Iowa Has Nation's Lowest Draft Rejection Rate
Washington AP reports Iowa leads the nation with a 26.1 percent overall disqualification rate for draft candidates. Mental rejections are 5.1 percent, the lowest among nearby states, while medical rejections run 20-25 percent alongside Illinois Missouri and Nebraska.
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Washington
Iowa
Army
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
South Dakota
Reformatory Sentences To Two in Delaware
Two Rockwell City men Edward Anderson and Larry Chapman were sentenced in Delaware district court to one year in the state reformatory for taking a car without consent. They allegedly took Lawrence Savage of Winthrop’s car on August 10 and drove it to Kentucky.
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Manchester
Rockwell City
Delaware District Court
Edward Anderson
Larry Chapman
Lawrence Savage
Winthrop
Kentucky
Schwengel to Open Headquarters in Davenport
The Schwengel-for-Congress committee will open its Davenport headquarters on August 31 at 110 Main Street. Elmer Hamann, district chairman, announced the event. Former U.S. Rep. Fred Schwengel of Davenport seeks to reclaim the seat now held by Democrat John Schmidhauser of Iowa City. Drive safely.
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Davenport
Schwengel-for-Congress Committee
Main Street
Elmer Hamann
U.S
Fred Schwengel
John Schmidhauser
Iowa City
Two Vacancies Persist At S Tama High School
Tama Toledo high school still seeks teachers in industrial arts and French as Grace Kramer of Mt. Vernon substitutes in French while board seeks a permanent hire. Recent assignments include Mrs. Bill Denker in kindergarten at 4335.00, Mrs. Ed Draisey in second grade at 4080.00, and Mrs. Katherine Larson in fourth grade at 5865.00 with broad teaching backgrounds.
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Tama
Tama- Toledo
Grace Kramer
Mt. Vernon
R. F. Leland
Bill Denker
Toledo
Ed _ Draisey
Draisey
England
United States
Katherine Larson
Jackson
Minn
Larson
Minnesota
Iowa
Mankato State College
Mankato, Minn
Iowa News Wrap Highlights Weight Loss and Local Incidents
Governor Hughes announces a 37 pound loss bringing his weight to 214 pounds. Fatal crash on highway 20 near Elizabeth kills Dorothy Rife and injures Donald Schlickman. Iowa school lunch plans suggest more turkey chicken and canned fruits. Edith Hendershot dies at 56 in Des Moines. Eddie Robinson becomes Iowa State Fair checker champion. Marshalltown reports daytime flying saucer sighting with multiple witnesses.
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Dorothy Rife
Elizabeth
Ill
Iowa
Highway 20
Donald Schlickman
Dubuque
Eddie Robinson
Des Moines
Allamakee Flying Club Buys Piper Cherokee 180
WAUKON The Allamakee Flying club has purchased a Piper Cherokee 180. This is the third plane the club has purchased. A new hangar for the plane is being erected at the air strip near the fairgrounds.
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Waukon
Allamakee
Lonesome Trail at 4 O'Clock Movie on KCRG Channel 9
Local TV listing announces the Western Lonesome Trail airing Friday at 4 PM on KCRG TV Channel 9. The feature showcases classic frontier action with standard star lineup and commercial breaks.
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Kcrg-Tv
Channel
Clarence School approves contractors for new addition
Clarence school board selects Schoff Construction Co of Lisbon as general contractor for 157 608 dollar addition, AAA Mechanical Contractors of Iowa City for mechanical work at 58 710 22, Shaw Electric of Davenport for electrical work at 23 590, with an extra 11 000 gift from Joe Ditz estate trustees raising Ditz funds to 111 000 for fees and contingency. Bonds sold: Carleton D Beh Co of Des Moines low bidder on 155 000 bond issue at 4.28971 percent, total interest 57 067 37.
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Clarence
Schoff Construction Co
Lisbon
AAA ‘Mechanical Contractors
Iowa ‘City
Shaw Electric
Davenport
Joe Ditz
Ditz
Carleton D. Beh Co
Des Moines
Brush College Reunion Set For September In Brandon Park
Brandon hosts the annual Brush college reunion on September 4 at Brandon park with a rain backup in the township hall.
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Brandon
Brush College
Brandon Park
Joint News Bureau For Election Set
The Associated Press and United Press International will run a joint bureau to collect and tabulate Iowa primary election returns on a county by county basis. A shared center will produce totals for both services for their subscribers while each agency will prepare its own stories and interpretations.
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DES Moines
Associated Press
United Press International
Iowa
Charles Capaldo
Nebraska
Bruce Bakke
UPI
Two Teens Killed Walking Along Highway 37
EARLING Iowa AP two teenagers from Earling were struck and killed by a car on highway 37 around 10 30 p m The driver was Robert E Wilke 31 of Panama Iowa The victims were Michael Stinn 13 and Mark Graeve 15 returning home from a baseball game in a Shelby County town authorities said
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Earling
Highway
Shelby County
Robert E. Wilke
Panama
Iowa
Harlan
Now
Michael Stinn
Mark
Tammy Grimes
Graeve
Kcrg-Tv
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Harold Hughes
Hendershot
Edith Cameron Hendershot
Arthritis Foundation
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G. L. Gibson
Carl Norman
New Providence
Ronald D. Hedlund
University of Iowa
Arthur Bidwill
National Conference of State Legislative
George O'Malley
Bugs
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