Funeral services for Arthur Jacobs held in Clarksville
Funeral services were held in St. John Lutheran Church Clarksville for Arthur Jacobs 82 of Charles City kill ed in the Charles City tornado. He and his son Harold owned the elevator at Charles City Survivors include his wife Mary Garbes two sons Forest and Harold and daughter Gladys Stke Burial was in Lynwood Cemetery Clarksville Rev B C Wiebke presided. Funeral services for Walter Hoerman 64 were held at the Schwartz Funeral Home He died Thursday at Waverly hospital Survivors include his wife Evelyn two sons Jim and Vern two sisters Mrs Oscar Haefner Mrs Milton Sickles one brother Elmer and seven grandchildren Burial was in Harlington Cemetery Waverly Rev P C Matthias officiated.
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St. John Lutheran Church
Clarksville
Arthur Jacobs
Charles City
Harold
Jacobs
Mary Garbes
Forest
Gladys Stke
Nashua
B. C. Wiebke
Waverly
Visitation
Lynwood Cemetery
Walter Hoerman
Schwartz Funeral Home
Hoerman
Waverly Hospital
Evelyn
Jim
Vern
Chicago
Oscar Haefner
Milton Sickles
Readlyn
Elmer
Parkersburg
Harlington
P. C. Matthias
Clarksville St. John Lutheran Church
H. W Heddens
Theda Bailey
Charles Shepard
Heddens
Herman Rohlwing
Frank Roblwing
Vic Nordman
Bob
Meservey
Paul Harris
Joel Topp
R. J. Topp
Camp Dodge
Des Moines
Legion and
Lions Club
Joe Kolwalski
Mary Jo
Dubuque
Harry Drake
Edwin Wilkinson
R. B. Fisher
Westville
Oklahoma
Mrs Mary Wygle Celebrates 96th Birthday Tea
A group of neighbor ladies gathered at Mrs. Mary Wygle home Tuesday forenoon for a coffee hour in honor of her 96th birthday. Afternoon visitors included her sisters Mrs Ella Neal Mrs Selah Neal and Mrs Grace Loomer. Another sister Mrs B F Hamilton was absent convalescing from a fractured hip. Also present were Mrs Dora Gabby of Osage and Mrs Jennie Gabby of Clarksville, sisters-in-law of Mrs Wygle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Wygle
Ella Neal
Selah Neal
Grace Loomer
B. F. Hamilton
Dora Gabby
Osage
Jennie Gabby
Clarksville
Wygle
Former Clarksville Resident Dies in California
Joseph H. Kirkland aged 52 died in a Richmond California hospital on April 24. A former Clarksville resident he had worked for the Iowa Public Service Highline Crew. Survivors include his wife Frances and five children, all of Richmond.
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Joseph H. Kirkland
Richmond
California
Clarksville
Iowa Public Service Highline Crew
Frances
New Bell Installed at St John Lutheran Church Clarksville
A new copper and tin alloy bell was installed at St John Lutheran Church in Clarksville replacing the old steel bell. The boom truck from Iowa Public Service Co assisted in lowering the old bell and hoisting the new one. The bell was purchased from St John Lutheran Church at Lawler.
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St. John Lutheran Church
Clarksville
Lawler
Iowa Public Service Company
Moser Groen Vows In May Wedding At Manchester
Miss Elizabeth Ann Moser daughter of Mr and Mrs Martin Moser of Earlville and James Bernard Groen son of Mr and Mrs Wilbur Groen of Clarksville were married Sunday afternoon May 19 at the First Baptist Church in Manchester. Rev Richard Lawrenz performed the single ring ceremony. Maid of honor was Shirley Ellis Cedar Rapids. flower girls were Karlyn Moser Hopkinton and Cheri Moser Cedar Rapids. Best man Wilson Green Ames. ushers Gerald Moser Cedar Rapids and David Moser Cedar Falls. The bride a Maquoketa Valley School graduate and Allen Memorial School of Nursing alumna now works in the Allen Memorial Hospital intensive care unit. Groom a Clarksville High School and Waterloo Barbering School graduate owns Jim's Barber Shop in Clarksville. they will reside there.
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Elizabeth Ann Moser
Martin Moser
Earlville
James Bernard Groen
Wilbur Groen
Clarksville
First Baptist Church
Manchester
Richard Lawrenz
Shirley Ellis
Cedar Rapids
Karlyn Moser
Hopkinton
Cheri Moser
Wilson Green
Ames
Jodi Litterer Rites Were Saturday
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Clarksville for Jodi Lin Litterer four year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Roger Litterer who died Wednesday May fifteenth at Waverly hospital after surgery and complications. She is survived by her parents a brother Scott paternal grandfather Theophil Litterer and maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Lawrence Wubbena. Burial was in Lynwood Cemetery. Rev R J Topp officiated.
