Wapsie Band Festival and Local Social Notes
The Wapsie conference bands held their annual festival Saturday January eight in Bennett high school auditorium with rehearsals starting at one afternoon. About 500 in the massed band and a 72 piece select band featured guest conductors Robert Thayer and Phil Lehmann. Participating schools included Bennett Calamus Elwood Community Stanwood Lisbon Clarence Lost Nation London Midland Olin Oxford Jct and Wheatland. Also noted are circles of Zion American Lutheran church meeting on January five and several holiday and weekend visits to area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Wapsie
Bennett High School
Bennett
Robert Thayer
Cornell College
Phil Lehmann
Cresco
Calamus
Elwood
Stanwood
Lisbon
Clarence
Lost Nation
London
Midland
Olin
Oxford Jct
Wheatland
Zion American Lutheran Church
Elizabeth Circle
John Hinricis
Raymond Huggans
Farmers Urged to Ready Machinery for Spring
Six Monticello implement dealers urge farmers to prepare for spring with repairs, overhauls, and servicing. An ad on page B3 of the Express lists Freese Motors Hosch Implement Inc Monticello Implement Co Wears Inc Schoon Motor & Implement Co and Vanowmy Inc as participating dealers. Center updates note local families visiting and circle meetings at the WSCS with members listed. Mrs Tompkins led prayer and akit was presented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Express
Freese Motors
Hosch Implement, Inc
Monticello Implement Co
Wears, Inc
Schoon Motor & Implement Co
Vanowmy, Inc
Young Farmers class to meet Friday at Central School
The Young Adult Farmers class holds the second of 10 meetings at 8 p m Friday Jan 14 in the Woady room at Central school. Topic is Methods of Grain Drying and Types of Equipment with demonstrations. Beginning Jan 17 the series moves to Monday nights Gary McCool new SCS work imitist will discuss soil conservation practices at Monday’s meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Psm
Woady
Central School
Gary McCool
SCS
NFO elects 1966 officers at Wyoming meeting
Jones County National Farmers Organization members elected officers for 1966 at the monthly meeting in Memorial hall Wyoming. Named were Merle Jansen as chairman Wilfred Schatz vice chairman Mrs John Allen secretary Elmer Schmidt treasurer Dillon Story district director Otto Schlemmer trustee James Casey Kenneth Brunscheen John Redmond Dillon Story Orlan Kucher meat bargaining committee Albert Koppes George Dusanck Otto Schlemmer alternates. William Talbert introduced Dale Boge the new marketing arranger for the area Herman Brunscheen reported on an area meeting at the 12 Mile House The next meeting is 8 p m February 14 at Onslow Community hall A potluck is tentatively set for February 21 at Onslow Judy Story will show slides from Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones County National Farmers Organization
Thet Group
Memorial Hall
Wyoming
Merle Jansen
Wilfred Schatz
John Allen
Elmer Schmidt
Dillon Story
Otto Schlemmer
James Casey
Kenneth Brunscheen
John Redmond
Orlan Kucher
Albert Koppes
George Dusanck
William Talbert
Dale Boge
Herman Brunscheen
Onslow
Judy Story
Eurone
New Years Guests At Turnis Home Across Counties
Long list of New Year and Sunday dinners at the Dick Turnis, Louis Pathajski, George Turnis, Clarence Smith, Irvin Recker, and Kenny Becker households scattered across Cedar Rapids, Dyersville, Worthington, Dubuque, Monticello, Cascade, and Hopkinton, with many relatives visiting from Epworth, Bernard, Delhi, and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Fork
Dick Turnis
New Years
Joe Krogmanh
Bonnie
Kathie
Dyersville
Lawrence Rotling
Gilbert Esht
George Sorenson
Elwood Krogmann
Dubuque
Harold Greenwood
Worthington
Vernon Krogmann
Cedar Rapids
Jane
Tom
Gary
Linda Krogmann
Arnold Turnis
Louis Pathajski
Garrison
George Turnis
Bud McGovern
Epworth
Adrian Turnis
Clarence Turnis
Hopkinton
Clarence Smith
Ann
Mary Xay
Susan Kraus
Walter Kraus
Monticello
Jerry Ries
New Vienna
Alfred Melchert
Vernon Melchert
Mra
Kenny Becker
Urban Ludwig
Farley
Jack Digmann
Cathie
Cindy
Mary Turnis
Hosch
Kenny Hosch
Coggon
Merle DeShaw
Clarence Wilson
Des Moines
Bill Besler
Kenny Zangerle
Buck Creek
John Feltes
Jeff Greenwood
Walt Sigworth
Mercy Hospital
Sundy
Bud Gavin
John Foltes
Louis Besler
Dundee
Howard DeShaw
Maquoketa Valley School
Delhi
Jerry Helms
Edd Fass
Mrs
Edd Sands
Henry
Frank Miller
Anna Tucker
Dorothy
Melvin
Albert Tucker
Cascade
Steve
Fred Hunter
Sandy Hagemann
Bob Leonard
Center Jet
Alfred Pejechi
Vernon Becker
Erma Becker
Cascade Social Guests and Visit Highlights
Mrs Joe Horsefield and Mrs Dean Cooper hosted guests at Cascada while Addison visitors included Jeff and Chess and Mr Lincoln Marand. Anamosa guests Clinton and Marshall Hart called, with Albert Merfield and Bill Schlimmer homes hosting Monticello and Sand Springs visitors respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Cooper
Lincoln Marand
Jeff
Chess
Addison
Delmar Philips
Clinton
Marshall
Howard Hart
Anamosa
Carolly
Albert Merfield
Sand Springs
Bill Schlimmer
Monticello
Peggy Cooper
Lucille and
Bonnie Barnts
Vernon Becker
Harold Faber
Cascade
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iowa
Peter Hasler
Peter Hasler, Jr
Florida
Utah
Mississippi
California
Peruale
Plan Wapsie Band Festival
Henrietta Ingwersen
Hannah Circle
Viola Holzinger
Anna Petersen
Martha Circle
Malvin Martensen
Martensen
Mary Rebeccs
John Gustafson
Mary Hunter
William Otten
Adolph Stampe
Ruth Circle
Kenneth Breunscheen
Herman Stunscheen
Naomi Orth
Stanford University
Stanford
Calif
Mary Esther Orth
Sequen
Tex
Ralph Orth
Margaret Strong
Otto Hansens
Arthur Wallace
Newton
Clara Fritz
Fred Fritz
Don Shaffer
Elsie Loyd
Ronald Martens
Byron Hoffman
Ledwood
John Hendersons
Helen Behnsen
Eugene Bahnsen
Clarence Brown
Elmer Rohlena
Fairfax
WSCS
Roy Tompkins
Tompkins
Herman Carstensen
Viola Mader
Louie Dusanek
Paul Tasker
Don Tasker
Ralph Eggert
C. M. Towers
Helen Bahnsen
Kittie Felker
Howard Day
Anamosa Community Hospital
Grinnel) Mutual Reinsurance Company
Wecurtcy Cnet Tairmens
Grinnell Mattilaccurmely
Greiter
Grinnell Mutual
Harlan W. Hawker
NFO
Missouri
TNT Insurance
Castle Grove
Insurance Ass'n
KENT
EGGER
AL Hanssen
Larry Martinsen
Oak Street
Joe Horsefield
Cascada
Wears Inc
Gene Stence
Gene
Monticello, Iowa
Mercury
Ford
Ee Cener Freese Motor J
Monticello, Lowa
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