Clermonts Miss Prosperity on Parade feature and local football wrap
On the spot in Clermont the Miss Prosperity on Parade crowd and colorful characters are recalled alongside a quiet conclusion to the 84 football season. Monona’s late scoring and the midgets led by Lowie Butikofer, Jun ior Schupbach, Doyle Bennett, Harold Weibel, Red Steele and Ken Evans frame a summary of a season that closes with coach Whitney’s team moving toward basketball.
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Monona
E. H
Lowie Butikofer
Heavies
Junior Schupbach
Doyle Bennett
Harold
Dora” Weibel
Red” Steele
Ken Evans
Whitney
Chuck
Oak Grove News Social Roster and Illness Report
Mrs Dena Dummermuth Jane Fahey and Mr and Mrs Lorenz Schatz and daughter were guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs Herbert Dummermuth. Robt Wilson and family visited Lyle Wilson home. Harry Gilson and Donald Gilson families visited Guy Whitford home in Volga City. Margie Dennler ill with scarlet fever. Chas Wilder children also mildly ill. Harold Strong family called on Mrs C H Wilson near Lima. Visitors in Elkader last Thursday. Mrs Martha Chapman called on Tim Thoman Archie Howard and Art Chapman. Paul Larson of Waterloo supper guest of Harold Strong. Mrs Donald Dwyer and baby visiting her sister.
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Ter
Hen Brabham
Aichelle Brooks
Maynard
John Luchsinger
Libbie Barnea
Tessie
Des Moines
Harold Strong
Jud Conner
Albert Dummermuth
Hazel Patterson
Donald Jensen
West Union
H.C. Palas
W. Smith
Elkader
Alton Medberry
Alvin Possehl
Ralph Possehll
Homer Hill
Ed Talcott
Floyd Bark
Randalia
Conner Dummermuth
J. J. Snyder
Elgin
Tim Thoman
Bert Allen
Ben Brabham
Oelwein Hospital
Mamie Humphry
Howard Medberry
Henry Holzer
Oscar Frieden
Neat Elkader
Anna Frieden
le Mar
Alfred Imhof
Dena Dummermuth
Jane Fahey
Lorenz Schatz
Herbert Dummermuth
Robt. Wilson
Lyle Wilson
Harry Gilson
Donald Gilson
Guy Whitford
Volga City
Margie Dennler
Louis Dennl
Community Visitors Share Sunday Hospitality in Cheery Valley
Cheery Valley locals listed visiting, guests and family gatherings across the area. Numerous families including Schlupp Hanson Muhhenthaler Christen and Friederichs hosted and attended dinners and visits in Archie Howards, Martin Hanson, Eliza Friederich, and Ben Dennler homes.
Local Social Roster Recap From West Union Area Inns
Several households around West Union Elgin and Fayette hosted visitors and shared meals last week. Names include Colgrove Peters Shaffer Meyer Chase Yearalls Yearous Medberry Dreyer and Gehring among others, with multiple guests traveling from Arlington Oelwein Cheery Valley and Fayette to attend gatherings and a Shorthorn cattle sale in Charles City.
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Dora Lee
Walter Ash
West Union
Leonard and
la Verle Roberts
Elgin
Ed Wenger
Gene
Howard Roberts
Fayette
Ida Frieden
Lawrence Butikofer
Cheery Valley
Chas. Doty
C. W. Johnson
Oelwein
Hans Hanson
Jerome
Reynold Strong
Nancy Ernst
Guy
Mrs. Arndt
Milo Peterman
Clermont
Arndt
Ed Gehring
Lester
Fred Rothlisberger
Charles City
Hartwig Bros
Walter Rothlisberger
John Neuenswander
Andrew Yearous
Ray Klingman
Will Frieden
Carl Gehring
Alton Medberry
Ed. Medberry
Leo Rothlisberger
Nettie Fischer
Lulu Rothlisberger
Emil Frieden
Walter Medberry
Sid Walters
Wadena
Carroll Klingman
Arthur Yearons
Herman Schupbach
Gottfred Frieden
Alden Peters
Dau
Community Guests Gather for Sunday Meals in Oak Grove
Numerous residents and relatives from Oak Grove and nearby towns visited the Arthur Chapman home in Oak Grove for Sunday supper. Attendees included Albert Dennler family, Mrs. Martha Chapman and Delbert, the Shaffer and Yost families, Mrs. Louisa Amacher, Mrs. Salome Schwartz, Joe Baumgartner, Mary Skarshaug, Jana Eliza Pulfer, Louisa Martie, and others.
