Big 4 Fair Opens At Nashua Three Days
The annual Big 4 Fair starts in Nashua on Friday August 20 and runs through Sunday with entertainment exhibits and a Flying Hoofs drill team performance on Sunday afternoon. Horse racing Friday and Saturday, free acts on Thursday Friday and Saturday nights, machinery and livestock parades, fireworks, and baseball games Nashua vs New Hampton and Nashua vs Fredericksburg. Nashua VFW vs North Washington softball Sunday adds to the program alongside 4-H and FFA exhibits and Grand American Shows on the midway.
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Nashua
Des Moines
Nashua-New Hampton
Nashua-Fredericksburg
Nashua V.F.W
North Washington
Stork Shower Honors Mrs. Jose Vega at Heideman Home
Mrs. Jose Vega was guest of honor at a stork shower hosted by Mrs. R. F. Klemp, Mrs. E. J. Fink, and Mrs. Robert Sassman at the Lawrence Heidemann home Friday evening. Eleven guests attended. games were played with prizes awarded to Mrs. Clarence Forberg, Dorothy Schlichting, and Mrs. Vega. Refreshments were served by the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jose Vega
Lawrence Heidemann
R. F. Klemp
E. J. Fink
Robert Sassman
Clarence Forberg
Dorothy Schlichting
Vega
Savings Bond Sales Race Ahead in Bremer County
Bremer County July sales of series E and H United States savings bonds totalled 87424, pushing seven month 1954 tally to 967810, 85.22 percent of its quota. Iowa statewide at 69 percent, among top nationwide. Butler 59864 July, yearly total 663745, 76.72 percent. Chickasaw 67387 July, total 477352, 66.57 percent. Fayette 63082 July, total 968932, 69.28 percent.
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Bremer County
United States Savings
Iowa
Butler County
Chickasaw County
Fayette County
Iowa Fourth Among States In Percentage Of May Employment
Iowa ranked fourth among the 48 states in employed workers in May 1954 per the Iowa Development Commission. Insured unemployment stood at 2.8 percent vs 5.8 percent national, with February at 4.6 percent for Iowa and 6.0 percent nationally. March insured unemployment was 4.4 percent vs 6.0 percent nationally. May saw Iowa’s larger decline only to Texas Nebraska and South Dakota.
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Iowa
Iowa Development Commission
U. S. Department of Labor
Texas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Picnic Dinner At Clarence Boeckmann Home
Relatives and friends gathered Sunday at the Clarence Boeckmann home for a park picnic. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pather, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Harriman and Lee Ann, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Flanska of Waterloo, Mr. and Mrs. Lorenz Albrecht of Fredericksburg, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hannaman, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Flanska and Cindy Sue, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Flanska, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Tegtmeier, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Buhr, Patricia and Lavern Sumner.
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Clarence Boeckmann
Ernest Pather
Dick Harriman
Lee Ann
Herbert Flanscha
Waterloo
Lorenz Albrecht
Fredericksburg
Louis Hannaman
Norman Flanscha
Cindy Sue
Herman Flanscha
Leslie Tegtmeier
Town Hall Calendar August Events Listed
Town Hall Calendar lists August community meetings from Bremer County Extension Service on Monday August 23 to Scouts on Wednesday August 25. Events include Wapsie Sportsmen and Dairy Improvement Association meetings across the period, outlining local group gatherings.
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Bremer County Extension Service
Wapsie Sportsmen
Dairy Improvement Association
Scouts
Robert Kuhrt Attends Ames School Secretary Workshop
Robert Kuhrt attended a two day workshop for school secretaries in Ames on Monday and Tuesday.
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Robert Kuhrt
Ames
Mrs Garland Home From Allen Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Wm. Garland returned home Thursday after a stay at Allen Memorial hospital in Waterloo. Timothy Wilson hosted seven friends for a theatre party Friday to celebrate his ninth birthday with cake and ice cream served by Mrs. Wilson.
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Wm. Garland
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Timothy Wilson
Mrs. Wilson
Interest meeting for women's bowling leagues planned
A meeting of all interested in participating in women's bowling leagues next fall and winter will be held at Sumner City Hall tomorrow Thursday at 7 30 p m.
