Farm Credit Group Opens Knoxville Office
The Central Iowa Production Credit Association opens a one day field office in Knoxville to serve farmers in the area. Based in Newton, the co op serves nearly 800 farmer members and loans to them. Lowell E. Strahan will handle Knoxville visits daily in private room at the Office between the Renesi pm and 4 pm. The Newton office will continue Marion County service and Strahan will divide time with the Indianola office. G. D. Bellman of Indianola serves on the board.
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Central Iowa Production Credit Association
Knoxville
Newton
Credit Co-Op
Lowell E. Strahan
Indianola
Renesi
Marion County
Strahan
G. D. Bellman
Association
Employment in Iowa Shows February Gain
A February report by the Iowa Employment Security Commission shows 9,260 more workers on Iowa payrolls than February 1956. The seasonally weaker month posted only a 100 drop from January, reflecting unusual labor strength aided by education and local government hiring, a boost in durable goods from new contracts, and a total employment rise to 85,800, up 1,200 from January. Farm machinery and tractor manufacturers added 450 workers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
February hiring and losses in city industries
In February, construction and mining machinery hired 200 more workers. Food processing posted a 1,350 loss led by meat packing, with town manufacturing down 300. Gains in other lines offset textile lag. Hiring rose in plants manufacturing engines and metalworking. The average work week fell by 42 minutes year over year and 12 minutes from January, with stone glass and clay workers cutting to 41.2 hours from 44.1 last February.
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Iyiing
Gosselink Wins Oberlin Shansi Teaching Fellowship
Charles Gosselink of Basrah Iraq and Oberlin College has been named a 1957 Oberlin Shansi teaching fellow. He joins Charlotte Penfield and William Speidel as honorees. Gosselink, history major and Oberlin leader, has varsity soccer experience and served as YMCA president. His family includes siblings and a missionary sister in India.
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Rutgers University of
Pella Girls Enter WHO-TV Miss 13 Contest And Awards
Pella enters for WHO-TV Channel 13 Miss 13 pageant on April 25 as third birthday celebration. Thirteen year old girls in the viewing area may enter to win a $500 scholarship and wardrobe. entries require photo, birth date, address, and a brief school and activity story. Finalists to be chosen by judges from local organizations. audience voting determines the winner crowned April 26 at a TV show.
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Girl Scouts
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Des Moines
Town
Col John Craigs Travelog finale thrills Pella crowd
Col John Craig scientist lecturer explorer and diver drew a full Douwstra Chapel audience March 28 for his travelogue Danger is My Business. The Kiwanis sponsored event supported summer recreation for Pella's children with proceeds.
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Douwstra Chapel
Colonel Craig
California
Stuart Kuyper
Kiwanis
Pella
Red
Craig
Hispaniola
Caribbean
West Indies
of Filipe
Spain
Study Teaching Language Arts At SUI Apr 12 13
The national consensus on the ideal high school language arts program will headline the Spring Conference for Iowa Teachers of English April 12–13 at the State University of Iowa. Iowa educators, including three high school teachers and three SUI instructors, will discuss a new curriculum from the National Council of Teachers of English and related topics in the Iowa Center for Continuation Study.
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Iowa
State University of Iowa
Iowa Wesleyan College
SUI
Iowa Center For Continuation
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