Ida County IAGenWeb
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Ida County IAGenWeb |
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News Articles 1926 - 1981 |
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NEWS ACCOUNTS of People, Places, Happenings P 8-25-1926 Robert Johnson, (Barney) Architect, Chicago. P 9-28-1926 Vera & Vivian Collett teach school, RE 10-6-1926 Start column Old Hawky Humble Hunches (Carl Brown) P 10-10-1926 Simon Clothing contest to find their oldest suit, Ernest Andresen & Cliff Conover had suits from 1902, prize: a new suit. P 10-27-1926 Park Hotel. .15 rooms, 18 beds, 2 bath, heater most rooms, city heat, when full send people to approved homes nearby. P 12-15-1926 Joy Pierce Bridger, Iowa Counties poem. RE 1-26-1927 Lester Aduddell, Cemetery caretaker. RE 2-9-1927 Julius Rohwer, retire after 40 years. RE 2-23-1927 W. A. Beaver gave to historical society, cup made of coconut shell
made by G. W. McWilliams, used at RE 3-2-1927 Florence Rauch start at Pioneer, replace Mary Jane Saunders (to nurse school) RE 3-9-1927 Red Norvo, guest of George Dayton (pharmacist at Clark’s) family Saturday and Sunday 17, one of 2 best xylophone players on Orpheum & Vaudeville circuit, chum of Bob Dayton in Beardstown. RE 4-20-1927 List Civil War veterans. PR 8-4-1927 Percy Lainson (nephew of Fred), PR 8-11-1927 Mrs. Reed, librarian. PR 8-22-1927 John Moist, brother-in-law Carl F. Brown. PR 9-1-1927 Russel Flory, PR 9-??-1927 Rev. Frank E. Day retire, 190-94, Ida Grove, 44 years. PR 9-??-1927 Robert & Fred Schiller financial
interest Robbins Bros. Circus, PR 9-22-1927 Duke Bennett, Edgertown beach hotel orchestra, had lunch with Jack Dempsey, band tuba player, full-blood Sioux, Dempsey sparring partner. PR 9-29-1927 Build new clubhouse, 22 x 78, NE present #6 green PR 9-??-1927 Pete’s put in 2 tn. icebox. PR 10-6-1927 Abdominal trouble for 5-year old, found 1¢, 1 button, 2 radio burrs,
33 plums, cherry watermelon seeds. PR 10-??-1927 Fugsley orchard, Woodbine. PR 11-7-1927 Stimbert install gas pump. PR 11-17-1927 Art. Brown’s boys. PR 12-22-1927 Wolverines,
Robert Tripp, Robert Dayton, Alden Swanke, Floyd Lahr, Carl Anderson, Gene Vohs, Arthur. PR 2-2-1928 Faye
Sacquety, PR 2-23-1928 How Battle Hill named. PR 3-??-1928 List bachelors PR 4-??-1928 I. G. hamburger shop open,
sold over 600 sandwiches after 3:30 P. M. PR 4-19-1928 Rev. J. B. Adkin, Society
of Friends. PR 4-??-1928 Frank Clarkson writes. PR 5-3-1928 Leaves column. .bird
splashed all water out birdbath & used mud for nest. PR 5-31-1928 Put handrail middle
courthouse steps. PR 10-4-1928 T.
J. Houlihan bought Clarkson house from Belle
Hanson, Mrs. Wm. Ferguson & son occupy. PR 3-14-1929 O. B. Smith daughter Mrs.
J. W. Adam, 87, died. PR 4-18-1929 Lon
Chapin wrote book, “ PR 6-27-1929 50,000
gal. clear pure water, temp. 63-68° F., daily to pool from ice plant. PR 8-22-1929 Tom Mix & horse visit PR 9-19-1929 Grave of Sacajawea. PR 9-26-1929 Movie
of Miehle Press, Chicago, taken of Pioneer Record’s Miehle Press in action in 1928. PR 10-27-1929 Body of Merle Hay moved to
Glidden Memorial. PR 11-21-1929 Ida Smith boulder unveiled. PR 12-26-1929 Letter, Old Ida Grove to
New Ida Grove, trip 1855, PR 2-6-1930 Man shot rabbit, put in bag
on ground, rabbit came to, kicked trigger on gun. PR 3-6-1930 Letter from Bert Turpin,
aunt’s story Old Ida Grove. PR 3-13-1930 Acct. naming of Odebolt
1865-1875 PR 3-27-1930 Dr. Brookhart move to
Quimby St. PR 4-10-1930 C.C.
