Debbie DeSart Faces Iowa State Homecoming Dream
Debbie DeSart of Elgin born September 2, 1949, dreams of Iowa State University Homecoming, writing letters to ISU and enjoying cheeseburgers and custard pie. Her family includes parents Mr. and Mrs. Dean DeSart and siblings Mark, Jay, and Kimberly.
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Debbie DeSart
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Debbie
Eele Hospital
Dean DeSart
Elgin
Mark
Jay
Kimberly
Ames
Editorials Question Price Aid in Food Stores
Gary Kleppe argues housewives boycott in larger towns to press for lower food prices. He blames farmers professors wholesalers and retailers but sees merit in cooperation among all four groups. He questions why the women should bear the burden alone.
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Gary Kleppe
Ford
Unclear fragment on grocer strike and census wording
Fragment discusses a strike against a grocer and compares percentages, claiming the current rate is the lowest among unspecified categories. Details are incomplete and no clear event, date, or organization is identifiable from the readable text.
National FFA Convention Draws Valley Students in Kansas City
Mr. Ross James a Valley Vocational Agriculture teacher led a group of FRA boys to the National FFA Convention in Kansas City October 12 to 14. About 11,000 FFA members and sponsors attended with events including the National Speech Contest and National Awards Contest. Wayne Anderson earned an American Farmer Degree. Attendees included Mr James, Mr and Mrs Harvey Anderson, Wayne Anderson, Lee Batterson, and Frank Baldwin. Valley High news notes dietary plans for November follow.
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Ross James
Valley
Kansas City
Missuri
FFA
Wayne Anderson
Mr James
Harvey Anderson
Lee Batterson
Frank Baldwin
Crop Harvest Averages Mixed as Weather Helps Corn
Weekly crop report shows corn harvest under way after sunny weather and wind, soybeans progressing but with reports of very poor yields, and fall plowing 13 percent complete.
Elgin Unrecorded Local Visit And Wedding Guests
Elgin residents hosted Gene Snyder and family for dinner Sunday at Belva Snyder’s home with afternoon callers C O Torkelson, Leonard Moore, Lennis and O H Larson. Phyllis Brause visited Allen Habeger. out of state guests joined the Hunsberger-Preuss nuptials from Omaha Indianapolis Shelby and West Union. An astronomer predicted the sun will last six billion years before exploding.
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Gene Snyder
Kimberly and Kelly
Vinton
Belva Snyder
C. O. Torkelson
Leonard Moore
Lennis
O. H. Larson
Phyllis Brause
West Union
Allen Habeger
Hunsberger - Preuss
Peter Jensen
Julie Anderson
Shirley Johnson
Dale Thurman
Omaha
Creig Constable
Shelby
Venard Sinclair
Robert Skelton
Christine
Indianapolis
Ind
Ellen Hunsberger
Phyliss Hunsberger
Clarion Haglie
Grand Meadow Study Club Met Oct 21
The Grand Meadow Study Club met Oct 21 at Mrs. Ames Olson's home. It opened with The Old Rugged Cross and a prayerful scripture reading. Ten members and three guests attended, with a report read and approved, a program by Mrs Carmen Swenson showing slides from England and Europe, and America the Beautiful as a closing song. Thoughts were shared by Mrs Or gile Berg. The gathering ended with prayers.
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Grand Meadow
Ames Olson
Old Rugged Cross
Carmen Swenson
LaVerne Larson
Oliver Larson
England
Europe
America the Beautiful
Orgile Berg
Local families host guests in social week notes
Last week social visits include Rev and Mrs Orville Meth and family at Metta Krueger’s home. Mary Ann Zieser and Stan Wenger of Cedar Rapids with the Wenger couple visited the Harry and John Cline households. Roy A Becker of Atlantic and Louis Becker Sr and family hosted and were visited by several relatives. Emil Olson of Phelps called on Clara Hellum. Steve Halverson of Stevens Point spent the weekend with his parents, the Harold Halversons.
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Elgin
Orville Meth
Metta Krueger
Mary Ann Zieser
Stan Wenger
Cedar Rapids
Martin Wenger
Harry L. Cline
John McMillian
Don Fauser
Conner Dummermuth
Harry Cl
Stevens Point
Wis
Harold Halversons
Weekend Visits Spur Social Gatherings Across Town
Sunday family and friends gathered in Waterloo and Mount Vernon for dinners and visits. Guests included Mrs. Roy A. Becker and family from Atlantic, the Becker group from Grundy Center, and Lucille Larson hostesses. A Congo student, Sabastia Lomena, joined Rev. Lee Roy Collins students Keith Collins of Mt. Vernon, all visiting Cornell College. Multiple Muehlethaler relatives hosted and celebrated a birthday.
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Roy A. Becker
Atlantic
Louis Becker Sr
Judy
Waterloo
Sheridan Downey
Grundy Center
Bishop's Cafeteria
Egw Hutchinson
Mount Horeb
Wis
Libbie* Larson
Cecil Schroeder
Clarence Becker
Louis Becker
Louis Becker Jr
Sabastia Lomena
Congo
Africa
Keith Collins
Mt. Vernon
Lee Roy Collins
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Joan
Casion
Charles Muehlethaler
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