Ames ISU enrollment boom, Guthrie County totals noted
Iowa State University reports a fall total enrollment of 19 274 with Guthrie County contributing 85 and Guthrie Center 18 among 4 913 new undergraduates. Freshmen number 4 855. Enrollment spans all counties states and 80 foreign countries with colleges listed and numerous student names from Guthrie County and nearby towns.
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Iowa State University
Guthrie County
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Rescue Unit in Stuart activated by local donations
Citizens in the Stuart area funded a new Rescue Unit now ready for emergencies. Thirty one volunteers completed a 27 hour first aid course and will serve as crews. In Panora Mehl Westcott and Panora Tinelen students are noted for recent activities. In Adair preliminary work for a new apartment complex was underway with surrounding construction details. Bayard coach Ernest Gilson named Coach of the Year in the Coon Valley Conference.
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Stuart
Dave
Trex
Panora — Mehl Westcott
Panora Tinelen
Poetix Divisvert
Tioover High School
Vnvta
Bayard
Ernest Gilson
Methodist Mission Opens November 28 at Guthrie Center
Guthrie Center Methodists sponsor a preaching mission from November 28 to December 3. Members and friends will meet in homes daily before November 28. A 24 hour prayer vigil begins November 27 at noon and runs until 1 am the next day. Guest minister Carl Cummings of Bedford leads the week, assisted by hay men from Braddyville church. Preaching starts with a 7:30 worship service on the 28th and daily services continue each evening until completion.
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Guthrie Center
Find Body Of Jensen Sought Since Saturday
Jens Jensen a 2 Union Township farmer was found dead Monday morning after a search begun Sunday. He left his home Saturday evening about 5:00 on his tractor and likely suffered a heart attack in the field, the tractor running into a timber where he lay. Survivors include brothers and sisters in Denmark and several cousins in the United States.
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Jens Jensen
Union Township
Jensen
Ite
Denmark
States
County Grads Listed At ISU
Degrees were awarded to 766 students at the fall graduation exercises at Iowa State University Saturday. Dr. W. Robert Parks presided and presented diplomas. Dr. Daniel J. Zaffararo gave the commencement address. Names include Neil Gustafson from Adair, Karen Jackson of Bagley, Osrol Brotherson of Guthrie Center, Marshall Wilson Jr. of Guthrie Center, and Sherry Meinecke of Jamaica.
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Iowa State University
W. Robert Parks
Daniel J. Zaffararo
Graduate College
Neil C. Gustafson
Adair
Karen Hedges Jackson
Bagley
Osrol B. Brotherson
Guthrie
Santa letter time to Guthrie County papers
Santa Claus will be flooded with letters from Guthrie County and beyond as Christmas approaches. He appoints Guthrie Dever Newspapers as official mail sorters and arranges with postal officials to route all North Pole addressed letters through the newspaper office for processing before Christmas Eve.
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Santa Claus
Guthrie Dever
North Pole
Guthrie County
Subscription date stamp on page one indicates expiry
The notice explains that an 11/71 date after the subscriber’s name on page one marks the paper’s expiry, telling readers to check their records and renew accordingly.
ASCS Elections In County End Dec 6
County ASC Committee chair John Crabb announces nominations for sixteen communities. Ballots mailed Nov 19 allow voters to pick three. Public counting set for Dec 6 at 8:00 am at Guthrie County ASC office. Nominees listed for each community include Dale Crabb and Michael Crates among others.
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ASCS
County End
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
ASC
John Crabb
Guthrée County
Neighbors Help Moore Family After Tragic Motorcycle Death
Neighbors and friends of Ronald Moore gathered Saturday to assist the Moore family after the death of Dennis Moore in a motorcycle accident the prior week. They brought in combines, shelters, tractors, wagons, and trucks. Panora Co op provided gas. Helpers included Keith Crowder Gail Purdy Joe Reeves Orcis Hoover Dalton Hoover Dennis Hoover Dan Whitney. At noon a meal was served at the house by several local women.
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Ronald Moore
Moore
Dennis
Panora Co-op
Keith Crowder
Gail Purdy
Joe Reeves
Orcis Hoover
Dalton Hoover
Dennis Hoover
Dan Whitney
Hugh Lecoy
Everett Partlow
Dean Shelley
Contract Let For New Bridge Near Wichita
A $50,614 contract for a new bridge just west of Wichita was awarded to the low bidder among seven firms. The Arthur W Nelson farm of Des Moines submitted the winning bid, under the engineer's estimate of $53,914. Work on the three span 125 foot long by 30 foot wide concrete slab bridge begins January 1 and should be finished by June 30.
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Wichita
Board of Supervisors
Arthur W Nelson Farm
Des Moines
Banks Winner Football Finale Triumphs in Year End
Harold Banks claimed top honors in the final football contest of the year as Banks missed only four games in a week of speers. The college football season moved toward its home stretch with Banks leading the standings and a notable performance across multiple picks.
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Harold Banks
Banks
Speers
Mishaps Reported For County Roads
A three car accident Sunday near Stuart involved Gary Dean Walters of Bagley charged with failure to keep his vehicle under control. Walters drove over a hill and struck two cars parked at the foot driven by Lyle Eugene Kalhesen and Herman Lyle Heires, both of Guthrie Center. William S Sulgrove of Dexter lost control of his pickup 12 miles east of Stuart on Highway 6 Wednesday and ditched the road. Sulgrove was charged with failure to have the vehicle under control. Marvin G Eastman of Perry was side swiped Wednesday evening by La Jean Schaefer of Ankeny. no charges filed.
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Gary Dean -Walters
Bagley
Walters
Lyle Eugene Kal‘hesen
Guthrie Center
Herman Lyle Heires
Wiliam S
Sulgrove
Dexter
Stuart
Marvin G Eastman
Perry
la Jean Schaefer
Ankeny
Farm City Week in Iowa Proclaimed by Gov Ray
November 19 through 25 marks Farm City Week in Iowa by proclamation of Gov. Robert Ray. The observance highlights how rural and urban life interdepend, with farmers creating jobs in manufacturing and retailing and communities benefiting from shared services and social ties.
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Iowa
Robert Ray
Fowa
Feed Grain Signup Dates Til February 1972
Signup period for the 1972 Feed Grain Program runs January 17 to February 24 with no extension. The program aims to reach a feed grain set-aside of at least 38 million acres, producing about 45 billion bushels of corn. Emphasis is on farmers making their own money decisions and improving incomes.
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Eee Aechiy
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Bradley Wahtert
Edward Arganbright
Patriela Benton
Carol Brotherson
Steven Brubaker
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Kenneth Compton
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Sue Swallow
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Jack Kading
Patricia Taylor
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Sherry Meanecke
Robert Scheib
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Panora
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Joan Davies
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David Ferree
Richard Ferree
Terry Godwin
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Gery A Mueller
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Beryl Shroyer
Hubert Stewart
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Frank Johnson
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