The Humboldt Independent from Humboldt, Iowa • Page 1

Rural Thor Man Dies When Hit By Truck At Edge Of Town TIJOR A rural Thor man, Albert Gundcrson, 05, was instantly killed tibout 6:40. a.m. Thursday when he was struck by a mail truck on the blacktop highway about 100 yards south of Thor. VOLUME NO. CIII HUMBOLDT, IOWA SATURDAY, DEC.

29, 1962 NO. 24 ASSESSORS START WORK HERE JAN. 3 Dodgen Home Site enry xe TL Ualfl Of Open House For Employees Henry Axelscn, 07, of Superior, passed away Dec. 21 at hospital at Wiltnar Minn. Employees of Dodgen Industries, Mr.

Dodgen is president of lhc firm. He and his wife will be as- by Mr. and Mrs. C. W.

Dod- and Mr. and Mr ssr He survived by onc daughter and onc son, five grandchild- ren employees. Jake Erdmann Funeral Held ifornia and one sister in Minnesota. His wife died in July, 19U1. Mr.

Gundcrson was wailking north toward Thor and was on the cast side of the road when struck by a northbound Star Route mail truck driven by James 'Byson, 20, Lu Verne, and owned by Clyde Miller, Fort Dodge. lie had ridden with his wife to a point about a mile south of Thor, intending to walk from there to the town where he planned to attend a funeral Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Gunderson was driving to Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge where she is employed. It is not known whether Gun- dcrson was walking on the shoulder of the road or in the road itself.

Byson told authorities who investigated that he did not sec Gunderson until il was too late to slop or turn out. Dr. Asa Arcnt of Humboldt, called to the scene, said that Miv Gundcrson died instantly of a skull fracture and brain damage. HARDY Funeral services Byson was not hurt but the mail were conducted Dec. 20 at St.

truck was so badly damaged that John's Lutheran church, Bclmond, it could not be driven further. The for Jake Erdmann, 65, of Goodcll, mail was transferred to another formerly of the Hardy-Renwick truck. area, who was fatally'burned Dec. The added weight and solid lir Deputy Sheriff Frank Zenor and 18 while burning a cob pile at his gct provided glass insert HiKhway Patrolman Don Sturgis, farm. fo) combination doo ncroascs Webster City, investigated the ac- Burial was in Vernon cemetery the chances of extensive wind da- Cldcnt ncar Hardy mage at this time of year, the Iowa Mr movcd t() Goo dcH Farm Loss Prevention Institute Funeral services for Mr.

Gun- from this vicinity several years sa jd i oc ay derson were to bo held at 2 p.m. ago. Even though combination doors today Saturday) in Samuel Luth- Surviving arc his wife; three have already been prepared for cran church, Eagle Grove. children, Mrs. C.

Anderson of liar- wlnlcr institute officials said a Jhe Rev. Jordan Jncpbson will dy, Mrs. Ivan Fredcrickscn of checkup now lo make sure the pro- officiate and burial will be in Rose Livermore and Edward Erdmann of pc safeguards have been taken Hill cemetery with the Kastcr Livermore; and several grandchil- can prevent costly repairs and in- funeral home of Eagle Grove in dren. convenience during the bitter cold ch weather ahead. Military rites will be conducted ft nfc The Institute suggested the fol- ot the graves.de l)y the Thor Am- VJIV6S fOIIUS lowing flve point program to prc- erican Legion post.

vcnt damage' Mr Gundorson was born and NeW 1. Use substantial combination reared in this area and was en- doors ot good quality, gaged in farming for a number 2. Use a minimum of three World" Was 9 I. WM PCIDnC OrQ Piano-type hinge. Surviving arc his wife, Louise; two Patterns designed just for use De daughters, Elaine of Minneapolis with slr etch fabrics arc now show- and Janice of Eagle Grove; in in Pattern catalogs.

Growing 4b onc brother and two sisters, Har- Popularity of stretch fabrics for ma tic door closer and rhain old Gunderson of Fort Dodge, Gu- a11 yP es of clothing accounts for stie Gunderson and Mrs. Ernest. IhU, sa He county catch Secure Doors Against Winter Winds This 24 by 100 ft. warehouse building was moved from the Ilum- holdt Implement Co. site, of main street, to the firm's new quarters along the highway 169 area known as tlm Broadway business district, llumboldl Implement plans to be at its new location within 30 days.

