Memorials for Library Donor Plaques Placed
Virginia Arrasmith, librarian, announced memorials at the city library funded by the Women's club and Garden Club. Florence Masters is honored with a book. another for Miss Masters features Keeping the Plants You Pick and This is India. A Patience Ellett memorial book was funded by The First National Bank of Perry, with a wall plaque listing benefactors Fred Tucker and Ross Merrill.
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Virginia Arrasmith
Women’s Club
Florence Masters
Miss Masters
Garden Club
India
First National Bank of
Fred Tucker
Ross Merrill
Lady Golfers Open Season With Coffee at Clubhouse
Women golfers and club house members open their season Thursday at 9 with a coffee gathering. Mrs Ruth Covault, president, says the meeting will elect officers and plan activities for the coming season including invitation tourneys and steak nights. Members and prospective joiners are invited.
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Club House
Ruth Covault
Kay Abramsohn Named Honorary at University of Arizona
Kay Abramsohn was tapped for membership into Chimes, the national Junior Women’s honorary society at the University of Arizona. Daughter of Dr and Mrs J L Abramsohn of Guthrie Center, she was among 250 students honored for scholarship and leadership. initiation will be May 5.
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Kay Abramsohn
Chimes
University of Arizona
J l. Abramsohn
Guthrie Center
County NFO Meet Thursday in Guthrie Center Women’s Club
Allcorn and area hog producers are reminded of a National Farmer Organization meeting set for Thursday night May 6 in Guthrie Center Women’s Club Rooms. The informativ e meeting starts at 8 p.m. and all interested persons are invited to attend.
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Allcorn
National Farmer Organization
Guthrie Center
Local notices of awards and staff changes across towns
Westelfie Count Clark received the Service to Youth award from the Town Personnel and Guidance Counselors Assn West Central District for his extensive youth involvement. Bagley faculty not returning include Judy Carr Jim Lankson and Steve Pattison with Helen Israel returning. Bayard Clark Schoonover won the outstanding football player award at the AH Activities Banquet where Bay Eliot spoke. Casey AC Spring band concert postponed from May 10 to May 12 due to date conflicts. Menlo Development Corp held open house for a new retirement home with five plex apartments by Cutler Construction and more lots planned. Stuart Service Club elected Phil Sturm president, Joe Nevins vice president and other directors named.
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Panora — Fil Clark
Assn
West Central
Recenuy
Clark
Bagley
YJB
Judy Carr
Jim Lankson
Steve Pattison
Helen Israel
Bayard — Clark Schoonover
Guthrie Grove
Bay Eliot
University of Illinois
Casey
Menlo
Menlo Development Corporation
Cutler Construction
Stuart
Stuart Service Club
Phil Sturm
Joe Nevins
Walter Hawley
Ray Mckee
D. E. Taylor
L. D. Gilman
Carl Belden
Dean Williams
Prices Again Normal Gas War Is Over
After a three week gas war in Guthrie Center and Panora prices returned to normal Saturday morning with regular at 37.9 cents per gallon from major oil firms. The drop to 21.9 cents during the war driven by Sinclair competition led stations to sell large quantities, with customers loading drums and tanks.
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Guthrie Center
Sinclair
Panora
Crawley Rites Held Saturday Area Resident
Funeral services were held Saturday at First Christian Church for Clarence Harold Crawley who died Wednesday at Guthrie County Hospital. Rev. Jerry Palmer led the service, with interment in Union Cemetery. A Guthrie County native, Crawley is survived by wife Hilda, three children Dennis, Thomas, and Richard of Ellsworth AFB, two brothers Jess of Waukee and Chester of Guthrie Center, and three sisters Mrs Harold Coe, Mrs Elmore Ludwig, and Mrs Sam Beattie of Casey.
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First Christan Church
Clarence Harold Crawley
Guthrie County Hospital
Jerry Palmer
Union Cemetery
Guthre County
Crawley
Hilda
Dennis
Thomas
Richard
Ellsworth Afb
South Dakota
Jess
Waukee
Chester
Guthrie Center
Harold Coe
Elmore Ludwig
Sam Beattie
Casey
Guthrie Center Musicians Earn Solo and Ensemble Ratings
Guthrie Center musicians earned high honors at Lake City state competition with one ratings across large groups band divisions and individual entries. The Tiger band girls glee and mixed chorus each earned one ratings joining the 32 ratings already tallied two weeks earlier. The girls glee was among 13 entries and the mixed chorus among 17. Sixteen concert bands competed. Tom Rosenberger led vocal music and Dale Menning directed instrumentalists.
