Kossuth County Advance from Algona, Iowa • Page 1

yotit first A slopped tJon't miti a copy. ALGONA, IOWA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 41, 1947 2 SECTIONS-12 PAGES NUMBER 8 ike Hi ilgona Ipset Passes Ownfcill Battle i hopes for a North ence football title IT- awful shodk, last a Clear Lake and got the I the 1 Bulldogs; going on, Clar- conference vie-. Webster City, arid margin in the i Algona victory i 81 the Home- ivilles, this com- can keep the iHe race. They mce for at least place, if they rion. contest with i a most of the largest in Algona his- the iown Myslery while Al- bne-sided defeat, the eight first downs, was annexing le second half, while three touch- sltors did not record Iked off.

Clear Lake 1 fiflown, then fumbled and punted. Althe punt. Clear a first down, then lit pass to a flanker bhdown from the Al: play was deceptive, pm punt formation, la completely. The half was see-saw, fefly by a quick kick' Tit Clear Lake nap- Jjch pulled Algona out Phis set the stage for however. The 6 to 0 in favor of play Ruinous ond half opened, Al- destined to come in- received, jid iriluBeVies of well best of the Hied down to the Clear this point, however, ost decisive', turn of Algona passed, the deflected ihto Clear and, in a beautiful ran the ball to the icing knocked in, pn A quick, spread threw four or the left flank, and time to get only two en out in the.Hat, a a receiver who had locking in a hdoWri; Thus, in two which looked like a Jbna touchdown to tie game switched to a Clear a plunge suc- received, the kiekoff, 'g-zagged, with, Clear tig it safe, and Algona Nook up its occasional lins to anything rfc'sem- march.

Kick Foiled more trouble. Alto try 'that quick but there was any. deception as the team Ht was evident to the that the same play tried again, and this a't fool anybody. Clear the kick, the ball and Clear Ivered on the Algona I pass to the right end a third touchdown for The conversion kick pried desperately from but it was too late. Isses and a grpund at- fver, the Bulldogs roll- field and finally pr a tally, leaving the fdogs tried a pass, after the ball via a punt kiekoff, and, a pass Clear Lake inter- Id running for another making the total 25 to ended as Clear Lake another pass on its ier Algona tried vainly score again.

filers Heads Up went wrong with Uie ird to While Clear 3,000 See Joe BASEBALL FANS from many miles Bancroft's famed Joe Hatten in action, Sunday at Bancroft, when the returning Brooklyn Dodger hero pitched for his old home town in an exhibition game against the TCossuth All-Stars. Hat- team won the contest, 7 to $. Pictured above is part of the crowd which witnessed the contest on a perfect baseball day. Bleacher seats loaned for the'occasion by the Algona high school, help ed to handle the crowd. JOE (Lefly) HATTEN, above, returned to Bancroft last week fresh from the World Series and- the- National League "baseball championship.

An Algona Newspapers photographer caught him in brief instant, as shown above. Hatten yielded the. mound' to his youneer brother in the, last inning. saw the contest, won by Bancroft. An estimated crowd of 3,000 Community Chest Drive Opens Here On Friday Algona's portion of the Community Chest clnve for Kossuth County, will get underway offi-.

ciajly at 9 a.m. next Friday, Oct. 24. Plans for the sounding of whistles and of bells to announce the start of the campaign to raise $4,749 here. The goal for the entire county is $17,000.

Swea City, in the mean- lime, got the jump on the rest of the counly by reach- ing its Community Chest quota lasl week. Ray deposited a check for $423 with the counly committee, Saturday, which was the Swea City sum for the coun- ly fund. In raising the set totals, a has been set for each town. If towns exceed that mark, the balance goes for their own, local use. 6 Campaign? In One Purpose of the drive is to coordinate into one campaign the fund-raising activities of six groups.

These groups are the American Cancer Society, Boy Scouts, Iowa ed smart, aggressive children's Home, Polio Fund, vat i on and Disabled Veter- lie viistors not a fc club. Their air arm, vas well delevoped, and Defense was sluggish. ere times, tqp, when the iid ramble, but the team lack a spark in hook- Is offense to produce for every every had, whiph 'after all is win games. seemed to be the back eftjje evening squad. Algonians drove to st Wednesday finest church wom- Sen suppers of the season, the Methodist W.S.C-S- ans service fund.

The Polio Fund should not be confused, with the March of Dimes. In Algona L. W. Nitchals -'is head of the drive, and will be assisted by the following workers First Mrs. Hugh Post; second ward, Leola third' wardfL.

W. Rouzei fourth ward, Mrs. John McEnroe; business district, Pr. R. C.

Dewd. Each will have their own ward assistants. Hope to End Saturday It yras hoped that the local canvass could be completed by Saturday evening- Those who might be out of town and are not contacted either mail or take their contribution to local chest headquarters the office of Mr. Nitchals," over the S. store.