The former Hastings Farm Supply building is being Warehouse Building Is Moved All Personal Property To Be Assessed Offer 3 Options In Making Returns Asspssalinn of personal property will open in llumboldl county Thursday morning (Jan. IJ), according to Marie county as- sor. County residents thus have three options from which to choose: 1) they may appear nl Hie place designated for them on Hie dates indicated (listed below 2) they may come to the assessor's office on the date listed for appraisal at the courthouse (see below) and make their return; they may mail Ihcir return lo the assessor's office. Thc assesKinent schedule for various county locations includes: (hours arc a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Jan.

3, Weaver Elevator Oil ice ionccr Jan. 4 and 7, Weaver and Avery Town Hall Gilmore City Jan 5 (morning), Any Court House Dakota City Jan. 0 and 9, Avery and Wacousta Town Hall Bradgate Jan. 10, Wacousta Ben- jun. iv, wacousia modified and a 40 40 ft.

steel building is being added to it to sons Cafe Otloscn serve as a shop for Ilumholdt Iiijplcmrnl. M. u. (Murf) Jolinscn is owner of the International Harvester dealership here. (Staff Photo) Kallem, both of Eagle Grove.

Mrs. Smith Rites At Livermore LIVERMORE Funeral scrv- cxtcnsion home economist. Sewing on these fabrics takes, special know-how, she cautions. For example, it's a case of knowing which way the fabric stretches. The pattern may be designed undcrsize in the stretch direction.

sed. These steps, according to In Acrilan Needs Special Care Farm Home Near Monday Rites For Twin Rivers Hardy Destroyed Roy Wigans, 70 Faculty In Varied PlOtlS I IMIItf -Liiuai: HLLUIUIIIU IO III- slitute officials, will help prevent My tlc Hewitt, oxlon- HARDY Fire of unknown ori- RENWICK Funeral services for Roy Wigans, 70, a retired Renwick farmer, will be held at 2 Mon- aflernoon al lhe Evangelical slon economist gives some gin destroyed the house on the United Brethren church in Hen- BODE their 1 1 Mil1 1, ices for Mrs. Rose Alice Smith, 84, brie will stretch to give ease Or were held at 2 p.m. today (Satur- the stretch may be either hori- 1 0 80 day) the Livermore Presby- Z0 ntal or vertical. This needs to Jhls f' ve program will help tcrl be remembered when he pattern insu rhe tha doors will The Rev.

J. Paul Stevens offici is cut out and the pattern placed th for hlch hcy wero atcd and burial was in the Liver- on the fabric in the direction the lntended durln 8 tlle coming winter more Union cemetery. The Lind- stretch is to occur act as a buffer against cold win- hart funeral home, Humboldt, was Another pointer' is not to pull tcr Wi ds the Institute said ln har the fabric when cutting just Mrs. Smith died unexpectedly at let it lay smooth and relaxed. such damage as broken glass and slon economist gives some damaged frame caused when wid poinlcrs on lhc earc of Ulc dollblc Thompson farm, a half wick.

slams'a combination door against kn Acril which are mile north and a quarter mile The Hev. I.aurice aporchrailingorsideofthchou.se tc populnr 1 cast of Hardy, shortly after 1 will officiate and burial will be in days in Klklon. Minn. Pl lctured sidin 8 causcd wl Cl Ck f. aturda Vernon Township cemetery at liar- their the Lamberts was d.scovcrcd by a son, Mar- dy, with the lllake funeral home of spent a few days with his parents Jan.

11 and 12, Beaver Court House Dakota City Jan. 14 and 15, Delana and Wa- cousia Town Hall Bode Jan. 10 and 17, llumboldl and Delana Town Hall Liv- ermoro Jan. 18 and Corinth Court House Dakota City Jan. 21 and 22, Lake and Vernon Maint.

