Eastern Iowans Safety Poster Named National Winner
A Cedar Rapids high school student Nancy Messer aged 17 won a national traffic safety poster contest sponsored by the American Automobile Association. Her Be Extra Alert in Bad Weather poster is distributed nationwide and used in Cedar Rapids and Marion schools. Local area contest with cash prizes spans four grade brackets and entries advance to national competition.
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Iowa City
Nancy Messer
American Automobile Assn
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Robert Birr
Traffic and Safety Department
Cedar Rapids Auto Club
Birr
Linn
Benton
Jones
American Automobile Assny
Paul Richer Named to World Federalist Post
Mason City AP Paul Richer is named Midwest field director for the United World Federalists succeeding Rodney Shaw who led the post for 10 years Richer will reside in Iowa City and oversee Iowa Wisconsin Missouri and downstate Illinois He and his wife return from Nigeria with their children Marshall and Sefi Rebecca born Wednesday
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Mason City
Paul Richer
Midwest
United World Federalists
Rodney Shaw
Shaw
Methodist Church
Richer
Iowa City
Iowa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Illinois
United States
Nigeria
Richers
Marshall
Sefi Rebecca
Vinton Man Teaches English For Japanese Children
David A. Welch son of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Welch of Vinton serves with the U S air force in Japan He volunteers to teach English in Operation Little Red School House his class includes 30 Japanese youths ages 13 to 15 He commutes 30 miles each Saturday to the base and a Tokyo teacher called his teaching fruitful with praised character. Robertson Owa groups plan about 227020 for next year to lure industry and tourists Iowa Development Commission allocates 20000 for tourists and 178000 for industry efforts.
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Vinton
David A. Welch
Lloyd Welch
U.S. Air Force
Japan
The
Christian Church
Air Force
Little Red
Toyko
David
OWA
Research Department
Curtis Publishing Co
U.S
Iowa Development Commission
Christmas Programs Set in Eastern Iowa
Eastern Iowa schools host multiple holiday events. Central City music department presents Christmas vespers at 2 p.m. today in the high school auditorium. Postville hosts Santa Claus visits Saturday at 2 p.m. with treats for children. Grades school programs occur today and Monday evenings. McGregor elementary plans a 7 30 p.m. program Wednesday at the McGregor auditorium. A municipal utility decoration contest offers prizes of 10 5 and 2 50 with judging Friday night.
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Central City
Postville
Santa Claus
McGregor — Mar-Mac
McGregor Auditorium
Postville Man Named Northeast Iowa Realtors President
Lorenz Will was elected president of the Northeast Iowa Board of Realtors last week, representing Postville interests in the regional real estate group.
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Postville
Lorenz Willman
Northeast Iowa
Bench Parole to Oxford Youth on Robbery Charge
Robert J. Schneider, 17, Oxford Route 3, pled guilty to robbery connected with the armed robbery of Dave's Standard Service Station in Coralville on Oct 1. He received a bench parole from a 10 year sentence to the Anamosa reformatory.
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Oxford
Schneider
Route 3
Dave
Oelwein Engineer Van Sise’s Career Grows With Town
A. J. Van Sise has served as Oelwein’s first regular city engineer and now works over 40 hours weekly. He recalls early county road work and river straightening projects, plus private engineering for local firms. He is a longtime civil engineer, a Des Moines award recipient, and the sole registered PE in Oelwein with deep community ties.
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Elwein
A. J. van Sise
Oelwein
van Sise
van Lise
Green Engineering Co
Cedar Rapids
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Iowa State
Milwaukee Railroad
Milwaukee
Audubon County
Fayette County
West Union
American Society of Civil Engineers
One Killed and a Woman Hurt in Iowa Crash
A car crash near the junction of highways 6 and 169 north of Winterset killed Erick R. Hansen, 26, of Council Bluffs. Two passengers, Florence Altmaier, 67, Iowa City and Charles Lamb, 19, Omaha, were injured and sent to a Winterset hospital. Separately, Keenan Wynn and James MacArthur guest star on BUS STOP tonight on KCRG TV 9 at 8.
