Three Guthrie County Graduates Earn Drake Degrees
Guthrie Center resident Nicholas Dowd Panora resident James Vandevanter and Yale native John Hooper were among more than 800 Drake University graduates May 16. Judge O Jo Kerner of the US Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit gave the commencement address. Dowd earned a BS in education Vandevanter a BS in pharmacy and Hooper a BS in business administration.
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Guthrie County
Drake University
O.jo Kerner
US Court of Appeals
Ilinois
Nicholas Dowd
Guthrie Center
James Vandevanter
Panora
College of Pharmacy
John Hooper
Yale
Nearly Half Questionnaires Returned in Guthrie County Study
About 2000 questionnaires have been returned to officials in Guthrie County for a manpower survey led by Wayne Clark. The return rate is roughly 40 percent of 4915 mailed, with a target of 4000. The study seeks to measure manpower supply and identify local job positions.
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Guthrie County
Wayne Clark
Chark
Subscribers Should Check Date On Your Subscription
Notice tells readers to verify the stamped date on page one after their name. If the date reads 6/71 the paper expires this month in July 1971 unless renewed.
Tractor Mishap Claims 15 Year Old Linden Boy
A 15 year old Linden youth, Kerry Lee Culver, died Saturday when he fell from a tractor and was run over on a road near Bays Branch. Funeral services for Kerry will be held Tuesday at Panora Christian church. He was a Panora Linden freshman. Survivors include his parents, a brother, two sisters, and grandparents. Sheriff's report notes the tractor pulled a four row hoe down a hill and may have struck a soft shoulder or obstacle before the tragedy. George Minary, 81, Panora, died Sunday at home. funeral services Wednesday at Beidelman Funeral Home, with interment at East Cemetery. He was a retired farmer. survivors include wife Irene, two daughters, five grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. His brother was a former Guthrie County treasurer.
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Beidelman Funeral Home
George Minary
East Cemetery
Guthrie County
Linden
Panora
Larry
University of Northern Town
Kathy Merical
Diana
Stewart Shroyer
Guthrie Center
Francis Culvers
Earl Gibson
Lester Petersen
281 Seniors Listed In County Schools
County schools list 281 graduating seniors this year up from 287 last year. Commencement speakers include Rowe of Waterloo addressing 69 graduates at the high school gym. Also Beds for Guthrie Center Bayard Menlo Adair Casey Panora Linden.
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Jn Rowe
Waterloo
Rowe
Sun Ray Oil Company
Jay- Cees
Boy Scout Council
Sertoma Cla
Midwest
Iehumor
Ife
Stuart
Yjb
Guthrie Center
Bayard
Menlo
Adair Casey
Panora Linden
Tom Ecker
Cedar Rapids
P-L
Sensiors
Minneapolis
Mental Health Center to Elect Guthrie Director
A county wide meeting of the West Central Mental Health Center will be in the Guthrie county courthouse conference room on Thursday June 3 at 8 pm. The purpose is to elect one Guthrie county board member to a four year term.
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West Central Mental Health Center
Guthrie County
Adair Poppy Day Planned for May 29 by Legion Auxiliary
Across Adair county plans are under way for Poppy Day to be observed Saturday May 29. Poppies will be sold by American Legion Auxiliary ladies with assistance from local children. In Bayard Maurice Nielson earned a bachelor of science from Northwest Missouri State College at Marville commencement.
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Adair
American Legion Auxiliary
Bayard
Maurice Nielson
Northwest Missouri State College
Marville
Nielsen
Maryville
Casey
Ralph Cooper
Cedar Falls
Seven Guthrie 4-Hers Named Delegates to Washington DC
Seven Guthrie County 4 H youth were selected to join a 10 day citizenship study trip to Washington DC. The group includes Sharon Calvert Jean Tighe Thana Hansen Karen Godwin Jana Elgin Ann Anderson Casey Bob Wolf and others from Guthrie Center Jamaica Panora and Yale. They will join a 35 member Central Town Extension Area contingent for National 4 H Center programs focusing on civic engagement. Guthrie County Youth Foundation provides a $50 scholarship per participant toward trip costs with the balance covered by the youths themselves. The trip runs from June 19 to June 27.
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Guthrie County
Washington DC
Doug Henderson
Thesare Sharon Calvert
Guthrie Center
Jean Tighe
Jamaica
Thana Hansen
Karen Godown
Panora
Jana Elgin
Adair
Mars Ann Anderson
Casey
Bob Wolf
Yale
The
Guthne County Youth Foundation
Panora Bridge Letting May Be in For Delay
An Iowa Highway Commission agent cast doubt on a new bridge over the Coon River west of Panora. Bids for a contract will not be advertised until right of way land west of West End Cafe is acquired, likely delaying work beyond May. The plan calls for a 300 foot long by 44 foot wide span north of the current structure.
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Iowa Highway Commission
Coon River
Panora
Hector Hegue
Commission
Brdge
Four Garretts Hurt In Stuart Area Crash
Four members of a Des Moines family were treated for cuts and bruises after their car rolled north of Stuart Friday evening. Mrs Patricia Garrett and children Sherry Ruth and Robert Garrett were held for examination after the vehicle, which came over a hill, swerved to miss a cow and calf in the traffic lane and was demolished. In a separate incident on Yale Street, a Cabelka driven car swerved to avoid a hole and struck a parked Chaloupka pickup, causing about 300 dollars in damage.
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Kenneth Chaloupka
Yale
Des Moines
Stuart
Patricia Garrett
Sherry
Ruth
Robert Garrett
Garrett
Sheriff's Ofce
Yale Street
Marsha Cabelka
Clem Chaloupka
Six Guthrie Students to Graduate From Area School Friday
Six Guthrie county students at Des Moines Area Community College will receive degrees Friday per superintendent Paul Lowery. The district lists 348 degree candidates. from Guthrie: Bagley Juliette Hedges licensed practical nursing. Bayard Michael Lee Derry auto mechanics. Jamaica Margaret Meinecke licensed practical nursing. Menlo Jerry Partlow computer programmer. Panora Laverne R Smith auto mechanics. Stuart Arnold Lewis agribusiness.
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Guthrie County
Des Moines
Templeman Charged and Held After Vehicle Tampering
Greg Templeman, 17, Guthrie Center, is held in the county jail in lieu of 300 bond after being charged in Robinson's Justice court with tampering with a motor vehicle and resisting arrest. The charge stems from taking a racketer from a car owned by his kin and selling the part after fleeing the scene.
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Greg Templeman
Guthrie Center
In & E Robinson's
Justice Court
Lester Petersen
Rainfall totals rise in month to .82 inches
Weather note reports cumulative rainfall reaching .82 inches for the month after a Sunday and Monday rainfall event. No clear location or station data provided.
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Agein Guthrie
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Ann Leib
Clinton Lauckinbill
Mary Jean Cavender
Iowa Chiropractic Society
Irene
Maxine Davis
Port Orford
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Pauline Ralph
Omaha
Kerry Lee Culver
Chire Culvers
Bays Branch
Panora and
Roy Ely
Carroll
Adase
Robert Whitt
Department of Educational Administration
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Lynn Elgin
Norman Boyles
Iowa State University
Donald Stubbs
Lakeside Court
Fort Worth
Missouri
Deborah Clayton
Robert Willis
Colorado Springs
Jamaica Gym
Bruce Whetstone
Beth Belden
David M. Stankey
Eugene Kading
Board of Education
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Douglas Williams
Hobson
Williams
Bev
Herd
Springbrook State Park
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Kenneth Larsen
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