Blairstown Dentist Remembers Century of Change
Dr Joseph Schoen of Blairstown reflects on 55 years in practice from 1910 to today. He moved from a fire night with coal stoves to a modern clinic, helped push water and sewer improvements, and witnessed dental advances from gas tube X rays to routine anesthetics. His civic roles include church, school, and city service, and he and Kathryn Johnson will mark 50 years of marriage.
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Lairstown
Joseph Schoen
Schoen
Blairstown
Dr. Schoen
Main Street
Benton County
Cedar Rapids Dental Society
Order of Eastern Star
Shrine
Cedar Rapids
Kathryn Johnson
Newhall
Manatt Wins Iowa County Road Oil Contract
Marengo Manatt Construction Co of Brooklyn secured the road oil contract at $159 per gallon from the county board of supervisors for county locations. Supervisors also authorized a 52 by 52 foot pole barn at the county home costing $2,895 to house livestock machinery and hay, to be built by Williamsburg Lumber Store.
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Marengo — Manatt Construction Co
Brooklyn
Iowa County
County Board of Supervisors
Williamsburg Lumber Store
Iowan To Participate In Theological Talks
In Baltimore on July 7-8 a series of theological talks will begin with seven delegates from Catholic and Lutheran churches. Dr. James F. McCue of the University of Iowa is chosen to represent Catholics. The National Lutheran Council started the talks last February and the Catholic Bishops Ecumenical Council accepted.
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Baltimore
James F. McCue
University of Iowa
National Lutheran Council
Catholic Bishops’ Ecumenical Council
Grant To U. of Iowa For New Facilities
The University of Iowa receives 366 514 dollars from the U S Office of Education to aid construction of classroom and office buildings. The project total cost is 2 062 000 dollars. Rep John R Schmidhauser announced the grant in Washington.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
U.S. Office of Education
John R. Schmidhauser
Washington
Lenox Picnic Set for Hopkinton Presbyterian Church
Hopkinton hosts the annual Lenox picnic Saturday at the Presbyterian church. A noon dinner will be served in the church hall and John Messerli of Marion will speak in the afternoon program. Former Lenox students and friends are invited.
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Hopkinton
Presbyterian Church
John Messerli
Marion
History Expert Inspects Old Fort Madison Site
Fort Madison archaeologists and experts from the University of Iowa and University of Illinois examine a recently uncovered stone foundation likely belonging to a 1808 Fort Madison blockhouse. The dig began June 9 after bulldozer work exposed the cellar and four parallel logs.
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Old Fort Madison
Fort Madison
W. A. Sheaffer Pen Co
Mississippi River
Jackson
Iowa
Madison
Wis
McKusick
John Vincent
Sanford Museum
Cherokee
Sheaffer
Bernard Hesse IV
Robert Alex
U. of I
Bettendorf
Mill Creek
Young Composer Duckwall Studying At All State Music Camp
Cedar Rapids youth Byron Duckwall works on music composition with Richard Hervig at the All State Music Camp on the University of Iowa campus. About 370 high school students attend the two week program, with 30 from nine other states. Duckwall plays cello in the camp orchestra and comes from a musical family.
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Byron Duckwall
Cedar Rapids
Richard Hervig
University of Iowa
Duckwall
John Duckwall
Andy
Iowa
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Minnesota
Missouri
Ohio
Wisconsin
Miss Gertrude Newkirk to be Honored by Brooklyn Librarians
A 2 p.m. June 29 ceremony at the Brooklyn library honors Miss Gertrude Newkirk for 50 years of service. Mayor Clem DeMeu lenaere will unveil a portrait and present a plaque naming the second floor room the Gertrude Newkirk room. The Newman Study club sponsors the event with civic delegates attending. cake shaped like a book will be presented by local clubs.
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Brooklyn
Gertrude Newkirk
Newman iStudy Club
Miss Newkirk
Clem DeMeulenaere
Coe Manatt
Business Girls’ Sorority
Commercial Club
Gladbrook Girl Crowned Miss Tama County 1965
Denise Bruene of Gladbrook was crowned Miss Tama County 1965 at a Traer Jaycees pageant. She is a salutatorian, receives a $300 scholarship and $50 for a gown, with Bonnie Jean Young as first runner up and Joyce Block second. Linda Konicek named Miss Congeniality among ten contestants.
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TRAER
Denise Bruene
Gladbrook
Tama County
Traer Jaycees
Richard Bruene
Linda Konicek
Clutier
Newhall Swimming Classes Begin at Vinton Pool
Swimming classes for Newhall youngsters at the Vinton pool will start Monday. The bus will depart at 9 a.m.
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Newhall
Vinton Pool
Livestock Gains Lift Eastern Iowa Economy
A spot survey of bankers across eastern Iowa shows brisk business and a solid economy, led by a high livestock market and rising farm prices. Bankers cite no doom and gloom, though some overextended consumer credit and pockets of froth exist. Local hog and cattle prices drive retail strength while Monticello and Decorah reports note manufacturing growth and Luther College expansion.
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Guy Sleep
Citizens Savings Bank
Anamosa
Ben E. Summerwill
Iowa ‘State Bank and Trust Co
Iowa City
Summerwill
Monticello
James Morris
Morris
Walter Wiewel
First State Bank
Manchester
Harold Grimstad
Security Bank and Trust Co
Decorah
Luther College
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East Iowa
Phyllis Fleming
Schoen of
Vinton
Alumni Dental Assn
University District Dental Society
State Dental Society
Iohn Schoen
Albuquerque
N. M
Betty Trail
St. Louis
Manatt
Iowan
U. of Iowa
Lenox
Prof
Donald D. Jackson
University of Illinois Press
Marshall McKusick
Founda
Tama
John Robertson
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