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Newspaper
Bayard News
Location
Bayard, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1968
Page
4
The Bayard Lions will give away a half beef and request all Lions to turn in tickets at Farmers State Bank by noon Saturday.
A Guthrie County jury awarded Benton of Guthrie Center $25,000 against Guthrie Center Municipal Utilities for a natural gas explosion caused by alleged negligence. Benton sought $27,860.75. The blast occurred February 11, 1967. suit filed November 14, 1967. Jury members listed.
Sam Bristle 70 of Woodward died Tuesday in Dallas County Hospital Perry after four coronary procedures. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at United Methodist Church Woodward with many relatives from Woodward Bayard Coon Rapids Glidden Jefferson Jefferson area in attendance.
Funeral services for Schultz 88 of Osceola were held in Murray for Mrs Fred Esseer Bayard. She died at home in Osceola after years in frail health. Survived by daughters Ruth and two others, a son, ten grandchildren, and other relatives. Sunday dinner guests included Mrs Elizabeth Beebe and Mrs Ronald Parker.
The Bayard Lions Club voted to donate $20 to the USO drive. Combined with $50 from the American Legion and Auxiliary, the total reaches $70 for the Milwaukee headquarters. The Bagley Legion Auxiliary raised $75 at a bake sale for the USO drive.
The Willow Township Community Chest met at the Karl Shirbroun home on December 1 and distributed 401 dollars among 12 participating agencies. Officers for next year are Wayne Brown president Warren Miller vice president and Mrs Shirbroun secretary and treasurer.
A Vietnam letter to his parents details PFC Larry Clipperton receiving a Purple Heart after serious shrapnel wounds. He recounts the December 3 engagement with NVA attackers, evacuation to a field hospital, and ongoing knee and foot injuries while awaiting x-rays.
Democrat incumbent Fred J Gardiner defeated opponent Donald J Laughery after a recount. The tally reached 2765 for Gardiner and 2686 for Laughery, with Gardiner gaining votes in multiple precincts and Laughery losing ground in Beaver Township. Gardiner begins his second four year term January 2, 1989.
The 49th Annual Midyear Conference of the Iowa Department American Legion will be at Hotel Fort Des Moines December 15 and 16. Registration starts 9 am Sunday on the Mezzanine. fee 125. The session begins 1 pm Sunday. Poppy Flower Show entries due by 4 pm Sunday. Banquet at 7 pm with National President Mrs Arthur B Hanell of Culver City attending in the State Ballroom. Monday sessions open at 8:30 am.
An accident one mile north of Guthrie Center on Route 25 led to the arrest of Paul Dean Myers 18 of rural Guthrie Center. Myers was cited for improper passing after attempting to pass Robert Hayes 36 who was turning into a farm yard. Damage totaled about 800 to Myers 1969 Ford and 300 to Hayes 1953 GMC pickup. Neither driver was injured.
Anita Carlson 76 former Bayard second grade teacher died in Greene County hospital Triday night Funeral services were Tuesday from Coon Rapids United Methodist Church Rev Mark Sullivan and Dr O E Cooley officiated She taught in Bayard and nine years in Coon Rapids and served as welfare director in several Iowa counties She lived recently in Thomas Rest Haven Coon Rapids Survivors include daughter Mrs Duane Davis son S Wright Carlson sister and five grandchildren
Samuel John Wilson pleaded guilty to failure to have control of his car after driving into a ditch on High way 73 south of Coon Rapids. Patrolman Ken Bolt arrested him, and he appeared before Mayor Ken Robinson in Bayard. Wilson was fined twenty five dollars and costs. the car sustained no damage per Bolz.
In Guthrie County the American Cancer Society distributed educational material last year. Pauline Vandevanter says nine groups totaling 1404 members viewed 13 films, with a professional group of 20 seeing one film. A total of 7255 literature pieces were distributed along with 18 posters 500 comics and 500 bookmarks.
The second annual Guthrie County Beef Producers banquet will be January 13 1969 at Guthrie Center Elementary School with Emmet Butler of Newton as main speaker. The program also includes an election and reading of the association's annual report. Tickets are $2.50 for two with a 1969 membership, extra tickets $2.50 each. An January 1 feeder cattle sale ad appears in the paper.
An ice slick on State Street in Guthrie Center caused a Buttler Construction truck, driven by Art Gleim, to spin and strike a machine owned by Keith Clark. Deputy Sheriff Roger Brown assessed about $200 in damages to Clark’s vehicle in the Wednesday noon accident.
January 1 at Guthrie Sale Pavilion and January 12 closing out farm sale by Alberta and Henry Jaschke near Yale starts 12 30 pm. Henson and Wasson auctioneers Yale Farmers State Bank clerk.
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