Local lodge meeting and community notices in Wadena area
Royal Neighbors Lodge held a Tuesday evening gathering at Mrs Otto Herrling home with eight members and one junior. After business, social time and a lunch were shared. Various residents attended funerals, clubs met at Mrs Pro’s home, and Ames sports festival reps were chosen. Wadena school notes report no absences and one tardiness in two weeks.
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Sta
Otto Herrling
Hervey
Royal Neighbors
Ural
Agschman
Mira
Fred
Bushby
Fairbank
Richard Bushby
Lyle Rubens
Frank Probert
Wadena
Harold Bolton
Fayette
Shirley Herwig
Postville
Eugene Gould
Carol Cousins
Ames
Guy Gould
Donald Gould
Cedar Rapids
Lee Gouldaledonia
Ceroet
Maureen Baldwin
James ‘Dunnan
David Fuller
Richard Guophry
Karen Kelly
Judith Morse
Roy Murphy
Gary Ghippy
Syria Youth Fellowship Plans Roles and Meetings
The Illyria Youth Fellowship held its first fall meeting to outline plans for the year. A reporter and recreation committee were appointed, leaders were chosen through January, and meetings were set for the second and fourth Sundays each month. The next gathering is September 24 at the church.
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Illyria Youth Fellowship
Social visits span several towns this weekend
Mr and Mrs Ralph Foster of Learitts Ohio visited Norris Capper home Saturday through Thursday. The Robert Musser family of West Union and Janice Pinney were supper guests Sunday in Elmer Pinney Jr home. Mr and Mrs H W Falk were supper guests Sunday evening of Mr and Mrs Wm Feller in Strawberry Point.
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Ralph Foster
Learitts
Ohio
Norris Capper
Robert Musser
West Union
Janice Pinney
Elmer Pinney, Jr
Iowa defense advisory meets in Des Moines focuses on vital services
Meeting of state advisory committee representatives from veterans groups and transportation and communications sectors discussed conflict risks and future plans emphasizing communications health fire transportation police utilities and water supply. Rodney Selby heads the advisory committee as state defense director while the Iowa Highway Commission plans a fall budget for a record highway program with up to 286 million dollars for 1951 plus maintenance costs.
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Ofense
Defense Committee
Rodney 0. Selby
Development Commission
Iowa Highway Commission
Highwa
Fred White
White Gaid
Iowa
Hospitals Plan Expansion At University Of Iowa
University Hospitals officials study three modernization options to meet a 1949 directive, including a $3,000,000 five story annex. Plans cover psychiatric care, premature infant center, and allergy research with final approval by the legislature, president Virgil Han cher, and the State Board of Education.
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University Hospitals
University of Iowa
Virgil Hancher
State Board of Education
Wisconsin trip ends for Des Moines group
Hose Reusser and Mr and Mrs Earl Kiple and Mrs Tofield Heck returned Thursday from an extended Wisconsin tour visiting Rev Wedel in Milwaukee who recently suffered a stroke and touring Green Lake Baptist grounds. The highlight was attending the Swiss language play William Tell at New Glarius Wisconsin.
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Hose Reusser
Des Moines
Earl Kiple
Tofield Heck
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wedel
Green Lake
Assembly
Northern Baptists
Wiliam Tell
New Glarius
Wis
Camp Fire News First and Second Meetings Recap
The initial Camp Fire gathering on Aug 30 at Linda Kiple’s home elected Marcia Wolf and Linda Kiple to recruit new members They discussed selling Forget-Me-Nots Reports from Linda Kiple Marcia Wolf and Patsy Capper covered a camp trip The meeting ended with games and a cake lunch hosted by Mita Kiple The second meeting on Sept 11 at Patsy Capper’s home opened with Camp Fire Law singing Two new members Oleze Olson and Vonda Boleyn joined Camp Fire They earned honors in business craft learned new songs and Mrs Ralph Foster played piano for the hostess Tat
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Linda Kiple
Marcia Wolf
Linda ‘Kiple
Patsy Capper
Mita
Kiple
Wahonka
Camp Fire Law
Oleze Olson
Vonda Boleyn
Camp Firs
Ralph Foster
Busy Bees Meet at West Home to Plan Fair Displays
The Marion Busy Bees held a July 28 meeting at Lawrence West's home with six members present. They assigned each girl items to bring to the fair and plan a vegetable freezing demonstration by Jeanne Cook and Gayle Nickels in the junior division. A second meeting occurred August 11 at the George Nickels home with six members and three guests.
