Oakville and Toolesboro Districts Merge with Wapello
Last March 6 voters approved by 308 to 29 the merger of Oakville and Toolesboro districts with Wapello Community. Enrollment rises to 223 high school students at Wapello this year with 39 from Oakville. total district enrollment 965. Facilities adequate. enrollment projected to 270 high school and 315 overall by 1963. future improvements anticipated.
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Wapello
Oakville
Toolesboro
K. F. Witt
Wapello Community
Oak Ville
County Superintendent of Schools
Yoing Boards of Education
Louisa
Des Moines
Arca
Everett Gules
van Clacked
Alt Wiegeseerm
Mre
Margaret Weaver
Wanelo
Wapello Progress detail on year of growth and new industry
Extensive residential and commercial construction marked the year in Wapello Louisa county. Keck Memorial Library new post office natural gas mains and 14 new homes completed while eight more began. New Industry emerged with Wapello Tri County Concrete Co. along highway 61 and a planned pool project at the junior high site.
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Wapello
Louisa County
Keck Memorial Library
Wanella
Wap+pella Tri-County Concrete Co
Highway 61
Bill’ McMullin
Kenneth Kerr
Kenneth Whitham
Howard Winder
North Second
John Deere Implement Co
B. Q. Roundy
Civil War Honor Roll Dedicated in Grandview Park
Grandview helps honor 176 local Civil War veterans with a published roll. 172 died in action, 40 survived, 24 were prisoners of war, compiled by Howard Cocklin with help from tombstones and county histories. Park ceremony followed July 4 parade with Lt. Matthews addressing crowd.
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Grandview
Union Armiea
William Matthews
Louisa County
Mathhews
Warmen
Howard Cocklin
Gratvitw
Springer
Ross Addition Opened For Columbus Housing
Columbus plans a $13,500 to $16,500 price range for seven Junction-Five homes in the Rose Addition near Columbus Community schools. G Le Weber and W A Nortie lead the Columbus Development Corporation building committee. E A Pine is project supervisor. Melvin Smith of Mount Pleasant is contractor. local sub-contracts and initial donation work underway. Ground was broken last October with about acres available for future development.
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Tom Huston
Columbus Development Corporation
Claude Ross
Ross
E. A. Pine
Columbus Junction
Journal
Columbus
Columbus Community Schools
G. le Weber
W. A. Nortié
Columbus Development ,Corporation
Melvin Smith
Mount Pleasant
Init
Rath Plant Dedicated Near Columbus Junction
Rath Packing Company opens a new slaughtering and livestock buying station near Cedar and Iowa Rivers north of Columbus Junction. The $1,000,000 facility, designed to handle over 1,000 hogs daily, is led by superintendent Rodney Slight and showcases modern hog dressing equipment across 28,000 square feet.
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Columbus Junction
Rath Packing Company
Lash
Browns consign bulls to sell at Denver show
Browns consign bulls to the National Western Livestock Show in Denver Colorado next month. 62 Angus breeders will exhibit 15 bulls in the Ameri can Angus association sale with nearly 300 bulls from coast to coast in the event. W J Harrer and Leon ard Traylor judge the 103 individual bulls and 62 pens of three bulls respectively. Auctions run Tuesday January 16 at 9 am and 1 20 pm. A livestock buying station operates under Russell Greens and Stuart Woolley. The Columbus Junction plant opens with a ribbon cutting May 13 attended by dignitaries including Clyde Spry and Fred Wier.
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Brown Brothers of Nichels
Denver
Colorado
Ncialion
St.Joseph
Missouri
Angus
W. J. Harrer
Helena
Leonard Traylor
San Antonio
Texas
Howard Pitzer
Evieson
Nebraska
Plance
Russell Greens
Stuart Woolley
Hugine
Columaus Junction
Waterloo
Joe Gibson
Mud Howslid
Rath
Birth Packing Co
Clyde Spry
Iowa
Fred Wier
Harry Dungan
Columbus Junction
FL CG. Edekin
Columbus Community Club
Lee Huston
J. E. Hanson
Gibson
T Hat
Lina
Towacs
Breconpany
J. W., Raith
The
Leampany
Alalissa Zion Lutheran dedicates annex in ceremony
Zion Lutheran church at Alalissa dedicated a new educational annex Sunday November 19 costing about 23000 dollars. The remodel adds two classrooms a pastor study and utility spaces with about 100 attendees and a walking plow ground breaking last July. Dr August Englebrecht delivered the dedication sermon.
