SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ___)*
HON INDUSTRIES Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
438092 10 8
(CUSIP Number)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act but shall be
subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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Page 1 of 4 Pages
CUSIP No. 438092 10 8 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Stanley M. Howe SSAN: ###-##-####
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP.*
(a)
(b)
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
NUMBER 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
OF 1,929,509
SHARES 664,014 (spouse)
BENEFI-
CIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 394,632
EACH
REPORT- 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
ING 1,929,509
PERSON 664,014 (spouse)
WITH
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
394,632
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
2,988,155
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
4.88 Percent
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT
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SCHEDULE 13G Page 3 of 4 Pages
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer: HON INDUSTRIES Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
414 East Third Street
Muscatine, Iowa 52761
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing: Stanley M. Howe
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence: 414 East Third Street
Muscatine, Iowa 52761
Item 2(c). Citizenship: U.S.A.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number: 438092 10 8
Item 3. Rule 13d-1(b) Entity: Not Applicable.
Item 4. Ownership as of December 31, 1998:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,988,155
(b) Percent of Class: 4.88 Percent
(c) Number of shares as to which such
person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to
direct the vote. 1,929,509
664,014 (spouse)
(ii) shared power to vote or to
direct the vote. 394,632
(iii) sole power to dispose or to
direct the disposition of. 1,929,509
664,014 (spouse)
(iv) shared power to dispose or
to direct the disposition of. 394,632
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SCHEDULE 13G Page 4 of 4 Pages
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
This statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial
owner of more than five percent of the class of securities.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person.
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
Holding Company.
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 10. Certification.
Not Applicable.
Signature.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this
statement is true, complete, and correct.
Date: February 7, 1999.
/s/ Stanley M. Howe
Stanley M. Howe
