Newspapers: THE GUTHRIAN, Guthrie Center, Guthrie County, Iowa; January 6, 1959

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Transcribed and formatted by Betty M Baker <betty.baker@usa.net> January 21, 2004.

I thought this was an interesting article found in THE GUTHRIAN, it chronicles the 
events throughout	1959, covering local events, marriages, anniversaries, deaths 
and even murder!  Some of the spelling was questionable, but I left it the way it 
was.  I took liberty of capitalizing last names to make it easier to scan for 
the name you are looking for.
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1959 CHRONICLE

January 7
· Oven COVAULT renamed head of REA board
· Jacob RANER, Panora dies. Rites for Jeff LAWSHE, Guthrian
· Dean CARSON, Jamaica, Gene KINNEY, Herndon, draftees

January 14
· Rev. and Mrs. M. G. WILKINSON honored at open house at Presby. church ten years service as pastorate
· P. W. DOWD dies
· Bert CULVER, Panora, elected pres. of Historical Society.
· Paul Kevin MILKKELSEN, first born in Guthrie hospital in 1958.
· Son of Mr. Mrs. Wilson MIKKELSEN.
· Nora LAWSHE dies.
· Ed FAIRCHILD upset in tractor accident.

January 21 
· 76 4-H country members receive awards Sat. eve.
· Bagley, Jamaica plan school merger.
· Panora, Jamaica, Stuart get gas service
· Philip BURKHARDT died Friday.  Byron GREENLEE succumbs.

January 29
· Firemen fete ten year members and wives at dinner.
· Merle REEVES heads Guthrie walking blood ----
· Roy DAVIDSEN died Saturday
· Guthrie HS sectional pairings named to play Jamaica, Stuart
· Panora girls crowned county champions.

February 4
· Jim VAIL sell Ford agency, to Norbert TIGGES.
· Stuart community school announces reorganization plans.
· Bayard boys BB team wins county tourney.
· Milford JORGENSEN, Carol SCHWADERER named to deans list at Iowa State College
· Donald BRADY suffers injury in car accident west of cit.
· Frank BRADY, father, and driver, also hospitalized

February 11
· Ed FEILMEYER, one of four Gamble dealers in 7 states area honored for 25 years service.
· First traffic fatality of year as Joan PETTY victim
· John DENAHAY resigns county democratic chairman.

February 13
· Paup Truck and Implement 1958 open house Thursday, Feb 20.
· Tigerettes win Sat. eve. at Stuart Sectional.
· Temperatures drop to 27 below zero
· Honors to Max Cline for saving a man's life in electrical shock.
· Firemen called to two weekend blazes.

February 25
· Nance Drug store at Bayard burns.
· Lyle KRAFT closing out sale. 
· D.A.R. Chapter in Guthrie observes Golden anniversary
· Jim DOWD, King BATSCHELET file for school board vacancies.
· Mary STOY dies. Mrs. Lloyd CASLOW, Yale dies.

March 4
· Janet PAULSEN is cover girl for state basketball programs
· Bruce THOMAS, Gordon HUNT on Grinnell college scholastic list.
· Tigerettes win third in district meet.
· Flying service planned for Guthrie Center.

March 11
· Tigges Motors opens service Friday with open house.
· Womens clubs convention in Guthrie Center.
· BATSCHELET and DOWD renamed Guthrie Schools directors.
· Proposed meeting for county chamber of commerce.
· Alice TYLER died.
· JayCee club organizes in Guthrie Center

March 18
· Mrs. Gertrude BOKIRK is named president of county tuberculosis.
· Jamaica teacher killed in Perry shooting.
· Fifteen archers attend shoot in Des Moines
· Larry PHIPPEN wins contest of Odd Fellows [IOOF] and Rebekahs, will tour east.

March 25
· Dutch STOFER named president of JayCees.  Carroll SPENCER, Art ERICKSON, named vice pre.
· King BATSCHELET pres. of school board.
· Farmers can complete acreage reserve plans.

April 1
· Paulsen, MCCOOL named to all conference teams
· Sherm HELD resigns county engineer post after 27 years.
· G. I. ELY died
· Firemen donate blood leukemia patient Carolyn WILSON

April 8
· Ewana CHRISTENSEN, Willis MOTSICK exchange wedding vows, march at Greenville.
· Forty year members of Le S. Car
· Legionaries honored at party.
· County sponsored ear clinics show only 34 of 1091 tested in schools have hearing ills.

April 18
· Mother daughter banquet at Christian church
· Winners of Chamber of Commerce free vacations are Melvin CHALFANTS, William GARRETTS, Jim ANDERSONS, and Donald WHITNEYS.
· Good neighbor deed for Frank BANCROFTS.
· Contracts signed with Howard GILLESPEI and Robert SHELLEY for purchase of school land.

