Weekend Guests Gather for Labor Day at Cedar Rapids Home
Weekend visitors fill Cedar Rapids as families from multiple towns converge for celebrations. Notables include Mr and Mrs Wayne Abel Wa terloo and Mr and Mrs Ben Hulbert. also attending are the Moon farm family from Farmersburg and the Davis Clark circle in Elgin. Local clubs meet with eight members and a new slate of officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Falmer
Martwig
Anie Berthe
Strawberry
Point
Schultz
Wayne Ae
Henry Bebii
Elke. der
Hugo Vogt
Ernie ‘Moon
Farmersburg
Alien ‘Ballard
Kathleen
West Valethur
Mion
Monona
Flossie
Ruckdaschel
Postville
Verdell Hulbert
Familly
Clermont
Wayne Abel
Waterloo
Ben Hulbert
Wilder Mattocks
Donald Livingston
Wyoming
Earl Livingston
Alice Baldridge
Lea Ainsworth
Harry Davis
Elgin
Dawson Clark
Wadena Wonder Workers
Habwood
Treasury
Earlville
Effie Simon
Moscow
Idaho
Roy Arndt
Mountain Home
Fremont Clark
Ida Mae Hanson Completes Nursing Training at Deaconess
Ida Mae Hanson daughter of Mrs Nellie Hanson completed nurses training at Lutheran Deaconess Hospital Chicago Graduation exercises were held at United Lutheran Church Oak Park on Thursday evening September 10 Attending from here were Mrs Nellie Hanson Mrs Loras Heck and Mr and Mrs Howard Hanson Miss Hanson returned home Friday then went to Chicago Tuesday to resume nursing duties at Deaconess Hospital
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Ida Mae Hanson
Elgin Study Club Hosts. Plans District Meeting
The Elgin Study Club met at Mrs. William Grove home on Tuesday evening September 8. Members sang America the Beautiful after roll call and guest speaker Gladys Feller showed films from her western trip. Delegates for the district meeting at Independence September 30 were Mrs. Gordon Mosby and Mrs. H H Wolf with alternates Mrs. Allen Habeger and Mrs. R P Strauch. Refreshments were served by Mrs. Habeger and Mrs. Belva Snyder assisted by Mrs. Grove. Next meeting set for September 22 at the Methodist church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
William Grove
Gladys Feller
Independence
Gordon Mosby
H. H.wolf
Allen Habegér
R. P. Strauch
Lutheran Aid Meets Sept 17 at Legion rooms
The Elgin Lutheran Ladies Aid plans a Sept 17 meeting at the Legion rooms with hostesses Mrs Roy Leuchtenmacher Mrs Thore Thompson and Mrs L O Reierson. Program chairman is Mrs William Moore. Dinner guests Sunday were Ruth Carpenter and Mr and Mrs C B Schori and Calmar couple Mr and Mrs Kenneth Meyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Lutheran ‘Ladies’ Aid
Legion Rooms
Roy Leuchtenmacher
Thore Thompson
L. O. Reierson
William Moore
Myr
Kenneth Meyer
Calmar
Ben Schori
C. B. Schori
Ruth Carpenter
Charles Carpenter
Fayette
Koch Completes First Year as Hwy. Engineer
Edward F. Koch, 48, chief engineer of the Iowa highway commission, completes his first year on the job since leaving the army corps of engineers. He cites four urgent highway priorities including widening major routes, surfacing 1700 miles of primary roads, improving secondary roads in southern Iowa, and extending primary roads in cities. He notes progress from wartime deterioration to a modernization push. Also covered: GOP women’s regional conference in Chicago with Mabel Tracy and state leaders, plus Iowa’s interest in the 1954 Senate race with Guy Gillette seeking reelection amid Republican opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa )Highway Commission
Edward F. ‘Koch
Koch
Casablanca
Army Corps of Engineers
Down
Iowa
Highway Commission
GOP
Chicago
Adlai Stevenson
GOP National Committee
Hawkeye
Mabel Tracy
Manchester
Midwest
Towa
James Schramm
Burlington
Towans
U.S
Guy Gillette
Cherokee
Gillette
Fair exhibit revenue dips despite higher attendance
State fair goers spent less than last year with receipts for the Iowa exhibition down while attendance over the 10 days rose. Estimated profit this year was 45000 dollars versus 155000 dollars the previous year.
