Iowa Governor Presses Action On School Dropouts
Gov Harold Hughes says dropout rates among 16 and 17 year olds rise and warns dropouts face higher unemployment and skill gaps. He advocates statewide area vocational technical schools, expanded counseling, youth recreation and camps, plus community employment efforts to prevent dropouts and adapt to industrial change.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Harold Hughes
Ple
Hughes
Iowa
Moriarty reunion highlights AA Meeks and kin
Mrs Everette Meeks attended the Moriarty Family Reunion at Sunset Park. Numerous relatives gathered from Ottumwa Columbus Junction Newton Mt. Pleasant Cedar Falls and other towns. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ralph Young Sr and Jr of Clifton New Jersey visiting family in Iowa. A fish fry social followed a large family gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Everette Meeks
Moriarty
Sunset Park
Mae Wallace
Grace Hiler
Iowa City
Rockwell City
Bertha Dolph
Ralph Young, Jr
Carolyn
Clifton
New Jersey
Ralph Young
Arthur Youngs
Mt. Pleasant
Arthur Young
William Dacy
Columbus Junction
Delbert Young
Newton
William Anderson
Virginia Lee
Charles
Scott Nelson
Baby
Ottumwa
Ralph Young Jr
Ralph Young, Jrs
John Preis
Cedar Falls
Bobby
Randy Davis
Burdette Davis
Oscar Wilson
West Plains
Missouri
Jonesboro
Arkansas
R. E. McFarland
Ben Coleman
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Blaine Hawkins
Barbara and
Terry
Burlington
Dale Humphreys
Jacqueline
Teresa
Michael
Wyman
Ronnie
Susan
McFarland
Norman Bush
Warren
Arizona
Everett Meeks
Lloyd Coon
Craw
Clarence Smith visit in Jewell and Des Moines trips
Keota reports visitors and travels among local families. Clarence and Mrs. Smith visited in Jewell with Clarence Hall’s family and planned time in Des Moines. Linda Smith joined a business trip to Colorado with Pepper family. Powell and Adams families hosted and visited grandchildren Alli son Marie Adams and others in Des Moines and Kinross.
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Keota
Clarence Smith
Jewell
Clarence Hall
Des Moines
Linda Smith
Roger Pepper
Colorado
Lewis J. Powell
Jennifer
Leslie Adams
Powell
George Adams
Powells
Allison Marie Adams
Diane Frey
Adams
Barbara Stoutner
Judy Ossman
Otto Ossman
Kinross
Layman Coble
Mary
Thornburg
Larry Baumert
Shelly
Riley, Kansas
Elvin Luers
Ed Hagist
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Harold Hagist
Legion Meeting At Crawfordsville Chooses Dues and Plans
Crawfordsville Aug 17 The American Legion Post met with 16 members present. Leo Dunbar of Brighton installed officers with Warren Morgan as guest. A cooperative Lake Darling Youth Center picnic is planned for Aug 30. Dues remain 5 per member. An Aug 19 work session will repair the Legion Hall roof and walls. Ticket sales for Mt. Pleasant Old Threshers Sept 9-12 were tentatively discussed.
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Crawfordsville
American Legion Post
Legion Hall
Leo Dunbar
Brighton
Warren Morgan
Lake Darling
Mt. Pleasant
Weekend guests visit Mac Wallace and friends in Ainsworth
Dr and Mrs Robert Sharp Sharon and Nancy of McKees Rock Penn were weekend guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Mac Wallace. On Monday the Sharp family and Mr and Mrs Wallace visited Reinbeck and Waterloo. Ralph Young family hosted Elmer Young and Ralph Young Jr with children. Pinochle hosted at Orris home and next meeting Sept 17 with Mr and Mrs Max White Jr. Ice cream social drew 15 gallons of homemade ice cream and 15 cakes. Shamrock Inn founders Henry Stettler honored by local businesspeople. Les Woods now owners. The Chowns visited Earnest Eisele and Mrs Eisele. diverse visits around Conesville.
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Ainsworth
Robert Sharp
Sharon
Nancy
McKees Rock
Penn
Mac Wallace
Sharp
Max White, Jr
Everett Meeks
Emmett Agee
Gregg
la Puente
California
Bryn Mawr
Agee
Shamrock Inn
Henry Stettler
Howard Schultz
Stettlers
Les Woods
Jim McCreedy
McCreedy
Peg Henry
Washington
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Ft. Collins
Wayne Chown
David
Ankeny
Earnest Eisele
Eisele
Chowns
TV Highlights and Guests on Major Networks Tonight
NBC presents Jack Paar with Lowell Thomas discussing Lawrence of Arabia and rare film. Woody Allen also guest. CBS marks Captain Kangaroo fifth anniversary Hawaii statehood with color repeats. CBS Great Adventure recalls John Fremont. NBC Bob Hope Theatre features Rod Steiger in a color film. NBC On Parade features Diahann Carroll. CBS Twilight Zone offers a mysterious tale.
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Jack Paar
NBC
Lowell Thomas
Col. T.E. Lawrence
Lawrence of Arabia
Woody Allen
Kangaroo
CBS
Hawaii
Can't Attend Wedding Extend Warm Wishes In Person
A notice urges readers to send personal wishes by long distance hearing to comfort the bride on important occasions, encouraging personal gestures and warm thoughts through General Telephone services.
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General Telephone
Loyal Women Meet at Baptist Church Hostess Lois Turnipseed
Loyal Women's class of the Baptist Sunday School met Tuesday afternoon with nine members and two guests Mrs. Richard Peterson and Marietta Workman attending. Mrs. Nellie Moriarty led devotions as Mrs. Mary Banks presented the program and Mrs. Iva Bales helped serve refreshments.
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Lois Turnipseed
The
Baptist Sunday School
Richard Peterson
Marietta Workman
Nellie Moriarty
Mary Banks
Iva Bales
Local man fined for intoxicated driving in Washington
OMVI sanctioning Lyle Leo Schulty of 708 West Main Washington includes a $300 fine and a 60 day license suspension. Hollywood report notes Red Buttons signed for a star ring role in Epitaph for an Enemy at 20th Century Fox.
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OMVI
Lyle Leo Schulty
W. Main
Washington
Hollywood
UPI
Red Buttons
20Th Century-Fox
Iowa Maidens 4-H Club Holds August Meeting
The Iowa Maidens 4-H Club met Monday at Margaret Birney's home with seventeen girls and their mothers attending. Sally Smith county home economist attended as a guest. They discussed record books and plans for September's tour and tentative plans for the year starting January first with Mrs. George Horn as senior clothing project leader, Mrs. Mike Wheelan the junior and intermediate leader, and Mrs. James Birney as organizational leader.
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Iowa Maidens 4-H
Margaret Birney
Sally Smith
George Horn
Mike Wheelan
James Birney
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Iowa Daily Press
Mrs. Meeks
C. A. Thompson
Fordsville
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Legion
By Vivian Wells
Stormor
Keota Spray Service
Keota, Lowa
C. L. Jennings
New London
Begoodrich
Washington Oil Company
Harry
Dr. Sharp
Commercial Credit Corp
Washington Concrete CO
North 12Th St. and
Rock Island Tracks
United Press International
Democratic Platform Committee
George Wallace
John Fremont
Land
Bob Hope Theatre
Rod Steiger
Diahann Carroll
Gevock
Ths
Kim Morrison
Pioneer
English River Pellets, Inc
DIAL
Kalona
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