Lincoln School operetta casts all pupils in He Said He Was Santa
Lincoln School presented the operetta He Said He Was Santa to parents and the public at the high school auditorium with every pupil in the cast. David Hunt played Santa, while gnomes shaved his beard and first grade girls acted as orphans. Classes formed toys such as dolls and candle holders. The production, directed by Joyce Miller, featured Lincoln School teachers and PTA members, with accompanist Mrs Bruce Grossman.
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Lincoln School
Santa
Joyce Miller
Clarinda
Bruce Grossman
PTA
David Hunt
Dennis Carver
Tommy Lisle
Larry Wallace
Larry Maxwell
Leslie Dunshee
Tommy Hagewood
Danny Eshelman
Gary Beatty
Carolers
Edith Quick
James Fluckey
Eldrige Publishing Co
Denver
Colo
Capitol Letter Town population movement and officials
Iowa population estimates show growth with 2 761 668 residents and 1 432 016 urban dwellers as of July 1 up from 2 736 388 a year earlier Des Moines remains the state’s largest city followed by Sioux City Cedar Rapids and Davenport Deputy state auditor Ray Venter replaces Ed Kallemyn in a transition tied to a history of state service and bonuses The piece notes a shift in penology toward rehabilitation and a new audit criticizing Conservation Commission bookkeeping with reforms underway CAPTTOL-Cont on Page 2.
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Division of Vital Statistics
Iowa
Aeta
Health Department
Des Moines
Sioux
Cedar Rapids
Avenport
Waterloo
State of
Ray Venter
Ed Kallemyn
Yenter
Johnson County
Kallemyn
State Auditor
The
Conservation Commission
Chet Bakers
Second Messiah performance by local choirs directed by Nelson Crow
Mary Alice Wagoner reports on Handel's Messiah presented by high school and college choirs directed by Nelson E Crow on Monday December 21 at 8 pm in the high school auditorium with four guest soloists. Choirs recorded Christmas music for KMA and KFNF, with airings planned for Christmas Eve and Day.
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Nelson E Crow
KMA
1 Kfnf
Shambaugh Churches Plan Christmas Vespers Next Week
Three Shambaugh churches announce Christmas vesper programs with services at 7 30 p m The Methodist church on Sunday, the Church of God and the United Missionary also hold services on December 23 Details of local gatherings and resident visits accompany the church plans as families and friends share holiday plans and travel across nearby towns.
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Shambaugh
Methodist Church
Church of God
United Missionary
Roy Duncan
OK Club
Eugene Rector
Baby
Denver
Colo
Floyd Rector
Lowell Pullen
Clarinda
Wilbur Bloomfield
Omaha
Veterans Hospital
Horace Stone
Richard
Fred Kinzley
Horace
Harve Miller
Miss Betty
Ting
Burra Moore
Endn Dincan
Hans Weatherman
Cramer Chapel women honor birthday host
Cramer Chapel reports a birthday gathering hosted by Mrs Ernest Westenburg with guests from nearby towns including Gunny Mercer Harry Anderson Strickland and Hartstack. Other notes mention medical recoveries visits and relatives visiting from Yorktown Hepburn and Coburg with social outings in Fort Dodge Shenandoah and Villisca. Subscriptions to the Herald Journal are promoted as gifts.
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Cramer Chapel
Cramer
Ernest Westenburg
Gunny Mercer
Harry Anderson
Red Oak
Harry Strickland Sr
Villisca
Lloyd Strickland
Stanton
Lillian Hartstack
Sons
Mt Hope
Harry Strickland Jr
Ralph Powers
Weberan
Hepburn
Delbert Herzberg
Yorktown
Martin Herzberg
Axel Bengtson
Buss Victors
Victors
Julie Strickland
Ivan Nelson’s
Coburg
Ft Dodge
Willard Skallberg
John
Shenandoah
Holiday Security Tips From Police Chief Warn Merchants
Police Chief Curt Landis cautions shoppers that the holiday rush increases theft risk. Local officials share warning measures from the Clarinda Chamber of Commerce to deter thieves and protect merchandise through attendance, lighting, recordkeeping, and cautious behavior.
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Curt Landis
Clarinda Chamber of Commerce
Messiah Broadcast Set by KFNF from CIC Auditorium
Radio station KFNF will air the Messiah presentation directly from the CIC auditorium at 8 pm on December 21. The event follows confirmation from Nelson Crow and features combined CJC and Clarinda High School choirs.
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Nelson Crow
KFNF
Crow
CIC
CJC
High School
Alpha Sigma Phi Sorority
Reflector fire warms three Shambaugh campers
Three Troop 204 scouts from Sham baugh Camp Wakonda near Griswold take shelter by a reflector fire during a recent freeze out. Scoutmaster Leland Bunting, with Larry Beery and Charles Bunting, teach self reliance in all weathers as the troop sustains its active camping program.
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Shambaugh
Camp Wakonda
Griswold
Leland Bunting
Larry Beery
Charles Bunting
Police chief willing to be a wet blanket for holiday road safety
Clarinda Police Chief Curtis Landis says he is willing to be a wet blanket to warn citizens about traffic dangers during the holiday season. He stresses caution, chain use when needed, and vehicle checks to prevent fatal crashes, urging neighbors to arrange safe driving and consider alternate chauffeurs if necessary.
