Guthrie ASC elects county committeemen and delegates
The Guthrie County ASC announced the election results for 1973 community committeemen and delegates to the county convention. Names listed include chairmen, vice chairs, and alternates across districts such as GROVE, FAVER, HIGHLAND, JACKSON, ORANGE, PENN, RICHLAND, SEELEY, THOMPSON, UNION, VALLEY, and VICTORY with 1064 votes cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ascity
Guthrie County Agricultabilization and Conserva- Asc
Atioa
ASCS
Ay 44
Guthrie Center
County
Final rites for Greenbrier resident Alice Jackson
Alice Jackson died at 90 in Perry Manor after a life spent in Greenbrier and Bagley areas. The Greenbrier United Methodist Church and Rebekah Lodge member was widow of Merle Jackson and mother to six plus extended kin. Funeral Monday at Slininger Chapel Jefferson officiated by Rev William Morehouse with interment in Greenbrier cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Jackson
Greenbrier
Slininger
Jefferson
Bagley
Perry
William
Morehouse
le Edwards
Dick Wilcox
George Booth
Albert ‘Booth
Lyle Hoyle
Jess Bates
Dean Thaler
Alice Bess Jackson
Noah
Sophia Bess
Greene County
Alice
Merle Jackson
Rogan Family Welcomes Newborn in Bluffs
Mr and Mrs Richard Rogan of Bluffs announce the birth of Teresa on December 4 weighing five pounds nine ounces. She has a sister Cynthia, 81 years old. Grandparents are Vernon Mickow of Nebraska and Iam Rogan of Scranton. Mrs Hufferd of Scranton is described as great grandmother. Funeral arrangements and other scattered details appear incomplete in the clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Rogan
Til Bluffs
Teresa
Cynthia
Vernon Mickow
Nebr
Iam Rogan
Scranton
Hufferd
Bayard Community Board Sets Meeting Change and Local Notices
The Bayard board of education will meet at the school house Saturday December 16 at 7 30 pm due to a date change. Bayard American Legion Auxiliary offers boxed candy for 1 per box at Botts Agency. The Bayard Town Council will hold a special meeting Saturday at 1 pm in the Mayor's office to finalize plans for issuing water revenue bonds. St Patrick's Christmas pot luck and program is Sunday December 17 at 11 am in the church hall.
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Bayard Community Board of Education
Bayard American Legion Auxiliary
Botts Agency
Bayard Town
St Patrick’s
Thieves Strip Newlywed Des Moines Apartment
Des Moines police report a third floor apartment on 24th Street broken into last weekend. Newly married couple lost wedding presents Christmas gifts and more worth about 1200 dollars. Only fingerprint found belonged to the bride, Mrs Morena, formerly Sherry Hilgenberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary
Max Morena
24Th Street
Des Moines
Mrs Morena
Sherry Hilgenberg
Fire Destroys Combine At Farm North Of Herndon
Three fire departments Bagley Jamaica and Jefferson responded to a blaze on the Jerry Scheuermann farm north of Herndon Monday night. A combine owned by Lynn Durbin caught fire and suffered considerable damage before crews extinguished it.
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Jerry Scheuermann
Herndon
Lynn Durbin
Bagley
Jamaica
Jefferson
Collision at blind intersection near Adair causes vehicle damage
Sheriff reports a Sunday crash four miles north and one east of Adair at 3 pm involving a 1972 Chevrolet pickup driven by Melvin Pearson of Stuart and Roy Foss of Adair in a 1969 Chevrolet. Foss’s car sustained $350 in damage and the pickup $700. No charges filed.
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Adair
Melvin Pearson
Stuart
Stuart Pelgas
Roy Foss
Tenth Birthday Celebration for Randy Drake Host
Craig Hilgenberg spent Monday evening as supper and overnight guest at the George Drake home. The visit marked Randy Drake’s tenth birthday with a family gathering and honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craig Hilgenberg
Randy Drake
George Drake
Wettest year on record in 17 years says local weatherman
Bayard’s weatherman Howard E Hoit reports 1972 the wettest since records began 17 years ago with 38.73 inches of precipitation and snow exceeding 6 inches this week. He notes the year’s snowfall is the most this early in four decades while corn piles and crop moisture dominate farmers’ concerns. beans rose to 4 dollars then slid a dime, corn at about 1.35.
