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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1949
Page
6
Iowa lawmakers consider a uniform entrance age for kindergarten and first grade to protect five year olds. The bill seeks five as the minimum for kindergarten and six for first grade, citing eye development and attention concerns.
Our 1949 Farm Bureau membership has reached 1153 with work ahead. We expect to meet quota soon and will announce a membership party planned for the month end. Families are invited. tickets are mailed by payment tier. Please send dues to receive tickets and finish the drive.
National Heart Week will be observed nationwide from February 14, led by the American Heart Association. The Iowa Department of Health notes heart disease is the leading cause of death in Iowa, accounting for about one third of state deaths. The campaign promotes personal and community efforts, urging physical check ups and heart examinations.
The health department urges neighbors to learn about heart disease and rheumatoid fever. It directs readers to contact the Division of Public Health Education at the Iowa State Department of Health for free informational materials.
The U S Civil Service Commission announced that Engineer Trainee applications close March 8, 1949, by the Denver Bureau of Reclamation for positions in the Mountain states and that Industrial Hygienist postings remain open by the Naval Command in Washington D C. Appointments pay from 2,498 to 2,724 dollars yearly, with required years of professional engineering study and written testing.
Applications from qualified students closing June 30 1949 for industrial hygienist roles with salaries from 3727 to 6236 a year. Positions focus on industrial hygiene programs in shipbuilding ordnance and aircraft assembly under Navy and other federal agencies. No written test. qualifications include college study or four years of technical experience plus 1 to 8 years of professional industrial hygiene work. graduate public health study may substitute. Maximum age 62.
Police from Council Bluffs and the state highway patrol teamed up to locate taxi driver Jack Hendrickson who vanished on a trip from Red Oak. The missing cab, Hendrickson, a friend, and two passengers were found outside a Council Bluffs tavern.
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