Iowa campaign narrows to factional lines in governor race
The Democratic gubernatorial contest centers on factional leaders as Lt. Gov. Edward J. McManus withdraws after state party hints. Harold Hughes, Ida Grove, backs Duke Norberg and Gov. Loveless while challenging McManus to clarify ties to Jake More. Hughes argues More’s return would weaken the party. McManus declines comment. Additionally, Iowa Highway Patrol reports 1,125 speeding arrests in April, including 236 truck drivers and 9, for violations.
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Jets
Edward J
Nick) McManus
Democratic State Central Committee
McManus
Donald
Duke) Norberg
Harold Hughes
Ida Grove
Democratic Party
Iowa
Loveless
Hughes
David Herrick
Col. Herrick
Herrick
Cpateel
Presbyterian Church Lady Martin Sunday Service Schedule
Wadena News lists a Presbyterian Church notice for Lady Martin with Sunday program at 9:30 Church School 10:30 Worship 7:45 Youth Fellowship. Thursday 7:30 Jr choir and 8:00 Sr choir practice. Clothing drive for Church World Service urged plus names of local families and hospital update notes.
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Church World Service
Ciease
James Probert
County Conservation Commission Aims to Build Public Parks
The document explains the creation of a county conservation board by the state law, detailing duties to acquire develop and maintain public parks preserves parkways playgrounds recreation centers county forests wildlife areas and other conservation sites. It outlines five appointees from the county board to elect a president and secretary and hire an executive to implement a coordinated long term plan. It notes the board’s mandate to study facilities demand and gaps and to file plans for state approval, functioning to coordinate efforts between municipalities and state departments within tax levy limits.
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Fay
Moma
Towa
County Board of Supervisors
County Conservation Board
State Conservation Commission
April Showers Bring More in May in Elgin Area
April showers totaled 5.29 inches in the Elgin vicinity with 4.08 inches in early May. Since January the total is 11.09 inches, nearing a 15 year record with two weeks left in May. Farmers face planting delays as corn sowing remains light and fieldwork slowed.
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Elgin
Fayette County Extension Service Calendar Of Events
The calendar lists events for Fayette County Extension Service. On Friday May 20 conservation clubs visit with Robert Moorman at Wild Life Club, Iowa State University. Monday May 23 extension council visit to Ames University presents harpshooters club at 8:00 AM, followed by the annual conference committee meeting at Iowa State University.
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Robert Moorman
Wild Life Clabiat
Towa State University
Extension Council
Iove
As University
Ames
Annuagl
Iowa State University
Fayette Beef Tour Postponed by County Association
Don Hartz president of Fayette county Beef Association says the June 2 tour of Black Hawk beef establishments is postponed to a later date. Secretary E W Maurer notes a new date will be announced. The change stems from a backward spring and extensive field work unfinished. The board made the decision at a recent meeting.
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Don Hartz
Maynard
Fayette County Beef Association
Black Hawk
E. W. Maurer
Clayton County Extension Calendar May meetings and events
The Clayton County Extension calendar lists events in Elkader and Ames. May 23 a Coun cils visit to Iowa State University Ames. May 24 a Dairy Festival Kick Off Supper at 7 p.m. at Farm Bureau office Elkader. May 25 a 4-H Camera meeting Elkader Farm Bureau building. May 26 a 4-H Camp Committee meeting 8 p.m. Extension office Elkader. May 27 a State DHIA Supervisor spring conference at State 4-H camp.
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Iowa State University
Ames
Farm Bureau
Elkader
State Dhia
State
Upper Iowa University Honors Convocation Honors 48 Students
Recognition for academic achievement given Thursday at the Colgrove Walker Memorial Building. Local students receiving include Judy Larson daughter of Perry Larson Elgin forensics. James Schaer son of Fred Schaer Elgin for outstanding in business administration and political science. Also named Who's Who in American Colleges.
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Upper Iowa University
Colgrove- Walker Memorial
Judy Larson
Perry Larson
Elgin
James Schaer
Fred Schaer
Fly Control Urgently Planned for Elgin Summer
Elgin faces a summer of disruption due to sewer ditching and sewer line work. A city wide fly control program is to begin immediately focusing on sanitation, with regulations on area usage and fees for facilities. County conservation officers and staff will be employed, with over 60 Iowa counties already having conservation commissions and more voting on the issue this June.
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Elgin
Iowa
Teacher resigns at Valley High for 1960 61 year
Donald Akkerman resigns as instructor at Valley High School for the 1960 61 school year. He taught Driver Education and education and assisted football and head track coach duties. The Akkerman family will move to Phoenix Arizona after school ends to enter the mobile ice cream business.