Shop Hardy Jan. 23, Vernon Vernon Consolidated School Jan. 2U, Vernon Vernon Faculty members spent Peoples Cafe Renvvick vacation a.s follows: Jan. 25, Rutland and Avery the gamenUs worn the fa Pl lctured sidin 8 causcd wl will ftretch the handle hits the side of on uon Hall Rutland (morning), Any Dakota Cily Rutland Court home and Rcnwick in charge. Friends may anchester and her parents at home and had guests; Lm-lla Srtl- Born at Pontiac, he married her home early Wednesday.

pj CC es cut under'tension will" not Donna St( The former Rose Alice Miller, match those cut without tension. Joa Slaek a11 ormei she was born at Goodland, and came to Iowa as a child. She married Waller M. Smith at CJoldfiold and for many years they lived at Livermore where Mr. Smith was a jeweler and optometrist.

He died in 1951. Mrs. Smith belonged to the Presbyterian church and Order of Eastern Star, and was a charter member of the Equality Club. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. John Cameron of Storm Lake, Stitching seams so they will "give" in the direction of the stretch is important, this means use of a fine needle, 14 to 15 stitches per inch, a lower tension adjustment, and careful easing of fabric during stitching so pressure is even.

Such stitching means the seam can stretch with the fabric. If it cannot, the seam will pull out. Reinforcement often is needed Donn. 75 Sr and lan Slaek all former natiw. nf ch anKc light rcileclion and some- Hospitalized fabncs do not give lazc with steaming as some natural fibers ish on lhe fabric caused hy heal the house could be saved.

The and pressure showing up along Thompson family arc slaying with seams and in areas of multiple relatives and friends until living C-'elia Spcich at Algona in 1015. quarters can be found. Lists Swine Events Mrs. Charles" flecker, and Mrs. slcaniin as natural fibers For State Josie Northness of New Hampton were hospitalized in the same room.

the garment he- h0 1 for 10 anm ial It seems they are two grandmoth- tWL cn drycleanings, press it on cvent for swinu Producers and ers of the same five children of lhe wro "8 side with the iron on wlnc industry people provides Elroy and Leonita Northness the lowcst setting. When you send lh identical programs in il to the drycleancrs, be sure to lllUc rent parts of the slale. jveiiiiuicuiiieiu onen is needed four grandchildren, 1C greal-grand- in certln places on th arm ent- Fish children and three sisters. placket openings for example Press Vcrnon Junker of Evansdale on interfacing is a caught a rainbow Air. Richard J.

Bogue of Gullen- berg, age 65, has retired after having spent 46 years with the railroad. weighing 5 5 ounces, which he caught in Elk Creek. The fish was 2C Ow atonna, visited the IIow- the drycleancrs, be sure to um mi; nimu. tell them lhe garment is Acrilan Tllc ol) Jectives are wider attend- double-knil. nce from outlying parts of the opportunity Mrs.

Orville Hanscn of state and better opportunity for questions about regional swine op- inches long ard Hcllicksons Sunday. Pre tr tr tr Wind Sun Clear Clear Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy NW P'Cloudy Cloudy tr Cloudy tr NF P'Cloudy tr NW P'Cloudy SW P'Cloudy NW P'Cloudy rain P'Cloudy P'Cloudy Cloudy P'Cloudy P'Cloudy P'Cloudy new ()()k jn a new look in the ow Wlne lw lim County Extension Director Marvin Julius. The Slate Universily of Iowa al Iowa City and the Denison community scool are cooperating by permitting use of auditorium space. Feb. and (j, Any Court vig went lo her home in Nebraska; Uuiise Dakota Cily CM Uealrice Ycagcr wcnl lo her limne Mrs Phillins savs' residents of She survives as do five children, Missouri; Miss (Jeer to Furl Dakota lily should al the as(Jerald of Fort Dodge, Glen of Dodge, Karen Graves lo her home scssor's office in lhe courthouse Thor, Gail of Rcnwick, Mrs.

Clay-, near Spencer, the Vigr family to a thi'i vear ton liohannon of Hollon, and Tabor; Mr. and Mrs. Nasby and Mrs. Bernard of Pierre, Mr. and Mrs.

Swishei' and'tiusan thf l-ti, S. and g.anachildrcn. stayed Bode. prrions, wlioie last name begins with any of the letters through should come in Feb. 8.

who will serve as representative. 1 nf the county assessors oflii'e this year, include: Township Assessors Jean Fed- dicord, L. 11. Walsun, Leroy Larion, Krith Saycrs, Clarence Wes- Ire and Virgil Williams. Lu Verne.

and Hardy lidclie Bygness llumboldl P. W. Johnson Thor Maurice Opheini JjuUf llnnd Ullobcn anil Bradgale The figures on local business uuunui linn activity, just released as parl of a Julius says Extension Swjne Spo- nalional survey, show thai llicy cialist M. U. Whileker of Iowa had a good year.

