Wadena News highlights local church events and graduates
The Wadena News reports on a Lutheran Doréas Aid gathering with eleven members viewing Life of Christ, scripture readings, and a white elephant sale. Weekend visitors include the Albert Cook family and Cedar Rapids guests. United Brethren services, Baccalaureate May 11, and Commencement May 15 at Wadena School, with six boys and six girls in the graduating class led by speakers from Du Buque University.
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Raymond Jellings
Wilder Mattocks
Albert Cook
Marengo
Maggie Cook
Emmett Messerli
Cedar Rapids
van Feller
Chicago
Women's Guild of the
Presbyterian Church
Gertrude Martwig
Strawberry Point
Ray Herwig, Jr
W. IM. A
Albert Morse
Ben Schuenman
Sheffield
W. F. Moore
Ivan Lindamen
Aplington
Thad Tn
Francis ‘Walters
Iowa City
Clarence ‘Ward
West Union
Joy Popenhagen
Lima
John Ward
R. W. Sandren
Dubuque University
Robert Ainsworth
Carl Cousins
JoAnn Davis
Mary Fennell
Eddie Gage
Rosaliha Humphrey
Gary Jellings
Corrine Rubens
Jack Lane
Francise Moore
Paul Oldfather
Katherine Winter
Sharpshooters Meeting April 28
The Pleasant Valley Sharp shooters 4H club met at Harold Hanson's home on April 28. Ten members answered roll call. Joel Holden spoke on Soil Erosion. Richard Frieden demonstrated inoculating legume seed. Harold Boulton showed seed samples we identified, a difficult task. June 20 is club tour day. A softball equipment committee was formed. Next meeting at Joel Holden's on May 26.
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Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters 4H
Harold Hanson
Joel Holden
Richard Frieden
Harold Boulton
Joel
Wahonka Camp Fire Meeting Second Line
The Wahonka Camp Fire Girls held their sixth meeting at Patty Wilson home on April 28. Roll call featured a favorite song and many songs were chosen. May baskets were made for sick people. Patty served cupcakes sandwiches and Kool Aid. The next meeting will be at Glenda Wedo's home in May.
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Wahonka
Patty Wilson
Patty
Glenda Wedo
Red Cross Swim Lessons Offered at USU Pool
The Red Cross will again offer swimming lessons to youngsters at the USU pool this summer. Parents interested in enrolling their children must register at Elgin State Bank by May 15. No local arrangements will be made unless a large group shows interest.
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The
Red Cross
USU
Elgin State Bank
Iowa Primaries Heat Up As Candidates Battle For Nomination
Campaigns enter final weeks with June 2 primaries. In GOP governor race incumbent William S Beardsley faces Kenneth A Evans and W Nicholas. Democrats feature Herschel C Loveless versus Osha D Wearin. GOP fields also contest lieutenant governor, secretary of state, and agriculture nominees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S. Beardsley
Iowa
Kenneth A. Evans
Emerson
GOP
Senate
Beardsley
W. &. Nicholas
Mason City
Nicholas
House of Representatives
Herschel C. Loveless
Ottumwa
Osha D. Wearin
Hasting
Wearin
Congress
U. S. Senate
Political activity in Iowa May meetings loom
May brings Democratic state presidential convention in Des Moines on May 28 as Truman steps aside, opening a wide open race. Iowa delegates to the Democratic national convention in Chicago meet May 10 to finalize travel plans and discuss hotel, tickets, and fees. Iowa GOP delegates, led by Bob Goodwin, convene to settle arrangements. March Iowa employment stands at 619,000, down from February and January.
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Des Moines
Truman
Iowa
Chicago
Bob Goodwin
State Employment Security Commission
Larger refunds Iowa taxpayers receive from state gas tax
State Treasurer M. L. Abrahamson reports larger gasoline tax refunds this year in Iowa, totaling 2,045,543 dollars, compared with 1951 figures. Continued to Page 8.
Coop Stockholders to Meet May 14
Stockholders of the Elgin Cooperative Co. will hold a special meeting at the Legion hall on Wednesday evening May 14 at eight. The meeting aims to adopt by laws and articles for a reorganization and to apply for a new charter.