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Clarinda
Curtis Landis
Landis
124 Pick For Clearmont Man Farm Corn Harvest
The Bob Lowrance farm near Clearmont organized a large corn picking event with 124 volunteers working to harvest about 160 acres of corn and provide a noon meal at the American Legion Hall in Braddyville. Eighty four men labored in the field while 20 women served the noon meal. another 20 carried food to the site. Volunteers included Bob Case, Otie Britt, Raymond Ebert, Cutter New, Ray Ellison, Glade Riley, Stanley Dow, Bever, Floyd Graham, Roy Bast, Ernest Crow, Verlin Roger, Bert Moore, Gerald Hamilton, Lee Blackford, Sonny Hoyt, Marvin Johnson, Homer Lawrance, Mike Hamilton, Everett O'Dougherty, Hubert Twaddle, Elmer Kelley, Marvin Evans, Lowell Kelley, Walter Kelley, Bob McClure, Clark Hockman, Lisle Akin, Marvin Fuller, Fletcher Sheets, David Welch, Lloyd Jones, Ernie Williams, Carl Newberg, Floyd Griffith, Arlo Sunderman, Don Humphrey, Richard Slaten, Mike Judge, Truman Lusk, Lewis O'Neil, Fred Miller, Irvie Gotschall, Leslie Knowles, Jack Dodd, Ted Laub, DC McCrander, Mack Flanagan, Red Whipple, Bill Humphrey, Stanley Stone, Harold McClarnon, George Yaple, Jack Wallace, Chalmers and Duane Kelley, Keith and Mose Fuller, Kenneth Kelley, Virgil Kelley, Darrell Welch, Merlin
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Bob Lowrance
Clearmont
Lowrance
American Legion Hall
Braddyville
Bob Case
Otie Britt
Raymond Ebert
Cutter New
Ray Ellison Glade Riley
Stanley Dow
Bever
Floyd Graham
Roy Bast
Ernest Crow
Verlin Roger
Bert Moore
Gerald Hamilton
Lee Blackford
Sonny Hoyt
Marvin Johnson
Homer Lawrance
Mike Hamilton
Everett O’dougherty
Hubert Twaddle
Elmer Kelley
Marvin Evans
Lowell
Walter Kelley
Bob McClure
Clark Hockman
Lisle Akin
Marvin Fuller
Fletcher Sheets
David Welch
Lloyd Jones
Ernie Williams
Carl Newberg
Floyd Griffitt
Arlo Sunderman
Don Humphrey
Richard Slaten
Mike Judge
Truman Lusk
Lewis O’neil
Fred Miller
Irvie Gotschall
Leslie Knowles
Jack Dodd
Ted Laub
DC McCrander
Mack Flanagan
Red Whipple
Bill Humphrey
Stanley Stone
Harold MecClarnon
George Yaple
Jack Wallace
Chalmers
Duane Kelley
Keith
Mose Fuller
Kenneth
Virgil Kelley
Darrell Welch
Merlin
Holiday schedule packed at Mental Health Institute
Christmas brings a busy slate of parties and events at Clarinda Mental Health Institute led by director Mrs A C Voth. Dates run Dec 5 to Christmas Day with patient parties, choir performances, rides to see lights, and community group celebrations sponsored by Ladies in Blue, American Legion Auxiliary, Lutheran churches, Camp Fire Girls, Lions Club, VFW, and local schools. Catholic mass is 7 to 8 am and Protestant service at 8:30 am on Christmas Day.
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Clarinda Mental Health Institute
A C Voth
Bedeford Ladies In Blue
Clarinda Ladies In Blue
American Legion Auxiliary
Clarinda
Friendship Center
St Paul’s Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran
St John’s
American Legion
WW Club
Pine Cottage
Trinity Lutheran Church
Strand
Corning Lutherans
Clarinda Lions Club
Dennis Wilson
VFW
Villisca
Friends help with last corn picking in Hepburn
Community notes list residents aiding with final corn harvest in Hepburn. Several gatherings including Christmas dinners and visits across nearby towns are recorded. Funeral services for Mrs Henry Lawson, 98, were held in Clarinda with burial at Old Memory Cemetery.
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Henry Lawson
Walkers Funeral Home
Clarinda
Old Memory Cemetery
Lawson
Ralph Fulton
Hepburn
Lula Heller
Bryan Lawson
New Market
Delmar Haley
Cone
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Gail Kirchner
Jane Pullan
Patty James
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Quincy Clinton
Rotary Club
Clarinda Nursing Homes
D C Davis
Girls Glee Club
Jean Perry
Ministerial Alliance
Kenneth James
Keith Arnold
A B Tarrant
Max Snodderly
Corning
Mr Weatherman
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Duncan Home
Bernard Holste
Winthrop
Minn
Roy Ropp
Clifford
Willie Babb
Simpsons Cafe
Bill Kinzley
Linda
Patty
Council Bluffs
Charley Gibson
Estella Walters
Clarkson Hospital
Merril Fulk
Jimmy Fulk
St Joseph
Emerson Smith
Karcas City
Fli Walker
Rose
Walker
Williams Rest Home
Ross Calhoon
Harve
Dore ‘Devise
Clarindapent
Donald Annan
Herald-Journal
G W Richardson
Annals of Cjc
Clarinda High Scool
Boys Town Choir
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Rose Hill Ladies Aid
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Howard Kirby
Murray
Forrest Lee
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van Negley
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