Lenox Time Table (Newspaper) - July 14, 1999, Lenox, Iowa STATE HISTORICAL OF ARC HI 600 E LOCUST DES MO TIMES IA Celebrating 125 Years of Service to the Lenox Area USPS 310020 Iowa THE LENOX VOL 125 TAYLOR July 1999 29 SUMMER FUN Ryan and Adam HofTman found splashing time during a session of American Red Cross swimming lessons at the Lenox swimming The second session of swimming lessons began July 5 and comes to an end this LOOKING AHEAD July 14 District baseball tourney in Monday district winner winner of Wednesday game advances to July 16 game in July 15 Opening day of Taylor County July 16 District baseball semifinal in July 17 LHS Softball at Lenox OM in district Winner advances to July 19 July 18 Final day of Taylor County July 19 Lenox Board of Education Class 1A district softball at Class 1A district baseball in July 21 Lenox Rodeo 7 Coming soon July Opening night of Lenox Rodeo July Drivers license exams at Bedford Public Library July Lenox Chamber coffee at city 10 Rob Lundquist June 1944 A Sailors View of Normandy fifth in a Series Burglaries among recent police reports A series by Ralph Briggs from Seaman First Class Briggs was assigned to the USS Texas While keeping a diary aboard ship was strictly forbidden during World War for some sailors the historic Invasion of Normandy could not go Five diaries are currently known from this Assigned to the 40 mm quad mounts on the port side of the signal he had the opportunity to watch as the Normandy landings Friday 6 June We are firing our main battery again at troop concentrations and from the reports we are doing 9 oclock Friday We are getting underway now to take on more ammunition at 10 Friday We arrived here to take on British sailors are taking the ammunition on for us so we can get a little sleep before we return to take up where we left Saturday June 10 Still taking on ammunition and taking it easy as we The British sailors are also taking on stores for and we are getting a days rest that all of us need in the worst They are giving chance to get cleaned up and get some of our clothing washed that really got messed We were in action for almost four days and Saturday June We are all through taking on ammunition but are still taking on it looks like we will get a full nights sleep first nights sleep in almost a It is really going to feel good to get in that sack and stay till and no air raid tonight either I Sunday June 11 7 We are now As I are going right back to the same place we were when we ran out of We sure have a full load of high velocity 14 inch bombardment all to be delivered to the Master Race with compli ments of the The Texas sre looks like she has taken a But the pounding she took was all from her own The side of the fruit locker is all ripped apart where the concussion from all of those broadsides knocked the rivets out and the metal is flapping around like a gulls The paint is almost all jarred off of the The smoke stack to the incinerator is all ripped and the deck plates to 20 mm are all blown upside down and ammunition ready boxes were shook and some of them But outside of the Texas is on her way back and has plenty of fight left in her The moral ot the crew is and we all have lots of confidence in The time is Sunday June We are now entering the area which is supposed to be the worst mine field in the world But I think the mine sweepers have got all of Adolphs mines collected by now and I dont think we will hit any I 9 oclock Sunday We arrived here in the same position we were in when we ran out of ammunition and are ready to take up firing whenever they get us a Oh when we passed one of the British battleships on our way she was laying just off our port It was the British the Just as we came along she gave us a four gun salute and dipped her colors to which kind of made us look like big She is the shin that packs the Big British That was a signal of action well done and welcoming us it looks like the Texas is making a name for in her second maiden We just received word that the American was just torpedoed but not although it was blown entirely into just aft of the 4th But seagoing tugs soon went to her rescue and towed her to England without her And the Jeffers was damaged by German shell fire but it didnt and also some British destroyers were damaged but they got the German guns located and in between them they knocked out the gun without too much damage USS Nelson was part of the antisubmarine screen off Omaha beach when it was hit by torpedo in the early hours of June ripping off the entire Twentyfour men were or missing and nine The ship was later towed to Boston and Sunday 12 We are having another air raid tonight but dont think there is as many German planes in this one as there have been on previous And they are getting a warm welcome of AA TO BE CONTINUED Summer days and nights brought a flurry of recent activity to the Lenox Police Recent cases included a vehicle accident and two The reports from the Lenox Police Department On June a vehicle accident was reported by The Incident occurred at Lenox Care On June police investigated an auto accident involving