40 yrs. ago March 14, 1980 The Gladbrook Family Medical Service welcomes a pharmacist to Gladbrook. Steve Randall will operate the pharmacy Monday through Friday mornings. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Staker of rural Gladbrook have a goat that gave birth to four kids on Sunday, March 2. She had previously had sets of twins, but never quads. Dennis & Linda Baumeier of Gladbrook participated in the Land O’ Lakes annual meeting of the Young Farmer program held in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Young farmers were selected to attend on basis of their farming operation and their interest in community and cooperative affairs. David Chamberlain, 12-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Chamberlain of rural Lincoln, was the second-place winner in the RAVE (Rural Amateur Variety Entertainment) contest. David sang “Take Me Home Country Roads” and “Oh, It’s Great to be Living”, and accompanied himself on the electric guitar. 50 yrs. ago March 6, 1970 Ila Landt was defeated in the district free-throw contest by Chris Emmett of Reinbeck and Cindy Long of Union-Whitten. Ila sank 20 of 25 while it was won with 23 of 25 by Emmett. The Gladbrook Panthers ended their season Wednesday, February 25, with a heartbreaking overtime loss to Dysart-Geneseo in the semi-finals of the sectional tournament. High scorer for Gladbrook was John Plett with 19 points. The engagement has been announced of Jeanne Arment of Cedar Rapids to Larry Janssen of Cedar Rapids, son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hauschildt, Gladbrook. A May 16th wedding is being planned. The Gladbrook Fire Department was called to the Jindrich Bros. Meat Market at 5:45 a.m. Monday morning when Joe Enderlin, an apartment dweller in the Osborne Building awakened, smelled smoke and saw flames coming through the roof of the smokehouse, where the fire originated. It is believed that a piece of meat being smoked fell into the low bed of coal and started a flame which in turn caught the rest of the meat being cured on fire. While the fire was confined to the smokehouse, extensive damage from smoke ruined the painted walls, shelving, and will necessitate a thorough cleaning of all meat cases, furnishings, etc. The fire closed down the business and it will probably be around the middle of March before the business will be resumed. Allen Morrow, Beaman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Morrow, Gladbrook, was seriously injured on a construction site Tuesday when he fell 30 feet from a scaffold. 60 yrs. ago March 5, 1960 The defending State Champion Gladbrook Pantherettes will return to Des Moines next Friday to start their title defense against Pekin of Ollie. Gladbrook moved into the tournament field with a 79-41 victory of Tripoli on Wednesday night in the district finals at the Waterloo Hippodrome. It was a big night for Judy Schade, who celebrated her birthday by scoring 53 points. Much credit must be given to Marcia Lynk and Pam Sonksen who kept Judy busy by feeding the ball to her. The guards, Ginny Schmidt, JoAnn Hoppe and Donna Duft played one of their best games as they jammed the free-throw area and held Tripoli to 18 field goals and committed only nine fouls among the three of them. Gladbrook Panthers finished their 1959-60 season Saturday night as Class A Sectional Runner-ups as they bowed to Keystone in the finals at Tama 44-40. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Don Gannon of Iowa City on February 10. He has been named John Michael and weighed 8 pounds and 4 1/2 ounces. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Denbow are the maternal grandparents. 70 yrs. ago March 3, 1950 In one of the most tragic auto accidents in this community for a number of years, the Richard Neil family was completely wiped out Sunday when their car was struck by a Chicago Great Western freight train on the brickyard crossing northwest of Gladbrook. The dead are Richard Neil, 21, his wife Fay, 20, and their children, Judith Ann, 1 year 2 months, and Kathryn Rae, 1 month. The accident occurred about 3:40 p.m. Sunday as the Neil family was driving to their home on the Raymond Klink farm where Mr. Neil worked. The freight train was traveling east as it was coming into Gladbrook and was approaching the crossing at a high rate of speed. Signal lights at the crossing were operating according to highway patrolmen who investigated the accident. M. L. DeVall, engineer, said Neil apparently saw the train but was unable to stop due to the icy road. The train carried the Neil car about 100 feet down the tracks, throwing Mr. Neil and his two daughters out of the car, killing them instantly. Mrs. Neil died several hours later at the hospital. Survivors are the couples parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Neil, Lincoln and Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Jones, Gladbrook. Gilman ousted the Gladbrook Panthers out of the state tournament Friday by rolling by Gladbrook 48-30 in the Class B sectional finals at Tama. Lyle Woosley, hired man at the Floyd Oaks farm, was overcome by gas fumes while working on his car in the garage at the farm Thursday afternoon. He was found by the Oaks children when they returned from school. A doctor was called at once and he summoned Donald Fairchild with the resuscitator. He was taken to the Marshalltown hospital. Due to the shortage of coal, the Iowa Electric Light and Power officials here were forced this week to ask the cooperation of Gladbrook residents and of surrounding areas in a general conservation of electrical power. The brown out, the first one in several years, is brought on by the coal miners strike which is entering its fourth week. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Leon Stamp on Monday morning at 8:00 at the Deaconess Hospital in Marshalltown.

80 yrs. ago March 8, 1940 Fire of unknown origin resulted in close to $2,000 damage at the Bernard Gienger home early Sunday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Gienger and sons were disturbed early in the morning by the barking of their dog, who was in the basement, but paid no attention to it. Later one of the boys heard a noise as though something falling, he investigated and found the dining room so filled with smoke that he was unable to reach the telephone. Rushing to the home of his sister, Mrs. Clarence Budde, he called the Gladbrook Fire Department. The family dog, which had vainly tried to warn his masters was found dead in the basement from smoke. One of Gladbrook’s oldest residents, Mrs. Chris Barfels, Sr., died at the home of her son, Otto, suddenly Friday evening. A car driven by Lester H. Lage, of Gladbrook, a quarter of a mile east of Lincoln on gravel road, struck an icy spot and went into the ditch Wednesday of last week. The car upset on its side and caught fire under the hood. The right side of the machine and the motor was damaged about $125. Lage was not injured. Gladbrook’s Corn Carnival dates are August 15, 16 and 17. Among Iowa State college students who received “I’s” Tuesday night for their judging work was Richard Bruene, Gladbrook, member of the livestock judging team. 90 yrs. ago March 7, 1930 Toney George, who was picked up in Gladbrook three months ago on the charge of bootlegging, was liberated from the county jail Monday morning having served the sentence placed against him by Judge Cummings. Margaret Mussig took first place with the humorous selection entitled “An Afternoon at Chautauqua”. She will represent the school in the subdistrict contest to be held March 14. Gladbrook also took second place in both the oratorical and dramatic class selections. Harriet Crawford gave “The Wheels of Time,” a dramatic declamation and Ralph Whannel gave an oration entitled “The Constitution” for second place. Dwight E. Crawford, of this city, was graduated from the Iowa State Teachers college in the winter term commencement exercises held in the college auditorium Friday morning March 7 at 10 o’clock. Dwight received the bachelor of arts degree after completing a four-year course at the college. Two all-day demonstrations on the use of multiple hitch and the breaking of horses will be conducted in the county. The demonstrations will be Monday, March 17, at the farm of Rueben Arp, living one-half mile west of Lincoln. The one Tuesday, March 18 will be held at the Chas. Gary farm four miles south of Montour. There will be only one ticket in the field at the school election next Monday. The ticket on the ballot is composed of Harry Lundt and Thos. McTurk for school directors and Kent Willoth for both the short and long term treasurer.