Presbyterian Church Ladies and Legion Auxiliary Activities
Wadena News outlines church schedule for Minster Sunday with times for church school worship and choir practices. Legion Auxiliary met at the American Legion hall with eleven members, reporting a $205.76 gain from United Fund dinner and a $5.96 Christmas gift bill, plus December lunch and cookie committees listed. Attendees include local residents, card club gathering, and multiple visits among-area families with regional names and towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
United Fund
George Alderson
Veterans’ Hospital
Madge Murray
Elmer Scrupe
John’ Solomon
Richard Erickson
Bill Shea
Johnnie Erickson
Leo Ainsworth
John Frey
Geo. Alderson
Extension Council Election Dates Set Fayette County Iowa
Fayette County Extension unit of Iowa State University outlines a 20 member council with 10 seats filled annually for two year terms. Eligible voters in each township may vote and serve, with education in agriculture home economics and 4-H. Election dates listed for terms 1900 1961 include Scott Pleasant Valley Union Dorver Fairfield townships and locations with set times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Iowa State University Extension Service
Iowa State University
Scott Township
Roy Lincoln
Pleasant Valley
Elgin
Union Township
Interstate Power Co
Hall
Weat Union
Dorver
Fairfield
Rothlisberger Named Voting Delegate for Shorthorn Breeders
Otia Rothlisberger has been chosen as a voting delegate by local Shorthorn breeders for the American Shorthorn Association Annual Meeting in Chicago during the International Livestock Show. Kenneth R. Falk, secretary of the Association, confirms the selection. F. Rothlisberger and Son represents Shorthorn breeders from the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otia Rothlisberger
Chicago
Kenneth R. Falk
F. Rothlisberger
Publishers Seek Blocking of Smut Campaign
Weekly Iowa news release reports publishers seek injunction against Attorney General Norman Erbe to stop calling magazines obscene and to halt prosecutions. Hearing set in Des Moines federal court. Named defendants include advisory committee members and Cedar Rapids residents. Also notes Joe Whitney Gillilland named to Civil Aeronautics Board by President Eisenhower, succeeding H. D. Denny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Norman Erbe
Smut. Co
Erbe
George Albrecht
Davenport
J. P. Harper
Edward P. Ingersoll
Lew Warren
Oelwein
Richard Brandt
David McIntosh
Edward Ward
Cedar Rapids
Joe Whitney Gillilland
Civil Aeronautics Board
Eisenhower
Gilliland
Glenwood
H. D. Denny
Gillilland
Foreign -Claims Commission
Special election set to fill Steven Carter vacancy
Iowa voters will choose a successor to late Congressman Stev en V Carter D who died of cancer at Bethesda Naval Hospital aged 44 Leon Carter a former congressional candidate in 1948 1950 and 1956 died prior The death prompts a special election as Governor Herschel Loveless pays tribute praising Carters courage and dedication to constituents and state and nation
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Carter
Iowa
Steven V. Carter
Leon Carter
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Congress
Carter
Karl LeCompte
Herschel Loveless
Steven Carter
Patrol Planes Boost Iowa Traffic Enforcement
Iowa highway patrol planes patrol state highways to spot violations and direct ground units. In the first nine months this year they arrested 1531 traffic violators with air to ground coordination. From January to October the operation yielded 780 summonses for improper passing 602 for excessive speed 185 for stop sign violations and 84 for other summonses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Highway Patrol
Promotion of Elgin Marine Robert E Medberry
Robert E Medberry son of Mr and Mrs Howard Medberry of Elgin Iowa was promoted to Marine Corporal on October 19 while serving as a jet mechanic with Marine Fighter Squadron 334 a unit of the Third Marine Aircraft Wing at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station Santa Ana California Before enlisting in March 1957 he graduated from Elgin High School
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Medberry
