Pledges for Iowa Youth Jobs Program Hit $175000
Governor Hughes told the Home Builders Association of Muscatine County that about 175000 in private pledges backs a summer jobs program for Iowa youths. He recalled 350000 pledged last year enabling 1500 youngsters to work a month before returning to school and expressed regret over the construction tax on new building and repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold E. Hughes
Home Builders Assn
Muscatine County
Iowa
Hughes
Omni
Department of Revenue
Polk County
New Principal Is Hired For Muscatine High School
Duane S. Given, 37, of Mount Holly Springs Pa, accepted the Muscatine High School principal post effective Aug 1 He comes from West York Area High School York Pa where he serves as principal His first year salary is 15829 Based in the present salary schedule and index for administrators Given is a Winnona Minn graduate and earned a BA from the State College of Town and a master’s in education from the State College of Shippensburg Pa He has taught history English and physics and coached athletics at Fairmont Minn High School Glenbard High School Glen Ellyn Ill and York Suburban School York Pa He replaces Clyde Gabriel who served as Muscatine principal for two years The board approved the hire after Dr John Fields recommended him and Supt A A Johnson was notified The new principal is married with five children
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane S. Given
Mt. Holly Springs
Muscatine High School
Given
West York Area
York, Pa
Midwest
Winona
Minn
Rochester Junior College
State College of Town
State College of
Shippensburg
University of Maryland
Fairmont, Minn
Glenbard
Highcchool
Glen Ellyn
Iil
Glenbard High School
York
Gabriel
Muscatine
Schmarje Seeks Reelection To Iowa House
Clarence F. Schmarje, 56, incumbent Republican from Muscatine County, announced his bid for reelection as State Representative. He was first elected in 1966 and served on committees in 1967 including cities and towns, motor vehicles, highway safety, state government affairs, and state planning. He pushed legislation authorizing interstate bridges and aims to speed Muscatine bridge construction. Schmarje founded Schmarje Tool Company, Iowa's first carbide tool maker, now advancing computerized machining. born in Muscatine, educated at UI College of Engineering with MS and PhD in mechanical engineering, and affiliated with the Methodist church, Shrine, Rotary, and Elks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence F. Schmarje
Muscatine County
Schmarje
Iowa General Assembly
Iowa Highway Commission
Muscatine
Engineering College
The
State University of Iowa
Methodist Church
Shrine, Rotary and
Elks
Red Cross Teaches Learn To Swim In 1968 Program
The Red Cross Learn To Swim program runs June to July 12 with a focus on junior and senior lifesaving the week of July 4 12 registration changes occur under Mrs Jocelyn Pedersen who will oversee registrations for Letts Columbus Junction Conesville Wapello Grandview and Fruitland Rural Muscatine areas handled through schools as in prior years Students must obtain signed permission slips before enrollment and bring them to the first class The schedule lists multiple time slots across Fairport Montpelier Wilton Grandview Stockton Durant Wapello Columbus Junction Conesville Letts Moscow Muscatine routes with Judd Anderson serving as 1968 supervisor.
