Birthday tribute and thanks blend with Census marriage trends
A birthday greeting to Edith from Mabel Simonson thanks relatives for support after a family death and illness while noting Census Bureau data: 1974 twelve month marriages about 2,233,000 and divorces 948,000. The note observes a marriage decline but rising divorces and offers home energy tips to conserve electricity.
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Christensen
Dr. Moore
Hurlbut
Mabel Simonson
U.S
Census Bureau
Never Cross The Street: Court Exceptions To Never
A safety maxim loses force in court as judges handle specific cases. Examples include pedestrians crossing on green lights, boarding moving trolleys with conductor signals, and drivers swerving to avoid children. Justice Holmes warned against absolute rules, but the Supreme Court later discarded the rigid rule.
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Supreme Court
Oliver ‘Wendell Holmes
Holmes
Local elections loom as test of voter disenchantment
The piece notes a historically large potential electorate but low turnout in last November's elections. It cites Census Bureau figures: about 45 percent of 141 million eligible voters cast ballots, down from 1966 1970 and 1972 figures. It argues for informed local choices to sustain republic health.
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Census Bureau
New Hampshire Senate
Betty Crocker Search for Leadership in Family Living
Scholarships from 500 to 5000 dollars available to all high school seniors through the Betty Crocker Search for Leadership in Family Living now in its 22nd year invitations to apply sent to extensive high school districts and community groups details provided by local guidance offices and college counselors, no deadlines specified.
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Betty “Crocker
Éngell
Iowa Lakes to Offer Study Program For Insurance Professionals
Iowa Lakes Community College will present the CPA to Teach A Study program in Management, Accounting, and Finance starting Sept 29 and meeting Mondays through May 25 at Estherville. The intensive course covers three sections and requires pre registration by Sept 26 with enrollment by Oct 31 1975. A 50 minute written exam begins the Betty Crocker Family Leader of Tomorrow scholarship process with state and national awards, including a $1500 college scholarship for state winners and tiered national prize increases.
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Cpac Part
Department of Adult & Con
Science Research Asociates, Inc
Chicago
Betty Crocker
Annals of America
Encyclopaedia Britannica Educational Corforation
General Mills
Washington, D.C
National Association’ of
Banking Courses To Be Offered At Iowa Lakes
Iowa Lakes Community College will offer two American Institute of Banking courses at the South Attendance Center in Emmetsburg beginning Sept. 9. Each course yields three AIB credits and runs 15 Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 pm. John D. Brown will teach Law and Banking in Room 5, covering basic American law and banking procedures, plus the Uniform Commercial Code. The second course, Principles of Bank Operations, in Room 6, will be taught by Mike Muhlendorf and focus on fundamental bank functions for career advancement. Pre-registration is required through the college’s Adult & Continuing Education office in Estherville, 712-362-7231.
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American Institute of Banking
Iowa Lakes Community College
South Attendance
Emmetsburg
Unifories
John D. Brown
Mike Muhlendorf
Iowa Trust and Bank
Department of Adult & Continuing Education
S. 8Th Street
Estherville
Checkoff Boosts World Soy Markets and Iowa Voter Referendum
Merlyn Groot of the Iowa Soybean Association credits a half-cent per bushel checkoff for expanding overseas market development and boosting export value from 1.8 billion to 4.7 billion dollars by 1974. He notes ASA programs in 36 countries, with Japan, Taiwan, and Mexico examples, and reminds growers to vote Sept. 9 on continued funding.
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Iowa
Merlyn Groot
Manson
Iowa Sogan Association
U.S
Groot
American Soybean Association
ASA
Japan
Mexican soy food boom fuels Mexican imports from U.S.
Mexican industry adopts soy fortified foods such as bread ralls tortillas cereals soy milk and textured soy protein meat extenders. Factories cannot meet rising demand as soy protein oil and soybean meal consumption grows, with Mexico projected to import 30 million bushels of U.S. soybeans annually by 1980.
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Mestpak
Mexico
U.S
Iowa Soybean Referendum Vote Set for Sept 9
Iowa soybean growers will vote Tuesday September 9 on whether to extend the soybean check-off program begun in 1972 for soybean promotion. Polls at the Emmetsburg Extension Office open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Harold Heykes says the measure would cap the check-off at up to four cents per bushel and run for four more years.
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Iowa
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
Harold Heykes
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Social Security Office Schedule and Contact Info
Social Security Office in Spencer Iowa lists hours 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday with Saturdays and holidays closed. Address 304 Ith Street serves surrounding towns. phone 712 262 5350. Officials will visit other towns on specified dates in July August September including July 10 and August 14. check local listings for exact times and locations.
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Social Security Office
Ith Street
Southwest Plaza
Spencer
Iowa
Nat'l
Spence
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