United Fund Action Quietly Combines Cancer Heart Research
George B. Woodard Jr., chair of the Budget and Admissions committee of the Pagetti United Fund Inc., said the drive lumps cancer and heart research in the budget to avoid misleadings about donations to the American Heart Association. He noted ACS and AHA do not joint drive, but may still receive funds if the county drive ends without their participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Woodard, Jr
Admissons
Pagettity United Fund, Inc
American Heart Association
Mr. Woodard
American Cancer Society
United Fund
Pleasant Point Study Club Meeting and Dinner Event
The Pleasant Point Study Club met at Mrs. Allen Habeger's home on Sept. 8 with eleven members. Mrs. Harold Strong led a Washington DC lesson and contest. prizes went to Mrs. Forrest Shaffer and Mrs. Lou Dennler. Officers were elected: President Mrs. Orran Bane, Vice President Mrs. Harry Feller, Secretary Mrs. Harold Strong, Treasurer Mrs. Carol Wilson, Sunshine Mrs. Mabel King, Publicity Mrs. Forrest Shaffer. Guests included Mrs. Barriple and Mrs. Elsie. The group hosted husbands and guests for dinner Sept. 13 at Airport Inn Elkader with many members attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pleasant Point
Allen
Habeger
U. S
Harold Strong
Washington, D. C
Forrest Shafter
Lou Dennler
Orran Bane
Harry Feller
Carol Wilson
Forrest Shaffer
Robert
Emmett Light
Gail
Johnny
Allen Habeger
Tille Feller
Gladys Feller
Mary Ann Zwanziger Entries Rank High At State Fair
Mary Ann Zwanziger and Carol Hansel of the Volga Blue Birds 4-H club demonstrated entomology at the state fair among 80 activity demos. Zwanziger earned best in show for her entomology exhibit and had top award for her expense account book. cushion cover earned blue class status. Another demo by Kathleen Amundson and Margeret Hanson from Busy Beavers titled Neat as a Pin received a red rating. Both girls held blue ribbon record books and received 4-H pencils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Zwanziger
Carol Hansel
Volga Blue Birds 4-H Club
Mary
Kathleen Amundson
Margaret Hanson
Busy Beavers
Russell Leeman Estate Sale Details and Items
The Russell Leeman estate sale is set for Saturday September 19 at the Mrs Ida Leuchtenmacher farm located 1 1/2 miles northeast of Gunder on the Elkader Postville road. The auction starts at 12 00 noon and includes seventeen Holstein cattle seventy feeder pigs corn hay oats straw and a large assortment of farm equipment. The 100 acre farm itself will also be offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Leeman
Ida Leuchtenmacher
Gunder
Elkader - Postville Road
Crackdown on Unlicensed Nursing Homes in Iowa
Iowa seeks to curb unlicensed nursing and custodial homes with 400 to 500 suspected sites. Attorney General Norman Erbe said the aim is to raise standards, not shutter businesses, as the health department and fire marshal prepare enforcement actions for noncompliant facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Norman Erbe
State
Erbe
State Department of Health
County Homes Probe By State Senator Schroeder
State Senator Jack Schroeder of Davenport urged welfare committee investigators to probe nursing and county homes. He visited Creston and Knoxville homes noting some patients are kept in cells and many residents were sent there by state mental health institutions. He urged that those needing confinement be returned to state institutions, not county facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Schroeder
Algo County
Davenport
Schroeder
Creston
Knoxville
Iowa AG Erbe Targets Obscene Magazines On Stands
Attorney General Norman Erbe ordered 42 girlie magazines removed from Iowa newsstands in a crackdown that drew mixed reaction. He said a July legal research effort and help from Senator Earl Elijah spurred action after the legislative session, with some distributors resisting and hints of court review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Erbe
Iowa
Erbe
Earl Elijah
Clarence
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Boone Republican
Prison Break Report Cites Guard Negligence at Fort Madison
Governor Loveless releases state bureau of criminal investigation findings on the Fort Madison prison escape. Investigation says negligence by three guards allowed six inmates to overpower guards and saw through bars on August 23. Continued to page nine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herachel C. Loveless
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Loveless
Institute Teachers to Attend in New Hampton High School
