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Newspaper
Logan Herald Observer
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1954
Page
21
The edition dated Thursday October 28 1954 covers local history and community milestones from Harrison County. It highlights centennial reflections, notable residents, and archival notes preserved for readers.
The Howorth family opened Woodbine’s first variety store in 1914, originally a five and ten cent shop near the post office. After founder A. E. Howorth’s death, Helen Howorth kept the business expanding into one of the county’s largest stores, with daughter-in-law Carlton helping in management and Pearl Lamkins as clerk. Leslie Howorth works with Bell Telephone in Des Moines.
The Zion church notes detail the 1892 arrival of Pastor J. Aron, a 1892 school for Christian education, 14 foot expansion in 1898, pews ordered in 1906, Pastor Koening taking over in 1909, and a new parsonage built that year. The text outlines ongoing parish development in Missouri Valley.
The record traces Zion Congregation from its early 1877 beginnings to 1953, noting property updates: tower and bell added in 1922 at 2000 dollars, basement furnace, 1926 parish hall, and multiple pastors from 1910 Seager to 1953 Pracuner. It documents Sunday school enrollment, Bible class size, and active groups like Men’s Club and Walther League.
The Bradley Clothing store in Missouri Valley was founded by Edward D. Bradley in 1903. Guy R. Smith, Bradley’s first clerk, later became partner and then sole owner after 1930 when William Buehrig took ownership. Smith’s daughter was Guy R. Smith. later, his wife joined the business as it grew.
Mrs. South, former music teacher, took ownership after Mr. Smith's death in 1945 and built Missouri Valley’s only exclusive men’s furnishing store. She oversees daily management with help from daughter Mrs. Roy Greene and staff, maintaining a long-standing family business in the same 1993-established building.
Claude Charles Hammitt of Logan Nebraska champions conservation programs as vital to farming. He operates a 256 acre farm planting 125 to 150 acres to corn and is active in progressive farming and stockman circles with a large family background noted.
Mr Hammitt runs 71 acres in small grain with the rest in hay and pasture. He keeps 23 Hereford stock cows and freight Holstein milk cows, feeding 123 to 130 head annually and 1350 hogs raised on site. He employs a married man year round, terracing and contour planting, watering system, five year rotation plan, and is active in Farm Bureau. He serves as Asion Township director three years and Redinbaugh school director four years. He attended Logan school, graduating in 1935, and belongs to the Methodist church. his wife to the Catholic church. His hobbies include hunting, fishing and dancing.
The first physician was the Bog-hay doctor Libbies Coons. The first regular practitioner was Dr. Robert McGavren, who resided in Pottawattamie County near the Ene until 1858.
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