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Guthrie Center
Lake City
Tiger Band
Tom Rosenberger
Dale Menning
Floyd Brown Found Dead In Panora Home
Floyd Kenneth Brown a 73 year old Panora area farmer died Friday April 30 at his home in Panora Funeral services were held at 10 30 Monday at Beidel man Funeral home Panora with Rev Thomas Hotle in charge Interment followed at Morrisburg Cemetery Survivors include one daughter Mrs Leonard Sudbrook of Des Moines two grandchildren one sister Mrs Annie Feith of Rock Springs Wyoming and two brothers George of Angus and Harry of Winterset
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Floyd Kenneth Brown
Panora Area
Panora
Beidelman Funeral Home
Thomas Hotle
Morrisburg
Leonard Sudbrook
Des Moines
Annie Feith
Rock Springs
Wyoming
George
Angus, la
Harry
Winterset
County Opens Labor Survey for Guthrie County Area
Guthrie County launches the Area Resources Survey and Manpower Study. About 4,500 mailings go out May 13 with three questionnaires per household for residents 16 and older. Results will be published in a book for industry and filed in the Library of Congress.
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Guthrie County
Wayne Clark
Clark
Library of Congress
Labor Department
Washington
D.C
Area Resources Survey and Manpower Study
Robert Henke
Ellsworth Cast Includes Doug Bull in Paint Your Wagon
Doug Bull, son of Mr and Mrs Clark Bull, is among the Ellsworth Community College cast for Paint Your Wagon. The Guthne Center production runs from April 30 to May 8 as part of the school’s festival of Fine Arts.
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Doug Bull
Guthne Center
Ellsworth Community College
Clark Bull
Jamaica Youth Questioned In Gas Theft Case
Jamaica sheriffs deputy questioned 617 year old Dale Dean Butterfield on a Jamaica farm about a gas theft before turning him over to juvenile authorities.
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Jamaica
Sherif Lester Petersen
Petersen
Dale Dean Butterfield
Alcohol Still Biggest Accident Factor In March Deaths
Iowa highway fatalities totaled 50 in March with alcohol at crash scenes accounting for 15 deaths or 30 percent. Twenty percent of victims might have survived with seat belts. Crashes on highways claimed 39 of 60 victims. five died on city streets. four on county roads. two on interstates. Thirty five victims were male and fifteen female. six were pedestrians.
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Guthrie County
Iowa
Seven Area Students Named to Deans List at Iowa State
Seven area students were named to the Deans' list for the winter quarter at Iowa State University in Ames with grade point averages of 3.5 or higher and at least 15 credit hours. The honorees include Jule Falconer Adair Karen Jackson Tagley Joe Calder Willard Johnston Bayard Patricia Benton Guthrie Center Van Cline Menlo and Dan Whestone Stuart.
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Towa State University
Ames
Jule Falconer
Adair
Karen Jackson
Tagley
Joe Calder
Willard Johnston
Bayard
Patricia Benton
Guthrie Center
van Cline
Menlo
Dan Whetstone
Stuart
Petersen Fined For Allowing Ineligible Driver
David Petersen in Guthrie Center was fined 25 and costs after pleading guilty to letting an unauthorized person drive a motor vehicle. The case stems from last winter when Russell Hammond drove the Petersen car involved in a crash near the west city limits. Passenger Marvin Cline was paralyzed and hospitalized in Des Moines. Hammond previously had a suspended license and was later charged for driving with a suspended license. A grand jury pending on Hammond relates to leaving the scene of the accident the night Cline was injured.
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David Petersen
Guthrie Center
Petersen
S E Robinson
Justice Court
Russell Hammond
West
Marvin Cline
Des Moines
Hammond
Cline
Notice to subscribers about expiring 5/71 date
Date stamped after your name on page one shows 5/71. If printed there paper is expired this month and will be sapped in June 1971 unless renewed.
Footfeed Sticks Send Car Out Of Control
An estimated 450 damage resulted when Randy Sloss could not free a floor mat stuck under the accelerator. The car sped into a ditch and embankment southwest of Guthrie Center. No charges were filed and Sloss was not injured according to Sheriff Lester Petersen.
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Guthrie Center
Lester Petersen
Randy Slose
Sloss
County 4-Hers Contribute To United Service Program
Guthrie county 4 H members have contributed 138 50 to the state United Service program. Doug Henderson says the new Town year program lets clubs contribute to IFYE and the Iowa 4 H foundation. Local clubs that have not contributed can do so by bringing funds to the extension office.
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Guthrie County
United Service
Doug Henderson
Fara
IFYE
Iowa 4H Foundation
National
Washington, D.C
Henderson
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Lady Golfers Open
NFO
Floyd Brown
Guthrie Contermentary School
Claven
Preparing For Labor Survey
Labor Survey
Ellsworth
County
Hers
United
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