The Independent from Hawarden, Iowa • Page 1

Hi THE HAWARDEN Historical VOLUME LXX With Which Is Consolidated The INDEPENDENT Chronicle Blue Sox Beat 4 to To Play Again One of Season's Largest Crowds Sees Hawarden Even Strong Series Against Visiting Team Playing one of the largest Blue crowds of the year, the Hawarden Sox wound up the of 1947 season regularly scheduled home last Sunday night with games a 4 to 2 victory over Akron. It was the fourth time the teams had met this season and left the issue Hawarden and Akron baseball teams will decide which is the inter-city champion for 1947 in 8 play-off contest to be held Tuesday night, Sept. 9, at Akron. The final game was arranged on a basis of 60 per cent of the gate receipts to the winner. Prev.

iously Hawarden won two games and Akron has been victorious twice. of supremacy still undecided with two victories for each team. Plagued with three errors, the Blue allowed Akron to score their only hits two runs in the first inning. helped Akron in the first frame. But after the strong Akron B.

Martin set the visitors start, down with one more hit during the rest of the game. Hawarden came back in the sec-. ond inning to tie the score with Joe Koob and Tommy Martin coming home. In that inning the Blue Sox collected two hits, Akron made one error and one was hit by a pitched ball. Hawarden's other two runs came in the seventh inning on two hits and a walk.

The scores were made by T. Martin and B. Martin. The Blue Sox were held to a total of five hits by Akron's Enockson. Held For Moody Early Resident of -Hawarden "Dies After Brief Illness; Came Here 60 Years Ago Clarence Moody, 65, of Sioux City, an early day resident died last Friday at of Hawarden, a hospital after a brief illness.

Mr. Moody was born May in 16, 1882, Ohio. He came to Hawarden with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. when Asa Moody, a boy, The Moodys operated the Depot hotel in Hawarden for many years.

Later he accompanied his ents to Salem, S. parHe had lived in Sioux City for 15 are a son, Jules of Los years. Surviving and Angeles, a sister, Mrs. Florence Aalders of Sioux City. Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at the Rutledge funeral home.

Rev. C. G. Stevens of Wall Street Mission officiated, Burial was in Logan Park cemetery. Local Marksmen Win Top Prizes Four members of the Hawarden Rifle club attended the Tri-State shoot at Sioux Falls Sunday and all four placed first in various events.

Mrs. Ruth Gant placed first in the women's division; Dr. R. E. son first in the Thompmarksman's first class in a 100-yard match; Floyd Hansen first in the marksman's first class, 50 yards, and T.

J. Warner first in sharp shooters 50-metre match, JOHN REILLY OF AKRON BUYS ELBERT RESIDENCE John Reilly of Akron, who is employed at the Socony Vacuum pumping has station southeast of Hawarden, bought the A. J. Elbert residence. Mr.

Elbert owns another residence on the same street and he and his wife will move into it. Mr. Reilly will be given possession October 1. E. A.

WOOD RESIDENCE BOUGHT BY E. E. BOLSTER E. E. Bolster has bought the E.

A. Wood residence on Ninth street and will given possession October 1. and Mrs. Wood will occupy the Mr. second floor of Mrs.

Wood's residence in which their son, George Wood and family live on the first. 'Mr. and Mrs. Bolster came to Hawarden recently from Denver, Colo. Mr.

Bolster is employed by man Bros. Co. SEPTEMBER 4, 1947 TEN PAGES Two in One Cecil Coleman got more than he bargained for last when he pulled a 30-pound Saturday catfish out of the Big Sioux near Hawarden. It worked this way: Coleman caught a two-pound catfish on his hook and before he could land the smaller fish. him the 30-pounder gulped down The tail of the two-pounder was still visible in the large fish's mouth when Coleman pulled them in.

Contributors To Fire Truck Fund Listed Margaret Wilkison Son, $25.00. J. G. Benson, J. A.

Squier, Mrs. Alice Abbey, W. Stoltenberg, Annie Yates, A. J. A.

Armstrong, Jernberg, Mrs. J. W. Hamilton, Dick Everett W. Hamilton, Vander Lugt, H.

Sedgwick, L. G. Everist, Farmer's Loan Anna Smith George Trusi, F. Johnson, der, Leland Blomberg, Albert M. Reh-1 Laura L.

Cole, Leslie' R. French, Ervin Henry, Harry Kratochvil, J. E. Tilgner, $25.00. Tony Visser, John A.

Klumb, Charles E. Richmond, F. E. Wendell Guy Hodgson Son, Petry, Ralph Gregg, First Nat. Bank of Charles Cooper, W.

