Commencement and nearby events in Conway area noted
The Conway community marked its baccalaureate and commencement with Rev. James Eddy of Lenox delivering the May 419 service at the Methodist Church and Wallace E. Barron of Iowa State College giving the address at the high school May 21. The event included a girls glee club, eighth grade diplomas, and out of town attendees from Des Moines Grant City Council Bluffs and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
James, Eddy
Lenox
claHnet
Iona Runyon
Wallace E. Barron
Iowa State College
Girls Glee Club Gang
Geraldine Smith
Bob Gould
Inez Runyon
Gary McNutt
Carol Ackes
LaVerne Wright
Carol Ann Sweeney
Howard DeVore
Harry Dovey
Santa Ana
Calff
Shenandoah
Rose Hill
Mary Chilcote
Conway
Fred Gould
Paul Gebhardt
Leland Jones
Roy Fitzhugh
Darrell Dalton Conway
Gus Godfrey
Lamont
A. H. Piper
David Runyon
Offett Air Base
Omaha
Marvin Runyon
Runyon
Rosalee
Connie Jamison
Des Moines
Léonard Scroggie
Bedford
Leonard
Chris Short
Mary Briggs
Gary Jones
Maryville College
Maryville
Virgil Hulett
Childern
Coral
Suzy
Bobby
Patricia
Merrill Perry
Lisa
Kansas City
Billy Hulett
Grandview
Conway Methodist Church
Lake of Three Fires
Randall Marsh
Chanute
Kansas
Mr. Marsh
Harry Marsh
Athelstan News Visitors Share Weekend Moments
Bill Smith of Clarinda and Roy Weatherly of Bedford called on Frank Smith Sunday afternoon. Melvin Gayle and Denzil Fidler accompanied by his son visited. Mrs Katie Fidler, wintering with Dale Fidler in San Diego, returned home last Thursday. The Fidlers also spent the weekend with her parents at Parnell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Allen
Bobby
San Antonio
Texas
Chanute Field
Illinois
Airforce
Patricia Rusco
Joe Rusco
Robert Cordell
Osceola
Dean Cordell
Otis Cordell
Kay
Gordon Sickels
Glenn Sickels
Douglas
Nebr
Norma
Wanda Young
Verna Jenkins
China Scott
Jimmy Scott
Walter Lantz
Lenox
R. A. Winemiller
Sheridan
Larry Simmons
St. Louis
C. C. Jenkins
Athelstan
Myron King
Des Moines
Allie Brown
Joe Stermole
Paul King
Minnie Jones
Blockton
Wilbur Byrns
Grant City
Keith Cook
Rodney
Hattie King
Hutchinson
Kans
A. M. Cavin
Blacken
Mary Cavin
Don Schipper
Kansas City
Cleo Bownes
Claude Hanks
Lathrop
Hilda Rusco
Roy
Oscar Braun
Bensenville
Ill
M. F. Older
Phyllis Woods
Opal Woods
Charlotte
Karl Davidson
Bill Smith
Clarinda
Roy Weatherly
Bedford
Frank Smith
Melvin Gayle
Denzil Fidler
Geneva
Katie Fidler
Dale Fidler
San Diego
Calif
Parnell
Sunshine
Methodist Church
H. R. Tate
Glenn Gordon
William Ware
W.C.S.N
T. D. Hosman
Hosman
Fred Herbert
Herbert
Bud Morehouse
Long Beach
Charles Morehouse
Ayr
Harry Morehouse
Warrensburg
Henry Morehouse
Don Morehouse
Robert Mutti
Glen Waldruff
Walter Morehouse
Hopkins
Grove Jr Stockmen Hold May Meeting and Tour
The Grove Jr 4-H stockmen met May 9 at the clubhouse with fifteen members present. Jerold Nook and Richard Chitty demonstrated Soil Sampling is Important, and Richard Hamblin spoke on Using Nitrogen Fertilizer Wisely. Refreshments by Donnie Beck and Leonard Brown. tour set for June 9 at 11 am from Welch farm. Reporter Richard Chitty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove Jr. Stockmen
Jerold Nook
Richard Chitty
Richard Hamblin
Donnie Beck
Leonard Brown
Welch Farm
Lenox Native Receives Agriculture Service Award in Washington
Taylor County resident Robert P. Beach received the Department of Agriculture distinguished service award at a May 21 ceremony in Washington. The honor, presented by Secretary Ezra Taft Benson, recognizes his leadership in agricultural program and financial legislation and his work with key officials and committees. Beach, a Lenox High School graduate, studied at the American Institute of Business and George Washington University, served in the Marine Corps in World War II, and held senior roles within USDA before becoming Assistant Deputy Administrator for Operations in the Commodity Stabilization Service. He is survived by his mother Eula Beach and siblings in the Lenox area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert P. Beach
Lenox
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Times- Press
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Tafti Benson
Lenox High School
Mr. Beach
American Institute of Business
Des Moines
George Washington University
Washington, D. C
