Christmas Program at Rural School No 1 Hy Lee B FAIRBANK
Rural School No 1 hosts a warm one room Christmas program with 19 students. Mrs Nolan leads a sequence of songs poems and a play The students and parents share gifts and greetings reflecting a close community one room schoolhouse life. The piece ends with Silent Night and notes the Amish heritage of plain folks nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art
Irene) Nolan
Wapsie Valey
Thomas
Rural School No. 1
Lydia
Marvin
Chris Peterson
V.fw. Hall
Waverly
Ervin Stafford
Clarence Ganske
Kenneth Westendorf
Ithanda
Ervin Peterses
Wapsie Valley Trade School
Lc, Hall
Pairbank
Faith United Church of Christ
Melvin Ohlendorf
Sumner
Ohlendorf
Robert Kerr
William Kallenback
Ervin Blasberg
Elmer Wittenburg
Robert Rathbone
Roger's
New Hampton
Meinert Creamery
New nutrition program eyed for 24 Iowa counties
Des Moines reports Congress may fund a new elderly nutrition program by mid spring, allowing 24 Iowa counties to be considered. Appanoose Black Hawk Clayton Davis Decatur Fayette Howard Keokuk Lee Linn Madison Mahaska Monroe Page Polk Pottawattamie Sac Scott Taylor Union Van Buren Wapello Wayne Woodbury named as potential project areas. The plan, still in planning, requires Older Americans Act provisions and congressional action before applications can be received.
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Des Moines
Congressional
Iowa
Iowa Commission On the Aging
Appanoose
Black Shawk
Clayton
Davis
Decatur
Fayette
Howard
Keokuk
Lee
Linn
Madison
Mahaska
Monroe
Page
Polk
Pottawattamie
Sac
Scott, Taylor
Union
van Buren
Wapello
Wayne
Woodbury
Frances N. Schrampfer
Commission
Schrampfer
Congress
Lowanso
Local realtor named president of group
Louis Pirillo of Oelwein was named president and treasurer of the Backbone Board of Realtors for 1973, with Harold Chase as vice president and Rolland Holland as secretary. Directors include Arlo Craig and Jack Waskow for one year, Carl Gerdes and R. E. Busse for two years, and Oliver Greenley for three years. members align with Town Association of Realtors and National Association of Real Estate Boards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Pirillo
Oelwein
Backbone Board of Realtors
Pirillo
Harold Chase
Rolland Holland
Independence
Arlo Craig
Aurora
Jack Waskow
Carl Gerdes
Jesup
R.E. Busse
Strawberry Point
Oliver Greenley
The
Town Association of Realtors
National Association of
New Books At Public Library Featured In 1970s List
The library highlights titles across genres including Van Allen Bradley's The Book Collector's Hand Book of Values and The Concise Dictionary of 26 Languages. It showcases Building and Flying Model Airplanes by Walter A Musciano and The Best Short Plays 1972 edited by Stanley Richards. Also noted are The Ringed Castle by Dorothy Dunnett and LeFleur Arrangers Guild flower designs in memory of Mrs Daryl Ross. Community updates cover hospital transfers, holiday gatherings, and visits among local residents.
