Dolores the Mt. Vernon hostess earns praise for parties and work
Dolores Doe known as Dee Dee hosts large winter and summer gatherings for teens, bakes cookies, and calls 35 guests through a snowstorm. She excels in 4-H, is a 4-H grooming champion, stitches for a Catholic orphanage, leads school cheers, writes for the paper, acts in drama, sings soprano, serves as homecoming queen, and aims for social work or home economics in college. She balances top grades with numerous activities and hosts with poise and personality.
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Dee Dee
Dolores
Happy Bluebirds Club
Iowa
Nancy Cole
Pat Young
Wiladene Hoggard
Joyce Lenz
Mt. Vernon
Cedar Rapids
College
Mr. Vernon
Dick Moore
Linn County
Gazette
Joan Liffring
Dolores Staskal
Fountain of Youth
Mary Ann Studt
Barbara Beckhelm
Ann Goodyear
Elkport School Showcases Benefits of Small District
Elkport Superintendent R W Ash recounts advantages of keeping a small high school with 15 students, noting 50 meals served daily, a busy activities program, and cross-town student carpools from Garrr and nearby farms. He argues consolidation would reduce participation and hurt rural students.
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Elkport
Elkport High School
R. W. Ash
Ash
Helplng
Garber
Woods Center
Essman
Verne Debes
Roy Appleton
Garr
TV Test Signals Begin At WOI TV Station
Installation of transmitting equipment at WOI TV is nearly complete and engineering test signals will start soon. Central Iowa viewers may receive intermittent test pictures and patterns used to adjust equipment. Full programming and schedule will be announced when broadcasting begins on channel 4.
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WOI
Ames
Woi-Tv
Iowa State College
Central Iowa
WOITV
Mrs William Wright Found Dead at Home in Blairstown
Mrs William Wright aged 62 was found dead in her Blairstown home Saturday noon by her husband an employee of W A Drake Company who returned from work She had recently been discharged from Marengo hospital Surviving are her husband a late daughter Mrs Ted McCallay of Marengo and two grandchildren
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Blairstown
William Wright
W. A. Drake Company
Monticello Bank Marks 75th Anniversary in 1949
Monticello State Bank celebrated its 75th year since founding with roots tracing to 1865 when D. T. Gardner and C. E. Wales operated a store banking venture. The institution emerged from a 1873 Monticello National Bank merger, grew through acquisitions, faced the 1933 banking crisis, and reported 1949 assets of over 12.6 million with 19 staff.
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Onticello
Monticello State Bank
The
Monticello Express
Monticello
D. T. Gardner
C. E. Wales
I. L. Simington
Condon
Neill
Capt. M. L. Carpenter
George W. Lovell
Monticello National Bank
Carpenter and Lovell
Jones County Trust and Savings Bank
Jones County Bank
Frank E. Stimson
Paul Schuetz
the Express
Monticello Bank
Mt Vernon Teen Parties Keep Staskal Home Vital
Dolores Staskal hosts regular youth gatherings at her Mt Vernon home drawing athletes and classmates. Teens bake cookies, pool in the kitchen, and raid the fridge while neighbors praise the informal, welcoming atmosphere.
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Dolores Staskal
Stackals
Mt. Vernon
Howard DeCamp
Bill Kamerting
Gordon Behrens
Don DeCamp
Edward Staskal
Dick McKeen
Susan Albright
Bill Weisley
Paula Pratt
Barry Morrissey
Jim Kent
Allene Merritt
Roland Henik
Dolores
Colorado College
Boulder
Donna Mae
Howard
Bony
Bill
Pedro” Kamerling
Barbara
Babs
Beekhhelm
Gordon
Cab Fares Boosted in Des Moines
Taxicab fares rise in Des Moines with 35 cents for the first half mile up from 35 cents for a full mile. Officials from the three cab companies cited higher operating costs as the reason for the increase.
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Des Moines
Tattooing as shield against warfare in Burma
In Burma the practice of tattooing certain body marks is viewed as a guaranteed protection against death in battle. The custom is cited as a cultural belief supporting personal safety for fighters and communities.
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Burma
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