The Chickasaw and Fayette County Teachers Institute will assemble at New Hampton high school starting 8:00 a.m. Wednesday October 7, 1959. All public school teachers of the two counties are required by law to attend. Faculties of private and parochial schools have been invited. More than four hundred public school teachers are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasaw and Fayette County
New Hampton
Roberts Couple Fly to Pueblo For Judy Knight Wedding
Mr and Mrs Leonard Roberts flew to Pueblo Colorado last Friday in a Cessna 120 owned by the Turkey Valley Flying Club of which Mr Roberts is a member Two fuel stops at Council Bluffs and Colby Kan aided the 745 mile round trip tail winds helped pace the journey They landed at Clermont airport Monday afternoon after a 7 hour 25 minute outbound flight and a seven hour return flight
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard ‘Roberts
Pueblo
Colo
Judy Knight
Vernon Knight
Turkey Valley Flying Club
Roberts
Stopchins
Council Bluffs
Colby
Kans
Clermont
Ray Pritchard Hunts Squirrels Kills Rattlesnakes
Ray Pritchard of Wadena while hunting squirrels in the Las Davis woods near Lima encountered a mother rattlesnake giving birth on a rock. He shot her twice and cut her open finding 12 young rattlers. The female measured 49 inches and her offspring about 14 inches long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Pritchard
Wadena
Silas Davis Woods
Lima
Elgin Progress Begins Club Year
The Elgin Progress Club met at Mrs. Laurence Knudtson’s home on September 8 with 19 members present. New president Mrs. Elmer Meyer led the business meeting as Mrs. Robert Helms gave a quiz on home safety. Plans were announced for a dinner honoring Valley High and local teachers on September 22 at Elgin Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin
Valley High
Jr. High
Elgin Lutheran Church
Kenneth Blockhus
Pub
Winning Numbers Report from Saturday Night Draw
Winning numbers were drawn Saturday night September 12 with two draw times. At 8 p m the numbers 550 1068 258 803 1030 768 1587 613 872 1140 were posted and at 9 p m the numbers 247 1314 345 499 156 1087 744 1517 1088 appeared. Winners named are Mel Kohler, Mrs Cornelia Burrow and Norris Capper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mel Kohler
Cornelia Burrow
Norris Capper
In Hospital Mrs Matilda Christieanson Patient at University Hospital
A readable fragment notes Mrs Matilda Christieanson is a patient at University Hospitals in Iowa City, indicating a hospital admission or treatment status within the local medical scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda Christianson
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Valley High Wins 13-7 Over Calmar in Football
Valley High Tigers, defending conference champions, held off Calmar 13-7 on Friday night. John Mitts opened scoring with a 19 yard run, Kerr added a second Valley TD, and Roger Torgon kicked the extra point. Calmar answered with a Tom Bush 1 yard TD in the second quarter, keeping it close at halftime before Valley voided a late rally with miscues and penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley High Tigers
Calmar
John Mitts
Valley
Walley
Kerr
Roger Torgon
Tom Bush
Calmar Boys
Extended Application Time For Conservation Reserve
USDA extended the window for basic farm payment applications to September 30 and for conservation reserve constructs to October 16. Fayette county farmers urged to apply by September 30 for the basic rate and to contact the county ASC office in Fayette with questions about the Conservation Reserve program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Fayette County
ASC
Fayette
4-H Dairy Judging Workout In Iowa Counties
Fayette Winnesheik Allamakee and Clayton Counties join for a Dairy Cattle Congress dairy judging workout on September 19. Fayette County members Roger Decker Wayne Harrington Donald Kerr and James Harrison participate in preparation for the congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette
Winnesheik
Allamakee
Clayton Counties
Dairy Cattle Congress
Fayette County
Roger Decker
Wayne Harrington
Donald Kerr
James Harrison
Valley High hosts extension class on abnormal psychology
Valley High will host an extension class from Upper Iowa University on abnormal psychology at 7 00 on Thursday September 24 in Valley. Interested students are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper Iowa University
Valley
Don's Jewelry Grand Opening Draws Large Crowd
Don Olson owner of Don's Jewelry Store reported a highly successful grand opening last week with over 400 attendees responding to an ECHO advertisement. About 600 cups of coffee and 300 doughnuts were consumed Saturday as prizes were awarded including a Bulova watch to Linda K Gardner and a Shaeffer pen and pencil set to the second prize winner. John Donion of Elkader won a ladies necklace and earrings set as a fourth prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Olson
