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16 Jun 1949
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Progress Review in La Porte City, Iowa
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Newspaper
Progress Review
Location
La Porte City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1949
Page
1
Death summons Roy E. Baird in June at age 73
Roy E. Baird died Thursday night June 9 at a Waterloo hospital after a May 24 stroke. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 30 p m at Johannsen funeral home with Rev Oliver Jensen officiating. Interment was in Evergreen cemetery, Vinton. Surviving are son Marlon Baird of La Porte City, daughters Mrs Harold Johnson and Mrs George Brown of Waterloo, 13 grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, two brothers Fred Baird and HK Vance Baird, and one sister Mrs Louise Teeter. He was born July 31 1875 in Whiteside county and lived in Vinton and La Porte City as a carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannsen
Roy E. Baird
Oliver Jensen
the
Methodist church
Cilif Burr
C. A. Brust Lang
Nile Swartz
Carlton Fultz
Lawrence Brown
Everett Sanders
Herman Fett
Herman Frick
Evergreen cemetery
Vinton
Baird
Waterloo hospital
Row Ewing Baird
Charles and
Alice
Stone) Baird
Whiteside county
Iowa
Vinton-Shellsburg
George Brown
Waterloo
Fred
Marshalltown
Vance Baird
Jesup
Louise | Teeter
Chicago
La Porte City Dairy debuts Grade A milk and open house
L A Mether's La Porte City Dairy announces the first local Grade A and homogenized milk plant this week with open house on Chestnut Street Friday June 11 from 10 to 1130 a.m. Demonstrations show milk handling and equipment, with plans to process and bottle milk on site. The firm has expanded since 1947 adding pasteurizers, automatic bottle filler and capping, homogenizer, trucks, and new facilities. Health officer Dr. R T Paige endorses Grade A milk and homogenized milk as quality products for La Porte City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
La Porte City
L. A
Larry) Mether
vame
Mether
Waterloo
Briggs dairy
Fosse
Mr. Mether
state health department
us Porte City
R.T. Paige
La Porte
filling City
jus
Iowa
La Portet
Town Wins Over Country in Friday Quiz Show
In the Town and Country Quiz held last Friday in the high school auditorium the town defeated the country team 65 to 35. Winning team members were Martha Nabhol, Thelma Grampp, Harlan Rice, and Ray Trunell. opponents were Ardyce Miszner, Minerva Cooper, Darwin Cooper, and Edward Oberhauser. A WHO radio broadcast of the quiz will air July 15 at 8 30 p m. Also on the program were a Memory Course by Clay Rusk, a piano solo by Carmen Abbott, tap dance by Sandra Lamb, and a clarinet quintet by Joan Wilt, Beverly Sides, Mary Karr and Robert Matt. Mrs D M Seath of Lexington Ky visited with her sister Eva Bowles and will attend the Daily Science meeting in Minneapolis with her husband Dr Seath before returning home next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bar of Justice
focal Presbyterian church
Presbyterian
Evangelical United
Brethern
Wesleyan Methodist
Methodist
town Temperance League
H. E B. Morrow
league front
Monticello
L. J. Robertson
Wm. Wagner
Francis Christian
Maredna Christan
Forrest Abbott
Keith Kullmer
Jesse
Rober
Oliver Jenisen
Ray Hayden
Ray Heytden
Andrew Gonnerman
Harold Matt
Robert Gilme
Harry Kilne
Walter Fehi
Robert Gardner
Weldon ‘Betts
Martha Nabhol
Thelma Grampp
Harlan Rice
Ray Trunell
Ardyce Miszner
Minerva Cooper
Darwin Cooper
Edward Oberhauser
the
avenue
Clay Rusk
Carmen Abbott
Sandra Lamb
Joan Wilt
Beverly Sides
Mary Karr
Robert Matt
D. M. Seath
Lexington
Eva Bowles
Dr. Seath
Minneapoli
Last Rites Held Here Sunday for Mrs Martha Ferry
Mrs Martha Ferry died at her son Roy Ferry’s Waterloo home on June 9. Funeral services were Sunday at 2 30 PM at the Evangelical United Brethren Church with Rev M E Shank officiating and music by Mrs M E Shank and Miss Korene Stahnke singing The Old Rugged Cross and Going Down the Valley. Out of town relatives attended from Dakota City Watertog Oneida and Cherokee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Ferry
Roy Ferry
Waterloo
Evancgelical United Brethren church
M. E. Shank
Korene Stahnke
Old Rugged Cross
Paul Davison
Dakota City
Watertog
Oneida
Cherokee
Darwin Coopers Attend New York City Wedding
Mr and Mrs Darwin Cooper and Mrs James Bell traveled to New York City by plane to attend the wedding of the Coopers daughter Elizabeth Cooper to Richard D Blum on Sunday. Mrs Bell will be matron of honor at her sister's wedding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darwin Cooper
James Bell
New York City
Cooper
Elizabeth Cooper
Richard D. Blum
Bell
Coopers
Mrs. Bell
Grace Smith and Dean Wurtzel Wed in June Ceremony
