AC family gathers for casual Sunday at Gould home
A Cedar Rapids area social roundup lists many local families visiting, hosting and attending small gatherings. Names include Goulds, Belden, Volge, Phillips, Voshell, and Herwig families with a mix of dinners, games like five hundred, and weekend visits to relatives and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Gould
Jane
Presdere
Arthur Gould
Cedar ‘Rapigene Gould
Sumnér
Lee
Gould
Wadena
Wayne
Belden
Volge
Johnnie Phillips
Lyall Waltientaugh
Ted du
Emmett Messerli
Cedar Rapids
Fred Tschantz
Will Young
Declwein
Loretta Mattocks
Clinton
Ray Herwig, Jr
Gertrude Martwig
Bertha
Oscar Martwig
Strawberry Point
Herwig
Michael Martwig
Edith Baumgartner
Will Frey
Harvest meeting of Sunbeam Chapter Eastern Star held in Hopkinton
Mrs. Charles Gehring Mrs. Lester Gehring Mrs. Wm. Baumgartner and Mrs. R. P. Strauch attended a harvest meeting of Sunbeam Chapter Order of Eastern Star in Hopkinton Thursday directed by instructor Mrs. Elizabeth Davis. Guest officers Mrs. Lester Gehring and Mrs. Charles Gehring participated in the ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gehring
Lester Gehring
Wm. E. Baumgartner
R. P. Strauch
Hopkinton
Sunbeam Chapter
Order of Eastern Star
Elizabeth Davis
Study Club Honors Elgin Teachers With Dinner
The Elgin Study Club entertained at a Tuesday dinner in the Baptist church, honoring Clermont residents Mrs. Millard Larson and Mrs. Herb Dummermuth and Manchester’s Mrs. S. B. Charlton. Hostesses included Mrs. W. C. Falk and others. Decorations featured fall flowers and alarm clocks symbolizing the year’s theme “Take Time.” Guest speaker was Mrs. Charlton, who spoke on Europe, with Roberta Mosby and Karen Kiple providing music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Study Club
The
Baptist Church
Elgin
Ponohinh
Millard Larson
Herb Dummermuth
Clermont
S. B. Charlton
Manchester
W. C. Falk
Karl Meinhard
C. Muehlethaler
Martin ‘Wenger
Europe
Roberta Mosby
Karen Kiple
West Elgin residents update homes with repairs and trips
Mrs. Frieda Etter had her home sides covered with white asbestos shingles to boost appearance and value. Mr. and Mrs. Mel Kohler also had repainting and repairs done recently. Bertha John and Leslie Pulfer and Dennis Butikofer left Thursday for visits in Morton Washington Peoria Roanoke and Forrest IA and returned Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Etter
West Elgin
Mel Kohler
Bertha
John
Leslie Pulfer
Dennis Butikofer
Morton
Washington
Peoria
Roanoke
Forrest
National political clash and Iowa education plans unfold
A Shenandoah stop featuring Sen Taft and President Truman looms amid campaign talk with Truman arriving at 1 30 pm and Taft arriving later. Education possibilities via TV are explored by Iowa officials, with a survey to assess facilities and state colleges involvement. A statewide Democratic fundraising drive launches October 8, targeting 10 000 subscribers for the Stevenson Sparkman ticket. Also noted: 62 064 Iowa residents called to active military service since Korea, with details on how many deferred or enlisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Shenandoah
Robert Taft
Ohio
Harry Truman
Vermal
Taft
Towa
Tha Towa Department of Public Instruction
State Board of Education
Cedar Falls
Iowa State
University of Iowa
Department of Public Instruction
Harry Hagemann
Public Instruction Department
Lawa Democrata
Stevenson-Sparkman
Horace van Meter
Waterloo
Iowa
Ralph Lancaster
Marion Olson to Open Jewelry Store in Monona
Marion Olson plans to open a jewelry shop in Monona around October 20 after securing a building and stocking supplies. He trained at a watchmakers school in Elgin Illinois and has worked for a Decorah jeweler and most recently for his brother Milo in Elgin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Olson
Monona
Mr. Olson
Elgin
Decorah
Milo
Engagement Announced for Betty Clarise Halm and David Taylor
Mr and Mrs Selmer T Halm announce the engagement of their daughter Betty Clarise to David C Taylor of Dubuque. Taylor is in the armed forces and stationed in Arkansas. He is a graduate nurse at a Dubuque hospital and is employed there at present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selmer T. Halm
Betty Clarise
David C. Taylor
Dubuque
David
Arkansa
New Bookkeeper At Torkelson Motors
Corrine Rypestol began last week to learn the bookkeeping system at Torkelson Motors. She will replace Sue Bovis who has left for a job in the county assessor's office in West Union and will move there soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corrine Rypestol
Torkelson Motors
Sue Bovis
West Union
West
Union
Luce Home Sold to Mr and Mrs Moore West Elgin