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The
Elgin Cooperative Co
Legion Hall
Farm Commodity Prices Slightly Higher
The index of prices received by Tow a farmers rose 2 points in the month ending April 15, to 298 percent of the base. Compared with March, meat animal prices edged up while beef and veal rose, hog prices fell slightly, and sheep and lambs held steady. Dairy butterfat declined, poultry and eggs edged higher, and the all crop index lifted from 271 to 277 as corn advanced while other components stayed stable.
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Towa
Clinic for Crippled Children at Oelwein
The State Services for Crippled Children will hold its first 1952 field clinic in Oelwein at the Methodist church on Friday May 9. The session serves Bremer, Buchanan, Clayton and Fayette counties and is one of 34 clinics statewide. Eligible patients are under 21 with orthopedic, congenital, burns, birth paralysis, rheumatic, heart, kidney, polio, tuberculosis, speech or convulsive disorders. referral by a local doctor is required.
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State Services For Crippled Children
SSCC
Bremer
Buchanan
Clayton
Fayette
Oelwein
Methodist Church
Iowa
OES Guest Night set for May 14 with invited officers
O E S will observe guest night next Wednesday May 14 when each officer invites a guest from a neighboring judge and these guests will confer initiatory work. Special plans aim to make the session memorable and all officers are to meet Saturday evening for a practice session chaired by Mrs Charles Gehring.
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O. E.S
W. IM
Charles Gehring
Order
Columbus Junction Merchant Retires After 53 Years
L. C. Hill retires from business in Columbus Junction after 53 years of continuous service. He arrived in 1899 and has remained a merchant in the town since then.
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L. C.hill
Columbus Junction
Mary Baker Eddy
Hanson Buys Thorson Farm Near George Hanson Farm
Final details completed for the sale of the Lizzie Thorson farm to Bernard Hanson. The 287 acre property south of the George Hanson farm features good farm buildings and homesteaded roots dating to 1851. Miss Thorson will remain in the home while Hanson farms the adjoining property. Bud Alderson buys out partner in Wadena Livestock Exchange as of April 1. Kenneth Baldwin retires to work for Producers Credit Corp. The exchange will continue weekly with strong demand and larger consignments, extending to buyers from Dubuque and beyond.
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Bernard Hanson
Bud” Alderson
Lizzie Thorson
Bernard ‘Hanson
George Hanson
James J. McCabe
Thor Thorson
Miss Thorson
Thorson
Hanson
G. W
Bud) Alderson
Wadena Livestock Exchange
Kenneth Baldwin
Producer's Credit Corp
Alderson
Dubuque
Livestock Exchange
Community Club Meeting Postponed to May 19
The Community Club will not meet on its regular second Monday due to commencement. The meeting is rescheduled for Monday evening May 19, with members advised of the delay.
Son Born to Mr and Mrs Thomas Gorgas of Waterloo
Mr and Mrs Thomas Gorgas of Waterloo announce the birth of a son on Monday May 5 at St Francis hospital in Waterloo. The couple now has two sons. Mrs Gorgas, formerly Freida Freiburghaus, is the mother.
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Thomas Gorgas
Waterloo
St. Francis Hospital
Gorgas
Freida Freiburghaus
Funeral services held for Ole Johnston in West Union
Ole Johnston aged 65 died at Rochester Minnesota Saturday night after surgery. He owned an ice cream manufacturing company and dairy bearing his name and was well known in this part of Iowa. He is survived by his widow two sons a daughter and a sister.
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West Union
Ole Johnston
Rochester
Minn
Johnston
Iowa
Jacob Lehman Rebuilds Station on Main Street
Jacob Lehman begins frame construction for a new 60 by 20 oil station facing Main Street. He dug the foundation last fall and poured concrete, then moved his old building this spring to start the framework.
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Jacob Lehman
Main Street
Mr. Lehman
Loraiion
Ill and Hospitalized at Postville Hospital
Mrs Myrtle Medberry was taken to the Postville hospital Sunday for medical treatment and observation. Charles Gruver is improving after lung surgery at Colonial hospital Rochester Minnesota. Initial week was difficult, but doctors report his condition is satisfactory and continuing improvement.
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Postville Hospital
Myrtle Medberry
Chas. Gruver
Colonial Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Music Groups End Successful Season
UIU Chorus of mixed voices will present concerts Thursday May 8 at Clermont High School at 9 00 p m and Elgin High School at 10 30 p m The performance lasts about one hour and includes choral numbers solos and small group numbers The public is invited.
