Obituaries and wedding in Clarksville area
Elmer John Smith aged 81 died Saturday March 2 at Osweiler Rest Home Shell Rock after weeks there. Born May 31 1886 on a Clarksville area farm he was a lifelong resident. Survivors include two sons Wayne Clarksville Clifton Rockford IL a daughter Arlene Palmer Los Angeles a brother Lester Smith Livermore six grandchildren. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Schwartz Funeral Home with Rev Ellis Sollie. Burial Lynwood Cemetery. Diane Poppe daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey Poppe and Larry Hirsch son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Hirsch wed February 14 at Immanuel United Church of Christ with Rev R J Topp officiating. Virginia Isenhower Fredericksburg maid of honor. Bridesmaids Kristie Miller Waverly Brenda Bruns Terre Haute IN. Best man Darrell Hirsch Waverly. Groomsmen Merlyn Hirsch Allison. Candlelighters Jacqueline Ulrichs Lois Topp. Ushers Greg Poppe LeRoy Drakle. Groom discharged from Fort Hood Texas February 3 and now employed at Plainfield. Bride owns a beauty shop in Allison. They will live in Clarksville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer John Smith
Osweiler
Shell Rock
John M
Helen
Wagoner) Smith
Clarksville
Clara B. Serfus
Wayne
Clifton
Rockford, Ilinois
Collier
Arlene) Palmer
Los Angeles
California
Lester Smith
Livermore
Schwartz Funeral Home
Ellis Sollie
Wesleyan Methodist Church
Lynwood Cemetery
Diane Poppe
Harvey Poppe
Larry Hirsch
Raymond Hirsch
Immanuel United Church of Christ
R. J. Topp
Virginia Isenhower
Fredericksburg
Gary Wilder
Waverly
Kristie Miller
Brenda Bruns
Terre Haute
Indiana
Darrell Hirsch
Merlyn Hirsch
Allison
Jacqueline Ulrichs
Lois Topp
Greg Poppe
LeRoy Drakle
Fort Hood
Texas
Plainfield
Engagement Announcement for Karen Kay Jacobs and Howard Ray Bachman
Mr and Mrs Paul Jacobs announce the engagement of their daughter Karen Kay to Howard Ray Bachman son of Mr and Mrs Howard Bachman Sr of Aurora A April 20 wedding is planned at St John Lutheran Church in Clarksville Karen Kay is a Clarksville High School graduate and Bachman works at the Aurora Elevator
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Jacobs
Karen Kay
Howard Ray Bachman
Howard Bachman Sr
Aurora
Clarksville
Aurora Elevator
St. John Lutheran Church
Woman's Club Met Friday Morning at Home
The Clarksville Woman's Club met Friday morning at Mrs. Paul Voss's home with assisting hostesses Mrs. Homer Detra and Mrs. Jennie Gabby. The president welcomed guest speaker and county chairman Mrs. Donald Wilken, four new members, and named delegates Mrs. Guy Carpenter and Mrs. Donald Jenison. Devotions were led by Mrs. Donald Jenison and announcements noted the county convention on March 28 at Aplington. The program titled The County Meets the Challenge was presented by Mrs. Wilken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarksville
Aplington
Guy Carpenter
Donald Jenison
Donald Wilken
Clarksville Socials Share News From Local Families
Clarksville residents report illness and visits as Vern Conner battles shingles at home. Families gather in Hartema and Foppe homes near Waverly and Cedar Falls. Reints from Fort Carson arrive for Datert Reints’s illness. Ralph Smith visits Jesup and A. J. Trewin at Allen Memorial. Heine family spends Sunday with Stupka in Clarion. Malcolm Sherburne and Verna Smith wed at Little Brown Church Nashua. Myrtle Berger attends as bride’s sister and they depart for Florida. John Martin joins extended family for dinner at James Allan home. Elmer Bolin of Waterloo visits Paul Harris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Conner
Jerry Hartema
Herman Foppe
Waverly
Marvin
Larry Keller
Allen
Debra
Cedar Falls
Vern Voigts
Spec
Richard Reints
Fort Carson
Colorado
Clarksville
Datert Reints
Ralph Smith
A. J. Trewin
Jesup
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
William Heine Jr
Susan
Wayne Stupka
Clarion
Malcolm Sherburne
Verna Smith
Little Brown
Nashua
Myrtle Berger
Florida
John Martin
James Allan
Allison
Elmer Bolin
Paul Harris
Butler County Bridges Bid Set For 1968 Project
Butler County Supervisors heard eight bids for two bridges B1U and B1Y east of Section 1 Dayton Township. Concrete slab bridges 75 by 28 feet replacing 60 by 20 pony truss structures since 1927. Low bid 37,287.19 from Godber sen Smith Construction Co Ida Grove. other bids range to 44,781.58 from Lauritsen Construction Co Des Moines. Construction to start mid March to align with summer asphalt resurfacing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County Board of Supervisors
Dayton Township
Godbersen-Smith Construction Co
Ida Grove
Westendorf Construction
Waverly
Combs Construction Company
Mason City
Cunningham- Reis
Des Moines
Kehe Construction Company
Taylor- Tsenhower
Hudson
Brennan Construction Company
Lansing
Profitable Corn Production pamphlet at extension office
Iowa State University releases a 12 page pamphlet for corn growers titled Profitable Corn Production. Prepared by Dr. E R Duncan the guide covers yield goals, varieties, planting and spacing, populations, fertilization weed and pest control harvesting efficiency and marketing. It includes charts on costs to produce 100 bushels with 4 row equipment and yields by soil and spacing. Obtain at county extension office or request PM 409 from Publications Distribution Morrill Hall Ames IA 50010.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State University
Gary Frahm
E. R. Duncan
Town State
Iowa
Morrill Hall
Ames
Social Circle Club to Meet at Clarksville Cafe
The Social Circle Club will meet Thursday afternoon March 14 at the Clarksville Cafe with Mrs. Beaney Coon as hostess. Meanwhile Clarksville area families changed residences as the Wedeking, Tjaden, Lindley, and Swaney households moved to new properties.
