Births and Deaths From a Tragic Farm Accident
Mr and Mrs John Longmuir Elgin adopt a 6 week old boy Douglas Eugene through Lutheran Home Chicago on May 12 A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Otis Torkelson May 23 at West Union hospital weighs 7 lbs 14 ozs third daughter KILLED Lester Dinsdale Traer died instantly when his tractor overturned crushing him between the machine and a steel manure spreader A statement noting a salesman and a small territory ends the item.
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John Longmuir
Elgin
Ill
Douglas Eugene
Lutheran Home
Chicago
Otis Torkelson
West Union Hospital
Lester Dinsdale
Traer
The Friendly Church With Living Message Event Schedule
The Friendly Church with Living Message invites worshipers Thursday at 8:00 p m for a film The Future in Theirs followed by choir practice at 8 45 p m Sunday services begin at 10 00 a m with Holy Communion and 11 00 a m Sunday School A fellowship dinner at noon and committee meetings at 1 00 p m conclude with a closing program at 2 00 p m Rotating Bible school Thought for the week emphasizes kindness over harsh words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. John Vanderbeck
Bible School
Methodist WSCS Meets June 2
The W S C S will meet at the church on June 2 with hostesses Mrs Bert Thoman, Thomas Howard, Edith Berg and Martin Hanson. Mrs Leo Grether will conduct the worship service and Mrs John Tillotson will present the lesson. Installation likely planned.
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Mdms
Bert Thoman
Thomas Howard
Edith Berg
Martin Hanson
Leo Grether
John Tillotson
dInstallation
Moore and Frey youths noted in Wadena column
Lt. Comdr. Forrest G. Moore reports two weeks of training at the Naval War College in Newport Rhode Island. Harley Frey of Wadena graduates May 30 from Lutheran Brethren Academy Fergus Falls. Francise Moore at McAlester College St Paul given a voice recital May 13. Local families attended meals and visits at Fort Atkinson Decorah Castalia and Lake George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forrest G. Moore
St. Paul
Marcus Ritche
West Union
William Shea
Volga
Clyde Bond
Merle
Robert Bond
Gerald Bond
Robert H. Bond
Elgin area hosts birthday picnic and community visits
A Sunday picnic at Louis Becker's home celebrated birthdays of Reuben Howard Robert Kerr Junior Becker and Bonnie Heins with numerous local families attending. Visitors included Joe Peters Mabel Peters and others. Several residents traveled to Rochester Minn for surgery and events. Local clubs held gatherings with prizes awarded to Don Fauser and others. The Rev John Vanderbeck family planned conference trips and southern state vacations. Families from Chicago and West Union visited Elgin for dinners and weekends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Becker
Reuben Howard
Robert Kerr
Junior Becker
Bonnie Heins
Joe Peters
Mabel Peters
Col Jeen Howard
Joe Kjosa
Marcella McIntyre
Leonard Heins
West Union
A. B. Jacob
John Schaer
Rochester
Minn
Reuben Hackmann
Earl Mulford
Winthrop
C. J. Mulford
Milton Miller
la Fonda
Anna McNeil
Waukegan
Ill
George Boyle
Racine
Wis
Lyle Granger
McNeil
H. M. Kerr
Mason City
G. H. Falk
Elgin
Herbert Blockhus
Joe Baker
Alvin Halverson
Bernard Hanson
John Bowers
Santa Ana
Calif
Sus
Oelwein
Ern Holzer
Inez Shaffer
Lamont
Memorial Day Bass Season Opens in Iowa Waters
The fishing season for black bass in Iowa reopens May 30 across private ponds, state lakes, and city reservoirs in the south. Natural baits like frogs cray fish and minnows attract largemouths near stumps weedbeds and deep shorelines late in the day. Smallmouth fishing flourishes in the coldest streams such as Turkey Upper Town Volga and Yellow rivers in northeast Iowa. The season runs through February 15 with a daily limit of 5 and possession limit of 10 and a 10 inch minimum length.
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Iowa
Turkey
Upper Town
Volga
Yellow
Debate over Hoegh interim appointments to education board
Debate continues over Governor Hoegh naming two men, Dwight Rider of Fort Dodge and W. B. Hamilton of Hampton, for the state board of education after prior Senate rejection. The two were reappointed to the board, stirring pro and con arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoegh
Haming
State Board of Education
Dwight Rider
Fort Dodge
W. B. Hamilton
Hampton
Governor appoints interim board members amid senate standstill
Governor named two men to the board after senate adjournment fueling constitutional questions raised by State Sen. Duane Dewel of Algona. Appointments were generally praised, though some fear legality of future board actions. O'Brien County twins Mary Goodmanson and Sarah Ginger marked their 82nd birthday in Paullina.
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Senate
Duane Dewel
Algona
Dewel
O’brien County
Sarah Ginger
Mary Goodmanson
Paullina
New Liquid Fertilizers Cut Bag Handling Burden
New liquid fertilizers promise easier use by eliminating heavy bag handling. Farmers expect faster application, reduced labor, and cleaner storage with liquid blends designed for crop needs.
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