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Commodity ‘Stabilization Service
Marine Corps
Memorial Day Observances In Hopkins Honor Veterans
The Glen Ulmer Post No. 288 led Memorial Day in Hopkins cemetery with Rev. David Tapp as speaker. Flags adorned 121 graves. Four Gold Star Mothers supported Auxiliary efforts. Most local businesses closed for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
Raymond Garrison
Thompson
Hopkins
Ape
Bessie
Richard Dreher
Kansas City
Lloyd
Robert Garten
Pasadena
Calif
Eleshia Grimes
Wilbur
Grants Pass
Oregon
William
McMinnville
Ore
Frank
Clarence
Hopkins Cemetery
W. W. Elifrits
Elifrits Feed and Grain
Ini@? ianola
Iowa
Wray Memorial Methodist Church
H. R. Tate
Arla Bainum
George Neumeyer
Charley Worley
Mary Hanna
Curtis Webb
State Hospital
Clarinda
Grasshopper Hatch Threat Prompts County Extension Action
Taylor County Extension personnel advise spraying young grasshoppers in hatching beds in roadside and fence row areas. Egg counts are high where previous spraying failed in 1956. Warm rain may help destruction, with Aldrin or heptachlor at 2 oz per acre or dieldrin at 1 oz per acre as effective treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Harry Crim
Ass’t
Good kill while hoppers are small
Fragmentary note mentions Taylor County Extension office for information on set control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Extension Office
Victory 4-H Club Meeting Highlights May 8
The Victory 4-H Club met at the Wilmes home May 8 with 15 members, 2 leaders, and 13 guests. Talks included Better Grooming, Health, Baking Tips, and Vegetables in Diet. Demonstrations covered cake making, ice cream, and cooking various vegetables. Patty Goudie to convention and Jo Ann Rankin as county 4-H president candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victory 44H Club
Sharon
Connie Wilmes
Darlene King
Sally Campbell
Sharon Wilmes
Renee Valentine
Jo Ann Rankin
Patty Goudie
Gayle Yearous
4-H
Nancy Timberlake
Platte Peppy Pals Meet at Judy Calvin's in May
The Platte Peppy Pals 4-H gathered May 11 at Judy Calvin's. Members listened to music selections and elected Sarah Ferguson as delegation to the Ames convention and Mary Pat Callahan as county office candidate. They planned a skit for the May 18 Mother Daughter Tea and presented demonstrations on cake making and frosting. Eva Henderson spoke on Vitamin A. Reporter Mary Pat Callahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Platte Peppy Pals 4-H
Judy Calvin
Mendelssohn
Richard Wagner
Wagner
Sarah Ferguson
Ames
Mary Pat Callaghan
Enid Stephens
Pat Hixon
Terri Bender
Jeannie Johnson
Eva Henderson
Genalee Beckett
Mary Pat Callahan
Pals for Friendship 4-H Meeting Highlights May 11
Joyce and Sandra Evans hosted the Pals for Friendship 4-H club with 11 members, 2 leaders, and 2 mothers. Sandra Evans called the meeting and led roll for Good Table Manners. Talks covered Better Grooming Health and the Teeth and Important Tips for Good Baking. Demonstrations featured Cooking Green Vegetables Cooking Yellow Vegetables Cooking Vegetables of the Cabbage Family and Baking a Cake. Songs were sung with Creola Schaeffer and Mary Olive Westlake accompanying. Linda Northup and Diana Boltinghouse led recreation. refreshments served by hostesses and their mothers. Reporter Joyce Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pals For Friendship 4-H Club
Joyce
Sandra Evans
Joavee Exvans
Caroline Pullen
Judy Beck
Nancy Westlake
Ada Jean Westlake
Creola Schaffer
Arline Nook
Creola Schaeffer
Mary Olive Westlake
Linda Northup
Diana Boltinghouse
Joyce Evans
Prospective Polk Township Girls 4-H Club Meeting
A Polk township 4-H meeting at the Siam school house drew 21 attendees including Milt Henderson and Vera Paschal. Seven girls enrolled with four more likely to join. age 10 to 21 welcomed. A second organizing meeting is set for May 27 at 8 p.m. with officer elections and leader selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milt Henderson
Mt. Ayr
Vera Paschal
County Extension Home
Siam School
Polk Township
Siam School House
Extension group backs youth turnout for 4-H club
The Extension office praises the 4-H club and its young members as the future of the organization. Leaders say the meeting went well and they are eager to support youths who are described as the county’s most important crop.
