts visits. Pvt Peter Redwinkle and Pvt Dale Patterson move between Fort Leonard Wood and Fort Lewis with Hill Top Exercise plans. Pvt Loren Frieden and Pvt Orran Bane Jr receive addresses in New Jersey and Iowa respectively. Sgt Kenneth Halverson returns home on a 30 day furlough after 15 months in Korea, formerly chief of section of the 155 Howitzer unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Snyder
Fort Leonard Wood
Belva Snyder
Barbara Medberry
Glen Snyder
Cedar Falls
Peter Redwinkle
Kenneth ‘Halverson
Korea
12Th Wield Artillery
State contest yields nine superior ratings
There were only two bids submitted on the five school buildings offered for sale April 26. The board did not accept these bids and may decide to hold a public auction later.
Fifteen Music Students Win At Newton
Mr. Grether reports 15 Elgin students traveled to Newton on Friday April 30 and earned 9 division I ratings and 6 division II ratings. Competing as a Class C school with special permission, the group achieved notable results across multiple vocal and instrumental categories including piano solo, flute quartet, clarinet solo, and treble voice solos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grether
Newton
Elgin
Donna Meinhard
Sara Ogle
Site
Dianne Meinhard
Dalene Shaffer
Erna Baumgartner
Beverly Benson
Page announces engagement and coming marriage
Mr and Mrs Donald Page announce the engagement of their daughter Misa Shirley Page to George Howard Jr son of George Howard Sr The wedding is planned for May 16 at St Pauls Methodist church here Miss Page will graduate from Y I in June and plans to teach next year Mr Howard is in Army service Se
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Page
Misa Shirley
George Howard, Jr
George Howard
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Miss Page
Howard
Mrs. Julia Gilje Funeral Held Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs. Julia Gilje, 73, were held Saturday at Norway Lutheran church near St. Olaf with burial in the church cemetery. She died Wednesday at St. Luke’s hospital Cedar Rapids after major surgery. Survived by two sons Dr. Louis Elkader and Lorimer St. Paul, a daughter Verna Louiek Cedar Rapids. Born 1881 near Elgin, she married B. L. Gilje in 1903 and lived in Elkader since. Funeral attendants included Mrs. Mel Kohler and Bess Stohr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia “.Give
Norway Lutheran Church
St. Olaf
Gilje
St. Luke's Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Louis
Elkader
Lorimer
St. Paul
Minn
Frank
Verna) Louiek
Elgin
B. L. Gilje
Mel Kohler
Bess Stohr
March Farrowing Up 25 Percent Record Iowa Estimate
March farrowing on Iowa farms is estimated at a record 636,000 head, up 25 percent from 509,000 a year ago and 27 percent above the 1943-52 ten year March average of 502,000. It is the largest March farrowing since records began in 1930, exceeding the previous March high of 630,000 in 1851.
Til and Hospitalized Returns Home
Mrs. George Friederich of West Union returned home Thursday from Rochester where she was a medical patient and will visit for a check up this week. Connie Baker, daughter of Mr and Mrs Doyle Baker, had an appendectomy at Postville hospital last Thursday and came home Monday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Friederich
West Union
Rochester
Connie Baker
Doyle Baker
Postville Hospital
Mrs Myron Houg Guest of Dan Butikefer Monday
Mrs. Myron Houg was a guest of Mrs. Dan Butikefer Monday afternoon in a social gathering noted in town society columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Houg
E-CFFA Meeting Next Monday Evening
The Elgin Clermont F F A will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday night May 10 in the Clermont ag room. Officers for the coming year will be elected, delegates to the state convention will report, and discussions will cover corn plot activities and the final results of need sales. Plans for the tractor rodeo before school ends will be made, with the Reuben Hackmann farm chosen as the location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin-Clermont F. F. A
Clermont
Reuben Hackmenn
Tertia Club Meets in May at Olson Home
The Tertia Club met Monday evening May 3 at Mrs. Milo Olson's home. Sixteen members attended and shared what they enjoyed most about spring. Reports covered Raising 13 Vegetable Garden by Mrs. John McMillan and Planting Your Flower Garden by Mrs. Wm. Dammermuth. A telephone committee was appointed: Jane Dennler, Mrs. Ben Schori, and Mrs. Bernard Loftgard. Sunshine chair Mrs. Wm. Mace volunteered. The 1954-55 program committee reported, and the meeting ended with a penny march. The next gathering is June 7 at Mrs. Lea Lehman's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tertia Club
Milo Olson
John McMillan
Wm. 1Dammermuth
Jane Dennler
Whm
Ben Schori
Trail Seekers Plan Camp as Two Girls Join
The Trail Seekers group of the Wahonka Camp Fire Girls met with Lois Clark Monday evening April 26. The evening was spent stringing honor beads and making plans for camp. Two new members Ruby Shaffer and Ann Mites joined the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trail Seekers
Wahonka Camp
O B S Meeting Planned Social Evening May 12
The regular O B G S meeting is set for Wednesday evening May 12. A social evening is planned and good attendance is urged by the Worthy Matron. Serving committee includes Mrs. John Anderson, Mrs. Inez Brackin, Mrs. Allen Habeger, and Mr. and Mrs. Max Thoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. B. GS
John Anderson
Inez Brackin
Allen Habeger
Max Thoma
Iron Man Mike Eder Narrowly Escapes Tractor Incident
Mike Eder of Strawberry Point, aged 75, was run over by a tractor while working in a field. The big wheel passed over his body, leaving him groggy but unhurt besides two cracked ribs. He managed to rise and stop the runaway machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Eder
Strawberry Point
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Allerton
Lineville
Humeston
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Chambers of Commerce
Sors
Cook
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Salvation Army Drive
Cancer’ Drive
Joseph B Reierson
15Th Med. Tank Bn
Th Armored Div
Robert H. Nickels
Maint
iMathers Afb
California
Loren D. Frieden
Gunn
Englewood
New Jersey
Orran H,bane, Jr
U.S
Bat
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Fort ‘Sul
Okla
Ton R
Olson
WU. S
Co. K
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Shirley Page
Julia Gilje
E-Cffa
O. B. S. Meeting
Iron Man
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