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Donald Akkerman
Valley High School
Akkerman
Toach
Phoenix
Ariz
Trout stocking continues in northeast Towa streams
The State Conservation Dept reports 300 to over 500 additional fish received last week in Cold Water Creek Canoe Creek South Bear Creek Tur ge Creek aeaie prings Joy Springs iv Run Richmond Springs Elk Creek Mink Creek Little Mill oe Pie The stocking followed heavy rains and high water A tip to trout fishermen is to stock for a while after high water periods.
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Towa
State Conservation Dept
Canoe Creek
South Bear Creek
Turge Creek
Joy Springs
IV Run
Richmond Springs
Elk Creek
Mink Creek
Little Mill
Collins Radio Engineer Works on Mercury Program
Eugene Habeger son of Mr and Mrs Allen Habeger is a project engineer at Collins Radio Co. He works on Project Mercury the NASA manned satellite program Collins Radio supplies the capsule communication systems for Mercury.
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Eugene Habeger
Allen Habeger
Collins Radio Co
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Collins Radio
Local Dairy Co op Members to join Maquoketa Valley
The 1960 asparagus season opened May 17, two days later than 1959, likely shortening the season as closing dates stay uniform. Two Mexican families began field picking about two weeks ago, with the first harvest on Saturday.
Tabithas Entertain Guests at Mother's Day Tea
The Tabitha Society hosted a Mother's Day program at Baptist Church with devotions by Mrs. Fred C Muehlethaler, a duet by Mrs. Earl Kiple and Mrs. Karl Miller, readers led by Mrs. Ross James, and a quartet. A tea and social hour followed in the church dining room hosted by Mrs. Muehlethaler, Mrs. Erickson, and others.
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Tabitha Society
Baptist Church
Faith of Our Mothers
Ross James
Fred C-Muehlethaler
Earl Kiple
Karl Miller
Leon Jacob
Fred Schaer
Hugo Hackmann
Alfred Baechler
Eldon
Mesdames
No Once
Muehlethaler
Selmer Erickson
Harold Orth
Oliver Hansen
John Scher
Clarence Muehlethaler
Pail Zurbriggen
Karl Miler
Valley Faces West Union In Upper Iowa Conference Final
Valley High meets North High of West Union Thursday May 18 at 3 15 p m for the conference title. Valley sits 8 2 after a 2 1 loss to Fredericksburg and a 5 4 defeat by Strawberry Point while North High stands 7 1. The Upper Iowa Conference splits into north and south halves with Waukon Postville Elkader Valley and North High West Central Sumner Fayette in the mix. Fayette did not field a team this season.
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Valley High
North High
West Union
Upper Iowa
Valley
Fredericksburg
Strawberry Point
Waukon
Postville
Elkader
West Central
Sumner
Fayette
Merrill Green Named to Helm's Hall of Fame and Foundation Award
C Merrill Tiff Green Class of 1922 earns Helm's Hall of Fame honor and Helm's Foundation Award for longtime athletic service. In 33 years at South Pasadena High School he coached basketball 30 years, with ten conference titles, two southern California state titles, three state finals appearances, and a 507–238 record. Begins coaching in Clermont then Elgin before South Pasadena in 1927. retirement as teacher planned this June.
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C. Merrill
Tiff" Green
Helm’s Hall of Fame
Helm's Foundation
Tiff
South Pasadena California
Southern Calif
Clermont
Elgin
South Pasadena
Honored minister marked 65 years in ministry
Honored Dr William Baddeley minister of the Mist church in State Center received recognition for 65 years in the ministry. May V Days Moore had a hernia operation. Laurence Kn Saleones underwent an appendectomy Tuesday at the Decord hospital.
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William Baddeley
the Mist
State Center
Laurence Kn
2 Decord Hospital
Lawns Slide Into Roadway At Dennler Farms
The Dennler family homes north of IUyria township on a high bank along primary 56 have suffered successive slides this spring. A 12 by 3 rod section of bank moved south into a deep ditch, taking three trees and shrubbery with it. Excessive wetness and a boggy blue clay layer under the topsoil caused the erosion after the highway ditch was dug during grading.
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Albert
Harold Dennler
Iuyria
Virgil Miles Builds New Barn on Bennett Farm
Virgil Miles, owner of the Bennett farm, is constructing a new barn this spring. The structure will be 40 feet wide and 6 feet long, with Miles doing most of the work and receiving help from neighbors.
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Virgil Miles
Bennett
Mr. Miles
Mrs Clara Muncie and Daughter Depart for Scotland
Mrs Clara Muncie and her daughter Florence left Sunday May 15 for an extended visit to Scotland to stay with relatives and tour other places of interest.