Mr and Mrs Orville Moore purchase the Luce home in West Elgin from Mr and Mrs W L Luce. Possession will be given next March first after a sale planned for late October. The Luces will move to California for the winter and may settle west. The six room house sits on nearly three acres. it was bought about five years ago from the Yenney estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Luce
West Elgin
Orville Moore
Luces
California
Luce
Yenney
Ill and Hospitalized Cracked Bone
Mrs. Don Fauser fell down a stairway last Tuesday and suffered a cracked pelvic bone. She is largely bedridden and confined to Postville Hospital. F. 2. Kohler is hospitalized and unconscious after falling ill Saturday evening, with one side reportedly paralyzed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Fauser
Postville Hospital
Kohler
Lions Meet at St Pauls Church Parlor Elgin
The Elgin Lions Club gathered Monday evening at St Pauls church parlors with a WSCS committee providing service. About twenty members attended. After dinner a short business session followed and moving pictures of Elgins three latest homecomings were shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Lions Club
St. Paul's Church
WSCS
Elgin
Conference attendees at Manly discuss Mason City plant
Mex Medberry and Hilder Gil bertson attended a North Iowa Cooperative Processing Assn meeting in Manly last Monday. The group is building a new 1.5 million dollar processing plant at Mason City slated to operate next year. The existing Manly plant will be discontinued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mex Medberry
Hilder Gilbertson
Manly
North Iowa Cooperative Processing Assn
Mason City
Butikofers Buy Kohler Home On Main Street
Mr and Mrs Dan Hutikofer bought the R E Kohler home on Main Street and will take possession by March first Their son Ben will tenant the farm and farm in partnership with his brother Silas They plan to operate both places together Mr and Mrs Kohler are building a new home on Franklin Street near the schoolhouse The Russ Stone is due for delivery this week and should complete the job in a week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Hutikofer
R. E. Kohler
Main Street
Ben
Silas
Funeral Home To Be Erected By Local Firm
F. C. Muchlethaler and Sons of Elgin Furniture Store announce immediate construction of a new funeral home between the store and First Baptist Church, facing Clermont street. Built of Russ Stone, the 52 by 24 foot structure will include a chapel seating about 200. Ground clearing began Monday, foundation work started Tuesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Muchlethaler, and Sons
Elgin Furniture
Elgin Suffer 20 7 Loss At Waukon
Elgin failed to score after an early 3 yard plunge by Pinney for the extra point as Waukon dominated the opening minutes. Fish broke free for an 80 yard run in the third quarter and added another score, giving Waukon a 20 to 7 victory as neither team tallied in the final period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Waukon
Pinney
Non
Fish
Real Estate Transfers and Lot Details in Multiple Towns
Leehy Frank transfers to Catherine Sullivan Leehy a parcel in sections 14 and 23 including SE and NE quarters, Knight Roy D and wife transfer to Max Medberry a Lot 23 in Whittenbaugh Add, Wadena. Oscar Mayer & Co. Inc. purchases from G A Olson and wife an $800 livestock business, Fayette. Letha H Gericks buys from Milo J Gericks a Clermont Locker Plant and its equipment. New cars registered include Jacob and Helen Hoover of Elgin a Chevrolet Sedan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leehy
Frank
Catherine Sullivan
Knight
Roy
Max Medberry
Whittenbaugh
Wadena
Oscar Mayer & Co. Inc
Ilinais Corp
G. A. Olson
Mdsc
Fayette
Gericks
Letha H
Milo J. Gericks
Clermont
Jacob and Helen Hoover
Elgin
Chevrolet
Jury drawn for Clayton county October term
Ernest Christen of Elgin was drawn on the Clayton county petit jury for the October term. The docket includes 2B new civil cases with 60 jurors drawn. Judge Richter will preside. term runs from Oct 6 to Nov 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Christen
Elgin
Clayton County
Petit Jury
Judge Richter
Loveless to Speak in Oelwein October 8
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Herschel C. Loveless will address voters at Oelwein on Monday evening October 8 at eight o’clock after a Moose Club dinner at 8:30. All area voters are urged to attend this campaign event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herschel C. Loveless
Oelwein
Moose Club
Lehman Guests Tour Redwing with Andersons
Mr and Mrs F E Lehman of La Parte City stayed with Mr and Mrs J Q Anderson from Saturday to Monday. On Sunday the pairs toured Redwing Minnesota sightseeing and visited both riverbanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. E Lehman
la Parte City
J. QO. Anderson
Andersons
Redwing
Minn
Rally Day Program at Baptist Church in Elgin
