West Liberty civic leader Drahos active for years
George Drahos vice president and cashier of West Liberty State Bank has long led civic projects in West Liberty. He chairs the West Liberty Development Corporation board, oversees school expansion efforts, planning and zoning, and the Investment Club while fostering community growth through farm credit and local organizations.
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George Drahos
West Liberty State Bank
West Liberty
West Liberty Development Corporation
Drakos
John Heath
Ken Jehle
Floyd DeForest
Ray Wuestenberg
Tom Brooke
George Gordon
N. Elm Street
West Liberty Community School
Sth Sreet
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
West Liberty Realty Co
West Liberty Fair Association
Solon
Town City
Cedar Rapids
Johnson County
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Mr. Drahos
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Johnson County Board of Education
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Cedar River
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West Liberty Country Club
George Drakos
Wapsie 4-H Club News West Liberty Items
Wapsie Whistlers 4-H met with 14 members two leaders and four guests. Diane Brown led a Mothers tea skit plan and Linda Hatin was nominated as state conference delegate. Members judged cakes and pies, learned on taste, and discussed money matters.
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Wapsie Whistlers West Liberty
Wapsie Whistlers 4-H
Jeri Lindle
Diane Brown
Judy Larson
Gaye Plunkett
Linda Hatin
Richard Peters
Jean Hahn
Jeanne Melick
Cinda Probst
Pam Erwin
Diane Owen
Future Grain Program Plans Discussed by NFO
CORNING grain officials and 101 representatives from 15 states met this week to discuss future plans of the National Farmers Organization grain program. The meeting focused on strategy, organization, and cooperative action to improve markets and pricing for members.
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National Farmers Organization
Dutch Elm Disease Control Starts in Muscatine Area
Officials urge early decision making on elm disease control. Dormant DDT or methoxychlor sprays advised before buds swell. Bidrin as a systemic insecticide may injure certain elms. dormant sprays recommended for valuable trees. Planning now enables commercial applicators to fit work into schedules. NFO grain assistants to brief county committees on future grain programs. recent sales boosted grower returns. Pfingsten and Goodman leader figures address the meeting, detailing organizational and promotional updates.
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Harold Gunderson
Iowas State University
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Erhard Pfingsten
Lloyd Fairbanks
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Butch” Swain
Harvey Sickels
Gordon Shafer
Herb Goodman
Sheep Dipping May End In Iowa Next Month
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Kenneth Owen seeks to end sheep dipping by month’s end as state inspectors find few scabies cases during a three month, 12 day examination. If the state is declared scabies free, dipping may halt to allow shipment without treatment.
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Michael D. Kaplan
Associated Press
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Owen
Towa
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Lawrence Scalise
U N Peace Force in Cyprus Extended Three Months
The U N Security Council unanimously extended the Cyprus peacekeeping force for three more months to June 26. Secretary General U Thant had requested a six month extension while expressing hope for substantial progress toward a solution by period’s end.
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U.N. Security Council
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Workers Meet At Wapello in Columbus Junction
WAPELLO the Friendly Workers met at Mrs Delpha Teeter home Tuesday afternoon with all members present A St Patrick hat contest was won by Mrs Edna Sands and Mrs Dorothy Smith Door prizes went to Mrs Frances Grimm and Mrs Grace Bopp Next meeting set with Mrs Frances Grimm on March 28 and an all day Chapter 6 TTT met Tuesday evening at Mrs Pauline Dudgeon home with Mrs Phyllis McCulley and Mrs Gladys McNeil as assistant hostesses New president Mrs Mary Hodges presiding Twenty eight members answered roll call and Hodges named delegate for state convention in Waterloo in April with Carolyn Battenhagen second delegate and Marilyn Weber and Mary Jane Scheihing alternates
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Wapello
Delpha Teeter
Columbus Junction
St. Patrick
Edna Sands
Dorothy Smith
Frances Grimm
Grace Bopp
TTT
Pauline Dudgeon
Phyllis McCulley
Gladys McNeil
Mary Hodges
Waterloo
Carolyn Battenhagen
Marilyn Weber
Mary Jane Scheihing
Maurine Schmeiser
Carol Stephens
Nita Schwab
Evelyn Jackson
Mable McKinney
Marguerite Allen
Lola Downs
Laurene Bumgardner
Arlene Hoover
Silas Ross
Evelyn Bucher
Kathleen Soren
Wapello News Briefs Highlight Local Visits and Court Action
Personal items note Darlene Hook and Grane Cakes hosting. Mrs Ralph McAlister and family visit Crescent, Illinois, former Wapello residents now in Macomb. Elsie Buffone of San Diego visiting relatives in Wapello. District Court grants divorce to Gale Rayburn of Wapella from Nancy Rayburn of Corpus Christi for cruel and inhuman treatment with no property settlement. Louisa County social workers attend Fort Madison workshop. Louisa County Peace Officers association meets in Wapello with 16 members. dinner served and stray dog issues discussed.
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Darlene Hook
Grane
Ralph McAlister
Macomb
Ill
Kim Jamison
Darin
Crescent
Minn
Wapello
Fay Dean Jackson
Keith Kerr
McAlisters
Burlington
Elsie Buffone
San Diego
Calif
District Court
Gale Rayburn
Wapella
Nancy Jane Rayburn
Corpus Christie
Texas
Evelyn Bucher
Francis Newell
Louisa County Social Welfare Office
Fort Madison
Peace Officers Association
Louisa County Peace Officers Association
Justices of the Peace
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