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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1966
Page
10
Veterans may apply at the Iowa City VA hospital and major colleges for the new G I Bill educational benefits. Eligible veterans with over 181 days active duty since Feb 1 1955 can receive monthly payments from 100 to 150 dollars based on dependents, with a maximum of 36 months of education, open until May 31 1974.
The Iowa State Manpower Development Council used 100,908 dollars in federal funds for an on the job training program and has requested 166,099 dollars more from the Labor Department to cover 300 additional trainees. Employers signed 183 subcontracts to train 200 workers, with training times of eight to 26 weeks and wages set to match other workers in the occupation. The Iowa Press Association seeks 25 percent of new positions for its members amid shortages.
Rural patrons are urged to inspect and upgrade their rural mailboxes during Mailbox Improvement Week May 16 to 21. The program, led by local postmaster Ray H. Fink, emphasizes weatherproof receptacles, neat appearance, proper placement, and safety. Check list includes securing posts, replacing obsolete boxes, painting names and box numbers, and filling approaches with crushed rock.
The piece stresses easy access to the mailbox from the right side of the carrier route and notes that carriers serve each box over 300 times yearly. It suggests contacting the carrier if in doubt and mentions repainting the post and box to improve curb appeal.
The Conservation Commission announced hunter safety classes available this summer. In cooperation with local sponsors, conservation officers will run a four hour course leading to National Rifle Association certification. Any boy or girl aged 10 or older may enroll and adults may apply as volunteer instructors. For more information contact the Conservation Commission in Des Moines or local officers.
KNITTEL Roger Kimball and family from La Puente Cal arrived in Readlyn to visit his mother Minnie Kimball. Arnold Platte and LeRoy Platte marked Mother's Day with dinners in Sumner Cedar Falls and Tripoli as part of wedding anniversary observances. Kenneth Heineman visited parents E J Pavelec Monday evening.
The Iowa Dental Association House of Delegates reaffirmed support for fluoridating public water supplies urging all towns to adopt the practice. About 80 percent of Iowa residents already receive fluoridated water, and Iowa ranks sixth nationally in such programs.
Mr and Mrs Ernest Reynolds of Maquoketa celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with a family dinner in Maquoketa. On the same day Mr Reynolds turned 81 and Mrs Reynolds will reach age 80 on June 1.
The Iowa Department of Social Welfare released Bremer County April figures. Old age assistance totals $12 917 with 135 cases. aid to the aged $1 750 for 55 cases. aid to dependent children $4 751 for 127 recipients. aid to the blind $225 for 3 recipients. disability aid $691 for 8 people. Total county expenditures $20 334. Statewide public assistance for April $4 880 959, down $244 130 from March. Average payment per person in dependent children program $38.98.
The record notes subsistence and $4.16 paid for medical care on behalf of each person in the ADC program, making a total of $43.14 paid to or on behalf of each individual on assistance.
A terse observation notes that many issues resolve without intervention when left undisturbed. The remark implies trust in natural resolution processes and patience.
A Greenfield supplier, Bill Tracy, reported shipping an inch walnut log that will be turned into many board feet of walnut. The log measured about five feet in diameter at the base and was part of a timber shipment from the area.
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