14 Dec 1959
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Newspaper
Clarinda Herald Journal
Location
Clarinda, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1959
Page
1
In Clarinda, nearly 1000 residents braved rain as merchants host a turkey drawing with 30 boxes from local stores. A second drawing with two hams will follow, naming all participating households and listing donors from Arts to Woolworths.
The second annual Clarinda home decorating contest extends entry deadline by one week. Residents may submit entry blanks to the chamber office by Friday December 18. Decorations must be lit from 6 to 9 pm through January 3 to be eligible for prize trophies.
A community group led by New Market firemen and the Lions Club will sponsor the annual chicken throw on Saturday starting at 1 pm north of Clark's Store with Santa arriving around 3 pm to hand out candy. Local officials and merchants decorated a live Christmas tree for the event in the yard area south of the lumber yard. Funeral services were held Monday for Amanda Lawson aged 98 at West Portal Nursing Home with interment at Memory Cemetery.
Raymond D Stephens director of field service for the Iowa State Education Association spoke at a dinner gathering of the Taylor County Education Association at the Christian Church in Bedford Wednesday night. About 70 persons attended to hear him on The Principles of Salary Scheduling. At the business meeting educators voted that the Iowa Retired Teachers Association should have representation on the Executive Board of the Delegate Assembly of the ISFEA.
Postmaster urges sending all Christmas gifts and cards now to avoid last minute pile ups. He recommends air mail for distant destinations, emphasizes first class for local deliveries, and asks include return addresses. He thanks the public for cooperation and asks continued help to prevent mail delays.
The 1959 Census of Agriculture is about 50 percent completed in this area. Acting Field Director Percy R Millard from the Census Bureau in Kansas City cites good cooperation from area farmers and aims to finish canvassing within 10 days. He notes field canvassing is costly and urges remaining farmers to fill questionnaires for prompt completion.
Robert Pritchard radarman second class USN son of Mr and Mrs Robert Laetee of Clarinda Iowa returned to Long Beach California aboard the heavy cruiser following six months with the Seventh Fleet in the Far East.
Gary Branan 16 of Villisca died after a car driven by him and two brothers left a gravel road southeast of Villisca. James Dale Branan 19 suffered a fractured pelvis and Dennis Fastenan 16 had a severe head injury. The accident occurred between 1:00 and 1:30 am. all three were hospitalized in Clarinda.
COLLEGE SPRINGS December 11 P TA meeting set at South Page Community School with Rev Berwyn Hoskins in charge of devotions. A vocal and instrumental music program is planned.
A Chamber of Commerce appeal requests photos from last year’s Conde Lane event. Photographers are urged to submit images from Candlelight Lane, with multiple cameras expected to cover the scene. a repeat feature will run on Christmas Eve.
Clarinda volunteers delivered clothing and a nearly $200 check to Tarkio College after Marshall Hall burned. Trinity United Presbyterian Church and donors sent support, totaling $1,795 from three states, to cover immediate needs and travel home for 44 students and their house mother.
The Page County 4 H party will be held Saturday at Liberty Memorial Building Shenandoah at 7 30 p m. Russell Bredahl county extension assistant says all 4 H members both girls and boys are urged to attend. Separate events for older and younger members include folk games dances mixers and competitive activities with refreshments at the end.
Berry Co employees contributed heavily to the Clarinda Community Fund campaign surpassing two thirds of the $16 500 goal as 49 workers at the Hoeva office worked overtime and a company check from President Charles Sinn raised the total past $12 300. A mail campaign was approved to support 12 benevolent organizations with 400 to 500 past contributors yet to donate.
Five outstanding southwest Iowa musicians will perform in the school auditorium for the Messiah on December 21. Nelson E Crowter notes the event features Mrs Richard Wallace who has led Green vocal music since 1952 and trained locally with Mary Louise Miller and Drake University mentors.
Page County reports its first fatal motor vehicle crash of 1959. Mabel L Kramer of Shen files two petitions in District Court seeking a combined $145,000 in damages against Darr ell Spencer and Dennis Spencer of Clarksdale and Charles M Fisher of Stewartsville. Kramer alleges the southbound truck veered into the Kramer car causing the head on crash that killed Sylvester J Kramer, 61, on January 13. She seeks $95,000 for the estate and $50,000 for personal injuries.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday for Herman Fesenmeyer aged 95 who died Saturday after a long illness. Born November 25, 1864 in Germany, he lived in Clarinda and is survived by two sons, four daughters, a sister, 13 grandchildren and nine great grandchildren. Interment will be in Clarinda Cemetery with service at Williams Foster Mortuary.
Iowa State Highway Commission lists 3393 miles to be salted this winter as part of an eight-route de-icing effort. Major routes include east west US 34 6 30 20 and north south US 75 69 65 and 61 with Highway 71 treated between US 34 and Atlantic. Regular maintenance crews will also perform plowing patching painting and mowing.
A crash near Coin Sunday at 1 45 pm left one youth hospitalized. Dale Jamison, 16, and Edward Smith, 17, both of Coin, drove 1955 Studebaker and a 1950 Chevrolet respectively, sideswiping on a gravel road crest. Smith’s car rolled, totaling the vehicle. Jamison's damage estimated at 250 dollars.
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