Guthrian, The (Newspaper) - April 30, 1957, Guthrie Center, Iowa Official County Paper Arrest Simonton Again osi Morals Assault Counts In Dallas County Jail Faces Up to 25 Years If Convicted on Charges E Simonton of Pan ora was arrested Saturday after noon by county and Panora authorities and returned to Dal las County on assault with in- tent to commit a and being an habitual criminal Simonton allegedly ed a Bes Moines youth to accompany him to Guthrie County to become a farm hand He allegedly to molest the youth in Dallas County The teen-ager escaped and reported the incident to the Dallas County sheriff Simonton was taken to Des Moines Tuesday morning where he was to be sentenced in Polk County district court on a sodomy charge He was convicted on this count involving a 16 year old Des Moines youth last September two weeks ago He faces up to 25 years on the assault and habitual criminal charges in addition to the Polk County conviction Police records reportedly show that Simonton has served 28 years in the Iowa State penitentiary since 1918 on various moral offenses These include 13 years for rape five years for sodomy and six years on two different charges of lascivious acts with a child TAN Guthrie County Guthrie Center Iowa Tuesday April 30 1957 To Assessments County Assessor Has Mailed Notices of Real Estate Values County taxpayers have until fay 6 to appeal to the on the value set on their County Assessor Flynn said ast week that assessment notices re being mailed to Guthrie residents now which tell real estate owners the ment on their based on 1957 appraisals The figures given on the notice are GO percent of the assessed value of the property This assessment is lower than but has nothing to do the market value Services Sunday for Infant Soppe Girl Services were held Sunday morning for Ann Daphin Soppe of Mr and Mrs Leo Soppe who died Sunday at the Guthrie County hospital Burial was in Catholic Cemetery Volume 82 Exira Accepted In Coon Valley Will Replace Audubon Compete in 1958 Games Exira has been accepted as a member of the Coon Valley Con- ference replacing Audubon The conference also consists of Guthrie Center Coon Rapids Manning Glidden Scranton Manilla and Bayard Because of Exira will not be able to play a full schedule of games until 1958 The following rec have been made by a loop The 1957 football schedule re- main unchanged Audubon will cancel all Coon Valley games in 1958 except with Exira Exira will then replace Audubon in each of the games The committee also mended returning to six ence games to qualify for the championship It was voted that Audubon not count in the 1957 race and that only five games are required for that championship This is the amount on which taxes will be based the next four years Values will again be re- figured in 1961 No action is required on the part of thei taxpayer who re- a notice He may however appeal the value set If the assessor feels he may have erred in a certain case the property will be reexamined and possibly revalued If the property owner is still dissatisfied or has not made a previous appeal directly to the assessor he may appeal to the county board of review Al owners will have May 6 and June to file objections Plan Pre-School Panora Grad Gets Conservation Job Edits Magazine The state conservation sion has announced the ment of Keith Sutherland of Des Moines as public relations effective May 1 Sutherland attended high school in Panora and is married to the former Avis Erb daughter of Mr and Mrs Harley Erb of Panora Round-Up Friday For Future Students in Pre-School Age Group The Guthrie Center ity School will hold its annual round-up Friday at 1 The round-up is for all pre- schoolers in the district ing those who will attend rural centers who will be five on or before November 15 The children should be ght to the Kindergarten room where they will be organized for some pre-school activities The parents will then go to the gymnasium for their part of the program Mothers will have to bring their child's birth certificate to register He will serve as editor of the Iowa Conservationist and writer for the commission Sutherland as now director of the Drake University news bureau Casey SoMier is Assigned in Korea Pvt Roy C Avey son of Roy A Avey of Casey recently ar- rived m Korea and is now a member of the 24th Infantry Division Avey