Sumner Gazette Ad Rates and Notices August 4 1966
Obituary poetry cards of thanks and condolence resolutions offered through the Sumner Gazette in Iowa. Advertising rates and circulation figures listed with subscriptions due in advance. Legal notices and clergy categories apply. Service personnel and general public addressed. Thursday morning edition notes post office rules and imprint dates for Bremer and surrounding counties.
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Sumner Gazette
Wishing Co
Sumner
Iowa
Post- Oriams
Bumner
Cadera
Sismnitics
Bremer, Fayette, Chickasaw and Black Hawk Co
United States
An ounce of prevention in mosquito control cautions
A long-read warning urges spring treatment of breeding sites to curb summer pesticide use. It cites Organic Gardening and Farming and Mayo Clinic experts on links between pesticide exposure and serious blood diseases. Dr Hargraves notes home and farm exposure may equal traffic deaths in annual toll. Lindane vaporizers and insect sprays are mentioned in cases.
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Mayo Clinic
M. M. Hargraves
U.S
Hargraves
How not to win an election in the district
An argument that a long-serving congressman maintains strong voter support over nine elections. The piece says opponents win by projecting a candidate as more capable, noting past cycles from 1960 to 1962 and the difficulty of defeating proven success without highlighting the incumbent’s record.
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Congress
Washington
U. S. Senate
Governor Hughes pardons Amish fines in Iowa case
Governor Harold Hughes has remitted fines totaling 4300 dollars levied against 14 Old Order Amish fathers in northeast Iowa for failing to send children to state certified schools. The governor notes he cannot remit court costs, with 2945 dollars still unpaid. the request came from attorney W. W. Sindlinger of Cedar Falls who sought clemency in the interest of justice and a peaceful solution to the Amish school issue.
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Harold Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
W. W. Sindlinger
Cedar Falls
Sindlinger
Freeman
Orville Freeman
Harlan Fairgrounds
Johnson
Senate
Agriculture Secretary
Dutch elm disease to top Des Moines conference agenda
Epidemic proportions in Des Moines and central Iowa prompt a statewide conference on Dutch elm disease in Des Moines on August 11. Gov. Hughes hopes a coordinated attack will follow, noting millions of dollars in tree losses including 20 to 30 elms around the capitol grounds and six at the governor's mansion. The FBI cites 19,498 major Iowa crimes in 1965, up about 1,500 from 1964, with 36 murders reported, a rise by one. The shopping season is highlighted by Sumner stores offering free parking and quality merchandise.
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Greene County
National
Town Employment Security Commission
Iowa State Employment Service
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Ceder Rapids
Council Bluffs
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Des Moines
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Mason City
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Sioux City
Waterloo
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Ames
Atlantic
Boone
Carroll
Centerville
Charles City
Clinton
Decorah
Fairfield
Fort Madison
Iowa City
Keokuk
Marshalltown
Muscatine
Newton
Oelwein
Iowa
Hughes
Jowans
Capitol
Governor's
FBI
Welcome Elaine Schwan joins Summer Gazette staff
Looking Around notes Elaine Schwan, fresh from ISU journalism short course, becomes a more permanent fixture at the Summer Gazette. The writer reflects on Elaine's early tasks in news writing and advertising sales during Herb Forsman’s vacation week, hoping readers grow to trust her work and the publication benefits from new energy.
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Summer Gazette
Elaine Schwan
Iowa State University
Ames
Sumner High School
Herb Forsman
Elaine
Herb
Babson on Johnson call for four year congressional term
Roger Babson reviews President Johnson's push for a constitutional amendment to extend congressional terms from two to four years. He notes the President's experience and argues that longer terms could curb campaign costs and handle increasing legislative complexity, while acknowledging opposition.
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Babson Park
Mass
Congress
Johnson
House
Senate
Sumner birth first triplets marks historic day
On Tuesday August 3 1965 Sumner welcomed the communitys first triplets two boys and a girl born to Mrs Grant Kerns shortly after midnight Tuesday parents and townsfolk note the event as a historic milestone Elaine Laabs a local graduate became a licensed practical nurse and will work at the University Hospitals in Iowa City Ed and Dan Volker announce a total remodel of the Sumner Bakery building plans and other local happenings fill the town news in this August issue with reports of accidents awards and upcoming events.
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Sumner
Grant Kerns
Chester Stephens
Chicago Great Western
Elaine Laabs
Carl Laabs
University Hospitals
Iowa City
University Hosplitals
Dan Volker
Sumner Bakery
First and
Railroad Sts
Henry A. Buhr
Frank Bohle
Monica Petratz
Kansas City
M. B
Franklin
Dayton
Will Bentley
Francis Hultman
Country Line
Mercy Hospital
Oelwe
Paul Klenzman
Tripoli
Dale Schroeder
A Four Year Term for Congress debated and wondered
Doet's Corner surveys the idea of extending congressional terms to four years, weighing efficiency against checks and balances. It notes modern practice, the shift to year-round Washington residence, and the risk of reduced accountability to constituents. The piece asks if longer terms truly strengthen governance without eroding democratic control.
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Herbert Hoover
Washington
Home building month pep and local quips in Hee Haw News
A mosaic of light local humor and ads notes home building starts in August, reminders to use Heyers Lumber Yard Four Square Lumber for building needs, and playful bits about anniversaries, the coroner scene, and community anecdotes. References to North Woods birds, a one way street misunderstanding, and a Little Brown Church tease.
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West Second Street
Frances
Little Brown
Heyers Lumber Yard
Weyerhaeuser
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