Kratchmer 25th Wedding Anniversary Celebrated at Home
Edd Kratchmer and wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary at their Charles City home. Attended by Mr and Mrs George Hangy and Mr and Mrs John Kratchmer, the event marked a long partnership begun with the marriage to Renelda Atkinson of Clarksville in 1934. The couple are parents to four children Charles Hershey Vernon Dean and Perry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Hangy
John Kratchmer
Edd Kratchmer
Charles City
Kratchmer
Renelda Atkinson
Clarksville
Charles Hershey
Ik Vy
Vernon
Forest City
Dean and
Perry
Pulis Family Reunion Held At Dubuque Home
Local reunion for the Pulis family gathered at the Dubuque home of Mr. and Mrs. Ramba. Attendees listed include Chad, Colorado, Keith Carlson, and Aly. the event featured casual gatherings and shared memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pulis
Ramba
Sell
Chad
Colorado
Funeral services for Mrs Caroline Hilmer at Trinity Lutheran
Mr and Mrs Herman Rohl wing attended the funeral for Mrs Caroline Hilmer in New Hampton on Saturday afternoon. Clarksville residents including Mr and Mrs Vern Nichaus Mr and Mrs Albert Kluiter and Myrna and Marvin Nichaus also attended. Mrs Hilmer was over 92. Services held at Trinity Lutheran Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Rohlwing
Caroline Hilmer
New Hampton
Clarksville
Vern Nichaus
Albert Kluiter
Myrna
Marvin Nichaus
Hilmer
Trinity Lutheran Church
Social Circle Club Meets Sunday Evening
The Social Circle Club and their husbands gathered Sunday evening for a cooperative supper at the Herman Reh lw ing home at 5 30. A social hour followed. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Lew Williams Mr and Mrs Gear Haney W J Voss Mr and Mrs H B Polis Mrs Vi L Poisal Mr Ordirm Charles Shepard and Mrs Beaney Coon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Rehlwing
Mines
Lew Williams
Gear Haney
W. J. Voss
Polis
Mmes
Vi L. Poisal
Charles Shepard
Beaney Coon
Regional Social Visits and Travels Across Iowa and Illinois
Alma Olson, Maxine Teats, and Jacklynn Ankes visited the Crowley home in Clarksville on Sunday while families from Waterloo, Riceville, and Al an joined others in a weekend trip to Kewanee Illinois with a stop in Colesburg. The group returned Sunday night. Ted Mikesell and family from Boulder Colorado are staying with J V Rambo and Opal Lee, with Anna Hinders visiting in Allison. William Heine Jr and family came home from Waterloo, and James Eggleston of Waterloo visited Mrs. Charles Shepard. Norene Marquand returned home after two weeks with her daughter Frank Austin and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Olson
Waterloo
Maxine Teats
Riceville
Jacklynn Ankes
Alan
K. D
Boulder
Colorado
J.V. Rambo
Opal Lee
Mikesell
Lee
Anna Hinders
Allison
J. V. Rambo
Wiliam Heine Jr
James Eggleston
Charles, Shepard
Norene Marquand
Frank Austin
Iowa Capitol News Roundup on Point System and Politics
Iowa safety department revises its point system to align with 1959 changes and legal opinions. New rules allow suspending licenses for a single serious moving violation, with definitions set by the department. Senator Thomas E. Martin of Iowa City faces reelection chatter after disclosures about payrolls including his wife and son. Attorney General notes a last legislature bill dies without lieutenant governor signature over voting machine tax authority. Governor Herschel C. Loveless names Park Rinard as chief assistant as Robert Johnson steps down later this summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell I. Brown
Brown
Iowa
Thomas E. Martin
Iowa City
Martin
Senate
Richard
Washington
Attorney General's Office
House
McManus
D. Keokuk
Herschel _C. Loveless
Park Rinard
Robert Johnson
Rinard
Sunday and midweek church services listed
St Johns Lutheran Church in Wilmar holds Sunday services at 8 30 am with Sunday School at 9 30 am led by Rev Robert Floy Pastor. Faith Baptist Church Marble Rock Iowa led by Pastor Vern Prugh lists Sunday School 10 00 am Morning Worship 11 00 am Jet Cadets 7 00 pm and Evening Service at 8 00 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Lutheran Church
Robert Floy
Wilmar
Faith Baptist Church
Marble Rock
Lowa
Vern Prugh
Governor's aide Johnson to return to Iowa academia
Johnson leaves the governor's staff to return to the State University of Iowa in Iowa City, where he will resume his role as professor of economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
State University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Interstate 80 Priority Shift By New Commission
The Democratic controlled highway commission favors building Interstate 80 east-west first reversing prior Republican policy. Earlier efforts concentrated more miles on north-south routes 35 and 29, with I 29 along the western border linking Sioux City and Council Bluffs and I 35 near the state center. Governor Loveless criticized the old plan as building from one cornfield to another.
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New Highway Commission
Sioux City
Council Bluffs
Herschel Loveless
Iowa State Treasury Ends 1959 Ahead of Forecast
The state treasury closed the 1959 fiscal year with about 5.34 million more than expected, posting an unearmarked balance of 51 million. Earlier projections had named a little over 44 million, with the gain aided by a 1.5 million transfer from state liquor store balances. The 1959 legislature raised cigarette taxes and corporate taxes, yet the treasury is expected to stay in the black for the next two years, with a projected balance near 37 million in two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Comptroller’s Office
Treasury
Comptroller’s Office
Iowa
Comptroller’s
State Aid Totals for June
State welfare figures show old age assistance paid to 35,385 people totaling 2,404,671 dollars in June. Aid to the blind reached 120,488 dollars for 1,442 recipients. Aid to dependent children totaled 1,110,162 dollars for 8,626 families. Over 1,500 families left public assistance payrolls in the first six months of the year.
Church Services and Youth Activities Schedule
Bennedette Wesleyan Methodist Church lists Richard Stoneberg as pastor with services at 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10 a.m. Worship 11 a.m. and evening events at 7:30 p.m. 8:00 p.m. Youth activity and choir practice at 7:00 p.m. Bethel Baptist Church Marble Rock lists John M. Falconer as pastor with Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning worship 10:30 a.m. Jr. B.Y.F. 7:00 p.m. Evening worship 8:00 p.m. Brethren Church led by Rev. H. E. Buss with Morning Worship 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m. Junior Choir 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.
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W. Y
Bethel Baptist Church
Marble Rock
John M. Falconer
Jr. B.Y.F
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John Deere
Galen Schuknecht Greene
Gates V
Cig Workshop
Pooley Lumber Company
Greene
Social Circle Club
Capitol News
Iowa Press Association
State Safety Department
Thousand Palms
California
Larcy Dovey
Lori
Rockford
Julie Keller
Mary Lou
Frank Hase
Jeannie
Shell Rock
V. L. Poisal
Eber Shepard
Faye Gleason
Cedar Falls
Milltown
Wisconsin
North Brank
Minnesota
Mey
Wildcats
Nutrona
F.O.B
Lil Ine
Charles Cry
Town Line Road
Nutrena Mills, Inc
Charles City, Iowa
Women of the Church
Martha
Rachel
State Treasury
Greene Farm Equip
Agric. Company
Glaser
Amet Tele
Weiners
Wilderness
Maxwell House
Swift
Vanity Fair
Cliffs Food Market
Lennox
Greene Farm Equip. & Agric. Company
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