Postville Herald from Postville, Iowa • Page 1

Official Newspaper for Allamakee County and the Town of Postville faculty, ees Given Superintendent, 9 West Post; High tad, Harold Burshtan, Lms (Citizens-Bank); rinclpal. Miss Cathe- Tilden (Bertha faculty 0 lyn 218 E. Groth); kmdergar- Martin, 132 S. Rey- vDouglass); first, Mrs. Monona; first.

n'pine View Trailer li'ss Patricia Jones, 266 (Mrs. Weihe); second, oltzman, 203 E. Mili- Scheivelbein); second, eersoll, 307 ftz); second, Mrs; Vir- 236 Post; third, emcr, 218 E. "Williams third, Miss Judy Pe. Post (Clinton Lam- Miss JoAnn Schacht, (Arthur Pnlas); fourth, amp.

Pine View Trail- ourth, Miss Marlene 07 Williams (Harold Miss Karen Mueller, (Arthur Palas); fifth, Tiler, 266 W. Williams 'he); fifth, Miss Hazel West Greene (Louis th. Mrs. LaVonne' Williams: sixth, Mrs. ardson.

112 sixth, Miss Janice S. Lawler (Aber -entary vocal music, Silvius, 128 E. Tilden I. ior high faculty- all. Richard Hollerud, (Ethel Thoma); Eng- Mrs.

Esther Bronson (Melinda Casten); B. Cook. 126 E. ie Rosei; home eco Mary Curtis, 154 E. les OhlofT): band.

El Village Street; Eng- Miss Dorothy Fisher, ms (Harold Schultz): James Foster, (Will Christofferson) ins. Robert Hein, 120 ldo Gcricke): junior atics. Miss Florence Williams (Paul'Schut eh English. Miss Ruth "ilitary (Harry ScheiV' nth and eighth social obert Kintzi. Castalia guidance di- Loven.

231 Mili- Miller, E. shop and Robert 252 fWillard Schroeder): liss Linda Nelson, 112 (Abernethys); aeri- arrt Nelson. TilPetersoni: comraer- yllis Pfadenhauer, 112 '(Abernethysl; vocal rayee Pumfrey, 112 S. rnethysV high school Strasser, 307 i Steglich). Lower grades, Mrs.

"der, Postville; upper Ellen Thompson, Os- Mrs. Rosamond Gor, Williams: custodian, er, Postville. to Superintendent hols, 365 W. Williams to Principal Mrs. ambeer, Postville Education.

John Falb, 206 W. Post; Kermit Tilden. Carl Marsh, My Smith, Postville, Luana. Board nf Education, 324 W. Greene.

Board nf Education land, 300 W. Post, custodian, Arvey Tilden: high school i'ton Goddard, 430 W. school custodian, Kenw, Postville. Clarence Brandt, Burr Cook, 202 W. old Meyer, Castalia; Smtker, Postville.

"ver Schultz, 145 E. ature week's issue of will start a new fea- by day system of de- owing a true measure sumption in all tem- degree day record 0 the Herald by Marl '-Co. le ot the degree day lained as follows: "It 'ind. that a constant 1 will be used per de- ess for every space- This degree of he compared to miles Jour car, only instead "'l them 'degree days'. POSTVILLE HERALD Night School Classes Will Start Sept.

13 POSTVILLE, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1961. Number 45. i Home Economics And Agriculture Program Set For School Sessions The Postville Community School will begin night school classes in Home Economics and Vocational Agriculture on Wednesday, September 13. Miss Mary Curtis will conduct classes in home economics and Richard Nelson will conduct classes in agriculture. Registration for the classes will be on Wednesday, September 13.

Registration will be $1.00 per person. All classes will begin at 8:00 p. m. The following is a list of meetings to be held. Home Economics Selective Harmony September Living.

September Arranging In The Home. September Space For Handier Housekeeping. October 4 Handier Care ot Floors, Walls and Metals. October 10 Handier Care for Drapery, Furniture and Upholstery. October the New Fabrics and Their Care.

