Wadena News Junior Senior Banquet Theme Hawaiian Decor
The junior senior banquet was held May 3 at the school with a Hawaiian theme. The room featured blue starry ceilings, lanterns, palm trees, and tropical menu items. Seniors include Patricia Jones and Elwood Rubens. upcoming commencement May 17 will feature Stuart Sears.
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Kamo Mail
Greg Everett
Byrom “Whittay
Will
Elwood Rubens
Merle King
Gene Aylsworth
Mr. Ott
Arthur Livingston
Nahalo
Arlene Voshell
Della Davis
Women’s Guild of the Presbyterian Church
Lorraine Shippy
Sheilah Messen
Charles Avis
Max Crandall
Gloria Shappy
Patricia Jones
Byron Murray
Stanley Yearous
May church and Legion activities detailed
In May Sunday school will be at 10 00 a m and church at 11 00 a m with sermon Spiritual Worship. The American Legion auxiliary met Thursday evening with thirteen members. Bills were approved for postage and supplies. A thank you note from Sheilah Messerli was read. Poppy chair man reported twelve posters and awards of 150 1 00 and 50c. Committee to arrange poppy window named. Poppy sale helpers listed for May 26 and street assistance planned. Memorial Day program set for 10 00 a m at the school gym then parade to the Continued to Page 2.
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Stuart Sears
Sears
Upper Iowa University
Iowa Future Teachers of America
Iowa State Board
The
Future Teachers of America
John Reiners
Presbyterian Church
Wilde
King
Ficken
White
American Legion Auxiliary
Arthur Herrling
Heidens
Knox and
Herwig
Sheilah Messerli
Tom Sniffin
Poppy
Richard Ott
Jim Gilchrist
Murray
Herriman
Livingston
Moore
Bill Corkery
Flossie ,Voshell
Ott
Frank Welsh Funeral Friday
Funeral services for Frank Welsh, 65, who died at his home in Wadena Monday, will be held at 10 00 a m Friday at St Josephs Catholic Church.
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Frank Welsh
Wadena
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
137 Fewer School Districts in Iowa by July 1
Weekly Iowa Press Association release notes major school district reorganizations reducing 82 districts in 1955–1956. By July 1 1956 about 137 districts fewer, with growth in larger units and 500–800 pupil minimum cited for effective boards. State tax data show 11,883 Iowans earned 10 000 or more, 445 313 filed returns and 20 828.3 02 in state tax. Nine reported 75 000 plus, one 100 000 to 125 000. 58 in 50 000 to 75 000 range.
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Department of Public Instruction
The
State Tax Commission
Commission
Iowa architects plan list of historic buildings for preservation
The Iowa chapter of the American Institute of Architects aims to catalog Iowa buildings and houses with architectural historic value. Targets include Des Moines Hubbell home Caleb Clark’s Winterset residence and Panora’s Lennon Mill as examples under consideration.
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Iowa
The
American Institute of Architects
Hubbell
Des Moines
Caleb Clark
Winterset
Lennon
Panora
Lions Eye Kit Purchase Funded By Elgin Lions Club
The Elgin Lions Club voted to share the $115 cost of an eye kit kept in a nearby town. The eye bank furnishes corneas for transplant operations enabling many blind people to recover sight. Kits transport eyes to the eye bank in Iowa City, with transportation by the Iowa Highway Patrol.
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Elgin Lions Club
Lions Eye Bank
Iowa City
Towa Highway Patrol
C E Tigers Triumph In Sectional Tournament
The C E Tigers swept El kader Elkader St Joseph and Wadena to win the sectional with three shutouts. Led by pitching and defense, they also totaled 24 runs in the three games. In the final game Swenson opened with a single and Kittleson tripled as the Tigers raced to an 11 0 five inning victory. Pitchers Kittleson and Gilson blanked the opponents as coach Paul Zurbriggen’s squad advances toward district play at Calmar.
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C-E Tigers
Elkader
Elkader St. Joseph
Wadena
Tigers
Swenson
Kittleson
Keith
Ken Crider
Schaer
Gilson
Calmar
Three Newborn Sons Reported in Local Homes
Mr and Mrs Wilson Patterson welcomed a son on Sunday May 6 naming him Victor Lynn. Mr and Mrs Richard Gehring of St Paul Minn welcomed a son born Monday May 7 weighing 8 lbs 2 oz. Mr and Mrs George Friederich of Postville welcomed a son Ricky Lee born May 1 weighing 1-2 lbs.
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Wilson Patterson
Victor Lynn
Richard Gehring
St. Paul
Minn
George Friederich
Postville
Ricky Lee
Farm Prices Rise Across Iowa In April Report
Prices received by Iowa farmers rose generally for farm products as of April 15. The all farm price index increased by 14 points to 220 percent of the 1910-14 base, higher than March and last April. Meat animal prices pushed up the livestock index, contributing to the gain.