Solicitations are being broken down into two categories, family and business. Even though donations may be made in the business section, solicitors will call at every residential home. Donations will be welcomed twice, if possible. It is planned tp have a public address system in operation in the business section, Friday and Saturday, and statements will be issued pertaining to the drive and its progress. Kneeland, Algona Printer, Dead Floyd Kneeland, 62, printer employed by The Algona Upper Des Moines since June 21, 1043, died Monday afternoon, at the Kossuth hospital, where he was taken last Friday after reoccurrence of a'- heart ailment.

Fungal arrangements are pending. The body is at the Hamilton Funeral Home. Mr. Kneeland to Algona from Pecorah, where he had nre- employed, He from Chartes City, viously inally came and efforts were being made last night to obtain information from there as to burial. Season On Ducks Opening Today An opesi season on ducks and other migratory waterfowl opens at noon today and continues 30 days till and including Nov.

19, with shooting hours from sunrise till an hour before sunset. The, bag limit is four daily, but with only one wood duels, a day; possession limit third day. including day shot. H. VanAlstyne, lice Chief, Dies Suddenly H.

A. VanAlstye, 56, died suddenly Friday' night at Lindy's cafe south of Algona, from a heart attack. His death was. a benumbing shock tp his family for he had not previously been sick and so far'as they knew, it was; the first.such attack he had ever! had. i Earlier in the evening, Mr.

arid Mrs. VanAlstyne attended the; Clear Lake-Algona. football game and after the game they met their Mrs; 1 "Jh Engle, 'employed at the European hotel coffee shop. Mrs. Engle, Mrs.

Altwogg arid' 1 Helen McMahon joined them arid Mr. VanAlstyne drove the car. to Lindy's. He was stricken while sitting in a booth waiting to be served. Was Ex-Police Chief A doctor was'summoned "from Algona, but death had occurred before he arrived.

He was currently employed by Jim- MeiTvrnan, who is doing county bridge construction work. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist church in charge of the. Rev. O. W.

Brand. Burial with military rites was in the cemetery at East Chain, Minn. Arrangements were by McCul- loufih's. The Algona American Legion was in charge of military procedure at the Fairmont, post had charge of interment services. Mr.

Van AJstyne was the son, Horace, of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Alstyne. He born at Fairmont, July 17, 1891. Marriage to Cora May Wallace took place and the became parents of two children, Mrs.

Marjorie Engel and a son Eugene, student at Dakota Wesleyan university, Mitchell, S. who with the mother survive. Military Honors Surviving also are grandchildren Marvel Jean, Richard and Shirley Diane Maxon; a sister Mrs. Adeline Johnson, Elmore, a brother Percy, Waterloo, and a half sister Mrs. LeRoy Pierce, Los Angeles; Andrew Van' AhUyne, Duluth, and a step-father Oscar Anderson, Elmore.

At the Algona service Legionnaires Marc Moore Misbach were color and L. bearers, W. E. McGrew and Gene Abbot were color bearers, W. E.

McGrew and Gene Abbot were fcolor guards, Don Hemmingsen was in charge of the ceremonial team and pallbearers were Carlyle Johnson, Bill Sharp, Ed Zender, Floyd Weishaar, Herb Mathes and Claire Roepke. Mayor Fines 3 In Court Cases Mayor Frank Rohlhaas had three cases in his court over the weekend, all involving charges of drunkenness. Bruce Clark was fined $5 and costs, Oct. 17. King, charged with the same offense, was sentenced to 15 daya at hard labor in the county jail.

Harold Goctsch was fined $5 and costs, and had liquor book license, suspended, Oct. 18, Fire Chief's Vacation Firu Chief Ira Kohl is taking the week off trom city hall duties and is taking advantage of it to paint his house. Algona Produce To Build New 511 Work Starts But Completion Not Due Until 1948 Algona's business and industrial development evidently will riot come to a halt this year. Work began last week on a new: structure to house the Algona Produce and while ojnly' the footings will go in this fall, completion of the structure slated for next spring and summer. A- $30,000 building permit was issued by the city council a few ofays ago, to John Dreesman proprietor of the firm, and work sparted immediately.

1 To Have Railroad Spur The structure, Dreesman Said, will be 200 feet by 100 feet, with tJhc long side' facing west on Worth Phillips street, adjacent pn the north to the C. N. W. depot. A spur track will be run back of the and parking space is being provided.

Construction will be of clay Block, with an eight inch wall above the floor, a flat roof supported by steel I beams, and a concrete floor. The only base- irient will be for the boiler and a tool room. At present the firm is using three buildings, as well as several temporary storage places, and with completion, the new ibuilding. all activities will be consolidated under one roof. Now In 3 Buildings 1 The Algona Produce began business here in 1935, at its pres- location on State St.

