Labor Day 1973 tribute to labor and trade ideals
The Glenwood Opinion-Tribune editorial reflects on Labor Day 1973 honoring American labor, the transistor pioneers, and the shift to career education. It discusses energy policy tradeoffs, oil, inflation, and the role of trade in world peace, urging acceptance of refinery and resource development coupled with pro-profit views in industry. It ends with a wedding notice for Gerald Dean Stady, David Lester Strand, Aleta Marie Levermann, and Marcia Lorraine Williams in Glenwood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Shockley, Brattain
Bardeen
Bell Laboratories
Joseph Alsop
Alaska
Grent
Santa Barbara
Gerald Dean Stady
David Lester Strand
Aleta Marie Levermann
Marcia Lorraine Williams
Glenwood
Thanks for the help Ron and 4-H coverage
Readers thank Ron and the staff for newspaper coverage of 4-H activities and the County Fair. The letter, signed by LaVerne C. Obrecht, County Extension Director, praises photos and stories that showcased results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron
LaVerne C. Obrecht County Extension Director
Mills County Heat Records Hit Year Highs At Plant
Scorching heat returns to Mills County as last week tops the year with 95 degrees. Sundays peak matches the June 15 16 high. Daily readings were taken at 3 p m at the Glenwood Water Pollution Control Plant, with temperatures listed for August 21 to 27 and highs around 90s and lows in the 60s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills County
Glenwood
Court docket items include speedings and stolen truck
Magistrate Court docket lists Thomas J. Hartnett in St. Louis for truck permit violations with fines and costs. Randall Krecklow Glenwood speeding. James Hunter Shambaugh speeding. Ernest J. Wittenden Estherville speeding. Two larceny reports and a stolen pickup noted. A 1971 Chevy pickup recovered in Des Moines, various small thefts and traffic violations totaling dozens of fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Hartnett
St. Louis
Randall Krecklow
Glenwood
James Hunter
Shambaugh
Ernest J. Wittenden
Estherville
GPD
Lynn Huff
Route 3
Des Moines
Huff
Safeway
Case
N. Walnut
Billby Construction Co
Jerry Cramer
Coolidge
Carolyn Owen Enrolls In Nursing School
Carolyn Jean Owen daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Owen of Glenwood enrolls in Immanuel Hospital School of Nursing in Omaha Nebraska. A 1972 Glenwood Community High School graduate she attended the University of Nebraska for one year. She is in a class of 49 new students in the three year program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolyn Jean Owen
Richard Owen
Glenwood
Immanuel Hospital School of Nursing
Omaha
Neb
Glenwood Community High School
University of Nebraska
Miss Owen
Interstate 29 Opens to Rock Port Through Labor Day
After nearly a decade of work the Iowa and Missouri highway departments announce I 29 will open Friday from the Iowa border south to U S 136 near Rock Port Missouri. Southbound traffic will follow a bypass to Rock Port where the road resumes but is closed for Missouri construction beyond. The opening, dubbed 1 29 Day, is celebrated by Hamburg and Rock Port Chambers of Commerce with ceremonies at the border just south of Hamburg Town. The four lane freeway will extend to Sioux Falls South Dakota with no stops, leaving only a remaining small gap in Iowa’s north south system after August 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Missouri Highway Departments
Rock Port
Hamburg Town
Hamburg
Missouri
Hamburg and
Oregon
Sheriff Brown Responds to Southbound Car Crash
A southbound vehicle went off the road and struck a utility pole injuring two youths. Roush sustained multiple fractures and chest injuries while the other passenger suffered chest wounds. Glenwood Fire and Rescue assisted at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Brown
Roush
Glenwood Fire and Rescue Unit
Liquor Stores Remain Open in Malvern and Lisle
The Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department ordered Malvern and Lisle liquor stores closed for lack of business. The Legislative Council urged keeping them open at least until January to give the Legislature a chance to fund operations. Estimated extra cost is about $35,000 beyond the current budget.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malvern
Villisca
Iowa Beer and Liquor Control Department
Iowa Legislative Council
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Harold Radford
Park Commission
Eugene Gilson
W. Ron Barnes
Rick Barnes
Dave Snow
Stephen Carlson
Corwan Akers
Steve Spitzer
Tribune
Glenwood Publishing Corporation
First Street
Jowar
Glenwood Opinion- Tribune
Pacife Junction
Silver City
Mills
Fremont
Iowa Press Association
Asso
Glenwald Uhaiobar
Commerce
Iowa Sheriffs
Aheay
Y.M.C.A
Boone
Iowa Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association
Iowa Sheriffs Association
Ray Pugh
Steven Sell
Duane Robertson
Pacific Junction
Des Moines Area Community College
Magistrate
Paul K. Brant
Douglas E. Bergantree
Gary K. McCoy
Henry Allen Cole
Robert Samuel Wyatt
Patsy P. Robertson
Jackie Lee Liford
Charles Dean Morton
Richard Norman Reeves
David Leroy Edie
Ronald Harvey Larimer
Carolyn Owen
In Nursing
Swift & Company
Glenwood, la
Rex Theatre
Ryan Ongal
Jacqueline Bisset
Warren Qates
Pinnien
Cliff Robertson
Kegler Lounge
Glenweed
Rockport
Florence
Hwy
North Cocust
North Myrtle
Lincoln
River
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