April 22
· Ronald BRINKLEY'S resign school teaching jobs in Guthrie
· Fifty archers compete Sunday in shoot.
· Dennis COVAULT elected Grinnell college social chr.
· James BAKE dies.
· Fair board calls for centennial parade entries

April 29
· Guthrie High vocal and instrumental students collect 11 ratings at contest.
· Story hours set up for children at library.
· Good neighbor deed for Harold Tallman.
· Faun MOOR funeral slated Thursday.

May 6
· Good neighbor deed for James SNELLER.
· Panora break in nets thieves eight dollars
· Guthrie band rates 1 rating at Contest in Missouri Valley

May 18
· C. W. THOMAS named to Hampshire swine breeders assn.
· Rash of county break ins cleared up.  Des Moines man apprehended.
· Fire destroys barn on Frank KIRKPATRICK farm.
· Gaylord CHARTER named head of Guthrie Lions club
· RIASKIS sell dry cleaning business to Knoxville couple, Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McCabe.

May 20
· Dennis DOWD concludes a years on the job training as one of 13 Drake seniors.
· County schools staging graduating activities.
· Mrs. Norman STEENSEN installed as president of woman's club

May 27
· Dean HOLMES, Norman STEENSEN open house for new developing area.
· Mother - daughter banquet for Methodists
· Guthrie Center Municipal Pool opens Sunday, June 1.
· Judy BUTTLER, Kay GRIFFITH to girls and boys state.
· Commencement set for Wednesday night.
· Iowa Millers to rebuild burned Herndon Milling plant.

June 3
· Primary election Monday sees 2200 ballot vote.
· Bagley youth is Ark-Sar-Ben freshman agricultural scholarship.
· Bethene OHM chosen winner of "name" scholarship at Central college.
· George HICK killed in Sunday tractor accident.
· Dairy edition featured

June 10
· Marie LEHMAN is bride of Dale Griffin.
· Ken ROBINSON, Bayard, named pres. of Greater G. City. Chamber of Commerce.
· Adair-Casey, $500,000 school proposal passes in vote.
· Red Cross swimming instruction to start at local pool Monday.
· Hick family is extended good neighbor deed.

June 17
· Panora, Linden citizens converge on capitol to protest school merger.
· 600 register for red cross swimming instruction.
· Verne RICHEY is burned seriously on high line wire.
· Kids fish day set Sunday at Merrill farm.

June 24
· Everett WHITNEYS observe 40th anniversary
· Bagley man Robert Jackson drowns at Springbrook State park.
· Good neighbor deed for Cecil RAILSBACKS.
· First phase of new school building underway

July 1
· Glenn SHROYER received honorary recognition certificate for 30 years postal service.
· Joe WARREN, carrier for 39 years at Bayard, resigns.
· Theron HERRIOTT.  Casey, suffered broken leg in farm accident.

July 8
· Four drown in flood that nets Guthrie County two and half million dollar loss.
· Centennial fair pans still go ahead despite flood loss.
· Bayard man charged with petty larceney.

July 15
· J. Ellis BRADY'S have Ruby anniversary
· Shannon SHROYER funeral Monday
· Korean Vets must file for war bonus
· Eight divisions for centennial parade, queen contest announced.
· Marvin NEALS receives good neighbor deed.

July 22
· June Dairy edition earns Guthrian national award
· Red Cross claims $17,000 spent for county flood victims.
· Rev. Moore BELL arrives as Presbyterian pastor.
· Mary OHM, '58 graduate arrive for WAC training.
· Stuart Legion buys building for new home.
· Guthrie Pool again opens after clean up from flood.
· Harmon MILLER of Jackson township elected chairman of county ASC JC.  Mccool elected Legion commander.
· First Degree murder charged against Steve LEWIS, Panora.
· Guthrie County asks for million and a half to operate county for 1959.

August 5
· Ruth STONOFF and Max FORESMAN married.
· Commission approves bid on surfacing Hwy 17.
· Norman TAGUE takes over management of Untied Food Store.
· Negotiations completed on Adair - Casey school site.

August 12
· Seven candidates chosen for Guthrie Queen of the furrow.  
· Jamaica Legion wins first prize with float as state convention.
· Bayard school survey shows merger is wanted.
· 82 shooters attend Coon Valley archers shoot.

August 19
· Rita Jo PAUP and David HALSEY wed at St. Marys
· Lois SHOESMITH named to national honor society at Colorado State College
· County receives $2,376  from state education division.
· SCHULTZ of Dixon, Ill named Guthrie County engineer
· Sheryl ELY, 19, fatally injured in car wreck Friday eve.

August 26
· Helen MORELAND is bride of Charles FINNEGAN at Catholic church
· Over fifty floats in centennial parade, entered.
· Thirty-six Guthrie school gridiron candidates reported Monday
· Dean PORTER home damaged by fire . . . children hospitalized 
· John MCLAUGHLIN resigns as head of social welfare agency.
· Dennis CAIN named 4-H state beef winner.

