YATES CENTER — The Humboldt Cubs claimed its second straight Class 3A District 6 championship Thursday evening by defeating the Yates Center Wildcats 6-0.
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TOP’USA, the fledgling adjustable-wrench manufacturing plant, a subsidiary of Klein Tools in Moran, is producing wrenches now, after a two-year building and learning phase. Iolan Jim Cloud is manager of the plant which occupies a section of the Moran plant building. Eleven employees are working for the new company, which is separate from Klein. They are making 5, 6, 8 and 10-inch wrenches. The production is sold to Klein Tools and Wilde Tools of Hiawatha for re-sale. Cloud said he hoped to have 25 employees by the middle of next year.
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Eldon and Gail Strickler and their five children will receive royal treatment today at the American Royal and Horse Show in Kansas City where they will be recognized as the American Royal Family for 1986. The Stricklers farm 2,000 acres of cropland and 1,300 of grass and also have a cow-calf operation in rural Colony.
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On Thursday night the Iola Booster Club was formed to support Iola High School athletics. Cyndy Rutledge was elected president and Gary McIntosh as vice president. Jeannie Kress will be secretary and Kathy Haar, treasurer.
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Iolan Max Snodgrass, a partner in Snodgrass, Dunlap and Company of Iola and Fredonia, was elected president-elect of the Kansas Society of Certified Public Accountants this week. Snodgrass started his career in Iola 35 years ago in the accounting firm of Cartright, Routh and Clark. Over the years he bought out others in the firm and earned his Certified Public Accountant license without benefit of a college degree.
