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Today is Thursday, Dec. 7, the 341st day of the year. There are 24 days remaining in 2023. Below are news items found in the Creston News Advertiser for this week in history.
19 years ago (2004)
Connie White was a newspaper carrier at age 11. Today, she is the Creston News Advertiser’s office manager and human resources director. White joined the CNA Jan. 24, 1964. After more than 40 years, her last day with the CNA will be Friday, when she officially retires. A farewell open house will be held Wednesday for White.
The Creston Chamber of Commerce ambassadors welcomed T.J. and Todd Stalker and their business, Stalker Chevrolet-Cadillac, Inc. to Creston on Thursday. The two purchased the car dealership from Bill Cornick.
In the 2004-05 season opener, senior Jim Ide’s offensive tip-in at the buzzer after a missed 3-pointer gave Creston a 44-42 victory at Lewis Central.
With nine wrestlers advancing to the championship round, the Panthers had ensured their fourth straight Coach Riley Invitational team title before the final round ever began Saturday in Greenfield.
The family of Erma Damewood will host an open house to celebrate her retirement after 25 years of service as a cosmetologist in Creston Dec. 12. Damewood owned New Image Beauty Salon for the past 16 years.
39 years ago (1984)
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Ide of rural Creston were recipients of a Southwest Iowa District Soil Stewardship Award presented Dec. 2 in Atlantic. All 240 acres of the Ide farm are terraced and tiled and it was selected as an outstanding farm in the conservation of both soil and water.
Hunters are finding that the August pheasant and quail count in the Creston area is proving quite accurate, unfortunately. Marc Robert, conservation officer for Union and Ringgold counties, figures the pheasant population is down at least 25% and the quail at least 50% in the two-county area.
Among those receiving major awards at a recent Union County 4-H Award program included David Cheers, Chris Pokorny Memorial Award; Kim Weese and Larkin Powell, Danforth Foundations “I Dare You” award and Barb Henderson, Achievement Award.
Creston’s wrestlers took advantage of Greenfield’s youth Thursday, easily winning their first meet of the season 48-15 and evening their season dual meet record at 1-1.
59 years ago (1964)
New concrete pavement on highway 25 from highway 34 to highway 2 was dedicated at Clearfield Saturday afternoon. The paving of the highway climaxed a long effort by people of Clearfield and surrounding communities to have the highway improved.
The annual Charity Ball was held at the Elks Club Saturday night. There was a very good attendance at the event which is held as a benefit for the Christmas Basket club. The hall was festive with blue and silver streamers and huge red and white poinsettias.
The Creston Mutual Telephone Company offers $1 calls to any place in the continental United States between 9 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. by Direct Distance Dialing.
The seven members of the varsity cheering squad, bedecked in new outfits for the basketball and wrestling season, continue to promote the spirit of the CHS student body. The squad has four seniors, Nancy Jessen, Marcia Speed, Kathi Kuhl and Susan Shoemaker.
79 years ago (1944)
Final preparations are being made today for the production of “Penny Wise” by the Creston junior college students on Friday evening Dec. 8. This is the one major dramatic production of the year for C. J. C. and is the only full length play the group will present. The play is under the direction of Florence Bergh.
The response to solicitations in the sixth war bond drive both in the business district and in the residential district has been very satisfactory according to the chairmen in charge. N. Menzer reports $107,632.75 in the business district and Miss Mae Ward, chairman of the women’s division, reports $31,785.15 in the residence district, making a total of $139,417.90 against the quota of $150,200.
Matt Conway, Creston Postmaster, announced today that a new type of money order will be available to first class post offices, including Creston, Jan. 1, 1945. The new service will be in the form of economical postal notes which may be cashed at any post office in the United States.
Most of the long distance circuits are now in service and Bell line crews left Creston yesterday, according to C. A. Henry of the Creston Mutual Telephone Co. Henry said regular workers, employed in Creston for Creston and surrounding areas, are being assisted by two additional linemen from Centerville, in order that Creston and rural lines could be quickly repaired.