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Kcrg-Tv
Keenan Wynn
James MacArthur
Winterset (Ap
Erick R. Hansen
Council Bluffs
Here
Winterset
Florence C. Altmaier
Iowa City
Charles Edwin Lamb
Omaha
Kcrgtv
Schedule Fragments With Weekend ABC News And Local Shows
A garbled daily broadcast grid lists multiple ABC Weekend News blocks and local programs. Entries include names such as Pat O'Brien, Paul Harvey, Kenny Hofer, and Rick Tenney, with varied times and show titles like Record Shop and Beach music segments.
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Pat O'Brien
Jerry Smith
Tom Kolde
ABC
Tom Kolda
Sandy Shore
Kenny Hofer
Chris Everson
Dave Etzel
Paul Harvey
Jim Young
Roy Barnes
Bill Hintz
Pat O Brien
ABC News
Craig Tenney
Sendy Shore
Alex Dreier
Deve Carter
Four Sentenced in Court at Sigourney
In Keokuk county district court Judge Harold J. Fleck presiding four defendants pled guilty and received sentences. Jerrall Lee Ashby 18 of Clinton Ill drew up to 5 years at Anamosa reformatory for obtaining money by false pretenses. Alvin Horning 28 of Sigourney got 5 years at Fort Madison penitentiary for larceny of property over 20 dollars. John Alexander Greiner 24 of Keota had a leniency deferred to Jan 5 1962 after pleading guilty to larceny. Wayne Clarahan Harper farmer received one year at Fort Madison.
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Sigourney
Keokuk County
Harold J. Fleck
Jerrall Lee Ashby
Clinton, Ill
Anamosa Reformatory
Keota
Alvin Horning
Fort Madison Penitentiary
John Alexander Greiner
Keota Farmer
Wayne Clarahan
Harper Farmer
Fort Madison
Paroled Drunk Driving Charge Leads to State Board Action
A defendant guilty of drunken driving is paroled to the State Board of Parole after serving part of a penitentiary sentence. The move reflects a conditional release pending supervision and potential further parole review.
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The
State Board of Parole
Decorah Mayor C H Rosenthal dies after long illness
Decorah mayor since 1953 C H Rosenthal 65 died at home after a lingering illness. He served 7 years on the city council and ran Rosenthal grocery, a family business for 75 years. Surviving: wife Anna two daughters Dorothy and Mrs John Hansen two sons Fred and Robert. Funeral Monday at 2 p m at First Lutheran Church.
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Decorah
C. H
Connie’ Rosenthal
Rosenthal
Robert
Anna
Dorothy
John Hansen
Cleveland
Ohio
Fred
Cedar Rapids
First Lutheran Church
Steine Funeral Home
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LaVona Rowe
Seamus, Siebahn
Padraic McDonough
Donnavan McDonough
McDonoughs
Eastern Iowan
World Federalist Post
John Robertson
Tokyo
Robertson
PTA
the Gazette
Robert J
Mosa
James Groenewald
John Perry Collins
Route 5
Muscatine
John Mattingly
Des Moines
Melvin Schreiber
Robert W. Tangeman
Nishnabotna
Platte River
Taylor County
State Highway Commission
Society
Masonic Lodge
Denver
General Electric
Waynesboro
Eastern
KCRG
Lawrence Welk
Showers of Blessing
Voice of Prophecy
Crech Party
Dave Franklin
Jerry Drahozal
Stork
Breakfast Club
Don McNeill
Lee Grant Show
Lee Grant
Memo To
Mary
N. Y. Titans
Dallas Texans
American Football League
Maverick Bret Maverick
Widow
Sun
Lawman
Marshal Troop
Paradise
Margaret O'Brien
Velvet Touch
Rosalind Russell
Story of Tho
Lowa
Walmar
Wilson
KODAK
Brownie
Dacron
Foster
Kromex
RADIO
Spiedel
BOOTS
Paramount Theatre
Walt Seiler
Third Avenue
Mary Spivak
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