Iowa Contractor Uses Plane for Business Growth
Pacemaker Buildings of Washington Iowa expands across five states from Iowa to Missouri Illinois Indiana and Wisconsin with annual sales rising from 1.6 million in 1972 to 3 million in 1974. Owner Ralph Graber flies 300 to 400 hours yearly, meeting clients at airports then driving to multiple appointments, claiming flying saves him about 1000 working hours annually and fosters closer client relationships. He notes general aviation supports business growth beyond urban areas and cites a Aviation Data Services survey linking aircraft use to firm profitability.
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Pacemaker Buildings, Inc
Washington
Iowa
Piper Aircraft
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Pacemaker
Ralph Graber
Central City
Graber
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Arkansas
America
Aviation Data Services
Markets Livestock Nosed Forward on Slow Trade and Mixed Demand
In Des Moines the market shows slow trade with demand good. No 1-3 cattle 200-230 lb bring 56.00-58.00, heavier cattle and sows higher by about 1.00. In Joliet 1,500-1,900 cattle and hogs move, steers steady to 1.00 lower, hogs up 50 to 1.00, with No 1-3 200-230 lb hogs at 59.00-59.50 and 240-260 lb at 57.50-58.50. Estimated receipts indicate varied volumes.
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Des Moines
UPI
Joliet, Ill
Kissinger Presses Space and Sea Law Cooperation
Secretary of State Kissinger urged international cooperation to form laws governing space and deep sea resources at the American Bar Association meeting in Montreal. He called for a 140 nation seas conference to conclude a treaty by 1976 and supported an international body to regulate deep seabed mining with revenue sharing for developing countries.
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Montreal
UPI
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
American Bar Association
Hee
United States
Iowa Bank Robberies Reach High Take in 1975
UPI reports seven Iowa bank robberies in the first six months of 1975 netted about 115000 dollars, averaging over 16000 per holdup, well above the usual 2500. The largest haul was about 95000 at Davenport Bank and Trust on January 17, two masked gunmen involved, four of seven robberies solved.
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Ves Moines
UPI
Iowa
U.S
Allen Danielson
Des Moines
Danielson
Kimberly Road
Davenport Bank and Trust Co
Davenport
Wayland bike count tallies riders headed through town
A Wayland resident counted hundreds of cyclists passing north of Wayland from 7:30 a m. to late morning noting 603 women and 1 679 men, with 8:50 a m. sighting of Scott Kiel of Orange City the first rider in. Traffic peaked noon to 1 p m with 405 men and 177 girls. The youngest rider was a one year old and the oldest spoke with was 73.
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Thoma Ot Wayland
Wayland
Washington
Coppock
Scott Kiel
Orange City
Thoma
Six hour study course offered in Washington
A six hour short course in study techniques will be offered for Washington area residents on Monday, August 18, at the high school site. The course runs nine in the morning to four thirty in the afternoon with a lunch break and targets high school and college students. Sponsored by Kirkwood Community College, the session corrects an earlier error listing the public library as the venue.
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Washington Area
Kirkwood Community College
Judy Ridley
Kirkwood
Peppy Pals 4-H Club Tour Includes Iowa City Visit
The Peppy Pals 4-H Club and Indiana County Pennsylvania exchangees toured Procter and Gamble in Iowa City then shopped at the Mall for two hours. They observed an automatic food machine at University Hospitals and viewed a McDonalds behind the scenes. The next meeting is at Lisa Bohlen's home.
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Iowa City
Indiana County
Pennsylvania
Proctor and Gamble
University Hospitals
Washington
McDonalds
Lisa Bohlen
Edd Blattner 79 dies in California
Edd Blattner 79 formerly of Sigourney and later Los Alamitos California died Saturday August 9 1975 after a period of ill health. He was born March 3 1896 at Sigourney and married Blanche Doggett in 1917 later wed Mildred Blattner in 1955. Survived by two daughters four stepchildren and 21 grandchildren. burial at Doggett Cemetery near Sigourney with services at the United Church here.