Crawford put steel roof on Opera House, property Yousling Bros. PR 4-17-1930 Cemetery bought 18 x 24
tent, 7’ walls. PR 5-8-1930 Census: Ida Grove: 2,198 PR 5-15-1930 A. O. Rasmussen, well
driller here to Titonic PR 5-29-1930 Master barbers Ida County
Chapter Org. at Crom’s (25 Masters & Journeymen) PR 5-??-1930 Whistle stuck on train for
1 hour before steam lowered enough to shut it off. PR 6-5-1930 Andy McKown’s milk cow
caught on track, he made train stop till wrecker got cow off. PR 7-24-1930 Lester Mohr, PR 7-10-1930 Jack & Bob Schiller
sold their circus, with Robbins Bros. PR 7-31-1930 Drinking fountain at
Wolff’s PR 8-7-1930 Four PR 8-28-1930 Harry Conard retired, 18
years rural mail carrier. PR 9-11-1930 Pete Besore painted front
of store gold & blue. PR 10-2-1930 Festina built by John
Gartner, grandfather of Wm. Sacquety. PR 10-23-1930 Lon Chapin here visiting. PR 1-8-1931 Schleswig
bank vote annual dividend 4%, bank paid 102% to stockholders since 1919. 12,500
voted into surplus, make $50,000.00 in funds, capital $75,000.00. PR 4-2-1931 Pic. C. A. L. Jensen. PR 12-31-1931 PR 1-28-1932 Former
Anderson Lipton bank open, now Ida County State Bank, paid $6,500.00 President
Fred Jones, Vice-President Frank Stewart, Cashier Lynn Overholtzer, Directors Fred Jones,
R. M. Crane, C. O’Brecht, Frank Stewart, L. Overholtzer, Ed Skogland, Wm.
O’Brien. PR 1-14-1932 Men shoveled snow off
street 1½ days, business district. PR 1-21-1932 Mailman
go on main road as far as can, man had 3 horses in relay, trained to jump fences in deep
snow. PR 1-28-1932 Art. Chas. Macomber. PR 2-11-1932 Ida County State Bank open,
first deposit, Stanley Mead. PR 2-18-1932 On
way to fire at Union bldg., fireman thrown off
truck into snowbank when rounding corner, ok but couldn’t find teeth, searched, found
later at home on dresser. PR 2-25-1932 Man in midst chickens in
incubator when lights went out, other guy got flashlight. PR 4-6-1932 W.
J. Smith, PR 4-??-1932 Sign
on gravestone in PR 5-19-1932 Tom
Parks, sign contract built King Theater Tuesday, fire
Thursday, 3 day exam as to cause, some combustion in rear of building. PR 5-??-1932 Use leftover license plates
to shade plants in garden. PR 5-26-1932 Lake
on map, 1804, PR 6-2-1932 Besore Grocery had sale,
used 21 clerks. PR 6-9-1932 Frost 6-13. PR 6-23-1932 Stamps 3¢; postcard 1¢. PR 6-30-1932 Cow’s
legs chained together because she kicked, flies bad, she kicked while being milked, caught
her legs in man’s overall front, both fell, guy under cow, trying to get out from
under. PR 7-6-1932 Sacquety garage at 2nd
& PR 8-3-1932 Dr. Houlihan, dentist here. PR 8-11-1932 John Makis, shop behind
Boslaugh Barbershop. PR 8-??-1932 Life in CCC camp PR 8-??-1932 Canning bee for needy (227
qts.) PR 9-??-1932 District phone meeting at
Hotel Baxter, pic. PR 11-17-1932 James
Park building King Theater, brother of Tom Park who built schoolhouse, Belle Plaine. PR 12-1-1932 Leggate Beauty Shop, spiral
& crocquinole perms, hair dye. PR 12-??-1932 Dr. Bookhart, OWI, PR 3-30-1933 PR 4-??-1933 W. J. Scott, couldn’t
get in to ring fire bell for fire so climbed roof, rang clapper by hand. PR 4-6-1933 Organize Girl Scouts, 28
girls, golden eagle, wing patriots, TNT, bullfrog, grasshopper. PR 5-25-1933 Chas. Horn establish 1922, PR 5-??-1933 Pool modernized 1928 PR 7-20-1933 Milk
dealers. . .A. A. McKown, F. L. Russell, J. H. Broshius, Ray Dutler, W. F. Perry, H. M.