'However, since that time, it has become necessary to build a new and poultry "room, on East Nebraska across the al- ley from the original plant, and a feed warehouse was also erected back of the Consumers grocery, store. Jn addition the firm rents the W. freight depot, and a building at the fairgrounds, for Stgrage. y'oFlpeatfons involved, it Became paramount that one', centrally located building be that is being done. "We can handle, the business more effectively from one tioh, and provide better working coriditoins for our, help," he said.

Other Building Permits Other building permits were also approved by city council, as follows: Jack Craig, to move a schoolhouse to a location in the 1 city. Break Ground For New Plant Bernard permit for home. Hauptmanri, construction $2,500 of a Ralph Ticc, an addition to the nt recently completed North Central Iowa Feed 6f $4,500. Escapes Death In Upset of Tractor Leo Elmore, Union township farm youth, narrowly escaped death by drowning, in a tractor accident last Tuesday. He and his father, J.

M. Elmore, brought a mounted corn picket- to town and had been giving it a general overhauling at eth Norman repair shop here, preparatory to starting corn picking. When the job was done Mr. Elmore got in his car and drove home and Leo followed with corn picker and tractor. Near a bridge ever a dredge ditch one-half mile north and a mile west of Hobarton a pin came out of the front wheels of the tractor, and it went out of control, but cleared the bridge before it plunged into the dredge ditch, over-turned once arid landed on its side.

machinery but he also landed in the water, Unhurt he walked to the Fred plumb farm and Mr. Plumb took him home. The next day men on a road grading crew took a caterpillar pulled the machinery frorn the water. The Elmqres are waiting for picker repairs before they can make a second try at fall harvesting. Leo has, been home from service only three weeks.

Stationed at Anchorage, Alaska, he flew to Great Falls, for Leo Best Gets Divorce Decree Leo J. Bestj Algona Nazarene is plaintiff in a divorce case filed Friday against Emma Best. They were married 25 years ago last April 15 at Ottumwa, and lived together except for brief periods till Sept. 12 this year. Best alleges cruel and inhuman 1 treatment.

Mrs. Best filed legal written appearance and acceptance of the court's jurisdiction, with consent that the ease be heaijfl anytime. Stillrnan heard the case Saturday and granted a decree. Mr. Best keeps the couple's household fucniture but is to pay $25 a month alimony for a year.

PICTURED ABOVE is the site, with preliminary work, underway, on the new $30,000 home of the Algona Produce Co. Footings will be laid this fall and the construction work will begin next spring on the 200x100 foot Story in adjacent column, (Algona Newspapers foto.) 4 Trucks, 3 Cars In Series Of Accidents Home-Made Bomb Bursts In Hands Of Burt Youth i Schenck, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Schenck, received injuries to his left hand and arm, evening, when an experiment-he was working on backfired. He was making a bomb when it suddenly exploded, tearing Ihe flesh from his thumb and.

first two fingers. A piece, ojj steel the' size 'of a quarter was embedded in his He Dr. Clapsaddle's office for first aid and then taken to the Kossuth Hospital Friday he was suffering from shock but his wounds seemed lobe healing nicely. In a second accident in the Burl community, Wm. receirkd a wrisl while helping his son.

Ray- mond, to build a new corn crib. He was moving some large when one fell on his wrist, 2-Wour Parking Limif Jo Officially Begin Tomorrow Tomorrow, Wednesday, the city police w.ill begin giving suriimons for: over-time parking on State street. The new -two-hour parking limit ordinance went'into effect a couple of weeks ago, but no notices were out until last week. During last week a careful check was kept on all cars parked in the restricted zone and during the period a total of 75, courtesy notices were given warning against overtime parking. The limit on State street is two hours parking in the restricted zone, which is believed ample for parking purposes.

The ordinance is aimed at those who have in the past brought their cars downtown Two Algonans Fined $300 Before Judge G. W. Stillman, presiding at Humboldt counly for Judge Narey, who was still hearing a case at Centerville to which he had been assigned by the State Supremo ourt Chief Justice, Kenneth L. Frazer. Algona, pleaded guilty last week to drunken driving and was lined $300 plus costs.

On a like charge at the same lime, Ralph Richard Moe. also of Algona, was fined the same sum with costs, Both paid up. IS New Vehicles Hit The Highways Fifteen new motor vehicles were licensed last weok at the county treasurer's pfffce, as follows; Guy Harmon, Algona, and Fied Monger, Ledyard, Studcbakcrs; Paul Hertzke, Lakota, Irwin Koppen, Lakota, Ralph Lindhorst, Ai- gona. and Roy flingsdorf, Burt, Fords; John Brandt, Ledyard, Chevrolet; Waif Waltman, Corwith. Oldsmobile; Roger E.