The Elgin Cooperative reports corn moisture tests between 29 and 38 percent, under the safe 20 percent limit for cribbing. A Harvest Home and Rally Day Sunday School program is set for Sunday at 11:00 a.m., with opening hymns, Scripture readings, prayers, offerings, and a full schedule of student-led activities, songs, solos, and vows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Church
Elgin Cooperative
The
Baptist Sunday School
Abe Habeger
Leland Frobert An& Weldon Orth
Karen Krueger
Alice Hackmann
Jeff Thoma
D'Lene Krueger
Larry Boehmler
Gwendolyn Ittermann
Marlene Durscher
Paul Hackmann
Vicky Habeger
Linda Krueger
Anita “Lehman
Chery] Pinney
LaDonna Lantz
Biane Wenger
Alyce Oelberg
Kent Gruver
Rita Newmann
Pat Gruver
Bobby Zurbriggen
Vernie Krueger
Stanley Hackmann
Bobby Troutman
Kenneth Kohls
Terry Habeger
Kenneth Troutman
Richard Orth
Martha Scheer
Golden Sheaves
Kurtis Krueger
Kennie Schroeder
Vergie Boleyn
Verna Grimm
Sharlane
Qraver
Die Weil Pleased with Recent Sale
John Opland reported a successful closing out sale held September 19 with praise for auctioneer Thompson and his team. The Holstein herd averaged 313 dollars with top cow at 475 dollars and two six month calves at 217.50 each. Oats sold 92 cents a bushel. small hay bales 38 cents. Machinery sold well. family to move to Whitefish Montana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Opland
Echo
Thompson
Wisconsin
McGregor and
Decorah
Opland
Whitefish
Mont
Farm Bureau Township Officers Elected at Recent Meet
Township meetings elected Farm Bureau officers across several townships including Union Dover Pleasant Valley Windsor Illyria Fairfield Putnam and Oran. Directors and secretaries listed include Rodney Drewes Harry Olesen Laurence Cannon Art Gross Edward Krueger Albert Boess Kenneth Medberry Earl Rothlisberger George Pattison Harry Hall Don Jellings Jack Rice. Discussion covered school finance roads foreign trade and livestock disease with participants voicing opinions on questionnaire blanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Two
Rodney Drewes
Harry Olesen
Laurence Cannon
Dover
Art Gross
Pleasant Valley
Lawrence Gehring
Edward Krueger
Windsor
Albert Boess
Illyria
Kenneth Medberry
Earl Rothlisberger
Fairfield
Harry Hall
Sec.treas
George Pattison
Putnam
Howard Jones
Jefferson
Guy Spragg
Don Jellings
Oran
Jack Rice
Cancer Society Annual Meeting in Fayette County
The Fayette County Chapter of the American Cancer Society will hold its annual meeting Friday October 3 at 7:30 p m in the Farm Bureau building Fayette. Mrs Anne Wilson regional director will be main speaker and reports will cover county activities from the past year. The general public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
The
American Cancer Society
Fayette
Farm Bureau
Anne Wilson
Poultry Demonstration to Highlight Profitable Flocks
Early-noused and well-managed pullets are predicted to profit this fall, prompting Fayette county flock owners to attend a poultry flock demonstration at the Leonard Brannon farm, one mile south of Waucoma. The event begins at 1:30 p.m. Ost Z. W. Whitfield, extension poultryman, will outline housing, equipment use and labor-saving practices for efficient production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Leonard Brannon
Waucoma
Z. W. &. Whitfield
Extension Poultryman
F. B. Women Met At Snyder Home
The Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau women met at Mrs. Belva Snyder's home with Mrs. Alfred Jacob as co host. Twelve members and one guest, Mrs. Arthur Ittermann, attended. Mrs. Snyder taught home hospitality while Mrs. Jacob offered table decoration tips. Officers elected were Louis Becker, chairman, and Belva Snyder, vice chairman. Edward Krueger led Farm Bureau song. Lunch was served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau
Belva Snyder
Alfred Jacob
Arthur Ittermann
Belva Snyair
Jacob
Louis Becker
Edward Krueger
Farm Bureau
Baum Gartner Visit At Waterloo Home
Mr and Mrs Wm E Baum Gartner visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Wilber Heronimus Sunday in Waterloo highlighting a social call between local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. E. Baumgartner
Wilber Heronimus
Waterloo
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Eastern Star Meeting
John »Parkman
Des Moines
Sparkman
Capitol City
Democratic State Central Committee
Betty Clarise Holm
Luce Home
Lions
Qutel Tha Park
Butikofers
Kohler Home
Loveless
Yorktown
Fr Chamberlain
Hitler
Munich
Igwhco
Senich
Cbr
Beverly Oelberg
Dr. Ittermann
Richard Neumann
Alvin Lehman
Allen Krueger
Tony Hebeger
Donald Kohls
Charles Kohls
Cornet Solo
Carlton Krueger
Mary
Marilyn
Dorothy
Jim Schaer
Songby
Lee Rorie
John Schaer
Vandsa Boleyn
Evelyn Orth
Annette Wenger
Karen Schoeder
Jeanette Krueger
Coleen Beleyn
Beverly Troutman
Marjorie Johnson
Beverly Muehlethaler
Jocelyn Ittermann
Doris Orth
Carol Rorie
Maude Schaer
Die Weil
Farm Bureau Townships
Cancer Society Meets
F. B
Snyder
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