Youth Views Post-High Life and Future Plans
The Purdue Opinion Poll surveyed about 10 000 teens nationwide on plans six months after high school. About one third expect to work, under a third to attend college, and around 10 percent to pursue other schooling. Boys favor military service more than girls, with 22 percent of boys enlisting versus 2 percent of girls. Wealthier homes boost college plans. Catholics and Protestants lean toward college while others favor work or military. Regional differences show varying shares for college and employment across the East, Midwest, South, and West.
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Purdue
Armed i Forces
President
Armed Services
Midwest
Plans of Local Teens As They Face Next Steps
A collection of graduates and seniors share future plans including military service with the Navy and Marines, college at Iowa University and Marquette, beauty or business schooling, and work at local employers. Several anticipate marriage within six months or travel dreams.
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John Hollingsworth
Waterloo
Air Force
Anne Pirillo
Roger Werlaufer
Navy
Sune Ollmann
Pete Vela
Penny's
Pat Kehoe
Marquette University
Wisconsin
John Feltus
Sarah Swarts
Cedar Rapids
John Hernandez
Helen Hulse
Bob Strang
Iowa University
Regina Steffen
Pat Martin
Minneapolis
Portland
Greg Bud McBride
Yibe
Pauline Strawn
Carolyn Boots
John King
Weill
Marines
Mildred Barnes
Dick Venter
Pete Stebbins
Suzanne Finders
Truman Leads Vets and Oelwein Boys to Boys State Flight
Local veterans escort Oelwein area youths to Des Moines for the Hawkeye Boys State program opening Monday. Lawrence Liebe will pilot to Des Moines with Harn, Olson, and another boy from Westgate. others from Alpha Hawkeye Sumner Clermont Fayette Elgin will follow by plane. American Legion officials note first plane arrival. Gov Robert D Blue to address delegates and oversee a model government setup.
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Aum Loce
Harvey Olson
Yom
Harn
Oelwein
Hawkeye
Des Moines
Lawrence Liebe
Olson
Westgate
Fred Frothinger
Alpha
Sumner
Ralph Schrader
Clermont
Fayette
Elgin
American Legion
Robert D Blue
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Duluth Downtown Blocks
An early morning blaze in Duluth Minnesota leveled 16 downtown buildings including Rudolph Furniture and the Board of Trade across from it. The fire crossed to multiple structures, with 14 small stores damaged and a six story office building hit. Three people were burned slightly and several vehicles burned as a fire truck was buried by a collapsing wall. Firefighters from Duluth Superior and nearby towns controlled the flames by dawn.
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Duluth
Minn
Rudolph Funiture
Board of Trade
Rudolph
Columbia Office
Road of Trade
Bell Telephone Co
Columbia
Superior
Calvin Robinson Segrd ‘Beck
George Ledingham
Ledingham
City Hall
Summer School Planned at Fayette
Fayette will hold a summer program for all elementary pupils from June 9 to July 9 at the grade school. Classes meet five days a week with demonstrations and field trips emphasizing visual learning. Superintendent Van Horn calls the session an opportunity to enrich students and improve future work. Practicum teachers from the UI will lead the instruction.
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Fale
First Victims Of Vanport Flood Found
Portland officials broadcast flood alarms along a 300 mile stretch of the lower Columbia as the first two bodies were recovered from the water that destroyed Vanport City last Sunday. The victims are Michael, 2, and Sally, 11 months, the children of Mr and Mrs Norman Butcher.
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Portland
Ore
Columbia River
Vanport City
Norman Butcher
Michael
Sally
Sumner Rec Program To Open Monday
The Sumner recreation program opens its summer playground season Monday June 7 with hours 1 p.m. to 1 p.m. the first week due to bible school. Supervisors named for each playground and Emma Oberfell and Paul Doughty will oversee all sites. Activities include softball basketball crafts story telling group singing games tennis and swimming with planned tennis lessons and a girls instructor to be announced. Bus routes to Waverly Pool available with a 30 cent round trip fee and ten cents pool admission.
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Oclnem Recreation Probnam
Bible School
Ruth Watraith
Havjian
Lois Finders
Central
Margaret Doty
Parkside
Margery Olson
Southside
Tom Masterpole
Wing's Park
Emma Os Oberfell
Paul Doughty
Dine Meska
Waverly
Miss Hotchkin Leaves Upper Iowa for Cedar Falls
Florence Hotchkin, UIU treasurer and alumna, resigns to enter business in Cedar Falls. Her varied career includes Red Cross work in England during World War II, management roles in Bahamas and Florida, and leadership in women’s organizations. She will join Franklin Life Insurance in Mandalay Cedar Falls.