Jacobsen, A. W. Coil & son, I. G. Dairy, Albert Russell. PR 7-27-1933 Albert McKay raise 10
possums (mother dead) on bananas, sweet corn and potatoes. PR 7-??-1933 David Todd here 55 years,
paint 1st PR 8-??-1933 Produce.
. .Suiter, Armor, Shorrett, Dewey Menter, Shearer, PR 8-10-1933 Life CCC camp. PR 8-??-1933 Mid-Continent: H. H. Speth;
Standard: J. T. Prior; White Eagle: Fred Jensen. PR 12-7-1933 Civil
Works Administration 25 men prepare PR 12-??-1933 Start work sewer plant, NW
corner McKown pasture. PR 12-21-1933 Baxter Hotel signs, neon,
12’ x 4’ wide; yellow, blue and black. PR 12-??-1933 C.
J. Wohlenberg to court, failure to pay stock assessment $30,000.00 Holstein Savings Bank. PR 1-??-1934 Chairman
O. J. Rohwer (NRA) 235 men to work for $15.00/week, 30 hours, re-level high school
football field, park. PR 1-??-1934 Talk of making ice pond,
said soil too light and no clay, water seep out. PR 3-8-1934 Pic.
Fire destroyed 3 buildings: Crawford feed-mill, old Central roller mill, Shearer Produce,
1st floor, James Morris, vet, owned by Wm. Smith, built 1894; flour & feed
business, Lee Grant mg. 1914; C. S. Pottiger & D. H. Nellis, 1926, Crawford bought and
remodel equip removed, basement flour mill. PR 4-5-1934 Sales tax: 2%. PR 4-??-1934 Pic. Curry triplets. . . .
. PR 5-3-1934 Accident:
Leth, 2 Smith, Fair girls killed, Audrey Baxter only survivor, between sec. 21 & 22,
½ mile south of PR 5-3-1934 Ice
cream. . . . .Krick, Robert Trimble, Cameron, Arrasmith, Koons, J. F. Campbell, Elite
café, Skogland. PR 5-10-1934 State
look for place for liquor store, 4 vacant, Blue Moon (von Dohren), Sweet Shop, 1st
Trust Bank, Sauer Hardware. PR 5-??-1934 East end swimming pool,
boulder, 1 spruce tree, iris hedge. PR 12-13-1934 Skating on swimming pool. PR 1-3-1935 Ida
school 1871-1881 block across street from present Tim O’Connor house (1 block north,
little west Catholic Church) used after Dewey build 1898, sold off. Belfry on road to
Galva 4½ mi. NW IG picture. PR 1-24-1935 Stanley
Meads adopt 7½ year old Billy, adopt sister PR 3-31-1935 PR 6-20-1935 Dr.
E. Parker book “One More Bend” 11-28-35,
poem. PR 6-27-1935 M. A. Jensen, night watch,
Chas. Rogge died. PR 7-4-1935 History Ida Grove school. PR 7-11-1935 Barbara Krick, appear Welk
program WNAX radio. PR 1-9-1936 List Auld Lang Syne
contributors. PR 1-23-1936 Subscription contest H. E.
