13 Jan 1966
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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1966
Page
1
The article notes a three term governor facing scrutiny and praise for his governance style amid speculation about his political future. It highlights public opinion and accountability, urging supporters to consider his proven progress and sincerity in leadership.
An apparent satirical editorial about mail service troubles prompts reaction from readers and postal officials. The writer recalls attempts at satire and notes readers took the piece seriously while postal workers discuss returning misaddressed mail and censorship concerns.
A cluttered page lists numerous visits and dinners across Sumner area families. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Niemeyer, Mr. and Mrs. Decor, Mr. and Mrs. Jansen, and many others from Hawkeye, Charles City, Dewar, and Fairbank. Events range from Sunday visits to installation of Eastern Star officers and anniversaries, with multiple households hosting relatives and friends.
The University experimental schools mark their fiftieth anniversary at Town, with innovations from VATS scheduling to laboratory based modules. Led by Prof Robert Carlsen, the program influences secondary education nationally through the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills and other measures.
A discussion notes that not every program from the laboratory school reaches public schools. Hill observes that many innovations do not equal progress and merely signify change, leading to discard or discouragement of their use.
Lillian Dirksen, Sumner poet, featured in national and state prints and a Sumner Gazette weekly, is celebrated in the Poet's Corner. The piece also outlines 1966 Social Security earnings rules for benefits, including earnings thresholds, exemptions, and automatic benefit refiguring, with quotes from authorities and a closing poem excerpt on facing errors.
The piece argues that debt must match loan money and warns against overextended credit triggering economic distress. It discusses the Fed’s rate hike from 4% to 44% on Dec 3, the history of banking and monetary policy, and the risk of politicizing the Fed while stressing the need to finance defense and preserve dollar prestige. It notes Phoenix, Arizona's population surge between 1950 and 1960.
Babson Park Massachusetts January 6. Bank loans to business have risen 20 percent in the past year. Consumers towns and speculators borrow heavily while commercial loan rates rose from 7 to 10 percent in the prior three years. The piece argues prosperity hinges on money supply created by borrowing.
Old Time News reports a car collision near Sumner involving Mrs Bob Duhr Hoof 23 and Ralph L Stevens 2 of Sumner with no injuries. It notes a new baby at Sumner Memorial Hospital the longest wait since 1950. Jan 12 birth Nancy Beth weighed 10 lbs 3 oz. Other items include local honors Dorothy and Louis Whitnable 40th anniversary and Maynard Klemp entering the armed forces. The column covers community events, engagements, travels and local society happenings.
A playful column from Sumner themed around weather and future plans, promoting ultra heat coal and Heyer-Bilt products. It parodies local concerns, references Elkader standings, and jokes about pigs, eye checkups, home siding, and a humorous car theft remark by a bystander persona.
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