November Saver Meals. November 8 Timely Hints on Parties and Entertaining. November 15 Creating Interesting Centerpieces. November Richard Nelson will conduct two classes in agriculture. The following is list of the classes to be held.

Both classes will meet for the'first time on September 13. Class One. September Living. September Fertilization. September on Fertilization.

October October October on Livestock Feeding. November for the Farm. November November and Investments. November Class Two. September I ivine.

September Tune-up. October Control. October and Vitamins. November 14 Proper Rotation for your Farm. December December 13 New Feeds for Livestock.

Januarv Grain Program. January 10 Marketing Grade and Yield. January Control. January The Postville Community School would like to extend an invitation to all interested persons to attend this years classes. Refreshments will be served following each meeting.

Kiwanians Begin Monday Evening Meeting Schedule The fall meeting schedule of the Postville Kiwanis Club will start next Monday, September 11. Meetings will be held at the and dining room beginning at 6:30 p. m. Gene Carol, Allamakee county farm extension agent, will be the speaker at the first meeting September 11. Sports Day.

Also on September 11, the annual division Six Sports Day will be held at Bunker Hill Golf Cour Dubuque from 2:00 p. p. m. sc in to 7:00 School Given NDEA Funds high school has The Postville been approved to participate in the National Defense Education Act funds for guidance for the 1961- 1SC2 school year. The Postville program has been approved for the amount of S423.05.

Of this $397.25 will be spent for informational materials for guidance with $25.80 being spent for testing purposes. The Postville high school aLso had made application for the current year to participate in the program to purchase educational equipment for mathematics and science teaching in both elementary and secondary school as well as the foreign language program in the high school. Ail of these applications were disallowed by the state as congress failed to appropriate sufficient funds to permit acceptance of most applications. This is the third year that the local school has received NDEA funds. Under the National Defense Education Act the local school is reimbursed to the extent of one half the funds spent on such programs.

-RENEWS FROM Those In te! New Address The new address of Marvin Muchow is as follows: Marvin Mu- rhow. 895-B Statesman George Washington Village, Ft. Belvoir. Virginia. Graduates Of 1961-What Are They Doing? The Postville high school graduating class of 1961 have now made plans for the future.

Some will go on to advanced educational institutions, some have gone into the service, some are working in Postville, some are farming, some have taken jobs in nearby cities. Following is a directory of the class and their plans for the future: Neil Adam, Iowa State University; David Benjegerdes, farming; Martha Bronson, housewife; Ruth Christofferson, working in Postville; Sharon Coates, working in Kansas City; Kaye Cook, McPhail college of Music, Minneapolis; Mary Dreier, nurses, aid, Decorah hospital; Pamela Eder, State college of Iowa; Roger Engelhardt, Marines; Richard Falb, University of Iowa; Carol Flack, State College of Iowa. Mary Frese, Mayo Clinic, Rochester; Roger Hangartner, Luther college; Twila Heckman, working in Postville; Joe Heins, army; Nancy Helgerson, secretarial work; Donald Hoth, University of Iowa; Linda Kirkestue, Mayo Clinic, Rochester; Gail Kozelka, St. Olaf college, North field, Minnesota; Elaine Kurth, housewife; Karen Lawson, secretarial work; Valerie Luhman, Drake University; Mary Lou Meade, housewife; Twila McNally, secretarial work. Kathleen Meyer, housewife; Ann Paulsen, secretarial work; Judy Peck, housewife; Kathleen Pixler, secretarial work; David Schierholz, farming; Judy Schlee, working in I Calmar: Kathrine Schmidt, secretarial work; Jenanne Schroeder, University of Missouri; Marvin Schroeder, working in Postville and to attend barber school; Sharon Schultz.

getting married; David Smith. Iowa State University; Ellen Marie Stee. Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation training program; Marilyn Steele, University of Iowa; J. D. Thorcson, Iowa State University: Ronald Trudo.

Luther college; Vincent Waters, air force; Linda Welzel. working in Postville; Marylin Wickham, working in Postville; Allyn Wirkler. Iowa State University: John Wittenberger, University of Minnesota. Night Scrimmage For Football Men squad has past week condition for September 15. The varsity football been working hard the trying to get into their opening game.

