Clarksville Obituaries Highlight Grapp and Coryell Losses
Mrs Bertha Grapp aged 91 died at home after a Wednesday night illness. She and Frederick Grapp married in 1894 and farmed before running a Clarksville variety store. Survived by three sons, two daughters, a brother, sister, many grandchildren and greats. Funeral at Church of Christ with Lynwood Cemetery burial. Edgar Coryell, 79, former Clarksville resident, died at his Benson Minnesota home. Survived by wife Clara Huber and three daughters, plus a sister and a brother. Funeral and burial held in Benson.
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Bertha Grapp
Frederick Grapp
Clarksville
Varety
Church of Christ
Antioch Aid and Monday Club
Howard
Harley Calease
Lydia St John
Phoebe Moore
Olive Deeming
Glen
Paradise
California
Harold
Dale
John Detra
Rudolph Engel
Baron Calease
Waterloo
Vern Conner
Lynwood Cemetery
Edgar Coryell
Benson
Minnesota
Clara Huber
Melvin
Edith) Erdman
Lloyd
Alice) Lee
Richard
Grace) Wall
Tacoma
Washington
W. E. Day
George Coryell
Indiana
Antioch Aid Meeting Held At Sutcliffe Home
The Antioch Aid met at Mrs Lynn Sutcliffe's home on Thursday afternoon for a social session after the business meeting. Eleven members attended.
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Antioch Aid
Lynn Sutcliffe
Live and Learn Club Meeting Noted at Sinram Home
The Live and Learn Club held its regular meeting on Tuesday afternoon April 18 at the home of Mrs Al Sinram. A gameer prayer was given by Mrs Ben Buchholz. Members modeled sewing completed. A cake walk was won by Mrs Al Sinram Mrs Gail Crowley and Mrs Earl Norton. Mrs Jerry Hartema helped serve tray lunches to eighteen members and a few guests.
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Live and Learn Club
al Sinram
Ben Buchholz
Gail Crowley
Earl Norton
Jerry Hartema
Clarksville Social Roundup Highlights Local Visits
Clarksville residents hosted and visited across nearby towns with gatherings at multiple homes. Notable names include Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hartema and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd McNeilus of Waverly visiting Virgil Cuveller’s in Aplington, and Mrs. Cuveher’s serious eye condition noted. Additional guests came from Osage Osage and Sumner, Horton funeral attendance, and a May 1st Woman's Club meeting at St. John's Lutheran Church. A neighborhood birthday coffee hour featured Lillie Roose John Martin Harry Klinetob W. G. Schilling and A. O. Pulis.
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Jerry Hartema
Floyd McNeilus
Waverly
Virgil Cuveller
Aplington
Cuveher
Myrtle Newton
Henry Gaardes
Osage
Frank Raisty
Rick Ooster
Cedar Falls
Frank Rohlwing
Paul Gogg
Mesdames
Lillie Roose
John Martin
Harry Klinetob
W. G. Schilling
A. O. Pulis
Butler County Social Welfare Audit Completed
A state auditor has completed the Butler County Department of Social Welfare financial review covering January 5 1965 to October 31 1966. Total benefits totaling 635487.88 were issued under Old Age Assistance Aid to Blind Aid to Disabled Aid to Dependent Children and Medical Assistance to the Aged with 589362.76 matching funds and a Butler County share of 46125.12. Reimbursements of 12479.61 were recorded with 9138.82 collected by department staff and credited to the county. The audit used standard methods and found receipts and fund dispositions correct and proper.
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A. P. Peterson
State Department of Social Welfare
Butler County Department of Social Welfare
Bureau of Family Services
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Butler County
Butler County Department
Coffee hour honors Mrs Fern Barnett guest in Cherokee Village
Mrs Pearle West hosted a forenoon coffee hour at her home on Thursday in honor of house guest Mrs Fern Barnett of Cherokee Village Arkansas. Attending were Mesdames Flossie Bolin Vern Crosby Homer Detra Paul Harris Leslie Lowe Hazel Nordman H S Pulis Sievert Reints Clay Ressler Alice Rhoads W H Skinner and Gertrude Wilder. Walter Heerman is a patient at Charles City hospital. Embroidery Club plans a Thursday meeting May 4 at Mrs H S Pulis’s home.
