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Newspaper
Humboldt County Republican
Location
Humboldt, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1983
Page
2
A family recounts a near fatal crash and the reminders from doctors that seatbelts could have prevented injuries. The daughter suffered a scalp laceration, two black eyes, and multiple stiches after a highway collision on a snowy night near Fort Dodge. The author reflects on regret and the urgent lesson of wearing seatbelts.
The writer questions prominent page labeling and contact boxes for legislators, suggests a man on the street column, and proposes varied editorial styles. They praise local reporting and a cooperative staff while noting rising costs and subscription rates.
A travel narrative follows a late journey stopping in Gallup New Mexico with snowmelt mud, then shows driving from Halbrook Arizona via scenic highways to Show Low and Salt River Canyon. The writer describes breathtaking mountain scenery, nerves about brakes, and a Sunday desert scene with picnics and snowbirds arriving.
By Karen May the author describes a Mesa West Broadway location near a shopping center with quick drives to Scottsdale and Phoenix. A three month lease is possible with shorter terms at higher rates. The account covers rental furniture plans from Gran Tree Furniture, a firm offering snowbird setups, and notes three days to hook utilities with Mountain Bell charging fees. It mentions nearby golf courses under six dollars and pleasant weather in the 70s, plus using the apartment pool to acquire a tan.
At the March 21 board meeting patrons urged placing on the April 18 agenda a discussion of the old football field’s future. The Citizens Facilities Study Committee had no formal recommendation in 1978. The district’s deeds show eight lots bought in 1934 for 800 total and six more west of the field in 1946 for 1,200. Any sale would require a voter approval due to value over 25,000. The field is the junior high’s only readily accessible activity area.
State Representative Sue Mullins laments the Iowa House debates on road bonding, venture capital and tax code updates. She notes Senate vetoes and governor opposition creating boomerang laws that backfire, leaving laws unsettled and lawmakers repeating failures.
Arch ie Pertl buys Frank Lang building in Ottosen to remodel and move his Pert Cash Market stock in early April. Miss Kate Skinner of La Verne is named chair of the North Central Division Iowa Teachers Association executive committee and delegates to the state convention. Emil Welter razes a Livermore main street building between Leffler Hardware and Smith Meat Market, as another demolition proceeds nearby. Badger school directors list announced with Peter Harland as director at large and president since 1926.
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