June Festival Kiddie Parade Contest Winners
Kiddie Parade winners include Jeffrey Danielson preschool Jeffrey Danielson Paul Langel kindergarten Rich Gustin first grade Tica Pirillo second Mario Dpirillo third Jeanne Gusin preschool Lynn Clendenen Ebergarten Angelo Les first Janice Boles second Lisa Schoen third Debbie Sanborn fourth Suzette Hurst Dana Owl fifth grade In bicycle contest Mike Pele L and Sher Fey won most decorated Scott Sanborn and Kenda Jensen prettiest awards Byian Young Kerry Shara most original Group contest first Becky Moorman Tammy Moor man Robin Moormen Kathy Karla Foy second Drawing prizes to Mark Latini Jolynne B Gary Rair Gina Landus Stasi Muller Tammy Rehhemmer Tins Larimer Tori Daniels Grand prize Liv Geske daughter of Mr and Mrs Arnold Geske Family membership to Wel pool Coordinators Mrs Donald Bair and Judy Ettes with Sacred Heart high school cheerleaders assisting Miss West Union pageant and variety show Friday June 11 at North Leigh Auditorium 7 20 pm Sponsored by West Union Jaycees Three Miss West Union contestants Mary Lee Moreman St Mare Whiter Union Loren Whitver Chris Weston Crowning by Diane Porter 1070 winner For Northeast Iowa Contest July 10 Alber Family performances by Key Stone Chars lev West Union Whistlers and Harald Kamm master of ceremonies
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Jeffrey Danielson
Paul Langel
Kinder&garten
Rich Gustin
Tica Pirillo
Mario Dpirillo
Jeanne Gus
Lynn Clendenen
Ebergarten
Angelo Les
Janice Boles
Lisa Schoen
Tag
Debbie Sanborn
Becky Moorman
Tammy Moor
Man
Robin Moormen
Kathy
Karla Foy
Mark Latini
Jolynne B
Gary Rair
Gina Landus
Stasi Muller
Tammy Réchhemmer
Tins Larimer
Tori Daniels
West Union Jaycees
RichiEwers
West Union
Mary Lee Moreman
Jaba Foreman
St Mare Whiter
Loren Whitver
Cnion
Chris Weston
Ter
Tom Weston
Diane Porter
Maynary The Wit tenberg Standard hits third bicycle giveaway
In a local business push the Wit tenberg Standard continues its AMGAO lead free gasoline campaign by donating a third bicycle through Maynary sponsors. The Warnke was the White.
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Maynar
Wittenberg
Enoayway
Warnke
Midweek church program planned in Oelwein for 1971 72
Three Oelwein churches Crave tinted Methodist United Presbyterian and all have approved a joint midweek after school program for elementary and junior high students. Planning meeting May 25 at First Baptist included church education reps and ministers. Elementary activities will cover Bible content through art drama crafts and music while junior high focus on personal growth discipleship and community service. The program, urged by the Oelwein Ministerial Association, will run one year and may continue if adopted by the district. it will not replace Sunday School but supplements church education.
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Phang
Oelwein
Ebfort
Crave Tinted Methodist
United Presbyterian
Proyan Oar
Yenlolive
Upough
First United Presbyterian Church
Oehvein Ministerial Association
Illinois beer age debate sparks law change discussion
A scrambled report details lawmakers debating lowering the drinking age to 18 or raising it, with citations to a prior 20 year limit for both sexes. Police comments and a governor or senator's stance surface amid a provincial dispute over alcohol laws.
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Ilinois House
WW Ab
Aaron Fo
Ivane
Jast
Thingis Senate
Charles Meyers Jr
New plants for Fayette County farmers announced
New plant varieties developed for conservation use by the Soil Conservation Service Plant Materials Center at Lisherry Missouri are available to Fayette County farmers for pasture and critical area stabilization. Species include crawnyetch field bromegrass garrison gatamur honeysuckle mitunin olive switch grass and reed canary grass. Contact the Conservation Office at West Union to arrange plantings.
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WS Union
Fayette County
Soil Conservation Service Plant Materials Center
Lisherry
Missouri
West Union
Red Ribbon Day Scheduled by Oelwein Chamber
Oelwein Chamber of Commerce sets Red Ribbon Day for June 1 with ribbons on merchant doors signifying renewed membership. An open house on June 15 at the Chamber building will offer coffee and donuts. The board noted 44 firms have not renewed membership amid a budget hike. More renovations and outreach planned. Mayor McCarthy announced state funds for a new sanitary sewers and disposal plant totaling 458000 with construction to start within 30 days.
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Oelwein
Oelwein Aveda Chamber of Commerce Board
Chamber of Commerce
First St
To & Pam
Robert ©. Link
Chamber
E. J. McCarthy
City Briefs Visitors Include Several Local Guests
Mr and Mrs Jim Billings and Janiy Puebla Colo and Mrs Sylvia Waterhouse visited. Mr and Mrs Alfred Miehe and Mark were guests Tuesday afternoon.
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Jim Billings
Janiy
Puebla
Colo
Sylvia Waterhouse
Alfred Miehe
Mark
Nuclear geothermal idea spurred by AEC study
AEC study suggests no technical reason electricity cannot be produced from geothermal heat with nuclear explosives. It notes potential hot rock sources west of the Continental Divide and cites未 fully developed prospecting techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AEC
Commission
Holstein Show at West Union June 12 in Iowa
The district No. 1 Holstein Show will be held June 12 at the West Union fair grounds starting at 9 am with a noon potluck lunch break. Judge Don Collins of Perry New York will select blue ribbon winners for eligibility in Des Moines Hawkeye Holstein Holiday Show.
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West Union West Union
West Union Fairgrounds
Don Collins
Perry
New York
Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Des Moines
Decorah
Buhr DOA at Mercy in Oelwein Hospital
Wilmer Buhr, 55, was declared dead on arrival at Mercy Hospital in Oelwein after an apparent heart attack. An ambulance rushed him to the facility early this morning, with authorities reporting the incident.
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Buhr Doa
Mercy
Westgate
Wilmer Buhr
Oelwein
Buhr
Reformatory Escape in Anamosa Ends in Felony Alert
Anamosa Iowa early Wednesday morning authorities said Reformatory escapee Ricardo Nunes 20 of Floris fled from the Anamosa Men's Reformatory while on a work detail outside the walls Hines serving a five year term for concealing stolen property also escaped during the same incident authorities reported
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Reformatory
Anamosa
Iowa
Ricardo Nunes
Floris
Hines
Bridge Winners Named in East West and North South
EAST WEST winners were Ast Mrs P lorence Straight and Mrs Dorothy Hendershott. 2nd Mrs Don Wetlaufer and John Aversa. 3rd Mrs Raymond Heinle and James Heinle. NORTH SOUTH winners were 1st Murray Sorg and Ron Ulrich. 2nd Mr and Mrs Earl Roberts. 3rd John Cross and Robert O'Brien.
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Ast
Plorence Straight
Dorothy Hendershott
Don Wetlaufer
John Aversa
Raymond Heinle
James ‘Heinle
Murray Sorg
Ron Ulrich
Earl Roberts
John Cross
Robert O'Brien
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