Des Moines Crowds Rally Behind Johnson in Iowa Visit
President Johnson drew massive crowds in Des Moines with 46 000 to 50 000 at the capitol as he greeted attendees, thanked high school bands, and urged farmers toward policies that expand markets and income. Republican critics accused him of misrepresenting farm program results. A liquor discount policy also outlined, with a 10 percent cut starting Oct 19 for large purchases.
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Ted
Des‘ Moinéa
Johnson
Les
Lindon
Ikiss
Capitol
Des Moines
Mike
Seesee
State House
W. Harold Hughes
Sow
Iowa
Hughes
Ohn Son
Ourge
Midwest
America
Iowa State University
Corn Belt
Town Liquor Commission
Community Notes From Wadena Area Social Week
Readers through Wadena Cedar Rapids Elkader Volga and Oelwein share visits guests weddings and card club results. Salvat ion Army drive under way asking support for family welfare camps maternity homes and disaster relief with cemented local involvement and a December effort. Residents report weekend gatherings with Morse Wauter and Sniffin families plus military departu re for Tom Sniffin Sr. s grandson path to Army Fort Leonard Wood.
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Salvation Army Service Unit
Wadena
Towa
Ona
Eam
I Welfare
Salvation’ Arty
Salvation Army
Services To Armed Forces
USO
Albert. Morse
James Wauter
Penny
Hazelton
Alvin Kelly
Victor Morse
Eugene
Cleve Morse
Cedar Rapids
Betty Wilkie
Alpha
Tom Sniffin
Denver
Cole
Bill Sniffin
Harlan
William Brockmeyer
Decatur
Tom_Sniffin
Tom, Jr
Fort Leonard Wood
Earl Woodson
Hawkeye
Alice Sniffin
Fire Poster Contest Winners Named
The Wadena Wyaria Community Fire Protection Assn sponsored a fire poster contest for grades one through six. First prize was one dollar, second fifty cents, and all participants received a candy bar. Winners advance to the county contest with posters displayed in the former Heiden building window. Grade six winner Marilyn Butikofer. other winners include Linda Franks, Tony Butikofer, Chucky Schupbach, Lynn Smith, Gareth Franks, Steven Gille… Susan Shea, Junann Jennings, Paul Foxwell, Chris Strong, and Brenda Yearous.
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Wadena - Wyria
Marilyn Butikofer
Linda Franks
Tony Butikofer
Chucky Schupbach
Lynn Smith
Gareth Franks
Steven Gilleson
Susan Shea
Junann Jennings
Paul Foxwell
Chris Strong
Brenda Yearous
Tabitha Society To Meet October 21
The Tabitha Society schedules its monthly gathering for October 21 featuring devotions, a program titled “Give an Account of Yourself” by Mrs. Earl Kiple, music by Mrs. Archie Schroeder, and a discussion “The Earth is the Lord's” by Mrs. Fred Schaer. Roll call will use a Bible verse on Earth. Hostesses are Mrs. Ross James, Mrs. Alfred Jacob, and Milton Miller.
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Tabitha Society
Earl Kiple
Archie Schroeder
Fred Schaer
Morms
Ross James
Alfred Jacob
Milton Miller
Valley High Band Concert At Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
The Valley High School band led by Arden Greener performed a 45 minute concert on the grounds of the Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress on Saturday October 10. Afterward band members could tour the exhibits and barns with free admission to the afternoon entertainment and horse show. Three periodicalists provided transportation to and from Waterloo.
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Valley High School
Arden Greener
Waterloo Dairy Cattle Congress
Valley High
Northeast Iowa
Waterloo
Corn Picking Contest Draws Large Crowd
About 14,000 people attended the state mechanical corn picking contest at Carl Oldenberg farm in West Union on Tuesday. Thirty-two contestants entered with champions named including Dan Coulter and Delmer Stewart. Winners announced for 2 row picker and corn sheller events. Contestants depart Wednesday for the national contest in Sioux Falls. Valley High School FFA placed second in a safety display, winning $20. A concert by Valley High band ran 11:30 to 12:00. Political speakers featured Sen. Jack Miller, Rep. Jim Bramwell, Gov. Harold Hughes, Sec. Orville Freeman, Evan Hultman, John Culver, and others.
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Carl Oldenberg
West ‘Union
Row Picker
Ast
Dan Coulter
Reinbeck
Pickersheller
Delmer Stewart
West Union
Alfred Barrack
Arlington
Corm Combine
Lee Thurn
Edge
Evan Hultman
Town
John Culver
Young Republican Group Formed Here in Elgin
A youth Republican group formed in Elgin led by 14 year old president Robert Hilgamann. The group averages age 12 and lists John Leonhardt as vice president and Charles Muehlethaler as treasurer. They plan to raise funds for the Barry Goldwater campaign and expect to sell Goldwater pins soon.
