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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1971
Page
1
Alfred Buenzow recalls a car stopping near a Sumner area farm. An adult and two youngsters left three pups in a ditch before driving away, a rescue followed by finding homes. The second item argues farmers may shoot dogs attacking livestock, linking dumping to livestock losses and urging humane disposal and shelters.
A statewide call asks lawmakers to focus on major problems facing Iowa rather than wasteful debate over inconsequential matters. The piece urges rejecting trivial measures such as eliminating inaugural ceremonies for a re elected governor and stresses the need for real policy priorities and diligent work throughout the session.
A column laments recent military changes such as ending reveille beer in barracks and easing pass rules. It warns that volunteer service could end careers early, imagines Washington and Lee reacting to shifts, and hints at morale and discipline concerns through vivid historical references.
Journal recounts a Sunday return from Sumner to ISU in Ames led by Ralph Galloway with Joyce, Sarah O'Brien, and Jo Anne Fay. The group faced hours of detours and frigid delays at a Williams truck stop, with hundreds stranded, scarce food, crowded hallways, and cold conditions. They rode a bus to Williams, found shelter at a local school, and endured seven below zero temps before resuming travel on Monday morning.
A patchwork of items from Randalia and nearby towns recounts family visits and wartime reflections, with notes on Mrs Gatrelle visiting New Providence and Duane Schroeder’s call to his strawberry Point parents. Headlines drift to wartime humor, veteran memories, and local life followed by a soldier’s furlough anecdotes, church funeral notices, a 1970 birth, and community events. Fredericksburg square dancing lessons begin January 17 with Leslie LaLone as instructor.
The Iowa state Capitol chambers gleam after recarpeting and new drapes. With the 64th General Assembly opening, lawmakers brace for a long session as property taxes rise. Tax reform and school finance dominate debate, with a proposed foundation-type funding model under discussion and talks of a potential tax freeze.
The Sumner Gazette reports on proposed property tax freezes at 1970 levels, with Senator James Griffin backing a freeze while county officials warn it may be too late. Pottawattamie officials note budgets are already set and mill levies calculated, making adjustments costly. The tax study committee's report outlines shifting the tax load, proposing 153.3 million dollars in new taxes amid municipal and school funding pressures. The piece highlights city debt rising from 92 million to 158 million between 1964 and 1969 and the ongoing fiscal crisis facing Iowa cities and school districts.
Lilian Dirksen is hailed as a national and state published poet and serves as former Chaparret Poetry Society poet laureate. Her weekly poems appear in the Sumner Gazette alongside verses about time and renewal. The piece quotes lines by Rousseau and Mason about time and a reflective New Year poem.
State aid cuts force local taxpayers to cover more district expenditures as 116 districts plan to spend over 1000 dollars per pupil for 1970 71, with 62 under 500 students. Iowa considers environmental agency consolidation and abortion law debate. University of Iowa enrollment projected to rise modestly to 22 215 by 1980 with graduate growth skewing higher.
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