Trinkel, mg. PR 1-30-1936 Bad blizzard, snowbound. PR 2-20-1936 School closed this week;
cold, snow, lack of coal, open 2-24. PR ?-??-1936 Picture, line for coal West
Quimby to PR 5-14-1936 Build small house at dump
for M. Hoy to live in. PR 7-30-1936 Paving Highway 20. PR 8-20-1936 PR 10-1-1936 Lutheran
Church, 10-15 dedication; 10-22 first baptism, Loren, son of Frank Neumayer; 12-31 first
funeral for Mrs. Jim Stephen. PR 10-8-1936 Pic. Pastor and history of
Lutheran. PR 12-24-1936 First carload newsprint for
Pioneer Record. PR 12-31-1936 Picture, Hollander and
Rock, PR 1-21-1937 1883
Scotch festival. .W. C. T. U. Hall, Wm. Opera, Odebolt, PR 1-28-1937 Pic, art. Turner Hall, PR 2-11-1937 Geo. Sweet left $100,000.00
to wife PR 2-25-1937 Campbell
add apt 2nd floor, block 2 lot 22 north, kitchen 10 x 10; bedroom 11 x 15 north
side; 10 x 6 closet, west; 14 x 14, living room, east & windows. PR 3-4-1937 PR 3-11-1937 New
PR 3-25-1937 Arthur,
5 popcorn cribs demolished, 1927, 5 cribs and cement storage tank, 1919 18 x 30 first
office. Plant shut down after 1931 fire. PR 4-29-1937 9
ladies invited to party, asked to bring a pumpkin, each brought small one, found they were
expected to sit on it at party. PR 6-3-1937 Badger Creek highest since
1915 PR 7-8-1937 Sherman Yates, died,
Superintendent of Ida Grove, 1889, Principal 1888. PR 7-15-1937 Maud Saunders moved from
Mrs. Ellis to E. R. Babcock home, 506 PR 7-29-1937 Paving #59 and #20. PR 8-??-1937 Road
through Purcell property into OH at across frog pond, 332’ bridge to present road
past Purcell & divide. PR 8-26-1937 Fannie Yousling, chg.
Restroom, Hecht ill, died Sept. PR 9-2-1937 Lizzie Leet died, in first
class to graduate I. G. school. PR 1-13-1938 M. R. Croms grant Block 3
lot8 in Wm. Addition to city for park. PR 1-20-1938 PR 3-3-1938 Dr.
J. A. Nye office, vestibule 8 x 8, waiting room 10 x 12, operating room 10 x 11, other
operating room 8 x 9; business office 11 x 14, x-ray room & closet. PR 4-14-1938 Blizzard 4-6. PR 6-9-1938 Creamery
blow whistle 7:00 A. M. 12:00
P. M. 1:00 P. M. 6:00 P. M. PR 6-29-1938 Joe Delutri new foreman
railroad. PR 7-14-1938 Moss rose on T. S. Snell
corner (NE corner PR 8-4-1938 Seat between 2 trees, C. C.
Perry (put in by Shade PR 8-18). PR 8-11-1938 Remodel Schleswig Bank move
to Town Hall 9-1. (art 12-29) PR 8-??-1938 Picture
route #35 through Ida Grove. .From east at Bertha Haddock farm (page_ curve almost due
north on North side Odebolt Creek, reach Mary Hall land, bend to NW north of golf course,
cross Maryland Ave. lot south Hugh Nicol home on Washington, skirt south side Babcock home
into Ohio St. PR 8-18-1938 Pic. new school bus. PR 9-22-1938 Steeple off PR 10-27-1938 Pic.
. .grade Purcell hill and channel change Maple, used fill frog pond. .new bridge build 150
yds. downstream from King’s Mill. PR 11-10-1938 Road graded junction
Catholic cemetery to PR 11-4-1938 Post Office get tear-gas
thrower to thwart safe-crackers. PR 11-25-1938 Gustav
Ludwig, son Carl Ludwig 12, mother died (Marie Graverson, sister) took him to raise and
kept, court case, Graversons won. PR 1-19-1939 Ralph,
12 & Walter, 10 Farquhar named their pigs after their girlfriends. “Inez”
got bone in throat and died. .on way to bury a neighbor told them they had a new baby
brother. .Ralph said “To dickens with baby brother, Walter’s pig is dead.” PR 2-16-1939 Sac
City Opera House fire
1883-1939. PR 3-16-1939 Pic. . .Corwin #3 4½ mi.
