Wadena Presbyterian Church Week Schedule and Community Reunion
The Wadena Presbyterian Church outlines the week with church school at 6:30 a.m., worship at 10:30 a.m., Westminster Fellowship at 2 p.m., and choir practices in the week. A birthday party at Mrs Jess Langford’s for Mrs Ogford and Mrs Dawson Co. is noted. The seventh annual Corbin reunion gathered 59 people at Warren Tripp farm near Fayette with attendees from multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falegpe
Westminister Fellowship
Pam
Jess. Langford
Ogford
Dawson Can
Mdris
Albert Morse
Leo Herriman
Madge Murray
Elmer Struss
Luther Crandall
Struss
Mary Probert
Chicago
Illinois
Bill Probert
Bud Clark
Center Point
Daveson Clark
Sylvan Dagenhardt
Toma
Wisconsin
Rose Penfield
Morell Brunko
Wallace
Mitchell
South Dakota
Harry McGinnis
Pat
Earth
re-South -Dakota
Nied
Luther Carandall
Walter Nash
Mle Wilson
Minnesota
Maxine Gage
Corbin
Warren Tripp
Fayette
Larry Evans
Handalia
Karen Ash
John Tripp
Jim Theyer
Walter Crandall
Oelwein
Dillie Hines
Strawberry Point
Orville Lamhier
Volga City
Harold Corbin
Charlie Cammack
Arlington
Howard Voshell
Jim Voshell
Ella Voshell
Bert. Moranetts
Clarkie
Vi 1
Mya. Clark Corbin
Aeirs
Clark Corbin
Aid
Crandall
August Rainfall Sets Record For Heaviest Month This Year
August delivered 9.32 inches of rain, the heaviest monthly total so far this year, beating June by two inches. The heaviest daily fall was three inches on August 2. Through September 1 the total reached 27.18 inches, nearing the 12 year average.
Masons Meet Sept 8 Elgin Lodge A F A M
Elgin lodge A F A M will hold a regular meeting on Tuesday evening September 8 marking the first session after a brief summer recess.
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Elgin Lodge A. F
A. M
Khrushchev to Visit Iowa Des Moines Ames and Coon Rapids
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev will visit Des Moines Ames and Coon Rapids in late September arriving in Des Moines about 1 45 pm Tuesday Sept 28 for a 30 hour stay. he may visit the Roswell Garat farm near Coon Rapids Sept 23 and a Des Moines dinner is planned by civic leaders. Eisenhower said this will be the only stop where he meets rural America. Iowa State University in Ames is on his itinerary. Also reported are 1958 farm census figures showing corn yields by county and land ownership stats across Iowa.
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Towa
Nikita ‘ Ev
Des Moines
Ames
Coon Rapids
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Iowa
America
Roswell Garat Farm
Richard M. Nixon
Mr. K
Iowa State University
Kossuth
Pottawattamle
State Department of Agriculture
Benton County
Tama
Clyde Spry
TAX PROBE: SPECIAL A.G. appoints to handle tax case
Special assistant attorney general Norman Erbe orders a probe into alleged irregularities in income tax returns of a state tax commission official. John Stevens of Cedar Rapids nominated to lead, approved by the executive council without Governor Loveless present. Investigations may take weeks and carry penalties up to $1,000 or a year in jail. Continued to Page 8.
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State Tax Commission
Norman Erbe
Tax Commission
Chet Aea
Erbe
John Stevens
Cedar Rapids
Executive Council
Herschel Loveless
Stevens
U.S
Akers
Game Bird Season Opens One Day Early
Seasons will open Friday November 6 instead of Saturday November 7 and close a day early. The change, requested by the Department of Public Law to reduce highway hazards from morning and evening football crowds headed to Iowa games and other college and high school events statewide.
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Ae Sasant
Quail and
Partridge
Department of Public Law
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Amey
Fourth District To Meet At Cresco September 14
More than 500 Legionnaires and Auxiliary members are expected for the Fourth District Fall Conference in Cresco on Monday September 14. The district covers 12 counties in Northeast Iowa including Allamakee Buchanan Cerro Gordo Chickasaw Clayton Delaware Fayette Floyd Howard Mitchell Winneshiek Worth. The Legion will meet at the Cresco Theater and the Auxiliary at the First Methodist Church with registration at 9:00 a.m. A Legion service school will be held at 10:00 a.m.