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Blattner
Los Alamitos
Washington
Wemenday
United Church
Clifford Ramsdale
Doggett Cemetery
Sigourney
Mr. Blattner
George
Kathryn Blattner
Blanche Doggett
Mildred Blattner
United Presbyterian Church
Jo Ann Christianson
Redondo Beach
Calif
Bud Baccus
South Laguna Beach
Earl
Wanda) Baumert
Harper
Eugene
Eva) Williams
Mendota
Samuel
Shirley) Paxon
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Richard
Marie) Dare
Crawfordsville
Two Killed In Incident Reveals Smith Family Details
The obituary notes Mr. Smin Patterson Smith born February 10, 1953, son of Kenneth and Arline Patterson Smith. A Mid-Prairie High School graduate, class of 1971, he served in the U S Army 1972 73 and later joined the army reserve while working at Amana Refrigeration. Survived by his parents of Wellman, four sisters Connie Thomason in Iowa City Sherrie serving with the Women's Army Corps in Germany Carmen and Cathleen at home, two brothers Curtis at home and Charles of Wellman. Grandparents preceding him in death.
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Mr. Smin
Nowa Tity
Kenneth
Arline Patterson Smith
Mid-Prairie High School
United States Army
Army Reserve
Amana Refrigeration
Wellman
Richard
Connie) ‘Thomason
Iowa City
Sherrie Smith
Women's Army Corps
Germany
Carmen
Cathleen
Curtis
Charles
Rites Held for Laura Gingerich Kalona
Laura Gingerich Kalona died August 9 1975 at Washington County Hospital after illness. Born September 5 1896 to Elmer J and Magdalene Yoder Guengerich she married Walter Gingerich September 4 1919. She was a member of East Union Mennonite Church. Surviving are son Kenneth Des Moines four brothers Willis V Kalona Edwin E Jack L Glen Paul T Harrisonburg VA and one infant son preceded in death by her husband.
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Kalona
Gingerich
Washington County
Ingeting Ines
Elmer J
Magdalene ‘Yoder Guengerich
Walter Gingerich
East
L. Glen Both
Paul T
Harrisonburg
Mrs Anna B Lewis dies at 85 in Keota
Mrs Anna B Lewis 85 a former Washington resident died Saturday August 9 1975 at Maplewood Manor Keota. Funeral services Tuesday 1:30 pm at Church of the Living Word with Rev Fred Bickhart. Burial Woodlawn Cemetery. Surviving are three sons two daughters a sister a brother twenty grandchildren nine great grandchildren two great great grandchildren and other relatives. She was born January 24 1890 in Licking Missouri and married Frank Lewis in 1908. Funeral arrangements are with Jones Funeral Home.
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Anna B Lewis
Washington
Church of the Living Word
Fred Bickhart
Woodlawn Cemetery
Fred
Elizabeth ‘Reed Shrum
Raymondsville
Frank Lewis
L. F. Lewis
Fresno
Calif
Shrum
Keota
Robert
Santa Ana
Berneace Vanderah
Haverhill
Iowa
Lucille Reynolds
Cordova
Fern Kirkpatrick
St. John
Kansas
Fred Shrum
Hutchinson
Two Cars Damaged in Friday Madison Street Crash
A traffic accident Friday on West Madison Street caused minor damage to Lucille I. Rees 69 and Jeanne I. Widmer 51, both of Washington. Rees failed to see Widmer while turning from the Drug Fair lot, striking Widmer who was turning left. No injuries reported. charges filed.
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Madison St
Lucille I. Rees
Jeanne I. Widmer
Washington
Rees
Widmer
Widmer Auto
Potato weighing 1 lb 6 oz displayed at Journal office
Masune Moore showcased a massive home grown potato at the Journal office on Friday. The vegetable weighed one pound six ounces and was gathered from her own garden.
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Masune Moore
Journal
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