Diverse local social roundups and DOT drought measures
Social notes chronicle visits and hospitality in Sikeston New Madrid and Ottumwa with multiple households hosting and attending gatherings while Ames Iowa reports the Iowa Department of Transportation addressing dry weather water issues. DOT plans water hauling for highway projects rest area wells and water use monitoring to share scarce resources fairly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Iowa Department of Transportation
DOT
Town Natural Resources Council
Your Week Ahead A Feels Like A Vintage Horoscope
Forecast period July 3 to July 9 offers Aries bonding time with family and property projects. Taurus urges group leadership, Gemini warns more talk than action in career, Moonchild eyes travel, Leo family budget and loan checks, Virgo sociable week with harmony, Libra health focus, Scorpio creative ventures bloom, Sagittarius family matters rise, Capricorn open house, Aquarius fruitful shopping, Pisces fast home pace with patience.
Older Iowan Contests Open for Senior Citizens
Senior citizens are invited to enter the Older Iowan Writing Contest or Performing Arts Show sponsored by the Commission on the Aging. Prizes include best poem and best story in topics such as The Best is Yet to Be and Active Elderly. Deadline July 15, 1977. awards on Senior Citizens Day August 23, 1977 at the Iowa State Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission On the Aging
Tox Commission On the
Tenth St
Des Moines
VA loan rate hike tightens federal housing costs
Max Cleland, Administrator of Veterans Affairs, announced the federal interest rate for government backed home loans rose from 8 to 8.5 percent, effective May 31, to align with mortgage market rates. The increase does not affect existing VA loans or mobile home loan terms. rates on new loans will fix at the new level for life of loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B.S
Max Cleland
Veterans Affairs
Federal Housing Administration
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
Veterans Administration
Cleland
Calcium facts and odd corn stalks in Marion Glayworth garden
A reader notes an unusual corn stalk with six ears and five sucker stalks on another plant. The piece then covers calcium’s role in life, RDDA guidelines for calcium, and how adults can meet needs via two cups of skim milk. It lists foods with equal calcium to two cups milk and urges milk group reliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Glayworth
Patterson
Milk and calcium’s lifelong role in health
Mary A Patterson of Monroe County Extension notes adults still need calcium and milk. Calcium builds bones, strengthens teeth, aids blood clotting, and supports muscle and nerve function across all ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Patterson
Monroe County Extension Home
Unionville Social Notes Highlight Amusement and Visits
Unionville residents share visits and celebrations with relatives in California and nearby towns. Gary Kirkland remains in Ottumwa Hospital after a car accident, expected wheelchair use for a period. A July Fourth celebration is planned with races games and a dance for all.
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Ed Banda
Keith
Micheal
Danny
California
Willard Brain
Max Leo
Dan Proffitt
Gary Kirkland
Ottumwa Hospital
Gary
Clifford Burger
Bill Burger
Jeanne Warnick
Open Bible Church
Centerville
John Harrington
Jack Hopkins
Steve Jackson
Unionville
Mildred Hinote
Roscoe Rudd
Christian Church
Bloomfield
Don Ewing
Marlene
Susan
Kentucky
Southeastern
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Lloyd Brown
Associated Electric
Sikeston
Missouri
New Madrid
Norman Frain
Leo Beary
Russell Boies
Fast Moline
Edward McCord
Nadine Dommer
Fern Horn
Hazel Hellyer
Legion Auxiliary
Moravia Park
Salem
Richard Cloyd
David
Tina
Grinnell
Lyle Cloyd
Lena Potts
Gerald Rinehart
Hazel
Dick Hellyer
John Clouse
Albia
Max Campbell
Rock Island, Ilinois
Mary Cubit
Clarence Whitehead
George Rudloff
Ottumwa
B.F. Whitehead
Roy Messamaker
Oskaloosa
Edwyna Fentot
Bobby Whitehead
Mrs
Fern Callen
Bussey
Aries
Taurus
Gemini
LEO
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Devaian
Whirlpool Home Appliances
van Dorin Implement Company
Moravia
Southern Iowa Fair
RGR
LOL Association
Shurtresh Wieners
Betty Crocker
Angel Food
Ane UY
Sass
Nestea
Shurfresh
Mellons
Spencers
Aqi Piel
Shutfiae
Shurtesh
Van's Agri - Mart Fertilizer, Lime &Associated
J. F. van Sickel
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