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1926
Drama group to give plays
The new drama department of the Women't club will make its initial appearance Tuesday evening when it will present two one act plays in the auditorium of Lincoln High School. These plays will be open to the public.
The evening's program will be given under the supervision of Mrs. D. C. Chase, Jr., play chairman of the department, with Mrs. Mabel Von Court and Mrs. Dorothy O. Kamrar having direction of the plays.
This department plans to give two other one act plays Feb. 15 under the direction of Mrs. R.M. Wildish and Mrs. Helen Scott and A[ril 28, a comedy drama will be presented with Mrs. Chase as director.
The group of which Mrs. Von Court is director, will perform the play "Enter Dora; Exit Dad," by Freeman Tilden. This is a political play of women "coming into their own" in government.
Mrs. Kamrar is directing "Sauce for the Gander," a comedy in the interest of the better speech movement. It takes place in the home of a refined aristocratic family.
1966
Webster City solutes its valuable industries
Typical of Webster City's "home-grown" industrial expansion is the former Industrial Go-Ahead plot located east of Webster City on Highway 20. Industrial Go-Ahead was formed in March,1965 with 21 businessmen joining in the project in which 40 acres of land were purchased as possible future sites for industry.
First to build was Luppes Propane Gas Co., Inc. which this week is observing it's 10th anniversary. To the original installation built in October 1956, the company has added repair shops, truck sheds and tank parking areas.
Beam Industries, Co., specializing in industrial vacuum systems, started its building in 1957. Three additions were added in 1963, 1964 and 1965, tripling the original floor space of the plant. Arrow-Acme Corporation, first erected its plant in 1958 to produce metal castings. Another addition was built in 1961, a second in 1963 and a third in 1965. The original 7,000 square feet of floor space has been increased to 23,000 and employment more than doubled. Newest firm at the site is Olthoff Custom Meats, started in March, 1965, taking over the former Boon e Valley Swine Laboratory and doing extensive remodeling for adaptation to slaughter of livestock and meat processing.
1971
County students with ISU band
One hundred Iowa State University students put forth an extra effort in addition to time spent in class and on studies each day. These students are members of the Iowa State University 1-0- piece marching band.
Among the 100 students who are members of the Marching band from Hamilton County are Marion Hendrickson, Stanhope; Duane Hendrickson, Stanhope; Randy Fardal, Stanhope; Dale Lass, Stanhope and Andrew Baldus, Jewell.
Local station honored with CEH award
PTA members who were active in the Children's Emotional Health program last year met at KJFJ this morning to present a citation from the Iowa Congress of PTA's to Arvid Huisman for promoting the CEH program.
Mrs. Eldon Johnson presented the award to Mr. Huisman on the Party Line broadcast. She had previously accepted it from Mervin Crow, PTA state Children's Emotional Health chairman at the state PTA convention. Mr. Crow, who had come to Webster City last year to appear in conjunction with the CEH broadcasts, along with the local leadership trainers, expressed his appreciation to the Webster City station for having won one of the five such awards to be presented in Iowa.
2006
Small towns depend on volunteers
If Connie Kramme was asked about her philosophy on volunteerism in small towns, she'd sum it up pretty simply: "You have to get involved, or what will happen?"
Kramme has been putting that approach to the test in Stratford for nearly 40 years now in a variety of organizations and for numerous causes that currently include the Stratford promotions committee, her church, American Legion Auxiliary and a seat on the board of directors for the Stratford Mutual Telephone Company. The first woman ever to sit on that board, Kramme is just completing her first three-year term.
Enrollment down at Northeast Hamilton
The Northeast Hamilton Community School Board faced a lengthy but routine agenda when they met for their regular October meeting recently.
Board members reviewed certified enrollment figures for the current year, as October 2 was the official county date. On that date, NEH had a count of 282 in the building. With a certified enrollment count of 265., the district certified enrollment is down 20 students, from 286.7 last year.