Iowa Ballots Defeat Several School Bond Issues
Iowa voters rejected multiple proposed school bonds on ballots across the state while 24% mill site and building fund levies mostly passed. Distinct results included Sioux City 2.4 million bond failure 9 107 to 8 374. Council Bluffs 700 thousand bond defeat 2 236 to 1 966. Algona district 450 thousand high school bond 497 to 373. Spirit Lake 85 thousand Okoboji levy 54 to 45. and Ottumwa extension of a 2 percent mill levy 1465 to 704. Passed were Blockton gym 180 to 37. Sac City five-year 214 mill improvement 267 to 52. Glenwood 2144 mill improvements 381 to 90. Clear Lake 24% mill site and construction 508 to 306.
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Heavy Vote Cast In Tipton School Board Election
Special to The Gazette reports 451 votes cast in Tipton on Monday in the school board race three times the prior year. Harold J. Schnack won with 329 votes and Henry W. Fields 310 for two board seats. Reed L. Hunt 121 and Betty Nuccio 114 were defeated. G. L. Daedlow was unopposed for treasurer with 407 votes.
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Tipton
Harold J. Schnack
Henry W. Fields
Reed L. Hunt
Betty Nuccio
G. L. Daedlow
Manchester Voters OK 50 000 For New Classrooms
Manchester voters approved spending 50 000 to add three classrooms at the high school in a 416 to 51 vote. The decision used funds already on hand, not a bond issue. Ned Richardson won a three year board term over Norris Gould, 258 to 204, and Percy Lillibridge was elected treasurer.
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Ned Richardson
Norris Gould
Percy Lillibridge
Wadena Sets School Vote Turnout Record
Wadena posted its largest school election turnout with 176 ballots cast as incumbents and several boards faced votes. Wilder Mattocks won 105 votes, defeating write-ins Howard Shaffer and Don Murphy. Across towns, Gay and Jolliffe led the Towa City-George L. Gay and Elwin T. Jolliffe for the school board with 500 and 376 votes respectively, while others faced various unopposed races and re-elections. A separate 2 1/2 mill levy passed in Independence with 279 yes to 52 no while Swisher and Calmar elected board members in multiple municipalities.
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Wadena
Wilder Mattocks
Howard Shaffer
Don Murphy
Towa
George L. Gay
Elwin T. Jolliffe
Gay
Jolliffe
Elliott D. Full
Andrew C.garry
Sam Saltzman
John B. Wilson
Tama
Milton Lewers
Hubert Kubicek
Alburnette Carl Behrens
Lenard Wilson
Independence
Anamosa
Kenneth Humpall
Irvin Hovet
Blairstown Votes 2% Mill Tax Levy For Schools
Blairstown voters approve a 2 percent mill tax levy for future school building by 121 to 82. In school races Ross Kimm tops with 179 votes to Merle Thurman 140. Mary Goss elected treasurer by 81 votes. Totals: 220 ballots. Other towns report varied results in board races and officers.
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Blairstown
Ross Kimm
Merle Thurman
Henry Grunewald
Merle Bruch
Roy Wandling
Mary ‘Goss
College District Okays Surplus Property Sale
College districts vote approvals across multiple locales, authorizing sale of surplus land, obsolete school property, and equipment. In Ely and Edgewood contests, numerous board and treasurer seats saw uneven margins. central city and Greeley districts reported varied outcomes with several incumbents and newcomers elected to school boards and treasurers.
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Volga Votes Bonds to Expand School Facilities
Volga voters approved a $12,000 school bond issue by 97 percent Monday, 208 in favor and 7 against. The funds join a prior $75,000 for a gymnasium auditorium and remodel of the old building, with work to start about April 1. Raphael Orr was reelected to the school board and Lera Robinson was elected treasurer, both unopposed.
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Lera Robinson
Lamont Votes Against Football in No School Election
Lamont voters rejected football in a non school election Monday with 214 against and 163 for football, total 379 votes. Incumbent Albert Peck led school board race with 215 votes to 144 for Claude Foster. FE M Barr elected treasurer with 325 votes.
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Riverside School Election Sees High Turnout
Riverside reported its strongest voter turnout in years with 182 ballots cast. Dale Southwick won the race with 99 votes, defeating Robert Schneider who earned 76.
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Dale Southwick
Robert Schneider
Marion Springville approve land trade in 80 acres
Voters in Marion and Springville approved an 80 acre land swap with the Marion rural school district. The Marion district also approved the trade. No money changed hands, and the transaction will be carried out in the near future.
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Maynard approves 2% mill school levy for 10 years
Maynard voters pass a 2 percent mill, 10 year tax levy for a future building program fund by 125 to 62. Officials say no new tax since the district is debt free and operating expenses come from the general fund. In the board race Victor Steege and Loraine Abrecht win with 108 and 91 votes to defeat Arnold Garnier and Howard W. Smith amid 88 total ballots.
