Norman Gehring Honored in Elgin Senior Page
The senior feature profiles Norma Ruth Gehring, a 5 foot 1½ inch Elgin student born July 30 1935 on a farm 412 miles west of Elgin. It outlines her school life band singing basketball and algebra, favorites in music and radio, plans for college and teaching, and leadership roles in band magazines sales with prize incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Ruth Gehring
Elgin
Norna
Donald O'Connor
Debbie Reynolds
Norma
Children Chronicle a Week at School with Diggers and Leaves
A student diary describes daily school happenings from Monday to Thursday including saw horses, a teeter totter, a dog named Gingerbread, diggers building a house, changing leaves, new water pipes, circus cages and monkeys, joined by birthdays and classroom projects. Mentions Miss Dunkle's room invitation and new furniture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harald
Rosalita Patrick
Kent Grover
Mary Ann
Qur Butterfly
Miss Dunkle
Roger Falk
Mary Jacobs
Jean
Karl Martin Undergoes Another Operation at Palmer Hospital
Clermont notes Karl Martin entered Palmer hospital in West Union on Wednesday for another operation. Dinner guests Sunday included Theo Loftsgard with Elmer Nelson and Calvin Gorman and Gen Eva Crain of West Union. Karl Martin spent last week with Don Martin at Orchard. The Don Martin family visited Karl Martin’s home Sunday evening. Maggie Torkelson and Mary Montgomery of West Union and Hans Amundson of California were recent guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl Martin
Palmer Hospital
West Union
Theo. Loftsgard
Elmer T. Nelson
Calvin
Bobby Gorman
Geneva Crain
Don Martin
Orchard
Maggie Torkelson
Mary Montgomery
Hans Amundson
California
Oldfather
Wheeler
Jellingsa
Lu White
Elmer Lucas
Randall Borden
Ted Neumann
Francis Wheeler
Geo. Lane Farm
Wm. Christeleit
Agnes Broswell
Broswell
Monona
Roy Thornton
Ray
Floyd. Smith and Son
Les Wheeler
Emil Becker
Manchester Hospital
Lyle
Will Chase
James Hermen
Elgin
St. Paul Lutheran Ladies Aid
Oscar Andreae
Wm. Wilker
Raymond Klaus
Vinnie Lovett
Colesburg
Maynard
Fay
Troy Mills
Lester Chase
Floyd Chase
Orville Bonjour
Dale
Walter Roys
Oaklin Probert
Patty Probert
Ruth Roys
Johnny Pope
Mel
Bernard Roys
Wadena
Phillip Archer
Commanche
Rev
Wipper
West Union Social Notes Mention Local Visits and Funerals
Mrs Mary Washburn and Mrs Harvey Meyer hosted dinner at the Al Wilbur home West Union. J R Neveln, former Clermont school superintendent, visited old acquaintances there. Lyle Gunderson hosted visitors Clifford Olson and son from Postville. Postville residents LaMont Gericke also visited. Russell Gruver and Mrs Gruver from Pasadena Calif arrived due to Mrs Mary Scott's illness and death. Len Simek and wife from Clear Lake attended the funeral of Mrs Mary Scott. Martin Anderson and Chrystal visited Mrs Ethel Anderson in West Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Washburn
Ind
Harvey~Meyer
Isabel Nelson
al Wilbur
West Union
J. R. Neveln
Clermont
Neveln
Cler Mont
Lyle Gunderson
Clifford M. Olson
Mary Scott
Martin Anderson
Chrystal
Ethel Anderson
Volga Community Notes and Neighbors Activities
Local items report visits among Volga residents and relatives in Oelwein Prairie du Chien and Guttenberg. Events include church gatherings, picnics, funerals, travel to Cedar Falls Des Moines and Waterloo, plus hospital, legion, and WSCS activities and a missionary update.
Fire Prevention Week Observance Set For Oct 5 to 11
Fire Prevention Week runs October 5 through 11 this year with President Truman proclaiming the event. Direct fire deaths totaled over 12 000 last year, about 2 000 above the ten year average of 10 000. Rural areas saw a disproportionately high share of fatalities, while the NFPA partners with the U S Department of Agriculture and state agriculture agencies to promote safety campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
NFPA
U. S. Department of Agriculture and
State Agricult
Rural Fire Prevention Advice From NFPA and Agriculture
NFPA records indicate most rural fires could be prevented by eliminating common hazards. The Rural Extension Service and the Department of Agriculture urge a Fire Prevention Week program focusing on tidy storage, proper electrical work, spark guards, fuel storage, lightning protection, heating maintenance, hay curing, and machinery upkeep to reduce fires on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rural Extension Service
NFPA
Dept. of Agriculture
Apply Lime To Fields Before Legumes Planting
Farmers advised to lime soil now as limestone requires at least six months to weather to correct acidity before legumes are sown next spring.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Janice Pinney
Karen Kiple
Loreen Ff Ann
Marvel Frederick
Roberta Mosby
Lane Ashmeth
Mary Conse
Norman Mitts
Marilana Ogle
Reva Medberry
Mary’ Ann Schaer
Marilyn West
Florence Muncie
Darlene Reierson
Lass
Keith Crider
Nancy Larson
Edith Gehring
Dixie Helms
Curtis
Barbara Medberry
Cap‘tain
Nor' Sma Gehring
Mother
Kathy Knudtson
Patty Wilson
Stanley Wenger
Tony Habeger
Robert Reierson
Egypt
America
Erie Canal
Boston
United States
Iceland
Fayline Blockhus
Alan Tinker
Mrs. Hill
Pleasant Street
John
Susan Hall
Dick and
Jane
Volga News
Walter Jellings
Oelwein
George Oldfather
Charles’ Hildebrand
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Orvis Ertel
Eastman
Harry Roeder
Hildebrand
Roeder
Frank Phillips
Hattie Duff
John Follon
Merle | Duffey
Fayette
Guttenberg
Helen Chase
Mary Dillon
ISTC
Jimmy Whitford
Luther College
Decorah
Tommy Robinson
Joyce Oldfather
George Thomson
Michael
Martin
Cedar Falls
Sandra
Des Moines
Carroll Reynolds
Blair Kelleys
Duane Jellings
Tipton
Hintz
London
Lester Wenger
Ed Gernand
Wallace Oldfather
Janet
Francis Fox and Sons
Geo
Kenneth Scott
Glen Oldfather
Valga
WSCS
Strawberry Point
Leo Grether
Oliver Follon
Ronald Moore
W. F. Oldfather
Melvyn Puffett
Clark Hinde
Ben Green
Wm. Moore
Calvin Way
Mabel Miller
Gold Coast
Africa
Faith Mission
Olin Fell
Wm. Gregory
Rockford
Garland Allan
Dubuque
Gus Dillon
Clair
Fred Gernand
Herman Peterman
Raymond
Cecil Duit
Wipperman
Lutheran Church
Our Town
Methodist Church
Turkey
Volga Methodist Church
Legiion
Volga Study Club
Mary Probert
Legion Hall
Darlene Nydegger
Pfe
Frederick W. Hindé
Ft Monmouth
New Jersey
Max E. Gernand
Signal Co
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Maxis
Yokohama
Japan
Island
Honshu
West Union Auction Exch
Floyd Whitford
Walter Ode
Avalon
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Don Defore
Mona Freeman
Barbara Stanwyck
Paul Douglas
Robert Ryan
Marilyn Monroe
Doris Day
Ronald Reagan
Grover Alexander
Arsennn
FON
Mutual Insurance
Benjamin Franklin
Mutual Fire
Qportart Amt
R. P. Strauch
Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Iowa
N. Des Moines
Fayette County
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