Five Years Ago and One Year Ago Historical Notices
This clipping records multiple local items from September with anniversaries, weddings, births, and obituaries. It notes Ed Luebs visiting in War-Bockhaus, a 14th birthday party, and several weddings at Grace Lutheran in Tripoli. Also listed are farm prices, hospital updates, and community events spanning 1957 to 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jihn Luebs
N. D
Ashley
Nnie Hazziett
Richards
Washington
Carl Drape
Con
Jungblut Hospital
Ars Johanna Jungblut
Grace Lutheran
Social Security cautions on reporting domestic workers
Waterloo district manager Earl T. Johnson warns households hiring maids cleaners cooks and other domestic staff to report earnings and pay social security taxes if $50 or more is earned in a calendar quarter. He notes many underreport or fail to comply risking back taxes and penalties and urges contacting the IRS for guidance. Also obituary: Russell David Cole former Cornell College president emeritus died at 62 in West Dennis Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl T. Johnson
Waterloo
Johnson
Internal Revenue Service
Social Security Office
Cole Russell David Cole
Cornell College
Cole
West Dennis
Mass
Local Social Notes From Cedar Falls And Waverly
Mr and Mrs Wilbert Gruber and family hosted a birthday gathering Thursday for Mrs Jager. Neighbors Mr and Mrs Herman Meihost visited Mr and Mrs Chris Petersen Saturday. The LeRoy Platte group visited Paul Matthias in Cedar Falls Sunday. Mrs Erich Dornbusch and Mrs Christena Oberman joined a Pastors Circle dinner at Rev Henry Foegge in Waverly Monday. Arnold Platte hosted Sunday arrival visits and Ben Rohde hosted supper with daughter Kathy. Mrs Ervin Koschmeder checked in at Arnold Platte’s Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbert Gruber
Phyllis
Judy
Judy Wilson
Ivan Jager
Otto Jager
Henry Foegge
Waverly
Arnold Platte
Paul Strottmann
LeRoy Platte
Freddie Bast
le Roy Platte
Harry Petersen
Cedar Falls
Chris Petersen
Ben Rohde
Kathy
Ervin Koschmeder
Gubernatorial Hopeful Clashes Over Liquor Policy
Harold Hughes, a Democrat, accuses Governor Norman Erbe of shifting his stance on liquor by the drink. Erbe backs legal, tightly licensed bottle and liquor sales, contrasting with state-owned stores. Hughes calls Erbe a vacillator and says his own plan favors a controlled, licenced system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Hughes
Norman Erbe
Erbe
Hughes
Hearing Conservation in Iowa Public Schools
Paul F. Johnston reports at the 1962 Governor's conference on children and youth that hearing acuity is vital to speech, listening, and learning in Iowa public schools. Early detection and annual audiometric tests can reverse or mitigate loss, enabling effective education with specialized teachers and services.
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Paul F. Johnston
Joseph Wolvek
Iowa State Department of Public Instruction
Iowa
Freeze Drying Aims To Preserve Foods At Room Temperature
Pearson county extension notes freeze drying as a new home preservation method. Sublimation turns ice to vapor, yielding lightweight porous foods that store up to two years sealed airtight. High processing cost and specialized staff limit consumer access, though some meals reach sporting goods and specialty shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl FE. Pardee
County Extension
Iowa Firms Win $52 Million in First Half Contracts
Government contracts awarded to Iowa firms in the first six months total $52 million, up nearly $20 million from the same period last year, signaling a strong uptick in public sector work for the state.
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Iowa
Regents seek $110 million for operations in next two years
The State Board of Regents will ask the legislature for 110 million dollars to operate its six institutions, including the three state colleges, over the next biennium, about one third above the prior 82 million appropriation. It also plans 17 million dollars for capital improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regents
State Board of Regents
Farmers weigh party quality on farm problems poll
A Wallaces Farmer poll asks farm people which party would handle farm problems better. Forty three percent favor the Democrats, nineteen percent back Republicans, and thirty eight percent are undecided.
Iowa soil leaders seek extra state aid for conservation
Iowa soil conservation leaders plan to ask the next legislature for a higher annual appropriation. They will request 600000 dollars per year, an increase of 50000 dollars beyond the present funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Parkway leader re elected to Iowa Mississippi River Parkway
Charles Dove of Dubuque is re elected chairman of the Iowa section of the Mississippi River Parkway Commission. The group aims to develop the Great River Road as a continuous Iowa parkway from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Governor Norman Erbe refuses to proclaim October Cooperative Month in Iowa, citing policy against brand name product recognitions. The Iowa Institute of Cooperation calls the move regrettable and a personal affront to Iowa cooperatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dove
Dubuque
Iowa
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Gulf of Mexico
Norman Erbe
Iowa Institute of Cooperation
Also Mentioned on This Page
Iking
St. Lutheran Church
Tripoli
Emane
E. A. Hanff Sciate
John’s Lutheran Church
Creek
Eleonora Tonne
Will Tonne
Eugene Hs
Hinrichs
Denver
White Rock
August Harms
Larry K. Struck
LeZetta Struck
Grace Lutheran Church
Arnold Thalacker
Julie Gail Soles
Curtis L. Gilmore
A. Thalacker
Roy M. Soles
Robert Gilmore
Springfield
Herman Buchholz
Is Peter's Evangelical
Blaufuss
Ernh. Jes
St. Paul's
Erwin Reding
Richard Bastyn
Lee O. Peacock
Lawrence Beck
Newton
Frederika
Waldoon
C. F. Haffermann
Rudolph Ludwig
Olence
Dale Mueller
Dhn’s Lutheran Church
Partederika
Thleen Kay Holm
Willard Holm, Jr
Rob L Osborn
Leonard Osborn
Sumner
St. Peter’s Relical and Reformed Church
F. Puhlmann
Na Bock
Frank W. Joss
St. Peter's Evangelical Reformed Church
E. Mann
Mool
Wasp
Vt Blume
Memorial Hospital
Water
Otto Buls
Harms
Hanna-Barbera Prod
U. S
America
Knitel
Stu
Motorola
Tripoli, Iowa
Duane
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
Bloomington
Readlyn
Riviera
Janesville
By Andy Doll
Buick
PennZoil
Buhr
Lock & Klemp
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