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Iowa
Ackworth Woman Named to National Agricultural Panel
Mrs Raymond Sayre of Ackworth has been named by Iowan to a new national agricultural advisory commission. A longtime farm women activist she served as president of the Associated Countrywomen of the World. Her term runs until January 31, 1057.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Msennower
National Agricultural Advisory Commission
Raymond Sayre
Ackworth
Sayre
Associated ‘Countrywomen of the World
Beardsley rules out run for Congress in 1950s GOP races
Governor Beardsley says he will not seek Congress next year leaving two races as the GOP contends with the fifth district contest against Congressman Paul Cunningham. The statement narrows political options and ends speculation about a Beardsley challenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Beardsley
Paul Cunningham
Progress Club Meeting Held At Kohler Home
The Elgin Progress Club met on Monday evening at Mrs. Keith Kohler’s home for a picnic supper. Assisting hostesses were Mrs. Herbert Ash, Harold Halverson, and Lyle Light. A business meeting was held.
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Elgin
Two Farm Sales On Echo Calendar
The Echo calendar lists a September 29 closing out sale on the Martin Bilden farm near Elgin by Clarence Buroden with Orvin Thompson as auctioneer and Elgin State Bank as clerk. Bernard Hanson sale of about 15 dairy cattle and machinery follows on the Thor Thorson farm. Henry K Peterson estate will sell household goods and personal property October 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Buroden
Martin ‘Bilden
Elgin
Orvin Thompson
Elgin State Bank
Echo
Bernard Hanson
Thor Thorson
Lizzie Thorson
Henry K. Peterson
Thompson
Funeral services for Fred Rothlisberger to be held
Funeral services for Fred Rothlisberger are set for Thursday at 2:00 p.m. at Illyria Community Church with a brief prayer service at Muehlethaler Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. He died Tuesday morning at Palmer Memorial hospital. A life sketch will be published later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Rothlisberger
Illyria Community Church
Muehlethaler
Rothlisberger
Palmer Memorial Hospital
Pleasant Point Study Club Elects Officers Sept 8
Pleasant Point Study Club met Sept. 8 at Mrs. Harold Leuenberger’s home with thirteen members and five guests. Roll call response was My Favorite Movie. Officers elected were Mrs. Leuenberger president Mrs. Harold Strong vice president Mrs. Mabel King secretary treasurer and Mrs. Orran Bane Sunshine chairman. Ruth Myers conducted the contest with prizes awarded to Geraldine Shaffer and Luella Patterson. Lunch followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Point Study Club
Harold Leuenberger
Leuenberger
Harold Strong
Mabel King
Orran Bane
Sunshine
Ruth Myers
Geraldine Shaffer
Luella Patterson
Vocational Agriculture Reaches Forty Four Students at Clermont
Ross James reported 44 students enrolled in his vocational agriculture program with hour and a half sessions daily. Classes run in six periods for different grade levels in Clermont using the former bus barn building with a new rural school addition. An adult school will run ten weeks on Wednesday evenings, starting this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross James
Clermont
James
Echo
Women To Tour Amana Colonies From Clayton County
Clayton county women are urged to register by Sept 21, sending $3.75 and their names to Esther Locke at the Farm Bureau office. The bus leaves Elkader at 7:00 AM Sept 30 for a one-day guided tour of Amana colonies, returning the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton County
Amana
Esther Locke
Farm Bureau
Elkader
Firemen Sponsor Show At West Union Fair Grounds
Fayette County fire departments hold their first annual jamboree at the fair grounds West Union on Sunday September 20 at 2 20 pm. They will demonstrate firefighting equipment used on actual fires. There is no charge and the public is invited. Visiting firemen are welcome with all county volunteer departments participating in this educational feature.