NW Ida Grove. PR 4-13-1939 Pic. . .new PR 6-8-1939 Pic. .ded Post Office. PR 6-??-1939 Art. veteran every week. PR 8-3-1939 Paving done Ida Grove to
Arthur, 9 mi. Booth & Olsen. PR 9-14-1939 Seen in restaurant, woman
rinse teeth in glass and then drink the water. PR 9-28-1939 Hiram
Wheeler 1865-1939, orig. owner Adams’ Ranch. PR 8-24-1939 Father
told grandson how to catch a bird by putting salt on its tail, Grandson took tsp. salt and
came back with a bird. PR 12-28-1939 Lester Mohr paroled, killed
mother in 1930 at PR 1-4-1940 Auntie Nicol room furnished
at hospital. PR 1-11-1940 Commercial club put sign
Ida Grove over highway. PR 8-1-1940 Flood, 7” rain. PR 8-??-1940 Explosion
Arthur killed Jane Lindsay, fumes from storage tank used years ago for light system,
exploded. PR 8-8-1940 Gas tank in yard near Moore
Funeral Home, 175 gal. gas. PR 9-2-1940 Teachers. PR 9-9-1940 Henry Thielman, 94, died;
founder original PR 12-26-1940 X-mas
picture Halloran motor, Merril Porter, Ivan Bilderbeck, Joe Shield, Florence Farmer, Wes
Cramer, J. Ehler, Chas. Larson. PR 4-3-1941 Leroy Conard work Kearneys. PR 4-10-1941 J. A. Babb bought Battle
Creek Times. PR 5-1-1941 Sale Elmer Somer’s
goods, vacant lot beside Tharp’s. PR 6-5-1941 H. W. Godberson here, live
Frank Clarkson house, Rohwer St. PR 6-??-1941 Elwood Heilman graduate
from medical school. PR 7-3-1941 Sterling mattress factory,
Arthur (old cotton into innersprings.) PR 7-??-1941 Start horse show at I. G.
Fair, Westside help start. PR 8-24-1941 King Theater hire 3-piece
orchestra. PR 9-4-1941 Hallam house vacant several
years. PR 11-27-1941 Battle Hill ded (dead,
deed?). PR 2-26-1942 Fire, Conard’s Café,
electric wire over nail and coat on nail. PR 6-23-1942 Law raid 14 places, Galva,
Holstein and PR 6-25-1942 Charlotte
Witters Fobes, first Postmaster handle mail stage, mail route here, father Alonzo build
schoolhouse, here 1872. PR 7-2-1942 Pic. PR 9-10-1942 Arthur Marston, Collins,
licensed minister, social science teacher, Ida Grove PR 9-??-1942 Canopy Grand Opera House
down 1942. PR 10-1-1942 For 25 lbs. scrap, free
ticket to King Theater on Saturday. PR 10-15-1942 Schools & stores
closed, collect 540 tns. and 225 tns. scrap. PR 10-??-1942 5¢
cup coffee, 2nd cup 5¢. PR 10-29-1942 Coffee ration 11-29, 1 lb.
every 5 weeks. PR 12-3-1942 Fred Krenk bought Conn
Ranch. PR 12-24-1942 Poem by Emma Ford Hewitt. .
.on Cameron lot, Honor Roll. PR 12-??-1942 Stanley
Meads adopt Bill, Father
killed accident, Mother died later. PR 2-11-1943 Ration food. PR 3-18-1943 Ration meat. PR 4-1-1943 W. B. Jeffries, clerk,
died, Fred Driver app. Clerk 4-23. PR 5-13-1943 Depot agent F. H. Baker,
retire, 22 years. PR 6-3-1943 Sanford McIntyre, cashier,
retire, 1918. PR 3-15-1944 Beaver silver horseshoes to
Historical Society. PR 4-20-1944 Ken Carney bought E. P.
