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Newspaper
Bayard News
Location
Bayard, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1968
Page
4
A group of Iowa high school juniors attends the RBC rally and tours the Capitol, Supreme Court, and Library of Congress. They meet Congressmen, hear Senator Miller speak, and visit the White House South Lawn before returning by bus.
Readers are urged to note the proposed Bayard Community School District budget appears in this issue. Patrons are reminded it is at least half of the local tax levy. The article then shifts to a travelogue describing banquets, tours of Washington landmarks, Mount Vernon, farm technology films, a river cruise, and a concluding Iowa appreciation message for Greene County REC funding the trip.
Joe Ewing of Bayard and Blanche Schulze of Jamaica named heads of Guthrie County American Legion and Auxiliary. Frank Botts named county adjutant. other officers include Herb Reed Panora and E. Robinson Guthrie Center. County picnic set July 14 at Waterworks Park Panora with meals provided. Bayard hosts September meeting.
A Bayard event Saturday from 2 to 8 pm offers free barbecue sandwiches at the Bayard Legion Hall and live cooking demos by North Central Public Service on new outdoor gas grills. At 8 pm the Bayard Lions prize a $79.95 gas grill to a lucky ticket holder after a tornado fund donation. Lions and volunteers collect donations to aid the Northeast Iowa tornado stricken area. the club has already sent $100, with all future funds directed to relief.
A 24 hour alert for HAM Radio Operators sponsored by the Coon Valley Amateur Radio Club ran from 4 pm Saturday to Sunday at the Lebren Fox farm south of Jamaica. The effort tested equipment and operator proficiency with aims of emergency service. contacts were made across Western Hemisphere and many countries. Club officers Frank Beach Merritt Dallinger Levi Hackett and about 18 members participated and invite new members to join.
Estell Peckumn of Bayard announces candidacy for reelection to District 1 on the county board of supervisors. Republican incumbent previously signaled retirement but reconsidered due to friends urging. District 1 covers Orange, Highland, Dodge and Richland townships. New four year term begins January 2, 1969.
Ken Robinson publisher of the Bayard News and Bagley Gazette filed nomination papers for State Representative from the Audubon Guthrie district. He is Bayard mayor and a Democrat seeking the legislature seat he held from 1965 to 1966.
Two new ministers greeted United Methodist congregations last Sunday. Rev William Morehouse preached his first sermon at Bagley Greenbrier and Jamaica, while Rev Ora Keep began duties at Bayard and Wichita. The photo shows the Morehouse family of five including sons Mark Mike and David and Rev Reep beside the Bayard church bulletin board.
The Guthrie County Beef Producers picnic is set for Sunday at 6 pm in Guthrie Center City Park. Leo Rigler will provide barbecued meat and drinks. families should bring a covered dish and table service. The event includes the Guthrie County Beef Queen contest open to county girls aged 17 by Sept 1 who are daughters of beef producers.
Mr and Mrs John McClellan with Janice and Judy traveled to Huntsville Alabama to visit their son Lance Corporal Leon McClellan a member of the US Missile and Munitions Training Center at Redstone Arsenal They toured the Space Orientation Center NASA including early satellites and the capsule from Walter Schirra 1962 They also visited Burritt Museum antebellum furnishings and a Colonial mansion before returning to Bayard Monday night
Public sale of the Lindstad household items set for June 28 at the Bagley home. Local notice lists sale actions and venue details for residents.
The local week saw gentle rain totaling 2.57 inches in June with 11.51 inches for the year, according to weatherman Howard E. Holt. Ogden reported a heavy downpour of six inches on Monday night, while other nearby communities fared better.
Mr and Mrs Allin Detwiler of Audubon and Mr and Mrs Elmer Weldy of Hamlin were Sunday afternoon guests of Mrs Vic Nelson.
The Farmers State Bank in Yale hosts an open house Saturday from 2 to 4 pm to mark a remodeling completed last fall. The interior is fully modernized and a north side drive-up window is now in place. Town officials designated the north street as one way to ease traffic. Patrons are invited to tour the new facility and enjoy door prizes and refreshments.
Ensign Fred R Zeller age 23 son of Mr and Mrs Roger K Zeller of Bagley is among 376 new officers who completed Officer Candidate School Class 6806 at Newport RI. The 18 week course covered naval sciences with 520 hours on military topics and daily two hour drills.
The Iowa Department of Public Instruction announces July 1 changes to Code 321.372 and 321.373. Buses must use amber front and red rear lamps with a stop arm when picking up or discharging pupils. Motorists must stop up to 15 feet when red lamps flash and stop arm is extended, with exceptions on multi lane highways. Rules apply to public and private pupils, with district based local ordinances needed in business and residence areas.
Rod Drake 16 son of Mr and Mrs Sam Drake near Guthrie Center suffered a severed little finger on his left hand when a mower bar slipped while being lowered after noon Saturday. The mower was not in gear and he received surgery at a Guthrie Center doctor.
Carol Mozena a freshman in science at Buena Vista College Storm Lake was named to the Deans list and honor roll for the second semester of 1967 68. Carol daughter of Mr and Mrs Orville Mozena and Bayard high graduate class of 1967.
Four communities Yale Perry Linden and Extra stage varied Fourth of July activities for residents seeking holiday celebration and entertainment.
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