School Staff and Fall Activities Highlight 1954
The EHS staff lists editors and assistants across departments led by Karen Kiple and Barbara Medberry. Sixth through junior grades report on Halloween parties, back-to-school accidents, a double-cast play For Ever Albert on November 6 and 7, a marionette show by the Cole company, Homecoming events with floats and a crowning, and a marionette production note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raiter
Karen Kiple
Barbara Medberry
Edith Gehring
Marcia Wolf
Marilyn Schaer
Beverly Muehlethaler
Nona Mark
Mary Schaer
Kenny Crider
Stan Capper
John Balbo
Jeanine Cook
Marijana Ogle
Florence Hofer
Linda Kiple
Norma Pulfer
Bev Howard
Janice Loftsgard
Charles Capper
Diene Meinhard
Jim Schaer
Pat Capper
Keith Crider
Marlene Wede
Ruthann Mitte
Norman Mitts
Janette
Jeanette Krueger
EHS
Fayette
King Panther
Cardinals
Stan Boyer
Nancy Larson
LaAnna Frieden
Kindergarten News Including Birthday and Halloween Party
Students marked their papers while learning to write their names. Marilyn Miles celebrated a birthday with cake. A Halloween party was held on Friday with songs like Red White and Blue and The Witch Song. Marcia Jeanette Stevie DiLene and Margaret served lunch after lighting Jack O Lanterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn jMiles
Marcia
Jeanette
Stevie
DiLene
Margaret
First Grade Birthday Party and School News
First graders list birthdays for several students including Jean Schaer Ros alita Patrick Roger Falk Sharon Ruckdasheel Leroy Howard Larry Orth and Richard Reierson. Seventy two students total. Second graders Stan ley Anderson Diane Benson Tommy Benson Harlan Bilden Connie Baumgartner and Sandra Blockhus helped plan Halloween. Diane Metzger shared birthday treats and Connie Baumgartner provided candy pumpkins in August. Health notes mention Nancy and Dick visiting a log cabin and maintaining good health habits. Students learn spelling keywords and create new words. Third grade science covers animal defenses. Health lessons stress good lunch reminders and eating habits. Original health verses created. They dramatize reading stories and staged the Big Long Hank. Last Friday they rode the bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Schaer
Rosalita Patrick
Stanley Anderson
Diane Benson
Tommy Benson
Harlan Bilden
Connie Baumgartner
Sandra Blockhus
Diane Metzger
Nancy
Hank
Fourth Grade Halloween Party and Play Cast
Fourth grade students decorated their room with pumpkins owls and black craft boxes for Halloween. They wore masks in art class and prepared costumes for the play The Pink Witch with Susan Benson as Witch Midnight Victor Feller as Witch Thunder Cloud Terry Habeger as the Kind Pink Witch and Roger Torson as the narrator. The celebration was shared with other grades during Friday afternoon festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan Benson
Victor Feller
Witch Thundercloud
Terry Habeger
Roger Torson
Years After Bank Bandits Recall Killings In Clarke County
Former sheriff Ed West recalls a 32 year old bank robbery in Clarke County where a man known as exaping bandit killed one and wounded others. Two suspects were captured and jailed in Iowa, while the Clarke County men involved have since died except West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osewola
Ed West
Fiat West
Clarke County
Mx West
Tendits
Lnter
Iowa
Clermont Election Results For Mayor And Council
Fifty five ballots cast in Clermont municipal election. Will J. Nelson elected mayor with 51 votes. Council votes: Lucian Appelman 46 Dean DeSart 43 Richard Griebenow 47 Burkard Riegel 50 Keith Thoma 47 with scattered write ins. Elmer Olson 48 elected treasurer. Dean De Sart will be unable to serve so a council vacancy will be filled by appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clermont
Will J. Nelson
Lucian Appelman
Dean DeSart
Richard Griebenow
Burkard Riegel
Keith Thoma
Elmer Olson
Dean de Sart
Notice of Will Probate Hearing in Iowa District Court
In Fayette County Iowa the District Court will hear on November 30 1953 a will claimed to be Alma Anderson late of the county deceased for probate admission. Dated West Union Iowa November 2 1953 Herbert D Klammer Clerk. Also a note of thanks from Douglas West expressing gratitude for kindness shown during hospital stay and home visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Alma Anderson
District Court
West Union
Iowa
Herbert D. Klammer
Orvin Thompson
Vance Knutsen
Douglas West
Iowa MOUSE $07 Robbery Mystery at Ray Haartman Station
Reported loss of seven dollars from Ray Haartman filling station in Lowell ended odd when investigators found a mouse built a nest from currency and no money was taken. Other notes cover lawn mower mishap injuring a man in Graettinger, a 98th birthday on radio in Wilton Junction, a Janesville peanut vending machine theft, and a fatal car crash near Villisca with wife injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Haartman
Lowell
Iowa
Wilton Junction
Henry Wildesin
Janesville
Nebraska
Ray Archer
Villisca
Service members return to Norfolk after Mediterranean duty
Bennell and Ar Lee Deere leave the Navy after serving in the Mediterranean since April. They will be stationed at Norfolk, Virginia. Other service members listed include Darwin Gilson in APO 953 San Francisco, Ra Saller, and Pvt. Glen Reierson of the 6th Armored Division at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chapman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WS Bennell
Ar. Lee Deere
U. S
Robert K Huntington
Barney Larson
Navy
Norfolk, Va
Ra Saller
S. R. Douglas Chapman
San Diego
Calif
Arthur Chapman
Hospital Visits and Medical Updates Highlight Local Notices
Mr and Mrs Len Schori Jr traveled to Rochester Minnesota on Tuesday to fetch their son Robert after a week there for observation and tests. Mrs William Weibel of Chicago underwent major surgery on October 23 and is listed as an Illinois Masonic Hospital patient at 834 West Wellington Room 315. Connie Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Len Schori, Jr
Rochester
Minn
Robert
William Weibel
Chicago
Edith Zurbriggen
Ilinois Masonic Hospital
W. Wellington
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Sandra Kjosa
Sharon Pinney
Dick Meinhard
Albert
Mavis Bachmas
Beverly Mueniethaler
Joann Gisleson
Reva Medberry
Glen Snyder
Art Strong
Stanley Capper
Stanley
Lehman
Charles
Bob Medberry
Richard
Dick Whittington
George
Lusille Cole
Cole Marionetttes
Cole
United States
Canada
Mrs. Nickels
Mrs. Hunsberger
Mrs. Kohls
Darie
Peer
Himmapion Hospital
Satargaye
Exuis Becker
Clarence
Reierson
Postville Hospital
Douglas Weston
Francis West
Decorah Hospital
Will
State of
Iowanna
Soloman Schafer
Graettinger
Darwin Gilson
San Francisco
Glen L. Reierson
Afb
Fort’Leonard Wood
Connie Baker
Pituehlethajer Funeral Home
Texas A. & M. University
John E. Lillard
Long Beach
Kaiser
Leo H. O'Neil
Alexandria
Virginia
Helen Buff
Sun Valley
Kaiser Manhattan
Richard Bozek
Euclid, Ohio
Aiaclativs
Kyiyika
Motor Trend Magazine
Clermont KF Motor CO
Clermont, _Iowa
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