Williams Wilson oil well near Coin eyed for oil bounty
In 1928 Gerald Bedner and Clark Davison launched a deep drilling project in Page County Iowa. Iowa's First Oil Development Co formed with trustees including William Jeffrey and Bedner to drill near the Nodaway River. The crew reached 3,328 feet amid water inflows and gas odors, with optimism of oil in the Niagaran system and ongoing public interest despite repeated delays and financial strains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Bedner
Oklahoma
Coin
Bedner
Clark Davison
Page County
Iowa's
First Oil Developing Co
Nodaway River
William Jeffrey
C G Davison
John Christensen
W J Reeve
W C Jeffrey
Coin Bank
A’ L Nan
Baugh
William Wilson
Inda
Mron
G H Rose
Hamburg
Iown
Rose and Company
Glade Falk Farm
Highway 71
Clarinda
Nodaway
Gerald
Bill Bedner
Don Gell
G A Rose
Stuart St
Burke Burnett
Bill
Page Oil Syndicate of
Wall Street
Clarinda Herald
James H Lees
State Geological Survey of
Des Moines
Bayard
Wilson
Chamber of Commerce of
Chamber
Raymond
Iowa
First Development Co
Will Evan
W G Osborne
Mason TWP Girls Win Achievement Show at Bedford
The Mason Meadowlarks win top blue in Taylor County Achievement Show at Bedford for “Fun With Dough” 4-H division. Barbara Bix and Karolyn Gant, both teens, headed to Iowa State Fair August 20 with Connie Holdren and Carolyn Shuler earning second for Interstate Home Economics Show. Senior and junior demonstrations awarded to multiple 4-H clubs, with praise for training and organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bix
Karolyn Gant
Mason Meadowlarks
Taylor County
Bedford
Connie Holdren
Carolyn Shuler
St Joseph
Lois Davidson
Bonnie John
Barbara Harrison
Rebecca Timberlake
Victory
Maureen Bell
Linda Loutzenhiser
Bluebirds
Sarah Ferguson
Enid Stephens
Platte
Sheryl Churphy
Mary Alice Westlake
Pals
Vera Paschal
Taylor County Extension Home Economist
Margaret Armstrong
Beverly Palmer
Holt Lassies
Mary Livingston
Laura Lee Smakey
Jackson Gingerettes
Lorene Gant
Janice Miller
Jeannie Johnson
Lana McKern
Platte Peppy
Lois Alexander
Peggy Neil
Washington Farmerettes
Joyce Ernest
Cleota Kirby
Gay Maidens
Janet Beemer
Marilyn Beck
Jackson
Judy Beck
Sandra Curphey
Linda Karg
Nancy Timberlake
Jean Richey
Bonnie Harvey
Gay Guss
Mary Ida Stephens
Brenda Hanson
Lucky 4
Terri Bender
Judy Henderson
Pat Hixon
Platte Peppy Pals
Cheryl O'Dell
Victory 4-H
Ann Dugger
Twila Cee Holmes
Loyal Legion
Judy Calvin
County Extension Home
Custer at Last Stand Age At Dakotas Battle
General George Custer was 37 years old during his renowned final stand in the Dakota Territory against Native forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Custer
Dakota Territory
Mad Dox Heads Thrillcade At Page County Fair
Johnny Maddox the Ragtime king joins Ant Swenson Thrillcade for a Page County Fair appearance. Maddox will perform on a rotating piano atop a pickup, playing Crazy Otto styled tunes while the troupe parades before the grandstand.
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Johnny
Crazy Otto Medley
Maddox
Ant Swenson
Page County Fair
Swenson
Gallatin
Tenn
Dot Records
America
Dyna
Thrillcade
Michele McNeese
Aut Swenson
Johnny Maddox
Gallatin, Tenn
Otto
Driving Faster and Tax Action Dominate Iowa Capitol Report
Iowa drivers now average about 57.6 miles per hour with more than half faster than six to nine months ago. The Tax Commission plans liens and warrants against about 10 000 delinquent filers while the highway death toll exceeds 400 for the year. Governor Loveless weighs calling a special session as capital improvement funds face veto fallout and the 2 percent sales tax timeline looms. A Polk County deputy pay rule prompts title changes, and school enrollment rises by 8800 with uneven district impacts.
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Iowa
Loveless
State Board of Regents
Polk County
Des Moines
Cat Brings Bad Luck to Sumner Woman in Stair Fall
Mrs Werner Plaster of Sumner Indiana tripped on a sleeping cat pot on a stairway and fell breaking her left leg in three places. The incident caused injury and local concern about household hazards.
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Werner Plaster
Sumner
Schedule for Taylor County 4-H Achievement Show
Tom Ferguson and Maclyn LaRue announce the 4-H Achievement Show schedule. Aug 20 exhibits due 6 pm weigh 4-H baby beeves 4-7 pm. Aug 21 weigh pigs 7:15 am judge swine beef lambs sheep 1 pm horse and pony projects 2:30 pm agronomy and garden projects 4 pm livestock parade 7:45 pm. Aug 22 8 am dairy cattle judge. Aug 23 9:15 am livestock judging contest.
