McKee elected grand chancellor at Iowa Knights of Pythias
State and national leaders George McKee and C T Belle Elliott head the recent Iowa Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias and Pythian Sisters at a centennial convention in Des Moines. New officers include George Relph Robert Cleveland James Eckert L W Kuehl William Strausser Loren Wilcox and William Hutchinson with Roberta Snyder Evelyn Myers Doris Riddick Francis Eckert Madge Lang Irene Johannsen Jaretta Johnson. The lodge approved about 1000 to aid cystic fibrosis research at Blank Memorial hospital Des Moines and installation occurred Tuesday. The 1971 convention will be in Des Moines.
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George McKee
Montezuma
Iowa Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Pythian Sisters
C. T. Belle Elliott
Tabor
Lodge
Roosevelt Hotel
Grand Lodge
George Relph
Chariton
Robert Cleveland
Oakland
James R. Eckert
Des Moines
L. W. Kueh
Evelyn Myers
West Ninth Avenue
Marion
Doris Riddick
Charles City
Francis Eckert
Madge Lang
Mt. Vernon Road
Irene Johannsen
Walcott
Grand Protector
Jaretta Johnson
Grand Guard
Blank Memorial Hospital
Eldon M. Morgan
Oskaloosa
Eric D. Fitzpatrick
British Columbia
Canada
Eld
South Burnaby
B.C
Grand Lodge of Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Fitzpatrick
Charles McKee
Incumbents Lose In Oelwein Vote District 2
In Oelwein district 2 Al Knies won as a write in defeating incumbent Mary Jagard by 623 to 169 votes. In district 4 Norm DeLong defeated George Miller by 1,000 to 363 votes.
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Oelwein
al Knies
Mary Jaggard
Norm DeLong
George Miller
Valley Question on Voting Change Delays District Directors
Elgin Valley school district voters approved electing all directors at large by 171 to 155. An attorney general's opinion was to be sought on implementing the change. The issue arose because the proposal won district wide but failed in three of the five districts.
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Elgin — Valley
Althogh
County air regulation faces city action before effect
The county health board and Linn County supervisors weigh a countywide air pollution regulation that bans open burning and sets standards. City council support is required for county adoption, with debates over penalties and enforcement linked to city ordinances and potential public hearings.
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Alfred Ahern
County Health Department
Council
The
Board of Health
Sorg
Dudley Henderson
Henderson
City Board of Health
County Board of Health
Local Health Board
Council debate on countywide open burning ban
Linn county deliberations consider extending a proposed open burning ban beyond cities to the entire county. Cedar Rapids officials back countywide action while county and city leaders weigh discrimination concerns and practical enforcement.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids
County Health Department
Richard Phillips
City Public Improvements
Stewart Shank
John Oberthien
Phillips
Donald Canney
H. Keith Erickson
Council
Molly Maguires structured as Pennsylvania coal region group
The Molly Maguires were a secret organization active in the anthracite regions of Pennsylvania during the late 19th century. They operated as a clandestine faction involved in criminal activity and labor resistance within the mining communities.
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Molly Maguires
Pennsylvania
Emerson to lead US Army system development group at Van Nuys
Col Duane L Emerson named commanding officer of a tactical operations system development group at the U.S. Army Computer Systems Command in Van Nuys California. A 1948 West Point graduate with advanced degrees in physics and mathematics, Emerson previously served as assistant chief of staff management information data systems in Vietnam and organized the first fourth class computer course at West Point in 1962.
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Ward H. Emerson
Twenty-ninth Street Drive
U.S. Army Computer Systems Command
van Nuys
Calif
Emerson
Army
Vietnam
West Point
U.S. Navy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
U.S. Military Academy
It's Easy Fun Affordable Want Ads Explainer
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Floyd Emmons
Calvert Dist. CO
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TV 9
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Herbert A. Dreier
Postville
Mark Dreier
David L. Wilson
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Thirty-second Street
Korea
Carol Staton
Basil Staton
Ohio Street
Marine Corps
Camp Pendleton
Larry F. Belton
Dorothy Belton
Tama
Gerald L. Smith
Manchester
Donald J. Harper
Joann Harper
First Avenue NW
Donald A. Harper
1803
Ridge
Wood Terrace SE
Donald H. Berends, Jr
Donald Berends
Air Force
Lackland Afb
Ronald L. Simmen
Central City
John M. Novak
Cottage Grove Avenue SE
Douglas Trachta
Rose Mary Trachta
Lester Trachta
Fourth Avenue SE
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