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Newspaper
Sumner Gazette
Location
Sumner, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1971
Page
7
Veterans Administration introduces computer aided planning across its nationwide hospital system to speed project assessment and improve patient care. Officials say new data systems enhance scheduling, resource allocation, and long term facility planning for veterans’ health services.
The Department of Public Instruction and State Comptroller outline a nine city statewide tour to explain the new aid law passed by the 64th General Assembly. Meetings begin October 18 in West Union with sessions at 7 30 p.m. and continue through November in Anamosa, Clear Lake and other districts for school administrators teachers and interested residents. Volunteers logged a record 9 862 398 hours in Veterans Administration hospitals aiding Vietnam and older veterans last fiscal year.
Henry Behrends Jr. of Bremer and Butler Counties is elected state President of the Iowa Civil Defense Directors Association for the coming year after a year as Vice President. New officers include Mrs. Nancy Holster of Marshalltown as Vice-President and Mrs. Norma Navratil of Mason City as Secretary-Treasurer. The group will sponsor its third Young Americans for CD Essay Contest for Iowa high school students, with rules mailed nationwide. The association met in Des Moines after a two-day workshop for Civil Defense Directors.
Rev Donald Gatrelle and Myrtle Gatrelle visit in Marshalltown as Mrs Myrtle stays with them. Cedar Falls guests dine with Deane Davis family while Maynard youth Steven Bunn visits grandparents in Maynard. Many relatives move houses, travel to Cedar Falls and Washington, D C, and attend birthdays and open houses. Multiple northern Iowa towns feature family visits, transfers, and reunions with scattered travel to Wisconsin and Illinois.
In Fredericksburg Ted Moldenhauer filed for re election after filling the unexpired term of John Rich. Fred Murphy also filed for re election. Bernard Wenthe, term expires but not seeking another term. Ron Kerr and Don Rowe seek the two three year seats. The mayor and two council posts are not up for election this year. Rowe manages Fredericksburg Farmers Co op and Kerr works at Ott and Forsman Produce.
Iowa State University Extension Service offers day care center and nursery school staff training starting October 26 and 27 at Peoples Mutual Savings and Loan Community Room. Free sessions run 9 to 12 and 1 to 4 with two sessions per day. Courses cover curriculum, child understanding, guidance, language, music, behavior reinforcement, creativity, self control, plus director administration and cook sessions. The program continues twice monthly for five months, adjusting to staff needs.
Local advertisement promotes daily shopping for best bargains at Sumter store with contact Marilyn Kirchner for information.
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