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Howard “E Hoit
Bayard
Hoit
Bagley
Jamaica
Dean Lewis Killed Sunday In One Car Wreck on Route 25
One car crash on Route 25 a mile and a half north of Guthrie Center Iowa killed 21 year old Dean William Lewis of Bayard. Lewis was driving a 1970 Chevrolet alone when he lost control struck a field driveway and rolled 660 feet. He was pronounced dead on arrival at Guthrie County hospital and funeral services were held at Bayard Church of Christ with interment in Highland cemetery.
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Lans Wickland
Guthrie Center
Winfred Barrett
Bayard
Lincoln
Nebr
Arizona
Wickland
Barrett
General Hospital
Dean William Lewis
Lewis
Ed Swain
Audubon
Iowa Highway Patrol
Swain
Cleo Lewis
Dean
Guthrie
Spm
Guthrie County
Laugherys Attend Florida Meeting With Massey Ferguson Display
Mr and Mrs B D Laughery of Bayard Motor and Implement previewed a new line of Massey Ferguson tractors at a dealer convention at Disney World Florida December 4 to 7. The event drew over 1,200 MF dealers from the United States and Canada and featured a forage harvester and the MF 750 combine. MF president John E Mitchell said the meeting aimed to acquaint dealers with the new equipment and company practices to better serve customers. The Laugherys flew from Des Moines and toured Disney World during their stay.
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B D Laughery
Bayard Motor and Implement
Massey- Ferguson
Disney World
Florida
United States
Canada
John E Mitchell
Des Moines
Herron Family Christmas Dinner Honors 82nd Birthday
A Bayard American Legion Hall gathering celebrated Wilson Herron of Bayard for his 82nd birthday with seventy guests including six of Herron’s daughters and two sons. Dozens of relatives from Des Moines Ames Guthrie Center Council Bluffs and others attended while several unable to be present. Also noted was the Bayard Woman's Club Arts and Crafts December meeting with nine members and one guest and miniature Christmas trees made.
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Herron
Bayard
Jeff
Lyle Sievers
Donna
Glenn Knight
Coon Rapids
Gene Hilgenberg
Larry Hilgenberg
Tonya
Ric Hilgenberg
Wilbur Herron
Bayard Woman's Club
Everett Cornish
Keith Brown
Christmas Rees
Local Hospital Reports and Recoveries in Greene County
Sick Mrs Richard Huffaker enters Greene County hospital for treatment. Todd Carrick, age five, returns home after tonsillectomy at Greene County hospital. Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames performs pyloric stenosis on two month old Mark Fitzpatrick. grandmother Regina Fitzpatrick and great grandmother Arthur Moylan visit. Clarence Huss hospitalized in Greene County hospital. Mrs Tom Hogue returns home from St Anthony hospital after ten day observation. Mrs Millard Whitcomb admitted to Guthrie County hospital. Sheila Sigler discharged from Greene County hospital after observation and treatment.
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Todd Carrick
Greene County Hospital
Don Carrick
Mark
Tom Fitzpatrick
Ames
Mary Greeley Hospital
Regina Fitzpatrick
Arthur Moylan
Tom Hogue
St Anthony Hospital
Carroll
Mrs Earl Lewis Rites In Bayard
Mrs Earl Lewis longtime Bayard resident died after brief illness in Guthrie County hospital. Final rites held at Bayard Church of Christ with Eugene Lockling and Steven Shepherd officiating. Grandsons carried the casket. interment in Highland cemetery. Elma Deaton Lewis died December 9 1972 at 77 born Carlisle June 10 1895 married Earl LeRoy Lewis February 24 1914 in Des Moines. She lived on a Bayard farm and was a Bayard Church of Christ member. Surviving husband Earl Jr son and four daughters. three sisters and two brothers. 21 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren.