Don
Conduct Speech and Hearing Program in Chickasaw and Fayette
The county education staff conducts annual speech and hearing screenings for public school students in Chickasaw and Fayette counties. All third, sixth, and ninth graders are screened for hearing with grade three checked for speech issues. Suspected cases receive a more thorough exam in about a month, then a medical exam if needed. Students with speech problems get therapy from county speech therapists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chickasaw
Fayette
Close Ossian Class Closed After Meningitis Case
The Ossian kindergarten at the public school is closed for a week after pupil Clifford Hemesath contracted meningitis. The hospitalized boy is in fair condition at La Crosse, Wisconsin. Doctors monitor the remaining students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clifford Hemesath
la Crosse
Wise
N P Kerr Dies in Cresco Nursing Home
N P Kerr of Lime Springs died Sunday at a Cresco nursing home. He would have turned one in November. Funeral services were held this Wednesday in Lime Springs. He was the father of Mrs. George Falb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. P. Kerr
Lime Springs
Cresco
George Falb
First Planning Session For United Fund Tuesday
A townwide United Fund planning session is set for Tuesday at Loftus Restaurant with 7 p.m. dinner hosted by First National Bank of West Union and Fayette County Union. Campaign chair C W Grimes will preside and pledge cards for about 7,000 county families will be ready. Kickoff for the county drive is tentatively set for Tuesday October 13 with additional township chairs named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Fund
Loftus Restaurant
First National Bank of West Union
Fayette County Union
C. W. Grimes
Grimes
Fayette County
James McSweeney
Dover
Erwin Winter
Fairfield
Ted Nus
Illyria
Harold Strong
Harlan
I. P. Stewart
Fremont
Ed Decker
Eldorado Friest Koester
Randalls
J. W. Frye
Fayette
Forest Claxton
Arlington
Roy Barrett
Lawrence Guthart
Maynard
Calvin Willemasen
Auburn
John Franzen
Bethel
Lester Schuldt
Eden
Ed Balk
Union
Harry Olesen
Windsor
Art Kelly
Pleasant Valley
Hilder Gilbertson
Westfield
Hubert Kiel
Smithfield
Maynard Menefee
Oran
John Lockwood
Clermont
Franz Appelman
Waucoma
St. Lucas
Henry Bodensteiner
Elgin
George Falk
West Union
Laverne Alcorn
Wadena
Ray Herwig
Westgate
Heinie Niewoehner
Tertia Club Met For September Meeting At Torkelsons
The Tertia Club gathered Tuesday evening September 8 at Mrs. Ivan Torkelson’s home with Mrs. Francis Butikofer assisting. Seventeen members answered roll call with youthful achievements as the theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tertia Club
Ivan Torkelson
Francis Butikofer
Otis Torkelson
Dorothy Helgerson
Janet Gehring
Don Fauser
Harry Cline
Pub. Chm
Woman Injured After Horse Bolts On First Ride
Mrs Rodney Smith of Postville was thrown from a horse during her first ride after her husband bought the animal. She sustained a broken arm in the incident on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Smith
Postville
Wadena Livestock Sale Report At O and W Exchange
At Wadena on Friday September 11 the O and W Livestock Exchange sold 390 head from 78 consignors to 63 buyers. Prices ranged feeder cattle steers 29 to 32 dollars, heifers 27 to 32, calves 35.50 to 33, sheep 20.50 and 17 to 18, cows 20.50 to 14 with utility and lower, bulls 21.90 to 21.80, steers 26.50 and 24 to 25.50, heifers 25.60 and 24 to 25.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. E
Iowa
Hampton
Ossian
Lawler
Mr. Alderson
Jack Erickson
Howard Shaffer
Wadena
O & W Livestock Exchange
Frieden Home From Hospital After St Marys Stay
Harry Frieden returned home this Wednesday from St Marys Hospital in Rochester Minnesota. Mrs Frieden remained with him during his hospitalization. Reed underwent major surgery at the Veterans hospital in Iowa City on Monday. Mr Randolph Reierson and Mrs Woolrow Reed visited him in Iowa City on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Frieden
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Iowa City
Woodrow Reed
Veterans Hospital
Randolph Reierson
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United Fund Action
Mary Ann Zwanzigers
Sale
Colorado
Don’s Jewelry
Ossian Market
the Echo
Ossian Monday
G. W. Alderson
Tertia Club Met
Wadena Livestock Sale Report
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