Howard Medberry
Elgin
Iowa
Marine Fighter Squadron 334
Third Marine Aircraft Wing
el ‘Toro Marine Corps ‘Air Station
Santa Ana
Calif
Elgin High School
Governor's Ball At Oelwein November 17
Democratic party leaders from Iowa plan appearances at a Governor's Ball in Oelwein on November 17 with Lt. Gov. Edward J. McManus and state Democratic chairman Donald Norberg in attendance. A public reception is scheduled in the afternoon followed by the Ball in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party of
Iowa
Oelwein
Edward J. McManus
Keokuk
Donald Norberg
Albia
Herschel C. Loveless
Youth Killed in Gun Battle on Council Bluffs Street
A 19 year old, Keith Eugene Hayes of West Union, was killed after a gun battle with two Omaha police officers on a dead-end street near Council Bluffs Saturday afternoon. Hayes had been driving erratically, could not prove car ownership, and fled toward police headquarters where the confrontation occurred. He allegedly stole the car from Iva McDonough, operator of the Rex Hotel in West Union, where Hayes lived. Hayes had worked on a sewer project in Hawkeye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bhutts
Keith Eugene Hayes
West Union
Omaha
Hayes
Council Bluffs
Iva McDonough
West Union Rex Hotel
Hawkeye
Winning Numbers for Saturday Draw Reported
Lucky numbers drawn on Saturday November 7 include 8 342 423 635 1000 1654 1128 1519 1297 89 and 977 at 8:00 p m. At 9:00 p m numbers were 198 707 1343 667 853 21 837 83 1464. The winner is Mrs Louis Kjosa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Kjosa
County Farm Bureau to Attend 41st Iowa Convention
Fayette County Farm Bureau will be represented at the 41st annual Iowa Farm Bureau convention in Des Moines from November 16 to 18 by a 40 member delegation. Leaders Harold Strong Reynold Strong Mrs Leo Meyer Mrs Kenneth Blockhus and Mrs Forrest Shaffer are slated to attend with Reynold Strong serving as Fayette county voting delegate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Illyria Homemakers Club Meeting Slated Friday
The Hit and Mies Club and Illyria Homemakers Club will meet Friday November 20 at 1 00 p m in the Illyria church basement. The lesson covers tin craft with gloves tin scissors clean lids and empty cans. Bring Christmas ideas to share and all interested are welcome to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hit and Mies
Illyria
Oelwein Luncheon Features County Auditor Hazel Gehring
Hazel Gehring county auditor spoke at the Top 12 Club luncheon at Hotel Measley in Oelwein last Friday. She outlined the sanctions and procedures of the auditor's office and described how the department operates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Gehring
Fayette County Social Security Benefit Totals February 1959
In Fayette County 2,172 persons received 117,957 monthly under the Social Security Act as of February 28, 1959. The county shows increases from December 31, 1957 with 379 more beneficiaries and 30,954 higher monthly payments. Retired workers number 11,269 receiving 90,790 monthly, with 497 wives and dependent husbands at 16,017. Children total 1% with 3,546, 48 mothers at 2,494, and widows or dependent widows 160 at 8,157 monthly. Twenty-two disabled workers aged 50 to 64 receive 1,846 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Circle meetings set for November 19 luncheon
Mrs. Herbert Dummermuth hosts Nora circle with guests at one o clock with Mrs. Clifton Wilson assisting and Mrs. Leo Schori directing. A silent auction will aid Circle Mary at Mrs. C B Schori home with Mrs. Robert Wilson assisting and Mrs. John Tillotson directing. Circle Rachel meets at Mrs. Arthur Lantz home with program by Mrs. Robert Falb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Dummermuth
Nora
Clifton Wilson
Leo Schori
Circle Mary
C. B. Schori
Robert Wilson
John Tillotson
Rachel
Arthur Lantz
Robert Falb
Tiny microphone trick aids heart doctors in live tests
A minuscule microphone can be passed through a vein into the heart, guided by an x ray fluoroscope. It lets physicians hear the heart beat and blood flow to gain inside information about the organ during procedures.
