Ida County Pioneer Record from Ida Grove, Iowa • Page 1

carload, lot of -steers owned 'by '-won -first thevheavyweight at the Kansas stock show-last -week. The steers" also won second" the 'All-Breeds class. The came "from, the Chapman 'Ranch of Valley-Mills, "Texas. At. the-left is Karl and Jack, Hoffman's casload entry Which" captured' first "place in the medium weight 'class at the'Kan-sas City'shdw last week- Ida celebration gets' "underway tonight (Thursday) Hit.

7:15 -when a snake dance' starts -atf the high school and', -way through the downtown to the football At the fieiajaj bon fire and pep rally held. Activities quiet" down then until Friday afternoon." At 3, classes will be dismissed and Or, composed of school organization floats, will form near the high school and move through the downtown area. Parade Route The parade -will, move down Fourth street to Main, it will follow Main to Second street. Second to Quimby, go around the block there and again travel along Marriage Licenses- Dale Harry Otto, 20, Galva; Karen Anne Krick, 19. Schaller.

Ronald Fred Seymour, 21. Lincoln, Marjoric Gail Clarke, 19. Lincoln, Nebr. Ida Grove Homecoming festivities Start Tonight Main Vtfeet. At of- Main streets another pep rally will- be- held.

i At 7:30 Friday evening the Hawks will in the homecoming football game. Coronation CftremOm'es The culmination of the two-day Who Dat InDere? event takes place 'following 'the game when the homecoming King and Queen are crowned in the high school gym. They were selected at an all-school election which has been held. After the coronation ceremonies a dance will be held. Polling Places Announced For Tuesday's City Election Ed (Nielsen, Ida Grove's city clerk, said this week that all is in readiness for the municpal election scheduled for Tuesday.

Ballots have been prepared and polling places arranged for. places will be the same as in the past First ward voters can cast their ballots at the city hall: second ward voters can vote at Halloran Motors in west secT ond street; and third ward voters can vote at the swimming pool. Polling places will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 pm. Nielsen says.

Anyone in doubt as to where to vote get the necessary information by calling the city hall. Seeking office in this election are Albert Bird, mayor; Herman Jacobsen and Kenneth B. Wood, councilmen at large; Fred B. Driver, first ward councilman, Charles Van Der Sluis. second ward councilman.

Edmund Jacobs, third ward councilman; and Mrs Helen Andresen, hospital trustee. Ida Grove. His topic will be These children examining their large Halloween jack-o-lantern arc apparently wondering just what's inside. They, along with many others, will be going from dooT to door Saturday night playing tricks or treats. On the left is Jerry, six-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Earl Ferguson.

In the middle is Fennie, 2, and on the right Dale, 5, children of Mr and Mrs Albert Henrickson. MkkHRC con ravels and Writing. Judge Snell has done extensive research the life of Paul and his teachings. James Lindsay will explain the church extension program, and T. 3.

Tricschman will be the minister cf worship. Logan Ghesf Board Reports 1959 Totals At Saturday Meeting Logan --township's Community Chest board held, its final meeting of 1959 last Saturday in the home of Mr and Mrs Wellen-dorf. Community "totals reported the- meeting were: Children's Home society 59.10 Sister .35.75 44.25 American.Red Cross 44.85 National, Foundation 87.35 da. Ass'n for Mental Health 49-00 United Service Organization 17.65 TOTAL $337.95 County Represented At Meeting In Ames Two Ida county ladies were among the nearly 300 persons attending the American Home Con gress last Friday at Iowa State university. The ladies were Mrs A.

L. Strackbein of Battle Creek Mrs Ronald Einsphar of Arthur. Theme, for the state-wide meeting was "Focus on Family Poten tials." It was sponsored by the Iowa Federation of Woman's clubs in cooperation with the College of Home Economics at the school. Farmers Harvest Oyer 5000 Bushels Of Neighbors Corn Monday 29 men with nine pickers gathered at the David Green-wald farm six miles northwest of Battle Creek on the Cushing road and harvested over 5000 bushels of corn in little over six hours. Mrs Greenwald has been bed -o months, and neigh boring farmers pitched in to try; and ease the family burden.

Work started about a.m. and was com- I pleied by 3:15. Men Harvesting Helping out were Harold Green- wald. Walter Greenwald- Albert Burow. Art Henderson, Bill Ha-mann.

Harlen Dausel. Gordon Morrlce. Bob Gunderson. Jim Harrison, Duane Harrison. Chris Alj fccrtsen.

