1883 first year of the fair grounds
Manning has furnished 29 young men for the Army and Navy and
most of them German boys. Manning has apparently furnished more men for defense
of their country than all other towns in the county combined. The German-Americans
are surely showing great loyalty to the flag.
At Manilla, 11 recruits, mostly Germans.
Those who are disposed to question the loyalty of our German population should
make note of these facts.
Coon Rapids Enterprise April 27, 1917
SOLDIERS' REUNION
EDITOR ENTERPRISE: Dear Sir will you please announce in your paper that there
will be held on the Manning Union Fair Association ground, September
15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th, 1885, a reunion of the soldiers and sailors of the
late war, where there will be tents or barracks erected to accommodate all in
attendance. The usual order of excursions each day, such as grand mount, dress
parade etc. Good speakers will be in attendance also. A sham battle will be
fought on one of the days with due notice of which will be given. All G.A.R.
posts and comrades are cordially invited to attend, and will be admitted free
to the fair, which will be in progress at that time The reunion will be under
the auspices of McPherson Post, No. 33, G.A.R.
By order of F. Markle, Commander.
James Halford, Arthur L. Sanborn, W.J. Morrow, Committee.
Coon Rapids Enterprise, Iowa September 4th, 1885
1922 MHS football game - you can see the fair ground grandstand in the background.
The arrow is pointing to the Herman Hagedorn blacksmith shop - later the site of the Legion Hall.
Here is the information Connie found for one of the three GAR Veterans I did not have in my database.
From: 1889 BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF SHELBY AND AUDUBON COUNTIES
JUDGE ARTHUR LIVERMORE SANBORN is a native of the
State of New Hampshire, born in the town of New Hampton, November 7, 1842.
His father, Caleb Marston Sanborn, was of the thirteenth generation of an
English family who were among the first English settlers of New Hampshire.
The mother of Arthur L. was a Miss Nancy Quinley, daughter of James Quinley, who was a soldier in the
Revolutionary war, and held a Captain's commission.
Arthur L. Sanborn is the youngest of sixteen children, ten of whom lived to maturity.
He remained in his native county until he was fifteen years old, when he went
to Massachusetts, and went to work in a sash, door and blind factory, in which
employment he continued until the breaking out of the Rebellion, when he
enlisted, August 14, 1861, in the First New Hampshire Cavalry; he served his
country faithfully until July 19, 1865, when he was mustered out of the service as Quartermaster Sergeant.
He returned to New Hampshire, and soon went to Chicago, and worked there one
year with J.H. Reed & Co., wholesale druggists. He then went to Carroll
County, Illinois, and in 1868 he came to Audubon County, stopping in Viola
Township and opening up a new farm, he remained there eight years. He left the
farm and spent six months in Exira, and then went to Washington County, Iowa, returning to Audubon County in 1878.
He was appointed postmaster of Audubon, receiving a commission from 1879 to
1883; at the expiration of his commission he was succeeded by E.H. Kimball.
On retiring from the post
office he went to Manning, Iowa, and there engaged in the drug trade with Cloughly Brothers. In 1888, he returned to Audubon,
still in the employ of Cloughly Brothers, as clerk, a position he now holds.
Mr. Sanborn was united in marriage December 24, 1887, to Mary Cameron, a
daughter of Allen and Catherine Cameron, and a sister of John Cameron. Seven
children have been born to this union; Arthur, Donald, Herbert, Viola, the wife
of E.R. Dutt, and Mabel; two died in infancy.
Mr. Sanborn is a member of the Veritas Lodge No. 392. A.F. & A.M., being
first junior warden of the same. He is a member of Allison Post, No. 134,
G.A.R. Politically he is a staunch Republican.
Roy David Schoening
Birth December 16, 1921
Death December 22, 1995
Burial Skylawn Memorial Park, San Mateo, California
Wife Myrtle June (McGill) Schoening
Birth March 26, 1923
Death January 21 1991
BurialSkylawn Memorial Park
Other information
Roy Schoening 1921-1995 was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa (according to the SS Applications and Claims Index).
That same source lists his parents as Albert Schoening and Mary Hull.
There is a marriage record in Iowa for Roy to Marie Janette Wallace on January 16, 1945, Carroll, Iowa.
Then a marriage record appears in California on October 7, 1967 to Myrtle J. McGill.
Myrtle was born in Squires, Missouri.
From a nephew of Roy:
I do know Roy served in the Navy. He was on a ship in Pearl Harbor in Dec 1941. I could never verify
this because I could not find out what ship it was.
Myrtle had a daughter (Patty) from a previous marriage who Roy helped raise.
Not sure if is the same Roy Schoening
Name: Roy D. Schoening
Age 29
Birth abt 1922
Arrival August 1, 1951
Arrival Place Agana, Guam
Vessel USNS General Sultan
Coon Rapids Enterprise November 15, 1918
France, October 21, 1918 Dear Mother and Father:
How are you and all the folks at home? I am well and have been all the time. I
wrote you a letter while I was in England but owing to a slight mistake on my
part in putting my return address on the envelope the Censor sent it back to me.
I expect it seems like an age to you since you lad a letter from me.
I know it has been an awful long time, since I have had a letter from anyone.
I haven't had any mail since I left the U.S. but I think we will get our mail
maybe tomorrow. I hope you
will send me the Manning paper each week, so I can read the home news. We don't get much news here.
