Congressman's Wife Captures Iowa Mood in Art
Arlene Kyl, wife of Rep. John Kyl, displays oil and watercolor paintings in his Capitol Hill office reflecting Iowa scenery. She studied at Wayne Nebraska and taught art near Bloomfield. The congressman praises her influence on his appreciation of art and cites the National Gallery of Art slides used in a Bloomfield Christmas program. His favorite work in the Gallery is David's Rest on the Flight into Egypt.
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Dorothy Williams
Washington
Iowa
Rep
John Kyl
Capitol Hill
Arlene
Kyl
State Teachers’ College
Wayne
Neb
Bloomfield
National Gallery of Art
Kyls
David
Egypt
R Lowa
Linda Grove
South English
Miss Grove
Cornell College
Leroy
Washington, D. C
Poll Tax Dies In Manchester
Manchester council rescinds old city poll tax ordinance 41 after decades of nonenforcement. The 1928 rule required able bodied men ages 21 to 45 to pay up to $5 by October each year, with exemptions for disability affidavits firemen long-serving veterans and National Guard officers. The council also approves a junk car removal ordinance on second reading.
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Manchester
Ralph Milroy
National Guard
Noyes Scholarships Awarded to 29 UI Students
Twenty nine University of Iowa students receive Noyes scholarships covering one or two semesters. East Iowa recipients include Cedar Rapids David Nicholson Iowa City Barbara Hertz and Traer Janet Neymeyer. The awards honor LaVerne Noyes’s will for direct descendants of World War I veterans who show academic merit and financial need.
Clubs Match $500 for Manchester Equipment
City Manager Clarence A. Motz reports service clubs have matched a $500 anonymous donation for playground equipment. Donors include the Business and Professional Women's club $163, Rotary $150, Jaycees Lions club and the city at $100 each. Officials will meet with presidents next month to choose equipment for spring installation by the Jaycees.
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Manchester
Clarence A. Motz
Jaycees
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Rotary Club
Lions Club
Belle Plaine to Get New Post Office on Thirteenth Street
Belle Plaine will receive a new post office built under a lease with the federal government on Thirteenth Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues. The facility will cover 4,861 square feet with 8,000 square feet for parking, and the site will go to the top bidder.
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Gazette Belle Plaine
Belle Plaine
Thirteenth Street
Tenth and
Eleventh Avenues
Waukon Society to Hold Meeting at Museum
The Allamakee County Historical Society will meet Monday at 8 p.m. at the museum on Allamakee street. Hjalmar Olson will present slides.
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Waukon
Allamakee County Historical Society
Allamakee Street
Hjalmar Olson
Iowa Navy Pilot Missing In Action Over Vietnam
Navy Lt Cmdr Jim Buckley 32 of Sac City is missing in action after his A 6 bomber was shot down north of Hanoi. He ejected over a sparsely populated area near the China border. Buckley is married and father of three.
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Iowa
Sac City
Cmdr
Jim Buckley
North Vietnam
Buckley
Hanoi
China
Attendance Lag At State Fair Despite War Veterans Reunion
Des Moines AP reports Iowa State Fair gate receipts dipped slightly on Thursday the first decline since opening. Fair Board Secretary Kenneth Falk aims for a 600,000 attendance with weather a key factor. Thursday paid attendance 43,201 vs 46,293 last year, but seven‑day total remains ahead of 1966. Friday features Rainbow Division veterans reunion. Drive safely.
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DES Moines
Kenneth R. Falk
Iowa Veteras
Services Monday for Tipton's Mary Hickey
Mary Robinson Hickey 77 of Tipton died Wednesday in a Cedar Rapids hospital after a long illness. Born in Tipton in 1889 she wed Harry Hickey in 1929. he preceded her in death. She led the United Telephone Co of Iowa Tipton office for over 50 years and retired in 1960. Surviving sister Martha Shaffer. Services Monday 9:30 a.m. at St Marys church with rosary Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Sheets and Son. visitation after 7:30 p.m. Saturday.
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Tipton
Mary Robinson Hickey
Cedar Rapids
Harry Hickey
Martha Shaffer
St. Mary’s Church
Sheets and Son
Mame Winners In Crafts at Fayette Fair
West Union winners in the Fayette county fair arts and crafts show announced by fair secretary E. T. Alcorn list champions across painting drawing sculpture and crafts. The page credits multiple residents including Dale Hoopman West Union Clermont Oelwein and Bonnie Boulton Fayette with top honors in several categories.
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Gazette
West Union
Fayette County Fair
E. T. Alcorn
Kenneth Schauman
Oelwein
Dale Hoopman
Clermont
Jeanne Padilla
A. R. Rupp
Delores Chenswold
Curtis Stahl
Sharon Alcorn
Bonnie Boulton
Dale Chase
C. W. Oelberg
Fayette
Donaldson Declares 15 Cents Dividend
MINNEAPOLIS The board of directors of Donaldson Co Inc Wednesday declared a regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share of common stock payable Sept 12 to holders of record Sept 1. Dividends will be paid on 1 227 554 shares outstanding.
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Minneapolis
Donaldson Co., Inc
Postville boy injured after horse throws rider Julie Engelhardt hospitalized
An eight year old girl, daughter of Mr and Mrs Vernon Engelhardt, was listed in fair condition at Julie hospital in Postville after being thrown from a horse on Wednesday about 5 p.m. near Waukon.
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Waukon Postville
Julie Hospital
Engelhardt
Vernon Engelhardt
Postville
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