Educators urge early planning for college admissions
National Education Association urges high school seniors to apply by November the last safe date for major colleges. Juniors should prepare for entrance tests this year while younger students can start shaping a future college path. Topics include course planning ninth grade, reading habits, and a conducive study environment. A separate item notes a Health Service study collecting 10,000 Iowa teeth to assess radium water exposure effects.
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Washington
Iowa
Radiological Health Division
U. S. Public Health Service
Illinois
Prehistoric Bone Found Near Fiscus By Engineer Roy Linton
Roy Linton of Western Engineering Co reports a large bone found in a gravel pit northeast of Fiscus, lying 30 feet below ground level. He believes the specimen likely belonged to a huge prehistoric creature.
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Roy Linton
Western Engineering Co
Fiscus
Social Security tips to claim earned benefits now
Earl T. Johnson Waterloo Social Security District Manager urges hundreds of local seniors and workers past 62 to file for benefits. He outlines five rules: guard your card, check your account every three years, confirm payments if still working after 65, file early near retirement age with proof of age and earnings, and file for total disability or at 72 regardless of earnings.
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Earl T. Johnson
Waterloo
Social Security Administration
Sam
Iowa lawmakers seek abandonment of five year highway plan
Iowa legislative highway study committee members urged abandoning the five year road construction program. State Rep Harold Fischer Wellsburg Republican argued low traffic roads should be deferred while busier highways receive upgrades. Most unfulfilled commitments date from before the three year old plan and remain in the current five year agenda.
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Highway Commission
Iowa Legislative Highway Study Committee
Harold Fischer
Wellsburg
Republican
Fischer
47 County Residents Enrolled at ISU Ames
Bremer county reports 47 ISU students among 10,877 total this fall marking a new enrollment high surpassing last year’s 10,413. Tripoli natives include Charles Block and three others. county breakdown shows students from Sumner Denver Waverly Plainfield Janesville Readlyn.
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Ames
Bremer County
Iowa State University
ISU
Thk
Tripoli
Charles Block
Lawrence Block
Donald Dohrmann
Raymond Dohrmann
Leroy Stumme
Ewald Stumme
Mark Wikner
Ralph O. Wikner
Sumner
Denver
Waverly
Plainfield
Janesville
Readlyn
Ywa
TV Personality To Appear at Waterloo Nov 10
Dennis Day, nationally known for radio and TV fame, comes to West High Auditorium Waterloo on November 10 at 8 p m with the All Star Revue. Day’s talents span singing mimicry and comedy, labeled the top all around entertainer. An orchestra and 16 all star castmates join him. tickets via All Star Productions Hotel President Waterloo.
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Dennis Day
West High Auditorium
Waterloo
Day
Dennis
All Star Productions
Mrs Margaret Hays Reaches 100 in New London
Mrs Margaret Hays becomes the first 100 year old resident in New London. She celebrated with an open house as a steady stream of well wishers offered congratulations.
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Margaret Hays
New London
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