Ella Jacobs Honored On Her 84th Birthday
The Clarksville News notes a family picnic at Heery Woods State Park honoring Ella Jacobs on her 84th birthday. Attending were numerous Jacobs relatives from Clarksville and Greene including Bill, George, John, Jake, Vern, Ernest, Ed, and Roy, with several spouses and children. A Denver connection is mentioned about Luva McVeigh, former Clarksville resident, undergoing surgery in Denver.
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Ella Jacobs
Heery Woods State Park
Jacobs
Bill Jacobs
Greene
George Hinders
John Jacobs
Jake Jacobs
Ruber Jacobs
Vern Jacobs
Ernest Jacobs
Ed Jacobs
Clarksville
Roy
and Hovensa
Kenneth Smith
Ray Smith
Dave Amity
Abs
Jeffrey
Vicky
Luva McVeigh
Denver
Colorado
Rocky Mountain Osteopathic Hospital
Sth Avenue
Engagement Announced for Miss Andrea Elliott to Herbert Hinkleff
Mrs Clayton Elliott announces the engagement of her daughter Andrea Kay Elliott to Herbert Franz Hinkleff, son of Mr and Mrs Karl Rinkleff of Waterloo. Elliott, a University of Northern Iowa graduate in English, teaches in Council Bluffs. Hinkleff attends North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City. No wedding date yet.
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Clayton Ellliott
Andrea Kay
Herbert Franz Hinkleff
Karl Rinkleff
Waterloo
Miss Elliott
University of Northern Iowa At
Cedar Far
Council Bluffs
Rinkloff
North Towa
Mason City
Hospital Notes On Local Residents Infections And Transfers
In Hospital Mrs. Rena Hanson, Cla vile's oldest resident aged over y, is under observation and treatment. Mrs. Richard Schwartz is a patient at Allen Memorial Hospital Waterloo after major surgery Friday. Miss Cora Bolin was born Wednesday morning and transported by the Schwartz ambulance to Waverly Hospital for observation.
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Rena Hanson
Clavile
Richard Schwartz
Allen Memorial Hospital
Waterloo
Cora Bolin
Schwartz
Waverly Hospital
Models Chosen For Miss Iowa Teenager Pageant
Sandra Jacobs of Clarksville and Marlene Runyan of La Porte, students at the Young School of Beauty in Waterloo, were selected as models for the Miss Iowa Teenage Beauty Pageant held in Waterloo on August 28.
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Sandra Jacobs
Vern Jacobs
Clarksville
Marlene Runyan
la Porte
Young School of Beauty At
Waterloo
Miss Iowa
Weekend Home Visit by Des Moines Patient Gary Jacobs
Gary Jacobs, patient at Younkers Rehabilitation Center in Des Moines, spent the weekend at his mother Lawrence Jacobs and brother Donan’s home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Dick Rosenberger of Carrollton Kentucky. He returned to the center in Des Moines after the weekend.
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Gary Jacobs
Younkers Rehabilitation Center
Des Moines
Lawrence Jacobs
Donan
Dick Rosenberger
Carrollton
Kentucky
Gary
Kenneth Gahn
Fremont
Ohio
Rex Martin
Jane
C. A. Hammel
Charles City
Steve Lahr
Rita
Bud Wellman
Okaton
South Dakota
Womans' Club to Hold Meeting Friday
The Clarksville Woman's Club will hold its first meeting of the new club year this Friday morning at 9:00. The gathering at Mrs. Harold Roberts home includes coffee and a business session. Mrs. Gomer Evans will present the program, a new slate of officers will be installed, and dues are payable.
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Clarksville Woman's Club
Harold Roberts
Gomer Evans
Mrs. Walter Lines Returns Home From Hospital
Mrs. Walter Lines of Marble Rock is back home from Floyd County Memorial Hospital in Charles City after major surgery. She is the daughter of Mrs. Grayvee Calease of Clarksville.
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Walter Lines
Marble Rock
Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Charles City
Lines
Grayvee Calease
Clarksville
Rebekah Lodge Sets First Meeting After Summer Break
The Rebekah Lodge will hold its first meeting after summer vacation on Monday evening September 8. Meetings will then be held on the second and fourth Mondays each month.
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Rebekah Lodge
Patient to Undergo Surgery in Iowa City Visit
Jerry Williams, a patient at University Hospital in Iowa City, spent the weekend at home in Clarksville and plans to return to the hospital for surgery soon.