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Cresco
Town
Allamakee
Buchanan
Cerro Gordo
Chickasaw
Clayton
Delaware
Fayette
Floyd
Howard
Mitchell
Winneshiek
Worth
American Legion
First Methodist Church
The
Legion
Ottumwa Couple Exchange Vows in August Ceremony
Barbara Jo Norman daughter of Mr and Mrs Elsworth H Norman of Ottumwa married August 23 to Charles Murray Kiple son of Mr and Mrs C D Kiple of Ottumwa. The bride attended Northeast Missouri State College at Kirksville while the groom attends the State University of Iowa at Iowa City where the couple will reside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Jo Norman
Elsworth H. Norman
Ottumwa
Charles Murray Kiple
C. D. Kiple
Northeast Missouri State College
Kirksville
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Forty-One Join State Historical Society of Iowa August
August saw forty-one individuals elected to membership in the State Historical Society of Iowa. Fayette residents named include Charles H. Swale of West Union and Paul Pinney of Elgin among the new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Historical Society of
Iowa
Fayette
Charles H. Swale
West Union
Paul Pinney
Elgin
C&E-19 Postville-5 Baseball Scorecard Summary
Postville defeats C&E-19 with a 5 to 3 comeback win. E Olson delivers a three base hit game while Lehman Gilson and Kittle son each contribute two base hits. scoring spread across innings shows a late surge to seal the victory. Age 17 players noted among the lineup.
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E. Olson
Lehman
Gilson
Kittleson
Valley Community Schools Calendar 1059 60 First Day and Holidays
Valley Community Schools calendar lists start on August 31 1059 60 with Labor Day September 7 Teachers County Institute no school October 7 Christmas holidays December 24 January 3 Easter holidays April 15 18 Baccalaureate May 22 high school commencement and eighth grade graduation May last day of school May 27
Edgar Bergen Performs Across Clermont and Elgin
International ventriloquist Edgar Bergen entertained crowds in Clermont and Elgin last Thursday minus his sidekicks Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd who stayed aboard the plane. Bergen flew in from Clermont Airport aboard a twin motor Piper Apache with co-pilot Dominic Fronture, toured Elgin Grill after airport pictures, and noted prints for Flying Magazine. Bergen revealed his wife Francine, star of Yancy Derringer, and daughter Candy, while on a U S tour starting in California en route to Texas New Mexico and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Bergen
Charlie McCarthy
Mortimer Snerd
Clermont
Elgin
Bergan
Dominic Fronture
Mr. Bergan
Mr. Fronture
Imotion Pictures
Fox Studios
Henry Follet
Mr. Bergen
West Union
Mr. Spergen
Effie Clinker
Charlie “McCarthy
Bergen
Fronture
Leonard “Roberts
Elgin Grill
Flying
Francine
Yancy Derringer
Edgar Bergan
Candy
United States
California
Iowa
Texas
Monticello
West Virginia
New York
Winning Numbers In Saturday Evening Draw
Winning numbers were announced for two draws on Saturday night. At 8:00 p.m. the figures included 667 254 456 1519 003 1128 1126 801 4520 71g and at 9:00 p.m. 050 889 600 1055 11314 076 819 1490 038. Winners named are Jerome Yearous and Mrs. Wilbur Peake.
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Jerome Yearous
Wilbur Peake
Shaffer Claims Second Straight Baby Beef Prize at Fayette Fair
Carol Shaffer, daughter of Mr and Mrs Gerald Shaffer, repeated as grand champion baby beef winner at Fayette County Fair. Her Hereford sold for 65 cents per pound at the Jr. livestock auction, with Gaylor Super Market paying $706.80 for the 1,140 pound steer. Other steers ranged from 26.25 to 32.50 per hundredweight. Last year she earned 65 per hundredweight for her prior champion.
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Carol Shaffer
Gerald Shaffer
Fayette County
Gaylor Super Market
Oelwein
Miss Shaffer
Beef Heifer and Calf Pedigree Notes at Elgin and Arlington
A detailed list of names and placements for beef cattle shows across Elgin, Wadena, and Arlington. Entries include Angus, SHORTHORN, and HEREFORD stock with breeders and owners such as Maureen Baldwin, Michael Baldwin, Vicky Habeger, and Vincent Dixon.
