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Globe-Gazette from Mason City, Iowa • Page 5

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Globe-Gazettei
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Mason City, Iowa
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HUM CHy, DtC. 29, W5 Start Holiday Lodge construction rr.tr A T. A VT CLEAR has begun on the new $450,000 Holiday Motor Lodge, to be completed during 1966. The motel will adjoin the Holiday Lounge on Highway 18 at the east edge of Clear Lake. Work is progressing on the storm drainage and parking lot drainage system.

During construction of the drainage systems, an under- ground waterway was encountered, which will require de- watering before construction of footings can proceed. The Beck Excavating Company is proceeding with well-pointing and it is hoped that de-watering will be sufficient so construction can begin April 1. Revised footing plans are being prepared by Tom Waggoner, architect. When plans are available, construction will begin by Pelersen Construction general contractor; Dewey Electric; Ray E. Pauley, air conditioning, and Payne Plumbing and Heating.

The four-story, i57-unit motel is being built by Holiday Enterprises, controlled by area businessmen. The motel will in- JOHN GRELL John Grell dies; Rites are Friday CLEAR C. Grcll, 88, 218 6th Ave. died at a local nursing home Wednesday morning after an illness of one year. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m.

Friday at the Ward Funeral Home, with the Rev. Richard EUingson of Zion Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Clear Lake Cemetery. John Carl Grcll was born Nov. 27, 1877, at Joliet, 111., the son of Carl and Amelia (Schultz) Grell.

As a young man, he moved with his family to the St. John's vicinity, northwest of Ventura. was married Sept. 5, 1900, to Maude Thomas at Ventura. They farmed near Ventura until moving to Clear Lake to their present home in 1940.

Mr. Grcll worked for the city of Clear Lake, as a weed commissioner until 1957. Survivors include his wife, one son, Carl, Fountain, five daughters, Mrs. Edwin (Nettie) Zook, Mrs. Mclvin (Ruby) Barlow and Mrs.

Miles (Alice) Borton, all of Clear Lake; Mrs. Virgil (Mildred) Caffrey, Mclntyre, and Mrs. (Corabelle) Spurrier, Iowa City; 19 grandchildren and 30 great- grandchildren. They reared two grandchildren in their home, Mrs. Leo Miller, Fort Madison, and Robert Johnson, Iowa City.

Also surviving are four brothers, Herman, Adolph and Ernest, all of Mason City, and Ferd, Garner; and one sister, Mrs. Emil Krause, Garner. He was preceded in death by one son, Walter, last February; a sister, Mrs. Herman Jass, and brother, Charles. Joice auxiliary cited for work in campaign JOICE The Myhre-Elliolt American Legion Auxiliary has received a certificate of appreciation from the United States Committee for UNICEF.

It expresses the gratitude of the United Nations Children's Fund for generous support of its work through the Trick or Treat Halloween program. "Children in need in more than .100 countries in all parts of the world will benefit from your contribution," the citation reads. It is signed by Mrs. Guido Pantaleoni, president of the U. S.

Committee for UNICEF. The Jioce Auxiliary has spon sored the Halloween program the past eight years Eighty local children partici pated this year. Algona girl is among top 12 Wesleyan seniors 'Britt Whitte more, daughter of Mr. and Mrs James Whittemore, Algona, ha. been named one of the 12 Mos Distinguished Seniors Iowa Wesleyan College and will included in the "Who's Whc Among Students in American Universities and Colleges" fo the 1965-66 academic year.

Each of the nominees will re ccive a certificate of rccogni lion from the publications, whic will be presented by the college Miss Whittemore is a graduate of Algona Communil High School. She is active i the Phi Beta Phi sorority, A pha Psi Omega, an honorar dramatics fraternity, as well a the Panhcllenic council. She was selected as the ou standing freshman woman sci crnl years ago. She will be grac uated this spring from Wcslcya in Ml. Pleasant.

