Marion post office joins area mail processing program
Beginning Tuesday Marion's post office becomes part of the area mail processing program. Postmaster Mullaley says Cedar Rapids will be the sectional center and Out of Town mail heads there for processing with a common postmark. Local box mail for Marion deliveries will be managed locally.
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Marion
Mulla
Ivy
Munday
Kical
Cedar Rapids
Mullaley
Iowa
Marion Accident Leaves Two Injured Involving Ricklets
Two people were hurt in a late Saturday two car crash at Marion boulevard and Blairs Ferry road. Lois Ricklets, 34, survived initial injuries at St Luke's hospital and was moved from ICU, while her husband Lynn, 39, was treated and released. John Prange, 16th street NE Cedar Rapids, was uninjured. Police charged Lois Ricklets with failure to control, fined 50 dollars and costs. Damage to both cars totaled about 1200 dollars.
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Satuday
Marion Boulevard
Blairs Ferry
Lois Ricklets
Eighteenth Street
St. Luke's Hospital
Lynn
John Prange
Sixteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Rickless
Decorah Tops Six-County Christmas Sales in Northeast Iowa
Northeast Iowa towns report 1972 Christmas season sales led by Decorah at 5.75 million dollars, up 120 thousand from 1971. Oelwein, though not a county seat, surpassed others with 8.30 million, up 1.06 million, while Fayette county's gains totaled 2.05 million. Counties show mixed results in business locations with Decorah, Waukon, and Elkader declining, Cresco and West Union increasing.
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Decorah
Tawi Department of Revenue
Des Moines
Oelwein
Fayette County
Fayette
New Hampton
Crescy
Waukon
West Union
Bluader
Elkader
Cresco
Weat Union
Marlon Woman's Club Evening Meeting at Mrs Follensber Home
Marlon Woman's club evening meeting set for Tuesday night at Mrs Wesley Follensber home route 2. Marlon chapter No. 183 085 will convene tonight near the Masonia temple with members advised to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlon Woman's Club
P.m
Wesley Follensber
Marlon
Abong the Masonia Temple
Marion Woman’s Club
Robert Carey
Alpine Road
Mount Mercy College
Mental Health Board Elects Leaders In Reorganization
The 21 member Northeast Iowa Mental Health Center board reelected Clem Blocker Jr. as president and named Jim Campbell as vice president. Paul Hjelle and Mrs Otmar Bruns were chosen secretary and treasurer respectively, with Walter Haynes reelected treasurer. Several directors were named to three year terms and committees formed for education and public relations. A Linn-Mar board of education meeting follows in the administration building.
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Specim
Gerewe Decorah
Clem Blocker, Jr
Iowa Mental Health Center
Blocker
Jim Campbell
Waukon
Key
Paul Hjelle
Decorah
Otmar Bruns
Monona
Merle Turner
Walter Haynes
Cresco
Albert Quass
Ossian
Louis Trail
Verdell Haakenson
Harold Reitz
Lime Springs
John Reisker
Art Thoma
Postville
Almer Amundson
Clayton County
Milo Gericke
Jas Ron Sweeney
Lions
Marion Lions
Indian House
Rich
Wiha
University audit shows cost up and enrollment down
A state audit on 1971-72 at the University of Town notes average cost per student rose to 2372.50 while full-time enrollment fell from 20,620 to 20,005. Total university receipts reached 213,288,238.14 with state and federal funds and tuition making up major dollars.
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University of Town
Mation Water Board of Trustees
Lloyd Stith P.m
Jamie
Helen
Tenth Avenue
Luke's Hospital
Smith
Restvietad
Three Men Charged After Independence Tavern Disturbance
Independence police charged Wayne Johnson 24 and Wayne Butters 22 of Independence along with Le Roy Stone 25 of Waterloo with assault and battery after a disturbance at Juniors Spot tavern. Butters and Johnson jailed, Stone released home. Fined $20 and costs each in Justice Clara Murphy's court.
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Independence
Wayne Johnson
Wayne Butters
le Roy Stone
Waterloo
Butters
Johnson
Buchanan County
Stone
Waterlod
Peare Clara Murphy's Court
New President Hopes for More Elks Members
Fort Madison Iowa elks convention ends with PuRv pupes Weyeo Al Ahumpheey assuming presidency of the Iowa Elks Assn Humphrey aims for a 5 percent statewide member gain and expansion of handicraft sales youth and American ism programs fellow officers named include Larry Germann David McGuire Lloyd Hicks Darwin E Hammer Sanford Schmulz James Wall Doyle Huelt Hugh Hollander and Rev Paul A Peters to serve in various roles
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Larry &. Germann
Storm Lake
David McGuire
Cedar Rapids
Northeast
Lloyd Hicks
Creston
Southwest
Darwin E. Hammer
Fort Dodge
Northwest
Sanford Schmulz
Muscatine
Jumes ‘Wall
Buona
Doyle Huelt
Iort
Madisop
Hugh Hollander
Fairfield
Wer
Paul A. Peters
Waterloo
Plane crash kills Sioux City editor and grain dealer
Marc Cox of McCook Lake South Dakota farm editor of The Sioux City Journal and Dean Daniels of McMaster Union in Sioux City were killed when their single engine Piper Camanche crashed near Granger Minnesota. The plane hit in a field under overcast misty rain as they likely returned from Minnesota Governor Andersons fishing trip. FAA assisting investigation.
