Wadena Community Club Meets. June Program Named
Wadena Community Club gathered at the school gym Monday evening to name the June meeting committee. A note on the swimming program starting June 13 at Fayette was read. Music and vocal numbers were performed by local residents, and a poppy poster contest sponsored by the American Legion Auxiliary awarded prizes to 5th and 6th graders, with multiple students recognized and prizes of 1.50, 1.00, and 50 cents.
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Wadena
Pease
Fayette
Kathy Jones
Rodney Corbin
Barbara Yestous
Ruth Klingman
Meen Jones
American Legion Auxiliary
Juanito Ott
Maureen Baldwin
Billy Mattocks
Doyle Gage
Timmie Corkery
Tommy Sniffin
James Probert
Lyle Rubens
Wilfred Bond
Merle
Robert Bond
Leo Herriman
Karl Livingston
Dubuque
June
Charles Carlston
Duane Ray
Arlington
Mabel Johnson
Mdms
Charles Gehring
Lester Gehring
Elgin
Ralph Reed
Earl Halverson
West Union
J. C. Probert
Johnnie Erickson
Pearl Johnson
Derrel Johnson
Madge Murray
Des Moines
Navy
Harry Schievelbein
Postville
Ben Hulbert
Joe Brorby
Clermont
Allen Ballard
Kathleen
Missing Man Found In Wrecked Car Near Elgin
William Fox 71 of Wadena was located Wednesday morning in his wrecked car in a deep gully south of the Car Gehring farm on the Elgin Wadena road. He had gone fishing Tuesday and failed to return, prompting a search that continued overnight and into the morning.
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William Fox
Wadena
Car Gehring
Elgin- Wadena
Elgin
Elgin Commencement Awards and Honors Given
Dianne Meinhard named valedictorian and Marcia Wolf salutatorian at Elgin commencement. Honor students with averages above 90 include Howard Kittleson Billy Bennett Nona Mark James Schaer John P Falk Kenneth Crider and Keith Crider. John P Falk receives Citizenship Award and Flor ence Hofer Bar Association recognition. Kenneth Crider earns Faculty Citizenship Award. Nona Mork receives Federation Award and Danforth Character Award goes to Nona Mork and James Schaer. Dianne Meinhard also receives Reader's Digest Award for valedictorian.
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Dianne Meinhard
Marcia Wolf
Howard Kittleson
Billy Bennett
Nona Mark
James Schaer
John P. Falk
Kenneth and
Keith
Crider
Florence Hofer
Bar Ass'n
Kenneth Crider
Nona Mork
Danforth
Homemakers Meeting on Outdoor Cookery Lesson
The Pleasant Valley homemakers will meet with Mrs Walter Follett on Tuesday afternoon June 5 at two o'clock for an outdoor cookery lesson. Come dressed for outdoors.
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Pleasant Valley
Walter Follett
League Women Voters Push Reapportionment in Iowa
The Iowa League of Women Voters will start an active reapportionment campaign aiming for a constitutional amendment to ensure representation by population. Delegates debated which legislative house would be population based versus area based and urged regular, adequate reapportionment. New tax and education policy notes, postal rate talks, Iowa law graduates leaving the state, and a typhoid fever uptick are also reported, with continued coverage promised.
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Iowa League of Women Voters
Iowa
Virgil Hancher
University of Iowa
Iowa Legislative Committee
Hancher
Law School
Taxation Committee
Abraham Gelperin
Des Moines - Polk County
Kerrs announce engagement of Colleen Howard to A Ze Baumler
Mr and Mrs Robert Kerr announce the engagement of their daughter Colleen Howard to A Ze Richard D Baumler son of Vince Baumler of West Union No definite wedding date has been set Miss Howard is a Elgin High School graduate class of 1956 Baumler is in service and stationed in Charleston South Carolina
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Robert Kerr
Colleen Howard
Richard D. Baumler
Vince Baumler
West Union
Miss Howard
Elgin High School
Baumler
Charleston
South Carolina
Lutheran Vacation Bible School at Elgin
The Elgin Lutheran church announces a Bible school from June 4 to June 15. Sessions run Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Supt. Orvin Thompson leads with teachers Belva Snyder Frances Larson Nancy Larson and Janice Longstaff. The program offers Bible centered courses for children of all ages.
