Governor Mediator Handles Psychiatrist Pay Dispute
Governor Norman Erbe appointed as mediator in the pay dispute between the board of control and the interim committee over psychiatrists’ salaries in state mental institutions. He invited State Mental Health Director Dr James Cromwell to a meeting with three committee members and three board members to seek a solution protecting the mentally ill and clarifying future relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Erbe
Speke
Erbe
Board ‘of Control
Saveving ‘Committee
Board of Control
Warning to keep children away from shelled corn bins
Public safety notice warns that shelled corn bins harbor undertow and pockets that can cause suffocation or burial. Removing corn creates a suction. a misstep can trigger a slide dragging a person to the bottom with tons of corn above. If entry is needed, tie a rope and have a strong rescuer outside.
Auto show notes from Chicago and nearby dealers
Leo Lehman reports on September events including Chevrolet’s new model and Buick display. Falb attended the 1962 Paar announcement show at Moone Place, Chicago. Chevrolet will be shown at Soh Faith and Sons on September 27.
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Leo Lehman
Chevrolet
G. H. Falb
Paar
Moone Place
Chicago
Buick
and Sons
To Manage Hospital In Africa
Attorney Wm J Curry and wife Rose of Long Beach California leave September 11 for Southern Rhodesia to serve in mission fields for three years. They tour Europe including London Amsterdam Paris Lourdes and Rome before Africa. Curry will head a 200 bed hospital staffed by twenty Swiss men and doctors. Rose assists. She is the former Rose Reitz from Elgin a St Lukes nursing graduate and Bertha Lehman’s niece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. J. Curry
Rose
Long Beach
California
Rhodesia
Africa
Europe
London
New Amsterdam
Paris
Lourdes
Rome
Curry
W.W
Rose Reitz
Elgin
Elgin High School
St. Lukes School of Nursing
Cedar Rapids
Bertha Lehman
Baptist Men Open New Year With Barbecue and Meeting
The First Baptist Church Baptist Men held their annual start with a barbecue supper and meeting on Monday evening September 18. About 50 men attended the outdoor meal then gathered in the church basement for singing led by Harry Johnson and devotions by Leon Jacob. Rev. Ralph Cooke of Grace Baptist Sheffield spoke on Attitudes of the Saviour. A free will offering supported year long Baptist Men projects. Next meeting is October 6 with a mental health program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Sumner
Sheffield
Harry Johnson
Leon Jacob
Ralph Cooke
Grace Baptist Church
Treas
Calvin Hopson
Léon Jacob
Edward Krueger
School Board Elects Officers and Officials Named
A school board meeting elected officers with Nancy Amundson named president and Lester named treasurer. The event highlighted leadership changes within the Elgin school system.
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School Board
Spirit Lake workshop draws cooperative leaders from Midwest
Mr and Mrs Exwin Jr Bar rack and son the Max Jennings family and Mr and Mrs Leon ard Gamm with the Arlington Cooperative Co and Ben Butikofer family with the Elgin Cooperative Co attended a directors workshop at Spirit Lake September 3 to 6. The event is sponsored annually by the Farmers' Grain Dealers Assn of Des Moines and Farmers Elevator Service Co of Fort Dodge.