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Siouxx City
UPS
Sioux City Journal
Sioux City
Minnesota
Marc Cox
McCook Lake, & D
Rhe Journal
Dean Daniels
McMaster Unnin
Daniels
Granger, Mini
Filmore County
Carl Sann
Wendell Andersom
Federal Aviation Administration
Jury Excuses Millennial Juror After Longevity Claim
New York juror Joseph Wallach, reported by UPI, was excused from jury duty due to his claim of being 100 years old. Court officials noted the age as the reason for dismissal amid a quiet session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UPI
Toseph Wallach
May Senior Citizen Observance Theme Listed
The May Senior Citizens observance centers on the theme Older Americans Play Active Roles. Cedar Rapids Social Security Office head James Wood notes Social Security pays over 2.4 billion monthly in retirement benefits to about 10 million people and that payments have risen since 1969 with automatic cost of living increases ahead. He urges seniors to contact a local Social Security office for questions.
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May
Senior Citizens Mob
James Wood
Seli Security Laigteret
Cedar Rapiels
Wood
Social Security
Cedar Rapids
Social Security Office
40 Pint Beer Intake Falls Shy of Record
In Barrow in Furness England Stan Heywood, 27, drank 4 pints in 40 minutes for a $25 bet. He remained sober but lost as the world record of 65 pints in 52 minutes, set by four British workers in 1971, proved unattained. His wife called him an idiot and the pub charged $15 for the beer.
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Barrow-In-'urness
England
Stan Heywood
Two Seek Positions on North Winneshiek School Board
Spectal to The Gaentle reports filing deadlines set by DECORAH North Winneshiek Supt Christianson for five board seats. Only two candidates Alvin Vineoff and Dar yl Bruening filed by May 11, with election May 31 and terms lasting until September 1974. Top vote getter may extend service two more years before another election in 1975.
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Decorah
North Win
Christianson
Neshiek
Dis Noot
North Witeshiek
Education
Iopen
Tom
Gordon Christianson
North Winneshiek
Decorah Scout Daniel Nelson Earns Eagle Rank
Daniel Nelson son of Mrs Hawai Nelson became Decorah's first Eagle Scout in seven years. His brother Dean attended the ceremony from Oslo, Norway, returning for his father’s death. Tintiel, a Decorah High sophomore, mapped nature trails in Phelps Park for one merit badge.
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Dillna Nelson
Hawai Nelson
Daniel
Dean Nelson
Oslo
Norway
Tintiel
Decorah High School
Decorah
McCray and Hanson Vie for Grand National Slots
Cedar Rapids men McCray and Hanson led a Cedar Rapids district bridge team to a Saturday playoff at Memorial Hall, part of the Grand National contest. The results named Royce Moray, Keith Hanson, Robert Evans, and Charles High as district representatives for the June DeKalb regional playoffs, with other pairs and teams earning honors in open, consolation, and novice events across several cities including Chicago and Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapils
Russell Ross
Town City
Jon Taylor
Grinnell
Night Owls
McCray
Dick Nassif
Memorial For
Cedar Rapids
W. Kengi
DeKalb
Royce Moray
Keith Hanson
Robert Evans
Davenport
Charles High
Bettendorf
John Pinher
Dallas
Gunther Polak
Chicago
Bave Nicklasson
St. Paul
Ron Kruse
Minneapolis
Carolyn Ludwig
Bhirley Swanson
Larry Ross
Crewe Coeur
Chuck Cummins
Ames
John Oxley
Joseph
Valiore Anderson
Des Moines
Ted
James Mall
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Self House
Merrill Grove
Twenty-Sixth Street
Eldon Breitbach
Baileys
Northview Drive
Want
Kiwanis
Hiawatha ‘Trails
Kiwanis Club of
al Wardenburg
Ce Ee
YMCA
Marion Branch
Linn-Mar
Edward Begley
Seventh Avenue
Begley
Scheer Hele Ub di Be
Mental Health Board
Amr
Aya Munnly College Development
Speal
Helen Cherry
Linn- Mar Board of Extycation
Buzette
10Th Street
Robert
Thirty-fifth Street
Are
Bermuda
Notland, Norgold, & Ohios
Worthrop King
le Nas
Dale
Jtteer
Elks
Lonron
Uupt
London
Vatican City
Ar- Heathrow
Marta Cardinal Larraova
Boths
Spain
Rome
Vatican
Laos
Indo-China
N. Winneshiek Board
McUmpends
Alvin Vine
Burr Qak
Daryel Bruening
Bluffton
Jerome Kingsley
Earl Winter
Cessna Pilot Center
Coe
Pante
Monticello Aviation, Inc
Monticello, Lowe
Morris
Midwest
Activision of
Morris Industries, Int
Lindale Plaza
Waurs
Eapert Body
Fender
EFA
Town House Motor
Eden
Pirate Cell
Vail
Iblat
Sven
Gibson Realtors
Center Point Rd
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