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Pearle West
Fern Barnett
Cherokee Village
Arkansas
Mesdames Flossie Bolin
Vern Crosby
Homer Detra
Paul Harris
Leslie Lowe
Hazel Nordman
H. S. Pulis
Sievert Reints
Clay Ressler
Alice Rhoads
W. H. Skinner
Gertrude Wilder
Walter Heerman
Charles City Hospital
Embroidery Club
Cedar Rapids counselor tour visits area colleges
Seven area counselors toured higher education facilities in Cedar Rapids on April 21 22 visiting Area Ten Community College Mount Mercy College Collins Radio Electronics Computer Programming Institute Coe College and Clinton Job Corps Center The trip supported by Guy A Olson featured tours luncheons and meetings with presidents and admissions staff Highlights included Area Tens programs plans for 1200 students Mount Mercy admission needs eighty eight percent Iowa students Collins Radio plant tour with 3000 female workers ECPI four month computer programming course and Coe College admissions noting seventy percent of students come from out of state
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Cedar Rapids
Area Ten Community College
Mount Mercy College
Collins Radio, Electronics Computer Programming Institute
Coe College
Clinton Job Corps Center
Guy A. Olson
Butler-Franklin County
Tom Buis
Hampton
Roger Madsen
Sheffield
Bill Mazula
Parkersburg
G. E. Stephenson
Greene
David Miller
Rockford
LaVelle Watts
Tracr
Iowa
Collins Radio
Collins
ECPI
Coe
Health Program Planned in NIAD Area Gains Momentum
North Iowa counties form a ten member committee at Mason City meeting to draft plans for area health planning representation and operation guidelines. Members include William J. Finn, Rev. Wayne Wasta, Merril Gregor, Dr. Schall, William Pink, C. L. Holleque, William B. Alexander, Weston D. Birdsall, Earl Price, Dr. Bruce Anderson, plus nine NIAC counties Will represent Wheat area. Goals include protecting contributor interests, preventing gaps and duplication, and ensuring high quality medical care for consumers.
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North
Iowa
Mason City
North Iowa
William J. Finn
Algona
Wayne Wasta
Buffalo Center
Merril Gregor
Britt
8. Schall
Clarion
William Pink
Hampton
C. L. Holleque
William B. Alexander
Northwood
Weston D. Birdsall
Osage
Earl Price
Charles City
Bruce Anderson
Greene
Kossuth County
Niac
Winnebago
Worth
Mitchell
Hancock
Cerro Gordo
Floyd
Wright
Franklin
Butler
Des Moines
Counselors Tour Clinton Job Corps Center
The counselors visited the Clinton Job Corps Center for an extensive tour on Saturday. They met the director of counseling services and learned the center currently houses 600 girls with 300 more expected within two months. The group praised the program offered to the residents.
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Clinton Job Corps Center
Counseling Services
Area planning on health care facilities and beds
Nathan Stark of Kansas City notes area wide planning is new and focused on beds and costs rather than care quality and safeguards. He cites that fewer than 3 percent of U S hospital beds are for profit while over 97 percent enjoy tax free status, operated with public funds by consumers as potential medical service users.
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America
NIAD
Nathan Stark
Kansas City
City Court Fines Careless Driving and Parking Violations
Mayor Bamker’s court records James O’Brien of Greene charged with careless driving and fined $15.00 plus $4.00 costs. Harlen Garbes of Clarksville charged with parking in a fire station drive and fined $5.00 plus $4.00 costs.
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Bamker
James O’brien
Greene
Harlen Garbes
Clarksville
4-H Heifer Show Opens Cattle Congress Curtain Raiser
The Iowa 4-H Dairy Heifer Show kicks off the 1967 National Dairy Cattle Congress in Waterloo running Sept 23 to Oct 1. Heifers from Iowa begin showing at 9:30 A M on opening Saturday. A 4H Daily Achievement Luncheon is at 2:30 P M at the Tavern on the Greene, with an achievement parade in the hippodrome at 7:00 P M the day's final event.
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Iowa
Butler County Faces Loss of Road Funds Under SF 686
Butler County would lose 30 762 in secondary road funds if SF 686 changes the road use tax distribution formula. Cities would gain 13 to 15 percent, but the county would net 17 606 in losses. Paul Gerdes says deficits in secondary roads remain largest.
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Butler County
Iowa
Paul Gerdes
Butler County Farm Bureau
Gerdes
Participants to attend Dairy Cattle Congress hippodrome show
Guests will be hosted at the Dairy Cattle Congress and attend the evening hippodrome show.
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Dairy Cattle Congress
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