English Valleys OKs 1968 69 School Budget
The English Valleys district approved a 706010 budget for 1968 69 with 458760 from property taxes and 247250 from state aid and other sources. Salaries total 476105.30, and the balance on hand June 30 1968 stood at 50859.62. Final approval followed a hearing with no taxpayers present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Oakes
Iowa City
Kinross
Mary Alice Carter
Olson Construction Co
Radcliffe
Sutton
Saxe- Freeman Co
Des Moines
Hospital Tax Meant For Unbuilt Des Moines County
Hum boldt county should not be collecting a property tax to maintain a hospital that has not yet been built. Attorney Richard Turner said the county levies .989 mills for a hospital with no construction or contract let. Turner advised the board could levy up to 2 mills to help pay for construction, not maintenance of an unbuilt facility.
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Des Moines
UPI
Humboldt County
Atty
Richard Turner
Friay
Turner
J. W. Graham
Ida Grove
Graham
County Board of Supervisors
Duluth Resident Seeks Ben Boo Honored on Ben Boulevard
A Duluth resident proposes naming 5th Avenue West, the approach to the arena auditorium, Ben Boulevard to honor Mayor Ben Boo for his civic improvement efforts.
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Duluth, Minn
UPI
Duluth
Ben Boo
Art Mattson
5Th Avenue W
Ben
Wheel detaches from car. windshield damaged in West Union
A wheel flew off Mrs. Leslie Chenswold’s car on a downtown West Union street Thursday. It rolled into a parked car owned by Tom Wright, shattering the windshield. No injuries were reported.
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West Union
Leslie Chenswold
Tom Wright
First Clayton Farm Vacation Is Success
The Bar W Ranch at the Sylvester Willie farm near Garnaville hosted Clayton county’s first on the farm vacation. Wausau Wisconsin family Mrs James D Kramer and five children enjoyed a week of farm life riding a mule and tractor feeding animals and soaking up sun and fresh air. The Kramer family planned the trip after seeing a brochure from the Iowa Development Commission and left Iowa after a Friday departure. The Willies welcomed city visitors and plan to host a second family this month while learning from the experience.
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Garnaville
Wausau
Wis
Sylvester Willie
James Kramer
Eleader
Bar W Ranch
Clayton County
Wausua
Wisc
James D. Kramer
Willie
Willie Place
Marilyn Kramer
Iowa
Oelwein Examines bids for portable classrooms
The Oelwein school board reviewed seven bids on 46 portable classrooms after tornado damage. They awarded a $43,870 site-preparation contract to Youngblutt Construction Co and plan to let the classroom contract later Friday, with about $395,000 available for the project.
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Oelwein
Youngblutt Construction Co
Washburn
Delaware county to join Food Stamp program
Manchester Delaware county welfare office has announced approval to participate in the Food Stamp program. Officials met with director Donald Claussen and plan a July 16 meeting for retailers milk distributors and bankers at the Farm Bureau building. Public assistance recipients and other low income people will be able to purchase food stamps once the program begins after September 1.
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Manchester
Delaware County Social Welfare Office
Department of Agriculture
Donald Claussen
Delaware County
Farm Bureau
Volga Legion elects officers for 1968 69
Volga American Legion post No. 327 names its new officer slate for 1968 69 led by Commander Howard Taylor and adjutant Jerald Taylor. Howard T. Taylor becomes finance officer with Howard Berger as chaplain and Frank Sutton as service officer.
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VOLGA
Volga American Legion
Howard Taylor
Jerald ‘Taylor
Howard T. Taylor
Howard ‘Berger
Frank i Sutton
Nickname Not Allowed on Iowa Ballots
Des Moines reports the attorney general's office ruled that ballot names must use full given names or first middle and last names. Titles like Dr cannot appear on ballots, following Secretary of State Synhorst's request after a candidate submitted nominating papers with a nickname.
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Des Moines
UPI
Attorney General’s Office
Oscar Strauss
Iowa
Melvin Synhorst
You name it want ads will bring buyers
A classifieds teaser urges readers to call 369 1234 to place want ads and attract buyers for items and services. The brief copy highlights simple contact as the path to sales through a local classified line.
Beck Opposes Plan For Regional Offices
Orange City Iowa UPI Robert Beck, Republican governor candidate, opposes a proposal for 16 regional offices to administer state government. He warns the plan creates another government layer and would strip functions from county government. Governor Hughes ordered state departments to study regionalization impacts and take preliminary steps toward implementation.
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Orange City
UPI
Robert Beck
Iowa
Beck
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Decorah Man Hurt In Car Tractor Crash
Lester Olson, 38, of Decorah was transported to St. Mary's Rochester after a Wednesday crash when his car collided with a tractor driven by 44 year old Russell Rustad on highway 9 west of Decorah. Olson suffered a broken left hip and leg lacerations. Rustad was not injured.