Dallas Boys 4-H Club Meeting Details
The Dallas Boys 4 H club met May 8 at Allen John son's home. Elevent members and one visitor, Maclyn LaRue, answered roll on fertilizers. Plans were made for the 4 H Field Day at Beaconsfield on June 11 and a June 6 tour with a pot roast at New Market park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Allen Johnson
Elevert
Maclyn LaRue
Beaconsfield
Howard Bailey
Ames
David Pratt
Howard
Kenneth Bailey
New Market Park
Dick Lovitt
Phil Pratt
Gay Boys 4 H Club Met At Pullen Home May 6
The Gay Boys 4 H club met at Eugene Pullen's home May 6 with leader Hubert Davenport and members Dick Weehler Ronald Gayle Tom Murphy Eugene Pullen and Alvin Davenport presenting a skit Plant Nutrients. Maclynn LaRue County Extension Director gave a Soil Sampling is Important demonstration. Tom Murphy spoke on Ears that Hear health. A 4 H tour was scheduled for June 9 with Dick Weehler elected Short Course Delegate and Ronald Gayle as alternate. Reporter Alvin Davenport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Pullen
Hubert Davenport
Dick Weehler
Ronald Gayle
Tom Murphy
Alvin Davenport
Maclynn LaRue
Clarence E. Barchus Killed in Iowa Car Accident
Funeral services were held in Waterloo for Clarence E. Barchus 70 who survived the USS Bennington explosion in 1905. He died in an auto accident near Woodbine Iowa en route to California on May 9 195? He left behind four sons and two daughters with surviving relatives listed in Iowa Maryland California Virginia and Idaho.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Clarence E. Barchus
U.S.S. Bennington
San Diego
Barchus
United States Navy
Bennington
Iowa
Woodbine
Council Bluffs
Locke Funeral Home
Fred Miller
First Methodist Church
Elmwood Cemetery
Harold R. Barchus
California
Ife
Nebraska
John W
Anna Barchus
Grav City
Clarinda
Mary Jordan J
Omaha
Bernard
San Leandro
Calif
Harold
John
Bainbridge
Clarence E., Jr
Norfolk
Mildred Geagley
Silver Spring
Marion Nelson
Lewiston
Idaho
Harlie
Sioux City
Fred
Taylor County Poultrymen Win In Moorman Contest
Twelve Taylor county poultry raisers win membership in a national honor club for poultry stockowners, sponsored by Moorman Manufacturing Company in Quincy Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Poultrymen
Taylor County
Moorman Manufacturing Company
Quincy
Winners Beat the Experts in Egg Club Across 18 States
The feed company’s second Beat the Experts Egg Club crowned winners from 18 states for superior care and management of laying flocks. Winners produced a dozen eggs with total feed averaging 5 lbs or less, well below the national average of 8 lbs per dozen, with experts calling 5% lbs “very good” and 5 lbs “outstanding.” Area winners include Mrs Arlie Beal Mrs Russell Sunderman and Mrs Troy John of Bedford Bill Zollman and Forest Harvey of Clearfield Mr and Mrs Willard Boyer and Dale Dugger of Gravity Mrs Rose Hardisty and Mrs Bill Weeda of Lenox Ray Fine of New Market and Mrs Clifton Clement of Nodaway Mr and Mrs Homer O Connell of Corning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlie Beal
Russell Sunderman
Troy John
Bedford
Bill Zollman
Forest Harvey
Clearfield
Willard Boyer
Dale Dugger
Gravity
Rose Hardisty
Bill Weeda
Lenox
Ray Fine
New Market
Clifton Clement
Nodaway
Homer O'Connell
Corning
Memorials Honor 5 Taylor County Deceased
Friends and relatives establish living memorials for five Taylor County residents. Donations to the Iowa Division, Inc. of the American Cancer Society fund cancer control efforts. Since records began, 5,387 Iowa deaths have memorials, growing 140 monthly with gifts up to $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Iowa Division, Inc
American Cancer Society
Iowa Division
ACS
Memorials Established in Living Memorials Book
The notice invites donations to New Horizons for memorials with a card sent to designated family members. Memorials are recorded in the Living Memorials book of Iowa and honored in future New Horizons issues. Since Memorial Day 1955, memorials have been established for Wallis Jackson, Jank Bush, Emma Martin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Horizons
Towa
Book of Iowa
Lving
Wallis Jackson
Jank Bush
Emma Martin
Cadet Dale E. King Promoted to Cadet Corporal at ISU
Cadet Dale E. King son of Max King of Bedford promoted on 14 May 1957 to Cadet Corporal in the Army ROTC Artillery at Iowa State College Ames. He has completed six quarters of ROTC and shown keen interest and aptitude in military training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Dale E. King
Max King
Bedford
Iowa State College
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Howard ‘Scott
Jimmy
China’ Scott
Ted Roam
Frank Sickelsome
W. W. Byrns
Marilyn Byrns
Ralph Schuster
Elton Brown
Bill Meetwood
John Corell
Verna
Jen
Skylark Cafe
Eula Beach
Bill Beach
Julian Walter
Cliff Nook
Eddie Fidler
National Radio Institute
Wash
White Sands Proving Grounds
New Mexico
Jack Marley
Jack
Victory
Platte
POLK
New York Life Ins. Co
New York Life
W. E. Markle
Nylic
Nylic Star Club
The
Leader’s Club of
Town Life Underwriters Ass
Liberty
14Th Street
Clarinda, Iowa
King
By O. Soglow
Travelers Safety Service
J. B. Martin
Linderman Hotel
N. 16Th St
M. R. Brant
Bedford, Iowa
Wayland H. Maloy, M. D
Shenandoah, Iowa
Drs. Wm. and
Kathryn Harris
Optometrists
DR. C. E. Nichols
Optometrist
C. W. Steward
Shum Funeral Home
Floyd Shum
D. Boyd Novinger
James. A. Lucas
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