Methodist Conference Urges Dry Votes in Iowa
The South Iowa Conference of the Methodist Church reaffirmed opposition to liquor-by-the-drink and urged pastors and lay members to work for local option votes to create dry counties. Delegates commended legislators who opposed liquor-by-the-drink in 1963 and supported alcohol rehabilitation funding. The meeting adopted a budget of 1,060,901 dollars.
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Des Moines
South Iowa
The
Methodist Church
Iowa
People’s Republic of China
United Nations
United States
People’s Republic
Canary with one leg sings at Salvation Army center
In Birmingham the Salvation Army rehabilitation center received gifts including a one legged canary in a cage. The bird sings for about 70 men employed at the plant as staff and residents. The article notes a hopeful tone about recovery.
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Birmingham
Ala
Salvation Army
Car Clips Pole After Chain Reaction Crash
A car driven by Kenneth Edmonds 18 of Delhi lost control on highway 20 near Manchester around 2 am Friday, clipping a utility pole and triggering a pileup. Mark Gill 26 of La Porte City and Melvin Primmer 45 of Waterloo collided with the pole. Gill’s car damaged and ditched. Edmonds was treated and released at Manchester hospital.
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Manchester
Here
Kenneth Edmonds
Delhi
Highway 20
Mark Gill
la Porte City
Gill
Melvin Primmer
Waterloo
Edmonds
Hawkeye Man Injured in Car Tractor Crash
Hawkeye resident W. W. Burkhart, 81, was hospitalized in Waterloo with an eye injury after a Thursday afternoon collision on Highway 18 detour near West Union. Burkhart’s car collided with a tractor driven by Earl Stanbrough, 37, of West Union, whose manure spreader was entering the road. Stanbrough was uninjured.
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Hawkeye
W. W. Burkhart
Waterloo
Highway 18
West Union
Burkhart
Earl Stanbrough
Don Scott Farm
Stanbrough
Gurian Manufacturing seeks local workers in Waukon plant
Bert Ogorek, manager of the Gurian Manufacturing Co. plant in Waukon, told the Junior Chamber of Commerce this week that the firm wants local workers. He emphasized hiring locally to support the community and economy.
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Waukon
Bert Ogorek
Gurian Manufacturing Co
Decorah School Contracts Awarded For New Elementary
Contracts were let Thursday evening for construction of St. Benedict's elementary school in Decorah. The general contract went to Gordon Peterson of Garnav ille for 199800 dollars. The mechanical contract went to Schmitt of Charles City for 47200 dollars and the electrical contract went to Franke Electrical of Marshalltown for 16208 dollars. Work is expected to be completed next spring.
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St. Benedict’s Elementary School
Gordon Peterson
Garnaville
Schmitt
Charles City
Franke Electrical
Marshalltown
Oelwein Board Awards Boiler Contract for Schools
The Oelwein school board awarded a $45,650 contract to Young's Plumbing and Heating of Oelwein for new boilers at Central grade and junior high schools. Work began Friday and should finish by mid September.
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Oelwein
Oelwein School Board
Young
Central City Girl Wins $500 Rainbow Scholarship
Miss Alice Baxter 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs E L Baxter of Central City, was awarded the Eastern Iowa district scholarship of 500 under the Grace B Sprecher Memorial Education Fund. She has been a Rainbow member five years and plans to attend the University of Iowa this fall. The fund supports education for Rainbow girls under 20 from Iowa assemblies.
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Central City
Grand Assembly of Iowa
Order of Rainbow
Waterloo
Iowa
Alice Baxter
E. L. Baxter
Order
University of Iowa
Grace B. Sprecher
Grand Assembly of Iowa Order of Rainbow
West Delaware OKs land purchase offer
The West Delaware County Community School district board accepted Julius Becker’s offer to buy a rural school site in Delaware township, 4.4 miles northeast of Manchester, formerly part of his farm. The board also hired Allyn Carruthers at 100 dollars monthly for after school basketball to begin this December through February and Francis G. Gosling to audit 1962 63 books. Dundee school repairs include a sink in the first grade room new tile floors at several areas and removal of partitions to add a toilet.
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Manchester
West Delaware County
Julius Becker
Delaware Township
Allyn Carruthers
Francis G. Gosling
Dundee
Oelwein Man Fined in Larceny Case at Creamery
Arthur Pen hollow, 27, of Oelwein was fined $100 in justice court on larceny charges. He allegedly participated in the theft of barbed wire from the Oelwein Cooperative creamery. Three other Oelwein men are jailed in West Union on nighttime larceny charges in connection with the case.
