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Newspaper
New Times
Location
Alden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1947
Page
7
The Estes Park Ministerial Association has set up a large Christmas scene near the post office showing the Wise Men Nativity and Shepherds. The 15 by 30 foot display, bought from a Bible publisher, will be lit with two floodlights and a spotlight.
The Sportsman Club reported a Sunday fox hunt with three foxes killed near town by Cletis Bessman Irwin Christjansen and Glen Keller, with a fourth fox missed. An event on Sunday Dec 28 is planned and membership nears seventy. Bill Jass handles bounty and titles.
Williams churches announce Christmas programs next week with St. Pauls Lutheran December 22 Rose Grove December 23 Lau stad December 24 Vernon Lutheran December 24. Presbyterians present cantata Chimes of the Night with tree and treats for children Tuesday evening. Methodists host general children program with tree and gifts Wednesday December 24.
The Johnson Motor Co. tests city gas for garage heating with a gas burner and blower. In partnership with Central States, the test measures cost and efficiency of gas sold for cooking and industrial use.
Alden area remodeling advances with a poured approach to the fire station to store the new fire truck in City Hall. W A Forbes and Son removed the old concrete walk and expanded the approach by two feet to accommodate the extension.
The city manager's office reported no activity during the past week. The sole task was processing water bills, which will be mailed out January 1.
Weatherman Barney, lacking formal art training, paints a large bed sheet scene of the Three Wise Men and Bethlehem. He frames it, lights it from behind, and displays it outside his 210 E Rocksylvania residence. He suggests the title How Far To Bethlehem and invites visitors to view the work.
Iowa Falls Elks and their ladies will hold a second dinner dance of the season on Thursday night with dinner at 7 and dancing at 9. A Kids Christmas Party for Elks dads’ children is set for Tuesday afternoon December 23 at 2 30 in the Met Theatre featuring a magician from Chicago, a ventriloquist, film comedies, group singing, and Santa treats. parents invited.
The Iowa Falls Triple A office asks farmers who have not yet signed the 1947 program compliance sheet to visit the office before December 31 and bring evidence of compliance. Walter Hauser reports 11 of 16 requested carloads of 0-20-0 fertilizer approved for Hardin county, to be received in January.
Alden’s high school auditorium hosted the first concert of the season on December 17 at 8 p.m. under Ray Mueller’s direction. The 34 piece band, mostly from the grades, played Graduation March and a Brass Quartette rendition of Hark The Herald Angels Sing, Tone Poem Chapel Echoes, piano duets, solos, chorale, and ensembles including a Christmas Carol program and kindergarten piano by Mrs. Ray Mueller.
Postmaster O K Dick reports Iowa Falls Christmas mail is heavy but smooth with extra staff. Monday 16 000 letter items mailed and about 1 000 packages sent citywide. 500 packages delivered locally. Mail to foreign countries continues including Germany Italy Greece Poland with Russia excluded. First class mail posted by Dec 23 expected to arrive by Christmas Day via air mail.
A jam packed auditorium resounded Sunday to the season s first showing of vocal and instrumental groups under Basil Goforth and James E Cook The Christmas program featured both Junior and Senior bands mixed chorus and glee club in Christmas carols and medleys of favorite Christmas songs All seats were taken and attendees were highly pleased with the students concert work.
Williams Al Terfehn completed remodeling and redecorating at Williams Implement Co. The retail store and parts counter were major upgrades, including construction of several display counters.
Sixty persons attended the 7 p.m. annual meeting as the Memorial Congregational Church revised its constitution. The trustee board was enlarged from six to twelve and deacons from three to six while deaconesses rose from two to four. New deacons are Nat Spencer, Lee Heslop, Roy Balentine, Floyd Barhite, Leonard Wheeler, John Carney. Deaconesses: Mrs. W B Miller, Mrs. John Carney, Mrs. Cletis Bessman, Mrs. Leonard Orpin. Trustees: Merton Caruth, Miss Marys Catlin, Wayne Kellogg, Otto Rippentrop, C C Miller, Henry Christiansen, Homer Wakefield, O D Klein, Mrs. Gladys Hansen, Mrs. Floyd Barhite, John Kemp, Keith Wood. Treasurers: Lucia Merrill local budget, Dora Spencer World Outreach budget, Mrs. Bill Larson debt service. Mrs. Bess Hansen is clerk and Lloyd Barhite Sunday school superintendent.
The Iowa Falls grade schools host Christmas events over Thursday and Friday. Blanch Stoddard grade school kicks off with a Thursday evening program in the high school auditorium. East side grade school presents a 2 pm Thursday program at Julia O’Neil school led by Basil Goforth. West Grade school holds a Friday morning music assembly at 10 with all grades and mothers invited. Each grade will have its own party at different times.
The Hardin county farm supply company office moved from the Bateson Building in Eldora to the Carnation Building located about a block and a half north of the courthouse square.
Frank Schmidt, an Alden resident since 1900 aged nearly 80, was found dead Saturday afternoon by Bill Squires after neighbors reported no activity and a locked door with no snow tracks indicating he had likely been dead for at least three days. He owned his home in the southwest Alden area and had been in frail health. funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Sunday from Scott Funeral Home.
The Commercial Club and city officials completed Christmas decorations for the Alden business district. Bill Squire and Henry Grape drove to Hampton to bring the big tree now in place at the intersection. The displays awaken the spirit of Christmas downtown.
The American Legion invites veterans and wives to a turkey dinner and Christmas party on Thursday December 18 at 6 30 PM. The legion will provide turkey dressing and potatoes, attendees bring salads desserts and a gift up to 50 cents for exchange. Over 200 legionnaires expected.
Mrs A T Walsh suffered a dislocated right shoulder and a broken bone in the upper right arm after slipping on a stair at the Walsh and Knox Hardware Store Friday night.
A large gathering of Hardin County Cub Scouts, parents, and leaders met in Eldora with about 300 attendees. Rex R. Bateson presented Jerry Hurst as a Life Scout. Numerous Wolf, Bear, Lion, and Bobcat badges were awarded to scouts from New Providence, Eldora, Union, and Iowa Falls. Iowa Falls Pack 315 received the Roundup Statue for top cups in the year.
Iowa Falls Frank Welden heads a committee to install a new steel fire escape for the Elks Lodge two floors. The escape, built by Gade Manufacturing Co, will be finished before New Year’s Eve. It runs from a third floor platform to the second with an 8 1/2 ft stair width, and from second to ground at 4 ft. The section below the second floor is counter weighted to keep the escape above ground when idle. Rungs are square steel set on edge to shed snow and ice.
Military rites will be held this afternoon at Woods Funeral Home for Ralph Thomas Blackmore 55 who died December 14 at Knoxville Veterans Hospital. Surviving wife Esther, daughter Marilyn Jo, father Charles, sister Mrs. Harry Hawkins of Brownsburg Ind. Blackmore served in World War I with occupation forces in Germany then discharged October 20 1920. The family has resided in Hardin County since 1936 and Iowa Falls since 1940.
Three Iowa Falls men appeared as witnesses in Des Moines federal court on the highway 65 crash near the John Dickinson place last spring. The accident left two injured and one dead, with W W Johnson Bill Johnson and W Q Johnson called to testify.
A free children’s moving picture show is planned at the Toy Theatre for Saturday December 20 at 2 o clock. Robert Grey organized the event with Alden merchants as a Christmas treat for youngsters.
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