Marvin Alberts-en, Henry cscnwien. oik, waiier fibers. Lowell Albers. Art Albers. Roger Albers.

Harold Albers. Raymond Bergman, Hans Greenwald. Lloyd Martin. Junior Bertolscn, Nippert, Ed Dose. Tborwald JTiclsea, Willie Strackbein and Albert Strackbsjn.

Lunch At Hamann's At noon the men went to the Bill Hamann farm where the fol- Methodists To Hear Judge Snell Sunday At Laymen's Service Judge Bruce M. Snell will speak at the Laymen's Day service Sunday at the Methodist church in lowing ladies had prepared lunch. They were Florence Albers, Ger trude Albers. Elaine Dausel, Mar- rarci Kamann, Hertha Burow. Verda Schwicr.

Marie Albertsen, Frances Fork. Bemica, Florence and Bonnie Greenivald and Alice Albers. A ricture will appear in next iveeks issue of the Pioneer Rec ord. Firemen Summoned To Maguire Farm Wednesday Morning Firemen were summoned to the Charles Maguire farm four miles northwest of Ida Grove late Wed- nescay mormng wnen a tracor-corn picker caught on fire. The bkize had been extinguished by the lime firemen arrived.

'No damage c-timalc was available at press lime. Girls' 4-H Leaders Meet Tonight At 8 Ida county girls1 4-H officers and boys 4-H officer candidates will plan the countywidc officers' training school tonight (Thursday) at 8 p.m. Agisting the young people will be Madeline J. Willey, county-extension home economist, and Wayne Halstead, extension di-icclor. Society X.OV.-U Ida County Pioneer Record 1 42' PAGES THIS ISSUE SECTION ONE "ONE OF AMERICA'S BEST KNOWN WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS" IDA GROVE.

IOWA THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1959 Isi2ti2i Kyi Firms Business Firms Business Imatc Ida Grove' 509 5,216,044 527 5,863,790 12.5% Lake City 408 3,416,902 383 3,027,462 6.0% Kockwcll City 533 4,170,986 500 4,057,761 9.2% Sac 'City 595 533 6,775,409 5.2% 397 3,373,558 368 4,243,707 9.6% Dcnison 941 $10,910,010 S62 1.8'% Storm Lake 1146 3,037 1104 $17,038,550 5.9% Cherokee 929 $12,240,526 90S $12,822,278 4.5% Onawa 557 6,297,879 533 6,879,219 9.1% Manilla 192 1,207,679 193 1,262,414 4.1% HoJstein 32S 2,347,884 315 2,743,905 14.8% On the chart above firms reporting must be divided by four to get the actual number. Eaclr firm reports to the state four times yearly and therefore is listed in the state report once each time it files a quarterly tax return. Haze Clearing For Entrants In Pick-The-Winner Contest Apparently the haze has lifted, at least temporarily. Three pick-the-winner contest entrants selected 17 correct winners last week. Total point guesses decided the winners.

Six- persons picked 16 right. They were Barbara Harrington, Bob Ericksen, Margaret Samson, Dennis 'Miller, Mary Murphy and George Hoffman, Jr. Overall the entries were much belter than. usual with 21 entries correct winners, 26 had 14 right answers, 2o correctly chose -the outcome of 13 games, 17 persons picked 12 winners. And there were 12 other entries; but we won't bother to mention their Scores registered last week were by far'the best we have had this season.

Of course, since the contest is getting too easy for too many we made it a little harder this week. Most of you will be able to choose correctly and with ease the outcome of such games as the Wof-fordKDavidson and Knox-Bipon contests. On the football contest page there is a slight error in who won last week's contest. The page had been run before we discovered our error. Therefore we must make the correction here.

First place instead of third goes to Carol Miller with 17 correci answers and a point estimate of 593. There were 531 total pomts scored in the 20 games. Mrs Fred Miehaelsen slipped from first back to second. She, too, had 17 correct but guestimated 633 points. Jim Hazzard finished third with 1 correct winners and a 666 poin estimate.

We promise to have adding machine repaired. Parker, Hough Leave For Military Service Merlin PaiJcer. of Mr and Mrs Kermit Parker of Ida Grove. and Jack Hough, son of Mr and Mrs Jack Hougn. of near Arthur left Saturday night for a six month reserve training orogr3m in the United States Army.