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Tom Ferguson
Taylor County
Maclyn LaRue
Goeckers Reunion Set for Immanuel Lutheran Church
The Goecker reunion will be held at Immanuel Lutheran Church in the school basement on Sunday August 18 1957 at 11 am due to lack of space at the Fairgrounds. All descendants of William Henry and Fred Sunderman, sons of Casper and Charlotte Sunderman, are invited.
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Goecker
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Fairgrounds
William
Henry
Fred Sunderman
Casper
Charlotte (Goecker) Sunderman
Fair Jr Livestock Sale Promises Top Grade Stock
Approximately 100 beeves are expected to go on the block at the Clarinda Auction Co barn Saturday morning closing the Page County Fair. Clark Crawford chairs the event and notes better calves and finish for the year. Shoats weighing 200 pounds plus and some sheep will also be sold with Clarinda Auction Co providing facilities and personnel. Auctioneers will be Clark Crawford and I-Stickelman, with Stanley Pfander likely clerk. County firms and individuals urged to bid for 4-H youth project stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Page County Fair
Clark Crawford
Clarinda Auction Co
Crawford
I — Stickelman
Stanley Pfander
Dallas Boys Win 4 H Demonstration Championship
The Dallas Boys' Club 4 H Demonstration Team won the top honor at the county contest in Bedford on August 7 for their use of a fanning mill. The team will represent Taylor County at the Iowa State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Stephen Wainwright
Robert Straight
R J
Dennis Spencer
Alan Davidson
Leslie Stevenson
Eugene Nelson
John Straight
Alan Jones
Paul Ackley
John Walston
Kenneth Bailey
David Pratt
Dallas Boys
Donald Oxley
Roger Brummett
Bethesda Girls Home After Traveling in Europe
Miss Ardis Johnson and Miss Helen Marie Johnson returned from a six week Europe trip visiting Sweden Holland Germany Luxemburg and France. Dorcas Missionary Society met at Bethesda church with Ardis Johnson recounting the journey. Several local residents were noted visiting relatives and hosting gatherings including 25th wedding anniversary celebrations and a large birthday event for the Ottes.
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Bethesda
Ardis Johnson
Helen Marie Johnson
Europe
Sweden
Holland
Germany
Luxemburg
France
Dorcas Missionary Society
Bethesda Church
Edith
Edna Bengtson
Lindsborg
Kans
Carl Bengtson
Bengtson
Keokuk
la Grange
Ill
Robert Baumgarten
Milwaukee
Wisc
William Baumgartens
Wahoo
Nebr
Laura Hull
Glendon Nelson
Bob Vawter
Coin
Roy Hughes
Leland Nelson
Herbert Otte
Ottes
Luther Wallin
Kansas
Knute Hallquist
Stanton
Dale Wallin
Wayne Sederburg
Lake Okoboji
Abe Martin nickname ties to Wendell McCunn and local life
A biography traces Wendell Beery’s Abe Martin tag from boyhood on a Clarinda farm to his adult career in farming and fertilizer business. It notes Abe McCunn born Sept 30 1904 near Clarinda, family, marriage to Myrtle Goucher, children, church and civic ties, and hobbies like harness horses. Additional items cover local news: feed school attendance, theatre meeting in St Paul, coat winner Lois Miller, Barker Cafe changes, a TV repair business, and a new sign at Wilson LP Gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Martin
Wendell Thorne McCunn
Abe
Wendell McCunn
Clarinda
Frank Calvin
Christie Lee MecCunn
MOW Co
N 16Th St
Oklah
Page County
Hawleyville
Frank Millhone
Farmers Oil Co
Main
14Th St
Farmers Union Shipping Association
12Th St
Sehenck
Garfield St
Myrtle Lee Goucher
Missouri
Marcene
Joe Gillespie
Lincoln
Nebr
Ronald
Sharon
Richard Herzberg
Shenandoah
Odd Fellows Lodge
Rotary
Chamber of Commerce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Herald-Journal
Ada Schick
Robert Arnold
Charles Searl
Mason
Ragtime
Capitol
Iowa Press Association
State Department of Public Instruction
Taylor Fair
Mason Township
New Market Methodist Church
Merle Harland
Goeckers
Fair Jr Livestock Sale
the Herald- Journal
Wendell Beery
Campbell's Farm
Home Supply
Nutrona
Paxton Hotel
Omaha
ST Paul
Herman Fields
Walter Keener
Pioneer Theatre Corp
Lois Miller
Schoenberg
Reva Rennack
Washington
NEW Business
Lawrence Weland
Elmo
15Th and
Industrial Institute of Chicago
Wilson LP Gas and Hardware
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