Two hits for me: GLENDOLA BINNING and IRENE MEACHAM, both cousins from my dad's family. -Sherry > [Original Message] > From: <Momdit@aol.com> > To: <IADECATU-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 5/2/2010 6:36:41 PM > Subject: [IADECATU] Twice Told Tales Leon Journal-Reporter April 28, 2010 > > The Leon Journal-Reporter > Wednesday, April 28, 2010 > > Twice Told Tales > 30 Years Ago > (April 24, 1980) > A beekeeping seminar was held at the MILLER Farm located southeast of > Leon. Loring and Phyllis MILLER hosted the meeting with Glen STANLEY and > Robert WELLS of the State Apiary Department giving the presentation. > The Decatur County Farm Bureau Women honored Bernice MILLER for being a > "Special Author" for Decatur County. > Carolyn RICE celebrated her 20th year of employment at The Decatur County > State Bank. > The Cottage Grocery in Pleasanton featured specials on groceries, > sandwiches and pop for the weekend. > 50 Years Ago > (April 28, 1960) > A group of 24 4-H club members from Van Wert and Garden Grove along with 4 > leaders and 6 drivers, enjoyed a sight-seeing trip to Kansas City, Mo. The > trip was sponsored by the Leon Chamber of Commerce. The Garden Grove > Go-Getters girls' 4-H Club and the Decatur County Achievers boys' 4-H Club of > Van Wert were honored as the top clubs in the county for 1959. > The Leon Rebekah Lodge honored three ladies as 50 year members. They were > Mrs. Lillian HARDEN who joined the Rebekah's in 1910, Winnie PAINTER who > joined in 1910, and Carrie CARPENTER who joined in 1908. > New officers for the Leon BPWC were Pauline HANTHORN, president; Josephine > SHOOK, vice president; Esther SNARE recording secretary; Cleo HEMBRY, > corresponding secretary; and Glendola BINNING, treasurer. Idavee V. CROUSE > installed the new officers. > Central Community school of Leon rated eight first places in the solo and > small group music contest held at Villisca, and there were 20 second place > ratings. Rating first places were: Donna WOODERSON, piano solo; Juliann > EILTS, trombone solo; John HANSELL, baritone horn solo; Frank BINNING, > baritone solo; and Judy COLE, soprano solo. The other three first place awards > went to the trumpet trio A; trombone quartet A; and the flute duet. > Second placed went to Irene MEACHAM, Tom BENNETT, Dave LYDDON, Mike MADDEN, > Robert REDMAN, Bill STEWART, Dennis MASSEY, Bob STEWART, and Connie > BENDICT; along with drum ensemble, saxophone quartet, trumpet trio B, woodwind > trio, brass sextet, b-flat clarinet quartet, mixed double quartet and girls > quartet. Instructors were Joan and Paul BENJAMIN. > The Cardinal track team coached by Dud NORRIS won the Bluegrass Conference > track meet. Winning team members were David REX, Gary SAGE, John THOMPSON, > Dick MCCLURE, Bob STEWART and Larry HOLLAND. > 75 Years Ago > (May 2, 1935) > A 7-ton red granite boulder taken from the farm southeast of Leon owned by > Mrs. Elizabeth GREEN of Davenport, has been taken to the Leon cemetery > where it will be used as a monument to the soldiers, sailors and nurses of all > wars who have passed on. Stone from the M. F. SPRINGER farm will be used > as a base. > Fifty-two students will receive their diplomas during the Leon High School > Commencement to be held May 16. Dr. J.L. HILLMAN, president of Simpson > College, will deliver the address to the senior class. > Mrs. Ferne GAUNT, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O.P. ESTES of Leon, who has been > dramatic instructor in the Ames High School, won first place in the one > act play contest held in Des Moines. Mrs. GAUNT's high school cast was > awarded the Nate Kendall cup. > The spreading of crushed rock on the streets leading to the new swimming > pool has begun. The rock was spread first on the north end of Q Street > starting at the north edge of the new addition to the city park system. > Drilling is under way in the bottom of the present shaft of the Decatur > County Coal Company mine west of Davis City, preparatory to the deepening of > the shaft to the lower and heavier vein. The prospect hole will be cored > when the coal vein is reached. It is planned to open and mine the heavy vein > estimated at four feet in thickness by the coming fall. > Don HORN, junior, was named as editor-in-chief of the 1935-1936 school > paper, and Howard Menold, junior, associate editor. > www.iagenweb.org/decatur > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to IADECATU-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message