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Ghter
Albert Dennler
Martha Chapman
Delbert
I. F. Shaffer
Arthur Chapman
Oak Grove
Edward Grimm
la Grange
Jay Yost
John Yost
Decatur, Ill
Louisa Amacher
Fort Wayne
Ind
Salome Schwartz
Bluffton
Joe Baumgartner
Near West Union
Mary Skarshaug
Jana Eliza Pulfer
Elgin
Nira
Louisa Martie
Fred Schneider
Walter Rothlisberger
Farm Bureau Committee
Fayette
Rothlisberger
Putman
Fairfield Township
Floyd Johnson
Ames
Helen
Hazel Rothlisberger
Andrew Yearous
Arthur Yearous
Will
Albert Klingman
Fred Rothlisberger
McGregor
Anns Baldwin
Wadena
Estella Baldwin
Glen Minger
Alton Medberry
Donna Lou
Ralph Shaffer
Jacob Yearous
Cheery Valley
George Wilkinson
Jerome Yearous
Roy French
Dilla Baldwin
Herve Robbins
Arthur Kelly
Dale
Thomas Benson
Jim Yearous
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Cemetery Association
Ed Wenger
Scapa Flow Overview and World War II Role
Scapa Flow is a small sea inlet between Pomona and Oy in the Orkney Islands north of Scotland. About 14 miles long and largely enclosed, it served as the operating base for the British Grand Fleet during the war.
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Orkney Islands
Pomona
Scotland
Grand Fleet
Rip Tides Defined in Ocean Currents
Rip tides occur where opposing currents meet or rapid flows pass over uneven bottoms. A northwest current meeting a westward sea breeze can create a pronounced rip tide.
To Choke Him Of Jud Tanking Provokes Mixed Public Response
A man who pretends to know everything elicits mixed reactions as people prefer agreement over urging him to continue talking.
Royal Mint Calls Europe Except France and Germany
The Royal Mint of Great Britain issues a broad appeal across Europe urging coinage cooperation and production, excluding France and Germany from the outreach.
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Britain
Royal Mint
Great Britain
Europe
France
Germany
First Home for Orphans in Ohio Marks Public Aid Milestone
Ohio becomes the first state in the union to provide public homes for orphans, signaling a pioneering effort in social welfare. This milestone highlights state commitment and the establishment of organized care facilities.
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First Home
Ohio
Union
Farmer finds hogs and duck hidden under straw stack
A Middletown farmer heard noises from a straw stack and removed it to uncover two hogs and a duck imprisoned for 66 days since threshing. The pigs weighed about 60 pounds less than in August, while the duck appeared unharmed and went to the watering trough.
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Middletown
Silver ingot found in San Juan dredge haul
An army dredge at San Juan Puerto Rico disassembling pipelines uncovered a solid silver ingot worth about 1200 dollars. It had passed the pump without a scar and likely dated back two or three hundred years to Spain's early American metal trade. Old stamps and seals helped identify its origin.
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San Juan
P. R
Spain
Americas
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State of Washington
Hilda Houg
Gilma Olson
Sam Lehman
Marjorie Reierson
Mae Anderson
Betty Kohler
Mel
Mel Kohlers’ Store. and Chas. Grover
Jake Christen
Ern Meyer
Leo
Clem
Hanson Bros
Will Lantz
Wilmer
Ed Butikofer
Jake Butikofer
Martin Hanson
Robert
Archie Howard
Hilda
Earl
Melbert Meyer
Oelwe
George Christen
Fred Dennler
Alma
Gladys Hanson
Lillian Christen
Saforey
Paul Bossard
Garnaville
Fred Staiger
Oscar Baumgartner
Oak Grove News
Cheery Valley News
Rosa Schlupp
Clara Muhhlenthaler
Elizabeth Christen
Betty Christen
Ivanell Frieden
Anna Schupbach
Everett Weithorn
Eliza Friederich
Johnny Friederich
Kenneth Mark
Shirley Ann
Lena Schupbach
Chapman
Theress
Betty
Ben Dennler
Frank Christen
Chris Dennler
Fred Reitz
West Quincy
Ed Grimm
Fred Butikofer
Gunner Lands
Yard
G. Friederich
Ern Lerch
St. Olaf
Bert Thoman
Ethel Mae
Adolph Hanson
Volga
Ira Olson
Lavonda
Adolph Elvers
Elimer Christen
Sun
Iilyria
R. P. Strauch Agent
Elgin State Bank
Iowa
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Echo
West Elgin
Bakers Chocolate
Elgin Opera House
Bill Blanchard
Fair Grounds
Colts
North Dakota
Fred Hunchis
First National Bank
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