Antiques on Display at Cattle Congress in Waterloo
Funeral services for Louisa Voss Miller, 89, were held at First United Church of Christ in Pleasant Valley. She was born in Germany and lived in Clarksville since 1966. Survivors include husband Wilhelm (deceased), son Walter, daughters Rosa Koch and Elsa Busching, four grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and brother William Voss. Also, the Clarksville Woman's Club held a coffee hour to mark the club year start. Antiques and old-time machinery will be showcased at the National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo September 21–29 with free entertainment including New Christy Minstrels, Frank Fontaine, Gunsmoke actors, Grand Ole Opry, and RCA Rodeo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First United Church of Christ At
Pleasant Valley
Louisa Voss Miller
Chautauqua
Charles City
Church
Germany
States
Wilhelm Muller
Muller
Clarksville
Chatauqua
Walter
W. A
Rosa) Koch
Ruthfield
Minnesota
Erwin
Elsa) Busching
Plainfield
William Voss
National Dairy Cattle Congress
Waterloo
Iowa
Antique Acres
Cedar Valley Antique Car Club
Cattle Congress
New Christy Minstrels
Frank Fontaine
Dee and Festus
Gunsmoke
Grand Ole Opry
RCA Rodeo
Wallace Jones 90th Birthday Observed at Home
Wallace Jones marked his 90th birthday with an open house on Sunday at his home. About fifty friends neighbors and relatives attended including his children Paul Jones and family LaMonte Missouri Charles Jones and family El Cajon California Kenneth Jones and family Jerome Idaho Mildred Young and Charlene Waverly. Also present were sisters Lottie Walker Montgomery City Missouri Ida Cassidy Vandalia Missouri and sister-in-law Verna Jones Windsor Missouri. The only absent family member was sister Lucy Edwards Idaho Falls Idaho. Attendees hailed from Waverly Davenport Fort Dodge and Clarksville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Jones
Paul Jones
LaMonte
Missouri
Charles Jones
el Cajon
California
Kenneth Jones
Jerome
Idaho
Mildred Young
Charlene
Waverly
Lottie Walker
Clarksville Socials Record A Busy Week Of Visits
Clarksville locals host and visit relatives across Illinois and nearby towns. Victor Nordman Bob of Meservey, with Paul and Mrs Harris, toured Chicago and visited Nordman and Dirks families in Mt. Prospect and Wheeling. Others include Mrs. Jessie Shadbolt, Embroidery Club at Clarks ville Cafe, and visits from Markle of Cookville and Klunder Henning groups. Minnie Jans moved to Allen Memorial Hospital. Lutzke and Uhlenhopp families hosted guests in Clarksville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victor Nordman
Bob
Meservey
Paul Harris
Chicago
Richard Nordman
Mt. Prospect
Illinois
Donald Dirks
Wheeling
Jessie Shadbolt
Waverly
Jatin Martin
Embroidery Club
Clarksville
A. L. Wygle
C. M. Markle
Cookville
Tennessee
Pearl Wilcox
Ernest Klunder
George Henning
Fort Madison
Darwin Uhlenhopp
John Hedden
Peoria
Henry Ulrich
Iowa Farmers Warned About Silo Gas Dangers
Butler County Extension Director Gary Frahm warns farmers to take precautions when filling or emptying silos this fall. Extension safety specialist Norval Wardle explains silo gas or nitrogen dioxide is highly deadly and can persist for hours or up to a year, urging families to learn checks and dispersal steps including signs near the silo chute and silage color changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Frahm
Butler County
Norval Wardle
Iowa State University
Wardle
Church Notes Activities This Week
Wednesday fellowship meets at 2:00 PM at the home of Mr and Mrs Elwin Schuknecht. Adult Youth Counselors and Youth Planning Group convene at 7:30 PM in the church. Sunday worship is at 9:00 AM followed by Sunday School at 10:00 AM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwin Schuknecht
Bennezette Wesleyan Church Service Times
Richard Steneberg pastor leads bennezette Wesleyan Church with worship at 11 00 a m and 7 30 p m services, Bible study and prayer at 7 30 p m Thursday, morning worship 10 30 a m Sunday School 9 30 a m, youth group 5 30 p m, and story time for small children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennezette Wesleyan Church
