Wadena News Call Details Local Club Activities
The Wadena News reports that the Membership chairman Med i Madge Murray announced forty three paid members. A vote approved sending funds to support men in need during Christmas. The rehabilitation committee will meet to prepare sacks for hospital aid. Members urged to bring coffee strips, clothing for less fortunate children, and visit Mrs George Alderson on Nov 17 for Christmas preparations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Med
Madge Murray
Teva
George Alderson
Paul Crandall
Rochester
Cooky
Cleo Moore
Erlé “Po ‘Alaisworth
Leo Ef ‘Cook
Roy Leonhart
Walter Cook
Dawson Clark
Elmer Struss
Study Consolidation of State Judicial Districts
The Iowa attorney general and Iowa State Bar Association cooperate with the legislative budget committee on a study of coordinating and consolidating Iowa 21 state judicial districts and possibly reducing district court judges. The plan follows a 1981 legislative directive to survey districts and report findings, with initial data requests from county attorneys and district court clerks for 1951 to 1953 operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Attorney General
Iowa State Bar Association
Iowa
Leo Hoegh
Baptists Welcome New Pastor Vanderbeck Family
The First Baptist church held a Sunday welcome party for Rev. John Vanderbeck and his family, arrived Friday from Austin. Over two hundred attendees included Mrs Vanderbeck's parents Mr. and Mrs Emil Glenne of St Paul. The Vanderbecks have a three year old daughter Kathy Ann.
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FirstBaptist Church
John Vanderbeck
Austin
Texas
Emil Glenne
St. Paul
Vanderbeck
Kathy ‘Ann
Real Estate Transfers Thevangelical Lutheran Church to The Elgin Lutheran Church
Thevangelical Lutheran Church transfers property to The Elgin Lutheran Church for $1. Part NW SE 14 B47 transfers under deed recorded WD.
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Thevangelical Lutheran Church
Elgin Lutheran Church
November Inductees Leave West Union for Des Moines
The following registrants left West Union on November 16 for Des Moines for induction: Roy E. Hackett Fayette Leslie L. Pritchard West Union Thos E Grell Stanley John C Crain Oelwein and five volunteers Robert E Schave Clermont Ronald H Glass Arlington Theo P Frederick Jr Arlington James D Jacobson Ossian and Martin A Gosslig Ft Atkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Union
Des Moines
Roy E. Hackett
Fayette
Leslie L. Pritchard
Thos. E. Grell
Stanley
John C. Crain
Oelwein
Robert E. Schave
Clermont
Ronald H. Glass
Arlington
Theo. P. Frederick, Jr
James D. Jacobson
Ossian
Martin A. Gosslig
Fayette breeder to show at Chicago International Livestock Exposition
Otis W. Rothlisberger of Elgin, a Fayette county breeder of Shorthorn cattle, will exhibit at the International Livestock Exposition in Chicago November 27 to December 5. Delores Kerr, an 18-year-old 4-H member from near Elgin, will enter her purebred Shorthorn steer Stub in the Junior Livestock Feeding Contest, marking Fayette county’s first entry in the 1953 event.
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Fayette County
Otis ‘W. Rothlisberger
Elgin
Chicago
Delores Kerr
Robert ‘Kerr
Delores
FAA
Service Honorable Discharge for Raymond Loftsgard
Raymond Loftsgard arrived home from Fort Sam Houston Texas after an Army service of 21 months including 11 months in hospitals due to wounds from Korea on October 18 1952. He earned the Combat Infantryman Badge Purple Heart Good Conduct National Defense Korean Campaign and United Nations ribbons. Aboard ship Roger Holm left Cedar Rapids for Vallejo California to join USS Alstede AF 48 for overseas deployment following a 30 day leave with his parents and relatives in Gunder.
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Raymond
Loftsgard
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Army
Korea
United Nations
Selmer T. Holm
V. Landsgard
Ole
Roger Holm
Cedar Rapids
Vallejo
Calif
USS Alstede
Roger
Selmer T. Halm
At .Gunder
Roger Halm
MMA
P.M
San Francisco
Ida Pulfer Buys Baptist Parsonage and Two Lots
Mrs. Ida Pulfer has purchased the former Baptist parsonage and two 22 by 120 foot lots facing Franklin street east of the Bertha Lehman home. The building will be moved by June 1 next year and possession will be given after the new parsonage is completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Pulfer
Baptist
Franklin Street
Bertha Lehman
Clayton Petit Jurors Named for Clayton County Term
Jurors for the Clayton county November term of the district court were chosen last week from the western section including Almer Amandson Postville John Biederman Vera Martin Elmer Chase and Ted Leete Volga Olga Upsand Elgin.
