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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1969

Page

11

New Day for Police Chief in Argyle Wisconsin

In Argyle Wisconsin population 700 the police chief role has modernized from a multi tasking local figure to a formal 48 hour week with a paid car and equipment. The new chief Peter Jaggi 23 earns 500 monthly while his father Adolph Jaggs held a 1965 era job with 325 monthly plus car allowance. The shift reflects a nationwide small town police revolution driven by prosperity pensions and law and order concerns.

Agyle Wis Argyle Adolph Jaggs Dubuque Jaggi Peter Wisconsin Civil Service Peter Jaggi

Independence State Adult Classes Start Jan 13

Independence Iowa hosts a complete slate of adult courses through Independence Community School and Area Seven Hawkeye Institute of Technology. offerings include general interest, high school and eighth grade completion with 21 general interest courses and several practical subjects. classes run Monday and Tuesday 7 to 9 p.m. for ten weeks at the high school with a $4 fee. contact Ken Wiersma at 334 4322 for registration by phone or in person January 7 or 9. mail registrations to Ken Wiersma 317 Thirteenth Avenue NE Independence IA.

Independence Hawkeye Institute of Technology Ken Wiersma Thirteenth Avenue NE Iowa

Luther College Faculty to Pursue January Research Projects

Ten Luther College faculty members will conduct month long independent student research during the January interim period between semesters.

Decorah Ten Luther College Luther

Right to quit upheld over unpaid commissions in Iowa

Iowa officials ruled Marvin D. Crew of Spencer was entitled to unemployment compensation after leaving his job with Walnut Grove Products Division of W. R. Grace and Co. due to duplicated sales orders delaying commission payments. Crew quit after 30 days with no remedial action by the employer, which was aware of the issue.

Des Moines Lowa Employment Security Commission Marvin D. Crew Spencer Walnut Grove Products Division W. R. Grace and Co Atlantic Crew Milford

Kissel Sentenced for Embezzling About $60 000

DES MOINES AP Mrs Pauline Kissel 46 was sentenced Tuesday to five years in the womens reformatory at Rockwell City on a charge of embezzling about $60 000 from the Siegel Furniture Co where she worked. She pled guilty before District Court Judge Gibson C Holliday. Officials said about $63 000 was missing and Kissel who is mother of two and had been a bookkeeper for 17 years admitted taking close to that amount.

Des Moines Pauline Kissel Women’s Reformatory Rockwell City Kissel Gibson C. Holliday Vincent Hanrahan Siegel Furniture Co

Largest 28 pound gold nugget found in North Carolina

A 28 pound gold nugget, valued at about $8,000 in 1803, was located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, marking a historic discovery. The find highlighted early mining activity in the region, drawing attention to Cabarrus’s mineral wealth and frontier prospecting.

Cabarrus County N.C

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