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Zion Lutheran Church
Atalissa
Journal Photal
August Englebrecht
Nadia
American Lutheran Church
Electrical Power Line Is Erected Across Towa River
High voltage transmission lines were pulled across the frozen Towa river south of Wapetlo as part of an 80 mile Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric project. The $2.5 million line runs from Andalusia road west of Milan to the Viele substation near Fort Madison, crossing the Mississippi south of Muscatine and through Louisa county toward Wapello. Completion in spring enables power interchange with Union Electric and ties into the Iowa Grid network of interconnecting facilities.
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Towa
Wapetlo
lown-Illinois Gas and Electric Company
Davenport
Town-llinois
Andalusia Road
Milan
Viele
Union Electric Company
Fort Madison
Crossitz
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Louisa County
Wapello
Tink Towa
Iowa
Alalissa volunteers upgrade fire protection with new pumper
Alalissa Community fire protection district added a 511,700 pumper and a 1,000 gallon tank truck. The pumper arrived in late April, the tank in early March, with heated reel housings and 600 feet of two and one half inch hose plus 400 feet of one inch hose. The units can connect to hydrants and draw water from wells or ponds, totaling 1,730 gallons combined capacity. Officers include Chief Francis Carlisle and assistants Wayne Beinker Harvey Staley. other volunteers listed.
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Alalissa
Triels
Francis Carlisle
Wayne Beinker
Harvey Staley
George Morrison
Stanley Phelps
Gerald Leggins
Thomas Qarlise
Ernest McKillip
Lyie Mclillip
Herbert Gatzke
Fred Devore
Marion Burnett
Charles Evans
Toni Llewell
Ron Passmore
Vern Brus
Ralph Arnold
Dick Beinke
Richard Morrison
Jim Stucker
George King
Columbus Banks Await Approval of Merger Plan
Columbus Junction prepares for a merger of the Columbus Junction State Bank and the Louisa County National Bank. The plan, announced last October, would combine assets under the Columbus Junction State Bank charter, with stockholders paid in full and operations continuing at the current Columbus Junction building. Key executives include H. Lee Huston and J. Z. Henson.
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Columbus Junction
Federal Reserve System
Yea
Columbus Junction State Bank
Louisa Coury National Bank
Wa Banke
Cahimhus Junction State Bank
Louisa County National Bank
Calumbes Junction State Bank
H. Lee Huston
J. Z. Hen- Sor
Henson
Huston
Columbus
Columnes State Bank
Forest C. Edkine
Columbus Cleaners
Tme
Sanami
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Amecers
J. C. Richie
E. Hensen
Jamcs D. Helmick
iFrank C. Spaethe
Margaret Diller
FL W. Coffin
D. H. Christianson
J. D. Helmick
J. , Henson
Max Vannice
Columbus Disrection State Bank
G. W. Weber
Thomas Henston
D. R. Marshall
Sheldon Hawkins
E. L. Hughes
Edith Orr
James Ray
Kenneth Lukins
Harry Snyder
Donna Hughs
Thomas H. Huston
F. D. Smylie
Dale
Edmensso
Nf. 1
Wholt
Robertson
Fred Wier
H . Lee Huston
Louisa County Forms Walking Blood Bank
A Louisa County program forms a walking blood bank in November using hospital facilities. Members span Burlington Muscatine Washington Mount Pleasant and Tri Cities aged 21 to 60, with dependents included. Disqualified members may designate a donor. county administrator is Mrs. Sue Walker with local chairs in Oakville Grandview Columbus Junction Letts and Wapello.
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Louisa
Louita
Watello
Sue Walker
West Berlin Rebuilds From War Ruins Into Park Like Housing
After World War I about 200000 new homes rose in West Berlin built on rubble from Allied bombing. Remaining debris formed vast mounds later planted with flowers and grass to create park like scenery for residents.
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West Berlin
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Wayne Spitzer
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West Liberty Lutheran Church
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Bud) Webb
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