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Marion
Iowa Crop Report Shows Corn Harvest Around Peak Delays
Iowa's crop report estimates the corn harvest at 553.8 million bushels with 476.3 million available for harvest versus 1949 and the 10-year average of 527.5 million. Development remains delayed in many areas despite late August improvements. About 9 percent is hard and well dented by September 9, while 78 percent was well dented on the same date in 1949. Early indications suggest about 66 percent may mature without frost damage.
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Iowa
I S T C Students Return to Cedar Falls Attending
Back to I S T C, Marilyn and Karolin Falk, Helen Wenger, and Marlene Mosby plan to attend. Mr. and Mrs. G J Mosby drove them to Cedar Falls Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Torkelson spent Tuesday in Rochester, Minnesota with Dr. O J Swenson, brother of Mrs. Torkelgen, a patient at St. Mary’s Hospital.
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Cedar Falls
Marilyn and
Karolin Falk
Helen Wenger
Marlene Mosby
G. J. Mosby
Oliver Torkelson
Rochester
Minn
O. J. Swenson
Falb Resigns as Iowa Store Manager
H. W. Falb resigned as store manager of the town liquor store last week and asked to be relieved by September 15. An auditor is expected to review the operation by that date. Falb has served since the store’s establishment. Bess Stohr will succeed him, likely becoming the first woman named as store manager in Iowa.
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Town Liquor Commission
Falb
The
Liquor Commission
Bess Stohr
Lutheran Ladies Aid Meeting Announcement
The Elgin Lutheran Ladies' Aid will meet Thursday September 21 at Morsoy Leuchten- items on the agenda include plans for fall activities and church service support.
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Lutheran Ladies’ Aid Meeting
Elgin Lutheran Ladies’ Aid
Mrsoy Leuchten
Home remodeling by Mr and Mrs C Q Torkelson
Mr and Mrs C Q Torkelson have spent the summer making extensive improvements to their home. They converted a large new garage into living space, remodeled the kitchen with new fixtures and installed a new furnace, with many other changes throughout the house nearing completion.
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C. Q. Torkelson
Honor Enlistee at Picnic in Riceville
A Sunday picnic at the Geo Schreyer home in Riceville honored Louis Halverson for enlisting in the Air Corps and departing Tuesday for Des Moines. Attending were the Albert DeVere and Harold Halverson families, Alvin Buroden family of Postville, Robt Bemiss and Walter Crain families of West Union, and Dean Loftsgard of Clermont.
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Geo. Schreyer
Riceville
Louis Halverson
Air Corps
Des Moines
Albert, DeVere
Harold Halverson
Alvin Buroden
Postville
Robt
Bemiss
Walter Crain
West Union
Dean Loftsgard
Clermont
Corn Pack Near End At Elgin Canning Co
The Elgin Canning Co is likely to close for the season in the next week after a short three week run due to reduced acreage and late growing season. Corn quality has been good with a top reported yield near 4 1 2 tons per acre. local residents shared visits and meals this Sunday with families from Monona Clermont Muscatine Yale and Muscatine referenced in the page’s social notes.
