New Lutheran Pastor to be Installed in Wellman
The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd in Wellman Iowa will install Rev Carl H Gutekunst as pastor this Sunday at 2 p m in Ellman Chapel The service features several pastors as liturgist and speakers including Rev Otto Beer Rev Alton Koch and Rev Walter Niermann The board of elders will speak for the congregation Gutekunst born 1931 in Necedah Wisconsin holds Concordia College and Seminary degrees and is pursuing a PhD at the University of Iowa He has served churches in Van Horne Orlando Waterloo and Detroit and teaches at Michigan Lutheran College He is married to Bernice Fante and has four children All are welcome to the installation service Sunday at 2 p m
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van Horne
Iowa
Gutekunst
Otto Beer
Wiliamsburg
Alton Koch
Mt. Plea
Necedah
Wisconsin
Carl Gutekunst
Monticello
Concordia College
Milwaukee
Concordia Seminary
St. Louis
University of Detroit
Michigan
University of Dubuque Seminary
Aquinas Institute of
Wartburg Seminary
School of Religion
University of Iowa
Orlando
Florida
Waterloo
Detroit Michigan
Lutheran High School East
Detroit
Michigan Lutheran College
Bernice Fante
Wellman
Legion Auxiliary reports $470.68 raised from Buddy Poppies sale
The Leon Beatty Unit of American Legion Auxiliary raised $470.68 in Washington on Friday and Saturday from Buddy Poppies. Webelo Scout group assisted on Saturday with 16 boys taking part. Appreciation expressed to Mr. Adin of the State Theater for tickets and to Necretts Music Store for window space and Breadquarters area.
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Leon Beatty
American Legion Auxiliary
Washington
Webelo Cub Escout
Dgin
State Theater
Eonecretts Music Store
Cubs
Gary Supalla Honored at Missouri Graduation
Gary Supalla graduated from Northeast Missouri State College Friday with honors earning a bachelor of science. He moves to Columbia to begin a masters at Missouri University. He is son of J. C. Supalla and wife Sheryl Dimmitt from Fairfield. Parents and siblings attended services.
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Gary Supalla
Northeast Missouri State College
Columbia, Mo
Missouri University
J. C. Supalla
Pleasant Plain
Sheryl Dimmitt
Fairfield
Proper Shoe Fitting Width Test Explained
A professional fitter judges width at the ball and heel by standing and pinching the ball with thumb and forefinger. Leather should give slightly and slip from fingers. if it pinches, the shoe is too wide or too narrow if there is no give.
Memorial Day Potluck and Golf at Country Club
Members of the Country Club will celebrate Memorial Day with a potluck and golf at the club house. A two ball foursome is scheduled for 2 p.m. The family potluck begins at 6 30 p.m. Attendees are asked to bring a meat dish for the family and another dish to pass and provide table service.
Elevator accident at Marshall Furniture Store injures Wagler
Harold Wagler, employee at Marshall Furniture Store, was injured Saturday morning when entangled in ropes while operating an elevator. He is hospitalised for X rays to assess the extent of injuries.
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Harold Wagler
Marshall Furniture
Mr. Wagler
Sojka Ira Eugene Joins U S Navy for Service
Ira Eugene Sojka 19 son of Mr and Mrs Raymond J Sojka of R R 1 Washington Iowa has enlisted in the U S Navy per Petty Officer Jack Turpen local recruiter A 1967 graduate of Washington High School he now trains at the U S Navy Training Center San Diego Calif Upon graduation he will receive a 14 day leave to visit family and friends before reporting to his first ship or station.
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Ira Eugene Sojka
Raymond Junior Sojka
Washington
Iowa
U. S. Navy
Jack Turpen
Washington High School
U. S. Navy Training Center
San Diego
Calif
Ira
Roy Johnson Seeks Nomination For Local Race
Roy Johnson, a farmer from south of Wellman for 30 years, plans to seek nomination. He began selling livestock feed about a decade ago as a sideline and is a father of two married daughters. He describes himself as a conservative and favors progress only toward improvement.
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Johnson
Wellman
Birthday dinner honors Miss Katie Bowman at Captain's Table
Frances Draker visited last week with her sister Mrs John Knotek and returned Sunday to Hills. Mrs Wayne Marston is a patient at Children's Hospital Iowa City in room 103W for observation and treatment. Mr and Mrs Deibert Earl and Patti McCandless attended Area 10 College commencement in Cedar Rapids where Ronald Earls earned his machinist diploma. Miss Katie Bowman honored at birthday dinner with relatives from Cedar Rapids Shellsburg Independence Waterloo Davenport. Mrs Lewis J Whitted of Clinton visited with her mother Mrs Mason. Mr Whitted and daughter Mrs Jean LaCrosse and son Tommy from Hampton Illinois weekend visit, then returned home.
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Frances Draker
John Knotek
Hills
Wayne Marston
Children’s Hospital
Iowa City
Deibert Earl
Patti McCandless
Cedar Rapids
Area 10 College
Ronald Earls
Katie Bowman
Shellsburg
Independence
Waterloo
Davenport
Miss Bowman
J. W. Bidwell
Lewis J. Whitted
Clinton
George Masson
Whitted
Jean LaCrosse
Tommy
Hampton
Illinois
Richard J. Cotter of Wapello Dies
Richard James Cotter 80 longtime farmer in Wapello Columbus Junction Winfield area died Friday May 24 at Mercy Hospital Burlington. funeral at Presbyterian Church Wapello burial in Wapello cemetery. He served on Louisa County Board of Supervisors chaired WPA directed Red Cross and held multiple offices. Born March 31 1888 in Louisa County to Richard and Jennie Blair Cotter. Married Florence Winder April 19 1941. Survived by daughter Ann Schroeder Norfolk Nebraska one grandchild and three sisters Dolly Miller Pasadena California Helen and Pauline Cotter Wapello.
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Wapello
Presbyterian Church
Richard James Cotter
Columbus Junction
Winfield
Cotter
Mercy
Omitted names in Ira Amlong obituary
Two of the seven daughters of Ira Amlong were omitted in a Saturday obituary notice. The missing names are Mrs. Charles Pearl Whetstine of Tacoma Washington and Mrs. Lyle Frances Crawford of Washington state.
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Blanca Slemenson
Journal
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North Side Square
Evening Journal
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Wolf
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Roy Johnson
Richard J. Cotter
Synaclear
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Jack & Jill
Chas
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