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Fayette County
Fair Grounds
West Union
Theodore Hanson Renewal Letter Describes Recovery
Theodore D Hanson of Quincy Illinois reports in a letter that his echo renewal is complete and he feels pretty fair. His doctor orders at least another month off work before returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore D. Hanson
Quincy
Ill and Hospitalized Polio Patient Transfers Noted
Ronald Palas, 2, of Elgin, listed as transferred from active to inactive on Sept 9 in the polio ward at Iowa City. Inactive means temperature normalizes and disease stops progressing. Yearly admissions total 99 with 24 active and 17 inactive cases. Mrs Doyie Baker traveled to New Hampton for treatments and X rays at New Hampton hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Palas
Elgin
Iowa City
Doyie Baker
New Hampton
New Hampton, Hospital
Scenic Fall Color Tour Near Home Routes
Local roads from Elgin to Wadena and Arlington offer exceptional scenery for a fall color drive. Also along Volga, Willrieden-Guernsey Smith district, Clermont-West Union road, county line road, Cherry Valley area, Brainard, and Turkey to Elkader spots provide nature’s best pictures close to home. Watch for muddy weather and enjoy the view from nearby trails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Wadena
Arlington
Volga Way
Will
Hunt Named To State School Job In Iowa Race
G W Hunt Guttenberg attorney won the nomination to the State Board of Public Instruction in the second district convention at Manchester last Friday He was named on the second ballot Other candidates included R D Nobje Oelwein Philip R Harris Clinton and Richard Crane Marion Thirty three of 84 delegates attended the convention
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Hunt
Guttenberg
State Board of Public Instruction
Manchester
R. D. Nobje
Oelwein
Philip R. Harris
Clinton
Richard Crane
Marion
Fauser Wins Prize in Anti-Freeze Contest
Don Fauser entered a baseball contest sponsored by an anti-freeze company and was surprised to learn he won one of 25 first prizes in the United States. The award includes two tickets to the first two World Series games with paid transportation, hotel, a players banquet, and a cocktail party, with cash as an alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Fauser
Anti-Freeze Company
U. S
Panthers Win First Game of '53 Season
Philip Hogan, son-in-law of Mr and Mrs Sheldon Boyle of Elgin, will become senior corporation attorney for United Air Lines in Chicago on Sept 21, announced by C F McErlean United’s director of law. Hogan married Ruby Boyle in 1943. They reside in Park Ridge Tl suburb of Chicago. He is a 1941 DePaul University Law School graduate and joined United in 1947 after a stint in Chicago. He previously worked with Dempsey Mills and Casey before entering the U S Army in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Hogan
Sheldon Boyle
Elgin
United Air Lines
Chicago
C. F. McErlean
Hogan
Ruby Boyle
Park Ridge
Mary Margaret
Kathleen
United
DePaul University
College of Law
U. S. Army
Dempsey, Mills and Casey
Elgin Panthers Roar to 7-0 Win Over Calmar
Postville writer Butch Wolf notes Elgin Panthers, inspired by new coach Roger Walker and star Paul Zurbriggen, spark a promising season with a 7-0 victory over Calmar after a hard fought home win. The piece highlights town support, upcoming conference games, and the team’s determined play as they travel to Sumner and West Union.