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Immanuel United Church of Christ
Clarksville
Jodi Lin Litterer
Roger Litterer
Waverly Hospital
Scott
Theophil Litterer
Lawrence Wubbena
Lynwood Cemetery
R. J. Topp
Local Visitors and Council Change in Clarksville
Clarksville residents Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Shadbolt of Fort Dodge visited his aunt Mrs. Pearl Wilcox on Sunday afternoon and also called on John Martin. Earl Garrison is named to fill the town council seat left by W R Poland who resigned last week.
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Lloyd Shadbolt
Fort Dodge
Pearl Wilcox
John Martin
Earl Garrison
W. R
Dick) Poland
Camera Catches Culprit in Act In Clarksville News Note
Community notes recount Sunday visits and events in Clarksville Iowa. Names include Heddens Bailey Shepard Nordman Harris Kolwalski Wilkinson Hartema Moser Green McNeilus Hattera Raisty Ooster Yost and Millers. A Hawkeye Boys State selection for Joel Topp is noted along with a tornado funnel near Greene affecting multiple farms.
Greene High students pick up debris at local farms
Nearly 200 Greene High School students went to the farms of Roger Landers Warren Ebling and Robert Schafer west of Greene Tuesday morning to collect debris from the fields in a community cleanup effort.
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Greene High School
Roger Landers
Warren Ebling
Robert Schafer
Greene
Veterans Vignettes and Memorial Aid Through Local Veterans Groups
Veterans groups in Allison provide summer free use of Barracks Club rooms to World War I veterans with winter costs covered by small heat fund donations. Memorial Day brass grave markers available from Soldiers Relief office Mondays 8 to 4 and Thursdays 8 to 12. Local caretakers list include Dean Wiegman Harold Poppen and others across Allison Butler Wilmar Cemeteries. Greene and Parkersburg volunteers noted for ongoing service. Iowa veterans with life insurance should note file numbers on checks to the VA St Paul office, with GI policies sent mid month to aid processing. St Paul is a key field office alongside another in the nation.
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Allison AmVets
Soldiers Relief Office
Court House
Allison
Dean Wiegman
Harold Poppen
Billi Miller
Merlyn Voights
Butler
Wilmar
Parkersburg
Harley Considine
Billy Nicklaus
Ray Simon
Hazel Card
Greene
Walter Kyle
John Groothius
Iowa
Veterans Administration Insurance Office
St. Paul
St. Paul Center
Tornado path along highways near Greene and Charles City
A tornado warning was misissued as a fire alert near Greene. Reporters followed funnel activity east of Highway 14, noting funnels near Aredale Marble Rock Roseville and a western approach toward Charles City. Debris, dust, and a large white funnel were observed before dispersal amid dark cloud cover.
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Weather Bureau
Greene
Aredale
Marble Rock
Roseville
Rose Naumann
Charles City
Greene County Court Fines and City Cases Listed
Greene Iowa court records show multiple nighttime speeding fines ranging from 10 to 18 dollars plus costs for Richard James Beardewer of Rockford Phyllis Curtis of Greene Dale Poppe of Greene and Carol D Shreve of Allison Also listed are stop sign violations by Leo Drakle of Bristow and Thomas Dix of Clarksville with 10 dollar fines plus costs No operator's license or no valid registration charges noted for several defendants plus a 5 dollar license fine and 6 dollar over width fee Frank E Miller of Newell charged with no valid plate on trailer and other minor vehicle infractions The report briefly recalls a Charles City disaster but is not directly tied to court actions
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Richard James Beardewer
Rockford
Phyllis Curtis
Greene
Dale Poppe
Leo Drakle
Bristow
Thomas Dix
Clarksville
Dean Wiegmann
Allison
Lowa
Elmer R. Christensen
Hampton
Frank E. Miller
Newell
Carol D. Shreve
Carl E. Frymoyer
Gerald J. Hagarty
Iowans Organize for Vice President Humphrey
State Senator George O Malley of Des Moines chairs the group with John Tapscott a Des Moines state representative serving as campaign director.
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Humphrey
George O’malley
Des Moines
John Tapscott
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Bruce M. Marsh
Herman Poppe
Arnold Wilken
Jerry Hartema
Marvin
Betty Moser
James Green
Floyd McNeilus
Debra
Jerry Hattera
Antioch Aid
Ivan Yost
Jack Heitz
Haddonfield
New Jersey
Frank Raisty
Rick Ooster
Cedar Falls
Galen Millers
Buick
Tion
J. P. Moffett’s Court
Greene, Iowa
Rich’s
Ramblers
Johnson and Evinruda
S. D. Pooley
Frigidaire
D. Pooley Lumber CO
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