Services Set For Delaware Crash Victims
Funeral services are arranged for Mrs. Frank Orr 34 and Charles J. Wolfe 53 two Buck Creek area residents killed in a two car crash at a county road intersection five miles south of Ryan. Orrs service is Saturday at 2 p.m. at Golden Community Congregational church and Wolfe will be buried Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Patricks church in Ryan with rosaries in Shelly funeral home. Surviving relatives include Orrs husband five children and extended Staner and Kraus family members. Wolfe leaves a wife two sons a daughter and six sisters and two brothers.
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Clarence Cox
Manchester
Ryan
Charles J. Wolfe
Frank Orr
Buck Creek
Delaware County
Golden Community Congregational Church
Shelly Funeral Home
St. Patrick’s Church
Orr
Wolfe
William Cooper
Marie Orr
Frank
Charleen Marie
Carolyn Sue
Dennis
David
Douglas
Wilfred Staner
Bernard
Victor Kraus
Monticello
Paul Staner
Joseph Staner
Cascade
Dorothy
Gerald
Richard
Marvin Ries
John
Chicago
Ronald
Worthington
Les Rubner
Masonville
George Jaeger
Donald Link
Epworth
Arnold Kramer
Gene McElmeel
Francis Knepper
Temporary Highway Office Opens in Tama
A state highway commission survey party led by R. D. Foltz has established a temporary field office at Tama. The 1966 primary road program includes right of way acquisition and reconstruction of Highway 63 in Traer from the south corporation line to the Wolf Creek bridge. Foltz’s party will gather information for study and design of the proposed project.
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AMES
State Highway Commission
R. D. Foltz
Tama
Traer
South Corporation Line
Wolf Creek Bridge
Foltz
Gazette Want Ads Promise More Business Profits
Small advertisements in the Gazette are promoted as a path to greater profits for local merchants. The page highlights affordable rates and quick visibility to attract customers and boost sales.
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Gazette
Hobart Cooley 69 dies of long illness in Manchester
Hobart W. Cooley 69 retired Manchester businessman died Wednesday after a long illness. He partnered in the C and store 32 years retiring in 1962. Active in Red Cross for 50 years and as a swimming and first aid instructor. Past president of the Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary club. Survivors include his wife Josephine a son Robert and daughter Mrs. R. E. Schacherer. Services Saturday at 9 am in St. Marys Church burial Oakland cemetery. Rosary at Shelly funeral home.
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Cooley
C and
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Josephine
Robert
Lake Alfred
Fla
R. E. Schacherer
Inver Grove Heights
Minn
Clark
Bethlehem
Gerald
Washington, D.C
St. Mary’s Church
Oakland Cemetery
Shelly Funeral Home
Farmersburg Man Alvin Krueger Dies by Own Action
Clayton county medical examiner rules 74 year old Alvin Krueger death as self inflicted. Body found in front yard beside a shotgun. Funeral Friday 1:30 p.m. Schultz funeral home Monona with military rites at Lutheran Cemetery Luana.
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Farmersburg
Alvin Krueger
Clayton County
Schultz
Monona
Luana
Tama Attorney Reappointed but Some Criticism
Tama city council approved Walter J. Willett’s reappointment as city attorney by 4 to 1 despite complaints about his attendance and dual role as county attorney. Councilman Duffy urged hiring Ben Morris, citing an attorney general opinion. Willett defended his limited meeting attendance and noted a fellow council member could provide legal input.
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Tama
Walter J. Willett
Paul Duffy
Ben Morris
Duffy
Cleo Melsa
Willett
Morris
William Kaliban
Final Tax Valuation Orders Issued by Iowa Tax Commission
Iowa Tax Commission has issued final notices in 77 of 82 counties after reviewing tentative increases in real estate valuations for 1966 68. injunctions by 39 counties delayed effective dates, and five counties await county board action. County by county changes include increases in agricultural land and residential realty as well as decreases in mercantile property values.
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Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
Iowa Tax Commission
Tax Commission
State Board of Review
Weber
Jefferson
Cherokee
Adair
Crawford
Union
County Boards of Review
The
State Tax Commission
Allamakee
Delaware
Dubuque
City of Dubuque
Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Linn
Louisa
Poweshiek
Tama
Washington
Winneshiek
Iowa study to involve many practical nurses
The University of Iowa and University of Illinois will conduct a three year study on licensed practical nurses, students, programs, and employment patterns. Elizabeth E. Kerr leads the effort with a $104,955 first year grant from the U.S. Office of Education. Thirty Illinois sites and all 16 Iowa practical nurse programs will participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowans
Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
University of Illinois
Elizabeth E. Kerr
Miss Kerr
U. of I
Division of
State ‘Department of Public Instruction
William D. Griffith
Hills
Carole B. Hodaley
Coralville
U. of I. College of Education
Robert M. Tomlinson
U.S. Office of Education, Division of Vocational and Technical Education
Illinois
St. Luke’s Hospital School of Practical Nursing
Cedar Rapids
Kerr
Public School System
Services Friday for Mrs Willis Perry 66
Mrs Willis Perry aged 66 wife of a Tama business man died Wednesday in Evangel hospital Marshall town after a period of poor health. She and her husband moved to Tama 32 years ago and ran Clover Farm store for 20 years. Survived by husband sister Ella Blossey Bowdle SD brothers George Kebs chull Traer Herbert Rebschull Eldora. Services Friday at 2 p.m. Mason Funeral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tama
Willis Perry
Evangelical
Marshalltown
Perry
S.D
George Kebschull
Traer
Herbert Rebschull
Eldora
The
Mason Funeral Home
Chairman Elected by East Iowa Supervisors
Reorganization meetings in Tama and Fayette counties saw new chairmen chosen Floyd Tower of Tama and John D Fay of Fayette. Appointments and re appointments were made in both counties.
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East Iowa
Boards of Supervisors
Tama
Fayette Counties
Tama County
Floyd Tower
Fayette County
John D. Fay
Fayette
Cornell Gets 1500 Grant From Shell Foundation
MT VERNON The Shell Companies Foundation renews a six year pattern by awarding Cornell college a total of 1500 in three 500 gifts. The grants support institutional use faculty development and discretionary professional growth for academic staff.
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MT. Vernon
Shell Companies Foundation
Cornell College
Arland F. Christ-Janer
Cornell
Christ-Janer
Shell Foundation
The
Foundation
Adams road grader purchase by Tama old council
One of the last acts of Tama’s old city council was to buy a new Adams road grader from Vivian Equipment Co of Ames. The price was 8790 dollars less 439.50 cash discount.
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Tama
Adams Road
Vivian Equipment Co
Ames
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