Wadena News Highlights Presbyterian Guild and 4-H Activities
The Women's Guild of the Presbyterian Church met in church parlors with sixteen members present. Plans included a Memorial Day dinner, a new refrigerator purchase, and a White Cross project for India and Arizona. The Wadena Wonder Workers 4 H held a better grooming contest with winners Sheilah Messerti and Nancy Whittenbaugh, and a telegram announced the death of Louis Cline in Oregon. Several families visited, and a joint A band and vocal group outing occurred at Hazelton with local hosts Erwin Goff and connections to Madge Murray.
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Women's Presbyterian Guild
Women's Guild of the
Presbyterian Church
J. 0. Probert
Jess Langford
Mabel Johnson
Presbyterian
Postville
Madge Murray
India
Arizona
Sidney Corbin
Wadena Wonder Workers
Wadena Wonder
Johnnie Erickson
Mary
Sheilah Messerli
Nancy Whittenbaugh
Ivan Flowers
Sheilah Messerti
Mrs. Flowers
Mary Baldwin
Patty Aeschliman
Pearl Johnson
Louis Cline
Long Creek
Oregon
Gleim Funeral Home
Arlington
Wadena
Murray
Archie Cline
Castalia
Donald Livingston and Sons
Byron Murray
Wm. Athas and Son
Catonsville
Bess Techantz
Dannie Keister
Madison
Wis
Walter Cook
Fred Techantz
Elmer Struss
Donnie
Federal Dam
Minn
Frank Clemes
Hazelton
Erwin Goff
Ott
Knox and Allen
Clem Messerli
Gott
Ray Klingman
Volga
Iowa Primary Campaign Faces Final Week In June Elections
The Iowa primary race heads into its final week with June 4 voting for Republican and Democrat nominees. Turnout projections vary, with governors races drawing attention alongside senate and attorney general contests. Budgets rise for the University of Iowa, polio vaccine eligibility expands, and four new agents join the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation as officials pledge prudent enforcement and staffing.
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Iowa
U. S. Senate
Senate
Secretary of State
Norman Erbe
GOP
Buena Vista County
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Richard Pettit
Marshalltown
Richard L. Klein
Town Falls
Floyd H. Mablette, Jr
Fort Madison
Lea Hoegh
Donna Robinson to Wed June 23
Mrs. Carl Robinson of Hopkinton announces the approaching marriage of Donna Jean Robinson to Don Buckman of Elkader. Donna Jean has studied at Iowa State Teachers College. Buckman recently returned from two years in the U S Army.
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Carl Robinson
Hopkinton
Donna Jean
Don Fr. Buckman
Arthur Buckman
Elkader
Mr. Buckman
Miss Robinson
Iowa State Teachers College
U. S. Army
Fayette County approves sixteen new conservation co operators
The Fayette County Soil Conservation District Commissioners approved sixteen new co operators at their May 14 meeting, one of the largest groups in a single month. The landowners include Ernest Streicher Putnam Leslie Lauer Dover Glen Little Pleasant Valley Eugene Torson Dover Byron Bosi Fairfield Archie Howard Pleasant Valley Nlyria M L Ponsar Oran Anna Rundle Oran Franklin Bremer County Thomas Flanagan Myria George Alesen Au purn Dale Minger Ilyria Kenneth Baldwin Wyria Aubrey Guyer Union Harold Spies Dover Harold Spies Auburn Dover Richard Brackin Alyria. Total cooperators reach 641. Complete farm plans approved for Clifford Olson Smithfield and Harlan Seedorff Putnam townships. Present were Commissioners Ingels Alfred Stewart Kenneth Kerr District Clerk Jean Winter Extension Director Melvin Wangsness and SCS Conservationist Jim Barnes.