Smith residence (old Hallam) and remodel into 1-story house. PR 7-20-1944 Chester Evans live PR 9-14-1944 Norma Noll book-keeper at
Pioneer Record. PR 9-21-1944 Ethel Smith, Deputy
Auditor. PR 10-12-1944 Mary Garner organized Hayes
Happy Farmerettes. PR 10-26-1944 652
sacks milkweed floss cured, 20¢ per sack, send to Mill Petorkey, MI, make life vests. PR 11-16-1944 Burroughs Conover home, 31
missions as bombardier. PR 1-2-1947 Bowling alley, tavern,
tenhultzen, fire at PR 1-30-1947 Peter’s Drug fire, PR 3-20-1947 Lee DeForest, invent audio
tube 40 years ago, father-in-law Alden Swanks. PR 4-10-1947 McIntosh office kept,
former PR 4-??-1947 Wyatt Station. PR 5-15-1947 Barn fire Robert
Gustafsons. PR 6-12-1947 Harold Mansfield take
aerial views Ida Grove PR 7-24-1947 Godberson-Smith do new
curb, 2nd to PR 8-7-1947 Legion to move log cabin to
park for Boy Scouts. PR 8-??-1947 Robert Tate, to Humboldt,
head coach. PR 8-??-1947 I.
G. doctors, Houlihan, Heilman, Dressler, Parker, Armstrong; PR 11-20-1947 Persis Babcock sale, things
stored at F. D. Babcock’s, bld. new gas station. PR 3-18-1948 Harry Nelson from Moorehead
farm to Neola; Milford Denham on. PR 4-8-1948 Charles Tenney start
auctioning 1930. PR 5-13-1948 Dr. Armstrong had cerebral
hemorrhage. PR 3-17-1949 Mrs. Glen Still start PR 3-24-1949 Anfinson,
Jeep, Kaiser-Frazer; Baxter Motor, Chevrolet; Halloran Motor, Ford; Hultgren Imp. Pontiac;
Boatman Imp. Cadillac & Oldsmobile; Tharp’s Chrysler & Plymouth. PR 4-7-1949 Mystery farm #1. PR 5-12-1949 New signal lights highway
59-175. PR 5-26-1949 Maylen Strong, died; Ed
Reinking, died; Virgil Wehner, driver, car accident, Cushing. PR 6-18-1949 Joe
Nepper, 3 children, worked Godbersen-Smith, sentenced 10 years in State Penitentiary,
burglary, 2-Fullerton, 1-Noble, nothing 1-Wilkins hdw; 1-Golden rule; 1-Penneys. PR 7-28-1949 PR 1-26-1950 Aunt Jemima, pancakes at
John’s Market, anniversary. PR 5-18-1950 Baxter Motors open body
shop. PR 6-29-1950 Lawrence Kuhls open dress
shop, Mapleton. PR 9-7-1950 17
stall stable, PR 9-14-1950 Russell Flory bought Battle
Creek Drug. PR 12-14-1950 L. E. Fobes, PR 1-18-1951 Clifford Ramstad, 58, PR 11-8-1951 Carney lockers slaughter in
country till 1943; 1949 at Carney Acres. PR 11-15-1951 Corwin school #9 sold, 32 x
34. PR 11-??-1951 Charles Rogge Implements
sell Oliver equipment. PR 1-2-1952 John Heilman accident. PR 1-??-1952 Hayes Haymakers 4-H Club
started. PR 1-10-1952 Betty Linke engaged to
coach Bud Vincent, Audubon. PR 3-13-1952 Milford Denham off
Moorehead farm. PR 3-20-1952 Auction off old fair
building. PR 4-9-1952 Maude Beaver, 80, still
alive. PR 4-24-1952 Ormond Kinning, to farm. PR 5-15-1952 Duane Harrington bought
Sweet Shop in PR 6-12-1952 3 PR 8-28-1952 PR 9-23-1952 First polio case, Mrs.
