National Scout Week and PTA Events Highlight Local News
Buffalo Center Troop 45 marks National Boy Scout Week February 7 13 with a Court of Honor on February 13 at City Hall. Thirty boys enrolled led by Scoutmaster Pave Benson and assistant Mike Letcher. Also 70th PTA anniversary noted with a February 19 meeting in the school auditorium led by President Mrs Grant Ostrander. Iowa Conservation Commission relocates offices to Des Moines. Witty quip about worry ends the item.
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Buppalo Center
Iowa
Town
George A. Carman
Thursdey
K. B. Carman
Maraly Yahnke
Mike Letcher
Alan Carson
Buffalo Contr
Pave Benson
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Des Moines
Commission
Harvester
East 7Th
Court Avenue
Bank
4Th and
Walnut Streets
Taxes, sessions loom over Iowa tax ruling amid vacancies
The Capitol News Letter reports that a 3 percent service tax on new construction draws calls for a special legislative session. Revenue director William Forst issued the ruling, contradicting the old tax commission, while Governor Harott Hughes weighs whether to call one by mid February. Even then, vacancies and elections delay any meeting by at least five weeks.
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William Forst
Iowa
New Revenue Department
Tax Commission
Harott Hughes
Hughes
Johnson County
Forst
George O'Malley
Des Moines
O'Malley
Maurice Baringer
Oelwein
Baringer
House Ii
State officials clash over countywide school tax equity
Legislators and officials debate how to compute a countywide property tax levy under a 1967 plan. Attorney General Turner says district shares of income tax and state aid must be counted before levy. Some fear following his view would cause reverse equalization across counties.
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Richard Turner
Turner
Farm Marketing Coffee Hour Set For February
A series of informal marketing coffee hours is planned for Winnebago and Hancock County livestock producers. The first session is February 13 at 1:30 p.m. in the Waldorf College Student Center Forest City. Topics include how farm prices behave with Marvin Skadberg and Dallas McGinnis presenting. Sessions continue February 20 27 with discussions on livestock market reporting and a slide set on beef cattle and hog carcasses. The meetings are free and open to all interested producers in the two counties.
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Hancock County
R. W. Anderson
Winntago County
Waldorf College
Forest City
Anderson
Marvin Skadberg
Iowa State University Extension
Legion Hall
Dallas McGinnis
WOI
Hancock
Viet Nam peace appeal from Methodist and EUB bishops
The statement urges United States leadership to offer negotiations with concrete steps. It proposes a ceasefire on a specific date, top-level negotiators under UN or Geneva auspices, and phased withdrawal with asylum for those needing it. It calls for self-determination for South Vietnam and a massive rehabilitation and development program.
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Viet Nam
Council of Bishops
Methodist
Chuvel
Board of Bishops
Evangelical United Brethren Church
United States
North Viet Nam
National Liberation Front
United Nations
Nelonal Liberation Front
South
North
Way Back When Ten Years Ago in Tribune Files
Kenny Neshiem, after 21 years at Jensvald Company, resigns to join State Bank of Frost Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Winter honored at V F W with farewell as they move to Hoyt Lake, Minnesota.
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George Kristie
Red Lake Falls
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Norman Helgeland
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Wisconsin
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Tribune
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Clifford Winter
V.F.W
Hoyt Lake
Thuradsy
Warren Smith
Patton State Hospital
Patton
California
Ethel Husome
New York City
Lydia Schoon
Drake University
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Barbara Lou Slaba
PTA Focused on Increasing Buffalo Center Chapter Members
The Buffalo Center PTA urges local residents to join at a February 19 meeting. President Mrs. Grant Ostrander notes membership is open to all with a real interest in children, not just parents, and highlights PTA goals of better homes, schools, and communities through active parent teacher collaboration.
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National
Parent-Teachers Association
Grant Ostrander
PTA
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Buffalo Center Pta
Buffalo Center
Parent Teacher Association
Hot Lunch Menu for Week at a Glance
Monday February 12 features glazed chopped ham with whipped potatoes and green beans, sandwiches, mixed fruit and milk. Tuesday February 13 offers beefburgers with fries, soup, dill pickles, apricot sauce and milk. Wednesday February 14 serves roast beef gravy with whipped potatoes Harvard beets honey butter sandwiches and whipped cherry Jell-O plus milk. Thursday February 18 presents creamed turkey on toasted buns lettuce salad extra sandwiches apple cake frosted and chocolate or white milk. Friday February 16 includes toasted cheese sandwiches glazed sweet potato carrot and celery sticks extra sandwiches chocolate pudding and milk.
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Harvard
Arm strong visitors and Garner birthday celebration noted
Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs Merlyn Elman Terry and Susan visited the parental Mr and Mrs Fred Bussa home at Arm strong Friday dinner guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Raymond Milbrandt in honor of Bob Scheffel bein of the West Prairie Home at Garner who was celebrating his 78th birthday were the honored guest and Mr and Mrs Clarence Milbrandt and Debra and Mr and Mrs Ray Balvance.
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Merlyn Elman
Terry
Susan
Fred Bussa
Armstrong
Raymond Milbrandt
Bob Scheffelbein
West Prairie
Garner
Clarence Milbrandt
Debra
Ray Balvance
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