Verland Brown Wins Teaching Honor in National Contest
Verland Brown, social studies instructor at Janesville, son of Mr and Mrs Verland Brown Sr of Clarksville, was named one of five top first prize area winners in a national teaching techniques contest sponsored by Scott Foresman and Co. The award recognizes classroom methods, student projects, and unit design published in the Junior Ledger bulletin and distributed to schools in Illinois and surrounding areas. Brown also received a prior award as a third runner up in the program last month.
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Clarksville
Janesville
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Spon-T Acre
Scott, Foresman
Pnetas
Towne
Glades
Servne
Scot
Borer. Co
Tantusthan
Tie MC Brown Owl
Haw
Teta
Bold Journey
Kone
Nalional
Mrs Emma Mack Celebrates 87th Birthday at New Hartford
Mrs Emma Mack of New Hartford marked her 87th birthday with a party at her daughter Mrs Clay Ressler’s home last Tuesday afternoon. Guests included Mrs Julia Freeland 77 of New Hartford, Mrs Adele Dean 94 of Shell Rock, Mrs Libbie Ressler 86 of Shell Rock, and Miss Mary Converse 85 of New Hartford who recently fractured a hip and is being cared for by Mrs Ressler. The group learned Mrs Mack suffered a light stroke on Thursday.
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Mack
New Hartford
Clay Ressler
Julia Freeland
Adele Dean
Shell Rock
Libbie Ressler
Mary Converse
Ressler
Mrs. Mack
Shepard Wilder Picnic Brings 45 Members Together
The Shepard-Wilder Picnic was held Sunday at Heery Woods State Park Lodge with 45 members from Allison, Conrad, Cedar Falls, Nashua, Shell Rock, Wells Rock, Waukon and Clarksville. George Wilder of Allison was elected president and Mrs Harvey Rutce of Shell Rock is Secretary. The oldest member attended.
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Heery Woods State Park Lodge
Allison, Conrad
Cedar Falls
Nashua
Sheil Rock
Waukon
Clarksville
George Wilder
Allison
Harvey Rutce
Shell Rock
Secretarr
Wilder and Shepard Details in Cedar Falls Incident
In Allison, RE. E. Wilder aged 96 is noted alongside Calv in Shepard, 11 months, son of Mr. and Mrs Orville Shepard of Cedar Falls. The brief item highlights the youngest of the parties involved, reflecting a local family event with ages spanning senior to infant.
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RE. E. Wilder
Allison
Calvin Shepard
Orville Shepard
Cedar Falls
Home From Hospital
Guy Carpenter has been released after major surgery at St Francis Hospital in Waterloo and is now recovering at home.
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Guy Carpenter
St. Francis Hospital
Waterloo
Friendship Club Met Last Tuesday Luncheon
The Friendship Club met Tuesday at Riverside Diner for a 1:00 luncheon. Eleven members attended. The next gathering will be a picnic supper Sunday evening, July 13, at Bernard Wygle's home for members and their families.
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Friendship Club
Riverside
Bernard Wygle
Salvation Army drive planned led by Gomer Evans
A man named Gomer Evans is set to head the annual Salvation Army drive with Rev R J Topp as treasurer and other local committee members including Dr E M Mark and W W Troupe. Also notes family dinner details, Mayo Hospital surgery, and various distant geographic trivia and statistics on wool, nickel, coal and shipping.
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Salvation Army
Gomer’ Evans
R. J. Topp
E. M. Mark
W. W. Troupe
K. Yost
Don Lodge
Rochester
L. J. Meehlhouse
Mayo Hospital
Arnold Wedeking
Henry
Distant relatives visit Clarksville area families
Stoxen were Sunday dinner guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Vern Wedeking, Steven and Michael. In the evening the group visited in the Helmuth Wedeking home at Charles City. Irvin Detray of Plainfield, New Jersey, left Monday afternoon after attending the death of his stepfather Carl Priepke. He was escorted by his mother Mrs. Carl Priepke who will spend two weeks in the Deira home. Mae Tiefman of Waterloo moved to Clarksville and leased the George Scheidecker apartment. Sunday dinner guests in the George Maye home were Mr. and Mrs. Jim Javer and family of Marengo and Mrs. Kenneth Maver no family of Silver Day. Mire Osota and Henry Vocer with Darlene of Racine Minnesota joined Clark relatives for two weeks. Larkin is the...
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Stoxen
Vern Wedeking
Steven
Michael
Helmuth Wedeking
Charles City
Irvin Detray
Plainfield
New Jersey
Carl Priepke
Deira
Mae Tietfman
Waterloo
Clarksville
George Scheidecker
George Maye
Jim ‘Aver
Marengo
Kenneth Maver
Silver Day
Mire Osota
Henry Vocer
Darlene
Racine
Mevresota
Court Javoos
Shell Rock
Muri Lai
Barbara
New Port
Rhod Island
Rosina Maver
Mur
Inode Island
Clark
Larkin
Fire destroys shed and forage on Rieman farm
The Albert Rieman farm south of town suffered a complete loss when a machine shed and forage burned early Monday. Firefighters arrived to stop the blaze from spreading to nearby buildings.
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Albert Rieman
Lee Crosby
Alexandria
Virginia
Jern Crosby
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James A. Bland
Flushing, New York
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Don Menken
Phon
Roger Smith
Irving van Raden
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Henry Dickman
Highway 3
Miowers
Sas International Harvester
McRoberts Implement Co
Greene, Iowa
Susie Mayer
George Haney
Norman Page
William Wickcliff
Hampton
Fayette
Claire W. Curtis
Paul E. Beguelin
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