Muscatine man to graduate amid near blindness at Kirkwood
Sam A. Bloomhuff from Muscatine, 33, trains in Kirkwood Community College two year agricultural mechanics program alongside much younger classmates. Despite about 15 percent vision in his right eye and no vision in his left, he works the shop's turning wheels and gears with peers. Graduation is set for June, and he will attend diploma time with sighted classmates. He lost his sight after an aircraft fire exploded while...
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Sam L. Bloomhuff
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Blind graduate Sam Bloomhuff aims for mec work at Kirkwood
Sam Bloomhuff of Muscatine, nearly blind, is close to graduating in June from Kirkwood Community College's two year agriculture mechanics program in Cedar Rapids. He learned to read with a magnifier and braille after a long rehabilitation, supported by the Iowa Commission for the Blind. He plans to pursue work at implement dealers and perhaps own a dealership, aided by Veterans Administration funding.
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Muscatine
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Sam
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Des Moines
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Kirkwood Farm Mechanics
State Commission
YMCA
Kirkwood Farm Mechanics Facility
Commission For the Blind
Veterans Administration
Future Homemakers hold annual banquet at Westmer
JOY Illinois The Westmer Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America held its annual banquet with the theme All the Things We Are Miss Jananne Finck Mercer County Extension advisor was guest speaker Lori Willits region 2 director state FHA HERO secretary and a delegate to the National FHA convention in Los Angeles last summer showed slides of her trip Four senior girls received $100 scholarships Brenda Wagner daughter of Mr and Mrs Johnnie Wagner New Boston will enter nurses training training at
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Westmer
Future Homemakers of America
Jananne Finck
Mercer County
Lori Willits
F.H.R
FHA
Los Angeles
Brenda Wagner
Johnnie Wagner
New Boston
Columbus Junction
Danville
Shining Trail Council
Women Society and clubs plan April meetings
Letts Women’s Society of Christian Service and Federated Club announce April meetings with pot luck dinners, hostesses, and lessons. Past Matron Club, Garden Club events listed, plus Easter roll call. Also notes on local personal visits and a Conesville vocal concert with a mass of school songs by grades one through five.
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Mary Thompson
Federated Club
United Methodist Church
Doris Clark
Kaen Padgett
Frances Thompson
Masonic Hall
Belle Garrett
Goldin Lintner
Mary Downer
Garden Club
John Johnston
Durango
Colo
Clarence Ross
Pearl Blake
Grace Brownlee
Peoria
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Wisc
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Ron Stineman
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James Campbell
Keithsburg
Carl Sachburg School of Nursing
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al Hollingsworth
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