Obituary and local school board notices from La Verne area
Hoyt Alexander Smith aged 85 dies at home in Eagle Grove on Friday August 28. Funeral and burial details follow with survivors listed including wife Helen and children in multiple states. The Mildred obituary notes a life in Luarma Grand Meadow Goldfield Eagle Grove and a 1959 retirement. Also included are candidacies for La Verne Community School Board with John T Olson and other nominees, their backgrounds, education, and community involvement.
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Hoyt Alexander Smith
Eagle Grove
Eastler Babcock Funeral
la Verne
Helen
Harold
Morristown
Mins
Deoald
Surf Side
Fla
Howard
Tucson
Ariz
Robert
Houston
Texas
Gordon
Dover
N.H
Grace McClure
Mot Springs
Ark
Leon
Marian) Royedon
Glendale
Clair
Bill
Ed Severson, 88, Thor native, dies in Chicago
Ed Severson, 88, formerly of Thor, dies Sunday in Chicago at Resurrection Hospital while living with daughter Mrs. Francis Jansen. Services Thursday at Ullensvang Lutheran Church Thor with military rites by Adame American Legion Post No. 119 Humboldt. Burial North Lawn Cemetery Fort Dodge. Survived by sons Edward Thor Kenneth Eaton Richard Bradgate and daughter Magia Jansen of Chicago plus two stepchildren and 12 grandchildren. Born in Norway, he came to Seneca Illinois in 1920 and moved to Thor area in 1913 served in World War I. married Hannah Habersach in 1923 then Alyce Nelson in 1962.
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Ed Severson
Thor
Reserrection
Chicago
Mra
Francia Jansen
Servicea
Ullensvang Lutheran Church
North Lawn
Fort Dodge
Adame American Legion
Humboldt
Lindhar
Livermore Candidate Profiles Community Ties and Service
Livermore man Kenneth Sorensen, 38, seeks election to serve children and education in the small Gilmore City area. He grew up south of Gilmore City, is married to Kathy with two sons, Timothy and Cori, and runs Sorensen Drywall Service. A U.S. Army veteran, he volunteers with the Livermore Fire Department and serves as Sunday School Superintendent at Immanual Lutheran Church.
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Livermore
Gilmore City
Kathy
Timothy
Cori
Kenneth
Sorensen Drywall Service
U.S. Army
Livermore Fire Department
Immanual Lutheran Church
Local Candidates Corner and School Board Plans Highlight Area Vote
In Kossuth and surrounding townships, Daryl Thompeon of rural La Verne campaigns for one of two seats, sharing a large family with six children and a Zion Lutheran affiliation. Other contenders include La Verne’s LeRoy Weber and Vernon Hanselman, plus Bradgate’s Delmar Johnson retiring and LaVona Miller running unopposed. District boards face re election while a Gilmore City Bradgate school district levy proposal asks voters to approve tax support, with example assessments noted. Telethon and MDA show plans are also outlined with TV and charity events, clinics, and university research efforts listed.
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Sharon Bosworth
Renwick
Suxette
Lupene
Kevin
Homer the Faily
Hlacyt Catholic Church
Corwith
Duane
Knights of Columbus
Iowa Angus Association
Kossuth County
Daryl Thompeon
la Verne
Ceare
Larson
Heinen
Ruby
Milford Thompeon
Goldfield
Kanawha High School
Jodi
la Verne-Corwith- Wesley
Bill
Christy
David
Cheryl
UNI
Arlyn
Gilmore City
Dodds
St. John's Catholic Church
Delmar Johnson
Bradgate
LaVona Miller
West Des Moines
Dallas County
Francis
Hal
Wilma
Lovilla
Elizabeth
Jim Cramer
Iowa City
LaVona
LaVone
Bradgate School
Iowa
MDA
University of Iowa
Younkers
Des Moines
Iowa State University
Jerry Lewis
YMCA
Boone
License Fee Increases For Truck Tonnage Quoted
The department proposes higher truck license fees. A 19 ton license would rise to 16 dollars and 835 cents with the annual fee for a 20 ton license at 875 dollars. Increases for the remaining 1081 year are to be prorated.
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Shirley) Davis
Keokuk
Mr. Smith
Luarma
Helen Hancon
Marble Rock
Grand Meadow
Minn
The
Methodiet Church
John T. Olson
Bode
Orren Olson
John
Twin Rivers High School
St. Olaf College
IBM
John Deere & Company
Moline
Ill
U.S. Navy
Ruth
Terressa Davis
Barbara Davie
Sonya Davis
Susan Olson
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Hugene Glmer
Arlene Jacobson
Ottosen
la Verne Community
Donald Larson
Duane Heinen
Ames
Eunice
Sarah
Dordt College
Sioux Center
Liz
H&a
13Th St. W
I Uleo
Jaycees
Charles
Ea WO Fine Movies
Diana Rigs
Bert Morley ET Sper
Universal Picture U
Viasau
Sats Robinson
Sie
Mill Street
Dakota City
Barbara Hadenfeldt
Mgr. Vance
Adah Hadenfeldt
Scotts
Humboldt Trust & Savings Bank
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