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Shorthorn
Michael Baldwin
Wadena
Vicky Habeger
Elgin
Terry Habeger
John Sheffer
R. Hereford
Victor Feller
Charles Frieden
Carol Shaffer
Vincent Dixon
Arlington
Eastern Stars Meet Wednesday September 9 at Elgin
Elgin Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will hold a Wednesday meeting on September 9 with hostesses listed as Mr and Mrs Glen McKellar Mrs George Vaughn and Mrs Louis Klingman Memorial services will be held at the gathering
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Elgin
Order of Eastern Star
Glen McKellar
George Vaughn
Louis Klingman
Fayette County United Fund Offers Speakers
Fayette County United Fund announces a speakers bureau to reach groups across the county. Sandra Olson, a nursing graduate from Rochester, attended her 38th annual commencement with many local relatives.
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Fayette County United Fund
Farmers See New Crops Developments At Ames Field Day
Fayette County farmers and farm workers will tour the crops and soils research farm at Iowa State University in Ames during the Agronomy Field Day. The open-house event starts at 9 15 am and ends at noon with wagon tours guided by specialists who explain ongoing crop, seed, and soil management research projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Iowa State University
Ames
M. C. Wangsness
Helms & Sons Sale Set for September 16
The H. W. Helms and Sons Recond Production sale will be at Metzger's Livestock on the northwest edge of Elgin on Wednesday September 16 at 12 30 p m. Sixty four head of choice Herefords are listed including 16 bulls 17 cows 9 bred heifers and 19 open heifers. Auctioneer is Tom Sherlock Oxford clerk is Elgin State Bank. Advertising by Echo sales service. Lunch on grounds. More in next Echo issue.
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H. W. Helms and Sons
Metzger's
Elgin
Tom Sherlock
Oxford
Elgin State Bank
Echo Sales Service
The
Echo
The Man Who Went Broke and His Son on the Highway
A story contrasts a man who went broke with a son striving to outpace rivals on a bustling superhighway, capturing themes of ambition, wealth, and social pressure in a terse, period-voice framing.
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Joneses
Press Meeting Friday in Anamosa For Northeast Iowa
The first fall district of the Iowa Press Association will be held at Anamosa on Friday and include all northeast Iowa counties. Publisher Tom Powell has arranged a tour of the reformatory in the morning. Vince Bartunek and R. P. Strauch plan to attend.
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Iowa Press Association
Anamosa
Iowa
Tom Powell
Reformatory
Vince Bartunek
R. P. Strauch
Methodist Conference in Dubuque Sept 7
The Dubuque District Conference of The Methodist Church will be held at Eagle Point Park on Sept 7, beginning at 1 00 pm with a picnic lunch. Ministers and key laymen from about 67 churches across 10 northeastern counties are expected to attend and discuss refugee situations in the Middle East and other regions.
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Middle East
Dubuque
The
Methodist Church
Eagle Point Park
Allamakee
Bremer
Buchanan
Chickasaw
Clayton
Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Howard, and
Winneshiek Counties
Russians struggle to buy basics as vodka prices rise
Russians face greater hardship in obtaining essentials as prices climb with vodka up 20 percent. The move signals tighter shortages and inflation affecting daily life across households.
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Wadena News
Presbyterian
Lady Martin
Sbrushchev’s
Lowa
C&e
Postville
Abr Lehman
Schupbach
Seabrooke
Kettleson
Eder
Frieden
Ly Qleah
Tuck
Baby Reeves Angus Maureen Baldwin
Larry Miles
Randy Miles
Roger Torson
Eastern Stars
Sandra Olson
Ames Olson
Methodist-Kahler School of Nursing
Rochester
Minn
Anita
Karen
Oliver Larson
Keith
Bradley
Ramona
LaVerne Larson
Ann
Gary
James
Louie Amundson
Olivia Olson
Howard Kluss
Richard Olson
Elliott Olson
Harry Stolle, Jr
Orvillé
Bebe
Marvin
Martin Amundson
Milo Halverson
Spring Valley
Carlton Penz
Calvin
Janice
Sandra
Fayette County United Fund Board
Charles Heiser
County United Fund Organization
Elgin Study Club
Max Medberry
John Tillotson
United Fund
Ernest Vermazen
Smithfield
Maynard Menefee
Franz Appelman
Pleasant Valley
Hilder Gilbertson
Illyria
Harold Strang
Fairfield
Ted Nus
Westfield
Hubert Kiel
Union Township
Harry Olesen
Putnam Township
Arnold Rueber
Roy Barrett
Louis Cleason
Ray Herwig
Bigin
George Falk
Helms & Sons
Methodist Conference
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