Baccalaureate Services Held at Presbyterian Church
Sunday evening ceremonies at the Presbyterian church featured the class of 1950 including Verda Bond Billy Hinton Cora Larson Marilyn Murphy Mildred Fox Francis Winter Norma Fox and LaVern Thomas. The class flower was pink rose. colors were green and silver. motto Ever, Conquering.
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Presbyterian Church
Verda Bond
Billy Hinton
Cora Larson
Marilyn Murphy
Mildred Fox
Francis Winter
Norma Fox
LaVern Thomas
School Closing Calendar Update
May 19 is a Friday senior play. May 21 features a Sunday evening bac calaureate service at Siousi church led by Rev. Jones. May 24 lists a picnic.
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Siousi Church
Jones
Picnile
Habeger Brother Receives National Honor Society Induction
Mr and Mrs Allen Habeger of Makes Honor Societies announce a special convocation at I S C Ames on May 18 for scholastic honors. Eugene Habeger will be honored by Phi Kappa Phi and Tau Beta Pi membership. He cannot attend due to a job in the east.
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Allen Habeger
Ames
Eugene Habeger
Phi Kappa Phi
Tau Beta Pi
East
Legion Auxiliary Plans Memorial Day Preparations
The American Legion Auxiliary meets Thursday evening May 25 at the Legion hall to finalize Memorial Day arrangements. Members should attend with arborvitae and material to craft wreaths. Hostesses include Clara Muncie Marjorie Wenger Laura Baumgartner Mildred Habeger Jessie Anderson and Erma Wilson. Mrs Carl Torkelson returns from La Crosse Wis after visiting sister Mrs Sorum a hospital patient there.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Clara Muncie
Marjorie Wenger
Laura Baumgartner
Mildred Habeger
Jessie Anderson
Erma Wilson
Carl Torkelaon
la Cross
Wis
Sorum
University Political Party Day Held At Iowa Campus
May events at the University of Iowa promote student participation in elections. Democratic day occurred May 9 at Old Capitol. Republican day set for May 23 on the Hawkeye campus. The aim is to teach active citizenship and clarify political issues, with state and national party groups cooperating with the university. Top safety awards went to Decorah and Webster City in the town traffic safety contest, plus other winners in multiple population categories. The state reports a mismatch between new elementary and secondary teachers, with colleges producing many secondary teachers but far fewer elementary teachers. Sophie Fevold named president of the Iowa Public Health Association. Dr L H Borts succession noted. Democratic state central committee expresses support for party unity and action.
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Orate Etta
University of Iowa
Capitol
Hawkeye
Ned
Robert ‘Fi Rayy
University Institute of Public Affairs
Ray
Tom Dewey
New York
Virgil Hancher
Decorah
Webster City
Cedar Rapids
Mason City
Ames
Iowa
Public Health
Iowa Pilblig
Health “Association
Sophie Fevold
Des Moines Health Nursing ‘Service
LH. Borts
Ketal Agity
Paul Bolton
State Department of Health
Scouts Round Table at Echo Park Tonight
A Fayette county Boy Scout roundtable will be held at Echo Valley park on Thursday evening May 18. Attendees are asked to bring food and cooking gear to prepare their own meal, per district commissioner M. L. Peterson.
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North Fayette
Echo ‘Valley Park
M. L. Peterson
District Commission
Turkey Valley League Baseball Schedule 1950
The schedule lists 1950 Turkey Valley League games from May through August. Matchups include Elgin, Strawberry Point, Garnavillo, Littleport, Edgewood, Volga, Arlington, and Wadena with dates and locations across days in May June July and August. Several dates show open slots and multiple venues feature home and away games.
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Turkey Valley League
Garnavilla
Elgin
Littleport
Edgewood
Volga
Arlington
Strawberry Point
Wadena
Garnavila
Garnavillo
Valga
Garnaville
Litteport
Banks Closed May 23 Announcement
Banks will be closed all day Tuesday May 23 for the Bankers annual meeting at Creaco. Clermont Farmers Savings Bank and Elgin State Bank Wadena Office Elgin State Bank are affected.
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Bankers
Creaco
Farmers Savings Bank
Clermont
Elgin State Bank
Wadena
Veishea Production Cast Member Noel Smith
Noel Smith son of Mr and Mrs Guernsey T Smith appeared in the Iowa State College musical production Stirring Veishea with the show presented Friday and Saturday at Clyde Williams Field Ames. He was a torch bearer carrying the flame from Des Moines to Ames. Ole Olson plans a second addition to its drive in canopy west end of main part for protection and rain plus serving windows for drive in customers.