The hot weather ha-- made the coaches ease up a lilile during the daytime praelico-- hut they haw been holding full-scale scrimmages during the night practices. Coach Hollerud. assisted by Conches Hein and Foster, have been concentrating mainly on conditioning and learning the new of- squad has Street entire will be Work Starting On Road Repair Workmen this morning are starting work on repairing bad paving spots on Lawler street in preparation for Macktopping. The east side of Lawler will be patched first. The east half of (he blocked off during this repair work.

The west half of main street will be used for traffic. No parking of cars will be allowed on the west half. This procedure will be reversed as work on the west side of the street begins. The Norris Construction Company of Otlumwn was awarded the roniract to blacktop 0.25 of a mile at contract price of SI8.877. Blacktopping will be completed by April 10, 1962.

according to present plans. It appears now that the work will have to he done in the spring. fensive patterns. The change of the ofrcnsru 'ell. grasped the patterns fairly It is impossible to a numb one unit at the present ton.

returning lettermen: Douglas sau, Bruce Smith. Jerry T.udo. IOI McNally, Mark M'eno. Keith Mey- havi a gas gauge on would know you 10 stop and flu up miles because you wmber of miles per fu users for has in determine the et Will publish the week preceding Days. Degree Days Today 0 2 9 3 er, and Donald Smith are finding tough competition from new men.

It seems to be a toss-up at (he following positions: Left tackle- Dick Storln and Biirnell Kolh: right Tackle Dennis Srhmelzer and Tom McNally; left guard-Dick Thoreson and Dennis Meyer. At left half any of the following three boys has a good chance to be starting: Dick Bonis, Rex Carlson and Luther Larson. At right half Leslie Lenth, Dick Schupbach and Duane Kocnig are fighting it out. A transfer from Boone Valley high school. Chuck Dobbs a 374 1 junior is pushing second team ..14 pound junior fc Don team all conference fuUbacK aid Smith for a starting role.

Snitker and showing Rites Thursday For Mrs. Henry Lange Funeral services will be held on Thursday afternoon. September 7, 2:00 p. at the Community Presbyterian Church in Postville for Mrs. Henry Lange.

85. who passed away on Monday afternoon. The Rev. Walter T. Martin will be in charge.

Burial will be in Postville cemetery. The body is at the Schufte Funeral Home. The obituary will appear in next week's issue of the Herald. 1033 Enrolled In The Schools Enrollment in the Postville Community Schools reached 1,033 this week. This is four more than were enrolled on the first day of school.

Of these students 778 were enrolled in grades kindergarten through eight and 255 in the high school grades (9-12). This is by far the largest enrollment in the history of the local school system. In 1950-1951 the total enrollment for the entire school for kindergarten through 12 was 435 students. For the 1940-1941 school year the entire enrollment for both grades and high school was only 324 students. There were only 321 students for the total elementary and high school enrollment in 1932-1933.

The total enrollment in the junior-senior high school this year is 403. Indications are that the enrollment next fall for these grades will reach 430 and for the fall of 1963 the enrollment in grades 7-12 should be approximately 450 stu- I dents. There were only 463 stu- dents in the school when the first Postville Consolidated School District was formed. The old high school building was considered as over-crowded at that time with this total enrollment of grade and high school students. Six Candidates Seek Posts On The School Two Board Special Section For Luana's 50th Anniversary Event A special tabeloid section concerning Luana's 50th anniversary event to be held this Saturday has been published this week by the Postville Herald and has been made a part of this issue of the paper.

The section concerns the history of Luana including pictures of today and of former years and information about the anniversary observance this Saturday. The day will open with a parade in the morning; a talent show in the afternoon; awarding of prizes and a dance in the evening. Check your special edition for all the information. Good Neighbors Help At Bengforts Another good neighbor act was evidenced on Monday and Tuesday of last week when the neighbors of Mrs. Ervin Bengfort arrived with mowers, crushers, rakes, balers, wagons and tractors and helped put up hay.