Spilman rites set for Friday CLEAR scrv- ces for Harry Spilman, 85, will Friday at 2 p.m. in the Ward uneral Home, with the Rev. rthur Krcbs, pastor of the ongrcgational Church, official- ng. Burial will be in Clear ake Cemetery. Mr.

Spilman died Tuesday lorning in a Mason City hos- ital where he had been a pa- ent for weeks. He was the oldest settler in nion Township, having lived that vicinity all his life as a armer and cattle feeder. Harry Spilman was born Nov. 1, 1880, southwest of Clear ake, a son of Daniel and Thea Anderson) Spilman. He was larried March 9, 1910, to Ada CLEAR is pro- grossing at remodeling the former Silver Boot Roller Rink on Highway 107 into a factory for the new Clear Lake Industries plant.

The firm, formerly Ventura Industries, was purchased in HARRY SPILMAN Oldest settler elude a swimming pool, coffee shop, interior corridors and elevators, with three large suites available for special meetings. Construction also will include changing the front entrance to the Holiday Lounge Restaurant lo the west side. The Holiday Lounge was started in 1957 by Hasapopoulos brothers, Pete, Sam, and Ted, and George Hasso. Since then they have added the Fiesta, Ami and Celebrity rooms, making a seating capacity of 450. The corporation was formed in November 1SMJ4.

Directors are Ihc four brothers, A. W. ScliuHz, Clear Lake; Frank Zrostlik, Garner; William Pappas and Robert Sawyer, Mason Cily, and Mr. and Mrs. E.

A. Frank, Mason City, associate directors. I A New manufacturing plant nearly ready for business Clifton's Year-End Low Low Prices October by Ron Erdimm, Forest City, president, and L. W. Lich- tenbcrger, Mason City, vice president, and moved to (lie new location.

The firm will be manufacturing aluminum door and window units for the travel trailer and News about Clear Lake Phi Sigma Alpha Sorority met for a Christmas party and gift exchange Tuesday evening in the home of Mrs. H. T. Christensen. Conlributions $5 were given to the Salvation Army and the Civic League.

and kitchen help. Coffee Shop. Mrs. C. C.

Clark. rozier. They farmed until 1929 'hen they moved to Clear Lake, 1931 they returned to the arm. Mrs. Spilman died Oct.

1936. Oct. 2, 1942, he was married Anna (Katz.) Spilman. He is urvived by his wife, Anna; two aughters, Mrs. Roberl (Irene) ichols and Mrs.

Roy (Luceal) colt, both of Clear Lake; three Loyd A. Spilman, Icar Lake; Mrs. Vcrn (Marin) Barlow, Mason City, and Irs. Shirley (Elsie) Coe, Vcn- ura. He is also survived by two rothers, Dan Spilman, Clear ake, and Tom Spilman, Mason ily; Ihree sisters, Mrs.

Earl Annie) Easlman, Clear Lake; Irs. Chesler (Kate) Johnson, )uprce, S.D., and Mrs. Clare Lillie) Holmes, Nora Springs, 8 grandchildren and 15 greal- randchildren. Pallbearers selected are all ephews, Dale Spilman, Orval Spilman, Max ugh, Donald Easlman and )uane Holmes. The organist nd soloist will be Mrs.

Henry 'olslad and Mrs. Donald Gor- nson. Flowers will be arranged Mrs. Erncsl Buss and Mrs. laurice Miles.

The family suggcslcd any icmorials be given to Ihe Con- rcgational Church building Iowa State to conduct institute AMES Iowa State Univcr- ity's department of English and pecch has been selected to con- ucl an NDEA (Nalional De- cnse Education Act) Institule or Advanced Study in English uring the summer of The inslitute, directed by Rkh- rd Herrnstadt, professor of English, will provide graduale ludy for leachers from kinder- artcn through 12th grade. Forty eachcrs will participale. The institute will emphasize organization of in- Iruction in language, lileralure md composilion, and will use a ubject-maller approach. Teachers invited lo atlend the nstitute will be distributed over ill the grades. A fixed percentage of leachers will be invilcd rom outside Ihc state in order hat the exchange of ideas may nvolve more than one area, universily will welcome applications from elementary coordinators and language arls supervisors.