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Oelwein
Arthur Penhollow
Justice Court
Oelwein Cooperative Creamery
West Union
Eastern Iowans Admit 103 to Practice Law
Iowa City is a hub as 103 graduates pass the bar exams held at the University of Iowa and 57 from Simpson College and 28 from Drake University join the state bar. Chief Justice Theodore Garfield swore in new lawyers at a ceremony in the Iowa Memorial Union. Names span Cedar Rapids Iowa City Dyersville Des Moines and other towns with graduates from multiple institutions.
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Iowa
University of Iowa
Theodore Garfield
Supreme Court of Iowa
Iowa Memorial Union
SUI
Drake University
Des Moines
John C. Culver
Joseph E. Day
Donald Holmes
David Mitchell
Gerald Sullivan
Cedar Rapids
Duane Goodken
Dyersville
Ivan Ackerman
David Brodsky
Duane Daggett
Michael Dooley
John Michael
Richard Fenstamaker
Jerry Folkers
John Greve
John Grier
Larry High
Lester Johnson
Alan Leff
Gary Leonard
Warren Luse
David McCuskey
Charles McManigal
Tracey Schultz
Sanford Turner
Walter Tyler
Marion
Richard Hergert
Middle Amana
Robert James
Postville
Thomas Phelps
Sigourney
Keith Reed
Springville
William Burger
Tipton
Stanley Miller
West Liberty
City council urges Route 52 resurfacing to curb tourist loss
GUTTENBERG Iowa The city council asked the state highway commission to resurface highway 52 from Dubuque to the Minnesota line and remove curbs to stop tourist traffic loss. It urged other area cities to join in the action to improve the road.
Dickens and Fenster in Mystery at Old Mansion
Dickens and Fenster are linked to a mystery at an old mansion shown Friday at 8 PM on TV 9. The program follows their investigations as neighbors discuss rumors and a missing clue.
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Dickens
Fenster
Old Mansion
Iowa warns liquor applicants against stockpiling ahead of July 4
DES MOINES AP Prospective liquor licensees are stockpiling liquor as the July 4 start of liquor by the drink nears. Lawrence Scalise of the liquor control commission said 18,000 bottles or more were bought in two weeks, about 4 percent higher than last year. He warned that stockpiling would be evidence of evading the liquor control act and requires affidavits listing on hand inventory to ensure sales tax is collected.
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Des Moines
Lawrence Scalise
The
Liquor Control Commission
Scalise
Commission
Farnham Sentenced 25 Years for Armed Robbery
James Farnham, 29, of Rockford Illinois, pled guilty in Iowa City district court to armed robbery with aggravation. He received a term not to exceed 25 years at Fort Madison state penitentiary after changing from innocent. Co-defendant John Rhoades, 20, also of Rockford, pled guilty to a similar charge and drew 25 years.
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Iowa City
James Farnham
Rockford
Ill
Fort Madison
Coralville
Edward O’connor
Farnham
Iowa
John Rhoades
Iowa City burglar gets 10 year term
Edward Gerdes, 32, of Fort Dodge, was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to burglary for stealing 8,000 dollars in checks from the Keith Wilson hatchery in Iowa City. A companion, Donald Matthes, 20, received a three year term for conspiracy and must serve it consecutively with a remaining ten year auto theft sentence.
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Iowa City
Edward Gerdes
Fort Dodge
Keith Wilson
Donald Matthes
Anamosa
Classifieds Spotlight: News Waits in Ad Pages
Local classified pages reveal a mix of community notices and items of interest. Readers can uncover brief news items amid ads, including events, alerts, and public notices tucked inside the classifieds.
Detective Chief McCarthy in Line for Liquor Post
Des Moines Chief of Detectives E. J. McCarthy is the leading candidate for one of three assistant director posts in the Iowa liquor commission enforcement division. Director Lawrence Scalise says McCarthy would take the job if he can arrange a workable plan with the Des Moines police department. He plans to discuss the move with Chief Vear Douglas before deciding.
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DES Moines
UPI
E. J. McCarthy
Iowa Liquor Commission
Lawrence Scalise
McCarthy
Police Department
Vear Douglas
Douglas
Scalise
Two Waukon Youths Injured in Car Crash
Two young people in Waukon were injured in a single vehicle crash around 3 30 p m Thursday. Driver Charles Fogt 21 suffered bruises when the car rolled over while passenger James Roe 19 sustained a fractured shoulder.
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Waukon
Charles Fogt
Elmer Fogt
James Roe
Melvin Roe
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