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1926 Webster City Drum and Bugle Corps Gate Receipts Will Clear All Debts The Webster City American Legion Drum and Bugle corps profited by their gala celebration last night at Riverside Field, taking in enough money at the games to settle all indebtedness, pay the expenses incurred for the show and still have a neat amount tucked away in the bank. The total amount taken in was $300 with approximately $60 being paid for expenses. Largest Crowd ever The largest crowd that has ever attended a Legion celebration in the city packed the stands and field last night. Automobiles lined ...

Large turnout for Back to School Night

By KOLLEEN TAYLOR The Back to School night held Monday was designed to help parents and students get ready for school. And the families showed up in record numbers, with a crowd estimated to be over 200 people before 4 p.m. The event, which opened it’s doors at 3:30 p.m., had lines ...

National Night Out postponed

National Night Out, scheduled for tonight from 5 to 7 p.m., at the West Twin Park has been postponed due to the weather. This event, which features many first responders in the city and county, among other community organizations will be rescheduled, but a new date has not been determined.

Foster Care Closet opens at Church of Christ

Foster care and adoption isn’t new, but the need may be more critical than ever for assistance for those children who find themselves in a different home from their birth parents. In Webster City one of the assistance programs for foster families is the Foster Care Closet that is ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

1936 Council to ask job be PWA project The city council last evening received a petition asking for the paving of five blocks of Broadway between Second and Elm streets.While no definite action was taken, it is the plan of the council to set up a PWA project under which government funds will be used for at least 45 percent of the cost. The petition was formally presented by J. E. Burnstedt, L. A.Lehnhard a n d L. E. Crowter, abutting residents on the proposed paving. The petition was signed by abutting and there was no opposition to the proposal.The petitioners, however, ask for the ...

The celebration of a century

By KOLLEEN TAYLOR It was a picture perfect day for any type of celebration, but for the site of the Old Settler’s Reunion at the Bell Mill park, the weather made it even better. According to Hamilton County Conservation department’s Executive Director, Brian Lammers, they estimated a crowd of around 500 people attended the festivities during the day. Every camping site was also full. This was exceptional according to Park Ranger Zack Schaffer, who manages both the Bell Mill Park and Little Wall Lake Park. He said that the normal attendance for Bell’s Bash held annually on ...