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Elgin Lutheran
Orvin Thompson
Belva Snyder
Frances Larson
Nancy Larson
Janice Loftsgard
Deon Pollock Graduates From Presbyterian School of Nursing
Mr and Mrs Thos Pollock traveled to Chicago to attend graduation exercises for their daughter Deon Pollock who was a member of the class and will likely remain at the Presbyterian School of Nursing. The Pollocks stayed four days visiting relatives in Elgin La Grange and Chicago.
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Thos. Pollock
Chicago
Presbyterian School of Nursing
Deon
Pollocks
Anna Howie
Elgin
Earl White
la Grange
Will Schoenheider
Holzer Couple Celebrate 55th Wedding Anniversary
Sunday dinner guests at the Howard Medberry home honored Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holzer on their 55th wedding anniversary. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Roy St. John of Streeter, 111, Marlene Medberry and John Grimm of Cedar Rapids, Mrs. Ern Holzer, Mrs. Mary Allen, Mrs. Henrietta Cunningham of Volga, Mr. and Mrs. Orran Bane and Orran Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wenger and the Gene Wenger family.
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Howard Medberry
Henry Holzer
Roy St. John
Streeter
Marlene ‘Medberry
John Grimm
Cedar Rapids
Ern Holzer
Mary Allen
Henrietta Cunningham
Volga
Orran Bane
Orran, Jr
Ed Wenger
Gene Wenger
Nona Mork Receives Four Year ISTC Scholarship
Nona Mork daughter of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Mork has received a four year scholarship at ISTC Cedar Falls valued at 504 dollars. It covers tuition and fees except the student activity fee of 33 dollars per year and fees for special music lessons. Award based on academic ability the state scholarship exam and personality suited for teaching.
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Nona Mork
Kenneth Mork
ISTC
Cedar Falls
Cheery Valley 4-H Club Meeting Recap May 11
The Cheery Valley Boys 4-H Club met May 11 at Ivan and Lyle Meisner’s home with 10 members present. Guests included Reuben Metzger Clarence Hofer Billy Cook and Max Saurby. Demonstrations on hammer use and care were given. Members completed project sheets. Saurby took them to the office. Plans were set for a June 2 tour starting in the morning followed by a picnic lunch and a ball game.
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Cheery Valley Boys’ 4-H Club
Ivan
Lyle Meisner
Reuben Metzger
Clarence Hofer
Billy Cook
Max Saurby
Saurby
Gerald Nickels
Miscellaneous Shower Held for Betty Lenz and Junior Boyer
Mrs M A Boyer and Mrs Leo Boleyn hosted a miscellaneous shower for Betty Lenz and Junior Boyer at the Legion Auxiliary rooms last Thursday evening. Readings were given by Glenda Wede and Alice Boyer. About fifty relatives and friends attended as the bride-to-be opened gifts. Cutting the cost of operating and maintaining machinery will help farm profit margins.
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M. A. Boyer
Leo Boleyn
Betty Lenz
Junior Boyer
Legion Auxiliary Rooms
Glenda Wede
Alice Boyer
Co Weed and Pest Control Meeting in Fayette County
The meeting delivers updated weed and pest control information to Fayette county residents on June 5 at 1 30 p m in the Farm Bureau building. E P Sylvester extension botanist ISC will address weed problems and identify weeds. Harold Gunderson extension entomologist will present corn borer control fly control in homes and on livestock and dairy.
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Fayette County
Farm Bureau
Fayette
E. P. Sylvester
ISC
Harold Gunderson
Marion Mission Society Meeting Outcome and Hosts
The Marion Mission Society met Thursday May 10 with hostesses Mdris Lloyd Reierson Lewis Kjosa T L Loftsgard and Otto Gisleson. Devotion and Bible study were led by Mrs Maurice Landsgard. Convention reports were given by Mrs Kenneth Mark and Mrs Harvey Anderson. Life membership pins were presented to three members. The birthday song honored three members and Rev O R Haugstul spoke. Iowa horticulturists favor bluegrass as the best lawn grass for Iowa.