We had a nice trip across. We ran into a pretty stormy sea as I suppose you
know now from reading about the ships that had the accidents. We were in the
same bad weather at the same time, but we came through it all without anything
happening to us. I didn't get a bit seasick either. Some of the fellows got
pretty sick for a few days. But they got over that all right. I have been
fortunate in not being sick for a single minute since I left the states.
I have seen both Forrest and Fritz since I came to this camp. They are both
well and hearty as can be. I saw Forrest today and talked with him for quite a while.
We are in rest billets now right among the French people, in their little
villages. We have quite a time and lots of fun trying to talk with them. They
are nice people and welcome us as best they can in their language. France is a pretty country and so is England.
I believe the country itself is prettier in England than here in France.
We saw some very beautiful landscapes there. The sun shone here all day today.
And that sure helps to make it nice. And the country looks so much prettier, too.
I hope you got my card saying, I had arrived safely. I know that if you didn't
get it you would have worried all this long time. We have been on the go all
the time or I would have written sooner. The officers have been too busy to
censor our letters, so they would not have gone if we had written. I think we
will have more time now though and I will try to write more oftener.
You must not worry about me if my letters are delayed some. They are apt to be
late now you know but the service is good now considering everything. I will do
my best to get a letter to you quite regularly.
I will try to write a letter in a day or so when I get some mail.
Your loving son,
Private William R. Harvey
Battery B, 127 Field Artillery (F.A.), American Expeditionary Forces (A.E.F.) in France
Carroll Daily Herald, March 3, 1936
Funeral Rites This Afternoon For Henry Edward Arp
Manning Resident Dies Suddenly While Sitting In Chair
Funeral services for Henry Edward Arp, 79, who died suddenly Saturday
afternoon, February 29, 1936, while sitting in a chair, were held this afternoon
at the Ohde Funeral home. Rev. A.D. Steffensen of the
Methodist Church officiated at the services. Music was furnished by the
Presbyterian quartet. Interment was in the Manning Cemetery.
Mr. Arp had been in failing health for some time, but each day was able to be
up and around. His daughter, with whom he made his home, went into the room to
talk to him and found him sitting in his chair dead:
Born At Camanche
Mr. Arp was born on December 24, 1856, at Camanche,
Iowa. In 1879, he moved from Camanche to Shelby and in 1903 located on a farm near Manning.
Miss Elizabeth Blakely became his bride on January 12, 1876, at Camanche. She passed away on November 25, 1924.
Those Who Survive
Survivors include the following children: Anna, Frank, Irwin, and John, all
of Woodbine, Henry and Miss Mabel of Manning, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
In 1916, Mr. Arp retired from the farm and Moved to Manning where he had since lived.
(grandfather of Lyle & Norman Arp and Marian Knueven)
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Private Banking Abolished Today Throughout Italy
Financial Institutions Converted Into Public Banks
League Of Nations Gives Two Countries Week To Decide On Peace
Geneva (AP) The League of Nations (predecessor of the United Nations) committee of
13, representing every member of the council except Italy, decided today to
appeal to Italy and Ethiopia for peace and gave the two nations one week in which to reply.
Rome (AP) Private banking in Italy was abolished today by a sweeping banking
reform passed by the council of ministers in a session at which Benito Mussolini declared anew Fascism's
defiance of League of Nations sanctions.
The cabinet ordered the four biggest banks in Italy - The Bank of Italy, the
Banca Commerciale Italiana, Credits Italiana, and Banco Di Rome - declared public banks.
The ministers also confirmed a public bank status for a number of other
important banks including the Banco De Napoli, Banco de Sicilia, and Banca Navionale del LaVoro.
The strength of the bank of Italy was reduced to a capitalization of $300,000,000
lire ($24,000,000 dollars) to be subscribed to by the public banks.
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30,000 KILLED
With the Northern Italian Army At The Front,
Ethiopia (AP) The Italian army today crushed 30,000 Ethiopians under the command of Ras Imeru,
governor of Gojjam province, concluding a battle began three days ago.
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Manning Young Man Suffers Broken Leg; Run Over By Truck
Hilbert Reinhardt, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Reinhardt of Manning,
broken leg and suffered other injuries Saturday when a truck load of steers
passed over him. He slipped under the rear wheels when he jumped from the
moving machine. He was rushed to the Wyatt Hospital.
Mr. Reinhardt has been employed on the Loren L. Hockett farm west of Manning
for the past 5 years. Mr. Hockett is a stockman.
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While Benjamin is part of
Templeton's military history, I noticed all of the Manning connected folks who
honored Ben during his military service in Templeton.
Billy Roberts was a 1948 graduate of Manning High School.
September 25, 1913 Manning Monitor
Who threw the egg? That is a question that is puzzling
the Manning band. Last week while practicing in the town hall an egg crashed
against the window frame close to one of the musician's head. At once there was
a discord and one of the players threw up his hands and cried out "Stop,
boys, stop, someone is throwing eggs." The entire membership lay down
their instruments and started on the run down the steps. When they reached the
bottom of the steps, some heard a door slam and the laughter of two of
Manning's young ladies safe from harm. In front of the hall sat a sack of eggs
and a package of postum (powdered roasted grain used as a coffee substitute).
The eggs were counted and there were but eleven. The boys know where the egg
came from. But who threw it, that's the question. Each member of the band is
doing a little detective work, and should the fellow who threw the egg be of
small size he must settle with every member of Manning's band.