Richard Steneberg
SILO SAFETY ADVICE ADDRESSED FOR FARMERS
The notice outlines safety measures for silage handling at Wilmar Iowa and nearby farms. It advises opening silo doors to vent gas, using rope tricks to aerate, and steps to avoid nitrogen dioxide exposure with oxygen masks or air respirators when entering silos. It also stresses keeping doors open at worker level and never entering below open doors without protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardle
New Laws to Benefit Veterans
President Johnson signed three bills expanding veterans benefits on July 26 1969. PL90 431 lets disabled veterans train part time. PL90 432 boosts hospital care payments and extends grants to 1974. PL90 429 raises nursing home care to 40 percent and daily costs to about 14.40. A Senate compensation bill to raise cash benefits for 100 percent disabled passed and awaits the President’s signature with effects from January 1 1969. Also lists Butler County vehicle registrations and owners with new cars and trucks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
VA General Hospitals
Senate
Automotive owners listed in Midwestern dealership survey
A reader compiled a list of individuals and their vehicle brands including Parkersburg Chev rolet Bristow Kruger Aplington Chrysler Shell Rock Ford Greene Ford Greene Pontiac Shell Rock Shell Rock Greene Aplington Allison Chevrolet Aredale Ford Shell Rock Ford Greene Clarksville Chevrolet Aplington Toyota and related first and last names such as Faber Behr Oltmann Johnson Blanchard Schuknecht Mark Schoeneman and Kampman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Butler County
Oittman Lumber
Dumont
Chevrolet
Grace L. Klingbeil
Allison
Oldsmobile
H. W. Or
Mary Chambers
Shell Rock
Ford
John L. Dirks
Sue Frerichs
John Bowen
Bristow
Mercury
Linda K. Garbes
Clarksville
Berton L. Morgan
GMC Truck
Walter
Jean Epley
New Hartford
Volkswagon
Joseph R. Daniels
Parkersburg
Ambassador
Man Faber
Andrew Or
Dena Kruger
Chevrolet Truck
William Or Gertrude Behr
Aplington
Chrysler
Harold Or
Verla Walters
Heyo Kampman
Greene
Lana S. Cheney
Pontiac
Charlie V. Case
Lawrence
Carolyn Hartema
John Or
Anna Oltmann
Clifford D. Johnson
Aredale
Weldon L. Blanchard
Carol Or Galen Schuknecht
Dorothy L. Mark
Shirley A. Schoeneman
Toyota
Court notes fines and charges across Allison and nearby towns
A montage of minor penalties lists Dean Wiegmann in Allison with a vehicle loss, Myrna Landers and Becky Smoot with failure to yield and minor beer possession, and several others including Clarksville residents charged with minor crimes. Penalties include fines from $5 to $25, bonds of $125, and jail time for intoxication in Shell Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beryl Wubbena
Allison
Myrna Landers
Greene
Becky Ann Smoot
Clarksville
Margaret Johnson
Allan R. Schoneman
Kathryn L. Miller
James A. Eilderts
Rita K. Lahr
Lawrence H. Kollman
Roger L. Jacobs
Richard John Jacobs
Russell Sinram
Leonard Olmstead
Shell Rock
Clarence Benning
Charles Vantiger
Cedar Falls
Robert LeBeck
Daniel Mallaro
Charles City
Leslie Jensen
Fort Dodge
George W. Osborne
Alma
Arkansas
Edward C. Miller
Hampton
Margie A. Tjarks
Iowa Falls
Paul A. Westhoff
St. Paul
Kansas
Gene Early
Ackley
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THE
Clarksville News
Louisa Miller
Woman's Club
G. E. Carpenter
Charles Shepard
Donald Jenison
Marvin Saltzman
Dial Farm
Ford, New Idea & Farmhand Parts
Dave Markle
Ardean Landers
Maxfield Mutual
Peoples Natural Gas Division
Ot Northern Natural Gas Company
Notes
Church OF the Brethren
Wayne Gjerde
Church OF Christ
Glen Bandel
ST. John’s Lutheran Church
Wilmar
Lowell D. Hohensee
Bethel Baptist Church
Marble Rock
Earl Nicewarner
Greene, Iowa
Ozark Ramblers
Happy Jake
ARING
Dean Wiegmann
Motorola
Mpeg
Mel’s TV Service
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