Iowa to close Clarinda mental hospital and reform bate system
Iowa Department of Social Services proposes major reform of penal and mental health facilities. Commissioner Kevin Burns outlined plans to close Clarinda and Rockwell City reformatories by mid 1975 and shift patients to Mount Pleasant Cherokee and Independence facilities. Proposals include consolidating training schools at Eldora and Mitchellville into a single Iowa Youth Development Center with north and south campuses, reducing capacity at Annie Wittenmyer Home, maintaining Toledo until community services exist, and phasing out the Newton release center while continuing pre‑release programs. Opposition quickly formed, with State Sen. Calvin Hultman calling the plan illegal without legislative approval.
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Iowa
Mount Pleasant
Oakdale
Burns
Eldora
Mitchellville
Iowa Youth Development Center
Iowa Soldiers
Marshalltown
McGregor
Yellow River Forest
State Conservation Commission
Newton
Fort Madison
Anamosa
Social Services Department
Clarinda
Calvin Hultman
Red Oak
Clarinda Institution
Battle of the Books in American Comics History
A compact history traces how comics shaped U S culture from 1896 rivalry to modern critiques. It highlights serials like Buster Brown Little Orphan Annie Mickey Finn Li l Abner Joe Palooka Steve Canyon Rex Morgan and Mary Worth and notes women roles in Bringing Up Father Blondie and the Better Half.
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Jonathan Swift
William Randolph Hearst
Joseph Pulitzer
Newspaper Comics Council, Inc
Madison Ave
New York City
Skeptic
Buster Brown
Honey
Henry
Mickey Finn
Li'l Abner
Snuffy Smith
America
Joe Palooka
Steve Canyon
Mary Worth
Rex Morgan
Judge Parker
Matt
Jeff
Beattie Bailey
Happy Hooligan
Father
Blondie
Comics as social force in modern culture and education
The passage traces comics from Flash Gordon to Superman and Archie as era defining entertainment. It notes comics’ appeal across audiences, cites educational value per Ragan and Shepherd, and praises artists for addressing social wrongs, with a nod to Conrad Aiken as a tribute to the medium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flash Gordon
Mandrake
Brenda Starr
Maggie
Jiggs
Li’l Abner
Dick Tracy
Superman
Batman
Captain Marvel
Archie
Hamlet
Lemuel Gulliver
Tom Jones
Hedda Gabler
William Ragan
Gene Shepherd
Conrad Aiken
Le Mars Daily Sentinel local telegraph and service info
Le Mars Daily Sentinel shows local rate card and staff roles including Carter A. Pitts editor and managing positions. Subscriptions are listed for Le Mars Merrill Oyens Remsen and Kingsley with motor carrier options and mail rates for Plymouth county and nearby areas.
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le Mars Daily Sentinel
Iowa
le Mars, Merrill, Oyens, Remsen
Kingsley
Daily Sentinel
Charter members of Co K Second Iowa infantry named
In Le Mars on December 9 1913 fifty eight young men ages 17 to 33 pledged allegiance and formed Co K of the 56th regiment. They announced Jake Koenig as their leader by a 52 to 6 vote amid early formation notes and listed the surviving charter members and where they lived.
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Co. K
56Th Regiment
Second Iowa Infantry
le Mars. CO
Ernest Adler
Walter Adler
Oswald Bartels
Rudolph Bartels
Paul Bender
Harold Bogen
Kent Bowers
Warren Butler
Roy
Ner Koch
Jacob Koenig
Theophilus Lanners
Gerhard Lieb
Henry Lorenzen
Alois Mathey
Otto Miller
Johann Overman
Homer Patterson
Norman Redman
Arthur Ringer
Merl Rousch
Danilo Royer
Homer Sampson
Carl Schneider
William Schumaker
Paul Sheeks
Peter Smith
Bernard St. John
George Stephens
William Trautt
Charles Trueblood
Don Vandermeer
Oscar Weindenfeller
James Winn
Cloyd Woodke
Roy Cooper
Clyde Eastman
John Erdman
Arthur Hansen
John Hart
Cooper
Erdman
Hansen
Hart
le Mars
Eastman
Sioux City
Schneider
California
Jake Koenig
Emmetsburg
Koenig
Lloyd Huebsch
le Mars Sentinel
William Forbes
John Johnson
John Peterson
le Mars Globe Post
National Guard
William Rothaermel
Virgil Dorweiler
A Warm December movie review with romance and intrigue
The film stars Sidney Poitier and Esther Anderson as Matt and Kathryn in a London and rural England setting. It blends romance with a mysterious sub plot, offers colorful scenes, contrasts Black and British cultures, and earns praise for its tasteful portrayal of passion though some lines feel awkward. The cast list and local theater note the Royal theater in Le Mars showing tonight.
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British Isles
Sidney Poitier
Esther Anderson
Matt
Kathryn
London
England
Royal Theater
le Mars
Northwestern college thanks media for national football coverage
In a mail bag letter Northwestern college Orange City thanks the sports editor for extensive publicity during their NAIA division II national championship bid. The writer, Lillian Drake, notes the phrase you are part of that other Northwestern reflects growing public awareness and pride in their small college.
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Northwestern College
Northwestern
Lillian Drake
Orange City
Dairy school set for next week
An ISU extension dairy school will be held at two locations Denison on January 3 and Le Mars on January 4. Speakers include Dr Kent Nelson Dr Basil Eastwood and Earl Mobley. Registration starts 9 30 a m and adjournment is 3 p m.
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Denison
le Mars
Earl Mobley
ISU
Mobley
American Legion Hall
Kent Nelson
Basil Eastwood
Iowa State University Extension
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Capitol
Don Reid
Iowa Press Assn
Battle of
the ‘Books
By Virgil W. Dorweiler
Dennis ' the
Menace
Ketcham
Carter A. Pitts
Ee Yon
Glada Koerselman
Dick Koerselman
Verle Matedorff
Wayne Schipper
Plymouth
Arie J. Bomgaars
New York Life Insurance
First
Pis
Tae x Fyast
nKi
Ae Infantry
Ais
PROTA
Nis Laide
Labrary
DC Poitier
Russell Green
William Schumacher
Mike Vokandis
Joe Overman
Anton Jacobsen
Wallace Kilker
Fred Nelson
Ray Carter
Reuben Fissell
Clay Sexton
Albert Hinds
Vincent Harker
Garret Grahlmann
Albert Bohiken
Herman Becker
Charles Ewin
W. A
Gus) Forbes
Earnest Adler
Art Hansen
Harry Sydenstricker
Merle Rousch
J. A. Sammis
Warren Lodge
Fred Eilers
Gus Goebel
Clarence Pech
Jake Tolsma
Art Ringer
Jens Kooster
Fred Hensler
The
Small Society
Brickman
Educational Toys
Ed Johnson
Chicago
Mrs. Johnson
Mrs
BER
Lee Bricker
Bartels-Landhuis
Penney's
Frakes
Asta
le Mars Heating & Plumbing
Night Watch
Charlotte
Elizabeth Taylor
Ea Goma
Bae
Avco
Dor Lonch Ib Rine
K-Tel
Christian-Jaque
Royal Twin
Siouxland
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