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Fayette County Soil Conservation District Commissioners
Ernest G. Streicher
Putnam
Leslie R. Lauer
Dover
Glen W. Little
Pleasant Valley
Eugene Torson
Byron Bosi
Fairfield
Alyria
Clifford Olson
Smithfield Township
Harlan Seedorff
Putnam Township
Mr. Ingels
Alfred Stewart
Kenneth Kerr
Jean Winter
Melvin Wangsness
Jim Barnes
SCS
Pilot Jack Gehring Earns Commercial Pilot Status
Commercial pilot Jack Gehring flew to Cedar Rapids on Monday and completed the commercial pilot test with safety agent H. C. Hartley of the CAA. He is now a commercial pilot.
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Jack Gehring
Cedar Rapids
H. C. Hartley
New Addresses Listed For Walter Bauman In Grand Junction
Walter J. Bauman is reported with a new address at 408 Lilac Lane in Grand Junction Colorado. The notice records the updated residence details for official records and correspondence.
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Walter J. Bauman
Lilac Lane
Grand Junction, Colo
Hog Prices Rise Amid Stagnant Week's End Market Faith
Hog prices near 17 dollars per head mark as the market shows two weeks of steady gains. Farmers in the region hope to push toward 20 dollars before the seasonal drop. Advertisers consider adjusting newspaper ads to changing market conditions.
Banks Close Thursday for Bankers' Meeting
The Elgin State Bank and Farmers Savings Bank will be closed all day Thursday May 24 for the annual meeting of Group 4 Bankers' Association at Waukon. All other Fayette county banks will be closed as ten counties in northeast Iowa are in group four.
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Elgin State Bank
Farmers Savings Bank
Bankers’ Association
Waukon
Fayette County
Iowa
April Sow Farrowing Down Sixteen Percent
April sow farrowings on Iowa farms are estimated at 560000 head, the smallest April total in 27 years aside from 501000 sows farrowed in April 1935. The preliminary figure shows a 16 percent drop from 654000 in April 1955 and is 32 percent below the 1945-54 April average of 824000.
Mrs. Alfred Imhof Rites Held In Peoria Ill
Funeral services were held Monday in Peoria Illinois for Mrs. Alfred Imhof a longtime local figure. Attending were Mr and Mrs Ben Hofer and Alfred and Mr and Mrs Wm Pfister. After the service they were dinner guests of Mr and Mrs Geo Davis at Rockford Mrs Davis is a sister of Mrs Hofer.
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Peoria
Ill
Alfred Imhof
Ben Hofer
Gon. Alfred
Wm. Pfister
Geo. Davis
Rockford
Davis
Hofer
Rough Ashlar Meeting Postponed
The Rough Ashlar club postponed its regular monthly meeting for one week. The rescheduled gathering will be held at Hawkeye on Tuesday evening May 29.
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Rough Ashlar Club
Hawkeye
Lions to Meet Monday in Elgin at St Pauls Church
The Elgin Lions Club schedules a meeting next Monday evening May 28 at St Pauls Methodist Church. Dinner is planned for 6 45 with the meeting following.
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Elgin Lions Club
St. Paul's Methodist Church
Grand Lodge Officers Visit Local Lodge
Elgin and nearby towns welcome visiting Grand Lodge officers at a local lodge event. A high school foreman estimated about 60 tons of steel will be used in construction, plus heating and plumbing supplies. Two Iowa State Teachers College students were honored at the May 23 Honors Convocation for academic and musical distinctions. Local Eastern Star chapters held initiatory work and a Friendship Night with performances from several chapters, including Elgin and Postville, with guests of honor from Nashua and other towns.