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Sumner City Hall
Visiting Relatives Headed for Minnesota and North Dakota
Mr and Mrs James Crittenden and Luanne departed Sunday for a vacation trip to Black Duck Minnesota to visit Mrs Crittenden s parents Mr and Mrs Leon Dexter They will also visit Miss Cassie Crittenden at Norwich North Dakota during the trip
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James Crittenden
Luanne
Black Duck
Minn
Buddies Get Together After Army Service Reunion
Anthony Molitar and Jim Molitar of Pa low Mo spent the weekend with Reinhold Pavelec at the Pavelec home. The two served together in Germany and were discharged recently. Another buddy, Raymond Pritchard of Kansas City Mo, also visited Reinhold at his parents' home.
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Anthony
Jim Molitar
Palow
Reinhold Pavelec
E. J. Pavelec
Reinhold
Germany
Raymond Pritchard
Kansas City
Patio Supper Honors August Birthdays at Wilharm Home
Mr and Mrs Elmer Wilharm and family hosted a patio supper Sunday night honoring August birthdays of Mr Wilharm and Mark Wilharm. Attendees included Mr and Mrs John Prestien Mrs Louise Stevenson the Prestien family of Minneapolis Mr and Mrs Everett Prestien and family of Fredericksburg Mr and Mrs H H Hoppenworth and family Mr and Mrs K H Hoppenworth and family Mr and Mrs Marvin Haverkamp and Mr Cindy.
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Elmer Wilharm
Wilharm
Mark Wilharm
John Prestien
Louise Stevenson
Minneapolis
Everett Prestien
Fredericksburg
H. H. Hoppenworth
K. H. Hoppenworth
Marvin Haverkamp
Norman Flanscha
Cindy
Silver Anniversary Observed at St. John's Lutheran Crane Creek
The Silver wedding anniversary of Dr. and Mrs. Em Fuchs will be observed by members of St. John's Lutheran church at Crane Creek next Sunday August 22.
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Em. Fuchs
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Crane Creek
Irving and Peacock Families Plan Minnesota Vacation
Mr and Mrs Stephen Irving of Union New Jersey arrived Sunday evening at Mrs Irving’s parents Mr and Mrs Lee Peacock. On Monday the two couples left for a vacation in Minnesota.
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Stephen Irving
Union
New Jersey
Vacation Trip Headlines From Black Hills and Colorado
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meswarth and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Kirchhoff returned Sunday evening from a weeklong vacation to the Black Hills and Colorado. They attended the Passion Play at Spearfish, S. D., and visited relatives in Greeley Col., Fort Morgan Col., Newell S. D., North Platte Neb., and Jefferson.
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Henry Meswarth
E. W. Kirchhoff
Black Hills
Colorado
Spearfish
S. C
Clifford Buchholz
Greeley
Col
Lora Luhrs
Fort Morgan
Colo
Kenneth Bennett
Newell
Lyle Bennett
North Platt
Nebr
August Meswarth
Jefferson
Honoring Birthdays and Scenic Trip Notes
Mr and Mrs J P Snelling Clark Snelling and Mr and Mrs El do Kehe and family were Sunday dinner guests at Mrs Myrtle Palmer in Waterloo to honor Ben Palmer and Benny Kehe birthdays. Mr and Mrs Wm Mueller Beverly Patsy and Kent spent a week in northern Minnesota and Canada driving Lake Superior from Duluth to Port Arthur. They visited Hibbing iron mine and paused in Minneapolis and St Paul on return.
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J. P. Snelling
Clark Snelling
Eldo Kehe
Myrtle Palmer
Waterloo
Ben Palmer
Benny Kehe
Wm. Mueller
Beverly
Patsy
Kent
Minnesota
Canada
Lake Superior
Duluth
Port Arthur
Hibbing
Minn
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Barbara Dreyer Initiated into Alpha Iota Sorority
Barbara Dreyer of Tripoli has been initiated as a full member in Alpha chapter Alpha Iota, the international honorary business sorority tied to the American Institute of Business in Des Moines. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert H. Dreyer and is studying junior secretarial courses at ALB.
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Barbara Dreyer
Tripoli
Alpha Iota
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
Miss Dreyer
Robert H. Dreyer
ALB
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Heideman
Town Hall
Coe
March OF Dimes
Heinz
ATS
Swift’s Select
Oscar Mayer
Eo Tan
Betty Crocker
Brownie
Pillsbury
Cookie Time
Salerno
Per
van Camp
Meyer White
Betty Brite
Wheaties
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