Woden News: Community Activities and Gatherings
Regular Bingham Champions meeting held December 26 with fourteen members present and a Christmas party with gift exchange. Two new members joined, Danny Smith and Jack Cink. Church group events include a chicken supper January 10 in the school lunch room, adults one dollar and children under 12 fifty cents. Numerous local residents and families are noted with travel, visits, and hospital recoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vern Brunsen
Danny Smith
Jack Cink
Lily Ann Evenson
Charlotte
North Carolina
Orville Isebrand
Ervin Johnson
Buffalo Center
Carl Marker
Louis Greeley
Rushmore
Minn
Hans Marker
John Marker
Clarion
Bob Mitchell
Iowa Falls
Chris Maesil
Scott Koehler
Jean Williams
Frank Koehler
Webster City
Carl Hanson
Steve
Curtis Christensen
Royal
Iowa
Eugene Gjerde
Ronald Evenson
Des Moines
Gerdis Haugen
Chicago
Ole Haugen
Ted Gerdes
Bob
Clear Lake
Texas
William Tjaden
Mechanicsville
Reuben Tjaden
Cedar Rapids
Jesle Tjaden
Dale Rittenhouse
Jack Munson
Dick Myer
C. Conradi
James Buns
Martin Smith
Dave Shipman
Fritz Gerdes
Clinton
Shipman
Western Electric Company
Minneapolis
Raynard Sommerfeld
Iowa City
Rock Island Lines reports 1955 financials and leadership changes
The Rock Island Lines announces its 103rd year in solid financial shape under new president Downing B. Jenks, with former president J. D. Farrington becoming chairman. Projected net income around 16 million dollars and earnings about 11 dollars per common share, plus actions to redeem preferred stock, issue debentures, and a 2 for 1 common stock split effective December 20, 1955. The quarterly dividend on 2,921,549 shares, post split, is expected around 67.14 cents per share for March 31, 1956.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Lines
Downing B. Jenks
J. D. Farrington
Mr. Jenks
Rock Island
Interstate Commerce Commission
Christmas and New Year Visitors Dot Wesley News
The Wesley column lists numerous visits and family gatherings from Dec 26 to Jan 1. Residents welcomed relatives from Algona Britt Des Moines Ames Chicago and Mason City while others traveled to Barron Wisconsin and Britt. A drowning death of Richard Brown is noted with memorials held in Red Oak. The piece also mentions hospital visits, a Christmas day gathering at the Ricke home and local funeral services. Check your herd bull frequently to prevent breeding disease transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Goetz
George Ricke
Chas Froehrick
Lawrence Ricke
Williams
J. T. Meurer
Don Vogel
Adaza
Betty Ricke
Chicago
LeRoy Ricke
Jim Lincoln
Grinnell
Ihna Gerdes
Gene Wolfe
Barbara
Debra
Ames
Alfred Erdman
Willis
Paul Henderson
Athens
Otto Henderson
Ethel Hutchinson
Mason City
Harold Price
Elof Pearson
Richard Brown
Red Oak
Turkey
Pearson
John Arns
Bassett
Anna Hauptman
Harold Hartinck
Lelia Jordan
Des Moines
Bettie Wester
Alan
Karl Wester
Margo
Kay
Barron
Wis
Fred Jennings
Sexton
St. Ann Hospital
Algona
Wesley
Titonka
J. L. Walker
Elmer Doughan
Corwith
A. C. Miller
Joyce Smith
Donna Dink
Orville Smith
Ed Cink
David Kleimpeter
David
Exchange State Bank
Stan Johnson
Britt
Victor Loebig
Ellen
Mary Geovanne
Milwaukee
Merle Loebig
Clarence
Dale Dornbeir
Toe Millers
Albert Vegge
David Kleinpeters
Lon Gouge
Clarence Ptacek
Wilfred Becker
John
Lena) Spangler
Janesville
Minn
St Mary’s Catholic Church
Nick Miller
Garner
Minnesota
Calvin Meineke
Jefferson
N. F. Weber
Weber’s
George Roeder
Will
Anna Weber
Leo Bleich
Lorraine
Jack Bohn
Danny
Methodist Church
Sandra Flom
Methodist Hospital
Janice Paulson
Waldorf College
Ted Hansen
State College
Wesley Foundation
Paul Riggs
Sandra
Joette
Davenport
Lowell Erdman
Decorah
Stanley Hansen
State University
Russell Hansen
Sarlingen Air Base
Texas
Darrell Erdman
Carol Hansen
Jack Sherman
Fort Dodge
Mary Bradfield
Jack
S. E. Christensen
R. Erickson
Gary Smith
Rolfe
Lawrence Nelson
Mallard
Frank Grant
Herman Heinen
George Foertsch
Bernard .Heinen
Lyle Kuyper
West Bend
Theresa Foertsch
Ollie
Angeline Foertsch
Harold Luken
Minneapolis
Jennie Luken
Viola Studer
Luken
Vincent Martz
Julius Matz
Dwight Bruns
G. M. Studer
Ivan Johnson
O. K. Flom
Anna
Ethel
Howard Funnemark
Rudy Hauptman
John Hildman
Alf Hildman
Ben Matern
Lavon
Karla
Meservey
Dale Bannister
Lloyd Bannister
Albert Davis
Estherville
Martin Hamilton
Helen Johnson
George
Cletus West
Britt Hospital
LaDonna Marie
LuAnn
Forrest Reibsamen
Veterans Hospital
A. N. Richtsmeier
Bobby
Lohrville
Paul Schmitt
Janice Richtsmeier
Schmitt
Gayle Studer
Bud Hauptman
Bancroft
L. L. Lease
Loren
Ruth Miller
Clear Lake
Ted Larson
Jens Anderson
Marie Kunz
John Huff
Mercy Hospital
John Hamilton
Philp Goetz
Mike Goetz
Sargeant
Arnold Stufflick
Kanawha
Lyle Hepperly
Irene Hanig
Rose Marie Mutz
Don Dornbeir
Stanley Hanig
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Chester
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Don Gerdis
Daryl Bess Wesley
J. E. Ukena & CO
Lakota
Petersen Piano Co
Dunnell, Minn
RCA Victor
Hamilton Hatchery
Towa
Poland
China
Bert Geerdes and Son
Fred Thacker
Fisher Chevrolet
Midwest Piano Co
Spencer
Titonka Implement Co
State University of Iowa
School of Journalism
Hampshire
Eugene C. Beenken
Town State College
TAM Lm Ies
Lydia Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Woden News
T. W. Chamness
Charles
W. L. Tindall
John Junker
Buffalo Center Hospital
Jim Johnson
San Francisco
California
U. S. Navy
Devries Auction Sales
Devries Auction CO
Algona, Iowa
Intermill Store
Krantz & Son
Harvey Heyer
C.R. Krantz
R. L. Krantz
H. Heyer
Wesley News
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Reader's Digest
Yale Pinkham
Lydia
Bijustroms Furniture
Bjustroms . Furniture
Ervin
Jerome
Halvorson
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