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Clayton County
District Court
Almer Amundson
Postville
John Biederman
Vera Martin
Elmer Chase
Ted Leete
Volga
Olga Upsand
Elgin
School Activities Schedule Notices
Friday November 20 Luana at Clermont boys and girls Elgin boys at Elkader Elgin girls at Alpha Monday November 23 Hawkeye at Elgin boys and Tuesday November 24 Clermont at Randalia boys and Wednesday November 25 Elgin at Maynard boys and girls Dismissal at 11 pm for Thanksgiving vacation School resumes Monday November 30
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Luana
Clermont
Elgin
Elkader
Alpha
Hawkeye
Randalia
Maynard
Engagement Announcement for Doris Ann Lawson and LaVerne Lyons
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Lawson of Postville announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Doris Ann to LaVerne Paul Lyons, son of Mr. and Mrs. J D Moody of Elgin.
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Clay Lawson
Postville
Doris Ann
LaVerne Paul Lyons
J. D. Moody
Elgin
October Iowa milk production matches year-earlier yield
October milk production on Iowa farms reached 432 million pounds, the same as last year and below the 1942-51 October average of 460 million pounds. A lower output per cow was offset by more milk cows. Visits ocurred among local residents including the Buttkofer and Possehl families and the Frieden home at Elkader.
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Iowa
Ill and Hospitalized Ta Hospital
Gail Kleppe was taken to the Postville hospital Saturday for treatment. Had Surgery. Mrs. Lawrence Grimm had major surgery Friday morning at St. Joseph's hospital, New Hampton. Dennler Home Soon, Albert L. Dennler who has been a patient at St. Mary's hospital, Rochester, Mins, is able to get around in a wheel chair and plans to be home soon. Home from Hospital, Oscar Frieden returned home Thursday from the Postville hospital. He is much better. Loses Finger, Chester Hall got his right hand in a shredder last Friday and lost part of the index finger. He was quite fortunate that the injury was not more ser ious. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Schori, Jr. of Oelwein, went to Rochester, Minn, Wednesday to get their son, Robert, who has been there for observation and treatment the past two weeks.
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Ray Kingman
Arthur Thomas
Volga
Wadena Five Hundred Club
Roscoe Pritchard
Johnnie Erickson
Mabel Johnson
Lester Gehring
Royal Neighbor Lodge
Ivan Flowers
Arlington
James Kennedy
Kennedy
Jacksonville
Fla
Frederick
Presbyterian Church
Cedar Rapids
Beverl Robins
Lamont
Beverly
Warren Keifer
Dwin Humphry, Jr
Waterloo
Darrold Copper
Darrold Copper+ wall and sons, Blue River, Wis
W. F. Moore
Lawrence Grimm
St. Joseph’s Hospital, New Hampton
Chester Hall
Leo Schori, Jr
Oelwein
Rochester, Minn
Robert
John Howad, Jr
Cattlemen Shift To Safe Feeder Strategy Amid Price Uncertainty
Cattlemen hold beef cows while buying fewer feeders as price uncertainty grows. USDA reports show federally inspected cow and heifer slaughter in the U.S. during the first seven months was the lowest in over 30 years. Feeder cattle sales have been lighter this fall. Iowa ranchers keeping beef cows may still profit by planning to utilize available feed.
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U. & Dept. of Agriculture
United States
Towa
Auditor Releases 1953 Tax Figures For Local Schools
County Auditor Hazel Gehring released 1953 tax levies with detailed millage breakdowns for Clermont Elgin Consolidated School District and neighboring districts. Total district valuation stands at 6 300 068 with village tax and township shares, and sum of millages across towns plus city and special taxes determine individual taxpayer costs.
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Hazel Gehring
Clermont-Elgin
Clermont, Inc
Elgin Inc
Clermont Twp
Dover
Clyria
Valley
Clayton County
Grand Meadlow
Marion
Highland Townships
Alpha Cons
Bremer- Fayette
Fayette
Maynard
Postville
Randalia
Stanley
Arlington
Wadena
Hawkeye
Oelwein
West Union
Clermont
Elgin
Lutherans Receive New Members at Elgin Church
The Elgin Lutheran congregation welcomed 61 new members during Sunday services, bringing total charter membership to 166. Organized on June 28 this year with 105 charter members, membership open through December 31, 1983. Reverend Knudsen and Reverend Nesset led early services. Rev. Knutsen became first resident pastor June 1. Worship now in the hall above the Elgin locker while the schoolhouse is remodeled into a parsonage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Lutheran Church
5. B. Knudsen
Clermont ‘Lutheran
A.O. Nesset
Clermont
Vance R. ‘Knutsen
Elgin Locker
Iowa Eggs Hit Twenty Ninth Consecutive High October
Iowa egg production on farms reached 337 million in October, the highest level in 29 years. The October 1953 figure surpasses October 1952’s 309 million and September 1953’s 288 million, with the prior October record at 325 million in 1951.