assigned to the division's 24th Quartermaster Company entered the Army in October 1956 and received basic training at Fort Carson Colo The 19 year old soldier attended Casey High School ancer Society Giving towa Nurse Scholarships The Iowa division of the erican Cancer Society is giving the nursing scholarships of which Rosalie Faust of Stuart is a recipient Through an error the sponsorship of the ship was omitted in last week's Guthrie Center Times Courthouse News REAL TRANSFERS Mary Alice Persons to Alfred WD W of Ethel A to Laura E Mingus WD W S 20 ac of N of NEH all in Howard F Summon to Marie A O'Brien WD Se 2 ex Ry N of g 2 all in Marie A to Harold P Davidson WD All that par f of lying S of H A Parrott to Jack Norri WD All int in Lo rex S Bik 4 Mclntire ula to Guthrie Center Bert C Miller to L W Miile Guthrie Center DISTRICT COURT Dorothy H Cue vs Berthel W Cue Petition in Equity John Donahey Atty Paul M Warron ot al vs et al Petition in Equity Taylor and Taylor PROBATE Emma Leib Dec'd Petition for Probate Mel Graham Atty Stuart Seniors Take Four-Day Trip to Chicago The Stuart senior class left last Thursday for a four-day trip to Chicago Twenty-nine seniors and four chaperons went with all expenses paid bv the class On schedule were a trip to a night club trips to Shedd Aquarium Held Museum the planetarium Lincoln Park Zoo China Town skid row and Lake Shore Drive The class returned to Stuart by train Sunday night Number 18 First Golden Harvest Winner Advances In Baseball Meet Guthrie Center advanced to the second round of the sectional Baseball tournament downing Stuart Monday night The Tigers now play Adair afternoon 2 p.m on he Casey Diamond Guthrie outhit the Dragons Bob McCool and Rich Gilson itched for the winners Wallace for Stuart Sag est The Tigers also picked up their second Coon Valley Conference win Thursday of last week out- scoring Coon Rapids McCool was again the winning pitcher while Clark pitched for the ers any Students Competed at et in Perry Soloists Small Groups In Vocal Instrumental Earned High Rankings Guthrie Center musicians and instrumentalists ed high at the state music contest in Perry Friday and Saturday Find Historical Records in Old Post Office II ratings were While Of From in its Si Removing Last S Property Former Quarters terest ing of ory will soon he on the Federal Louis period was found J F Brock was master J was postmaster al when that office was closed in cancelling stamps The office leered with such as hand cumulation of coll dust also was s i i f stii O as and avons was cash honfe for office in The high musicians led their fine with ten I ratings Nineteen ists and groups earned n ratings and nine earned III marks No one finished below III and the judging ranged down to I and earned I Joan Loeb flute solo Simmons French horn Judy Spalding bassoon quartet Kenny Tague Larry Ford John Brass sextet Kenny Diane Towne Larry Ford Simmons quartet Rood Toy Spalding Woodwind quintet Joan Loeb Deb Dowd Judy Spalding Dorothy Booth Nancy Guthrie Youths Uninjured After Highway 64 Wreck Allen Martin Vehicles Go Out of Control One Hits Tree Total Loss Two Guthrie Center youths re- injuries when the cars they were driving went out of control Saturday night resulting in a loss to one of the vehicles They are Duane Allen 19 and Del Martin 23 The accident occured about miles west of Guthrie on way 64 County Sheriff Bennie F said that Allen was passing when both cars went out of control The course of the two j mes Allen's car i went off right side of road and a ing the Martin's n round on A and Wer i Annual Spring Concert Thursday High School Band Glee Club Mixed Chorus The annual spring concert of Guthrie Center high school's music department will be day night at 8 The concert band mixed us and glee club will present music they are taking to the state large group contest at ison this Saturday Also there will be some os by those students who won I ratings at the music con- est ui Perry Friday and lay Two ISC Deass Shot Guthrie County students were announced as among I best undergraduate students in scholarship during tho winter quarter by dears of the five di- visions at Iowa College j were Oilman son of Mr and -y son and Mrs V TT of Center list have for Insurance Closed in Six Iowa Counties that there and flood rO I 3 quarters TV 730 Roy Rhodes Judy schools at trout