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Republicans For Goldwater
Elgin
Robert Hilgamann
John Leonhardt
V-Pres
Charles Muehlethaler
See
Barry Goldwater
Illyria Homemakers Meet at Mrs Gernand Home Oct 16
Illyria Farm Bureau Homemakers group will gather at the home of Mrs Ed Gernand on Friday October 16 at 1 30 p m. All members and interested persons are welcome to attend.
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Illyria
Illyria Farm Bureau
Akers
Ed Gernand
Christens Bay Angus Bull Sold By Elgin Firm
John M. Christen and Son of Elgin recently purchased an Aberdeen Angus bull from Bynes Brothers of Waukon, expanding their herd with a quality stock sire.
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Christens Bay
Angus Bull
John M. Christen
Republican Dinner At Upper Iowa University Draws Overflow Crowd
A Republican fundraising dinner at Colgrove Walker auditorium, Upper Iowa University, Monday evening drew an overflow crowd. Main speaker Senator Jacki Miller urged restraint on government spending, with Congressman Jim Bramwell also speaking briefly.
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Colgrove Walker Auditorium
Upper Iowa University
Jacki Miller
Jim Bramwell
Bridal Shower Honoring Miss Cindy Hill at Elgin
Miss Cindy Hill of Chatfield Minnesota was honored at a bridal shower Wednesday evening in the Elgin Auxiliary rooms. Hostesses were Mrs Lyle Martin and Mrs Ronald Loftsgard. Readings by Mrs Dale Seitz Mrs Eugene Lehman Mrs Robert Chapman and Mrs Ronald Loftsgard featured baton exhibition by Jeri Martin and musical numbers by Wanda Martin Janet Leeman and Jeri Martin. The event closed with the bride opening gifts and a lunch served.
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Cindy Hill
Clubs Tour Minneapolis The Social Hour Club and Pleasant Point Club
The Social Hour Club and the Pleasant Point Club toured Minneapolis on Wednesday visiting the Cinerama and the airport among other places. Attendees included Mdms. Harvey Paulsen Cleve Bennett Reuben Howard Virgil Torson Herbert Ash Joseph Kjosa Louis Becker Sr. Earl Kiple Stella Boyle Leota Welch Charles Wenger Forrest Welch Ida Christen Ole Loftsgard Charles O Neill C. C. Christ Myrten Strong Forrest Shaffer Mike Dinan Harry Feller Emmett Light John Grimm Lola Yearous Harold Halverson Wayne Gilson Miss Gladys Feller Mrs Agnes McMillan of Bushnell SD Mrs Forrest Feller St Olaf and Mrs Sue Bovis West Union.
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Social Hour Club
Pleasant Point
Minneapolis
Cinerama
Mdms
Harvey Paulsen
Cleve Bennett
Reuben Howard
Virgil Torson
Herbert Ash
Joseph Kjosa
Louis Becker
Earl Kiple
Stella Boyle
Leota Welch
Charles Wenger
Forrest Welch
Ida Christen
Ole Loftsgard
Charles O'Neill
C. C. Christ
Myrten Strong
Forrest Shaffer
Mike Dinan
Harry Feller
Emmett Light
John Grimm
Lola Yearous
Harold Halverson
Wayne Gilson
Gladys] Feller
Agnes McMillan
Bushnell
So. Dak
Forrest Feller
St. Olaf
Sue Bovis
West Union
Fabricate Club Members Meet at Seitz Home
The Fabricate Club met at Mrs. Earl Seitz home Tuesday evening with co host Mrs. Larry Butikofer. They crafted clothes line brushes and rolled call Household Hints. Ten members attended with one guest Mrs. Russell Friederich. The next meeting will be at Mrs. Richard Frieden’s home with co host Mrs. Dale Seitz and roll call Whats Your Hobby.
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Fabricate Club
Earl Seitz
Larry Butikofer
Russell Friederich
Richard Frieden
Dale Seitz
Helms and Sons Buy Herd Sire at Cresco Sale
Helms and Sons purchased a herd sire bull from Middlebrooke Farms at the Cresco dispersion auction. The event highlighted cattle trade activity and names the buyer and seller involved in the transaction.
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H. W. Helms and Sons
Middlebrooke Farms
Cresco
Valley Falls From Fourth Place to Seventh Place
Mr and Mrs Eugene Lehman hosted a Saturday evening gathering at their home. Guests included Mrs and Messrs Dennis Butikofer Keith Johnson Duane Barker Ronald Loftsgard Leslie Lembke Frances Earl Lembke. Prizes awarded: ladies high Mrs Keith Johnson ladies low Mrs Duane Barker men's high Keith Johnson men's low Earl Lembke traveling Francis Butikofer.