Men helping in the field included: Harlan Foels, Leo Foels, Grant Schultz, Clarence Moore, James Schlee, Ralph Schnuelle, Robert Hoffman, Dean Foels, Herman Polfer, Ernst Paulsen, Eldo Sander, Willard Sander, John Bengfort and William Schultz. Women helping serve lunch were Mrs. Leo Foels, Mrs. Clarence Moore, Mrs. Robert Roffman, Mrs.

Herman Poller, Mrs. Grant Schultz, Mrs, Kelly Bucheit, and Mrs. Ervin Bengfort. The Allamakee Farm Service Company furnished gas; The Farmers Store furnished soft drinks. Allamakee Fayette AREA BRIEFS Clayton Winneshiek The Candidates POULTRY TEAM PLACES FIFTH The Clayton County 4-H poultry placed fifth in the ntest at the judging team state pouhry judging co Iowa State Fair, August 28.

In the contest the eonfesfanfs had to judge production hens, market chickens and egg qualify. Members of the Clayton County were: Virginia Miller, Farmersburg: Ardith Hempeler, Garnavillo; Roland Monona; and Myra Heins, Postville. Virginia Miller, Farmersburg, individual JT -se-v-enth high £ore in the On defense Larry Frank Tehel have been much promise. The first reserve game will be held at Postville September IB against Vfankon. Commercial Club To Meet Sept.

14 The first fall meeting of the Postville Commercial Club will be held on Thursday, September 14, starting at 0:30 p. m. at Memorial Hall, according to Charles Fishback, club president. hp the first meeting of Wcl officerswm the new be elected. deer hunters are LICENSES Bow and arrow 'V -T -llril their 48 day season reminded that, through starts October November take deer wi 1961.

Licenses ith bow and arrow may UK. nre November 0I fee is, in licenses 30. l'Mi. The 8,000 shotgun deer m. allowed this year are all gone and hundreds of applications are being returned as Quickly as possible.

The State Conservation Commission regrets the delay made necessary by the monumental task ot processing each application accord ing to postmark time. Chas. F. Weihe Interred Here Charles J. Weihe, the son of Henry Weihe and his wife, Magda lene Jacobs, was born in Clayton county, Iowa on January 1, 1870.

i He was confirmed in St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Postville on March 29, 1885. He died at the. Community Memorial Hospital on August 29, 19G1 at the age of 91 years, eight months and 28 days. He lived his entire life in the area, earning his living as a farmer, until he retired and moved to town in 1922.

He was married to Elizabeth Schutte on October 2, 1932. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; four sisters, Sophie, Mrs. Rudy Stoehr of Cedar Rapids, Lucy Weihe of Postville. Elizabeth, Mrs. Louis Schutte of Postville, and Emma Weihe, who died as a young girl; four brothers, Will of Postville, John of Postville, George of Postville and Elmer of Postville.

He is survived toy one sister, Celia, Mrs. Frank Schepple of Dubuque, a number of nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted on August 31, at 2:00 at the Schutte Funeral Home with the Rev, Charles E. Witt officiating, and assisted by the Rev. LeRoy Weihe of Naschua, Illinois.

Burial was in the Postville Cemetery. New Postmaster. STRAWBERRY POINT In Friday afternoon ceremony at the Strawberry Point postoffice, Mrs. Marcella Chapman was sworn in as Acting Postmaster. She succeeds Mrs.

C. J. Gavin who had resigned from the position of Postmaster and left Monday morning on a vacation trip. Switch To Dial. OSS IAN Conversion of the equipment of the Scenic Ridge Telephone company to dial telephone service in Ossian and the surrounding area has been in progress since Monday morning.

Completion date of the gigantic task is indefinite, according to Elmer Schutte, manager. After Ossian phones are converted to dial, the next town to be changed over will be Castalia. 1,078 Enrolled opened in the Central Community district August 28 with a total enrollment of 1,078 in the five schools in the system. The total is composed of 325 high school students and 753 elementary pupils. New Directory.

