Legislature in Homestretch Pushes House Reform
The legislature accelerates toward the homestretch with three readings dropped to two and petitions and committee reports no longer read aloud. Afternoon sessions and Saturday meetups fill the remaining period as reform momentum grows. Key figures include George L. Scott and John P. Berg guiding efficiency, plus Democrats backing time and money economy amid political chatter about Hickenlooper and Irwin.
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Statehouse
General Assembly
Assembly
Appropriations Committee
George L. Scott
Fayette County
John P. Berg
Black Hawk County
Open Door Policy Ties to Next Year’s Governor Race
Gov Wilson’s open door policy cited as example with Earl Miller named as a prospective governor candidate for next year. Kraschel and Herring identified in Democratic and Republican dynamics for governor and U.S. Senate. Senate and House bill counts cross 900, with expectations to top thousand after committee additions.
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Gov. Wilson
Earl Miller
Nelson Kraschel
Harlan
United States
Clyde Herring
Clermont School News Highlights Grade Studies and New Enrollment
Tobacco and other drugs are studied in health class. Sixth graders learn constellations using an umbrella model with gold stars circling the North Star. Fifth grader Evelyn Gerlemann joins the class, transferring from a rural school. Romans study inspires Iva Jean Barnes to dress her doll in tunic and sandals. Students create alphabet letters in art and add Hacienda as a new Spanish word meaning ranch.
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Canada
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Evelyn Gerlemann
Union Township
Iva Jean Barnes
Absences for Measles Hit Seventh and Eighth Grades
Over the last three weeks several seventh and eighth graders were absent due to measles and pink eye. Names listed include Irvin Scheel Dean Kittleson Doris Hanson Lois Olson Margaret Martin Phyllis Schweinerus Robert Burgett Wm Nelson Emmet Helgerson Minerva Thorson Martin Gunderson Lois Godden.
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Irvin Scheel
Dean Kittleson
Doris Hanson
Lois Olson
Margaret Martin
Phyllis Schweinerus
Robert Burgett
Wm. Nelson
Emmet Helgerson
Minerva Thorson
Martin Gunderson
Lois Godden
Clermont Welcomes Visitors and Choirs on Sunday
Local residents including Mr and Mrs Emmet Burt and families joined by Harmony Minnesota guests spent Sunday at the John Sampson home. J C Halverson suffered a hand wound requiring two stitches from a jackknife accident. Fayette trip to hear the Upper Iowa choir and its 52 singers led by Prof Hendricks precedes a 2000 mile spring tour by bus. Additional gatherings included a cradle shower for Mrs Alfred Bear and a Wartburg a capella choir concert at Eldorado with many Clermont attendees.
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Emmet Burt
Lawrence
Arnold
Merle Sampson
Harmony
Minn
John Sampson
J. C. Halverson
Louise Miller
Cornelius Olson
Len Simek
Fayette
Upper Iowa Choir
Prof
Hendricks
Mary Tatro
Fred Talley
Douglas
Waterloo
Harlan Stee
Hazel Tatro
Castalia
Andree Tatro
Talley
Belya Olson
Ole Sorenson
Alfred Bear
Jessie Loftsgard
Ben Conner
Henry Bohr
Richard Wagner
Fred Wagner
Emma Rear
Dennis Rear
Richard Griebenow
Ruth Suckow
Howald Rear
Wartburg A
Louie Olson
Alvin Amundson
Theo, Ressler
Anna Mary Crowe
Madonna Trudo
Agnes
Evelyn and
Louise Bilden
Elmer Nelson
Arthur Nelson
J. A. Erickson
Refreshing Alka-Seltzer at Drug Stores
When hard work or strenuous exercise makes you feel tired and dragged out, enjoy the refreshing effect of a glass of sparkling tangy Alka-Seltzer available at drug stores in packages and drug store soda fountains by the place.
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Plass
Seventieth Birthday for Mrs Henderson at Clermont
Mrs. B. O. Henderson celebrated her seventieth birthday at her Clermont home on Friday March 7. Guests included daughters Mrs. Clarence Gruver Mrs. Chas Palmer of Waukon and Mrs. R R Roggensack of Lancaster Wis and Mrs. Franz Appelman plus sons Roger and James of Clermont. Others joined by telephone were daughters Mrs. Wm Moyle of Peoria Illinois and Mrs. Cecil Grant of Cedar Falls. Local Q E 8 district instructor Mrs. Helen Hale led a Clermont chapter school of instruction last Tuesday. An officers luncheon was held at noon and a 6:30 dinner followed for the instructor and Clermont members. Guests from Elgin Arlington Fayette and Waukon attended the evening session where initiatory work was demonstrated. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. R. Vi Brandt Mrs. J. C. Halverson Andine Vasby and Mrs. Jerry Spencer.
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B. O. Henderson
Clermont
Clarence Gruver
Chas. Palmer
Waukon
R. R. Roggensack
Lancaster
Wis
Franz Appelman
Roger
James
Wm, Moyle
Peoria
Cecil Grant
Cedar Falls
Famlies
Helen Hale
Ruth Olson
Elgin
Arlington
Fayette
R. Vi Brandt
J. C. Halverson
Andine
Vasby
Jerry Spencer
Hats Found In Doctor’s Car After Maquoketa Fish Fry
Dr Ben C Phillips of Maquoketa reports four hats left in his vehicle after the annual Maquoketa fish fry. The hats, belonging to Monticello men, were apparently placed in the car by mistake and will be returned to their owners.
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Ben C. Phillips
Maquoketa
Monticello
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Martin Nelson
Katherine Evingson
Norene Boley
Max Reed
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