Farmers Bargaining Power Meeting in Waverly March 12
The Bremer Butler and Chicasaw Counties Cooperative Extension sponsors a Farmers and Bargaining Power meeting in Waverly at the steel building at the Fairgrounds beginning 10:00 a.m. Robert Strain of Iowa State University Extension Marketing will cover bargaining power forms and pricing in dairy, with sessions continuing to 3:00 p.m. Open to all without reservation, no fee.
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Cooperative Extension Service
Bremer
Butler
Chicasaw
Fairgrounds
Waverly
5Th Ave. S. W
Hiway
Iowa State University Extension
Robert Strain
Strain
Dr. Strain
Gary Frahm
Butler County
School Counselor In-Service Meeting at Allison
The Bi county in-service for area counselors was held February 28 at the R E C auditorium in Allison on the topic Discipline. Army Recruiter Sgt Arthur Savory had S C F Mina Yeager of the Women’s Army speak to the group and to senior girls in Clarksville, Greene and Parkersburg about opportunities in the service and Army Nursing. The program directed by Guy Olson included attendees Donald Clark Bristow James Bollum CAL and Dumont Douglas Gaudes Clarksville G E Stephenson Greene Roger Hansen Don Marquard Hampton Bill Mazula Parkersburg David Miller Rockford and Roger Madsen Sheffield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allison
Army
Arthur Savory
S.C. F
Mina Yeager
Womans Army
S.C
Guy Olson
Butler-Franklin County
Donald Clark
Allison Bristow
James Bollum
CAL
Dumont
Douglas Gaudes
Clarksville
G. E. Stephenson
Greene
Roger Hansen
Don Marquard
Hampton
Bill Mazula
New Rules for Dairy Sanitation in Iowa
A new Iowa State University publication outlines sanitation requirements for Grade A dairy farms. Gary Frahm, Butler County Extension Director, says the pamphlet helps grade A dairymen remodeling facilities and those entering Grade A milk production. W S LaGrange notes the release adapts the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Iowa State University
Butler County Extension
Gary Frahm
W. S. LaGrange
Extension Dairyman
Iowa State
Caution Over Bonds Used In Chain Letter Schemes
The U S Treasury warns the public about Savings Bonds chain letter schemes while stressing that Savings Bonds themselves are safe. Officials note most participants lose their investment, say banks and issuers must refuse purchases used for such schemes, and urge thrift not get rich quick.
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U. S. Treasury
U. S
Glenn L. Ingle
Post Office Department
Ingle
Treasury Department
Federal Reserve Bank
Treasury
Washington, D. C
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THE
Clarksville News
Elmer Smith
Woman’s Club
Motorola
Mel’s TV Service
Greene, IA
Beaney Coon
Edwin Wedeking
Gerald Tjaden
Wedeking
Clifford Lindley
Tjaden
Francis Swaney
Charles City
Lindley
Swaney
Iowa Public Service Company
Bernard Wygle
Hawaii
Cecil Lowe
R. M. Whiteside
Guy Gates
Saturay
Mildred Crawford
Nichalls
Will H. Debner
Grinnell
Francis
Brinkman
Grinnell Mutual Life Insurance CO
Farmers Bargaining Power Meeting
U. S. Public Health Service
Vonnie
Blue Chips
Interstate Power Company
Interstate Power
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