Jensen, Lone Rock, Studebaker; PhU Wander, Fentoa, Dodge. John W. Kiley, Corwith, Studebaker trailer; H. A. Norman, Algeria, Buick; Shirley Beck, Swea City, Nash; Donald E.

Sherman, Ford; H. Welp, Bancroft, Ford Vanetta; Ass, AJgoaa, Frazer. LfcRoy Laek, Algona, Gushman scooter, Titfet used cars also were early the morning, and have left them parked in front of business places-all day. The 2-hour zone is from Thorinfiton to Harlan, on State, and on North Dodge to Call from State. This meant that farmers and others coming into town to shop had to park on side streets and walls some distances to get merchandise while the "dead" cars occupied the choice parking places.

Parking of cere is one of the big headaches of modern times, for towns were designed back in the horse and buggy days and the advent of the enormous number of' cars needing parking area was not foreseen. Mayor Kohlhaas has said that the fine for a first offense would be $1, but that later offenses by continual violators would find that amount jumping to amounts which would cause the culprit to think twice. The parking limit 'is only during the daylight hours. New signs have been erected on lump posts in the restricted area giving all details. Linde Implement Opening Friday One of Kossuth county's finest new buildings, that of the Linde Implement at Swea City, will be formally opened next Friday, Ogt.

25. The occasion will also celebrate the tenth anniversary of this progressive firm. Roger Linde has announced a irpgram of general interest, which will bo found elsewhere in this issue. Entertainment and refreshments will be provided the guests. Three Sale Pates Now Spoken For Three farm sale dates have now been y'sttd for the fall and winter season with the Algona Newspapers, The first sale is slated for todsy at the Lynch place, seven west and a mile south of at 1 p.m.

Other sales listed: Oct. Patterson, South of Algona. Colvvtll auctioneers, Iowa State Bank, clerk, Nov. A. Ruigsdw'f, 4 miles t-ait and one north of Burt.

Stewart Flaig will be auctioneers, Burl Savings Byrjk, tlerk. No Injuries Of Serious Nature In Close Calls Four trucks and tlircc cars were involved in a series of four auto crashes in Kossuth county, starting last Thursday and winding up Sunday. Ralph Lindhorst deputy sheriff investigated an accident east of Titonka, Thursday afternoon, at the our-waif Vehicles that figured in the accident were a car driven by Guy Howard and a grayet' truck -driven by Forrest JohnsbW of Dickens. That particular corner is a little difficult for drivers not; used -to the from the is located directly across the intersection of roads leading to Buffalo Center and Woden. Howard stopped his car or slowed down east of the bridge, evidently trying to decide which way to take; Pie was headed west and Johnson in a Joadcd truck behind him could not.

so swung out to pass the car but crashed through the banister at the west side of the bridge and off a 15 foot embankment at the west end of the approach. There was extensive damage to the truck and only injury to Johnson was a scratch on one hand, Collide on New Grade James A. Camp, 'Algona, driving an empty gravel truck, and C. E. Culbertson loaded truck, hooked left rear wheels as they met Friday morning on a very narrow new grade; Both trucks were considerably damaged.

The accident happened at 7:30, five miles east and two north of Algona. Sheriff Cogley was investigating officer. L. P. Brethorst, Wesley, driving across the E.

Call and No, Jones street inlerescction in Algona Friday hit a car driven by Herman C. Keuchenberg, Algona. The latter machine turned over. The ar-eident hanoened just at supper time, No. Jones street is a part of highway 169 and approaches to it are marked with stop signs.

Mr. Brethorst was gong east and claimed a truck crossing the intcresection obscured his vision so he did not see the car being driven north by KeuchenberR. The latter's car was badly damaged on one side. Keuchenberg suffered minor injury his light wrist and hand. The accident was reported by city police.

Loaded Truck Overturns Third truck accident since Thursday afternoon was reported to highway patf-plmen here Sunday at 9 p.m. from Wesley. State patrolmen T. J. Elliott and Richard Meehan investigated the crash, T.

R. Lofsluer, Pecorah, was driving a furniture truck, loaded with household goods, east on No. 18, and at the curve entering Wesley from the west hu failed to negotiate the turn; The truck wont into the ditch on the north side and overturned, Two trucks were pressed into service to right the vehicle, but they lacked the power to move it, and Monday inorniug a big wreckpx from hwe $WMH to the scene A passenger in the truck, name 'was learned, suffoml a minor head cut. Tttpre was Considerable property, 'damage. Hurt White Saturday whifc playing.

"lie was to Klrowe clarups..