Their sales vol- Statc University reports the area ume was surprisingly high, not- Swine Day will be at lhe Slate Uni- withstanding l)ie pcrsisti-nl talk of depression, which consumers to cut County Retailers Exceed Their National Quota JJow well did retail in llunibuldt county Larm make out in the past fiscal year? Le- City and Pioneer Jean PeUdicuid Rutland L. 11. Watson versity of Jowa Memorial Union in Iowa City Feb. 26. will be at the Iowa Slate University Memorial Union Feb.

27 and at lhe Denison school Feb. 28. Explosion A 50-gallon air compressor lank exploded that belonged to Bernard Deckman of Fredcricksburg. 11 left a hole five feel or more wide and three or more high through interior and exterior walls. Entrance Too Narrow Pneumonia tr tr The city of iiumboidt is trying to establish an picture.

The property owner a Cloudy alley through block 25 and nave received Cloudy gy from all property owners in the bloc NW ClOUdy Rlnrlr 2S is iho nna A hy u( giu a forthtomin caused many down on their spending. The survey was made by lhe Standard (tale and Data Service utilizing data obtained from nalional, state and local sources. It covers the 12 months through June 30, Kclail stores in llumboldl county, it is shown, had gross sales of The volume of business was equivalent lo .0082 percent of lhe national total, which was morn its quota, since the local pop emphasis of their spending during lhc year. More money was devoted lo au- () loiiiobilc purchases and to other big ticket items and a smaller Mrs, Clayton Hospitalized After Fall Mrs. W.

J. Clayton is a patisnt proportion than usual to services. What made possible the big 0 la spending locally IB readily appar- al Mary i 105pi al at oee 3- cnt from lhc figures, which show (,,,.. whrn- she was taken thai lhe average family had big- following a fall on ice outside her gcr caniings than before. lolm Mrs ri nyt()11 received a Local income in the year, after shattered cll.nw.

It now appears allowing for lax deductions, am- lc wi JL iusp i til iijcd for about on the right (the Pneumonia patient at Lutheran streets 1 ry owner on rg aen a ueran The marke south side of the proposed alley) has not given tic He was taken to lhe hos- demonstS CHy ri that the alley is Thursday. ouly ei ht feet widc a bcc "use of the lay of the The market atreneth in direct sl the in some sections of the nation, where un ounli-d lo $24,212.000. It was at the average rate of more thiiii was available in the State of Iowa, $6,000 pcr household. Most economists have made an about face in their forecasting. They are now predicting that business will continue rising modestly for the next year and that there will be no depression.

They point out that bcr is 21)3. Weck5 Uer r(j01a nuin Deer The biggest deer killed Winue- shick county was killed by a car driven by Merlin Kimber of near Dccorah. Conservation commission officials took the head of the 12- pointcr to Ucs Moincs for further sludy. Humboldt muc HUM ui iue lay 01 MIC utlt VU1 OUJ1 .10 NW Cloudy ceis we out SWe of iuniner Avenue. The land cannot be used as an alley.

No trucks or cars 50 Vears Law employment continues to be a ma- armed with huge amount of liqu'id -15 tr. NW P'Cloudy picture shows the east entrance to the alley, can use the alley entrance as it is too narrow, there- A dinner-program was given hon- jor problem, stifling business. savings and with higher person-6 SW, Clear wrktog lot at the rear gl the uew Huuitooldt fore for -trucks aud tbal w''u 8 ai st tm? stores in al incomes, which will bring them Grain quotations, Dec 29 1962 SW Clear Trust and Savings Bank is on thv left. This bank must use the rear entrance of stores for deliveries ub observed 50 years Humboldt county benefited. to the market p.lace in force, es- No 2 Yellow Corn 00 0 SW Clear fens given eight feet for tin alley as shown in the (Staff Photo) i pce ln Nort some more thaw others, how- pecially if their Federal taxes are 67 wain notoj Knghsli, ever, as consumers Shifted the cut during the year.

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