Bass Season Opens And 4-H Leaders Elected
Dorothy Goeders of Palo Alto county will head Iowa 4-H girls for the coming year after installation at the twelfth annual 4-H girls convention at Iowa State College. Officers include Prandle Holschlag vice president and Margaret Vigars secretary treasurer, with Jane Blythe historian. Awards were given for outstanding home economics records to Helen Creger and Vivian Obrecht. Delegates totaled about 1700 with larger crowds at Ames for the outdoor music festival. Howard County attendees returned home with plans to share knowledge at next meetings, while Miss Jessie Parker urged the State Superintendent to address the County Superintendents Conference in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Goeders
Palo Alto county
Iowa State College
Prandle Holschlag
Chickasaw County
Margaret Vigars
Hardin County
Jane Blythe
Iowa County
Helen Creger
Clinton County
Vivian Obrecht
Franklin County
Ames
Howard county
Eleanor Zahasky
Gladys Lukes
B-Square club
Eleanor Wells
L. S. Solomon
Jamestown
Dorothy Walker
Jeanette Morgan
Vernon Spgs
Mary Leoa
Vincentia Goetz
Lourdes Parochial Club
Edna Mae Larsen
Porset city
Oasis
Goodman
Leftie
TMbball
Chester
Pearl Schmidt
Howard Center
Betty Sullivan
Afton
Mildred Stark
Donald Miles
Edna Mone Larsen
Afiss Josalind Cook
Town State College
H. L. Stark
Lloyd Solomon
Ralph Marr
L. Jennison
Alvin Schrieber
W. Q. Van Sycc
Jessie Parker
Jam recipe rumor stirs fruit tin makers amid rainy streets talk
A quirky note about a secret strawberry jam recipe circulates, sparking consternation among fruit-pec tin manufacturers. The piece piles on local chatter about street improvement ideas and a lighthearted scene of community life including church notices, visitors, and family bits from the area.
Cresco Bride and Groom to Start Farm Life Near Harmony
A double wedding at Cresco Congregational church united Violet Bonney Bigalk and Orlando Benjamin Brokken, with attendants Gladys App len Gloria Bigalk Marjorie Brokken Delbert Bigalk and Geraldine Anderson. The couple will honeymoon by auto to Arizona and the West Coast before settling on a Harmony area farm. A separate meeting of the Womans Christian Temperance Union featured Rev. James Fleck urging stricter liquor enforcement. Marriage licenses were issued for several couples, and funeral services were held for Joseph Griffin, longtime Cresco attorney. Howard County residents plan a June tour to Iowa State College Ames to view campus buildings, laboratories, and farms, with details coordinated by the Farm Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco
Congregational church of
A. Lt. Walker
Evangelical Church of
Biss
Violet Bonney Bigalk
Orlando Benjamin Brokken
Gladys Applen
brewer
Gloria Bigalk
Marjorie ‘Brokken
Delbert Bigalk
Geralaine Anderson
Mir
ana
tes
Albert Bigalk
Albion
John Brokken
near Harmony
Minn
James Fleck
Cresco Baptist church
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Nelle White
C. L. Childe
R. E. Elmquist
Betty
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic church
s Joseph Griffin
Mr. Griffin
Patrick Griffen
F. J. Henler
Lourdes church
Lourdes cemetery
M.' ‘ Scholastica
Dubuque
Howard County
Iowa State College
Ames
Central
Beardshear Hall
Farm Bureau
1940 Auto License Plates Bright Orange and Blue
Howard county issued 1940 motor vehicle plates to the county treasurer with 3800 auto plates and 526 truck licenses produced at Anamosa reformatory. The year features bright orange plates with blue numerals and will not go on sale yet. John H. Stewart announced tenant purchase loans totaling 108166.50 for the year ending July 1st, financing twelve farms at 9013.87 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco Plain Dealer
Howford county
Anamosa
John H. Stewart
Farm Security Administration
Howard county
Birthday Picnic Noted for Luella Meyer in South Lime Springs
Luella Meyer celebrated her birthday Monday with a small picnic dinner hosting Vivian and Russell Fitzgerald Percy and Myrna Lane Evelyn Fitzgerald Elaine Meyer and Donald Lane. Cresco visitors included Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Maronde and Marceil. Various locals visited the H L Downs home and other relatives attended gatherings and family events in Lansing and at Paul Laue's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luella Meyer
Vivian
Russell Fitzgerald
Percy
Myrna Lane
Evelyn Fitzgerald
Elaine Meyer
Donald Lane
Stanley Maronde
Marceil
Mose Owen
John Meyer
Elaine
Luella
H. L. Downs
Cecil Fitzgerald
Frank Fitzgerald
George Molir
John Atzen
Joe Pisney
Lansing
Rich Laue
Donnie
Paul Laue
Ralph A. Fitzgerald
Cresco
Helmet Hexom
Decorah
Waukon
Ossian
Amanda Johnson
Flaxville
Mont
Fitzgerald