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Clara Muncie
Florence
Scotland
Valley High School Displays Await After Commencement
At Valley High School the industrial arts and home economics displays open after the baccalaureate and commencement exercises on May 22 and 23.Leon Hansen, instructor, notes the projects were made this year and will be shown in the school cafeteria. The industrial arts exhibit features a bedroom suite end tables leather and metal working projects. The home economics display showcases sewing projects.
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Valley High School
Leon Hansen
Valley
Illyria Homemakers Will Meet May 20
The Illyria Homemakers Club will meet Friday May 20 at 1 30 p m with Mrs Orran Bame. The program includes a skit Food is the best buy by Mrs Ed Gernand. Information on civil defense by Mrs Harry Feller and election procedure by Mrs Harold Strong. Everyone is welcome.
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Illyria Homemakers Club
Orran Bame
Ed Gernand
Harry Feller
Harold Strong
Memorial Day Services at Valley High School
The American Legion and Auxiliary of Elgin and Clermont hold combined Memorial Day services at Valley High School. The program includes color advancement, Star Spangled Banner, band, invocation by Pastor Schroeder, Pledge of Allegiance, wreath dedication by Clermont and Elgin Auxiliaries, music, address by Pastor Stutrud, readings by Elgin Auxiliary, Valley High Band selections, benediction, and retirement of colors.
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The
American Legion and Auxiliary of
Elgin and
Clermont
Valley High School
Rogram Advancement of Colors
Pastor Schroeder
Elgin
Stutrud
Reading
Valley High Band
Winning Numbers and Saturday Winners Listed
The article lists winning numbers for May 14 at 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. followed by the names of winners Donald Gilson Donald Sutter George Vaughn Mrs Clarence Hofer and Dan Page.
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Donald Gilson
Donald Sutter
George Vaughn
Clarence Hofer
Dan Page
Elgin-Clermont Dairy Co op merges with Maquoketa Valley Co op
A May 1 meeting of Elgin-Clermont Dairy Co op patrons approved merging with Maquoketa Valley Co op by 60 to 24 ballots. Plans include a new intake at the local drying plant to process can milk and cream, with butter production on site and tanker haul to Maquoketa Valley for processing. The plant will separate and pasteurize about 50 thousand pounds per hour, and spray drying capacity reaches 650000 pounds daily. All producers will have Maquoketa Valley memberships. Directors from the territory will join the Maquoketa Valley board. the local board will meet with theirs monthly until the next annual meeting reconstitutes districts.
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Elgin
Maquoketa Valley Co-op
Maquoketa Valley
4-H Girls Headed to Elkader for Business Meeting
Clayton County 4-H girls will travel to Elkader June 4 for the annual business meeting at Central Community School auditorium. Morning highlights include officer elections and recognition of leaders delegates and campers. Afternoon features a fashion show of garments from McCalls and Simplicity patterns and presentations of the better groomed girls.
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Clayton County
Elkader
Central Community School
McCalls
American Legion Ceremonies Schedule Across Cemeteries
Elgin Post of the American Legion holds Memories service at Gander cemetery at 3:45 a.m. Brainard 6:45 a.m. Illyria 9:15 a.m. Apostolic 9:30 a.m. Elgin cemetery after the Memorial Day program at Valley High. Legionaires meet at Legion hall at 8:00 a.m.
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Elgin
American Legion
Gander
Brainard
Illyria
Apostolic
Valley High
Legionaires
Legion Hall
Queen of Conservation Contest This Summer
The Fayette County Soil Conservation District Commissioners approved the tuition for Mrs. Nitta Stevens to attend the State Conservation Camp at Springbrook Park near Guthrie Center for the summer session. The Queen of Conservation contest will be held this summer in cooperation with the Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa. The winner will be eligible for the State Plowing Contest. Two more cooperators, Arnold Sanders of Hawkeye and Harwood Estate near Arlington, were approved. Attending were District Commissioners Alfred Stewart, Hilder Gilbertson, Carl Lueder, Ervin J. Barrack, and Millard Nelson Jr.
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Fayette County
Soil Conservation District
Nitta Stevens
Springbrook Park
Guthrie Center
Farmers Grain Dealers Association of Iowa (Cooperative
Des Moines
Arnold Sanders
Hawkeye
Harwood
Arlington
Alfred Stewart
Hilder Gilbertson
Carl Lueder
Ervin J. Barrack
Millard Nelson Jr
Career Claire Rouse to retire after 39 years in teaching
Claire Rouse of New Hampton will retire when the current school term ends after 39 years in the profession. She has taught the past four years in New Hampton schools.
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Claire Rouse
New Hampton
New’ Hampton
Moore's May V Day Sale Offers Major 80 Percent Savings
Shopper alert reports Moore's announces an 80 percent savings event labeled May V Day. The ad promotes limited time discount pricing across items, urging quick visit to stores at 6 and i locations for the sale.
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Moore's
6 and i
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