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Eugene’ Lehman
Mdms
Dennis Butikofer
Keith Johnson
Duane Barker
Ronald Loftsgard
Leslie Lembke
France
Earl
Former Elgin Man Speaker at First Baptist Church
Matt Zurbriggen former Elgin area resident now mayor of Sumner and serving as Deacon at First Baptist Church Sumner will speak Sunday at 10 am during Laymen Sunday at Elgin church. Men will lead worship with a special men's chorus and a mission offering for Dr Peter Fehr medical missionary to Cameroon. Public invited.
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Matt Zurbriggen
Elgin
Sumner
First Baptist Church
Peter Fehr
Cameroon
Baptismal Dinner for Brett Rice Lembke
Mr and Mrs Earl Lembke hosted a baptismal dinner for their son Brett Rice Lembke at the west Lutheran Church. Sponsors were Wanda Lemiske and Charlan Butikofer. Guests included Judy Lembke Des Moines Don Mahlow State Center and many Lembke family members along with friends and relatives.
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Earl Lembke
Brett Rice
West ‘Lutheran Church
Wanda Lemiske
Charlan Butikofer
Judy Lembke
Des Moines
Don Mahlow
State Center
Duane Caspers
Bruce
Troy
Andy
Ryan
C. T. Fyjelstul
Ern Friederich
Elmer Lembke
Lewis Butikofer
Curtis
Leslie Lembke
Lori
LuAnn
Russell Friederich
Steven
Connie
Bonnie
Karen
Leo Friederich
Laurie
Randy
Melinda Clark
Teresa
Kevin Lembke
Dr Max to entertain UNICEF Halloween party in Elgin
Dr Max of TV fame will entertain Valley Community school children at a UNICEF Halloween party in Elgin on Saturday afternoon October 31. He will parade with kids, lead a program, and award costumes at Frien’s Hall. Open to Valley district children through grade six in costume. Prizes in several divisions. Modern Woodmen of America to give door prizes.
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Federated Women’s Clubs
Dr. Max
T. V. Fame
Valley
Unicef
Elgin
Frieden
Woodmen of America
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Homemakers Meet Recaps
Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau Homemakers gathered October 9 at Mrs. Lawrence Gehring’s home. Rolls called with A Bulb and Flower Exchange. Readings included His Love and Teach Me to See. Lessons on Our Rich Heritage and safety glasses were given. Discussions covered voting and future plans for inmates at the County Farm. U N night planned for October 24 at the Farm Bureau building. Next meeting scheduled November 13.
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Pleasant Valley Farm Bureau
Pleasant Valley
Priday
Lawrence Gehring
Dale Lietz
A. Bulb and Flower Exchange
Kenneth Blockhus
A. B. Jacobs
M. J. Blockhus
Agricultural Interests
U.N
Farm Bureau
Survey team finds proposed lake area feasible near Elgin
Fred Derheim of the Geological Survey at Iowa State University and Valley Recreational Development Assn representatives checked the Helms Property west of Kern Hill on Monday. They deemed the lake area feasible and plan further testing and sampling.
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Fred Derheim
Geological Survey
State University of Iowa
Elgin
Valley Recreational Development Assn
Helms
Kern Hill
Elgin Community Club Plans UNICEF Party And Halloween Hootenanny
Elgin's Community Club met at the Legion and Auxiliary hall to discuss preparations for a UNICEF party and a Halloween Hootenanny. Harry Frieden will arrange a teen hop for Halloween night. Bill Moore will head the Hootenanny promotion. The blue card committee was revived to protect residents, with Lawrence Knudtson Wen Moore Vince Bartunek Charles ONeill and W. F. Hilgemann named.
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Elgin
Legion and Auxiliary Hall
Unicef
Harry Frieden
Bill Moore
Lawrence, Knudtson
Wen. Moore
Vince Bartunek
Charles O'Neill
Elgin Blue Card Committee Reactivated
Elgin's Blue Card Committee has been reactivated by Community Club president Dean R. DeSart. He named Law Vince Burmese and E. W. Hilgemann to recruit volunteers to solicit the area, asking residents to present their Blue Card to committee members if they lack one.
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Elgin
Dean R. DeSart
DeSart
Vince Burmese
Onc
Vince
E .W. Hilgemann
Federated Club Demonstrates Mouth to Mouth Rescue
Federated Club members from Tertia Progress and Elgin Study met at the Baptist Church Tuesday night where Dale Kelly of W A led a mouth to mouth rescue breathing demonstration. Mrs. Leo Lehman received UNICEF Hallo ween party plans while Mrs. Harry Cline read poems Friendship. A vocal sextette performed with Mrs. L L Knutson at the piano as autumn colors adorned dining room tables for coffee hour hosted by several ladies.
