Clarence Opens Zybell Memorial Library in City Center
Clarence residents celebrate the Edna Zybell Memorial Library in a 1940 public library site remodeled into a nine room home hosting a 2000 volume collection. The library board introduces a new librarian and the community plans an open house tea coincidence with Dr. J. E Smith’s 52nd medical anniversary.
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Clarence
Cedar County
Iowa
Wednesday Literary Club
Edna Zybell
J. E Smith
Dr. Smith
City Hall
Zybell
Grover Penningroth
George Ruprecht
R. C. Kastler
Henry Fedderson
Gasette
John Reynolds
Thompson
Roy Brink
Brink
Lydia Bauman
Beverly Ann
J. E. Smith
Iowa Corncrib Converted into An Observatory
Davenport area resident August Wendt Jr a television engineer turned his corncrib into a functional observatory He built a home made telescope gear system and cradle with a seven foot deep concrete pier and Pyrex mirrors He photographs moon Saturn Jupiter and Mars and has produced what astronomers in the Quad Cities consider the region s first moon pictures His work supports his long standing involvement with the Quad Cities Popular Astronomy Club and his passion for star watching.
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Davenport
Wendt
August Wendt, Jr
Woc
Quad-Cities
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Quad- Cities
Outlook for Iowa public schools opens this week
DES MOINES AP reports the last of hundreds of Iowa public schools will open this week under generally satisfactory conditions. Enrollments expected near last year, facilities may be crowded but adequate, and staffing generally sufficient though some schools may run short. Junior colleges drop from 16 to 15, Britt dissolving. Estherville expects higher enrollment.
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Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Public Instruction
J. P. Street
Street
Estherville
Tipton Advertiser Marks Century as Oldest Iowa Weekly
The Tipton Advertiser, Cedar County’s weekly paper since 1853, nears its centennial with Nov 12 issue. J E Chamberlain and F J Chamberlain lead the paper, which publishes Thursdays with a 3190 circulation, about 2400 locally. The paper, Republican in registration, emphasizes farm news and local files.
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Tipton
Iowa
Tipton Advertiser
Advertiser
J. E. Chamberlain
Iowa Press Association
Burlington Hawkeye Gazette
F. J. Chamberlain
Yates and Ripley
F. J
J. E
Ralph
Davenport Democrat
Frank Westphal
Cedar Rapids
Republican and
Torch Press
Chamberlain
Cedar County
Cedar County Republic
Curlisher
France
Hick Will Head Atomic Energy Group If GOP Wins
Washington report notes Sen. Hickenlooper, longtime Joint Atomic Energy Committee member, likely to become chairman if Republicans win in November. Democrats poised to keep Mr. Russell or Mr. Johnson as interim leaders. AEC oversight and energy program remain central.
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82Nd Congress
McMahon
Senate
AEC
Hickenlooper
Atomic Energy Committee
Iowa
House
Washington
Chicago
Vicory
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
G.O
Brien McMahon
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Joint Committee
Connecticut
Carl Durham
North Carolina
Sen
Richard Russell
Johnson
Colorado
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Atomic Energy Commission Laboratory
Lilienthal
Commission
Maynard Church Begins Construction of Manse
Trustees of the First Presbyterian church purchased two lots and an unused barn and began building a new manse. They bought the lots from Mrs Adrian Rademaker and the barn from Mrs LaVern Pruyn. Volunteers began razing the barn on Friday and lumber will be moved to the site for construction aimed to cost between eight thousand and ten thousand dollars.
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Maynard
First Presbyterian Church
Adrian Rademaker
LaVern Pruyn
Mt Vernon pair to represent Cornell at Phi Beta Kappa meeting
Mt Vernon doctors C C Tull and Frank Brooks will represent Cornell College at the national Phi Beta Kappa honorary society meeting this week.
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MT. Vernon
C. C. Tull
Frank Brooks
Cornell College
Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society
Luther Will Present Course for Teachers
Decorah reports the Lu ther college dean Dr. O W Qualley announced extension courses in Cresco New Hampton Osage Waukon and Decorah. Courses for in service teachers include art science child psychology audio visual education and elementary speech. Each course runs 17 meetings of 2 1 2 hours toward certificate renewal and a 2 or 4 year program in elementary education.
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Decorah
Luther College
O. W. Qualley
Cresco
New Hampton
Osage
Waukon
Lutheran minister to speak at Volga Business Club
Rev. Mr. Band ler of Earlville will address Volga Business Club at its Thursday meeting outlining church and community work.
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Volga
Mr. Bandler
Earlville
Volga Business Club
Iowa Signs 26 State Truck Reciprocity Agreements
Des Moines AP Iowa has signed new truck reciprocity agreements with 26 states within the last year. Commissioner Pearl W McMurry of the Department of Public Safety said negotiations are under way with remaining states. The changes align with 1951 Iowa licensing law revisions to waive the compensating tax for truckers and allow Iowa haulers to do business in other states without extra licenses. Key agreements were with Missouri Nebraska South Dakota Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Pearl W. McMurry
State Department of Public Safety
McMurry
Missouri
Nebraska
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Pharmacists Meet in Decorah Sept 25
The Iowa Pharmacical Association first district gathering will be held September 25 in Decorah with a banquet at Winneshiek hotel. George Brueckner of Calmar will preside and speakers include Bill Boortz Council Bluffs Clair Groves Manchester and Barney Meyers Des Moines.
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Decorah
Iowa Pharmaceutical Association
A. R. Esel
Winneshiek Hotel
George Brueckner
Calmar
Bill Boortz
Council Bluffs
Clair Groves
Manchester
Barney Meyers
Des Moines
Winneshiek
Mitchell
Howard
Fayette, Chickasaw, Clayton, Bremer, Floyd and
Allamakee Counties
Atkins Lutheran Men to Hear Major Brooks at St Stephen’s
Major Charles L. Brooks of the air ROTC unit at Coe college will speak at 8 p.m. Wednesday to the St. Stephen's Lutheran Men's club in Atkins. He plans to discuss Arctic Operations and notes 34 months in Labrador Baffin Island and Greenland as an Arctic search and rescue officer.
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Charles L. Brooks
Coe College
St. Stephen’s Lutheran Men’s Club
Atkins
Maj. Brooks
Labrador
Baffin Island
Greenland
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Clarence Library
Library Board
Henry Dircks
Henry
Ernest Hasselbusch
Robert Decker
THE
Loyal Meek
Rochester
Bert Kemmerer
Gazette
Atomic Energy
Louis Bean
Luther
Major Brooks
Marion
Third Street
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