Community group notices and social calendar items
Members urged to donate used leather purses hats and nylon for shipment to veterans therapy shops and hospitals. Public card party planned for Armistice Day with lunch served by the humiliary committee. Local families hosted dinners and anniversaries while clubs and societies held meetings with prizes and devotions. Continued on Page Ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbor
Des Moines Veterans’ Hospital
Eldora
Betty Sniffin
Nelda Schuety
Hazel Mahoney
Election Day in Iowa Headlines Off-Year Vote Hope
Next Tuesday November 7 is election day in Iowa with expectations of a heavy off-year turnout possibly reaching 800000, though not a presidential year record. New officers of the Town bankers association include H Bullman president and J Kennedy treasurer. Butterfat tax collections in Iowa amounted to 67442.53, collected in June to promote dairy sales. The Blue Lights proposal seeks exclusive use for volunteer firemen and civil defense funding. New officers of the league include Howard Bruce president and Leo Beck vice-president, with Dan Conley trustee and carryover trustees Fred Miller and Vernon Wolfe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Avery Citizen
Towa
Town League of Municipalities
League
Howard £. Bruce
Mason City
Leo P. Beck
Odebolt
Max A. Conrad
Burlington
Dan J.conley
Sioux City
Fred Miller
Ankeny
Vernon Wolfe
Brooklyn
State Old Age Aid Costs Drop Amid Extra Benefits
Town old age assistance costs fell as 300 elderly residents gained support from higher federal programs. In October 49,585 people received aid, with an average grant of 48.89 and total costs down from 2,469,320 to 2,424,144. The state expects 7,000,000 more revenue from motor vehicle fees as 23,486 more vehicles were licensed in ten months and total collections reached 27,420,803.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townland
Taat
Towa
Baker Sale Draws Good Crowd and Prices
Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Baker led a sale attracting a solid crowd and strong bids. The top cow sold near $244 per head while shoats brought about $45 each and pigs earned around $25. Old corn sold at 84 cents per bushel, hay averaged $8.75 a ton, with machinery such as a tractor and cultivator selling for $750 and a hay loader for $122.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle Baker
Sumner Defeats Elgin 41 6 In Friday Game
Sumner led the league game by 41 to 6 over Elgin last Friday night. Sumner scored two first quarter touchdowns and an extra point, then added more in the second and third quarters. Elgin failed to score until Schori ran 60 yards for a fourth quarter touchdown as Sumner clinched the victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Sumner
Sumner i
Schori
Jus
Woat Uaear
New Produce Firm Opens in Elgin
Grace Westpfahl and Louis Dennier establish a new produce business in Elgin. They previously worked with Helium Produce Co where Mr Dennier was a one third partner for several years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Westpfahl
Louis Dennier
Elgin
Helium Produce Co
Dennier
Regular and special meetings of the E. 58 notice
The regular meeting of the E. 58 is set for Wednesday evening November 8. A special initiatory meeting with refreshments will be held Thursday evening November 16. Members are urged to attend both sessions and mark the dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. 58
Elevator mishap at Boone county courthouse alarms safety checks
William Morey slipped into an open elevator shaft in the Boone county courthouse but survived by hanging from the door ledge until rescue. Technicians are inspecting safety devices as the door is said to fail when the cage is not in position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morey
Boone’ County Court House
School House Moved to Be Church School in Elgin
The former Oak Grove school house was moved to Elgin this week and will serve as a Lutheran Sunday school room parochial school and meeting place for the Ladies Aid Society. The building was moved early in the week reaching its destination Tuesday noon Moyers guided the route down the ridge road past Marshall Helms and Chas Copper farms crossing Otter Creek. The move took about four days from start to finish with roughly one day of actual moving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Grove
Elgin
Ladies* ‘Aid Society
Moyers
Ridge Road
Marshall Helms
Chas
Copper Farms
Otter Creek
Study Club Meets Monday At Elgin
