During the first five months of 1972, construction has started on 15 new homes in Iola. The construction spree accompanies an announcement just last week of the relocation of Inter Collegiate Press here. Practically all of the new home construction is north of Lincoln Avenue. The new homes are being built on a speculative basis by Willard Horde and Bob Walden and are generally in the $10,000 to $12,000 range. Seven of the homes are being built in the Garfield Addition.
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Town and farm families gathered at the Dale Wiles farm, a mile south of Humboldt hill for the annual Farm Bureau farm tour. Guests were shown the extensive Wiles’ operation riding on bales of hay behind a tractor. Guests were the Chamber of Commerce members from Iola and Humboldt. They dined on porkburgers and were shown a motion-picture about agriculture.
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Construction is under way on two new medical buildings in Iola and one will demand a new physician. Dr. Gerald Pees and Dr. George DeTar are building new offices just east of their present office at 219 W. Madison. Dr. Pees said the building is being constructed to accommodate three physicians, but “we don’t have the third one yet.” When the new clinic is finished the old one will be razed to make room for a parking lot. Meanwhile, another new medical building to house the office of Dr. Vernon Lee, Iola dentist, is being constructed at 415 N. Washington, just north of the offices of Dr. Glenn Carney and Dr. John Corpolongo.
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Starting Saturday, July 1, motorcycles will be treated the same as any other licensed motor vehicle, Trooper Larry Maple of the Highway Patrol told the Register. Additionally, anyone, regardless of age, must wear a helmet while riding any two-wheel motor vehicle. Riders must also wear goggles or a face mask unless the cycle has a windshield.