WEST UNION Northwestern Bell Telephone company issued its new 1961 directory for West Union this week, fresh off the presses of the Fayette County Union, who printed the directory again this year for the 23rd consecutive year. Kermit James. Kermit James, incumbant seeking reelection to the board, has served 16 years on the Postville board of education. Mr. James has been a resident of the community 23 years having served as manager of the Allamakee-Clayton Electric Cooperative since its start.

In addition he has served as president of the Postville Commercial Club, served as president of the Iowa Rural Electric Managers Association, plus holding many other state and district cooperative offices. Mr. and Mrs. James are the parents of two children. John Falb, Jr.

John Falb, incumbant seeking reelection to the board, has served 17 years on the Postville board of education. Mr. Falb has been a resident of this community since 1932 and has headed the Falb Motor Company since 1934. He has served as president of both the Postville Kiwanis and Commercial Clubs, has served as a director of the Iowa Automobile Dealers, and other organizations. Mr.

and Mrs. Falb are the parents of four children. La Verne Rose. LaVerne Rose of Postville is a graduate of West Union high school in 1939 and is employed by Hall Roberts' Son in Postville. He was a member of the armed forces in World War II.

Mr. Rose served on the church council of St. Paul's Lutheran Church for four years, having acted as president of this group the last year in 1958. Mr. and Mrs.

Rose are the parents of two children. Charles Hoth. Charles Hoth, 32, is a graduate of Postville high school and attended Luther college. Mr, Hoth has been a resident of the community most of his life and has operated the Hoth Motor Company since 1954. He has held offices in the Postville Commercial Club, Big-Four Fair board, and other groups.

He married the former Betty Kramer of Strawberry Point, a teacher in the Postville schools. Lloyd M. Bigler. Lloyd M. Bigler.

a 1951 of Postville high school, is engaged in farming near Postville. Mr. Bigler was a member of the armed forces for two years. He is married to the former Mavis Soeder of Decorah and they are the parents of four children. Leigh Rekow.

Leigh Rekow, a 1952 graduate of Postville high school, is engaged in farming near Postville. Mr. Rekow was a member of the armed forces for two years. He is married to the former Gwen Werger of Postville and they are the parents of three children. Election To Be Held Monday, September 11; Polls Open 12:00 to 7:00 A six-way race for the two school director posts at the annual election of the Postville Community School District was assured last Friday, deadline for filing of nomination papers.

The election, to name two school board members for three year terms beginning in September this year, will be held next Monday, September 11, with polls open at Memorial Hall from 12:00 noon until 7:00 p. m. Both incumbants whose terms expire in September this year are seeking re-election. They are John Falb, Jr. and Kermit James.

They are being opposed by four new candidates Charles Hoth, Lloyd M. Bigler, Leigh Rekow, and LaVerne Rose. The ballot for the election will show the five candidates names listed in alphabetical order plus two blank lines for anyone wishing to write in a name for candidate. Voters will make an mark in the square in front of two of the names they select on the ballot for their choices. The school board is composed of five directors and a treasurer.

Directors are elected for three year terms; the treasurer is elected for a two year term. Holdover directors are: C. O. Marsh and Rodney Smith, two years: and Lyle Zieman, one year. W.

A. Kneeland is the treasurer. A list of the candidates and a thumbnail sketch of each is printed in the column to the left. All qualified residents of legal nge living within the area of the Postville Community School District are eligible to vote. Five File For Luana School Vote The election of the Luana Consolidated School district of Allamakee and Clayton counties will be held Monday, September 11, with polls open from noon until 7:00 p.

m. at Fred Miene's garage. Five directors will be elected, one to serve for three years, two to serve for two years, and two to serve for one year. Five candidates have filed as follows: Oliver Doerring and Marlin Plaht for the one year term; Harold Panncke and Lyle Sebastian for the two year term; and Milton Schierholz for the three year term. At The Theatre Thursday, Friday and Saturday, September 7-9 Stuart Cloete's best-seller is now on the screen.

