Transportation director may face questions Wednesday
Iowa transportation director Victor Preisser could appear before the Legislative Council on Wednesday as lawmakers press for details on highway funding. The debate centers on an apparent windfall of funds after the May adjournment, with critics arguing $88 million in new or one time money and how much of it was actually usable for road construction in fiscal 1977.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Association
Des Moines
Victor Preisser
Iowa
Legislative Council
Transportation Department
Chet Sloan
Iowa Good Roads Association
Department of Transportation Commission
Sloan
Commission
Raymond Kassel
DOT
Preisser
Department
Wayland High School 1950 class holds 26th reunion
Wayland Iowa July 17 hosted the 26th reunion of Wayland High School class of 1950 at Captain's Table Washington. Organizers Darwin Widmer Lowell Leichty Allen Nebel arranged the visit with special guests Mr and Mrs G W Schantz Iowa City and others from Indiana Ohio and Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waunita Magdefray
Wayland
Wayland High School
Washington
Darwin Widmer
Lowell Leichty
Allen Nebel
G.W. Schantz
Iowa City
Harold Cross
Wapello
Eldred Berkshire
Gerald
Esther Leichty
Marner
Delmar
Mildred Unternahrer
Beckler
Ezra
Kathryn Roth
Gugel
Harlan
Joretta Boshart
Hochstettler
John Henss
James
Dianne Kauffman
Roth
Waunita Kauffman
Magdefrau
Dianne Roth
Donna Rebling
Don Myers
Wayland Study Club
West Park
Velma Henss
Mabel Roth
Adaline Tschantz
Jerry Tschantz
Bart
Rex
Chestnut
Illinois
Wyse-Swift
Christian Church
Adaline
James Tschantz
David Miller
Decatur
Ill
Dwain Tschantz
Dean Eichelberger
Kansas
Pauline Meyer
Ermina Roth
Virginia Richenberger
Emily Wyse
Dorothy Farmer
Kathryn Thoma
Margaret Speas
Merry Eights
Ada Eyse
Eda Boshart
Miriam Gowey
Lulu Roth
Bea Haberman
Brighton Minute by Mrs Schooley Highlights Local Visits
David Hartig ends Brighton stay as he travels by plane from Brighton after visiting grandparents and relatives in Kansas City and San Diego. The column notes numerous local engagements including weddings, family reunions, postmaster training, and club meetings with names and places across Iowa.
Ruth Dircks wins art show honors at Louisa County Fair
Ruth Dircks won first place in still life watercolor for a nest with three blue eggs and also took first in oil painting of animals plus second in an oil and a watercolor at the Louisa County Fair art exhibit. Cyndi Jennings named Louisa County Fair Queen. new barber shop opens in Letts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helene B. Dillon
Columbus Junction
Ruth Dircks
Ruth
Louisa County
Royal Neighbors
Lorena Crain
Veda Marsden
Lonnie Griggs
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Louisa County Fair
Lynn Schlutz
Columbus Junction State Bank
Michael O'Hara
Letts
Cora McWilliams
Colonial Manor
Washington County Hospital
Wendell Todd
Morning Sun
Ainsworth Community Church
John Skubal
Dave Stanley
Muscatine
Gary Todd
Peoples National Bank
Iowa Independent Bankers Association
New Inn
Lake Okoboji
Paul Grouwinkel
Mel Jacobs
Cyndi Jennings
Cyndi
Winfield
Royal Jennings
Iowa Wesleyan
Mt. Pleasant
Des Moines
Frick highlights bright future for farms and world food
Kenneth E. Frick head of ASCS predicts rising world population will demand more food by century’s turn. He notes growth in transportation processing and exports, the need to train agriculturally skilled people, and consumer expectations for high standard varied foods at lower prices through U.S. exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Frick
USDA
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASCS
Frick
U.S
Water hose burst from heat during Bethel garden work
In Bethel July reports a stalled water pressure issue prompted a water department check. A garden hose burst from the heat of a 96 degree day releasing a surge of water in the yard. Neighbors Kathy Hunt and Merritt McDaniel noted similar damage while away. The note also covers local social visits, garden notes, and upcoming church schedule.