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Earl Lewis
Bayard
Guthrie County Hospital
Bayard Church of Christ
Eugene Lockling
Yale Church of Christ
Bayard Church
Steven Shepherd
Lula Garnes
Willard Ritchie
Lester Jorgensen
Ronald
Robert
Mike
Lanny Derry
Douglas
Terry Sigler
Jerry
Kenny Lewis
Highland Cemetery
Elma Deaton Lewis
Elma Frances Lewis
Carlisle
Earl LeRoy Lewis
Des Moines
Lula) Kerr
Canby
Oregon
Everett
June
Derry
Harold
Alice) Schnetter
Carroll
Kenneth
Opal) Woodward
Mulino
Beulah Blackley
Olympia
Wash
Jack
Lois) Gilliam
Laurice Deaton
Story City
Donald Deaton
Donors Helped Barrett Benefit At Fitz Cafe
A community benefit for the Ernest Barrett family drew a good turnout at Fitz Cafe on Saturday. West DX and Hunters Grocery donated ham loaf and stew meat, Blue Bunny supplied milk and butter, Colonial Bakery provided bread, and Church of Christ Women’s Council contributed pies and salad. All proceeds funded the Barretts with a 1:30 pm auction held in the Community Building.
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West DX
Hunters Grocery
Vaux Market
Bayard
Blue Bunny
Colonial Bakery
Church of Christ Women’s Council
Fitz Cafe
The
Barretts
Bayard Woman's Club Christmas Meeting Includes Student Recital
The Bayard Woman's Club met December 6 at Bayard Cafe for a 1 pm luncheon chaired by President Mrs Gerald Raymond. Members were reminded to submit Reading book reports by January 15 and collected donations for Midwest Children's Home. The kindergarten class, led by Mrs Richard Huffaker, recited poems while Rev Wilbur Watkins read the birth of Christ story and all sang Away in a Manger. The Charles Laughery family kept a Christmas dinner at Lake Panorama.
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Bayard Woman’s Club
Bayard Cafe
Gerald Raymond
Leonard Siedhoff
Peterson
Richard Huffaker
Wilbur Watkins
Christ
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Dean Adkins Grant
James Richter
Pas
Edwin Willrich
Ison Fett
Dale Schwenneker
Highland
Albert Wetzel
Schoon
Wayne Halterman
Dean Albright
Louis Aust J Jackson
Kenneth Down
Keith Wirt
Harold Miller
Lonsdale
Harlan Chap
Orange
Duane Davis
Eth Knudsen
Arnold Palm
Arnold Bower
Darrell Bower
Penn Stuart
W W Herk
Alex B Hanner
Donald W
Clyde Brooks
Kenneth Kie
Richland — Woodrow
Walter F Finnegan
John Rott
Carl Kastner
Lorena
Valley
Milo Rees
Boydeford
Gail G Purdy
Paul Imegan
Dick Zieser
Richard Ery
Arthur Watts
Milo Sor
John Keeran
John Kleton
Thame
Jackson
Merle
Eldon
Cecil
LaVona Johnson
Jennie Vaux
Gertie Mears
Elsie Jackson
Roxie Prescott
Irwin (Russom) Bean
Yale
George
Lola) Grassmeier
Rodney Jackson
Ashland
Ohio
Mel LO
Perro
Shields
Maitland
Wille
Ss Moines
Gary Morena
Sheriff's Report
Randy
Dean Lewis
Starling
Bayard High School
Mike Derry
Larry Booth
Craig Mercer
Randy Hedges
Lon Kinnick
Jack Daley
Cleo and
Gladys Lewis
Bayard Community School
Laugherys
Neil
Marcia
Waukee
Ray Lewis
Arts and Crafts
Clarence Huss
Millard Whitcomb
Sheila Sigler
Ernest Barrett
Charles Laughery
Gerald Laughery
Lake Panorama
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