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Noel Smith
Guernsey T. Smith
Iowa State College
Jon Clyde Williams
Iowa ‘State College
Noel
Ole Olson
Dump Improvement Affects Clermont Elgin Officials
A two town dump between here and Clermont is improved after bulldozing levels the grounds. Clermont and Elgin officials now control dumping with no outages near the road. The dump will operate only Mondays and Saturdays. residents should contact the local street commissioner for hours.
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Here
Clermont
Elgin Ae
Tabitha Society Mothers Day Program Highlights
Tabitha Society presents a Mothers Day program on Thursday May 18 led by president Charlotte Krueger. Devotions by Mrs Ittermann offertory by Lillian Habeger poems and songs celebrate mothers, including That Wonderful Mother of Mine and Faith of Our Mothers. A memory time features Our Mothers of Yesterday with a quartet and tributes by Marie Muehlethaler, Kathryn Johnson, Lorraine Krueger, Helen Muehlethaler, Eileen Krueger and Anna Baechler.
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Tabitha Society
Charlotte Kruege
Ittermann
Lillian Habeger
Grace “Sinek
Vicky Habeger
Marie Schneider
Anna Baechler
Florence Wenger
Fayette County Auxiliary Meeting at Wadena Presby church
The Fayette county American Legion Auxiliary held its annual meeting in Wadena at the Presbyterian church parlors on Tuesday. A one o'clock luncheon opened the gathering sung by a girls sextet and Wadena teachers. Officers elected for the coming year included Mrs. L H Hauth president Mia Bemiss Alpha vice president and Mrs. Warnke Hawkeye secretary. Sixty three members registered and eight Elgin unit members attended.
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Fayette County
American Legion Auxiliary
Wadena
Presbyterian Church
Hauth
Hawkeye
Mia
Bemiss
Alpha
Warnke
Elgin Unit
Milk Production Steady On Town Farms April 1950
Milk production on Town farms in April 1950 totaled 505 million pounds, the same as April 1949. The April to May per cow production increase was below normal due to abnormal weather and late pastures. Visitors to Cedar Rapids resident Alta Kilngman included Mrs. Fred C. Mason and Mrs. Don Mason. Major Mason returned from Japan and will be reeducated.
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Fred C. Mason
Don Mason
Iyt
Cedar Rapids
Alta Kilngman
Mason
Japan
Brown Swiss Show Set for Postville May 23
The N E Iowa Brown Swiss breeders association Canton show will be held at the Big 4 fair grounds, Postville, Tuesday, May 23, starting at 10 a m. This Canton show will be of special interest to the Brown Swiss breeders of the area, Brown Swiss district No 1 covers Allamakee Clayton Fayette Winneshiek Howard and Chickasaw counties.
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N. E. Iowa
Canton
Postville
Allamakee
Clayton
Fayette
Winneshiek
Howard
Chickasaw
Pleasant Point Club Guest Day At Mrs Strong Home
Mrs Harold Strong hosted the Pleasant Point Study Club on Tuesday afternoon May 8 with ten guests and 14 members in attendance. The program featured a paper on How We Kept Mother's Day by Mrs Harold Leuenberger, a poem Mothers Watch by Mrs Forrest Shaffer, songs including Mothers Memories It Would Be True Mid Pleasures and Palaces by the group. Contests and a social hour followed, lunch was served by the hostesses.
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Harold Strong
Orran Bane
Gerald Shaffer
Pleasant Point
Harold Leuenberger
Forrest Shaffer
Pleasant Point School News Picnic Planned After Short Closure
Pleasant Point Higha iNo. 3 closed FridayMay 12. At noon Mrs LaNora Halvorson led pupils on a mile hike into the woods for lunch. The official school picnic will be Sunday May 21 with families invited. eighth grade graduation on May 24 includes Mary Dinan and Paul Hofer. Perfect spelling scores earned by Mary Dinan Paul Hofer Arthur Strong Billy Bennett Mary Hofer Lorraine Elaine Buroden and Michael Dinan. Betty Bennett posted perfect attendance for the year.
