05 Dec 1960
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Newspaper
Clarinda Herald Journal
Location
Clarinda, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1960
Page
1
The Clarinda Chamber of Commerce Agriculture Committee runs a city wide contest offering five prizes for home and apartment Christmas decorations. Prizes include a toaster or similar appliance. Entries must be postmarked by December 14 and decorated homes will be judged on artistic merit lighting and originality.
Santa arrives by sleigh in Clarinda for a pre Christmas visit as hundreds of children queue to greet him. He will offer free sleigh rides this Saturday from 2 to 4 pm and a 10 am movie on Dec 17 with candy at his house 2 to 4. He plans store visits from 2 to 5 pm on Dec 24 the day before Christmas.
Clarinda volunteers were sent to Page County Home at 1:30 pm after a sprinkler head in the attic triggered a false alarm and flooded the building across three floors. A second call near 7 pm to the John Hunter residence reported a trash fire that scorched a power pole and fence, with the hydrant frozen.
Stanton's annual Christmas choir concert at Mamrelund Lutheran Church on Sunday December 11 at 8 pm features the senior chapel and junior choirs a candlelight processional special organ music and a trumpet quartet in this southwest Iowa seasonal classic.
Samuel FE Dougan a 62 year old State Highway Commission employee from College Springs was struck by an automobile while flagging traffic on Highway 71 near the A and W Drive In. He received a concussion and multiple contusions and was hospitalized with improving condition. The driver Eli R Walker 79 of Shambaugh faced a careless driving charge planning announced by Chief Lee Snyder.
Dennis Holbrook, 16, shared six weeks of YMCA World Conference experience with Rotarians in a half hour talk and colored film. He and 250 American youths joined 600 others from 38 nations at a teenage summit addressing world and personal issues. Kenneth Holbrook, father, honored by L M Cassat.
Three men stand trial in Page County District Court on operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated after last week’s arrests. Harry Sorenson, 285 percent blood alcohol, waived preliminary exam and posted bail after a prior October offense. Wendell F Hurst, 350 percent BAC, denied comment and waived, held on bond. Richard York, .270 BAC, waived prelim, released on $500 bond pending trial.
Fire damaged the Coin market in a block fire Sunday afternoon gutting the back of the Har vey Thomas Sr. store in a building owned by Mrs Ollie Williams. Aileen Woolsey noticed smoke around 1 pm. The post office next door moved valuables to a drug store. the post office reopened Monday. Insurance covered the stock. the building had no insurance. Local volunteers contained the blaze. nearby departments stood by.
Mr and Mrs George H Steggs, 57 and wife, were announced Saturday by Edward Rhoades Jr as the new matron and steward of the Page County Home at the west edge of Clarinda. They move from Guthrie County where they headed the county home for five years and bring extensive institutional experience. A separate note states the postal service will issue a John Foster Dulles memorial stamp on December 7, Pearl Harbor Day, in purple similar to recent issues honoring great Americans.
Southwest Iowa assessors from ten counties met in Clarinda for a formal session and a tour of the Mental Health Institute. Guests of Assessor Louis Barr and Deputy Glen Carlson toured the Institute with Superintendent Karl Catlin and staff. The visit included a noon dinner at Linderman and a staff-led overview and Q&A session.
The 13 year old son of Mr and Mrs Clarence McNutt of seven miles southwest of Clarinda died Sunday at University Hospital Iowa City after periodic illness. He had been flown there Saturday by Schenck Flying Service. Survived by three sisters Karen Sharon Judie and a brother Randy at home. He attended South Page schools. Funeral arrangements to be learned from Walker Funeral Home.
Dr Ernst Schmidhofer 49 appointed director of education in the Division of Research and Education at Clarinda Mental Health Institute. He has held multiple psychiatry and admin roles across Massachusetts Illinois and Iowa, served as a Naval medical officer, taught at universities, and will join Clarinda with his family residing in 115 E Garfield St. The article details his extensive career and forthcoming board recognitions as part of his profile.
Mrs Fred A Fisher 93 died Saturday in Clarinda. Funeral held Monday at Walker Funeral Home with Rev David Ash of the First Methodist Church presiding. They celebrated their 70th anniversary October 22. Survived by daughter Lola Bradley. brother Henry Livingston. sister Minnie McFarland. Casket bearers included Livingston and Fisher relatives. Burial in Clarinda Cemetery.
For Pearl Harbor Day the Villisca Legion presents the annual POW party at the Villisca Legion Hall. About 200 former prisoners of war and guests will dine on mulligan stew and black bread starting at 6 30 pm. Special guest Glen Hamer of Council Bluffs. event began in 1947 and invites all former POWs to share their stories.
A newly organized orchestra from southwest Iowa and northwest Missouri prepared for the Messiah performance Monday at 8 pm in the Clarinda school auditorium. Director Nelson E Crow championed the project for music education value and to enrich the oratorio presentation with a full symphony. A free will offering will be collected at the end.
A new Iowa state association for directors of volunteers at psychiatric facilities forms during the Iowa Hospital Recreation Institute at Clarinda Mental Health Institute. Officers include Mrs Darrel Otte as president and Mrs Mable Wheeler as corresponding secretary. Eleven attendees from Iowa Missouri and Nebraska participate as the third Hospital Recreation Institute is held in Iowa with guests from Fulton State Hospital Missouri.
Licences to wed were issued for Ralph H Nelson 22 Braddyville and Joyce Ann Hackman 18 Braddyville. Also Harry Joe Elder 29 Fillmore Saskatchewan Canada and Dennett Morrow 20 College Springs. Douglas A Johnson 20 Clarinda and Judith Ann Sederburg 19 Essex.
Portrait Arts along with Dayie Williams announces Clarinda as district head quarters for Portrait Arts of Iowa to serve the Iowa Nebraska territory. Alvin Zumach named district manager. office to open after Jan 1 with three salesmen and clerical staff. Williams-Foster Mortuary will offer the Portrait Arts program locally.
George Gerberding learns his mother in Quakenbruck Germany has died in a local hospital. Survived by sons George of Clarinda and Gustav of Quakenbruck a granddaughter Mrs Mary Ann Van derholm and her husband Robert plus two great grandsons Chris and Paul of Villisca. Mr and Mrs Gerberding visited her in August 1959.
Snell Sash and Door Co of St Paul Minn files in Page County District Court to collect 1238.53 for supplies sold to T A McConkey of Shenandoah for purchases from June 19 to November 6 1959. The petition seeks a judgment for the listed amount.
On a routine trap run Friday Milford Smelter discovered a weather balloon and parachute on Floyd Hurdle farm east of Clarinda. The orange parachute and attached instruments likely came from Omaha and had been reported missing for days.
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