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Iowa
New Town Well In Use Soon In Elgin
Elgin expects a new water well to be in use within a couple of weeks. A Layne pump with 250 to 300 gallons per minute capacity has been installed, wall framing for a 10 by 12 pump house addition is near completion, and wiring planned to bring the well online to boost local water supply.
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Elgin
George Vaughn
Layne
Ill and Hospitalized Breaks Hip in Waterloo Visit
Mrs Edith Berg visiting in Ed Anderson home at Waterloo fell on the kitchen floor Saturday morning and broke her hip in two places. She underwent surgery Saturday afternoon. She is at Allen Memorial hospital. Herman Boyer, home from Palmer Memorial hospital West Union, returned Sunday after a tree fell on him Friday injuring his shoulder and head.
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Edith Berg
Ed Anderson
Waterloo
Allen Memorial Hospital
Herman Boyer
Palmer Memorial Hospital
West Union
Local Vehicle Registrations and Real Estate Transfers
New car registrations list Walter C Falk and Sophie A Fal lett Elgin with Cadil lac and Chevrolet sedans Elmer Olson Clermont Ford sedan and Louie M Heviand Clermont Chevrolet sedan Real estate transfers include Joy C Thiele and spouse to Floyd Gunderson and spouse adjacent Arlington 75 by 100 feet and various lot allocations Krueger Edwin and spouse to Edward Krueger and spouse parcels SE NW NE SW lots 2 4 5 ex 30A Farm leases show Lawrence A Cannon to Clarence E Cannon on 50 50 basis Part E 1 2 NW NE 34 95 8
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Walter C. Falk
Elgin
Cadillac
Walter C
Sophie A. Fallett
Chevrolet
Elmer Olson
Clermont
Ford
Louie M
Amy H. Heviand
Thiele
Joy C
Floyd H. Gunderson
In Service Promoted and Discharge News
Douglas Chapman is promoted to TC 2 and stationed in San Diego California with orders to sail for Japan in July. Airman 2/c Darwin Gilson informs his parents in California by phone that his discharge is expected around May 20 after about thirty months’ service in Hawaii.
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Douglas Chapman
Navy
San Diego
Calif
Japan
Donald Gilson
California
Darwin Gilson
Hawaii
Rainfall Totals and Baseball Tournament Weather
Total rainfall here up to Monday morning May 7 was 5.23 inches. In May three showers on the first third and fifth added 1.51 inches. Last week's sectional baseball tournament experienced showers between games but no games were postponed due to wet grounds.
Elgin High Enters Four Large Groups in State Music Contest
Elgin High School sent four large groups to the state music contest in Nashua last Saturday May 3. About 86 Elgin students competed in Class C schools with 1,600 students and 25 schools represented. The mixed chorus and girls chorus earned division I excellent ratings while the band and boys chorus earned division I superior ratings, marking four straight years with I for the band.
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Elgin High School
Nashua
Elgin
WSCS Elects Officers Last Thursday May 3
WSCS officers elected May 3 include president Mrs. C. B. Schori, vice president Mrs. Archie Howard, secretary Mrs. R. P. Strauch, treasurer Mrs. John Tillotson. Secretaries for promotion to status of women include Mrs. Robert Falk, missionary education Mrs. 5. G. Steinman, social relations Mrs. Robert D. Wilson and Mrs. Ben Schori, student work Mrs. Donald Gilson, youth work Mrs. Harry Cline, children's work Mrs. L. L. Kiple, spiritual life Mrs. H. H. Wolf, literature and publications Mrs. W. J. Grove, supply work Mrs. Leo Schori.
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WSCS
iMrs
C. B. Schori
Archie Howard
R. P. Strauch
John Tillotson
M's
Robert Falk
G. Steinman
Robert D. Wilson
Ben Schori
Donald Gilson
Harry Cline
L. L. Kiple
Martin Wenger
H. H. Wolf
W. J. Grove
Leo Schori
Engagement Announcement for Norma Pulfer and William Butikofer
Norma L Pulfer of Congerville Idaho announced engagement to Sp William L Butikofer. Norma is daughter of Mrs Ida Pulfer and works at Schrock Bros Congerville. William is son of Mr and Mrs Albert Butikofer and serves in the armed forces at Fort Ord California. Wedding plans are indefinite.
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Norma L
Pulfer
Congerville
William L. Butikafer
Apostolic Christian Church
Norma
Ida Pulfer l
Schrock Bros
William
Albert Butikofer
Fort Ord
Calif
Burchett Elected to Tau Sigma Delta Honorary
Donald Burchett a senior in architectural engineering at Iowa State College Ames was elected to Tau Sigma Delta architecture and allied arts honorary fraternity. After graduation in June he will join John Deere and Co in Moline Illinois. The Burchetts reside in State Center with Mrs Burchett formerly Clara Bane teaching there.