The Elgin Study Club will meet on Nov. 7 with Mrs C B Schori. The evening topic is Fine Austrian Angiabad. Mrs Jonesby will present History of Popular Music in America. Mrs Martin Wenger will review Music in American Life. Club members will sing America the Beautiful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Mra. C. B. Schori
Astein
Angiabad
Pasar
Jon’esby
America
Mra
Martin’ Wenger
Eight Pound Son Born to Werner and Moore Couple
An eight pound son was born to Mr and Mrs Werner Moore at the Postville hospital on Sunday October 29. He has been named Elmer Eugene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner Moore
Postville Hospital
Elmer Eugene
Worth County special election faces bond validity ruling
Carpenter school district in Worth county plans another special election after bond attorneys ruled the prior vote invalid. They said funds were raised for remodel rather than reconstruct, noting Webster's dictionary distinction between remodel and reconstruct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Worth County
Bond
Families Gather for Weekend Socials in Iowa Town
In Oelwein Mr and Mrs Robert Seileman and Gregory moved there last week while Mrs Anna Schupbach hosted a Sunday visit. Wm Schupbach and daughters from Monona visited the Schupbach home, with Karen staying through the week. Virgil Ludwig and daughter of West Union joined the Robert Falb home Monday evening. John O Anderson attended John Benter’s funeral in Hawkeye on Monday. Paul Zurbriggen Lorence and Clarence Muehletholer families dined Sunday with Fred Muehlethaler. Dr Ittermann family visited the Zurbriggen home Wednesday evening. Henry Vellersven and family dined at Alvin Halverson’s Sunday. Fred E Lehman of LaPorte City spent the weekend with John Anderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellie Voshell
John’ Tripp
Warren Tripp
Adolph Schrabecker
Fayette
Clark Voshell
Derryl Rubens
C. C. Corbin
Arthur Thomas
Dorcas Aid Society
Hart
Bridge Club
Luther Crandall
Lyle
Rubens
Dawson Clark
Ida Sniffin
Chicago
Chas. Sniffin
Robert Seileman
Gregory
Oelwein
Anna Schupbach
Schupbach
Monona
Karen
Mes
Virgil Ludwig
West Union
Robert Falb
John O. Anderson
Hawkeye
John Benter
Paul Zurbriggen
Lorence
Clarence Muehletholler
Fred Muehlethaler
Dr. Ittermann
Zurbriggen
Henry Vellersven
Alvin Halverson
Fred E. Lehman
LaPorte City
John ©. Anderson
Camp Fire Girls Host Halloween Party Monday
The Firemakers of Camp Fire Girls entertained members and guardian Mies Groth at a Halloween party Monday Oct 30. Guests included Doris, Donna and Diane Meinherd. After a ghost walk they had lunch at Mrs. L. L. Kiple’s home. Members this year are Marjorie Johnson Beverly Muehlethaler Nancy Larson Marie Sutter and Juanita Imholt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mies Groth
Doris
Donna
Diane Meinherd
L. L. Kiple
Marjorie Johnson
Beverly Muehlethaler
Nancy Larson
Marie Sutter
Juanita Imholt
Jacobs Celebrate 40th Wedding Anniversary At Home
Forty relatives and friends gathered at Leon Jacob’s home Friday evening to honor Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Jacob on their 40th wedding anniversary. The Oct 26 date was noted. Attendees included Mrs. Alfred Tadob Kathleen Jacob Marilyn Schaer Karen Schroeder Walter Bauman and distant guests from Alden Minnesota and Sheffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Jacob
A. B. Jacob
Ittermann
Walter Bauman
Grand Junction
Colo
T Ithe Jacobs
Alfred Jacob, Jr
Alden, Minn
Lloyd Jacob
Sheffield
Tragic hunting trip ends with fatal arm injury
Warren Vanden Brink of Sheldon is injured during a Canadian hunting trip near Lac Soul when his rifle discharged after the safety released, causing severe arm damage that required amputation below the shoulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Warren Vanden Brink
Sheldon
Lac Soul
Carl Meinhard Family Moves Into Former Falk Residence
The Carl Meinhard family moved Friday into the former Geo. H. Falk residence, now owned by Gottlieb Pulfer. The article notes several guests and dinners among local families including the Light, Howard, Kiple, and Evans households, with visits from Kenosha and Cedar Falls individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Meinhard
Geo. H. Falk
Gottlieb Pulfer
Elgin
Robert Walker
Kenosha
Wis
Fred Boetcher
Waverly
Lyle Light
Thos
E. Howard
Archie Howard
Bertha Kiple
Will Kohler
Nelle Reusser
Lions Plan Social for West Union to Aid School Band
Lions Club in West Union completed plans for a Friday evening basket social and carnival at the high school gym to raise funds for school band uniforms. The event includes a supper, music, and a following carnival, with baskets auctioned off. Burial for Carl B. Christian, longtime superintendent, occurred at Decorah after a heart attack at the West Union Elkader game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl B. Christian