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Marion Mission Society
Mdris
Lloyd Reierson
Lewis Kjosa
T. L. Loftsgard
Otto Gisleson
Maurice Landsgard
Kenneth Mark
Harvey Anderson
O. R. Haugstul
Nine candidates vie for EHS cheerleader posts
Nine candidates auditioned Tuesday morning May 22 for EHS cheerleaders. Judges named Linda Kiple and Glenda Wede as cheerleaders with Audrey Sutter as alternates.
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EHS
Pat Gruver
LaVila Larson
Glenda Wede
Danice Anderson
Sharon Pinney
Linda Stephenson
Roselyn Clark
Linda Kiple
Audrey Sutter
Contests for Offices in Fayette County Primaries
Voters in Fayette County head to the polls next Monday, June 4, for biennial primaries with multiple races on national and state tickets. Republicans and Democrats compete for state legislature seats, sheriff, and supervisor, with three for state representative, two for sheriff, and five for supervisor. Check last week’s Echo ballot sample and vote. the Echo urges participation but offers no voting guidance.
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Fayette County
Slow Down and Live campaign in Iowa speeds up
A statewide drive titled Slow Down and Live urges Iowa drivers to reduce speed until Labor Day to curb the summer rise in highway fatalities. State safety education director Russe Brown says every motorist can help by easing on the accelerator and driving to conditions. Gov Leo Hoegh has proclaimed Slow Down and Live months and asked enforcement officers and judges to support speed control efforts statewide.
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Iowa
Russe Brown
State Safety Education
Brown
Leo Hoegh
Justices of the Peace
Births Reported for Two Families in May
Mr and Mrs Fredrik Anderson welcomed a son born Sunday May 27 at Jefferson weighing 7 lbs 10 ozs. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Ed Anderson of Waterloo and great grandmother Mrs Edith Berg. Lt and Mrs John Cannon welcomed a son named David William born Tuesday May 29 in Bermuda weighing 7 lbs 13 1/2 ozs.
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Fredrik Anderson
Jefferson
Ed Anderson
Waterloo
Edith Berg
David William
John Cannon
Bermuda
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau to Meet at Elgin School
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau holds a meeting at Elgin school Monday evening June 4 at 8 o'clock. The program features Pleasant Valley 4-H boys and girls with lunch sold by 4-H clubs. Attendees urged to vote and attend the club program.
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Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau
Elgin
Pleasant Valley
4-H Girls Rally Day Election and Awards
The 4-H Girls annual rally day will be at Upper Iowa University gymnasium and campus starting at 9 30 a m on Saturday June 2. The program includes election and installation of county officers the annual business meeting reports by club presidents the better groomed girl contest honoring club leaders and introducing convention delegates. All friends of 4-H are welcome.
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Upper Iowa University
West John P Falk and Dennis Grether Vacation Trip
West John P Falk and Dennis Grether departed Sunday morning for a two weeks vacation traveling to the Rocky Mountain National Park Grand Canyon and Boulder Dam. They planned a two day burres trip in the canyon and camped equipped for outdoor lodging.
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John P. Falk
Dennis Grether
Rocky Mountain National Park
Grand Canyon
Burres
Canyon
Boulder Dam
W S C S Meeting at C B Schori Home
The general meeting of the W S C S will be held Thursday June 7 at 2 30 PM at the home of Mrs C B Schori. Installation services for new officers will be conducted. Pres Mrs C S Schori will present W S C S goals in the new guardrennium. A picnic lunch will follow the
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C. B. Schori
C. S. Schori
Local residents report hospital stays and travel for care
Mrs. Leo Friederich of West Union underwent major surgery at Palmer Memorial hospital last Wednesday and was released Monday. Mrs. Martin Hanson has been hospitalized at Postville since last Friday evening. Donald Gilson was taken to Postville hospital Monday evening for observation. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Schori visited Rochester, Minnesota from Wednesday to Saturday for Mrs. Schori’s check up while Mrs. Wenger stayed at their home.
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Leo Friederich
West Union
Palmer ‘Memorial Hospital
Martin Hanson
Postville
Postville Hospital
Donald Gilson
Rochester
Eugene Schori
Minn
Farmer finds lost billfold after four years
J. R. Miller of St Ans Gay discovers a billfold he previously lost four years ago. The recovered $32 is still redeemable, illustrating how opportunity can come via the Want Ada aid.
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J. R. Miller
St. Ansgay
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Weed and Pest Control Meeting
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