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UIU Chorus of Mixed Voices
Clermont
Elgin
Elgin High Music Wins Three Firsts at Monona Contest
Elgin High School music groups under Leo Grether earned first place in girls glee club boys glee club and mixed chorus at Monona among northeast Town schools. Band finished second. Wanda Shaffer Donna Meinhard and Karen Kiple also earned sec onds and thirds at Vinton contest. A school gym program April 29 showcased the groups before a large audience. The community praises the department’s progress and expects growth in popularity.
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Elgin
Leo Grether
Monona
Northeast Town
Wanda Shaffer
Donna Meinhard
Karen Kiple
Grether
Des Moines Dr Murray to Speak at Elgin Commencement
Dr Leonard C Murray, director of public health in Des Moines, will deliver the Elgin commencement lecture titled A Search for Happiness. He has a background in health education and youth guidance, emphasizing emotional development, mental health, social hygiene, sex education, and family life amid community responsibility. Graduation list includes Alice Boyer, Jane Dennler, Donna Hofer, and numerous others.
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Leonard C. Murray
Public Health
Des Moines
Elgin
Murray
America
Alice Boyer
Jane Dennler
Donna Hofer
Shirley Howard
Jean Little
Lois Medberry
Carol Nickels
Shirley Page
Dean Pollock
Shirley Shaffer
Wanda Shaffer
Ruth Tillotson
Janice Torkelson
Orran Bane, Jr
Burnell Benson
Eugene Butikofer
Douglas Chapman
James Cook
Loren Frieden
Russell Friederich
George Howard
Darwin Gilson
Darwin Gilson, ‘Earl Lembke, Burnell Larson, Earl Little, Charles Loftsgard
Richard Luce
Clifford Medberry
Pat Minihan
Joe Ogle
Joe Peters
Howard Woll
Iowa high school seniors win full tuition SUI scholarships
Judy Swenson of Clermont and Howard Wolf of Elgin are among 94 Iowa seniors awarded university merit scholarships at the State University of Iowa for the 1952-53 freshman year. Scholarships cover full tuition based on academic records and recommendations.
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Judy Swenson
Clermont
Carmen Swenson
Howard Wolf
Elgin
H. H. Wolf
Iowa
State University of Iowa
First Donor to Red Cross Flood Drive Named
At LeMars the first donor to the flood relief effort was Mrs Mary McManus aged 96.
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LeMars
Red Cross
Mary McManus
Federated Clubs Met at Arlington
Representatives from Elgin Ladies Study Club and Progress Club attended an all day Federated Women's Clubs session in Arlington last Wednesday. The meeting featured music and speaking programs with brief business sessions in morning and afternoon. Lunch was served. Mrs. W. E. Walsh of Hawkeye chaired and Mrs. Edith Larson served as vice chair during the year.
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R. L. Grimes
W.C. Falk
Belva Snyder
Leota Welch
Elgin Ladies Study Club
Gladys Feller
Gus Krueger
Progress Club
Federated Women's Clubs
Arlington
W. E. Walsh
Hawkeye
Edith Larson
Farm Work Ahead of Schedule Now
Farmers report planting corn ahead of schedule with some done by May 3 while typical plant time is May 18 to 20. Oats are up and looking good, pastures and hay growing slowly and needing rain. date of report May 5.
Mrs Rose Baechler Buys Wenger Home
Mrs Rose Baechler was the high bidder on the Mrs Sophie Wenger home and will become owner effective May 117 with possession to be given then She plans remodeling and redecorating before moving into the house
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Rose Baechler
Wenger
Sophie Wenger
May 13 Regular Meeting Noted by Silver Leaf Lodge
R. E. Kohler, W. M. of Silver Leaf lodge A. F. & A. M., reminds members of the regular May meeting on Tuesday evening the thirteenth. Please keep the date in mind and attend.
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R. E. Kohler
W. M
Silver Leaf Lodge
A. F
A. M
Hog Prices Rise Trend Expected This Summer
A seasonal upturn in hog prices is anticipated soon as markets prepare for the summer period. Analysts note demand factors and supply adjustments likely to support prices during the coming months.
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Winston Churchill
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Dr. Leonard C, Murray
SUI
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