Family Finds 1944 Christmas Book Linked to Uncle Roy
A 4 by 5 inch book titled Strength of Service to God and Country, given to Roy Krug of Dysart on December 25, 1944, reemerges after decades in a Peosta garage and is returned to Roy’s nephew Glenn in Vinton. The item, inscribed by the Evangelical Ladies Aid of Dysart, travels from auction scraps to a family keepsake with a message of strength during troubled times.
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Roy Krug
Dysart
Roy
Peosta
Gary Johnson
Glenn Krug
Vinton
Gary
Glenn
Ruby
Independence
Jphc
Peosia
Johnson
Decorah council approves Luther College bond plan
Decorah City Council allowed Luther College to tap up to 8 million dollars in bonds to renovate Miller Hall and Dieseth Hall. The city will not assume financial obligation for the bond sale or loan repayment. IRS rules permit use of bank qualified loan allocations by non profits when the city is not borrowing. The same approach was used for the Spectrum Network expansion and remodel. Clayton County Supervisors approved a 298940 dollar CDBG grant for RISE Ltd for rehabilitation efforts.
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Decorah — Luther College
Decorah
Jerry Freund
IRS
Spectrum
Luther
Eleader
Clayton County Board of Supervisors
Rise (Rehabilitation
Elkader program seeks state approval for $600000 renewal
If approved by the state, the money will fund a $600,000 renovation and expansion project for the Elkader based program. The project adds office space meeting rooms and a weather friendly entry way. RISE serves people with mental retardation mental illness and other developmental disabilities.
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RISE
Cedar Rapids Officers Nab Escaped Inmate Cecil Smith
Cedar Rapids police near Wendy's on First Ave NE spotted Cecil Smith 39 an escapee from a Waterloo work release facility. He ran and struggled with officers before being captured and jailed after a 2004 sentence for third degree sexual abuse and second degree theft.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Wendy’s
Cecil Smith
Cristy Hamblin
Smith
First
A Avenues
Waterloo
Linn County
Settlement proposes $1.7 million for disabled workers in Iowa
The U S Department of Labor seeks a $1.7 million settlement with Henry’s Turkey Service over alleged abuse and underpayment of 31 mentally disabled workers at a Muscatine County processing site and Atalissa bunkhouse. Workers were paid 40 cents an hour. a May trial may be canceled if the judge approves the deal.
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Iowa
Turkey Plant
Des Moines
U.S. Department of Labor
Federal Department
Henry
Tur
Key Service
Turkey Service
Atalissa
West Liberty Foods
Muscatine County
Texas
One Dead After Car Hits Gas Tank Near Toledo
A single vehicle crashed into a gasoline tank on a farm near Deerfield Crossing on 295th Street. The car caught fire and a person inside was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s identity is pending, with autopsy planned by the State Medical Examiner in Ankeny and investigation underway.
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Toledo
295Th
Deerfield Crossing
Greg
Johnson
EMT
Tama County
Dennis Kucera
Ankeny
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Evangelical Ladies Aid of Dysart
Bristol
Eva Krug
Chicago
Elliott
Brothers Trucking
SuUreamedia
Ramblin
Tia
Chrau
Bemus
Cerebro
Sooney Jones
Missiona
Decorah Council
Miller Hall
Dieseth Hall
Clayton Board
Oks
Gedar Rapids
Longbranch
Cooper's Mill
Town
Thelongh
Passion Bes
Lagos
Ginsberg
Washington Street
Iowa City
Old Capitol
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