Three Keig Siblings Earn Dean's Honor List at Upper Iowa
Fayette county report highlights the Keig family from West Union with Barbara 18 a freshman Kathleen 20 a junior and Larry 21 a senior all on the Dean's Honor List each semester. Larry holds seven honors awards and plans a music teaching career Kathleen aims to teach English and Barbara plans business administration. They receive Upper Iowa sibling grants and scholarships including a Carrie Drewry Miller award and work-study aid.
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Fayette
Barbara
Kathleen
Larry
William H. Keig
West Union
Fayette High School
Upper Iowa
Carrie Drewry Miller
Miller
Frazee
Minn
Gram
Larry Keig
Upper Iowa University
William Keig
Springville Residence Destroyed by Fire
A two story frame home of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Hoyt in Springville burned after an oil heater in the living room ignited it. The family was away. neighbors noticed the fire about 7 p.m. Fire crews fought the blaze for more than two hours, aided by strong winds. Only walls remained. a few clothes and a puppy were saved. The Hoyts and their three children were at work in Cedar Rapids. they are staying with relatives. Fire authorities say the house had been shut up for several hours prior to discovery. The fire also affected nearby structures, with crews from Arcadia Denison and Westside assisting Vail firemen until about 4 a.m.
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The
Gazette
Springville
Gary Hoyt
Hoyts
Nny
John O’connor
Lincoln Club
Vail Observer
Westside Savings Bank
Arcadia
Denison
Westside
Vail
Iowa Falls
UPI
Gary Wood
Four Business Places In W. Iowa Town Burn
VAIL Iowa April 14 Four business places in a Crawford county town were burned in a blaze that destroyed nearly half of the local business district. Firefighters fought flames through the night but lost several structures to the fire. No exact damages or cause were reported pending investigations.
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W. Iowa
VAIL
UPI
Crawford County
Commu
Tama Road Paving Awarded To Neighbor Construction Co
Tama County Board awards H. Neighbor Construction Co. of LeGrand the contract to pave Tama Road from highway 30 south to Tama Packing Co. plant. The project includes soil base and 6 inches of asphaltic concrete, bid totaling 19 071.74 dollars. The county also assigns Neighbor the job resurfacing 1742 miles of blacktop and the old 30 pavement from Tama to Montour and toward the Tama Marshall line. Old 30 resurfacing east of Tama is estimated at 7 109.50 dollars.
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TAMA
R. H. Neighbor Construction Co
LeGrand
Highway 30
Tama Packing Co
Neighbor Co
Tama County Board of Supervisors
Tama West
Disillusioned Peters Attacks Hughes At Drake Club
Republican gubernatorial hopeful Jack L. Peters told the Drake University Young Republicans that laborers businessmen and farmers are disillusioned with Governor Harold Hughes. He accused Hughes of duplicity on Taft-Hartley section 14b repeal and of tolerating the spoils system while criticizing it.
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DES Moines
Harold Hughes
Jack L. Peters
Peters
Drake University
Young Republicans Club
Hughes
Marengo School Carnival Set to Raise Scholarships
The Marengo school carnival to support college scholarships for future teachers will be held Friday in the junior high multipurpose room and high school auditorium. Supper runs 9 30 to 7 p.m. with pizza at Custer's Last Stand run by Richard Custer. About 15 booths will be set up. the Iowa Valley Teachers Assn sponsors with student cooperation. Seventeen students have received scholarships since 1960.
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Marengo
Custer
Richard Custer
Iowa Valley Teachers Assn
Association
Purple Heart Awarded Posthumously to Sgt Richard Youngbear
The Purple Heart was presented posthumously to Sgt Richard C Youngbear in a Sunday ceremony at the Mesquakie United Presbyterian mission on the Sac and Fox settlement. He died of wounds suffered in Vietnam on February 3 1966 and was returned home for burial. Curtis Youngbear accepted the medal from Capt Stanley Johnson and Col William Helms of the Army ROTC at Iowa City.
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Tama
Richard C. Youngbear
Mesquakie United Presbyterian Mission
Sac and Fox Settlement
Iowa City Girl to Give Recital Sunday
Iowa City senior Shirlee Dicker from the University of Iowa School of Music will present a recital Sunday at 8 p m in North Hall. The soprano will sing excerpts from Mozart The Marriage of Figaro with pianist Michael Sproston, Cedar Rapids graduate student, accompanying.
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Iowa City
Shirlee Dicker
University of Iowa School of Music
North Music Hall
Oxford Junction PT A elects Mrs Otto Benischeck president
Mrs Otto Benischeck was elected president of the Oxford Junction Parent Teacher Association. The group voted to hold the annual athletic banquet on April 25.
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Oxford Junction
Otto Benischeck
Parent- Teachers Organization
Iowa City Board Rejects Flat $10700 Salary for Top Staffers
The Iowa City school board in a special session rejected paying 14 professional staff members with master's degrees a flat 10700 salary. They will follow the existing schedule with negotiations above 10350. Board cited evaluation concerns and impact on final-step increases. Bond issuance for a new west side high school was authorized at 3.6 percent via a $3.3 million issue sold March 8 to First National Bank of Chicago.
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Iowa City
Robert Randall
William Phelan
West Side
First National Bank For Chicago
Dates Set for University of Iowa Draft Qualification Tests
University of Iowa will host Selective Service college qualification tests on May 13 May 21 and June 3 as one of 20 Iowa testing sites. Applications are due April 23 and forms available by April 1 at Selective Service offices and the registrar's office.
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U. of Iowa
Iowa City
University of Iowa
U. of I
Iowa
Selective Service Boards
W. A. Cox
Charles R. Statler
U. of I. Examinations Service
U. of I. Registrar
Selective Service System
U. of S
Independent Phone Assn Names Officers
Arthur E. Long of Sloan was reelected president of the Iowa Independent Telephone Assn at its 71st annual convention in Des Moines. Also reelected were Joseph L. Van Horn Grinnell as first vice president H Filmore Melick West Liberty as second vice president and William F. Miller Des Moines as secretary treasurer.
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Des Moines
Arthur E. Long
Sloan
Iowa Independent Telephone Assn
Joseph L. van Horn
Grinnell
H. Filmore Melick
West Liberty
William F. Miller
State Official Won't Lose Driver's License Des Moines
Des Moines AP. John M. Manders, an official in the state insurance division, will not lose his driver's license after all. A clerical error meant one of three speeding charges against him in 18 months was dismissed, averting an automatic 60 day suspension.
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Des Moines
John M. Manders
State Public Safety Department
Manders
Shimanek Elected President of Mayflower Cemetery
William Shimanek was elected president of the Mayflower Cemetery Association. The vote established his leadership role for the cemetery group at Oxford Junction.
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Oxford Junction
William Shimanek
Mayflower Cemetery Assn
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Dysart
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Rusco
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Jesse McKee
Cherokee
Purple Heart
Vietnam
Iowa City Board
Michael Bonfiglio
Cedar Rapids Fire Department
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City Hall
Come
United State Bank
United State
Courteous Banking Service
Ervin Bank
16Th Ave
Cox
Selective Service Board
Howard R. Bowen
Robert Boynton
Selective Service
Donald Rhoades
Independent Phone Assn. Names Officers
Shimanek
Ginsberg
RADIO
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2Nd Ave
Cedar Rapids
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