Air Force cadet Gilson travels by plane to Lackland AFB
Curtis Gilson went from Des Moines to Lackland Air Force Base Texas after a Sunday physical examination with travel by plane beginning Tuesday. The move marks the start of his next military training phase and situates the cadet's new assignment in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtis Gilson
Des Moines
Lackland Air Force Base
Texjs
Leo Schori Elected President of Canners Association
Leo L. Schori, manager of the Elgin Canning Co., was elected president of the Iowa Nebraska Canners Assn. at the annual meeting in Marshalltown on Tuesday November 3. Albert Schori served on the board for many years. Elgin Canning Co. received a safety plaque for a year with no accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo L. Schori
Elgin Canning Co
Iowa-Nebraska Canners Assn
Marshalltown
Albert Schori
Appointed to Fieldmen Committee at livestock show
Otis Rothlisberger was chosen to serve on the fieldmen committee of the Shorthorn Association. Breeders across the United States were selected to assist in developing long range association policies. Meetings will be held in Chicago during the International Livestock Show from November 23 to December 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Rothlisberger
United States
Chicago
Fayette County Extension Calendar Fall Training Sessions
Fayette County Extension calendar lists events from Friday Nov 13 with Christmas Ideas training at Farm Bureau Building at 10:00 a.m. Two representatives urged to attend. Monday Nov 16 second training School for girls 4-H leaders at Farm Bureau Building 10:30 a.m. Hendersons Prairie 4-H meeting 8:00 p.m. Larry Boehmler. Wednesday Nov 18 Pleasant Valley Township Extension Council election at Elgin Town Hall 8:00 p.m. For Pleasant Valley voters. Thursday Nov 19 Smithfield Livewires 4-H meeting 2:00 p.m. Michael McGill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Hendersons Prairie
Larry Boehmler
Pleasant Valley Township Extension Council
Elgin Town Hall
Pleasant Valley
Smithfield
Michael McGill
Coe College team earns back-to-back Midwest title golds
Members of Coe College undefeated football squad claimed consecutive Midwest Conference championships and received small gold football awards. Coach Wally Schwank announced the honors with Dennis Erickson of Elgin named among local Cue award winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coe
Wally Schwank
Dennis Erickson
Elgin
Elgin Community Club Holds November Meeting
The first Parent Teacher Association meeting of the school year will be at Valley High at 8:00 p.m. on Monday November 23. All Valley School district parents and teachers are urged to attend as plans for the year are discussed and teachers are introduced. Refreshments will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent Teacher Association
Valley High
Valley
Nominating Committee Appointed Elgin Club
Twenty three members attended the Elgin Community Club meeting at the American Legion and Auxiliary hall. Louis Lehman reported on Elgin Clermont Co op Creamery. George Falk discussed a state road commissioner letter about primary 172 not funded until 1964. A nominating committee of Kohler Welch Schori and Mosby was named for next year’s officers. new officers begin in January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Community Club
American Legion
Louis Lehman
Elgin-Clermont
George Falk
Harold Halverson
Keith Kohler
F. C. Welch
C.B. Schori
G. J. Mosby
Janes Wary
Elgin Study Club Hostesses Lead Evening
Mrs. Fred Muehlethaler hosted the Elgin Study Club with Mrs. C. B. Schori as co host. Members recited the Pledge of Allegiance and a vocal solo “Trees” was performed with Mrs. Clarence Muehlethaler as singer and Mrs. Eldon Schroeder at the piano. Orran Bane gave a cake decorating demonstration. A collection was taken for Meals for Millions and Care, followed by a social evening and lunch served by the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Muehlethaler
Elgin
C. B. Schori
Clarence Muehlethaler
Eldon Schroeder
Orran Bane
Stamp Club Exhibition Showcases Civil War Revenue Stamps
The Cedar Rapids Stamp Club hosts its first exhibition in two and a half years from November 14 to 18 at the Roosevelt Hotel. Hours run Saturday noon to 10 pm and Sunday afternoon. The Court of Honor displays Civil War period Revenue Stamps collected by Des Moines collector W. W. Westholm. Exhibition chairman is Norman E. Erickson, formerly of Clermont. Visitors are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids Stamp Club