Cason Accepts Job In Colorado Arnold Cason, assistant manager of Coop Inc. for the past two years, resigned this week to be come manager of the-'PIigh Plains Coop at Sterling, Colo. Cason came to Ida Grove in Augusl-1953. when he established the Propane Gas- Co. and continued the operation of that firm until he disposed of the business in May 1957, when he sold to the Farmers Coop Oil Co.

Since then he has been assistant manager of the local Coop. He left Friday to assume his new duties at Sterling. His wife and son will move to Sterling after they dispose of their property in Ida Grove. Final Rites Held For Ralph Somme, 76 Ralph Somme, 76, long time resident of Ida Grove died at the Ida Grove hospital Monday night, October 26. Funeral services were held on Wednesday morning in Sacred Heart church.

Burial was in the Catholic cemetery. Virginia Miller Earns Scholastic Honors Virginia Miller, daughter of Mr and Sirs Ray Miller of Ida Grove. was named to the Mid-Quarter honor roll at the- Commercial Extension School of Commerce in Omaha last week. Miss Miller was graduated from Ida Grove high school with the i class of 1959. Weather Didn't Dampen Spirits At OUR EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAH NUMBER TWENTY-NINE Ida County Retail Trade Up Over Last Fiscal Year Petitioning Drive For Brucellosis ControlNov.

12 An: Veterinarian speaker at the brucellosis area control petitioning drive which has set for November 12 tin "-Ida county. -Blake Moines will speak" at and be avail-able to answer. questions concerning county vctcrin-'arians' will invited to this orJUndulant fever, which help to 'control, in Ida county, althbugli, cases are rare. townshiircaptams have their carriers assigned and ready These Ehlert, Battle; Corwin; Earl Douglas; Elmer Hard, Hayes; Wesley, Husted, Maple; and Gordon Trimble, bitver LreeJi. Ida Grove Siores Do Largest Dollar Volume Business Holslein Retailers Register Biggest Percentage Gain Tdo county businesses did in retail trade during the fiscal year ending June 30.

This is an increase of $1,202,115.50 or 12,7 percent over a similar period the year previous. In the preceding fiscal year which ended June 30, 1958 county businesses reported a total of $9,429,274 in retail trade. Ida countians paid a total of $54,878.11 in tax to tha state on the amount of purchases made in the county during the year ending June 30. Ida Grove Biggest Advance Ida Grove had the biggest dollar advance with an increase of $647,146.50 bring the total up to $5,863,790.50. This is opposed! to the $5,216,644 retail business done in the county the year end ing June 30, 1958.

An increase of approximately 12 5 percent, slightly below the county increase of 1ZJ percent. Holstein had the biggest per centage increase in the county doing 14.8 per cent more retail business in 1959 than 1958. Holstein merchants sold $2,743,905.50 in retail goods during the fiscal year ending June 3D, This is an increase of $396,021.50 over a year ago's business which totaled More Businesses Report Battle Creek, Galva and Arthur retailers increased their business by 8.1 percent-. They did $2,010,404 during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959 compared to $1,843,249.50. This was an increase of Five more businesses reported sales tax to the state -tax commission in 1959 than did in 1958.

Ida Grove increased by 18 and the combined areas of Arthur, Battle Creek and Galva had an increase of six. Holstein dropped 13 reporting places and the non cermit businesses decreased by Girls' 4-H Leaders Short Course Nov. 5 Ida county girls' 4-H leaders will meet next Thursday for a home furnishings training course in the EEC building east of Ida Grove. Training on personality development, appreciation of beauty and storage improvements will be given. Special help on meeting projects will also be offered to those attending.

Leading the discussion on project work will be Emelda Kunau-Iowa State university home furnishings specialist, and Madeline Willey. county extension home economist. Battle Creek's Homecoming Nancy Hieber First Homecoming Queen Battle Creek celebrated its first homecoming last Thursday afternoon. Although, rain and a wet field forced the football game to be played at Newell and threatening clouds hung overhead durin; parade and crowning of the queen spirit and enthusiasm of participants and onlookers was The celebration got underway when a parade including the band and floats from all the grade- and other local organizations -wound its way through the downtown Crowning Of Queen The parade was halted at the Annie Laurie park, and the Homecoming Queen was crowned. Three senior girls were canai- dates for the royalty, ner was- selected by (Continued on paje 8) the Dr.

G- S. Millice, the parade Marshal, places the crown on the Queen of Battle Creek's first homecoming at ceremonies in the Annie iLaurifi lasl Nancy Hieber was selected queen by the he football football team. School Superintendent M. B. Leavengood is at thenar right..