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Iowa State Teachers College
Donna Meinhard
Sylvia Ladson
Kart Meinhard
Elgin
Donna
Purple Arrow
R. L. Larson
Sylvia
Sigma Alpha Iota
National Music Fraternity
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Marcia Wolf
Madame Butterfly
Leo Grether
Elkader
Lorrine Lynth
Sandburg
Johnson
Postville
Victor Walter
Leonard Caston
West Union
Archibald Sowden
Provost
New Hampton
Monona
Glen McKellar
Leo Schori
George Vaughn
Lester Gehring
Max Thoma
Donald Gilson
Life Membership Meeting Held by Elgin and Highland Societies
The Elgin Lutheran Mission Society hosted the Highland Mission Society for a life membership meeting. A playlet I Had a Dream was performed by Mrs. William Moore and Mrs. Woodrow Reed with Mrs. Leonard Moore as reader. Life membership pins were presented to Mrs. Thore Thompson Mrs. John Lantz Mrs. Ludwig Anderson and the Rev and Mrs Vance Knutsen by Mrs Otis Torkelson. The Knutsens also received pins from the Elgin and Highland Lutheran Churches.
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Elgin Lutheran Mission Society
Highland Mission Society
M&s
Vance Knutsen
The _Knutsens
Elgin and
Highland Lutheran Churches
L. O. Reierson
George Hanson
Elgin Lutheran Church
Lucky Tractor Accident Pins Father Under Plow
Werner Moore escaped serious harm after a Saturday incident when his daughter Marian inadvertently released the tractor plow while he lay beneath it making adjustments. The panicked family sent Mrs Moore to assist, and she raised the plow freeing him with only minor bruises reported.
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Werner Moore
Marian
Mr. Moore
Jand
Slow Down and Live Memorial Day Campaign Expands
Iowa joins a national Slow Down and Live drive running from Memorial Day through Labor Day to curb rising traffic deaths and injuries. Governor Hoegh urges mayors, enforcement, officials and judges to enforce all traffic laws strictly.
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Iowa
Leo A. Hoegh
Grinnell Woman Builds Dolls for Needy Children Abroad
For ten years Mrs. Bessie Rivers of Grinnell has crafted dolls for underprivileged children in other countries. Last year her dolls reached 23 foreign lands.
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Bessie Rivers
Grinnell
Courtesy Dinner At Larson Home
Mr and Mrs Harris Larson hosted a courtesy picnic dinner Sunday for LeRoy and Carol of Highlands Lutheran confirmation class and Ione a 1956 Elkader High School member. Guests included many local families and out of town friends from Oelwein Fort Collins Elkader Cedar Rapids Chicago Garnaville and St Olaf.
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Harris Larson
LeRoy
Carol
Highland Lutheran Church
Ione
Elkader High School
Roy Cline
Oelwein
Eva Ernst
Fort Collins
Colo
O. H. Larsen
Leonard Moore
Lennis
Adolph Benson
Ellen Ahrens
Elkader
Albert Morse
Wilma Harriman
Wadena
James Vawter
Penny
Calmar
Edwin Ernst
Edgewood
Dean Boyd
Cedar Rapids
Barbara Yearous
Chicago
Robert Yearous
Garnaville
Philman Embretson
Carl
St. Olaf
Arthur Yearous
Glen
Robert Rush
Robin
Belva Snyder
Next Week Reminder for Echo Patrons Memor Memorial Day
Echo patrons are reminded that next Wednesday is Memorial Day and the paper must be printed and mailed by noon. Cooperate by submitting news and advertising at least a half day earlier to stay on schedule.
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Echo
Sudden death of Lawrence Etter in West Union
Lawrence Etter of West Union died suddenly of a heart attack shortly before starting work on Wednesday May 23. No funeral arrangements were announced by press time. Lyle Coaling, a Corydon student, was unconscious for 12 hours after a collision with another youth while trying to catch a football. Dick Merrill and Glen Berhends bagged seven fox cubs and their mothers near Monticello, found in a sand hill den as Berhends scanned an oat field.
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Lawrence Etter
West Union
Lyle Coaling
Corydon
Dick Merrill
Glen Berhends
Monticello
Mr. Berhends
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Mrs. Imhof
Lions
The
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Gunder Cemetery
Turkey River
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American Legion
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E. G. Steinman
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