vehicles driven by Walter Titus and Alicia On July a juvenile suspect was cited for minor in possession of alcoholic On July a theft at Danielski Trucking was reported by Charles On July Misty Bolinger reported an incident involving criminal Also on July Juan Moreno was arrested for trespassing at Cheeses Food On July Ronnie House reported an incident involving On July Edward Estrella was cited for no proof of auto insurance and failure to obey stop Also on July Jeffrey Scott was arrested on a failure to appear On July Brian 308 East Nebraska in reported a burglary and theft of computers and computer equipment from his Fair Queen hopefuls pictured this week A total of nine girls have already begun competition for Taylor County Fair The competition will conclude Thursday evening at the Taylor County Contestants from the eastern portion of Taylor County include Shana Blair of Jennifer Dirksen of and Jessica Cavin of Information and photos of all the candidates are elsewhere in this PAST TIME TABLES Notes and news from Time Tables of previous compiled by Friends of the Lenox Public Library 10 Years Ago Lenox makes high marks at the Taylor County Fair queen Lenox girls took three of the four top Brenda 17 year old daughter of Richard and Eldena Freshour of Lenox was named the 1989 Taylor County Fair First honors in the queen contest went to Shannon 16 year old daughter of and Rudy Imm of The honor of Miss Congenial ity went to Regina 18 year old daughter of and Patsy Beadel of The Lenox Fire Depart ment was called out Thursday morning about 10 to assist the Corning Fire with a house fire at the Lyle Hardisty The home located four miles north and four miles west of Lenox was Word has been received of a born to and Stoney Hinshaw of She has been named Amanda Lee and weighed 7 pounds and was 20 inches Grandparents are and Kenny Hinshaw and and Claude Hogue of Great grandparents are Ida Hogue of and Russell and Loren Hinshaw and and Jesse Barker all of 25 Years Ago Vivian who has operated the White Way Cafe for the past will close the business July and Mark Haynes were selected to the Tall Corn Conference honor team by a meeting of the Tall Corn The Lenox Community School District is advertising for bids on the bus barn and adjoining The barn had been offered for sale earlier but an inadequate description of the premises Problems have been cleared in order to permit the 50 Years Ago The 25 room hotel in Lenox has been sold to Elwood and Ester Brown of and John Hansen had owned the hotel since April and John Porter own the hotel equipment and have the hotel leased until Brown is a brother of Harover of Bennett and arc developing a new spraying which possesses a 5 foot clearance and will be ideal for spray work in corn Their experimental machine is near Shirley Kemery eft Sunday for Rosendale and from there for San California in the company of her Mary Yarger for a ten day Annual Iowa Rodeo July 1999 July 21 Parade at 7 Division Entries Kids Division Churches Organizations Judged Businesses Unjudged Businesses Antique Cars Antique Tractors Hitched Ponies Horses Unhitched Ponies Line Up Times At the Adults Theme Top Ten Reasons to Visit the Lenox July 22 Queen Lenox Stock Saddle Club Rodeo 8 also 8 Friday and for Special Features During Rodeo Cowboy Poker each Exceptional Rodeo July 4 the handicapped 2nd Annual Youth Rodeo August Dance after Rodeo Saturday Night at the Legion County Fair begins Thursday The Taylor County Fair begins Thursday in Bedford and concludes on Sunday with one of the fairs biggest the Demolition Numerous Lenox area members will log multiple hours at the fair tending to their whether the projects involve livestock or The schedule for the Taylor County Fair set at the Fairgrounds in Bedford on July 1518 includes JULY 15 9 Horse 9 halter Noon performance 45 livestock judging 5 poultry and rabbit Free ice cream and cake with paid gate Red Grandstand Fair Queen Second Note Family Fun night with carnival games hosted by clubs on Thursday JULY 16 8 sheep and goat judging Horse speed 10 bucket bottle calf Bottle cal 2 beef dairy cattle Youth events sponsored by Bedford FFA youth drawings at Truck Tractor JULY 17 8 swine 9 Checker tournament 10 Baby Noon Local pickup 1 Future pet show pie judging at Red Barn no creams or custards 2 communications judging educational presentation at Red Youth youth drawings 4 Remote control airplane 5 Annual free 6 Chuck wagon races and mutton 7 Riley Talent 8 Wood carvings and pie 9 Dance to music of Scott JULY 18 7 Church pancake breakfast 1 ATV Mud Fair 5 Demolition Derby cars must be on grounds by 4 8 Wood carving Throughout the daily activities in Red Teen dances Friday and 9 Bingo ON SCHEDULE A welder works on refrigeration lines at the of Iowa expansion facility that is nearing Paul general manager of in reports that the expansion project is on schedule with a production start set for early The firm is in the process of filling its employee ranks for the new which will enable to produce a line of egg products suitable for microwave Knoebel said the product line is especially attractive to the restaurant
