Hansel couple marks 70 years married in Manchester
Clarence Cox reports Marion and Carrie Hansel of Manchester observe their 70th wedding anniversary on Feb. 14. They married in Elkport in 1892 and moved to Manchester in 1929. The couple, with eight children and many descendants, recall early farm life and now enjoy television and family quilting plans.
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Marion Hansels
Anchester
Marion Hansel
Iowa
Hansels
Mr. Hansel
Manchester
Aulden Hansel
Don Martens
Ed Brown
Ted Hansel
Earlville
Floyd Hansel
Charles Downs
Delhi
Melvin Hansel
Newton
D. J. Persson
Waterloo
Set School Study Unit in Keokuk
A fact finding committee to work with superintendents to gather data on schools in a seven county area has been named. The study covers Keokuk Washington Jefferson Wapello Mahaska Poweshiek counties with district representatives listed from Tri-County What Cheer Keswick Keota Pekin Richland Packwood Hedrick Sigourney and Delta among others.
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What Cheer
Keokuk
Iowa
Washington
Jefferson
Wapello
Mahaska
Poweshiek
Tri-County
David Flint
Don Ridenour
Keswick
Keota
Kay Staler
Danny Bohorsen
Pekin
Kenneth Steinbeck
Richland
Harold Dickey
Packwood
Hedrick
Earl Mefford
Martin Rice
Sigourney
al Cornish
Robert Reinert
Delta
Bond Vote Planned in Postville for New High School
Postville residents will vote March 9 on a $465,000 bond issue for building a new high school and adding to an elementary school. Polls in Memorial hall will be open noon to p.m.
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Gazette
Postville
Postville Community
Memorial Hall
Parking Meters Discussed in McGregor Council Meeting
The McGregor city council discussed the possibility of downtown parking meters but did not act. Plans from the municipal utilities to install more street lights on Ann Street were reviewed. Superintendent Vern E. Miller resigned from the dock commission. Mrs Don Bickel Robert Brooks and Bruce Macken were re appointed to 3 year terms on the library board.
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Mcgregor
Ann Street
Vern .E. Miller
Dock Commission
Don Bickel
Robert Brooks
Bruce Macken
Library Board
James Patton Seeks Re election to House
James E. Patton of Manchester seeks a third term as Delaware County state representative. A Republican and chairman of the Delaware County Fish and Game Protective Association, he has served on Safety and Law Enforcement, Agriculture and Horticulture, Appropriations, Cities and Towns, Roads and Highways, Conservation and Safety, and the Steering Committee.
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Manchester
Delaware County
James E. Patton
Delaware County Fish and Game Protective Association
Patton
Driver Fined in Second Offense DUI Case
Judge Blair Wood of Waterloo fined Wallace Hanson, 62, of Fort Dodge, 500 in Delaware district court on a second offense drunk driving charge.
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Manchester
Blair Wood
Waterloo
Wallace Hanson
Fort Dodge
Delaware District
SCI Girls Sports Day Draws Eastern Iowa Schools
About 280 girls from 19 Iowa high schools will attend the State College of Iowa sports day on Saturday. The all day program includes basketball volleyball swimming and a modern dance clinic with events centered in the women's gymnasium on the central campus. Eastern Iowa participants include Jefferson Cedar Rapids Independence Marion Postville Tipton and Williamsburg.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
State College of Iowa
SCI
Eastern
Plan For Decorah Federal Building Converts Post Office
Acting Postmaster Ed Nugent says federal approval exists to convert the present postal building into a government office. County Extension Director E J Weigle notes word from Rep James Bramwell on use recommendations. The GSA found the building structurally sound and project details include street level entry, north-facing front, twelve parking stalls, west loading dock, and back area paving. Potential offices include extension service, Farmers Home Administration, soil conservation, crop insurance, USDA county committee, IRS, Social Security, and Production Credit.
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Decorah
Ed Nugent
E. J. Weigle
Second District
James Bramwell
Nugent
General Service Administration
Weigle
Post Office
City Hall
County Extension Office
Farmers Home Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Internal Revenue, Social Security and Production Credit
Freedom Bond Drive Planned in Iowa for May and June
Iowa plans a Freedom Bond drive during May and June as part of a nationwide U S savings bonds campaign. About 135 people from 57 counties attended a meeting in Des Moines, with Iowa's Liberty Bell to appear in about 50 counties. State director Glenn L Ingle said the 1962 savings bond quota is $150 million.
