Fatherdaughter admiration spans offices and ambitions
Peggy McCarthy, 8, admires Nielsen Clearing House branch manager Robert McCarthy and aspires to be boss when grown. Her sister Roberta would be her confirmation name. The piece profiles other parentchild pairs in Iowa, including Walch Transfer’s Larry and Chris, and Harris Design and Development. It notes the dominance of family in careers and the strong ties between fathers, mothers, and their children across professions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peggy McCarthy
Robert McCarthy
Nielsen Clearing House
Laurel Building
Peggy
Roberta
Robert
Miss McCarthy
St. Ambrose College
Davenport
Larry Walch
Chris
Walch and Son Transfer and Storage Co
Walch
Larry
Loran Walch
Lezli Harris
Muscatine Community College
MCC
Iowa State University
Ames
Alan Harris
Iowa State
Harris Design and Development
Lerk
Alan
W.ard. St
Lezli
Housing commission moves to Section 8 program in Muscatine
Muscatine Low Rent Housing Commission aims to convert at least 25 of its 50 lease-back units to the Section 8 program by July end under LRHC director Robert Campagna. The change shifts property management to owners, with tenants earning rental assistance credits and payments handled as a direct subsidy from the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine Low Rent Housing Commission
LRMC
Robert Campagna
LRHC
Foard
Department of Housing and Urban Development
TLUD
LRITC
Campagna
Des
LRAC
Western workers lead pay raises in western US
A Labor Department report shows western workers received larger pay increases, 5.5 percent, in the six months ending March, versus 3.8 percent nationwide. Increases varied by region and by union coverage, with higher gains for those under collective bargaining and for certain job groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Labor Department
Wall Reelected District Director At Barbecue Meeting
John Wall of Iowa City was elected to a second two year term as district director at the Town Park Producers Association annual barbecue and district meeting. Mrs. Robert Dierckx was elected president of the district and Mrs. Tom McDonald became vice president. LeAnn Friis was chosen district queen candidate for Iowa Park Queen, with Laura Rehmke as runner up. The gathering was at Prairie School, with counties Linn Muscatine Cedar Clinton Johnson Jackson Jones Linn and Scott in district 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chdan Rapids
John Wall
Iowa City
Town Park Producers Association
Robert Dierckx
Grant Mound
Parkettes
Tom McDonald
Muscatine
Leon Frick
Walcott
LeAnn, Friis
West Branch
Cedar County
Iowa Park Queen
Laura Rehmke
Oxford Junction
Jones County
Prairie School
Linn County
Cedar
Clinton
Johnson
Jackson
Jones
Linn
Scolt Counties
Minocqua Wisconsin Vacation Offer Reads Like a Hook
A playful tourism notice from Minocqua Wisconsin invites readers to write for a vacation package. The piece mimics a fishing lure metaphor to entice engagement and requests letters to the local Chamber of Commerce office in Minocqua WI.
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Jim Kaeding
Karen Fisher
JoAnn Christofferson
Franklin Elementary School
Jo Ann
Franklin
University of Town
Karen
Northeast Missouri State College
West Junior High School
University of Nebraska
Jefferson Elementary
Marcia Ryan
United Airlines
University of Iowa
la Bob
Journal
Helen Weiershauser
Larry and
Chris Walch
Fete
Alan and
Iowa
Joe Konz
LRG
HUD
der. St
West 8Th Street
Washington, IA
Renton
Mayb
Capp
Sippy Oka
Avenue C
Howard McCartney
Hoyo
Brecker
HA Ave South
Wihnesota
Capp Homes
Tudio Daviechmelzer
Lowa Ave
Iminocqua Wisconsin
Dept. MA
Chum
of Commerce
Minocqua, WI
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