Grace Smith of this city and Dean Wurtzel of Dysart were married on June 1 in an evening service at the Evangelical United Brethren Parsonage. Rev. E. F. Frankhauser officiated the ceremony in the presence of immediate relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Smith
Dean Wurtzel
Dysart
Evangelical United Brethrens
E. F. Frankhauser
Gladys Richelman
Waterloo
Glenn Wuertzer
Bible School Closes With Picnic at E U B Church
Evangelical United Brethren church Bible school ends tomorrow after two weeks of daily classes from morning to 11 30 with 26 children enrolled across kindergarten primary and junior departments. Mrs Henry Kuhn and Mrs Harry Ferguson lead classrooms while Rev M E Shank directs juniors and Mrs Paul Davison and Mrs Andrew Kober coordinate music. A picnic for students instructors and families follows. Sunday’s Children's Day program combines with a recap and handwork display from the Bible school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical United Brethren church
Henry Kuhn
Harry Ferguson
M. E. Shank
Paul Davison
Andrew Kober
Larson Announces Complete Summer Recreation Card
Howard Larson announced La Porte City’s summer recreation program detailing morning gym work basketball and handicraft daily. Afternoon softball runs Monday Tuesday and Thursday at 1 pm while high school basketball practice is Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Swimming is Wednesday and Friday afternoons with a 12:30 pm bus departure from the schoolhouse. Monday night recreation dancing or roller skating runs 8 to 10:30 pm for all school children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
La Porte City
Howard Larson
Family visits at Clear Lake during vacation stay
Mr and Mrs Paul E Wien and Dean Mrs Harve Bible and Mrs Frances Nies drove to Clear Lake Sunday to visit Rev and Mrs F M Garrett of Indianola who are spending two weeks vacation at the Methodist Cottage there The Garretts formerly lived in this area when Rev Garrett was pastor of the Methodist church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CLEAR LAKE
Paul E. Wienands
Dean
Harve Bible
Frances Nies
F. M. Garrett
Indianola
Garretts
Garrett
Methodist church
Commital Services Held for Jones Infant Last Week
Commital services for Donald Eugene Jones infant son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Jones Jr were at St West View cemetery with burial last Wednesday afternoon at 3 o clock The infant was stillborn at St Francis hospital Waterloo Wednesday morning June 8 at 7 20 He is survived by parents grandparents and great grandparents from Waterloo and La Porte City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald ‘Eugene Jones
Joseph Jones
St. West View cemetery
Oliver Jensen
Methodist church
St. Francis hospital
Waterloo
Joseph and
Alta Jones
Joseph Jones, Sr
Luther Thomas
La Porte City
Corn Borer Threat grows on La Porte City farms
The Progress Review reports a worsening corn borer threat around La Porte City with egg mass counts up to 600 per 100 plants in early planted fields. Farms near La Porte City show heavy infestation. guidance urges 35 inch corn checks and timely DDT treatment, noting potential chemical shortages and a follow up story on page six.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
La Porte City
Pro-gress Review
Progress Review
La Porte City Defeats Clutter In League Tennis? Wait baseball score.
La Porte City edged Clutter 12 8 in a slugfest to remain undefeated in their Valley league game. Keegan, Strohecker and Christopher led Read Birds with timely hits while Clutter’s Koepke and Melcher held the late rally, and next Sunday they host the Comets from Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
La Porte City
Red Birds
Miedate uimings
Cluner
the Birds
Keegan
Marshall
Fireman
Melcher
Read Birds
Rundel
Strohecker
Mecher
Koepke
Strodecker
Bird
Clutier
Angel
Red Bird
imen
the
Comets
Waterloo
Mrs Keith Kline Appointed Secretary of Family Service League
Mrs Keith Kline of this city has been appointed executive secretary of the Family Service League. The change follows Miss Gretchen Estes resignation effective Aug 1, with Kline taking over that date. Estes pursues graduate social work training, and Kline previously held the post from 1941 to 1946 while recently working in Cedar Falls on a temporary basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Kline
Family Service League
Waterloo
Gretchen Ester
Kline
Miss Estes
Cedar Falls
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jensen
Leee
RET Mallow
radio statiion WHO
Richelman
Navy
Harry C. Wurtzel
U.S
Key West
Fla
Wurtzel
Alice Smith
Larson
Jones Infant
Prom
Christopher ved
Chrristopher
Chutler
Aneel
second base
Christopher
Clutter
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