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DES Moines
Iowa
U. S
Liberty Bell
Glenn L. Ingle
Seek Funds for New Johnson County Home
Iowa City officials query the state hospital facilities division on state and potential federal matching funds to build a new Johnson County home. The plan follows a grand jury recommendation after deeming the old west of University Heights building unfit.
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The
Gazette
Iowa City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
State Hospital Facilities Division
Grand
University Heights
More for Your Money in the Want Ads
Classified pages tout bargains and value offers across goods and services. Readers can compare prices and features among appliances, furniture, and job listings while scanning the section for daily deals.
Petitions Seek Greeley Merger
In Greeley consolidated school district petitions circulate to merge with the West Delaware county community school district serving Manchester Dundee Masonville and Ryan. Greeley has no high school and all area students attend West Delaware in Manchester. The Greeley board favors consolidation for economy.
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Manchester
Greeley
West Delaware County
Dundee
Masonville
Ryan
West
Marquette Council OKs Signs by Night Marshal
The council authorized Ed Tesar night marshal to install five Great River Road signs in the area. The signs were provided to the town.
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Marquette
Ed Tesar
Iowa board grants salary raises for three state wardens
The Iowa board of control approved pay increases for three heads of state penal institutions. Anthony Travisono, superintendent at Eldora, rose from 10 000 to 10 200 yearly, John Bennett, warden at Fort Madison, from 9 300 to 9 900, and Ray Purcell, warden at Anamosa, from 9 000 to 9 900.
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Anthony Travisono
Eldora
John Bennett
Fort Madison
Ray Purcell
Anamosa
Travisono
Bennett
Purcell
Price
Industrial tour planned by Oelwein Chamber group
The industrial relations committee of the Oelwein Chamber of Commerce will tour all local industries to study operation procedures and identify problems.
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Oelwein
The
Chamber of Commerce
Boxcar Derails In Belle Plaine Hit Seed Company Building
One car of a North Western freight train derailed near noon Thursday and struck the Funk Brothers Seed Co. building along the tracks in Belle Plaine. The damaged room was empty and no injuries were reported. A broken draw bar released three cars. one struck a light pole and derailed while the other two stayed on the tracks.
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the Gazette
Belle Plaine
North Western
Funk Brothers Seed Co
Tom Howes Resigns as City Clerk Over Ill Health
Tom Howes aged 55 has resigned after serving as city clerk for a month due to ill health. No successor has been named yet.
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Tom Howes
Three East Iowa Women Injured in Falls
Three Eastern Iowa women were hurt this week. Mrs. Jess Talley of North English injured her left hand. Martha Hohen shell of North English, a University Hospitals Iowa City worker, fell at work and broke both elbows. Mrs. Raymond Huffman, west of London, broke an ankle after a fall while walking for the mail.
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Iowa
Jess Talley
North English
Martha Hohenshell
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Raymond Huffman
London
White House Gets Peace Pause Story
Dr. Howard Latourette of the University of Iowa presented the White House with a booklet and details on Iowa Citys Pause for Peace observance on Wednesday. Brooks Hays accepted the material for President Kennedy. Latourette said the 53 minute observance symbolized the 53 billion in the federal budget for national defense to urge work for peace alongside defense.
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Washington
Howard Latourette
University of Iowa Medical
White House
Iowa City
Brooks Hays
Kennedy
Latourette
Two Charges Against Driver at Tama
Tama resident TAMA-LeRoy Midgett, 52, was charged with drunken driving and driving without a valid license after his car struck the Tama Florist greenhouse causing about $1,000 in damage. He suffered facial cuts and was to appear in court Friday afternoon.
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the Gazette
TAMA
LeRoy Midgett
Towa
Tama Florist
Fields resigns Independence post to lead Webster City schools
John Fields resigned as Independence school superintendent effective at end of the current school year. He will become Webster City superintendent. Fields came to Independence from West Branch in 1960.
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Independence
John Fields
Webster City
West Branch
Waterloo Names New Fire Chief In Historic Move
Waterloo appointed Harold L. Smith aged 53 as its third fire chief in the city's history on Thursday, marking a milestone in local fire service leadership.
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Waterloo (Ap
Harold L. Smith
Waterloo
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