Rep Schwengel To Make Visit To Homecoming
Congressman Fred Schwengel Republican of Iowa will spend the weekend in the First District meeting constituents in Johnson Louisa and Henry counties. On Friday July 12 he plans a 10 am visit with students in the Title I Summer School program at Iowa City Community Schools for educationally deprived children. He will attend Wapello Homecoming festivities in the evening and spend Saturday July 13 in Mount Pleasant with a 5 pm event at McMillan Park followed by an 7 pm speech and a 9 pm Young Republican Swinger Party at McMillan Park.
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Washington, D. C
Fred Schwengel
Rtowa
Johnson
Louisa
Henry
Schwengel
Iowa City
Robert Lucas
Pressman ‘Schwengel
Jay Arethooa
Wapel
Judge Revokes Probation of Iowa Youth
In Mahaska County a district court judge revoked the probation of Stanley Charles Orr, 49, for violating a good conduct clause. Orr had been placed on probation in July 1967 after pleading guilty to breaking and entering a Fremont tavern. He will be sent to the Men’s Reformatory to serve a 10 year sentence.
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Oskaloosa
Mahaéka County
Newton
Stanley Charles Orr
L. R. Carson
Orr
Fremont
Louisa Assessor Invited to International Panel on Land Valuation
Louisa County Assessor John Dykstra is recognized internationally and invited to join a land valuation panel at the CAE MAI joint seminar in St. Louis on Oct 12. The International Association of Assessing Officers selected Dykstra for this honor at the annual conference. Youths Clean Yards in Wichita Negro neighborhood work crews, ages 8 to 14, from low income families, clean yards for free. They are paid 73 cents to $1 per hour from private donations. one day payroll totaled $213.25.
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Iowa State Association of Assessors
John Dykstra
CAE- CIA
Louisa County
Dykstra
Louisa County Assesor
CAE
American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
MAI
St. Louis
International Association of Assessing Officers
Chase Park Plaza Hotel
Wichita
Kan
Northeast Sanitation Corps
Postville Boy Killed by Truck
An eight year old bicycle rider was killed in Postville when struck by a grain truck late Tuesday. The boy was identified as Tracy Colvin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Colvin of Postville.
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Postville
Tracy Colvin
Donald Colvin
Corporate and Financial Moves Stir Business Leaders
New York based report notes distrust of power pockets in American business. Justice Department pressures top executives to drop interlocking directorates across firms like Goodrich and Ford. Regulators scrutinize broker control, market concentration, and conglomerate mergers. Banking shows rising influence over industry through assets worth 607 billion dollars, involving airlines and metals. Insurer and mutual fund mergers into billion dollar operations draw regulatory focus.
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Justice Department
Alice
Goodrich
Ford
Bro
House Banking
U.S
Area Students Earn U of I Merit Awards
A batch of area high school seniors joined 589 peers nationwide in receiving University of Iowa merit scholarships. Winners entered the university as freshmen in June or will start in September, with partial to full tuition coverage for those who accept. Recipients must rank in the top 25 percent of their class and post a high ACT score.
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University of Iowa
U of I
Sherily TeStrake
Winona TeStrake
Washington
Muscatine
Robert Werner
Raymond Werner
Letts
Alan Daedlow
Aubrey Daedlow
Mediapolis
Julia Federis
Charles Fenderis
Gary Howell
William M. Howell
South Prairie Notes Picnic and social items
South Prairie notes report a picnic dinner hosted by equininal Mr and Mrs Robert Thede Wilton with attendees from Bettendorf Iowa City West Liberty and Des Moines among others. Keithsburg James Laughlin 16 injured in a car motorcycle crash three miles east of town. he is treated at Mercer County hospital Aledo for back injuries. Grandson Dit event notes the death of Paul Hardin 14 in a tractor accident near Morrison Illinois. family includes Mr Mrs William Hardin Don Hardin and Dorothy Hardin. Grain trade between Russia and Athens in ancient times aided city population growth despite poor soils.
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Equininal Rie
Robert Thede
Wilton
Howard Kile
Bettendorf
Lyle Beaver
Dougard Definy
Iowa City
John Kile
Carol
West Liberty
Raymond Kile
Krista
South Prairie
Charles Porter
Frank
Des Moines
John Medcraft
Tom Carey
Ames
W.N. Anderson
Frater
Keithsburg
James Laughlin
Louis Laughlin
Laughlin
Mike O'Malley
Mercer County Hospital
Aledo
William Hardin
Don Hardin
Dorothy Hardin
Lillie York
Morrison, Ill
Paul Hardin
Marge
Harold Hardin
Durant School Board Adopts 1968 69 Budget And Bids
Durant board sets general fund at 670054 and school bus fund at 138138 with 83054 due contractors and architects for new addition. Bond retirements and interest total 75084. Gasoline bid to SM Service Co. at 20.2 cents per gallon. tire contract awarded to Durant D X. district restructured as K 84 with Ware handling K 8 and Fry handling grades 9 12. Legion to sponsor public fish fry July 20. Grandview church schedule lists services and activities through midweek Bible study.
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Durant
Board of Education
Durant Community School
SM Service Co
Walcott
Durant D-X
Ware
Fry
Grandview Church
Grandview
Grandview Community Church
All Day Women’s Organization
Barnes Attends State Ag Meet
LETTS Robert Barnes attends the State agricultural teaching convention in Des Moines and Ames. He serves as Farm Management Instructor at Eastern Iowa Community College and will live at Eldridge rather than Durant. Also noted are various visits and travels by named individuals including Harry Furnas Jr and families across multiple states.
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Letts
Robert Barnes
Des Moines
Ames
Eastern Iowa Community College
Eldridge
Durant
Legion hosts catfish dinner under legion banner
The Legion will serve catfish dinners from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets cost two dollars in advance from Legion members and two fifty at the door. Mr and Mrs Max Genzer and family arrived home Tuesday after a two week Wester states vacation visiting California Colorado and Yosemite Park friends and relatives.
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Legion
Max Genzer
Wester States
California
Colorado
Yosemite Park
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