Alfred Miller, PR 10-2-1952 Lorraine Barthel, 3 years
phone; 5 years at bank. PR 11-20-1952 Picture Bresnahan-Clair
accident. PR 12-11-1952 Gloria Eng to GA, treatment
for polio. PR 1-1-1953 57
polio cases in 1952 PR 1-8-1953 John Rabe sale NW ¼
section 2 twp. 82-40 160 ac. 3 mi. north I. G. PR 1-30-1953 Fran Heffron, light case
polio. PR 8-27-1953 Roy Rehse to CA. PR 9-10-1953 Burroughs-Conover accident. PR 12-10-1953 Harold
Rabe, Ed Reinhold, Jack Daniels, Don Dillon, Andy Retsma, parts; John Aldag, machine
foreman, Hartley-Bickley. PR 3-5-1953 L. A. Sales house sold
(beside Courier). PR 7-16-1953 Roy Rehse house; block 16,
lot 6; 510 Moorehead. PR 3-10-1954 PR 8-5-1954 James Moorehead retire
1950, 45 years phone company. PR 8-26-1954 Only 7 rural schools
running. PR 2-9-1956 Arthur Schug sale, 2 lots,
75 x 160 PR 2-23-1956 Burroughs-Conovers to PR 8-30-1956 Comstock family here
5-18-56; section 19; 87-40. PR 2-14-1957 Hobart Anderson, retire, 33
years Post Office. PR 1-17-1957 PIC Senhen house burned,
7½ mi. south PR ?-??-1957 Leonard
Graham, PR 6-6-1957 Aura Petersen, retire, 28
years Penny’s, PR 8-15-1957 Admission King Theater,
adult 55¢; under 12 25¢. PR 1-16-1958 Ormond Kinning farm sale. PR 2-20-1958 ---30
Sunday. PR 6-26-1958 Clifford Ramstead, Court
Reporter. PR 1-22-1959 Carol Rasmussen, sell house
510 Court St. and move to farm. PR 2-5-1959 Smith barn (Schirmacher
farm), 48’ x 50’ high, burned. PR 2-12-1959 PIC Everett Still house
burned (former Harold Parkers). PR 2-12-1959 Annie Filcher (Mrs. Ed)
sold house, move Boone, PR 3-19-1959 Still Robert Stearns,
Assembly of God. PR 3-5-1959 Ivan Auen to Kessler farm,
Leroy Carstens to Willers, north I. G. PR 3-3-1960 Roger Rasmussen’s in PR 4-28-1960 Jimmy Dorsey band I. G.
Auditorium 5-4. PR 8-18-1960 Harry Paine; I. G.,
intoxicated. PR 8-25-1960 Sell Silentz house; Block
10, PR 12-15-1960 Mike Seney (Sehey?) 702 Air
Force band, PR 10-??-1960 Hussey flying. PR 2-??-1960 I. G. reminder, Rhule Bird,
504 Court PR 4-1-1961 Arthur and Ida Grove banks
merge. PR 3-23-1961 Ormond Kinning, PR 4-20-1961 Gaylen Miller, head coach,
here 1957. PR 4-20-1961 PEO
CB org, 4-17-1901. Anna
Moorehead, Bertha Wilcox, Margaret Johnson, Cora Loucks, Louisa Williams, Jessie Johnston,
Mrs. Katherine Clark. PR 8-31-1961 Arlene
Wonder started Pioneer (1995). PR 9-7-1961 Rev. Marston to PR 9-21-1961 C. A. Van Griethuysen,
license from PR 2-1-1962 Iva Wilkinson sold house
and to PR 1-31-1963 Carl Ruchti here, Hartley
parts. PR 4-4-1963 Soil conservation bought
pocket gopher machine (opens holes, put poison in). PR 5-16-1963 Put old cars in Odebolt
Creek near #8 green. PR 5-30-1963 O’Brien pool hall for
sale. PR 6-27-1963 ZIP
codes start at 7-1 51445. PR 6-??-1963 Dr. Samani at PR 8-1-1963 Richard Mondforts from PR 11-21-1963 17
bitternut hickory trees Moorehead park, only 1 PR 7-9-1964 Jacob Hughes sale 7-11. PR 7-30-1964 Ink
Spots at PR 8-6-1964 City manage airport. PR 8-??-1964 Carol Rasmussen retire. PR 10-7-1965 Allen Schroeder guilty. PR 10-14-1965 PR 1-13-1966 Leroy