September 2
· Lora Lee LAWRENCE of Storm Lake is bride of Dennis MCCOOL.
· Clark Bulls observe silver anniversary
· Bandits enter Bagley, Bayard business houses.
· Menlo grade teachers seeing double with 8 sets of twins registered.
· Exhibits placed at fair grounds.

September 9
· Melvin SHEEDERS and Gerald TROTTERS of Dawson, have silver anniversary party.
· Terry Lee TITUS receives minor burns Tuesday in garage fire.
· Highest water in history overflows Middle river, striking Casey community.
· Embrey wrecks Panora school bus.

September 18
· Fred BANDH--- observe sixtieth anniversary
· Elleen KUNKLE wins state archery tournament championship.
· Fire destroys 1000 bales of hay at N. H. Crozier home.
· Floods damaged county bridges over $900,000

September 23
· Mr. and Mrs. George DOWNING observe fiftieth wedding anniversary
· C. D. REED named again to state Izaak WALTON post as state treas.
· Burglars break into five Guthrie Center business houses.
· Harley MERRITT named Coon Valley conference president.

September 30
· Yale community purchases new resuscitator.
· Rough fish to be removed from Middle Coon.
· Steve LEWIS tried suicide in county jail.
· Bridges fixed, Hwy 64 opened for local traffic.

October 7
· Guthrie Center takes part in FFA corn program
· Stuart priest killed in auto wreck near Avoca.
· Guthrie County nets $1,645.647 in personal taxes.
· Sharon SHEEDER and Jerome NICKELL wed.

October 14
· Charles KESSELRING killed Monday in farm accident
· Darwin JORGENSEN youth receives head injuries in fall from horse.
· REA home to have open house.
· Rutherford TITUS picks purple lilacs at his farm, second blooming for year.

October 21
· Farm Bureau women plan for hobby show.
· Carole COVAULT crowned Guthrie Center homecoming queen.  Kay GRIFFITH named Tigers captain for engagement. 
· Open house for school Monday eve.
· George POWELL, Yale, fatally injured Friday.
· Bayard school awarded new safety citation.

October 28
· Marilyn HALTERMAN is bride of Ronald Smith in Panora
· Carl TASLER, Yale attempts to shoot wife.
· Thieves enter Menlo school, escape with $8.00
· 97 farm homes to benefit from rerouting rural mail routes.
· 43 Guthrie County youths attending ISC at Ames

November 4
· Phyllis SCHOONOVER and Gene FEASE of Des Moines, wed Oct 19
· Elmer KOPASKA, Jr. named Guthrie 4-H pres.
· Alex HANNER, Dexter, third Guthrie picker victim.
· Good neighbor deeds at Geo HICK farm, Wilson MESSINGERS and John CRADICKS.
· John THOMAS selected to be member of Drakes 110 piece marching band.

November 11
· Funeral services Wednesday for Mrs. Frank THOMPSON
· Bob MCCOOL named to Coon Valley honor roll
· Judy RIASKI named to national sorority at Drake U.
· New office and warehouse for Farmers Elevator under construction

November 18
· Garden Bowl opens Sunday, Nov. 23.
· Steve LEWIS pleads guilty to 2nd degree murder.
· Good neighbor deed for Walter SLAYBAUGH
· Mrs. Claud [Flora] TALLMAN funeral services held.

November 25
· Don Bates honored on silver anniversary
· Daniel Francis, Sioux City has been hired as Guthrie Welfare director 1959 extension board named, Ray Mortensen, Don STEMM, Dean SHIFTLEY, Don WATKINS, Leslie RINEHART, Ed MCDERMOTT, Robert WILSON, Floyd WILSON, Robt. FLANERY.
· Karen Blomquist named county winner in Parsons scholarship contest.
· Guthrie schools rated 87th in enrollment in state.

December 2
· Mildred TOWNE, Jamaica, president and Estelle BADEN, G. Ctr, elected vice of the county society for crippled children and adults.
· Irmela WITKE named Guthrie County hospital administrator upon retirement of Minnie SMITH
· Newcomers coupons to be given by Womens club and Chamber of Commerce for free gifts.
· Ray DAWSON, Bagley youth fatally injured in auto wreck.

December 9
· Benton elect 1959 firechief, Ivan RUTHERFORD and Melvin HALL named assistants. . . Roy DUTLER to serve as president.
· Ninety farmers apply for corn loans.
· Max ARNOLD named 1959 chamber of commerce head.
· Chamber of Commerce to have lighting contest.
   
December 16
· Sandra GROVE elected pres. of GCHS drama club.
· Harriett Ann DAVIS becomes bride of Gary Sloss.
· Rev. Philip LACEY new Baptist minister.
· Don LEMKE, Bayard loses left hand in corn picker.
· Arnold FARSTRUP, Audubon, elected president of Audubon, Guthrie Farm Service.
· Mrs. SHERLOCK, dies at Chicago. Funeral in Guthrie
· Court decides for Guthrie County in Adair-Casey school suit.

  
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