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Victor Steege
Loraine Abrecht
Arnold Garnier
Howard W. Smith
Election results show clear board and election votes
In Lisbon Kenneth Racisen won all 24 votes for elec. At Lisbon George L. Albright received all 59 votes for a three year term on the school board. Mariah Nosley appears in the record as a reader or candidate without listing further outcome.
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Kenneth Racisen
Lisbon
George L. Albright
Mariah Nosley
West Liberty Voters Approve School Tax
West Liberty residents approved a two and one half mill school tax in the school election. Board members were elected in several districts including Vinton and Stanwood Harlan with Ted Voelker, Lawrence Kroemer, and other incumbents winning seats. A 212 mill levy was approved in the district.
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Stanley R. Woodhouse
Leo J. McAndrews
Nick Gavlas
van Horne
William Fry
Wayne Olde
Albert Duncans
Ronald Barry
Stanwood
Harlan Voelker
Lawrence Kroemer
William Horr
Local School Board and Election Results
Election tallies from multiple districts show Leonard Lower defeating Reisink 114 to 74 for a city seat, Coggan-Frank Peyton defeating Elvin Pillard 75 to 56, and Schmidt 138 with Lanning 94 for school board. Incumbents Conn and Mueller led Coralville contest, Fox and Sharff defeated, and Colesburg incumbents Smith 123 and Hartbeck 155.
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R. H. Reisink
Coggan
Frank Peyton
Elvin Pillard
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E. G. Schmidt
Raymond Lanning
Schmidt
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Herman Harbach
William Harder
Stanley
Hilbert Conn
Everett Mueller
Eerie
Harold Fox
Hugo Sharff
Conn
Mueller
Fox
Sharff
Coralville
William Morrison
Hugh Keasling
Owne Morgan
Colesburg
Roy Smith
Lewis Hartbeck
Smith
Hartbeck
Leonard Bockenstedt
Robert L. Davis
Raymond Ridemour
Wis-Owa Scenic Group Formed in Prairie du Chien
A regional scenic association for the Guttenberg area south to McGregor and inland towns was organized at a Prairie du Chien meeting. Fifty businesses attended. H. J. Quartemont elected president with Arthur Frydenlund treasurer and Keith Butterfield secretary. Directors include Kenneth Holly and C I Yount among others. An officers meeting will review the 1955 budget and new applications.
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Clyde Martin
Enis Campbell
Lear
Hoseley
Jack McWilliams
al Zadjicek
Thornton Pike
Countryman Receives Four More Stamps From Scott
Des Moines Iowa Attorney General Dayton Coun tryman obtained four additional federal liquor stamps from Scott county. The tally shows 186 stamps returned versus 205 issued, reflecting a growing balance in the stamps distribution.
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Farm Bureau Leaders Plan Legislative Visit for March 17
Anamosa Jones county Farm Bureau legislative committee members will visit local legislators on March 17, announced by county president Floyd Hodgdon. Sessions arranged with Representative Russell Eldred and Senator Earl Elijah will cover Farm Bureau policies and current bills.
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Farm Bureau
Iowa Briefs Highlights From Oxford Junction and Nearby
Red Cross drive in Oxford Junction targets 290 dollars with Thomas Hanwardson as chair. Various community updates note hospital patients in Davenport Manchester Cedar Rapids Independence Decorah and Osceola County alongside local births appointments and honors including Hiddens earning a master’s degree in Colorado and Dikkers named president of the Baptist Youth Fellowship.
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Decorah
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Clermont Woman Reaches Centennial Birthday Celebration
Josephine Wells of Clermont marked her 100th birthday with a luncheon hosted by her daughter Geneva Wells. An open house is planned in the spring to honor Mrs Wells with all her children in attendance.
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VFW Leader Opposes Soviet Delegation to Iowa Farms
Des Moines Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars Commander Truman J Ramsell says he is unalterably opposed to admitting any Soviet representatives to study Iowa farming methods and he has asked Governor Leo Hoegh to protest to the state department. He spoke for thousands of VFW members including many farmers. The Des Moines Register had editorially proposed a Soviet delegation to Iowa and the Soviets said they would accept.
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Kellogg Grant Supports Iowa Hospital Administration Program
The University of Iowa will expand its hospital administration education with a $95,640 grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation over three years starting Jan 1. The first $34,460 payment has already been received, and the State Board of Education finance committee has approved accepting the funds.
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Eastern Iowa hardware dealers attend clinic at Iowa City
Iowa City hosts a clinic hosted by the Iowa Retail Hardware Association to improve business management. Attendees include Joe Cilek of Iowa City, Alva Kepler of Kalona, Dick Brown of Marengo, Dale Johnson, Mr. Vernon, Donald F. Edwards of Oxford, and John R. Nelson of Tipton.
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Tipton
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