West Union
West Union High School
Decorah
Christian
West Union-Elkader
Figin
Lions Club
Lions
Real Estate Transfers and Registered Cars In Elgin Area
Real estate transfers include Gottfred Plister and wife to John Pulfer in WD, Becker & Kunev Subdivision transfer to Robert L. Ernst, Maggie Schricker to Chas and Jack Gehting, Blockhus to Richard Blockhus, and Jacob Friederich Guardian to John Pulfer. A list of parcels shows several WD deeds with prices, plus new car registrations noting an Earl Rothlisberger Buick Tudor in Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gottfred Plister
John Pulfer
Len Cordes
Robert L. Ernst
Becker & Kunev
Arlington
Maggie Schricker
Chas
Jack D. Gehting
Conner
Add
Elgin
Louie A. Blockhus
Richard Blockhus
Jacob Friederich
John Falk
Marie Morris
Earl Rothlisberger
Buick Tudor
Dairy award honors Elgin youth at Curtiss Co event
Donald Durscher of Elgin will be honored December 9 by Curtiss Co at Cary Illinois for winning first in a state fair dairy animal category. He will receive a cash prize and a handsome trophy from the company president. Two Wisconsin and one Illinois youth will receive similar awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Durscher
Elgin
Curtiss Co
Cary
Wisconsin
Clinois
White albino squirrel shot by two boys
Bay area youths Bay Albino Squirrel Ed Medberry and Chas Wenger hunted near Otter Creek and saw a white animal vanish into a hollow tree. They chopped the tree and killed a pure white albino squirrel with a .22 rifle, lamenting they could not have captured it alive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Medberry
Chas. Wenger
Otter Creek
Lightning strike injures farmers kills dog near Oran
A bolt of lightning struck Bremer county near Oran injuring two Sumner farmers John Egeton and John Reith who are recovering while a dog was killed. The bolt melted a half dollar in Reiths pocket. Local social notes list visitors and gatherings including Mrs Mollie Schneider and Darlene at Minnie Daniels, Bob Eins and others. A school social for Illyria district No 2 is planned for November 4 with plate lunch and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Oran
Bremer County
John Egeton
John Reith
Reith
Illyria District No. 2
Ellen Flanagan
Draft Seven Call Seventeen Fay ette County Men List
Fourteen Fay ette county youths report for the draft on November 7 in draft number seven. Named include Clarence E. Amundson of Clermont and Uriel C. Gehring of Elgin, with Clarence J. Sampson of Clermont as one of three alternates. Gehring is J. M. Gehring’s son, farmed since graduation in 1945. Amundson is Ole Amundson’s son and has spent the past year doing trucking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Clarence E. Amundson
Clermont
Uriel C. Gehring
Elgin
Clarence J. Sampson
Mr. Gehring
J. M. Gehring
Mr. Amundson
Ole Amundson
NEW HOUSE Pitched in by Brownville church group
Brownville church members aided Charles Brown by building a new house. After foundation work, the crew finished in one day ready for plastering. Also notes: Mrs. Fanny Frieden dined with Mrs. Lydia Hanson in Elkader. County Legion and Auxiliary met at Clermont with several hosts and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Brown
Brownville
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Efor
Sours
Podsarewski
Union
Bsi
Louie i
Marine Cura
Ington
Associallyj
H. Bullman
Sidney
Barnett
Guthrie Cetter
Pullman
Kennedy
New. Hampton
C.K. Cullings
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C. E.S
Bernard Hanson
George Hanson
Louise Schori
Devéanods
Rose McMillan
Mercy Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Joe Frieden
George Butikofer
Chris Wenger
J. M. Frey
Wadena
Walter Medberry
Bob and Jerry
Elsia Popenhagen
John’ Kiple, Jr
Sid Walters
Virginia Cline
Horst Zahn
Chi
Re Kane Cae Tin
Camp Fire Girls
Supt. C. B. Christian
Chas O'Neill
Orvin Thompass
Andrew Kossives
Don Fauser
Sheldom Kaiser
Vincent W. Luca
Iowa Semater
St Paul's Methodist Church
Mollie Schneider
Darlene
Minnie Daniels
Bob
Eins
L. G. Lehman
Rochester
Minn
Lehman
Vernon Fordyce
Conrad
Harris ‘Hegland
Eddie, Frieden
D. E. Tinker
John Tinker
Strawberry Point
Fanny Frieden
Lydia Hanson
Elkader
Messrs
Perry Medberry
M. J. Blockhus
Earl Kiple
R. A. Crider
Carrie Steele
Joint County Legion and Auxiliary
St. Lucas
J. B. Miller
Alta Klingman
Klingman
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