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van Allen Bradley
America
Walter A. Musciano
Stanley Richards
Clare Booth Luce
Jerome Lawrence
Ringed Castle
Dorothy Dunnett
Francis Crawford
Lymond
Irdmantie
LeFleur Arrangers Guild
Daryl Ross
Ross
Arlington
Federated Garden Clubs of
Java
Samar Music
United Fund Near Goal After Day's Donations
Donations totaling about $1,000 in the past 10 days pushed the Oelwein Area United Fund total to $22,377.76 by 10 a.m. Saturday, leaving roughly $600 to reach the $23,000 goal. Secretary William Cownie praised area support and hoped ongoing cooperation would hit the target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein Area
United Fund
William Cownie
Cownie
Oelwein
Downie
Fayette County Extension Service Calendar of Events
Fayette County extension service releases a schedule of events including the Holstein Association Annual Meeting at Noon at the Farm Bureau Building in Fayette, a snow party from 1 30 to 4 30 at B and D Ranch, plus club meetings for Eldorado Eagles 4-H Jolene Britten Good Luck 4-H events and ISU training in Ames as well as a Home Economics staff gathering in Elkader. The period covers December 29 through January 5 with office closures on January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayette County
Fayette County Holstein Association
Farm Bureau
Fayette
Eldorado Eagles
Jefferson Good Luck
Jolene Britten
Iowa State University
Ames
Clayton County
Elkader
Harvey H Love herd dairy awards recognition
The Aurora based Harvey H Love dairy herd of Brown Swiss cows earned an official performance milestone from the Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association of America. Cows on DHIR test achieving 205 day lactations with 2x milking and butterfat over 50 pounds at two, 600 pounds at three, 650 at four, and 700 pounds at five or older achieved outstanding production, including Love's Galatea R Tee o snaon9 reaching the level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aurora
Harvey H. Love
Swiss Cattle Breeders’ Association of America
Beloit
Wis
Fairbank library receives books for public use
Fairbank Public Library reports multiple donations including three Juvenile Fiction titles from Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bell in memory of Mrs. Ethel Stainbrook, Washington from Enchantment of America gifted by the Staincrooks in memory of Mrs. Agnus Haberkamp, ten books from Raymond Lambert, and a Memorial Delivered in Congress volume from Congressman H.R. Gross. The Kalenske couple also donated an Aquarium book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnus Haberkamp
Raymond Lambert
H.R. Gross
Congress
Dwight David Eisenhower
Gordon Kalenske
Hazleton
Archdiocese reviews Catholic school plans in Dubuque
The Archdiocese of Dubuque Planning Commission completed its review of 1973 76 education plans for Catholic schools CCD programs and adult education at Cedar Falls December 16 17 The commission chose a local plan best fitting the archdiocese three year strategy and announced provisional recommendations contingent funding and re evaluation norms It plans to finalize in February Archbishop Byrne to promulgate the new plan and parishes may appeal or submit alternate plans
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Archdiocese of
St. George High School
Lansing
Towa
Planning Commission
St. George
Father Bleich
Dubuque County
Dyersville Beckman
Farley St. Joseph's
Cascade Aquin
Holy Cross Lee
Western Dubuque
Commission
Boards of Education
Archdiocesan
State Department of Public Instruction
James J. Byrne
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Marian
Linda
Trene
Eli
Daniel
Menno
Roy
Paul
Ruth
Perry
Nelson
Valentine
Henry
Laura
Dan
Regier
Readlyn Briefs
Bertie
the Bookworm
Frank Lentz
Legion Hall
Cedar Rapids
Manchester
Lamont
Cecil Slater
People’s Hospital
Scholls Hospital
Waterloo
Kenny Thimmish
University
John Thimmesch
Marlyn Roepke
Albert Roepke
Earl Gibson
Wadena
Opal Johnson
Hellen Miller
Wallace Tisdale
Ivan Schlesselman
Wayne Jewell
People’s Hospital, Independence
T.V. van Laningham
Leetings
Nestle
Christmas
Sunnyside
Bhartt
North Frederick
Fayette County Extension Service
Harvey H. Love Herd Dairy Awards
Fairbank Library
Lawrence Minton
West Union
K.F. Weitman
George Minton
Edwin Tournu
Rodney Brandt
Westside
Town State University
Ar-We-Va
Carol Klofenstein
Coleen Mileham
Manning
Miss Klopfenstein
Miss Mileham
Brandt
Guy Spragg
Thomas Sprage
Near Jesup
Laura Spragg
Donald Kress
Quasqueton
Kress
Anna Schermerhorn
LeVerne Strickell
Love
Betty
Leonard Roepke
Betty Roepke
Joan Roepke
Joan
Alvin Barrack
University Hospital
Towa City
Bensfranklin
Celwein
Archdiocese Planning Commission
Clara Bohle
Charles
Loren Matthais
Amanda Wehling
Readlyn
Henry Ze
Vernon
Richard Bohle
my.Bohle
Norman Bohle
S.E. Campbell
Lula Legh
Louis Meads
Hawkeye
Jack Stever
Mabel Ferrell
Pauline Gabel
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