Guthrie Center Girl Wins Honor From Nixon Visit
Shirley Smith of Guthrie Center gained national attention after meeting President Nixon in Washington DC on a July trip with her parents. Nixon handed her a signed blue pen and a program, prompting hundreds of letters and front-page coverage as news outlets chronicled her emotional moment on the Capitol steps.
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Guthrie Center
Washington DC
Miss Smith
United States
Shirley
Sam and
Ayleen Smith
Washington, D.C
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Capitol
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Sherley
Nixon
Shirleys
Shirles
Richard Nixon
Clarence Cannon
John Taber
New Terrey
Delaware
Texas
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Washington D.C
Shirley Smith
Washington, DC
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ketters
Accidents In Area Continue On Big Scale
Friday the 13th brought multiple crashes in Guthrie County. Virgil Magell Jr and Kenneth Christensen collided after a turn at a dirt intersection, causing $350 damage to Magell and $350–$400 to Christensen’s 1970 Buick. Charges are pending. A second crash occurred at 29 and 44 in Guthrie Center, police reported.
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Highway 25
Guthre County
Bob Schafer
Guthrie Center
Caty
Frank Brooks
Ernst Achim
Services Set for Mary Lee Two Others Die
Funeral services for Mary Lee and three others are noted with details of locations officiants and interments. Survivors include two sons two daughters and many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Additional obituaries include Dr Raymond Blum and Alice L Christensen with service locations and survivors.
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Mary Lee
MVirsi Mars
Ed Johnson
Hampton
So Johnson
Omaha
Lee
Guthne County hospital
ALICE L. CHRISTENSEN
Alice Leona Christensen
United Methodist Church
Guthre Center
Milton Kinney
Kiexxting
Lmon
Christensen
Elmer
Gordon
Mary Albright
Guthrie Center
Chery] Knauss
ake Cato
Linda Carl Holton
Kansas
Vrs Vick Fitzgerald
Adel
Raymond Mortensen
Two from County Receive SUI Degrees
Guthrie County students earned master degrees from State University of Iowa on August 6. Eva Neff Todd of Guthrie Center received a Master of Arts in Library Science and Kiuren Mann of Menlo earned a Master of Arts in Library Science.
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Guthne County
Eva Neff Todd
Guthrie Center
Alo
Kiuren Mann
Menlo
Guthrie County to Reappraise 434 Commercial Buildings
The Guthrie County Conference Board orders reappraisal of 434 occupied and 79 vacant commercial structures. Valuation currently sits at 1.36 million for tax purposes, with prior valuation at 2.79 million before taking. Reappraisal will use market value income and reproduction cost, following state law guiding quadrennial reviews.
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Guthrie County Conference Board
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Rev Zimmer to Wesleyan Church in Guthrie Center
The Wesleyan Methodist Church at Guthrie Center will get a new pastor this Friday as Rev Francis Cram from Pontiac joins with his wife Helene and three children Kathy Sinion and Wandanne. Rev John Zimmer Rex Zimmer leaves Guthrie Center this week for his new appointment at Grace Wesleyan Church in Des Moines.
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Guthre Center
John Zimmer
Rex Zimmer
Guthrie Center
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Guthrie
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Pontiac
Wichgan
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Helene
Kathy
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School Enrollment Opens In Guthrie Center Amid Back-To-School Plan
Guthrie Center Community School District announced registration begins Wednesday August 18 for high school and grade school students. Principal Glenn Hunerdosse handles new enrollments and changes. Kindergarten and grade school fees vary by grade. hot lunches start day one. families urged to pay fees by August 21 to avoid confusion. School opens Wednesday August 25.
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Werritt school
Guthrie Center
Glenn Hunerdosse
Hunerdosse
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Jack Dickey Earns Two Masters From Drake
Jack Dickey, former Guthrie Center teacher, received two Master of Science in Education degrees from Drake. On August 13 he graduated with a degree in secondary administration with a major in insurance and counseling.
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Guthrie Center
Drake Loaiversu
Jack Dickes Jr
Springbrook Sponsor Dies and Roy Stacey Editor Remembered
Roy Stacey editor of the Adar News Panora and Guthran area papers died Sunday morning. He championed Springbrook State Park, guiding its 1936 completion as a state facility, campaigning before the state conservation commission and lawmakers who used CCC labor to build the park. Survived by his wife Kathryn. Funeral services at Koch Funeral Home Tuesday at 2.
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