Herricks and kin head to Oregon for visit
Mrs Elsie Herrick and her son Roger left Wayland on July 28 for Redmond Oregon to conclude a three week visit with their daughter and sister Mr and Mrs Gary Wenger. Several others in the area hosted and joined family gatherings across Iowa and Oregon including Ralph Gibson family, Harold Wenger, and Mae Hudson with multiple relatives visiting across weekends and holidays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waunita Magdefray Wayland
Elsie Herrick
Roger
Redmond
Oregon
Gary Wenger
Karla Gibson
Ralph Gibson
Brazil
Iowa
Robert van Bleyken
Los Angeles
Harold Wenger
Timothy Wenger
Salem
Larry Hershberger
Tara
Gerry Klopfenstein
Beth
Charity
Hillary Thomas
New Bloomfield
Missouri
Elmer Meyer
Dean Manchester
Fairfield
Meyer
Ogden Brown
Winfield
Mrs. Thomas
Mrs. Meyer
Sail Inn
Mae Hudson
Parkview
Mrs. Brown
Rich Kauffman
Middlebury
Indiana
Marlin Wyse
Debbie Swartzendruber
Lynette Wyse
Stan Leichty
Debbie
Dave Ganger
Lynette
Kauffman
Start soil testing program this month
Summer is a good time to start your soil testing program, says Jim Frier, County Extension Director. Soil testing labs aren t busy now, but they will be this fall and next spring. By getting some of your soil tested now, you ll avoid the rush and get the results back early so you can fertilize according to the recommendations this fall. A soil test provides a measure of nutrient availability, pH, lime needs and the amount of organic matter in the soil. The best fields to sample now are harvested small grain and hay fields and soybean fields. Soybeans should be low enough so you can still make judgments on areas to sample. When sampling, it is essential to select uniform sampling areas and to take a representative soil sample from each area. Ideally, each sample should represent 10 acres or less of the uniform soil area. When sampling, avoid or sample separately all odd areas such as dead furrows, back furrows, old livestock lots and lanes, old fence lines, fertilizer spill areas and small field depressions. Send soil samples soon after they are taken to the Iowa State University Soil Testing Lab, Ames, Ia, 50011. For more information on taking samples and sampling supplies, stop by the Washington County Extension office, Frier says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Good Roads
DOT
DOT Commission
Commission
Esther White
L Asso
David Blankenhorn
Hal Williams
Hal
May
Washington
Jack
Jill
Ruth
May Gideon
John Colletts
Bethel Presbyterian Church
Ada Kleese
Jim Frier
Iowa State University Soil Testing Lab
Ames
Washington County
Frier
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Transportation Director
David Hartig
Brighton
Laton Schooley
Max McClintic
Kansas City
San Diego
Frank Gibson
Osceola
Danny
Connecticut
Willis Sr
Leland Horton
Beth Shafranek
Keosauqua
Raymond Stacy
Kenton Mangold
Westport
Conn
E.L. Edmondson
Washington Care Center
Harold Mangold
Allen Lauderdale
Orval van Horn
Lauderdale
Weed Park
Chuck
al Mosinski
Colona
Adam Mosinski
N.L. Chuck
Ethel Hanze
Lloyd Standley
San Leandro
Calif
Wm. Hunt
Nevada
Glenn Atha
Ft. Scott
Victor Stacy
University Hospitals
Dale Loeffler
Lisa Miller
Bethany Leathers
Fred Edwards
Rebling-Radat
Brighton Park
Olds
Saunders Park
Amos Elmore
Bertha Readnour
Mary Elmore
Sigourney
Va Ash
Harry Elmore
Davenport
L. W
Meath
Larry Widmer
Writers Club
Robert Kurtz
Terry McClurg
Gladys Schooley
Schooley
Cecil Chuck
Shugart
Ask Sear
By Ruth Gideon
Bethel
Water Department
Merritt McDaniel
Sunset Park
Alma Walker
Robert Greene
Stewarts Building Improvement Co
Muscatine, Iowa
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