Our Yesterdays

Members of the Competine Co-Eds 4-H Club are planning a new community benefit project thanks to Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc. The Co-Eds received notification they were one of 35 Iowa 4-H Clubs to receive a “seed” grand from Pioneer. The Co-Eds will be using their grant monies for restora-tion of the Competine Cemetery. Youth co-chairpersons for the project are Tiffany Sines, Sarah Heisdorffer, Josh Steele, and Scott Jackson.

1969... 54 years ago

John King of Richland, who has been in the Pekin School system, has been named Superintendent of the Hedrick School by the Board. He succeeds Paul Spencer in the position assuming full duties July 1. For the past seventeen years he has resided in Richland. With the organization of the Pekin School Dis-trict, he became principal of the high school and served in that capacity for eight years. Mrs. King is on the Pekin faculty as Librarian at the high school and will continue her work there.

A ground-breaking ceremony was held Sunday morning after the 5 a.m. Easter ceremonies and Mass at Mother Cabrini Church. Fr. Thomas Stratman read the service and made the first break in the ground followed by Leonard Andeway, general contractor, Dale Sasseen, electrical contractor, and members of the parish council; Mrs. Elmer Adam, Mrs. Vernon Horras, Dr. P.J. Lynch, Bernard Mottet, Omer Adam, Howard Adrian, Howard Horras, and Leo Adam.

Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Steinbeck were guests of honor at an open house held in the Rubio Community Hall to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary. Over 230 guests attended the celebration, including four that had been at the wedding on April 9, 1919; Mrs. Ralph Augustine, Raymond Steinbeck, Bill Bond, and Bill Fitch.

1939... 84 years ago

Governor George A. Wilson gave audience to a group of men. They presented the case of blind Frank Bottger. Every assurance was given that effort will be made to locate Frank a job he is competent to fill. In case this can’t be done, Frank was encouraged that an allowance will be made or work supplied. Those who visited the governor were Ray Day, C. Ed Beman, Frank Bottger, and A.C. Roach.

Rex Horning, Parsons College junior from Richland, placed first in the broad jump as Parsons beat Wesleyan in the firs track meet of the season. While at Parsons, Rex has won two major letters in bas-ketball.

Adding a little humor, this article appeared in the April 27, 1939 issue of The Richland Clarion: Some time ago our mayor, Walt Nordyke, published a “chicken notice”, that all such should be kept penned. So far as we know, for sure, his fowls are the only ones seen on our streets. Walt will in all probability deny this and claim that these escapers belong to Mrs. Vandyke or Mike Euliss. Anyway, there is but one old hen running around loose, and she won’t be for very long. (it was unsigned.)