Amana Graduates Return Home to Work in Industry
Amana Iowa sees 66 percent of its college graduates return to live and work in the Amanas. Supt. Charles Selzer notes records since 1935 show 51 percent of graduates go to college and 43 percent of those earn a BA or higher. State figures cite Iowa’s college-going rate rising from about 20 percent after World War II to 25–30 percent today.
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Charles Selzer
Iowa
J. C. Wright
Selzer
Marengo
Society
Ivan Reichmann
Middle Amana
Iowa State College
The
Amana Society
Amana Refrigeration
Louis Marz
Harold Reihman
Reihman
St. Louis
Omaha
Air Force
Rermman
SUI Scholarship Honors Conrad For Late Robert Conrad
Iowa City announces a law school scholarship in memory of Robert W. Conrad an FTC investigator killed Feb 3 in New York East River crash. Funds exceeding 1500 dollars support the award administered by Dean Mason Ladd. Conrad a 36 year old SUI alumnus earned BA and law degrees and excelled in oratory while at WSUI.
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Iowa City
Robert W. Conrad
University of Iowa
Friends of
FTC
Elkadar
Conrad
SUI
WSUI
Ruen Named Winneshiek Red Cross Chapter Chairman
Arthur Ruen of Decorah route 2 Postville becomes chairman of the Winneshiek county chapter of the American Red Cross. He succeeds Mrs. Kenneth Ingvoldstad who resigned from the post.
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Decorah
Arthur Ruen
Postville
Winneshiek County
The
American Red Cross
Kenneth Ingvoldstad
Third in a Scenic Tour Series McGregor Area Boasts Awesome Scenery
John Reynolds profiles a Mississippi river weekend tour from Marshalltown to McGregor with 50-plus outboard boats, scenic spots like Backbone State Park, Elkader, Marquette and Effigy Mounds National Monument. The feature links travel routes, historic notes, and Midwest tourism potential.
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Marshalltown
Mississippi
Midwest
McGregor
Central City
Coggan and
Ryan
Delaware County
Manchester
Strawberry Point
Backbone State ‘Park
Elkader
Stone River
Wisconsin
Marquette
Effigy Mounds National Monument
New Hikes In College Fees Eyed By Regents
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa State Board of Regents studies potential tuition raises for University of Iowa Iowa State College and Iowa State Teachers College. They seek to measure effects on programs and private colleges, with current and past rate history and a background study from the University of Iowa Bureau of Business and Economic Research noting a tuition rise must be matched by scholarships to avoid dropping marginal income students.
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DES Moines
Iowa
State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Iowa State College
Iowa State Teachers College
University of Iowa Bureau of Business and Economic Research
Clifford M. Baumbach
TRAE Mator John Mcliver Head for the Hills
This suggested Sunday scenic route will take motorists through Iowa’s Little Switzerland and along the Mississippi River providing impressive vistas.
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Mator John Mcliver
Iowa
Little
Switzerland
Mississippi
New Postmaster For Ely Monday
Ely will install its first new postmaster in nearly 45 years. Outgoing postmaster Frank W. Elias retires at age 70 after serving since October 14, 1914. Acting postmaster is Mrs Leo J Truhlar, with the transfer by Postal Inspector Mark Snodgrass of Cedar Rapids. Ely operates a third class post office.
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Ely
Frank W. Elias
Leo J. Truhlar
Mark Snodgrass
Cedar Rapids
Johnson 8th Grade Graduation Slated
Promotion exercises for about 60 rural 8th grade students will be Tuesday at 8 p m in Mac Bride auditorium. Prof J L Davis of the University of Iowa will speak. The 9 hon or students include Richard Pirks George Swenka Mark Dennis John Gingerich Esther Nisly Philip Piper Donald Liebe Harlan Hochstetler and Cephas Kauffman from families in various townships.
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Washington
Harlan Hochstetler
Cephas Kauffman
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