Miss Gloria Cleaver Crowned Southwest Iowa Queen
About 700 attend the Clarinda Lions Beauty Pageant where Gloria Cleaver 20 Shenandoah was named Miss Southwest Iowa 1958. She will compete in the Miss Iowa Pageant at Clear Lake July 26 28 and could advance to Miss America. runners up include Shari Evans Yvonne Funkhouser Carolyn Kay Johnson Connie Hughes. Awards include scholarships trophies gowns and crowns for all finalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Cleaver
Shenandoah
Southwest Iowa
Clarinda Lions Club
Clarinda Theatre
Clear Lake
Iowa
Atlantic City
Shenandoah Lions Club
State University of Iowa
Lorraine Benedict
Shari Evans
Glenwood
Evans
Glenwood Chamber of Commerce
Yvonne Funkhouser
Joan of Lorraine
Shenandoah Chamber of Commerce
Carolyn Kay Johnson
Hamburg
Clarinda
Clarinda Junior College
Clarinda College
Connie Stewart Teachout
L. N Hoppock
Lou Nordland
Charlie Hutchings
Carla Benz
Kiwanis
Ballots Mailed for ASC Elections in Page County Townships
Ballots for the annual ASC community committee elections in Page County townships will be mailed Friday. Eligible voters have until July 8 to return ballots using postage-free envelopes. Each township lists candidates and write-ins are allowed. The county convention on July 27 will elect county officers and delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ASC
Page County
Oscar P Engstrom
16Th St
Community Election Board
Birson
Clarinda
Mrs Hampton Wintermute Honored by Taylor County 4-H
Mrs Hampton Wintermute received an honorary pin at Taylor County girls 4-H Rally Day directed by Mrs Roy Selley and the Gay Guss Girls and Holt Lassies. It marks the 23rd year of honoring an outstanding 4-H worker, recognizing eight years of service as leader or committee member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Wintermute
Taylor County
Roy Selley
Holt Lassies
Wintermute
Thirteen Scout Troop 203 Camp Wakonda Week
Thirteen members of Scout Troop 203 from Clarinda camped a week at Wakonda near Griswold. The group included Benny Wardlow Bill Lisle Rick Pfander Ray Russ Tom Adreon Yollie Young Mike McCoy Larry Mace Gary Hookham Weldon Hall Jeff Smith John Dorl and Bruce Stevens. Leaders driving the scouts up were Bob Smith Harley McCoy Merl Stevens and Edwin Lisle. Scoutmaster Art Kelley Frank Hall and others saw them off and back Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Wakonda
Griswold
Benny Wardlow
Bill Lisle
Rick Pfander
Ray Russ
Tom Adreon
Yollie Young
Mike McCoy
Larry Mace
Gary Hookham
Weldon Hall
Jeff Smith
John Dorl
Bruce Stevens
Bob Smith
Harley McCoy
Merl Stevens
Edwin Lisle
Art Kelley
Smith
Lisle
Frank
Shorty) Hall
Clarinda Methodists Prepare New Park Area Work Day
Clarinda Methodists schedule a Tuesday work day at a new park area northeast of Clarinda. All able members should meet at the church at 1 pm with tools. the group will work long hours to prepare the site for picnic camp worship and other use. A sack lunch is advised for the supper hour. Those unable to attend afternoon work should join at the camp for supper and brick hauling and shelter work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Park
Clarinda
Vocalist and Clarinet Quartet Concert in Clarinda
Mrs Jessie Katharine Swanson will be guest soloist with the Clarinda Municipal Band on Thursday evening. She will sing Panis Angelicus after a background of church choir and club solo work. A clarinet quartet of Orville Shockey Harriet James John Taggart and Gilbert Sunderland will perform The Four Woodsmen by Clair Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Katharine Swanson
Clarinda
Swanson
Panis Angelicus
Clarinda High School
Clarinda Junior College
Orville Shockey
Harriet James
John Taggart
Gilbert Sunderman
Four Woodsmen
Clair Johnson
Tornado Alert Issued for Clarinda Citizens
Mayor William C Hemphill announced a tornado alert warning plan for Clarinda. In a sighting, a long continuous fire whistle blast will signal danger, clearly distinct from the usual short fire signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C Hemphill
Clarinda
Southwest Iowa towns adopt siren blast for storm warnings