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Exwin Jr
Max Jennings
Leonard Gamm
Arlington Cooperative Com. Co
Ben Butikofer
Elgin Conoperative Co
Spirit Lake
Farmers’ Grain Dealers Assn. of
Des Moines
Farmers Eevator Service Co
Fort. Dod
Fourth District to Meet at Guttenberg Annual Legion Conference
About 400 members of the American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary of the Fourth District are expected to meet in Guttenberg for the annual fall conference on Monday September 25. The district includes Allamakee Buchanan Cerro Gordo Chickasaw Clayton Delaware Fayette Floyd Howard Mitchell Winneshiek and Worth counties. Legion sessions will be in the Guttenberg Municipal Building and the Auxiliary in the Masonic Building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Guttenberg
Allamakee
Buchanan
Cerro Gordo
Chickasaw
Clayton
Delaware
Fayette
Floyd Howard
Mitchell
Winneshiek
Worth
Auxiliary
Masonic
Hill City women discuss trip plans and weather hopes
Mrs Nellie M Koevenig of Hill City South Dakota and her mother Mrs Lillie Mattoon recently returned from a winter in Arizona in May They considered visiting Elgin this summer but plans changed Mrs Koevenig notes a very dry hot summer in South Dakota and hopes for heavy snow in the coming winter They remain undecided about returning to Arizona this winter
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie M. Koevenig
Hill City
Elgin
Lillie Mattoon
Arizona
O E S Banquet Reservations Due for October Dinner
Members are asked to attend the O E S banquet on October 3 at 6 30 pm at St Pauls Methodist Church honoring Mrs Howard Morrison. Reservations must be made by September 25 to Mrs Allen Habeger secretary and include 1 50.
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O.E.S
St. Paul’s Methodist Church
Howard Morrison
Allen Habeger
60th Mr and Mrs Goodman Swengon celebrate anniversary
Ellsworth couple Mr and Mrs Goodman Swen gon marked their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends in a quiet observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodman Swengon
Ellsworth
Valley Tigers Defeat South Winneshiek 13-2
Valley Tigers overpower South Winneshiek 13 to 2 in a high school football clash. The report notes the win for Valley and includes brief context on local athletics.
4-H Plans at Fayette Dairy Cattle Congress
Plans are for 4-H members in Fayette County to participate in the 4-H girls demonstration contest the 4-H dairy judging contest 4-H livestock show and dairy production contest at the Dairy Cattle Congress Exhibits in the dairy show on Saturday Sept 20 will include 12 Holsteins 2 Guernseys and 2 Ayrshire Local youths showing Kenneth Schroeder Clermont Terry Knickerbocker Arlington and David Jones Lamont Members of the judging team on Friday Sept 29 are Danny Thies Clermont Kenneth Kerr Clermont Roger Decker Westgate and Gary Garnier Maynard
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Fayette County
Dairy Cattle Congress
Ayrshire
Kenneth Schroeder
Clermont
Terry Knickerbocker
Arlington
David Jones Lamont
Danny Thies
Kenneth Kerr
Roger Decker
Westgate
Gary Garnier
Maynard
Circle Nora Meeting Reassigned For September 21
Circle Nora, previously set to meet Mrs. Blake and Mrs. Dummermuth on September 21, will now convene with Mrs. C. B. Schori. Mrs. H. H. Wolf will assist at the meeting.
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Circle Nora
Confirmation Dinner Honors Connie Dummermuth
Mr and Mrs Conner Dummermuth hosted a confirmation dinner for their daughter Connie at the Elgin Lutheran Church on Sunday morning It was attended by Mr and Mrs Wayne Durscher and Leslie Hitch from West Union Mr and Mrs Herbert Dummermuth Mr and Mrs Walter Durscher and Jayne and Craig Anderson Also visiting were Esther Durscher and Francis Woods from Cedar Rapids.
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Conner Dummermuth
Connie
Elgin Lutheran Church
Wayne Durscher
Leslie Hitch
West Union
Herbert Dummermuth
Walter Durscher
Jayne
Craig Anderson
Esther Durscher
Franccis Woods
Cedar Rapids
Douglas West Wins In Amateur Talent Contests
Douglas West son of Mr and Mrs Francis West of Elgin placed third in the Amateur Talent contest at Luana on Sept 16 with guitar and vocal numbers. He competed against 20 contestants. He also placed third in the Jerry Smith talent show at the Big Four Fair in Postville with several contestants. Douglas and Postville students performed a half hour show Saturday on Prairie du Chien radio.
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Douglas West
Francis West
Elgin
Luana
Jerry Smith
Postville
Douglas
Prairie du Chien
Conference Race Starts Friday
The Upper Iowa Conference begins Friday September 22 with eight teams contending for the title. Defending champs West Central Maynard and runner-up North High West Union are expected to be strong again, with Postville and Valley also shaping the race. Conference schedule lists matchups from Sept 22 through Nov 3 across Valley, North, Postville, Sumner, Elkader, Fayette, Waukon, and West Central.
