15 Jun 1960
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Newspaper
Iowa Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1960
Page
1
The census shows Iowa will lose a seat effective in 1962, forcing eight districts to be redrawn into seven. If the legislature fails to act, all representatives could be elected at large in 1962. A report in the Iowan magazine notes Democratic leaders may push for at large elections to influence redistricting.
A political plan suggests Democrats could control reapportionment by electing governor, and a third of the state house this fall. If three conditions hold, Loveless and future governor McManus would push a late fall special session, then a 1961 regular session, to pass a reapportionment bill. If that fails, Democrats might force every congressman to run at large. The scenario hinges on unlikely gains and veto power dynamics.
Mr and Mrs E R Winter of Wapello mark twenty third year in college as their youngest son David graduates from the University of Iowa School of Medicine. They have four children all of whom have now completed college within the past 23 years.
Le Mars Daily printed weekday afternoons with weekend gaps and postal details. The notice lists editor Chan Pitts and business manager Carter Pitts and provides subscription rates for different regions and durations, including six months and annual options.
In nostalgic prose Harry Golden recalls the old ice-cream parlor on the Lower East Side, its marble floors and piano, and contrasts its decline with the rise of drug stores and Loft's soda. He notes ice cream sodas as uniquely American luxuries once common in New York and the South lagging in popularity.
A National Institute of Dry Cleaning study led by Opal Roberson at Iowa State University finds consumers cause about 39 percent of fiber damage, fabrics 37 percent, and dry cleaners 19 percent. Cold wave chemicals, color loss in pigment prints, and sun exposure weaken dyes in cotton and rayon. Moth damage persists, worsened when protein stains are stored with wool fibers.
Thomas Stone announces Duane Wilson and William Bishop as Westmar College summer admissions staff for 1960. Wilson will teach in summer school and assist Le Mars area students exploring Westmar, while Bishop returns as counselor before pursuing graduate work at Kansas University.
Rosalie Brouillette announces a new series of adult dance lessons for ages 17 and older in Le Mars. A special meeting is planned this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the shelter house by the Le Mars swimming pool to discuss fox trot cha cha and other steps.
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