Harold. Klisart................................Klisart Cash Market

George Pederson...............................Cole Blacksmith    Shop

Philip Lansing................................buyer for Union    Produce

Walter Witt...................................livestock buyer

1946

A carnival, sponsored by the Legion Auxiliary, realized a profit of $155. The money will be used to benefit disabled veterans in Iowa hospitals.

The municipal election was a lively affair this year with ten candidates vying for the council seats. The newly elected selectmen were: Lloyd Sampson, Elmer Rosa, Richard Becker, Lester Hexom and M. E. Vyverberg. W. E. Cornell was elected assessor and Art Andresen retained as treasurer. Mayor Strand, who had refused to stand for re-election, received 83 write in votes. He declined to accept the honor. The new city fathers appointed Wm. H. Holtey to the office. The new mayor hired Joe Kipp for the marshal, water and street commissioner and sewer superintendent positions.

Thirty eight WWII veterans joined the local legion post in a county-wide mass initiation ceremony.

The O. H. S. vocal contestants were awarded three superior and two excellent ratings in musical competition held at Cresco. The Girls Glee Club received a first place rating in a contest at Independence.

Peter Barthelme, commander of the local legion post, announced that this organization will assist discharged veterans in applying for terminal leave remuneration.

The town's financial report lists receipts of $8629 and expenses of $9270 during the past fiscal year. The taxable value of real property within the municipality is put at $487,135; money and credits of local taxpayers total $381,128.

The graduates of the local schools this year were: from O.H.S.—Norma Jean Schroeder, Patricia Lewis, Norma Anderson, Marjorie Limbeck, Shirley Bernatz, Betty Koch, Lois Ann Larson, Irene Torresdal, Leslie Torkelson, John Bohr, Robert Oyloe and Lester Torresdal; from De Sales—Elsie Hemesath, Patricia Murphy, Lucille Geling, Marie Bohr, Pearl Timp, Rosemary Timp and Helen Rosenbaum.

Klisarts General Store held a first anniversary sale. Among the featured bargains were: jello—8¢; coffee—29¢ a lb.; Wheaties—10¢; and cheese—79¢ for two pounds.

The teaching staff at the public school had several new faces in the fall of 1946. They included: A. N. Rogers, superintendent; Louis Culman; William Carran; Catherine Power; Jacqueline Brown; and holdovers, Emma Bothel and Loretto McGary.

Bill Holtey resigned from the office of mayor. He will move his household to Phoenix, Arizona. The council appointed Joseph Funke as his successor.

The Commercial Club's annual free movie for children drew a crowd of four hundred and fifty youngsters. They consumed 438 bags of popcorn.

A free peanuts day at Cahill's Market resulted in the consumption of several hundred pounds of goobers. The floor was ankle-deep in hulls around the baskets.

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