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Pleasant Point School
HighaiNo
LaNora Halvorson
Mary Dinan
Paul Hofer
Arthur Strong
Billy Bennett
Mary Hofer
Betty Bennett
Lorraine
Elaine Buroden
Michael Dinan
Repair Storm Damage at Wenger Building and Fath Garage
The Wenger building on Center Street was re-roofed with fire resistant shingles after a severe storm damaged the roof. The Fath garage roof also required rebuilding, replaced with a four ply built up roof. Weekend guests included Mr and Mrs Richard Schmid End Miel of Cedar Rapids and Mr and Mrs John Lyford with David of Mt Vernon visiting Mrs Lulu Schmid.
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Wenger
Center Street
Richard Schmid End
Cedar Rapids
John Lyford
David
Mt. Vernon
Lulu Schmid
Elere
Des Moines Group to Visit Here May 24
Leo Schori plans a four year experiment growing asparagus on a commercial scale. He seeded two plots this spring, nearly five crowns, to be replanted in permanent fields next spring. One acre of crowns yields ten acres of permanent planting, with first harvest in the third year and full production in the fourth. Second bench bottom land is being prepared for asparagus and several farmers have shown interest.
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Leo Schori
Northeastern Iowa tour by Des Moines Manufacturers and Jobbers Bureau
The Des Moines Chamber of Commerce will run its annual Good Will Tour May 23 to 26, visiting 37 towns in northeast Iowa with about 100 participants from manufacturing and wholesaling firms. The trip is non sales oriented, self sustained on a Pullman train, with breakfast luncheon and dinner meetings, entertainment by Argonne Post American Legion band and Des Moines Police Quartet, aiming at fellowship and acquainted business ties.
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Manufacturers and Jobbers Bureau
Des Moines
Argonne Post American Legion
Elgin Beats Wadena In 12 Inning Battle
In a 12 inning Turkey Valley League opener Elgin finally edged Wadena to 11. Elgin tied the score at 10 after late surges and rallied for the winning run in the 12th. Box score details list ELGIN players Lekman Schmid Adrian Downey Jensen Hanson Pollock Hendrickson Gehring Fascher and Wadena players Jellings Corkery Thomas Messerli among others with runs and hits noted.
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Wadena
Elgin
Elgin E Lekman
O ‘Schmid
Adrian
LV Downey
Barker
Jensen
Hanson
Pollock
Benson
Pinney
Hendrickson
Gehring
Fascher
Iowa
Jellings
Thomas
L. W
Ordin
jThomas
L. E
Messerli
D. Jellings
Schmid
Lehwan
L. E. Thomas
Downey
L. E Thomas
Y I Barker
J Leonhart
E. Lantz
April Saw Numbers Up Seven Percent
April figures rose seven percent with games set for Sunday as Garnaville visits Elgin and Strawberry Point travels to Wadena.
Local Transfers and Vehicle Registrations Listed
Coof House deeds include Frieden and wife to Fayette County Lor Co. West Union. Langerman guardian to Eugene Nutting for $4 000 on land tracts 16-94-8 and 32-94-7. Whitcher couple to Balt Kamm Jr for $1.00 on part of Le 17 Cook’s Ada. New car registrations feature Ernest Peterson Elgin Ford four door James A Henderson Clermont Chevrolet four door Kenneth Carnall Arlington Chevrolet truck F E Breckner Arlington Buick four door.
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Deeds Fleet L. Frieden
Fayette County Lor
West Union
Joe Langerman
Eugene Nutting
NE & S
Floyd Whitcher
Balt Kamm, Jr
Ernest Peterson
Elgin
Ford
James A. Henderson
Clermont
Chevrolet
Kenneth J. Carnall
Arlington
F.E. Breckner
Buick
West Union Hospital Patient Notice and Street Parking Advisory
In West Union Hospital Mrs. Ed Boleyn was taken to the West Union hospital Saturday evening where she is a medical patient. Mrs. Boleyn was not well enough to return to her home on Wednesday, as was expected. NOTICE All car owners are requested to refrain from parking their cars on Center street over Sunday night. This interferes with street cleaning Monday morning. Please keep this in mind throughout the summer months, W. P. Kohls, street commissioner. Snipe Vv Check Echo Want Ads Now.
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Ed Boleyn
West Union Hospital
Boleyn
Center Street
Mii
W. P. Kohls
Snipe Vv
Towa Egg Production Sets Records in April 1950
Iowa April 1950 egg output reaches 617 million, the highest for April since 1946. First four months total 1.849 billion eggs, a record for that period, surpassing 1.727 billion produced in January–April 1949.
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Iowa
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Rece
Guy Gill
Ing” Nee
Scouts Round Table
Echo Park
Veishea
County Auxiliary Meeting
Brown
Pleasant Point Club
Pleasant Point School News
Towa
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