Veishea Education Fair Opens at Iowa State 1951
Iowa State College invites visitors to Veishea Education Fair May 10 to 12. The three day event features a 2 mile parade dances a concert athletic events canoe races horse and dog shows Stars Over Veishea musical program and many open houses by divisions and departments. Governor Beardsley opens with the torch ceremony on central campus and students from high schools attend.
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Towa State
Veishea
Iowa State College
William S. Beardsley
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Claude ‘Thornhill
Clyde Williams Field
George Gershwin
A. B. Caine
Veishea Vodvil
Eishea
Financial report of Pella city for 1951 year end
The City of Pella Iowa presents its financial report for the year ending March 31 1951 detailing receipts expenditures and balances from April 1 1950 to March 31 1951. Highlights cover general fund operations debt service and capital projects with comparative figures from prior periods.
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Pella
Iowa
Municipal Expenditures and Tax Valuation Report 1951
Expenditures detail for Light Plant and Water Works including salaries, outlays, and taxes. Balance and receipts totals for year ending March 31 1951. Property tax assessment figures show real and personal property values and total valuation of all property at January 1 1950 with company valuations and credits.
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Municipal
Gue
O.A
Miland
Borla Water Works
Wit
Employment in Iowa in March Well Above 1951 Level
Employment in Des Moines and Polk County rose by 5600 workers in March from a year earlier. Non agricultural jobs in the Des Moines area climbed from 82,430 in March 1950 to 88,080 in March 1951, with 271 Polk County firms expected to add to totals to 91,160 in the next ninety days. Manufacturing employment grew from 18,480 to 20,420 since March 1950, with a forecast of 21,010 by mid July, and average weekly pay rose to 64.45 in March 1951 from 58.87 in March 1950.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Employment Security Commission
Commission
Knoxville teen wins Iowa Cancer Society nursing scholarship
Miss Celia O. Kester of Knoxville has been selected as one of 50 recipients of three year nursing scholarships funded by the American Cancer Society. The award provides tuition, fees, books, and uniforms for training at accredited Iowa nursing schools. Kester plans to attend Iowa Methodist Hospital school in Des Moines and later practice nursing locally once licensed.
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Iowa
Jerald Post
Knoxville
Marion County
Dr Walter De Kock to Attend Central College Workshop
Dr Walter De Kock of Central College will attend a May 5 workshop at Town View Teachers college. The event gathers state education groups for talks on certification standards for student teaching supervisors, with panels featuring educators from Wartburg College Burlington and Mt. Pleasant.
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Walter de Kock
Central College
Falls
Nest
Perems Aire
State Department of Public
Towa Assoction
Inez Commission On
Department of Collegors and Universities
Low State Education Association
Wayland Oxhorn
State Board of Educational Examiners
Gilchrist Hall
Local Draft Boards To Have Final Say In College Deferments
Washington April 2 00 Py Mouse and feron forces an aft reel today the final say on called ments records of schendized national college deferment tests The tests will ag as plann and that sen Peet Mest local boards to abide by the rest tit under today actions by the conferees certain to be ratified by house and sen ate this will not be mandatory The conferees working out compromise between differing house and senate draft bills re jected a senate approved vision to defer annually for col lewe feminine 75 000 draftees who have completed four months ser view Instead they accepted a house provision to let the president set up reseilations for college det ments and to agive local alwatt the final word on which ants actually are deferred ahoost Herald.
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Washinton
Darning as Remedy for Worn Woolens
Wool garments will be harder to find with futures dimmed say Tawa State College clothing specialists. They urge mending and darning to fix rips and wear in woolen items to keep them in usable condition.
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Tawa State College
Repairing torn fabric with careful stitching
The guide describes trimming frayed edges and aligning yarns to mend a seam. It advises using a sharp needle, keeping stitches flat, and steaming the garment on the worn side to set the repair. The goal is to restore even texture and minimize visible wear.
Aberdeen Angus purchases by Gerald L Kuiper and Gerald Lee Knipe
Gerald L Kuiper buys three purebred Aberdeen Angus cattle and Gerald Lee Knipe reports acquiring two purebred Aberdeen Angus animals. The notices reference Angus stock movement and local cattle dealings in the district, with mentions of a De Maines supplier and regional cattle trading activity.
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Gerald L. Kuiper
Aberdeen
Gerald Lee Knipe
Edward Porter Sentenced for Attempted Taxi Theft
Edward Porter, 44, was sentenced to prison after a failed attempt to steal a taxi from Sanders Cafe. The court found Porter guilty of felonious brandishing and related offenses, with the judge noting prior disturbances. Porter faces a substantial state penitentiary term and possible parole after serving part of his sentence.
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Edward Porter
Aviansan
O. Sanders
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SeeaRen
White Way Auto Co
Celia O. Kester
Cancer Society
Celia O
Knoxville, Hoster
Carl E. Chiles
Kester
Knoxville High School
Girls Athletic Association
Girl Scouts
Eninell
Evne
Admiral
Ben
Vogelaar’s Hdwe
Cau
Kohler
Globe Plumbing & Heating
Holland Theatre
Holliday
Various Academy Waz
Raerie
Jerry Colonna
Paul Whiteman
Atlantic City
Dallas
Grose Sane
Ti Tate
Leavine
Snap Dragons
Gladioli
Jeas
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