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Upper Iowa
West Central
Maynard
North High
West Union
Postville
Valley
North
Sumner
Elkader
Waukon
Fayette
Ikader
Golden Anniversary for Mr and Mrs John Staffenhagen
Mr and Mrs John Staffenhagen celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary on Sunday September 17 at the Wadena Legion hall. Attendants from the wedding fifty years ago Mrs Margaret Cline and Harry Corkery attended, along with Mrs Mary Fox ninety five, mother of Mrs Staffenhagen. Relatives and friends from Akley Webster City Oelwein Strawberry Point Fay ette Grand Rapids Mich and other areas joined in the celebration.
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John Staffenhagen
Wadena
Webster City
Archie Cline
Oelwein
Archie Brooks
Strawberry Point
Dewey Thompson
Oclwein
James Fox
Fayette
Ray Watt
Grand Rapids
Mich
Roberta Wilson Completes Course in Omaha
Roberta Wilson daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson has completed a three month course in Business Administration and Communications at Personnel Training Institute in Omaha Nebraska She has accepted a clerk typist position with the Government in Washington DC She is a 1961 Valley High School graduate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta Wilson
Robert Wilson
Personnel Training Institute
Omaha
Nebr
Catholic Order of Foresters District Meeting Notice
The Catholic Order of Foresters Northeast Iowa District Association will meet in New Hampton on Sunday September 24 at 11 a.m. in the K C hall. A noon dinner will be served in St Mary’s Church Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Order of Foresters Northeast
Iowa
Valley Tigers Beat South Winneshiek 13 2 in Season Opener
Valley opened the 1941 season with a 13 to 2 non conference win over South Winneshiek of Calmar at Elgin. Carlyle Blockhus scored the first touchdown with Torson adding the extra point. Terry Habeger later added a 20 yard TD run. South’s lone score came on a safety after Habeger tackle of Terry Habeger. Valley travels next to West Union for the conference opener against North.
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Valley Tigers
S Winneshiek
Calmar
Elgin
South Winneshiek
Valley
Carlyle Blockhus
Terry Habeger
South
John Bennett
Blockhus
Habeger
Torson
Tim Novak
Valley Ring
Larry Halverson
West Union
North
Last Friday's high school football results
Decorah 25 over Waukon 6 and Postville 14 over Monona 4 led a list of scores. Green defeated West Union 6 to 0, West Central beat Arlington 7 to 6, Manchester routed Elkader 34 to 0, Sumner won 19 to 6 against Tripoli, Fayette beat Dyersville Xavier 27 to 13, and Valley tied South Winneshiek 13 to 13.
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Decorah
Waukon
Postville
Monona
Green
West Union
West Central
Arlington
Manchester
Elkader
Sumner
Tripoli
Fayette
Dyersville
Xavier
Valley
South Winneshiek
Pleasant Valley Sharpshooters September meeting minutes
The September meeting of the P. V. Sharpshooters was held Sept. 5 at Gary and Gayle Kleppe’s home with ten members present and two guests. New business covered family night next month and the cane project. Officers were elected: Duane Reeder president, Gary Kleppe vice president, Sharon Ruckdashel secretary-treasurer, reporter. Our new leader is Leslie Kleppe with Roger Reeder and Merle Ruckdashel as assistant leaders.
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P. V. Sharpshooters
Gary
Gayle Kleppe
Duane Reeder
Gary Kleppe
Sharon Ruckdashel
Sec.treas
Leslie Kleppe
Roger Reeder
Merle Ruckdashel
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Tam
Weil
Will
Nicoles
Norris
Wisemen
Harry
Zion
Shirer
Bright Water
Max
Teak and Jill
Life
Marion Township
Elgin Public Library
von You Gorthe
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Baptist
Feesy Evening At
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Pleasant Valley
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