Past academic achievemenl of eachers will be a major factor selection of participants in the nstilule. Each teacher will receive $75 a week plus $15 for each dependent. ISU's department of English and speech conducted an NDEA nstilule last summer for advanced study by high school English teachers. Next summer's instiute will be one of 125 NDEA study programs conducted throughout the United States. Requests for information and applications may be made lo Prof.

Richard Herrnsladl, di- rcclor, NDEA Institute for Advanced Study in English, 233 Pearson Hall, Iowa Stale Uni- vcrsily, Ames. Nicely dec. furn. 4 rm. apt.

FL 7-4346 or FL Mr. and Mrs. John Calhoun and son, Jay, Rapid Cily, S.D., arrived Wednesday to visit until New Year's Day wilh his brolher, Dr. Richard Calhoun, and Mrs. Calhoun and sons.

The John Calhouns have been visiting their son, John, Iowa City. Grethen House semi-annual Clearance Sale starts Thursday. Farmers Elevator and Farmers Lumber will be closed Jan. 3 for Dennis Low man, a student at Long Beach Stale, lefl Tuesday for Long Beach, afler spending Christmas vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.

Hyle Lowman. For Rent: Furn. apt. close in, 113 North Shore Drive. Mrs.

C. H. Scars. FL Lowe Bros. Mellotone, colors only, half price at Grethen House semi-annual Clearance Sale starts Thursday.

Twenty-five attended a potluck dinner and post-Christmas party of Do Your Bit Club Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Robert Glanville. Husbands were guests. Mrs. Albert Huber will be hostess Jan.

11. Baby sitter wanted in my home. Call FL 7-4698 afler 5. New Year's Eve party, V.F. W.

Club. Thada's Thumpers, 9 p.m. lo 1 a.m. Hals, horns, fun for R. Anderson to new post with telephone firm ALGONA Ray W.

(Swede) Anderson, Algona, has been pro moled to service supervisor for Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. here, according lo an. an nouncemcnl by John L. Claude, manager. Anderson replaces H.

B. Hicks, who is on a leave of absence. Anderson, a nalivc of DCS Moines, graduated from East High School and joined the lelc- phone company there in 1925 He worked on mainlenance anc inslallalion assignmenls in Moines, Mason Cily and Webslei Cily before coming to Algona 35 an inslaller-rcpairman in 1935 In 1952, he was named equip mentmari, the post he eaves. A member of the Methodis Church, Mr. Anderson is also aclive in Ihe Prudence Masonic Lodge.

He and his wife, Mavis, have two children and eight grand children. One son, Jerry, lives in Algona, and the other, Roger lives in Lexington, Neb. Wool marketing deadline Friday GARNER Hancock Counlj ASCS officials are remindin wool producers lhat the 196 marketing year under the woo program ends on Friday. Pro diiccrs arc urged to make ccr tain lhat all details of the 196 sales are completed by that to be eligible for payments i 1966. BUCKHORN Speciol Lager Beer! LINDY GARLOCK Engagement of Miss Garlock is announced CLEAR and Mrs.

lerb Garlock, Route 3, announce lie engagement of their claugh- er, Lindy, lo Larry R. Mix, on of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mix, 817 9th Avc. S.

Miss Garlock, a 1964 graduate of Ventura is a student at Mason City Junior College, and part time employe at Easter's Super Value. Mr. Mix, a 1963 graduate of Clear Lake High School, allend- Mason City Junior Col- egc, and is a student at Man- calo Stale College, Mankato, Hinn. No dale has been set for he wedding. Clear Lake calendar THURSDAY Rotary Club, Halford's Cafe, noon.

Youth banquet, Zion Lutheran 6 p.m. Royal Neighbors of America OOF Hall, 6:30 p.m. Mission school set at Alexander School of Missions at the Community (Icthodist Church, Alexander vill slart Sunday at 7:30 p. I will conlinue each Sunday night during January. The sludy vill be of Ihe New Testament )0ok of Acls.