Roosevelt Hotel
Court of Honor
W.W. Westholm
Des Moines
Norman E. Erickson
Clermont
P. V. Homemakers Meet at Mrs Miller’s Home
Pleasant Valley Homemakers plan Friday gathering at 1 30 p m at Mrs Clifton Miller’s residence. Lesson on Skillet Meals to be presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley
Clifton Miller
Fete Tigers Next Monday at Ilyria Church dinner
Valley High School football team and staff will be hosted at a turkey supper Monday at 7:00 pm at Ilyria Community Church. Jerry Clark, Cornell College coach, will be guest speaker. Tickets cost four dollars and may be bought in Clermont Elgin or Wadena or at the door. each ticket admits one purchaser and one player. The event signals support for the Tigers pursuit of the Upper Iowa Conference crown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley
Ilyria
Tigers
Jerry Clark
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Clermont
Elgin
Wadena
Upper Iowa
Completes Testing Course Completes Testing Course
Donald Reierson son of Mr and Mrs Ole Reierson recently completed a six weeks course by the Dairy Herd Improvement Association at Ames, employed in Story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Reierson
Ole Reierson
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Ames
Story
Hill and Vale Club Meets for Snacks Lesson
The Hill and Vale Club met Thursday October 29 at the home of Mrs Celia Thoman with eight members present. The lesson on serving snacks was led by Mrs Thoman. Members Mrs John Christen Mrs Elmer Frieden and Mrs Richard Frieden visited Ellender to learn four crafts to be presented at the November meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Fennell
Sterling
Colo
Clark Corbin
John Erickson
Little Eight
Mgms
Elmer Struss
Pearl Johnson
Alta Bond
Aulden Wilson
Erickson
Len Probert
Waukon
Guy Probert
Clermont
Sacred Heart Hall
Volga
Wadena
St Joseph’s Parish
Mdms
Don Leonhart
William Shea
John Staffenhagen
Lyle Rubens
Robert Klingman
Ellen and
Burnadette Corkery
Hill and Vale Club
Bette
Celia Thoman
Thoman
John Christen
Elmer Frieden
Richard Frieden
Ellender
Cella Thoman
Elgin Prize Times Change for Merchants Draw
Elgin merchants will shift prize distribution to afternoons starting Saturday. Effective November 14 prizes will be claimable between 2:30 to 2:32 and 9:30 to 3:32. a $200 total prize pool is offered with $85 at 2:30 and $115 at 3:30 and a $75 jackpot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Winners announced at Fayette 4-H award tea
The annual mother-daughter 4-H award tea drew about four hundred attendees at the Farm Bureau building in Fayette. Home improvement honors went to Janet Gehring Ilyria Clipperettes Deon Jennings and Wadena Wonder Workers. Long-time book awards honored Judy Anderson and Cler mont Clever Clovers with 6-year and 5-year recognitions for Gehring and Illyria Clipperettes. County officers Sandra Lauer president Dean Jennings vice president Alice Ingels secretary-treasurer Betty Weidemann historian and the county girls 4-H committee led by Mrs E D James chairman with assistance from Mrs Reynold Strong Mrs Otto Nehison Mrs Marvin Ingels Mrs Will Heick and Mrs Archie Schroeder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Janet Gehring
Ilyria Clipperettes
Deon Jennings
Wadena Wonder Workers
Judy Anderson
Clermont Clever Clovers
Illyria Clipperettes
4-H
Sandra Lauer
Dean Jennings
Alice Ingels
Betty Weidemann
E. D. James
Mra
Reynold Strong
Otto Nehison
Marvin Ingels
Will Heick
Archie Schroeder
Twins Born On Harold Fredrickson Farm Near St Ansgar
Two sets of twin calves were born the same day at the Harold Fredrickson farm near St Ansgar. Neighbors reported the unusual birth event highlighting farm liveliness and livestock fertility in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Fredrickson
St. Ansgar
Effect of high moisture corn on hog gain rate
Feeding high moisture corn slows gain rate but does not reduce efficiency compared with low moisture corn. Hogs maintain similar growth efficiency despite slower daily gains due to moisture content.
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Wadena News
Presbyterian Church
Lady Martin, Minster
Extension Council
Iowa Press Association
County Farm Bureau
Illyria Homemakers Club
Oelwein Club
Press Canners Assn
Coe College
PTA
Mrs. F. Muehlethaler
C. R. Stamp Club
P. V. Homemakers
Fete Tigers
Elgin Prize
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