"Fiercest Heart" stars Stuart Whitman, Juliet Prowse, Ken Scott, Raymond Massey, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Rafer Johnson Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, September 10-13 the unforgettable story of a man, a land, and a love, stars Glenn Ford, Maria Schlell, Anne Baxter, and Arthur O'Connell. Two Injured In Accident Monday A one car crash on a county road two miles northeast of Postville about 9:45 Monday evening caused injuries to two youths and the loss of a car. Neil E. Heckman. 19, of Postville.

lost control of his 1954 Ford and it skidded into a ditch and rolled over on its top. The car was complete loss, according to High way Patrolman Robert Janett, who investigated. Heckman was taken to a doctor's office for treatment of facial lacerations. Merlin E. Sebastian, 18, Postville, a passenger, received abrasions and bruises.

Open House At School Sept. 19 Tuesday, September 19, has been set as the date for the annual open house for the schools in Postville. Open house will also be held at the school at Frankville on Tuesday, September 12. School buildings will be open on these nights from 7:00 to 9:00 in the evening. No program is planned but parents and other interested persons are invited to come and inspect the various rooms.

Big Four Co-Op. To Hold Annual Meet The Big 4 Co-op, will hold its annual meeting September 12 in the Postville grade school at 8 :00 p. m. Association reports, election of officers and presentation of certificates to high herds will be the order of business. Bob Nance, Farm Director for WMT, will be the guest speaker.

District F. W. Meeting Is Set The Ninth District meeting of the V. F. W.

and Auxiliary will be held Sunday, September 10, at Decorah with Helof Holm Post No. 1977 as host. Registration begins at 10:00 a. the business meetings begin at 1:30 p. m.

The VFW will meet at the Elk's home and the Auxiliary at the Odd Fellows hall. Official representatives will be Dept. Surgeon Robert Reckkemmer and Department President Helen Sheetz. Special guest will be Department Senior Vice Commander Warren Allbaugh. The banquet will be held at the post home at 6:00 m.

Those planning to attend should contact Willis Schultz, post commander, or Mrs. LaVila Schmidt, auxiliary president. One New Arrival At Hospital Here One new arrival, a boy, was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bill Baskerville, Monona, September 5, weighing 8 4 at the Community Memorial Hospital in Postville during the past week.

Medical cases admitted during the period include the following: Mike Quario, Elgin, Aug. 30. Mrs. Aulden Cornish, Postville, Aug. 31.

Mrs. George Victor, Monona, Aug. 31. Mrs. Gerald Gutcher, Clermont, Sept.

1. Greg Davis, Manilla, Indiana, Sept. 3. Mrs. John Seago, Elgin, Sept.

1. Bernard Waters, Postville, Sept. 5. Rites Held For Pauline Staadt Pauline Louise Staadt, daughter of Godfrey Staadt and Anna Welzel Staadt, was born January 16, 1896 at Postville, She passed away at her home in Postville, Sunday, September 3, 1961. She was educated in the Postville Public Schools from which she was graduated in 1913.

On June 19, 1921 she took a position in the Postville State Bank, where she served as a teller the remainder of her life. Pauline Staadt was a member of the Community Presbyterian Church of Postville, a long time member of the Order of Eastern Star, and the P. E. O. Sisterhood.

She also belonged to the American Legion Auxiliary and was treasurer of that organization for many years. Miss Staadt's father died in 1921; a brother, Tony, passed away in 1918; and another brother, Edward, died in 1931. She is survived by her mother, Mrs. Anna Staadt, and a sister, Catherine, both of Postville, and several cousins. Funeral services were conducted at the Staadt home in Postville on Tuesday, September 5, at 2:00 p.

m. with the Rev. Walter T. Martin in Over Inches Rain Past Week A total of 2.57 inches of moisture was recorded in Postville during the past week. The heaviest storm struck Friday night and rainfall amounted to 2.25 inches; an additional .32 of an inch of rain was recorded Saturday night.

Light mist and rain fell again Tuesday The storms brought to an end the high temperatures of the previ ous week and readings over the holiday weekend were cool. A warming trend began again Tues- charge of the rites. Burial was in, day. the Postville cemetery..