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Jerry Williams
University Hospital
Iowa City
Clarksvile
Clarksville Locals Share Weekend Travels and Weddings
Clarksville area residents report travel visits and family gatherings. Albert Yardo and family return from Mount Vernon Washington after ten days with relatives. Hugo Poppe heads west for a one month sightseeing trip. Joyce Van Dyke and David Dickes wed in Parkersburg with Shaffer relatives attending. Local visits include the Waughs, Shaffers, Lindleys, Jans, Voigts, and others vacationing or staying with friends across Iowa.
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Albert Yardo
Mount Vernon
Washington
Q. F. Buchholz
Clarksville
Hugo Poppe
Homer Detra
Lee's Summit
Missouri
Gay Jackson
M. G. Waugh
Harvey Waugh
St. Cloud
Minnesota
Everett Shaffer
Kenneth Shaffer
New Cars And Trucks Registered in Butler County
Butler County registries list numerous households with vehicle details including Allison Hardware in Allison, Max Harding of Shell Rock with a Chevrolet truck, Kay Schemmel of Allison with a Volkswagen, Ora Schrage of Shell Rock with a Chevrolet, and multiple entries for Chevrolet, Ford, Buick, Dodge, and Oldsmobile vehicles across Greene, Parkersburg, Bristow, Dumont, Ackley, Clarksville, and Ackley areas. The list names owners such as J. H. truck, Gene Miller, Dr. James Crelly, Raymond Ackerman, and Jane Allan among others, reflecting a broad mix of car and truck registrations.
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Butler County
Allison Hardware, Inc
Allison
Chevrolet
Max and
Jeanette Harding
Shell Rock
Volkswagen
Kay and
Leon Schemmel
Ora E
Florence Schrage
Glenn E. Landers
Greene
Buick
Elroyr D. Diekmaan
Parkersburg
Ford
Fred Or
Minnie Feckers
Plainfield
Russell Oar
Minnie Hansen
Bristow
Dodge
Richard Or
Mary Stoneberg
Alfred
Adeline Johnson
Herman J. Klooster
Aplington
J. H
Gene L. Miller
Dumont
Raymond C. Ackerman
Ackley
Dr. James
Madge Crelly
Victor
Catherine Bachmann
Aredale
James T. Parson
Shell Tock
Myron E. Bartlett
Clarksville
Melvin
Lois Bakker
Jane M. Allan
Oldsmobile
August
Lila Borneman
Max
Doris Hailey
Marvin
Georgene Reynolds
and Sievert
Mildred Reints
Parkersbu
New Iowa measure links fatal accidents to registered vehicles
Iowa safety officials unveil a new method to gauge motor vehicle deaths by counting fatalities per 1000 registered vehicles in each county. The 1968 rural counties show higher seriousness with Monroe leading at 1.24 per 1000. year-to-year comparisons require more data. Crawford and Lucas follow with high rates.
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Towa
Sta Safety Department
Monroe County
Safety Department
Crawford County
Lucas
Harrison
Phosgene Gas Trains Silent Threat Across Iowa
Iowa braces as two more trains carrying phosgene, a WWI era poison gas, are planned to cross the state loaded with about 300 tons each. Governor Ray protests federal permits and warns he may deploy National Guard if crossings are not safeguarded. Legislators push talk of criminal sanctions against railroads amid growing concern over railroad operations.
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Iowa
Robert Ray
John Volpe
Volpe
Lockport
New York
North Western Railway
Ray
National Guard
Colorado
Farm Economy Ties to Nation’s Strength and Prosperity
A business perspective notes agriculture underpins a broad economy. Farmers drive high petroleum and electricity use, steel purchases, and farm output growth exceeds general industry. Yet rural per capita income trails nonfarm areas by about 25 percent, highlighting widespread stake in agriculture. Leon Werner of Iowa State discusses stabilization policy and farm profitability.
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Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Leon Werner
Iowa State Agricultural Stabilization
Hearing Set by 63rd General Assembly Committees
Senate chair James Briles of Corning and Representative Louis Peterson Lawton have scheduled a joint committee hearing for September 9. County officers may voice views on pending bills and issues facing Iowa counties that could be eased by legislation.
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Iowa
Joint
Senate
House
Mittees
James Briles
Corning
Louis Peterson Lawton
63Rd General Assembly
Towa
Farm Program Aims For 1970s Prosperity
Conservation Committee emphasizes the farm economy underpins food, apparel, and employment. It calls for support of agriculture and development of a sound and effective program for the 1970s.
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