Bruce Miller, R. A. Patrick, Mrs. Ima Patrick, J. J.

Robertson, John C. Dawson, Peet B. Schoeneman, L. Johnson, Art Johnson, Orin Harris, Clarence Berg, $25.00. Viola Doty, rick, Wm.

John Wiksen, Lawrence Brunskill, Marion Brunskill, R. T. Keith, H. Galbraith, E. Cora Younie, John Albert Bockelman, Batchelder, Neal Vander Lugt, Herman Bultman, Harry Bultman, Bultman, Considerable Progress Reported For Purchase of Vehicle With Which Fight Rural Blazes Considerable progress toward the financing of a rural fire truck fight blazes on farms in this terribers tory was reported this week by memof the Hawarden fire department.

Contributions of $3660 now total' more than half of the first announced goal of $7,000, "We now feel assured of obtaining enough money to purchase the necded rural fire truck," the badly tee declared. "However, committhere still are a number of farm owners who have not yet found time to send in their contributions. We. will apprecilate receiving those contributions at an early date so that we can place an order for the truck." The truck will be housed, manned and maintained by the city of Hawarden. It will be especially equipped to fight rural fires.

The rural fire truck committee today released a list of 127 names, of farm owners in this vicinity and the amounts they have contributed to the fund. The names of other will be released from week to week, contributors the committee said. Included in the first group are: Swanson Harry Petter A. Marshall, York John- Chez: Eric. Nelson, $65,00: son, George Gregg Heldt, $25.00: Gregg, Gregg, Warren' Nellie V.

French, rence Erickson, Conrad Falde, Cox. Brothers, Emil Anderson, Anderson, Marlin W. E. Muta, Moeller, $25.00. Peter Dekkers, B.

C. FrerC. Hamilton, Will Mrs. Mata Soost, Marie Gregg, Morris W. S.

Gregg, Kvols, Keehn Alice Earley, Keehn, Philip Sherman, Henry R. Mrs. Fritz Leafstedt, den, Roy H. Searle, MarMcCabe, Freida L. Reh- son, Kirkpatrick, Rembe, Ruth Wegner, John' W.

Kearney Hemmingson, Woman's Club Holds 1st Event Of New Season Ninety Guests Attend Pot Luck Supper; Garden Department Presents Program The Hawarden Woman's club held its first meeting of the season last night at the Associated church. The Garden deparment sponsored eral the genmeeting. About 80 guests were present at a pot luck supper with members of the faculty of the Hawarden public schools as guests. Following the supper a business meeting was held at which Mrs. James R.

Dawson, vice sided. president, preThe Garden department then took charge of the program and Mrs. Dawson also presided. Mrs. R.

T. Gebbie was chairman of the program committee; Mrs. John Heuer, chairman flower display, and Mrs. Louis Wegner, serving committee. Miss Doris Leivestad of Inwood favored the audience with two piano selections.

Miss Anna De Bruin gave a report of the tions conference, which International RelAshe attended and Miss Kathryn Gerdes sang a solo. In conclusion a movie film was shown under the supervision of Mrs. Hobert Wasser and Mra: Gerben Keizer. 43 Pupils Enroll At St. Mary's School morning with A total enrollment of 43.

I There were nine beginners who enrolled. They. were Tommy Shouse, Bobby Koob, Terry Reilly, James Wilkison, Anthony Weidenfeller, Judy Welland, Trudy leen Burke and Susan Akin. Hirschman, ColMusic pupils were ister with requested to regSister M. Gergard A8 soon.

as possible. St. Mary's school opened Tuesday son was born Tuesday to Mr. und Mrs. John W.

Hodoway of Little Rock, Ark. He has been named John Ward III. Mr. Hodoway is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. Ward Hodoway of Hawarden. Walter Henry Husted, Williams, L. L. Abbey, Etta John W.

The Thode, E. Brunsting, Golf club C. Eidsmoe, Leslie Rich- at the Louise Heuer, mittee Lawrence Dagle, $25.00. in sert, Schlumbohm, Amos Green, C. Wasser, James Hass, $50.00.

Alfred Witt, Melvin Bonnema, Herman Harley Brown, Renken, Anna Wegner, Adrain Dekkers, Mrs. H. W. Wasser, John Pilla, Louis Pete Andriessen, Holtrop, Peter BonneIna, John Simpson, F. Muth, S.