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Iowa
Births at Palmer Hospital West Union
Mr and Mrs Fred Trafalet Jr welcome a son Paul William born November 1 at Palmer hospital West Union. Mr and Mrs Sam Howard Alpha welcome a daughter Dorla Jean born Saturday November 14 at Palmer Memorial hospital West Union weighing 6 pounds.
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Bowen
Fred Trafalet, Jr
Paul William
Palmer Hospital
West Union
Sam Howard
Alpha
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Dorla Jean
Cheery Valley Pioneers Hold Club Meeting
The Cheery Valley Pioneers 4-H club met at Bobby Schupbachs home on Monday evening November 2 with full attendance. A demonstration showed how to make a paint brush storage can. Members discussed next years projects. Lunch was served by Billys mother. Leo Christen reporter.
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Cheery Valley Pioneers 4-H
Bobby Schupbach
Billy
Leo Christen
Miss Woodruff Demonstrates Frozen Foods at Falh Light Showroom
Miss Woodruff of Dubuque a home demonstrator for International Harvester led a frozen foods demonstration Monday evening at Falh Light showroom attended by nearly 70 women. She showed storing foods for freezers and prep for cooking as they came from freezers. A lunch followed and several prizes were awarded to Mrs. B. H. Brackin Mrs. Henry Vellersven Mrs. Philman Peterson and Mrs. Richard Blockhus.
Schupbach Guests Visit In Dubuque Weekend
Mr and Mrs Gordon Schup bach of Dubuque were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Red Schupbach and Alvin Halverson on Sunday at the local residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvin Buroden
Postville
Harold Halverson
Steven
DeVere Halverson
Gordon Schupbach
Dubuque
Red Schupbach
Alvin Halverson
Social Hour Club Met Nov 4 in Oelwein
The Social Hour club met on November 4 with 17 members and one guest, Mrs. Don Little of Oelwein. Election of next year’s program committee names Mrs Archie Howard, Mrs Cleve Bennett, and Mrs Earl Kiple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Little
Don Little
Oelwein
Archie Howard
Cleve Bennett
Earl Kiple
John Nydegger
Thos .E. Howard
Melbert Meyer
L. ©. Reierson
Rules Clinic at Monona High School
Four rules clinics will be held in November at different points in the state. They are sponsored by the High School Athletic Assn. The one far northeast Iowa was held at Monona at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18.
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The
High School Athletic Assn
Iowa
Monona
Progress Club Meeting At Krueger Home
Mrs. Gus Krueger hosted the Progress Club Monday evening with roll call and talks on Plastics by Mrs. Lorence Muehlethaler and New Home Devices by Mrs. Robert Kohler. Next meeting set at Gladys Feller’s home. Florence Muncie, 1953 B. H.S. graduate, now with First National Bank West Union. Jake Friederich visited Walter Butikoter’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Krueger
Progress Club
Lorence Muehlethaler
Robert, Kohler
Gladys Feller
Florence Muncie
First National Bank
West Union
Jake Friederich
Walter Butikoter
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Bridge Club
Wilder Mattocks
Johnnie Ericksbn
Ed. Battis
Flossie Voshell
Ruth Hall
Birney Baker
Towa Motor Truck Association
Daid
Perry L. Bade
West, Liberty
Iowa Association
Joe E. Hall
Waiterloo
John Ryan
L. E. Crowley
Towans
Iowa Farm, Bureau Federation
Extension Service
Towa State College
Towa Highway Commission
Polk County
Robert Keir
Spencer
Highway Commission
Polk County Board
Keir
Pell
Allamakee
Davis
Decatur
Harrison
Pottawattamie
Ringgold
van Buren
Wayne
Polk
Baptists
Laverne
Marie Cammack
Chevrolet
Lester N. Crain
Dodge
Alton J. Staff
Plymouth
Clayton Petit
Albert Buttkofer
Bert Buttkofer
Rudy Possehl
Floyd and
Rudy, Jr
Oscar Frieden
Ta Hospital
Gail Kleppe
Postville Hospital
Cheery Valley Pioneers
Monona High School
Krueger Home
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