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Postville
Highway 18
Elgin
Clive Helms
Battleground
Leo Grether
Panthers
Clermont
Roger Walker
Paul Zurbriggen
Sumner
Bombers
West Union
Butch” Wolf
College Students Named From Several Iowa Institutions
A list of students from multiple colleges and universities includes Barbara Yearous Norma Gehring Wanda Shaffer Roberta Mosby Janice Torkelson Shirley Howard from Towa State Teachers College Cedar Falls plus Burton Wolf Paul Smith Clif ford Medberry from Towa State College Ames Gene Snyder Luther College Decorah Earl Little Shirley Page Janana Mark James Cook Presbyterian School of Nursing Chicago Ruth Tillotson Airline School Kansas City Sandy Dummermuth Coe College Cedar Rauids Russell Friederich Iowa University Howard Wolf University of Denver John Nydegger Denver Colo
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Towa State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Barbara Yearous
Norma Gehring
Wanda Shaffer
Roberta Mosby
Janice Torkelson
Shirley Howard
Towa State College
Ames
Burton Wolf
Paul Smith
Clifford Medberry
Luther College
Decorah
Gene, Snyder
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Earl Little
Shirley Page
Janana Mark
James Cook
Presbyterian School of Nursing
Chicago
Dean Pollock
Airline School
Kansas City
Ruth Tillotson
School of Nursing
Rochester
Sandy Dummermuth
Coe College
Cedar Rauids
Russell Friederich
Iowa University
Iowa City
Howard ‘Wolf
University of Denver
Denver
Colo
John Nydegger
Local Teacher Locations in Reinbeck and Nearby Towns
Reed list shows teachers by town including Reinbeck Mary Becker Eunice Gehring and Strawberry Point Marlene Mosby, Arlington Clara Bane, Crystal Lake Clara Hendrickson, Dubuque Hazel Rothlisberger Dorothy Ster, Pilot Mound, Hubbard Barbara Crider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinbeck
Mary Becker
Eunice Gehring
Strawberry Point
Marlene Mosby
Arlington
Clara Bane
Crystal Lake
Clara Hendrick
Dubuque
Hazel Rothlisberger
Presbyterian College
Dorothyster
Pilot ‘Mound
Hubbard
Barbara Crider
Elgin Extends Water Main To Serve New Homes
Elgin laid a new four inch water main last week extending from the Cash Store corridor west two blocks and then north to the Doyle Baker home. The project may be expanded to serve additional homes in the area.
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Elgin
Cash Store
Corrier West
Doyle Baker
White frost hits low spots with light frost in area
Sunday morning frost covered low spots with temperatures near 33 to 34 degrees. Corn shows frost nip but no damage, with practically all corn well dented at this date.
Mrs Dummermuth Visits Cedar Rapids With Mrs McMillan
Mrs Andrew Dummermuth visited Wednesday and Thursday with Mrs Rose McMillan and Elizabeth at Cedar Rapids. The trip highlighted social visits and local companionship in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Dummermuth
Rose McMillan
Elizabeth
Cedar Rapids
Little Families Dine With Arthur Bauer in Oelwein
Mr and Mrs D D Little of Oelwein and Mr and Mrs Glen Little were dinner guests Sunday in Arthur Bauer's Oelwein home. The Wayne Gilson family were dinner guests Sunday at Eugene Schor’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Little
Oelwein
Glen Little
Arthur Bauer
Wayne Gilson
Eugene Schor
Dennler and guests at Arthur Chapman home Sunday
Mr and Mrs Louis Dennler spent Sunday evening at the Arthur Chapman home with Mrs Ray Tomsheck and Lena Baumgartner as dinner guests. Sunday of Mrs Clara Baumgartner, 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Dennler
Arthur Chapman
Ray Tomsheck
Lena Baumgartner
Clara Baumgartner
Halversons Attend Briardale Grocery Convention in Des Moines
Mr and Mrs Harold Halverson traveled to Des Moines Sunday to attend the Briardale grocery convention and returned home Monday evening. Mrs Selma Schneider was a weekend guest of Mr and Mrs Gerald Schneider in Postville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Halverson
Des Moines
Briardale Grocery
Selma Schneider
Gerald Schneider
Postville
Fayette County School Masters Club Dinner Meeting
The Fayette County School Masters Club met at the Methodist church last Thursday evening for a dinner served by a WSCS committee. Sixty were present. A business meeting followed at the schoolhouse conducted by president Paul Zurbriggen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Methodist Church
WSCS
Paul Zurbriggen
Local social notices from Mason City area
Carol McCallum of Mason City and John Nydegger were supper guests Saturday with Mr and Mrs Louis Dennler. Mr and Mrs Don Yates of Fayette visited Mrs Mary Allen the previous Sunday.
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Carol McCallum
Mason City
John Nydegger
Louis Dennler
Don Yates
Fayette
Mary Allen
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E.S. C
Lutheran Aid
Hwy
Progress Club
Vo-Ag
Thomas Jeffery
Clayton Co
Ted Hanson
Fauser
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