Sass to PR 1-20-1966 Van Top, PR 8-25-1966 Rev. Lacquement leave
1957-1966. PR 3-7-1968 Cliff Lewellyn, PR 5-23-1968 Art, Pic. TO Ranch, NM. PR 7-18-1968 Larry, Tom, Grover Senhen
in guard, in CO. PR 9-6-1968 Art. King’s Mill. PR 12-5-1968 Lemco plastics. PR 11-27-1969 Mary Jo Irgens start,
school secretary. PR 12-25-1969 Joyce Johnson, mg. ward. PR 2-??-1970 Vera Iversen at Ida County
Bank. PR ?-??-1971 Nettie Gould, Winifred
Green, Maud Careth, Geneva Kiner, sisters Edwin Johnston. PR 6-3-1971 Pic. . .Larry Albrecht move
house from west B. C. to PR 7-1-1971 Betty Hutchinson to
Cherokee, job. PR 7-??-1971 Connie Nepper, 6 years City
Clerk Assistant. PR 7-??-1971 Kermit Parkers to CA. PR ?-??-1972 PR 2-3-1972 Incorp. Sioux City Gas
& Light 1-20-1872, 1949 name to Iowa Public Service. PR 4-20-1972 Larry
Means move Milt Zobel house, corner PR 4-6-1972 City to tear down Hobart
Station, Swenk Station, Mercer house, Van Auken house. PR 4-??-1972 PR 4-??-1972 City offer $300.00 to Beryl
Jensen, Block 22, PR 6-22-1972 School
suit settled, Mahood $9,000.00 Dodds $4,162.00. PR 9-14-1972 Bruce Clarks to CA. PR 9-28-1972 Wilmer
Noll sale 2 mi. E; 2 mi. N; M-25
¾ east. PR 11-9-1972 Pioneer Record Anniversary
Edition. PR 8-9-1973 Paula Wright & Paul
Crandall married Moorehead park. PR 10-4-1973 Don Pogensee resign at
airport to work at Gomaco. PR 3-7-1974 Gas shortage 54-60¢. PR8-15-1974 Dr.
Jim Curry, Class of 1939, in 1935 won contest to name Hawkeyes instead of Bluebird. PR 10-10-1974 Parks family build house NE
3rd & Burns. PR 10-??-1974 Herb Irgens bought house
701 3rd, I. G. PR 10-17-1974 Cordell
Schmidt. .T. V. 7 years, flower shop 5 years—fabric shop 2 years—robotic car
wash 3-74. PR 10-24-1974 Charley Barrett in nursing
home. PR 10-??-1974 Phyllis Schmidt new change
nurse. PR 11-28-1974 Site low-rent housing. PR 1-23-1975 New dev, PR 4-17-1975 Jo Pullen too early, here
1938. PR 4-??-1975 John Wagner bought Louella
Devine home, PR 5-1-1975 My Brother’s Place,
Arthur, Larry Cooksy, burned (beside Post Office). PR 6-26-1975 Dr. Dierrweichter, PR 7-10-1975 AEA office space in middle
school. PR 7-24-1975 Leonard Bresnahan (well
driller) bought land Battle Creek E on highway, north side. PR 10-9-1975 Diane Campbell, Deputy I.
G. Clerk, 18 months part-time Penny Studio 3½ years. PR 3-4-1976 Jacobs house moved to W 5th
near Sahl. PR 5-27-1976 Virgil Jensen, B. C., new & used furniture. PR 5-??-1976 Bld. new golf-cart house
(24) east, have house on west. PR 6-10-1976 New van for firemen. PR 6-??-1976 Building PR 6-??-1976 Ralph Nicholson, 17 years;
dig graves at cemetery. PR 7-29-1976 Art. Isetta car. PR 8-5-1976 PR 12-28-1976 Drunk cat at PR. PR 4-27-1978 Grand opening of
Montgomery-Ward. PR 10-23-1980 Jan Bolke to Ida Grove fall
of 1945. PR 10-30-1980 Mike
Seney, while in Air Force, 196064 at PR 5-28-1981 Courthouse annex. PR 5-??-1981 Old
fire bell to new fire station. 11-1885 bought bronze alloy from Buckeye Bell foundry 1,500
lbs. $157.42. |