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Decorah
Lester Olson
St. Mary’s Hospital
Rochester
Olson
Russell Rustad
Decoration Highway 9
Here
Rustad
Elkader appoints Dee Walke water superintendent
Dee Walke longtime Elkader hardware store operator is named water superintendent succeeding the late Leonard Krieg. The appointment was announced by town clerk Kenneth Newbern.
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Elkader
D. H. “Dee” Walke
Leonard Krieg
Kenneth Newbern
Cubs vs Mets Live Friday Night on KCRG Channel 9
The Chicago Cubs meet the New York Mets in a Friday 7 00 PM game broadcast live from New York on KCRG TV Channel 9. The telecast brings color coverage of the major league tilt to viewers nationwide.
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Kcrg-Tv
Channel
Chicago Cubs
New York Mets
New York
Hughes Backs Lottery Draft Plan For Fairer Conscription
Gov Harold Hughes proposes scrapping the current draft in favor of a national lottery. Each male would enter at age 19 after registration at 18 with exams, and a one year exposure would determine liability. A secondary pool could be used if manpower shortfalls occur.
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Hughes
Nelson Rockefeller
Iowa City
Johnson Proposes Judges Officers Meeting on Court Leniency
Sioux City AP report says Republican gubernatorial candidate Donald Johnson of West Branch calls for a meeting of judges and policemen to discuss perceived court leniency in handling cases. He said law enforcement officers most often raise these complaints.
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Sioux City
Donald Johnson
West Branch
Johnson
Hoover Fund Bill Sent to President
President Johnson has received a compromise bill authorizing 90 million dollars to acquire land for national parks. It includes an allocation of 150 thousand dollars for the Herbert Hoover National Historical Site in Iowa.
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Washington
Johnson
Herbert Hoover
Iowa
Two Sisters Injured In Dyersville Crash
Two sisters were hurt in a two car crash at the junction of highways 20 and 136 in Dyersville. Dorothy Ossian, 57, of Dubuque and her sister Daisy Swanson, 61, of Downers Grove Illinois, were listed in serious condition at a Dubuque hospital. Their car collided with a vehicle driven by Kurt Morris, 17, of Chariton. Morris and his mother Mrs. Richard Morris were not seriously hurt.
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Dyersville
Dubuque Hospital
Dorothy, Ossian
Dubuque
Daisy Swanson
Downer’s Grove
Kurt Morris
Chariton
Morris
Richard Morris
Itching To Avoid More Searches In Le Claire
Scott county sheriff deputies and Le Claire police searched a wooded area for a missing woman in a blue nightgown before canceling after she returned home. Volunteers spent an hour in a patch of poison ivy before learning the person had come back.
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LE Claire
Scott County Sheriffs Deputies
Fire damages Manchester home as oven blast prompts blaze
The residence of Maxine Cook in Manchester was damaged by an oven explosion that started a kitchen fire early Friday. Firemen extinguished the blaze but heavy smoke damage was reported.
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Manchester
Maxine
Cemetery Sexton Hired After Braye's Death
Tama-Frank Waterbeck aged 50 is appointed as Oak Hill cemetery sexton by the city council at a salary of 400 dollars per month. He succeeds the late Richard Braye who died on June 22.
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Sexton Tama
Frank Waterbeck
Oak Hill Cemetery
Richard Braye
Warning Light Test in Benton County
Benton County boards and sheriff join REC to test four 175 watt warning lights at key intersections. The lights, donated on a 90 day trial, cover LaPorte City bridge area Bruce township, Van Horne area Big Grove township Shellsburg Palo corner and north of Watkins. Public comment is invited to Jay Nabholz Carl Luze Alfred Lahn Sheriff Harold Burch or Macy Garwood.
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Vinton
Benton County Board of Supervisors
REC
Benton County
LaPorte City Bridge
Bruce Township
van Horne
Big Grove Township
Shellsburg-Palo Corner
Watkins
Jay Nabholz
Carl Luze
Alfred Lahn
Harold Burch
Macy Garwood
Permit for Clinic in McGregor Approved
At a McGregor town council meeting Dr. D. W. Pfeiffer won a building permit for a clinic on Main Street. The vote also allowed curb cuts for access. His office is in the former McGregor Community hospital with sewer hookup fees raised from 200 to 250 dollars.
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Mcgregor
McGregor Town
D. W. Pfeiffer
Main Street
Pfeiffer
McGregor Community Hospital
Oelwein Approves 25Year Electric Franchise
Residents of Oelwein vote 844 to 67 to renew for 25 years an Interstate Power and Light Co franchise to supply electricity. The company says renewal will bring mercury vapor lights downtown to replace those destroyed by the May 15 tornado, marking the first vapor lights in the city.
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Oelwein
Interstate Power and Light Co
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Black Eagle
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Roheim
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