Q. Frenen, Farmers State Bank, Henry Borchers, $25.00. Carl E. Peters, John Walter Scott, Tragessor Eleanor NUMBER 30 For School 540 Bells Ring Tuesday Hawarden Students ALL MOTORIZED THRESHING OUTFIT above is part of the of the rarely reported a threshing ring with truct. crew worked threshing outfits all- ors pulling eight wagons in the and with nit territory.

other equipment, including dump time this picture was trucks, operated by motors. Schlunwbohm taken Men in the crew crew included Densel oats at the farm of Densel Earl Roberts, Edwin Heuer, John Barinaky, was about 12 miles northeast of Schlumbohm, Tony Ruskan, Clarence Heuer, Henry Bonema, Melcompletely motorized outfit vin Jensen, Lyle Schlumbohm, Jim Faber. News Hawarden Pastor Selected for feature in Church Magazine Rev. Leon C. Nelson, who next day will preach his first regular sermon as pastor of the Baptist church in Hawarden, and his family recently were selected for a feature the Crusader, Baptist story in while attending the 40th annual meetpublication, ing of the Northern Baptist Convention at Atlantic City.

The story was illustrated by 16 pictures of Rev. and Mrs. Nelson and their two children, convention scenes and the church at Milford, where Rev. Nelson was pastor until last Sunday. The story is introduced by a picture of the convention in action and by large picture of Mr.

and Mrs. Nelson, their daughter Carol, 3, and their 4- baby, Lawrence. The reporter tells his story of the convention seasiona through the. eyes of Mr. Nelson.

"I liked the presentation of the Crusade through Evangelism," the re- Garage Destroyed By Fire Saturday The garage at the Lawrence Peck residence in the west part of Hawarden was destroyed by fire last Saturday afternoon. A half barrel of oil and a half barrel of distillate in the garage hastened the blaze. The origin of the fire was not definitely known. The property belongs to Mrs. Chas.

Strong of Detroit, Mich. Last Golf Club Picnic last picnic of the Hawarden of this season will be held club house tonight. The comcharge will serve the des- Hawarden Comets Get Ready For With Opening Grid Encounter a squad of nearly 50 working out daily, in two separate groups, Coach Richards is driving his charges in preparation for the first football game of the season to be played here with Canton on Friday night of next week. one of the best athletic seasons in a number of years, the Comets are hopeful for a continuation of the numerous stellar performances of one year ago. The 1947 Comets will have a nucleus of ten lettermen, six of whom were starting regulars of last year's eleven.

Of these six, four were linemen and two were regular performers in the backfield. Capable pass snatchers seem to be more numerous than usual and with a triple threat backfield quartet indications are that the Comets will take to the air instead of the line smashing tactics employing of one year ago. With a first string line averaging close to 170 pounds, the Comet wall, which last year allowed forward only three schools to cross pay dirt, ball may result in another fine defensive club. Starting backfield assignments appear certain to go to Harlan Wheeler, Carl Millikan, Bruce Miller and Burt Registration Meets Expectations cept in Primer Grade: 69 Freshmen Make up Largest Class Pictured of one mechanized Hawarden At the the Earl threshing Roberts Hawarden. The Britzmann, with Junior Hove ready to step in where needed.

At the positions will be Marvin wing Kool and Dean Storm, both regular from one year ago. Sophomore performers Bill Beck is proving adept as a pass snatcher and is certain to see service. The starting tackle slots are less certain, but the opening game find Keith Eilers, two-year letterman may at this position, and Karl Groen, coltverted guard, as the key linemen in the Comet forward wall. Bruce Ericson and Dick Ball, 180-pound juniors with two years of squad experience, will also be ready when needed. At guards will be Bill Morgan, converted tackle, and either Mose Hendricks, Paul Rush or Red all of whom have been Schlumbohm, showing up well in recent practices.

The center position will be assigned to Lloyd Schlueter, 175-pound junior reserve letterman, with Garry Gerdes as his under study. Five hundred season tickets are being mailed out on Friday of this week. Anyone not receiving tickets will be able to purchase them at the gate on the opening night. Five hundred and forty Hawarden school children heard the school bells ring at nine o'clock and Tuesday morning reported for duty on the day of another school opening year. olds eager little five-yearThirty-two school their first day experienced at under the direction Maurine of Miss Benton.

primer grade teacher. This was about ten than less pupils was expected and is the smallest opening day enrollment in four the last years. As usual, the largest group to enroll WAS the high class school freshman with a total of 69 A new educational reporting for secondary level. Of this number on experience the 31 are students from rural the surrounding area who are riding to school on the new buses purchased With last year. the exception of the decreased primer grade enrollment, the the size of classes is about as The enrollment anticipated.

lows: by grades is as folPrimer, 32; firat, 40; second, third, 41; fourth, 29; fifth, 41; 33; 44; sixth, seventh, 30; eighth, 32. High school--freshmen, 69; sophomores, 52; juniors, 52; seniors, 45. porter quotes Mr. Nelson as saying. "When at the close of the entire convention, the meeting, followed as one person, Dr.