Bedford and Hamburg join area towns with new tornado warning plans. Bedford will rely on the state police radio network with callouts to the sheriff for funnel sightings. a single continuous siren blast will warn residents. Hamburg to use a two minute continuous siren for severe weather with direct Omaha Weather Bureau phone notices to firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Bedford
Hamburg
Omaha Weather Bureau
Lions Eye Bank drive expands as 24 join Iowa program
Burlington reports 24 Clarinda Lions and community members sign eye donation cards for the Iowa Lions Eye Bank. Chairman Ossie Hertel announces a new 16 page brochure mailed to 11 000 Iowa Lions members detailing registrations, corneal transplants since 1955, Leader dog program, rehabilitation efforts, and Braille aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Clarinda’ Lions Club
Iowa Lions Eye Bank
Ossie Hertel
Iowa Lions Light Conservation Foundation
Hertel
Iowa Lions Clubs
Iowa
University Hospitals
Iowa City
National Organization
Rochester
Mich
Iowa Braille and Light Saving School
Vinton
Iowa Lions
Paving Target Date Remains July Fifteenth
City Manager R H van Deusen says the Jensen and Krage Construction Co aims to finish paving by July 15 barring bad weather. Parking lanes are done and paving begins on State Street, moving south along the west side of 16th Street. The west rail line half will open for two way traffic Tuesday morning with detours adjusted to 14th and Grant. Don’t be a litterbug as crews finish tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jensen and Krage Construction Co
R H van Deusen
State St
16Th St
van Deusen
14Th
Grant St
Blanchard Woman Wins Second Jackpot Prize Here
A Blanchard woman, Mrs Frank Ridgeway, won the second prize in the Clarinda jackpot drawing held at the courthouse. She chooses from 17 prizes worth up to 269.95. The event advances toward a final big prize of a 1957 Chevrolet to coupon holders during a street project celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda
Frank Ridgeway
Blanchard
Ted Poteet
Chamber of Commerce
Blancard
Ridgeway
Final Red Cross drive total for East Page County
The 1957 East Page County Red Cross fund drive totaled 6114.81 dollars, announced at the Linderman Hotel, with J Y Biggs presenting the treasurer's report. Of the amount, 2209.28 covered the national organization, while the year’s major costs included 1402.23 for home service and 1082.75 for blood and 241.53 for water safety and first aid programs. The year ended with a working balance of 1954.29. Blood program reports show 250 pints received over four Bloodmobile visits, and 593 donors contributed in the county.
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RED Cross
E Page CO
East Page County
Linderman Hotel
Biggs
Jack Pullan
Omaha
Albert Henke
Esther Hensleigh
Ben Goecker
Don Borthwick
W B Cundiff
Richard Davidson
George Segrist
James P Montgomery
Charles Flynn
Read Arthur
Home Service
Bob Gantt
Red Cross honors at East Page County chapter meeting
The East Page County American Red Cross annual meeting featured two awards. Lou Nordland presented a certificate of citation to J Y Biggs for fund drive chairmanship and a meritorious service plaque to the Clarinda Herald Journal for publicity of Red Cross drives and activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Page County
American Red Cross
Oliver Gregory
Lou Nordland
J Y Biggs
Clarinda Herald Journal
Red Cross
Y Biggs
Red Cross Chapter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clarinda Lions
Marianne Peters
William Weber
Nebr
Justin Rae
Des Moines
James Hogue
Tarkio
Amity
Francis Aubert
William Howard Caskey
Kenneth C Davison
C V Day
Walter Downing
Paul R Dunbar
Dale Grafft
Eldon Griffith
Joe McKinley
Charles Tritsch
Buchanan Twp
Warren S Baker
Lloyd Barr
Stanley Carlson
Herman L Clark
Homer B Foster
Charlie Geer
Ernest E Gray
Lessie S Knowles
Kenneth E
Taylor 4
Troop 203
Camp Wakonda
Sto
Cas
Herzberg
Petra
Lions Eye Bank
Light Foundation
Lions Club
Reeves Hall
Clarinda Kiwanis Club
Russ Katzenbarger
J C Penney Co
Fort Morgan
Colo
Robert McIntyre
Ed Wagoner
Wayne Otte
Herb J Sunderman
Roy Hughes
Knox
Orville Thompson
Pullan
Biges
Karl Silver
Georg Segrist
Earl Silver
Chari Linn
Farrell Reed
George Mace
Herb Owen
Bill Slater
Abel Greenway Jr
Jay Jamison
George Herron
Russell Hall
S T Ramsdell
Officers—Centon
Clarinda Herald-Journal
Bob Caswell
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