West Branch School Set to Open With 580 Enrollment
West Branch community school will open Monday Aug 29 with an expected 580 students. Of these 130 are in high school and 54 in kindergarten. The faculty includes 31 teachers led by Superintendent Robert F Hedemann and Principal Wayne Halsted. All posts are filled except coach and science instructor. The staff includes four lunchroom workers and three custodians.
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West Branch
West Branch Community School
Robert F. Hedemann
Wayne Halsted
Reunions and Local Visits Highlighted by Aug 24 1955
Wednesday notices show bus system updates with ten buses and a reserve. Families from Barparen Speight and California visit relatives while Hoover Park hosts the Smith Moore reunion with Harold Smith elected president and Ethel Kinsey as secretary treasurer. Out of town guests include Davenport Cedar Rapids Muscatine Iowa City attendees.
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Paul Speight
Leslie and
Kent
Barparen
Cecil Gongwer
California
Clyde Racey
Lydia Stewart
Cedar Rapids
Abel Walker
Mason City
Claude Branson
West Liberty
Hoover Park
Smith-Moore
Harold Smith
Davenport
Ethel Kinsey
West Branch
Frank Moore
Springville
Mervin Moore
Central City
Dick Kinsey
Charles Rummells
Muscatine
C. C. Erb
Irene Moore
Iowa City
Stamp on meat deemed harmless vegetable compound
A quoted line states that the inspection stamp on meat is not required to be trimmed and that the stamp indicates a harmless vegetable compound. Authorities clarify the marking has no safety risk.
Cotopaxi Holds Title as World’s Tallest Active Volcano
Cotopaxi, at 19 344 feet, stands as the tallest active volcano in the Ecuadoran Andes and among the globe’s most prominent peaks. Its height and persistent activity place it high in geographic and volcanologic prominence.
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Cotopaxi
Ecuadoran Andes
Michigan Gains 52000 Inflow Of People Each Year
Michigan sees net migration of about 52 000 people annually as more residents move in than leave. The figure highlights steady population growth and movement patterns within the state.
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Michigan
Beware the Height of the Shutterbug Season
A humorous warning about the peak vacation period when amateur photographers swarm iconic sights. The piece pokes fun at shutterbugs chasing pictures from the Grand Canyon to Venice, noting their obsessions and comic misadventures on highways and in crowds. It ends with a self aware nod from the author as an amateur photographer.
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Grand Canyon
Niagara Falls
Europe
Venice
St. Mark’s Square
Shaddup
J. Edgar Hoover
Empire State Building
Conesville WSCS Installs Church Officers
The WSCS of the Conesville Methodist church held Sunday services for installation of officers led by Rev. William Tomlinson. Installed: Myrtle Hamilton president Mildred Fitchner vice president Doris Peterson recording secretary Lorraine Murphy treasurer Mary Lou Peterson secretary of promotion Ruth Buser secretary of mission education service Betty Singleton secretary of Christian social relations and local church Florence Stewart secretary of student work Ethel Fay secretary of children's work Nellie Bass secretary of youth work Ruby Sward secretary of spiritual life Mildred Miller secretary of literature and publications Harriett Cragg secretary of supply work Hazel Martin secretary of status of women.
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Ethel Fay
Nellie Bass
Ruby Sward
Mildred Miller
Harriett Cragg
Hazel Martin
Status of Women
Buline Relatives Hold 25th Reunion at Lone Tree Park
The 25th Buline relatives reunion gathered at Lone Tree park on Sunday with a basket dinner at noon. Officers elected were James Buline Sr president and Charles Buline secretary. Attending were Mr. and Mrs.
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Lone Tree
Buline
Lone Tree Park
James Buline
Charles Buline
Hackes Guests At Estle Home
Mr and Mrs Bernard Steinke and family from Muscatine and TIC iC Gaylord Maxwell and Mrs Maxwell of Biloxi Miss hosted Sunday evening at the Estle home. Airman Cadet Ted Allen was honored at a dinner at the Allen cottage on Cedar Sunday.
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Bernard Steinke
Karen
Jerry
Janice
Mussentine
TIC/iC
Gaylord Maxwell
Yarmouth
Beverly Lavigne
Columbus Junction
Gerald Allen
Gerry
Loren
Ted
Mary Lou
Lee
Elton Allen
Bertha McCormick
Ted Allen
Honda Base
Texas
Ernest Yedlik
Nichols
Mary Yedlik
Billy
Mike Everett
Cedar Rapids
Irvin Everett
Thomas Gippler
W. J. Buser
Marysville
Wash
Randall Gallagher
Greeley
Colorado
Banss and
Jasper Park
Alberta
Canada
1956 Lone Tree reunion set for August at park
The text lists numerous families from West Liberty Cedar Rapids Iowa City Riverside Mt. Vernon Lone Tree and other areas as attendees. The reunion is planned for August at Lone Tree park with many family groups named.
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Steve Schuessler
Fred Hahn
Harold Meyer
West Liberty
Ralph Buline
Cedar Rabids
Will Buline
Don Hogan
Roscoe Plum
Iowa City
John Schatt
Riverside
Ray Krumm
Mt. Vernon
Lone Tree
J. F. Buline
Charles Buline
Lacey Brinkmeyer
Archie Buline
Harold Schuessler
Robert Doughtery
Clara
Jim Bulmer
Nina Curtis
Garold Brinkmeyer
Elaine
Lone Tree Park
Gipples Gather For Annual Picnic
Letts descendants of George and Mary Gipple held their annual reunion at Weed Park in Muscatine with about 40 members attending a short meeting and dinner. Don Abbott of Pace Junction was named presiding officer for the 1956 reunion to be held at Weed Park. A song program was presented by the Holtz family with many Gipples and Holtzs listed from Letts Winfield Columbus Junction Rock Island and Muscatine.
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George l
Mary Gipple
Weed Park
Muscatine
Don Abbott
BD cPace Junction
Holtz
Alice Gipple
van Nuys
Calif
Orville Gipple
Rock Island
Harry E. Gipple
Letts
George Gipple
Winfield
Lester Gipple
Beverly
Jack Gipple
Columbus Junction
John Holtz
William Holtz
Ed Holtz
Clarence Holtz
Herbert Holtz
NZ Peaks Reach High Seven Thousand Foot Heights
New Zealand hosts 223 summits exceeding 7500 feet with Mount Cook topping the list at 12345 feet among the nation’s notable alpine elevations.
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New Zealand
Cook
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