Powell's suggestion and knelt in prayer for the success of this great adventure, I Was deeply impressed. I resolved to go back church to my and work as never before to win people." A graduate of Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary, Mr. Nelson also studied three years at Wheaton College. The Milford church was his first charge. He met his wife, the former Myrtle Wing, while studying at Eastern Seminary, where she was studying religious education.

She had formerly taught in the New York elementary schoole, having been graduated from the State Normal School at N. Y. After Mr. Nelson Oneonta, was graduated, they were married and went to Milford. Early Resident Here Succumbs services were held last Wednesday at Newport.

Her and husband, Mr. and niece Mrs. Albert and Wegner, and daughters, Gwendolyn Audrey, of Hawarden, attended the funeral. Clara Stiles, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

H. L. Stiles, was born December 23, 1871, near Marshalltown, Iowa. She came to Calliope even before warden existed. She received her education here and engaged in teaching.

For many years she taught in the rural schools of Iowa and South Dakota. Later she accompanied her parents to Jamison but she homesteaded across the state line in South Dakota, Here she married Simon Sheie. She lived on a farm until four years ago when she moved to Newport. Besides her husband, she is survived by four S. sisters, Mrs.

Mrs. Nora Edna Keating, Hartford, Satterlee, Redmond, Mrs. Edith Clark, Tulare, and Mrs. Myrtle McCumber of Delmont, S. D.

Services Held for Mrs. Simon Sheie Of Newport, Resident of Cal. liope Before Hawarden Was a Town Mrs. Simon Sheie of an Newport, early day resident of Hawarden. died Saturday, August 23.

Funeral Begins 1st Lap of Trip to Germany Mrs. C. A. Hays and her son, James, aged six months, left Sunday on the first lap of a trip to Bad Tolz, Germany, where they will join Capt. Hays.

They left New York this morning by boat. Mrs. Hays and son have been here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.

F. Neill, since Capt. Hays went to Germany last April. Capt. Hays is with the regular army and expects to remain in Germany for at least three years.

Capt, Hays' parents live at Jefferson, Iowa. Rites Held For While Soldier Who Died in Korea Funeral services for Glenn F. Harms, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F.

Harms of Le Mars, whose body was returned from Korea, were held at the Grant township Lutheran church yesterday. Rev. F. O. Bunge was in charge.

Interment was in the centetery there. Glenn Harms drowned 1947 in June 24, Korea while serving his country. Temperatures Range From 98 to 53 Here low high of 98 degrees and Tuesday's of 53 degrees measufed the sure of the week's weather. had the lowest top Monday reading at 86 degrees, The week's precipitation totaled .36 of an inch. Hail was mixed with the .18 of an inch fell of rain that on Wednesday, August 27, but only slight damage was A reported here.

hail storm struck in a small area north of Ireton evening. Corn last Wednesday the was badly stripped on Fred Eberly farm, two miles north of the Ireton corner. This farm was recently sold. Other farmers in this vicinity, Fred Hillman Walraven, and Henry also suffered corn losses from the hail. City Recovers From Labor Day Weekend Business conditions to slowly began return to normal in Hawarden Tuesday after a long Labor weekend which was highlighted here more by the absence of accident fatalities, which scourged the than any specific nation, activity.

There was no organized for the activity night weekend, except a Sunday ball game in which Hawarden defeated Akron, 4 to 2. TAKEN TO HOSPITAL Raymond Ney, who has been in bed all summer suffering from 'a kidney den infection, was removed to the Hawarhospital last Friday for treatment. Raymond would be a junior in high school this year, but will not be able to start school this term. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs.

A. N. Ney. Akins Move to Hawarden Mrs. Joe Akin and children of Akron have moved to Hawarden and are occupying the Sedgwick residence wick occupied by the "Bo" Sedgformerly family.

Dr. Akin will remain in Akron for the present to look after his veterinary practice. Mrs. Glenn Harvey entertained a number of friends at her home at a miscellaneous shower Sunday afternoon, honoring Miss lone Powell, a bride of this week. The hostess served refreshments at the close of a social afternoon.

Miss Powell received many lovely gifts. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lienhart spent the week end with his mother S. D.

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