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Elgin Canning Co
Car Collision En Route to Minnesota Funeral
Mr and Mrs Emil Frieden Mrs Sam Dennler and Lane travelled to St Paul Minnesota for a brother's funeral when near Rochester a head on crash with a station wagon caused Mrs Dennler to suffer cuts and Jane to be bruised Mrs Frieden was hospitalized in Rochester with severe facial and neck cuts and a dislocated hip Dennler and Jane returned home Wednesday
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Emil Frieden
Sam Dennler
Lane
St. Paul
Minn
Notice of W S C S Visitation Birthday Meeting
Members planning to attend the Visitation Birthday meeting at Mrs Bess Blake's home in Clermont on Tuesday Sept 19 should meet at the Methodist church at 7 oclock Transportation will be provided Circle will meet at Mrs Herbert Dimmermuth's Clermont home with Mrs Bess Blake assisting Circle Joy will meet at Mrs Clifton Wilson's home with Mrs Allee Winkler assisting hostess
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Bess “Blake
Clermont
Herbert Dimmermuth
Cleremont
Bess Blake
Circle Joy
Clifton Wilson
Allee Winkler
Tabithas to Meet Sept 21 at Baptist Church
The Tabitha Society of the Baptist church will meet Thursday September 21 in the church parlors. Devotions will be by Lillian Habeger with music by Florence Wenger. A paper on a Spanish mission will be presented and Mabel Schneider will deliver the Personal Workers Report. Hostesses are Mrs. Arthur Tttermann, Mrs. Metta Schneider, and Mrs. Rose Miller.
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Tabitha Society of the Baptist Church
Lillian Habeger
Florence Wenger
Anice Thestone
Mabel Schneider
Arthur Tttermann
Metta Schneider
Rose Miller
A Profusion of Flowers in Mrs Brackin’s Garden
A colorful fall flower display around Elgin highlights Mrs B H Brackin s garden admired for variety and care. She reportedly exhibited different flowers at the Fayette County Fair and won numerous prizes.
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Elgin
B. H. Brackin
Feller Bunting Reunion at Elkader Fair Grounds
About seventy five Bunting and Feller relatives gathered at the Elkader fair grounds on Sunday for a reunion and to welcome Velma Bunting home from the Navy. Attending were Mesdames Chas Feller Amelia Strong, Mr and Mrs H W Falk and families of Henry and Harry Feller Harold and Reynold Strong and Elmer Lembke. Others came from St Olaf Lima Wadena Osborne Mederville and Waterville.
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Bunting-Feller
Elgin
Elkader
Medgerville
Elkader Fair Grounds
Velma Bunting
Navy
Mesdames Chas
Feller
Amelia Strong
H.W. Falk
Henry
Harry*Feller
Harold and
Reynold Strong
Elmer Lembke
St.Olaf
Lima
Wadena
Osborne
Mederville
Waterville
Lions Club to Help Secure Band Uniforms
The Elgin Progress Club held its annual fall picnic at the Elgin park on Sept. 5 with seventeen members. Louise Lantz and Eva M. Gehring joined. Next meeting is Sept. 18. Delilah Knudtson hosts. Gladys Halverson leads the program. Roll call: An Incident from School Days. Theme: Today's Challenge.
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Elgin
Attend Boat Owners Picnic at Large Sand Island trip
Chas L Capper led a group of boat owners from McGregor to Large Sand Island near the Lynxville locks for an afternoon visit. Attendees included Cedar Rapids Waterloo and Dubuque members with a Mississippi shore dinner and sightseeing along the river. Guests named were Wm F Miller Bess Stohr Georgia M Schori Dawn Dummermuth and Leota Welch.
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Chas. L. Capper
McGregor
Lynxville Locks
Harpers Ferry
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Dubuque
Mississippi
Mr. Capper
Wm.f. Miller
Bess Stohr
Georgia M.schori
Dawn Dummermuth
Leota Welch
Picnic in Ireland Honors Mrs Mayne and Thomas
About seventy relatives and friends gathered at the Elgin park Sunday for a picnic dinner honoring Mrs Samuel Mayne and Thomas They left Tuesday for their home in Springvale Ireland after visiting six months at the E L Roberts home.