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Donald Burchett
Iowa State College
Ames
Tau Sigma Delta
John Deere & Co
Moline
N. E. Iowa Herefords Sale Noted at Postville Fairgrounds
The N. E. Iowa Hereford Breeders held their second consign ment sale at the Big 4 fairgrounds in Postville. Top prices reached 385 for bulls and 250 for cows with averages of 190 and 173. H. W. Helms and Sons reported averages of 270 for bulls and 195 for cows. Eleven breeders contributed stock, clerked by Elgin State Bank. Tom Sherlock of Oxford acted as auctioneer. A Elgin delegation met county officials to discuss permanent surface on the Elgin to Rothlisberger trunk road, 4.5 miles, proposing a salt Dew flake and crushed rock mix at about three inches deep. The county will first address frost heaves, with work possible by late summer or fall. Estimated costs: grading and repairs 4,000 and surface 27,000 for the 4.5 miles. additional trunk surface toward the county line about 1.1 mile at 4,000. Other 1956 plans include 12.2 miles of trunk surfacing at Clermont for 9,700, 2.8 miles east of Wadena for 18,000, and southeast grading of 0.75 mile near Wadena for 7,000, plus a south of Wadena grading and bridge.
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N. E. Iowa
Postville
Elgin State Bank
H.W. Helms and Sons
Wea
Tom Sherlock
Oxford
Elgin
Board of Supervisors
Finch
Rothlisberger Corner
St. Lucas
Clermont
Wadena
Flood Retention Plan Near Elkader School Area
Harold Shold of the Soil Conservation Service reported near approval of a flood retention earth fill structure to serve about 55 acres above the new school site. The plan, on Karl Miller and Edward Krueger farms, aims to cut runoff by about 90 percent on a 50 year, 4 inch rainfall. Final approval expected within a week after meetings in April and May.
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Harold Shold
Elkader
The
Soil Conservation Service
Moore
Agricultural Conservation Program
Karl Miller
Edward Krueger
Edward ‘Krueger
Kurl Miller
Mr. Shold
Ed Reynolds
Howard Boyle
Jim Barnes
Shold
Max Medberry
Mr. Krueger
Mr.Miller
Fayette
Mother's Day Social Hour Club Meeting Recap
The Social Hour Club gathered at Mrs. Virgil Miles home with co-hostesses Mrs. Herbert Ash and Mrs. Harry Gilson. Twenty members answered roll call with a Mother's Day verse. Guests included Mrs. C. J. Mulford and Alice Winkler among others, corsages given. Bingo provided entertainment. next meeting with Mrs. L. E. Howard is planned.
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Virgil Miles
Herbert Ash
Harry Gilson
Clifton Wilson
Farl Kiple
C. J. Mulford
Alice Winkler
Louis Anderson
Roland Gruver
Lester , Stahl
John Wilson
Jim Yearous
Charlton Looby
LeRoy Rothlisberger
Forrest Shaffer
Howard Medlberry
Newell McIntyre
Donald Pruess
L. E. Howard
Fayette County Board Approves Randalia Maynard Westgate Consolidation
The Fayette county school board approves a proposed reorganization of the Randalia Maynard and Westgate districts. The new district would have a taxable valuation of 6,063,999 and total enrollment of 673 students including 185 in high school. Petitions must be circulated to call an election.
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Fayette County
Randalia
Maynard
Westgate
Wahanka Camp Fire Girls Plan Year End Party
The Wahanka Camp Fire Girls met on April 16 at Letha Light’s home. They plan a year end party to wrap up Camp Fire activities. Anne Grether serves as Scribe.
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Wahanka Camp
Letha Light
Anne Grether
Circle Meetings and Birthday Parties Planned
Circle Nora will meet at Mrs Bess Blake home in the evening with Mrs Herbert Dummermuth assisting. Circle Mary meets at Mrs Martin Wenger home in the afternoon with Mrs Merle Clark assisting for their annual birthday party. Circle Rachel meets at the church. Hostesses are Mrs William Dummermuth and Mrs Leo Falk with devotions by Mrs Jack Adrian and program by Mrs Walter Mitts.
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Nora
Bess Blake
Herbert Dummermuth
Mary
Martin Wenger
Merle Clark
Rachel
William Dummermuth
Leo Falk
Jack Adrian
Walter Mitts
Ilyria Homemakers Meet at Wadena April session
Fifteen ladies attended the April meeting of the Ilyria Homemakers Club at the Wadena school with Mrs. Lyle Rubens. Mrs. Clarence Pond of Oelwein led a wood fiber corsage making session and Mrs. Harold Strong recounted the Statue of Liberty history. The May gathering will be an outdoor cookery.
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Ilyria
Twin Calves Born To Holstein After One Year In Farm Birth
A farmer named Joe Baker on the former Jim Bilden place reports a rare event veterinarians say occurs only once in thousands. A Holstein calf born July 18 1955 produced twins on May 1 1956 at about 944 months old.
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Joe Baker
Jim Bilden
Gehring Accepts Mediapolis Sixth Grade Post
Phyllis Gehring, who has taught first grade in Elgin for three years, has accepted a Mediapolis position to teach sixth grade. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gehring. Today's best buy, A Want Ad.
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Phyllis Gehring
Elgin
Mediapolis
J. M. Gehring
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