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Dale Kelly
W.A
Tertia
Elgin
Baptist Church
Leo Lehman
Unicef
Harry Cline
Harry Johnson
Russel Goodell
Leon Hanson
Kenton Krueger
LeeRoy Collins
Paul Zurbriggen
L. L. Knutson
Martin Wenger
Walter Falk
Arthur Lantz
Robert Moore
John McMillan
Georgia Mae Schori
O Neills Host 500 Party For Mrs McMullen
Mr and Mrs Charles O Neill entertained Thursday evening at a 500 party as a courtesy to Mrs D R McMullen sister of Mrs Or Neill. Prizes awarded include guest prize to Mrs D R McMullen ladies high to Mrs Herbert Ash ladies second to Mrs D R McMullen ladies low to Mrs Louis Becker Sr men high to Charles Wenger men second to Kenneth Mor men low to Louis Becker and traveling to Mrs Kenneth Mork.
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Charles O'Neill
Or Neill
D. R. McMullen
Bushnell
So. Dak
Herbert Ash
Louis Becker
Charles Wenger
Kenneth Mor
Kenneth
Mork
Annette Meyer Enrolls in Des Moines Business Institute
Annette Meyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Melbert Meyer of Elgin enrolled at the American Institute of Business in Des Moines starting in the fall quarter. A 1964 Valley Community High School graduate, she is pursuing a Junior Secretarial Course.
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Annette Meyer
Melbert Meyer
Elgin
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Annette
Valley Community High School
Tea Attended by Elgin First Baptist Women
Twenty seven women from the First Baptist Church in Elgin attended a Thursday afternoon tea at the Baptist Church in West Union. The guest speaker was Mrs. Scott, wife of the pastor from the Oelwein Baptist Church.
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First Baptist Church
Elgin
Baptist Church
West Union
Scott
Oelwein
North High over Valley 21 to 0 in football game
North High defeated Valley 21 to 0 on October 9 at Valley field. Bayse ran for two touchdowns with successful extra points and Underdahl added a late TD as North moved to seventh in the Upper Town Conference. Valley drops from fourth to seventh and travels to Waukon next Saturday.
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Valley Grid
Upper Town
Tigers
North High
Valley
North
Hawks
Tiger
John Bayse
Al- 80
Bayser
Tim Underdahl
The
Waukon
Humphrey Named Chairman of Bromwell Group in District
Arlington's Daryl Humphrey named Fayette County chairman of Farmers for Bromwell, an organization created across 11 counties of the Second District with local chapters in each township to support the campaign.
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Humphrey
Bromwell Group
Daryl Humphrey
Arlington
Fayette County
Bromwell
Wedding Supper Follows Metzger-Butikofer Nuptials
Mrs. Ruben Metzger hosted a wedding supper Saturday evening after the Metzger-Butikofer ceremony. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. John Keller and many relatives from West Bend Guttenberg Dubuque Elkader and St. Olaf with several helping hosts and hostesses assisting with serving.
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Ruben Metzger
Metzger - Butikefer
John Keller
Joan
Susan
Earlham
Walter Banwart
Janet
Earl Banwart
Kenneth
Dale
LeAnn
Dean Bannart
Terry
Connie
West Bend
Harlan Backhaus
Cathy
Donald
Guttenberg
Eddie Curran
Dubuque
Walter Butikofer
Melvert
Norbert
Ruann Metzger
Billy Butikofer
Elkader
Jean Breitsprecher
St. Olaf
George Schupbach
Ida Frieden
Lewis Butihofer
Clarence Hofer
Social Hour Club October Meeting at Mrs Archie Howard
Social Hour Club held its October gathering at Mrs. Archie Howards home with sixteen members and five guests discussing favorite magazines. New member Mrs William Bennett welcomed. program featured History of Halloween read by Mrs Lane Ash and a Halloween trio. After bingo, lunch was served and a bus tour to Minneapolis took place October 7. November meeting set at Mrs Orran Banes home.
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Archie Howard
Martin Hanson
Alice Winkler
Ellen Mason
Wm. Bennett
Robert Hanson
Lane Ash
Herbert Ash
Howard Medberry
Virgil Torson
Minneapolis
Orran Bane
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Nebraska
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Illinois
Charles Goodell
New York
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Helms and Sons
Valley Falls
Lehmans
Elgin Man
P. V. Farm Bureau Homemakers Meeting
Elgin Community Club
Elgin Blue Card
Federated Club Met
O’neills
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