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Elgin Park
Samuel Mayne
Thomas
Springvale
Ireland
E. L. Roberts
Legion Meeting Tuesday at Elgin Post Hall
The Elgin Post American Legion will hold its regular monthly meeting Tuesday evening September 19 at the Legion hall. Members advised to attend and bring any reports or notices for the agenda.
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Elgin Post American Legion
Legion Hall
Cars Registered and Marriage License Notices
COURF FOUSE new cars registered Frank Leahy Waduna Stude baker sedan W J Grove Elgin Chevrolet tudor W F Kohler Elgin Chevrolet Jacob Schneider Elgin Ford pickup Marriage License Sept 5 Darwin D Mitts Elgin Irene Wede Clermont Lawrence L Pfister Oeiwein Patricia Weyant Fayette La verne Everett Donna Harris West Union
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Frank Leahy
Waduna
Studebaker
W. J. Grove
Elgin
W. F. Kohler
Jacob Schneider Elgin
Darwin D. Mitts
Irene Wede
Clermont
Lawrence L. Pfister
Oeiwein
Patricia Weyant
Fayette
Laverne Everett
Donna Harris
West Union
A Want Ad a Day Makes All Business Pay
A concise local note proclaims daily want ads boost commerce for merchants and job seekers alike, urging readers to submit listings to drive visibility and sales in the marketplace.
Lions sponsor uniforms for Elgin high school band
The Elgin Lions Club votes to sponsor outfitting the high school band with 45 to 50 uniforms costing about 50 dollars each, totaling around 2500 dollars. A community project will fundraise through private business solicitations starting Sept 1 and a basket social on Nov 14 in the school gym, with donations accepted at local banks and shops.
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The
Elgin Lions Club
Neadl
Tex
Elgin State Bank
Ole
Sheldon Boyle
Henry McMillan
Echo
Ilyria and Randalia Clash for Second in Softball Standings
Prior to September 5 Illyria and Randalia were tied for second place in the league standings. On September 5 Illyria defeated Fayette 8 to 4, forcing Randalia and Illyria to decide who finishes second. The decisive game will be on a neutral diamond, likely Westgate. The clubs have split two meetings so far, Randalia winning 13 to 6 and Illyria taking the rematch 17 to 10.
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Fayette
Randala
Ilyria
Randalia
Westgate
Illyria
Hickenlooper to Speak at Farmersburg Band Day
Senator Rourke B. Hickenlooper will speak at Farmersburg Band Day on Sunday afternoon September 17 at two o'clock. Elgin's Little Swiss Band will also perform on the program.
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Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Farmersburg
Elgin
Enjoy Skating Party Brings Youths Together
Seventy youngsters from the Elgin yria Monona and Luana Youth Fellowship joined a skating party in Ossian on Monday evening. Nearby, Mr and Mrs John Lantz and Mr and Mrs Max Hunshberger spent Sunday in La Crosse Wisconsin. Mrs J B Miller returned home from visits with relatives at Monticello and New Glanus Wisconsin where she attended a Swiss celebration. Mr and Mrs Milton Miller and daughters joined her at Monroe Wisconsin for the cheese day celebration. The Waller Mitts family were dinner guests Sunday in the Otto Blockhus home.
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Elgin
Yria
Monona
Luana
Ossian
John Lantz
Max Hunshberger
la Crosse
Wis
J. B. Miller
Monticello
New Glanius
Milton Miller
Monroe
Waller Mitts
Otto Blockhus
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H—Ragatta Dey
Howell
Tunnay
Paul Jones
Richard
Rodney ‘Selby
State Health Department
Iowa Tax Payers Association
Camp Fire News
Iowa Crop Report
James Dawson
Janet
Mabel Grover
Emil Schneider
Minnie Daniels
Robert Falb
Roger
Yale
Dak
Minnesota
Tabithas
Lions Club
Progress Club
Arlington Eat
Edgewood
Legion Meeting
Courf-Fouse
Senator Hickenlooper
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