Growing and Progressing With

   this year has noted "A Century of Progress" because its people have enjoyed social recreation in groups as well as community effort toward betterment.

   Stanton is always busily engaged in some form of group recreating and accomplishment. Numerous clubs and neighborhood organizations are consistently striving toward betterment of city,  home, school and church.

    Many of the social recreation projects take place at Anderson park -- home of the Stanton Vikings. Stanton's famous independent baseball team -- the first and finest lighted park in Southwest Iowa.  Beautiful Anderson park also features picnic areas and lots of playground equipment for the kiddies.

   Community events include Baseball Day, Stanton's fall festival of baseball, Swedish folk dancing, smorgasbord and good fellowship; Santa Lucia Day in early December, a traditional welcoming in the Swedish fashion of the spirit of Christmas; Pancake Day, a gala get-together for a big parade, games, contests, and an evening of entertainment; Sjona Maj, a Swedish celebration of the coming May; Christmas Festival, a Chamber of Commerce-sponsored prize-awarding community gathering; and Kid Fish Day, a civic club sponsored fishing event for all the children of the county.

   Singing is one of the basic elements in Stanton's rich social life. Choir concerts, school operettas, recitals, and organ concerts are all a part of the rich musical heritage which has made this thriving community a "City of song."

   It's fun to live in Stanton. If you're looking for a place to live when you retire, why not pick a friendly city where everyone lives in pleasant companionship - Stanton, the Little White City.

   City cleanliness has always been one of the things which have made citizens of Stanton proud and near-by farmer-citizens enthusiastic about about trading here.

   Daily attention to cleanliness of sidewalks and streets and to cleanliness of stores and of homes has made others conscious of the appearance of their businesses and homes. Stanton claims its title, "the Little White City," because so many of its firms and homes are painted white.

   But they only stay that way because of a great civic pride which manifests itself in constant attention to any proposal for the betterment of life here.

   Stanton businessmen are proud to serve their fellow citizens --whether the families of retired farmers, retired businessmen, active farmers or in-town employees.

   It is from this pride that arise our sincere best wishes and prayers for continued growth and success of Montgomery county, Iowa through another 100 years.         

Views of Main Street , Stanton

   SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING PROGRESSIVE STANTON

BUSINESS FIRMS