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Durant School Plans Adult Education Classes and Chamber Board Changes
Durant announces adult education classes start January 5 at Durant Community School with ten weekly sessions through March 9 offering welding woodcraft sewing modern mathematics and women's physical education plus optional typing. Registration and classroom assignments will be at 6:30 p.m. January 5. A new adult education policy board includes Wayne Tank Fred Kummerfeldt Mrs Alfred Peters and Jack Henderson. Durant Chamber names new directors Ronald Anderson Oliver Hansen and Harry First with Paul Proctor as president and other officers Oliver Hansen and Cecil Langmann. Daniel Schlapkohl son of Donald and Mrs Schlapkohl earns Delta Sigma Pi dual honors and the Edward Kearney Award at State University of Iowa after transferring from Durant High School and Muscatine Community College.