On Jan. 23, Ihc lev. 0. E. Blanks will be on land to tell of his work at the ilission in the Valley at Fori Dodge.

Lodge iiobilc home industries. Erdman laid the firm expects lo be in business some time in January. Wiring is being installed and )ins for materials arc being mill. The new facilities arc hrcc limes larger than the Vcn- building. Jim Nielsen, formerly of For- Cily, will be the manager, le has been with Winncbago Industries.

Nielsen said he has lad a "tremendous number of applications." There will be 12 imploycs to start, he said, and additional hiring will depend on ales. Nielsen said about 80 per cent of the workers will be women. 'It's rather surprising, but wom- arc better workers. They arc veil suited to this type of work, vhich requires precision in as- icmbling small parts. Men will be employed in the cutting area," said Nielsen.

Hiring will be done according to skill em a icrsonal basis. Sales will be handled by manu- "aclurcrs" representatives lo begin with, said Erdman. Rebekah, IOOF installation set for Monday CLEAR a meeting! of Tina Rebekah Lodge Tuesday' evening, announcement a made that 36 baskets of fruit were delivered at Christmas lime to sick, shut-in and members past 80 years old. A joint installation with new officers of the IOOF Lodge will be Monday at 8 p.m., open to the public. Mrs.

Fred Fankell, Mrs. L. E. Jacobson and Mabel Robertson were named to the auditing committee. A $5 contri- bulion was given lo American Field Service." Chicago children return to visit Joice families of Ihc cighl children who visiled Joicc last July through flic Friendly Town program of the Chicago City iYIis- sibnary Society, returned Monday to sppnd a week in the same notnes where they' wore guests last summer.

They arc part of the several lumdrcd children who came to Iowa in the program last July, sponsored by local churches. The children returning lo Joicc are Stcphan and Eleanor liaison, brother and sister, from Chicago. Stcphan is staying at the Max Brone.s home and Eleanor at the Oscar Oslmo home, Ihrough the courtesies of their hosts. Mr. Broncs met (he children at Waterloo Monday afternoon.

Christmas checks deserve more than casual spending. Invest them yourself with really fine jewelry that will be a permanent reminder of the thoughtfulncss your giver. Our selection of quality pieces will excite your interest. Stop in soon and do bring your Christmas check! MEMBER AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY CERTIFIED GEMOLOGIST PATTERSON EWE Lit Clear Lake GIGANTIC SALE Tender Taste Beef U.S.D.A. Choice SIRLOIN STEAK IB.

89 Tender Taste Beef U.S.D.A. Choice Center Cut CHUGK STEAK Tender Taste Beef Fresh Kraft Longhorn T-Bone Steak. 99 Cheese 69' Tender Taste Beef Boneless Kraft Open Eye Round Steak 89 Swiss Cheese 79' Tender Taste Beef U.S.D.A. Choice Standing RIB ROAST Tender Taste Beef U.S.D.A. Choice Center Cut Tender Taste Beef U.S.D.A.

Choice Center Cut TOMATO JUICE Pleosmor POTATO CHIPS 7-UP I'lns Deposit Premium Grain Belt Beer With Beans Chef Boy-Ar-Dee $1.59 Cheese Philadelphia 2 i5oz. one pkgs. Hormel Chili 15ti "29 Cream Cheese P8k "23 Folger's Mountain Grown With $5.00 Order or More Pleasmor Saltine Four Assorted Flavors SHASTA Crackers 2 12. 49 Drinks Lipton Onion PP Chef Pk3 39 Mixed Nuts. btls.

Soup Mix unif OZ. tin 59 Golden Ripe Chiquita BANANAS lb. 10 a i ittons CLIFTON'S WILL BE CLOSED 5 P.M. Friday, December 31 Saturday, January 1, 1966 OPEN SUNDAY 9 TO 6 These Prices Good Through Friday. We Reserve The Right To Limit Quantities..

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