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Miss Hichkin
The
Winchester
England
Miss Hotchkin
Red Cross
Buckingham Palace
United States
White Room
Life Magazine
Mandalay
Cerlar Falls
Franklin Life Insurance Company
Israel Army Seizes Yibna in Dawn Assault
Jewish commandos captured the strategic town of Yibna fifteen miles south of Tel Aviv, halting an Egyptian advance on the coast. Meanwhile Arab forces claimed a surrender of a Haganah position atop Mount Scopus near Jerusalem as UN mediator Folke Berntsdot noted attempts to interpret the security council truce proposal.
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Tel Aviv
Yibna
Plaim
Isaeli
Yaibna
Olden Dames
Thad
Haganah
Hebrew University
Hadassah Hospital
Mount Scopus
Jerusalem
Amman
Folke Berenadotte
United Nations
Caro
Security Council
Iowa Commencement Honors Four Student Representatives
President Virgil M. Hancher addressed about 1,400 University of Iowa graduates noting the need to avoid perpetual crisis and reprisal. Donald H. Shaw of Oelwein, law graduate, was named one of four Towans to represent all students receiving prizes and honors alongside Arthur Heusinkveld Randall A. Meier and David Willis.
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Iowa City
Virsil M. Hancher
Iowa
Io‘dar
Donald H. Shaw
Oelwein
College of Law
Towans
Arthur Heusinkveid
College of Liberal Arts
Randall A. Meier
Union
College of Engineering
David Willis
Bettendorf
College of Commerce
Tuan
Hancher
Break-in at Maidrite Shop on Furst Street
Police report says the Maidrite Shop at Furst street G. EE. was broken into last night but nothing was stolen. Entry gained by cutting a rear screen door hole and breaking the inner door glass to unlock the back door.
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Furst Street
G. EE
Truman Tours Chicago and Omaha in 1948 Farm Appeal
President Truman rode in a 35th Division parade in Chicago and spoke to 18,000 at the stadium, signaling a democratic push for agricultural prosperity. He planned a visit to Boys Town and outlined goals on jobs, health, social security, and inflation. The Omaha speech is billed as a farm income and prosperity bid, not new policy. He warned against equating democracy with communism and suggested a veto threat on the Mundt Nilon bill.
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Omaila
Truman
Chicago
Ailighity
35Th Vision Unit
Boys Town
T He Less Boys
Edward J. Flanagan
Mr. Truman
Cabial
Omaha
Congress
Oelwein Tops Goal In Cancer Society Drive
Oelwein surpasses its cancer drive goal with 1772 raised toward a 1500 target. American Legion auxiliary and Lions club credited for success, led by Blanche Storms and Orville Christopher. County effort under Essie Finch and E. B. Shaw nearing its goal.
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Oelwein
Cancer Society
Paul Neubauer
American Cancer Society
American Legion Auxiliary
Lions Club
Neubauer
Blanche Storms
Auxiliary
Lions Community Service Committee
Orville Christopher
County Campaign
Essie Finch
County Society
E. B. Shaw
County Fund
Alumni Attend Upper Iowa Dinner in Fayette
John L Seaton of New York City spoke at the Upper Iowa University alumni dinner in the Fayette dining hall on The Importance of North Central Membership. The evening highlighted the Next Decade with multiple class presentations and responses from several aging alumni groups.
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Merrill Smith
J. D. Parker
Fayette
A. L. Evans
Maynard
Frank Wilder
Strawberry Point
W. F. Baker
Decorah
J. L. Gillan
Madison
Wis
Henry Dickman
O. W. Stevenson
Amy Leigh Paine
Lulu Francisco Steele
Waukon
Seaton
Frank Walson
Manchester
Lee Jameson
Des Moines
Fannie Himes
U. A
Charles W. Polk
Robert A. M. Clark
Muriel Daniels
Glen Littelle
Thornton
W. R. Wilson
Waterloo
Kirk Speery
Greene
Birs
Lynn Proteri
Earl Grabo
Cresco
Miller Lunemann
St. Cloud
Minn
Frank Parten
Dora Carter
W. T. Smith
Weekly Oelwein Weather Report
The Oelwein area forecast highlights a mix of sun and clouds with chances of isolated showers. Temperatures range from highs in the mid 70s to cooler nights in the 50s, with light breezes from the north.
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Oelwein Weather Report
Crash Of Flying Wing Kills Five at Mulga Base
A YB-49 Flying Wing crashed ten miles northwest of Mulga Air Force Base Cal killing all five crew members. The experimental jet destroyed the wreckage and officials withheld names awaiting next of kin notification. It was Northrop’s first Flying Wing crash reported by base officials.
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Mulgc Air Force
Cal
Army
Desert
Air Force
Pendire Notificafier
Next of
Northrop
Cooler and fair weather ahead for Iowa with cooler temps
Des Moines area forecasts call for temperatures to dip from unseasonable highs to the 50s and 60s tonight with 74 to 78 expected Sunday. Skies to be cloudy tonight then generally fair tomorrow and showers possible in northern and northeast parts from last night rain totals reaching up to 1.36 inches locally.
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Des Moines
Weather Bureau
Waterloe” A
Davenpett
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