Lime Springs Commends High School Band at Waterloo Festival
June 15, 1939 the Mayor of Lime Springs praises the Lime Springs High School Band for its standout performance at Waterloo Music Festival last week. The letter, signed by H O Bernbrook of Waterloo Laundry Co, commends both the city and the band leader for the creditable musical achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lime Springs
Lite Springs
Town
Waterloo
History of Lime Springs Alumni Club Meeting Notes
A community club calls a public meeting for June 26 at 8 p.m. in City Hall. Bake sale by Sadersdal Lutheran Ladies will be at Town Hall Saturday from 1 p.m. A long alumni history recounts 50 years of Lime Springs High graduates, noting many teachers, mothers, and familial lineages with prominent families represented in the current class and reunion, including the Johnson, Jones, Anderson, and Ruesink families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadersdal Lutheran
Aid
Lime Springs
Joshua R. Williams
Hendrickson
Lime Springs High School
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Florida
John Hodges
Chicago
Des Moines
Lincoln
John A. Johnson
Nellie
Hugh J. Jones
Bristol
Elizabeth Owen
John H. Jones
Bonair
HH. P. Anderson
A. R. Johnson
James Roberts
Ruesink
Mina Ruesink
Upland
Cal
John
Abbie
Ada Ruesink
John Ruesink
Virginia
Ads Ruesink Klingsheim
Bertha
Gordon Williams
Joe Cray
Wm. Cray
Madge Perry Fish
Fish
Betty
Opening bass season yields few big catches
The bass fishing season began last Thursday with early anglers failing to report sizable catches. On Friday expert Charlie Hartung returned with three smallmouth bass, the largest at 2 lbs 13 oz and another near 2½ lbs. Spence Mayo added two fish on Sunday, an 18 inch smallmouth weighing 2 lbs and another 15 inch. The heaviest so far is Reuben Staplecamp’s 4 lb 21 inch largemouth from the Upper Iowa River, his only bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Hartung
Spence Mayo
Reuben Staplecamp
Iowa river
Drivers Slow in Purchases New Licenses in Howard County
Cresco Plain Dealer reports nearly 3000 people in Howard County failed to renew drivers licenses this year based on applications in the sheriff's office. Figures reflect two years of issued licenses with 5000 originally. about 2000 renewals filed to date. Esther Monthy notes a peak day of 531 applications on a recent day. The piece notes local social news including weddings baptisms and reunions with names like Mr. and Mrs. Toller Borgan Wanda Bester Beverly Hovey Mary land Hovey and others. It mentions upcoming events and a family gathering at Mystery Caves and at Greenleafton Manato. The item ends with local social notes and a brief mention of dental work and travel to Marquette for Lee Sass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresco Plain Dealer
Howard county
Esther Monthy
sheriff's office
Miss Monthy
Elma
Toller Borgan
Gaylord
Rochester
Wanda
Bester
Beverly
Maryland Hovey
Harry Terbeest
Mathison
Mystery Caves
Hazel Borgan
Burton
canning
Ernie Hovey
Goldie
Helen
Virgil Hovey
Cresco
John Bollha
Rice Lake
Wis
Fred Semera
Virgi Hovey
Patty
Marjorie Scheevel
Harry Terbeeat
Lawrence Jones
Marvin Jones
Charlie Lemon
Frank Latchem
Robert Latchem
Insect Control Meeting At Cresco Library
Entomology specialist Mr H D Tate will lead a session on Household Insect Control at Cresco Library on Tuesday June 27 at 2 p.m. A second similar meeting will be held that evening in Riceville in the Spedality rooms with public invitation to both events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D Tate
Cresco
Riceville
Re public
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PALO ALTO
J. L. DAVIES
Mra. Jones
isign
Maurice Turner
Glen ‘Turner
Clifford Turner
Da Vae Turner
Mensink
Cherry Grove Evangelical Church
La Cour
Gennie Hall
Ben Nagel
Aleda Cook
Ethel Dornink
Armida Mathison
Lake Koronis
res
Arian Waitte
Milbank
8. D
Erma Owens
Spring Valley
Henry Decker
Veronica Hart
Lake City
Walter Nickerson
Doris Anderson
Carlton L. Winter
Wilton Jct
Thelma Ness
H. E. Witte
Elale Erickson
Frederic. Wis
Guyan de Weerd
Dorothy O. Craft
Rebekah
SOUTH LIME SPRINGS
H. O. Bernbrook
Waterloo Laundry Co
Rossville
P. R. Burr
Clara Gaskill
J. P. Grosser
G. J. Hoopman
Mabel Kratz
Helen Lanz
Lee Loughrey
Ray Morris
Lola Pollitt
W. N. Tillson
Berenice Wells
Walter Fye
L. E. Strawn
Alfred Peters
Alumni of
H. 8
NEWS OF YORK
Marlene May
Leon Boerschel
Emil Vogel
Afr
Amil Mohr
Otto Bastian
famly
Emery Baumgartner
Greenleafton
Mankato
Chas. Paul
son Pred
Gaylord Baumgartner
Walter Boerschel
Little Marlene
May Boerschel
Smil Vo- Bel
Brotherhood
Mohr place
Chas. Eiffler
Clarence Eiffler
Bud Enyardt
Marquette
Lee Sass
Herald Office
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