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Muscatine County
County
Red Cross
Jocelyn Pedersen
Columbus Junction
Letts
Conesville
Wapello
Grandview
Fruitland
Muscatine
Fairport
Montpelier
Wilton
Moscow
Durant
City of
Armed Forces Sunday services at Our Savior Lutheran Church
A Pope schedule notes Armed Forces Day May 12 at Our Savior Lutheran Church with distribution of records and a special offering to support Christ's ministry for military families. Pastor Cheter says the Army Forces Commission of The Tuberan Church Missouri Synod leads the effort. a copy is given to each attending family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Migniight
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Cheter
Armied Forces Commission
Tuberan Church — Missouri Synod
Armed Forces
Armed Forces Combe
David C. Cloeter
Pre School Vision Screening Reached 215 Children
In Muscatine Iowa 215 pre schoolers were screened for vision defects at Wesley United Methodist church on May 8 and 9. Over 20 will be rescreened and referred to doctors chosen by parents. The effort is led by Muscatine Federated Clubs and volunteers from the Iowa Society for the Prevention of Blindness as part of a Community Improvement Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Keraus
Iowa Wesleyan College
Muscatine
Miss. Keraus
Kent Feeds
Ethics
Keystone
Wesleyan United Methodist Church
Iowa Society For the Prevention
Towa
Iowa
Federated Clubs For
West Liberty
Wilton
Winfield
Gerald Hilton
Mesdames C.J. Hufford
James Fuller
John C. Stevens
Robert Toborg
Edward Jones
Devere Newberry
E.E. Bloom
Thomas Beveridge
John McClellan
Clyde Gabriel
Marvin Werner
Arthur Dahl
Stanley Howe
Robert Veerhusen
Max Collins
A.M. MacLennan
Harvey Woodshia
Garland F
Visinn
Es Glyde Beach
Edith Stocker
Jessie Althaus
Mesdames Ladd Steinmetz
Robert Walters
J.J. Demint
John van Lent
Carl Braun
LeRoy Linton
Omer Jones
R. Howard Worst
JR. Belche
B. Hahn
Forrester
Patrick
McRoberts
Bessie Meerdink
S.G. Stein, Jr
County Volunteers For the
New Pastor Goransson Preaches in Muscatine
The Rev Robert Goransson new Seventh Day Adventist pastor in Muscatine will preach at 11 am Saturday. He moved from Cedar Rapids to succeed Pastor Gerald Fillman who moved to Nevada Ia. Goransson was born in South America and attended LaSierra College in California and Andrews University in Michigan. He has pastored churches in Gary Indiana Mason City and Cedar Rapids. He and his wife have three children. The Goransson family resides at 39 Pine Street.
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Seventh Day Adventist
Robert Goransson
Seventh Day ‘Adventist
Muscatine
Goransson
Cedar Rapids
Gerald Fillman
Nevada
South America
LaSierra Colleges
Arlington
Calif
Andrews University
Berrien Springs
Mich
Gary
Indiana
Mason City
Stanley Returns From U.S. Trade Mission to Australia
Richard H. Stanley, vice president of Stanley Consultants, returned to Muscatine after a two week U.S. Commerce trade mission to Australia. He was among four Consulting Engineers Council representatives joining 41 businessmen from 9 industries across 20 states, plus 15 press reps. The mission met business and government leaders in Sydney and Melbourne and began April 26 in Pago Pago. The group flew to Australia April 28 on Pan American Airlines. The Department of Commerce mission was reported as highly successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Stanley
Stanley Consultants
Muscatine
Australia
U.S. Department of Commerce
Stanley
Consulting Engineer’s Council of
United States
Pago
American Samoa
Pan American Airlines
Pago Pago
Sydney
Noumea
New Caledonia
Melbourne
Department of Commerce
North Central Postpones Re Examinations Of Campuses
Dr Robert Johnson superintendent of Eastern Iowa Community college says the North Central Association has postponed the Muscatine campus re examination planned for spring and granted the Clinton campus permission to apply for correspondent status. The action follows discussions with association officials and the State Secretary of Public Instruction as state control concerns were cited. The Burlington and Mason City community colleges had earlier had their accreditation suspended and were to be re examined this spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Johnson
Eastern Iowa Community College
North Central Association
Muscatine
Clinton
Johnson
Serariaen
Burlington
Mason City Community Colleges
Muscatine Community College
Department of Public Instruction
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Home Builders Association of Mus
Muscatinecatine County
Elks Club
Jerry’ Russell
Clyde
Clarence Schmarje
C. Schmarje
Lee Castle
Jimmy Dorsey
Palace Theater
Edit Cosby
Central Party Committee
c/e WAV
Tewa City
University of Iowa
Doer
Nekup
Pulliam Avenue
Pearl View Court
Hein
Home Improv
Ement Builders
Stockton
Letis
Nichols
Judd Anderson
Kimberly Houseal
Kenneth Hovecal
U.S
U.S. District Court
Davenport
Kim
Korea
Times-Democrat
Max
Winter
Thousand Oaks
Cali
Sammy
Nila
Jungleland
Paul
Paul Newman
North Central
R. Ley
OUR Ambulance Service
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