Iowa government workers reach ten percent of employment
Public record notes that 116 700 Iowa workers are employed by government at all levels, about one in ten of the state’s total 1 174 700 employed. The breakdown includes 21 509 federal, 27 300 state, and 67 900 local government employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Attorney General's Office
State Safety Department
State Safety
Carl Pesch
Pesch
Lathol Residents Return From Vacation and Visits
Brighten town notes summarize Mr and Mrs Lathol Guy and family returning from a trip visiting Jim Benda in Belle Fourche South Dakota and sightseeing at the Bad Lands Deadwood mine and other locales. Anglo Forbes of Fairfield visited the Drishs. Ted Drish heads to Mason City for 11 weeks student teaching at Roosevelt junior high. Rev and Mrs Noland of Estherville stayed with her sister the Lauderdales. Joergers and Lauderdales vacationed at Lake Darling with dinner and picnic gatherings with the Smiths Martins and Lauderdale. Jack Emry spent the weekend with his father Lee Emry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Lathol Guy
Guy
Jim Benda
Belle Sourche
South Dakota
Deadwood
Anglo Forbes
Fairfield
Charles Drish
Anglo
Drishs
Ted Drish
Mason City
Roosevelt Junior High School
William Noland
Estherville
Leland Horton
Horton
Wilford Joerger
Charles City
Allen Lauderdale
Joergers
Lake Darling
Lauderdales
Clarence Smith
Clayton Martins
Alan Lauderdale
Clayton Martin
Jack Emry
Lee Emry
Paul Kendals Return from Dakota and Midwest Trip
Wellston notes the Kendal family and guests returned from two weeks visiting Milton South Dakota Walker Minnesota and Canada. Local visits include Reedings and open houses with Prairie Flower church activities and school starts for Gordie Shelman and Steve Jaspering. Washington report warns radio hams not to tune Telstar signals due to signal loss.
Airliner Seats Among The Most Important Equipment in Plane
Airliner seats are costly and technically complex, with first class two seat units over $1 700 and three abreast coach seats about $2 150. The average jetliner contains around $85 000 in seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
API
Boeing
Douglas
Convair
Honor Bonnie Herr At Keota Shower
Bonnie Herr was honored at a Keota grocery shower hosted by Mrs. Elizabeth Leitsinger with 30 guests. A lavender mum corsage was given to Bonnie. her mother Mrs. Opal Herr and Mrs. Helen Stewart received pink carnation corsages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Bonnie Herr
Elizabeth Leitsinger
Bonnie
Opal Herr
Helen Stewart
Mary Shafer
Kenny Singleton
Nancy Huber
Hal Huber
Prairie Flower Holds Furlough Dinner for Manley Chases
The Prairie Flower Church hosted a reception for Mr and Mrs Manley Chase before their year long furlough from Japan. They will reside in Denver Colorado during this period. About sixty guests attended including relatives and friends from distant areas. Tables were decorated with black and pink crepe streamers and floral centerpieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Flower
Prairie Flower Church
Manley Chase
Japan
Denver
Colo
Chase
Ordination Service for Rev Kenneth W Brown Held at Ainsworth
The Rev Kenneth W Brown certified as minister with ordination set for August 30 at 7 p.m. in the United Presbyterian Church Ainsworth. The Southeast Iowa Presbytery will conduct the service with sermons by Charles E Carlston and Robert Healy of Dubuque Seminary. Brown, a Syracuse graduate, will begin as assistant pastor at First United Presbyterian Racine on September 1. He and his wife and son Eric have been living in Iowa City.
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Columbus Junction
Kenneth W. Brown
United Presbyterian Church
Ainsworth
Southeast Iowa
Robert Healy
Dubuque
Sam Ewart
Mt. Pleasant
Mr. Brown
University of Dubuque
Syracuse University
New York State
Auburn
New York
Brown
First United Presbyterian Church
Racine
Wisconsin
Eric
Iowa City
Newborn James William Welman in Sigourney Hospital
Mr and Mrs Josh Bringman welcomed a son born August 18 at Sigourney hospital weighing 6 lbs 9 oz and named James William. Also noted are multiple local travels and visits by families including Birkey Lautz Marine Gingerich Wetrich Yoder Spear Semler Statler Zillmer and others from Illinois Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan.
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Clear Lake
Roy Wetrich
Cairo
Ward Wetrich
Marion Yoder
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Nancy Cavin
Randy Brewer
Clinton
Stanley Dawson
Leonard Rohret
Chicago
Angela Rohret
Iowa City
Merr. Maske
Nella Spear
Scott Semler
Ed Semler
Mercy Hospital
Shirley Statler
Shirlee
Christene
Ohio
Statler
Lloyd Bayer
William Zillmer
Debbie Thomann Is Honored at Party
Riverside Aug 24 Mr and Mrs Norbert Thomann and family hosted a birthday party for their daughter Debbie on her 10th birthday. Guests included Walter and Hazel Sampson, Steve and Mike of Hudson Wise, John Ziegler of Lone Tree, Ralph Thomann and Margaret Geret of Riverside. Other notes mention the Dinnel family renting the W J Hartzell house and moves of Mary Newhouse and Merle Blieu and family visiting relatives in Durant and Solon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester
Roger Mayer
Ted
Colorado
Riverside
Norbert Thomann
Debbie
Walter Sampson
Steve
Mike
Hudson, Wise
John Ziegler
Lone
Ralph Thomann
Margaret Geret
Gale Dinnel
W. J. Hartzell
Mary Newhouse
Dinnel
Dinners Store
Merle Blieu
Doris
Jane
Durant
Carl Luckey
Fred Luckey
Jim Luckey
Glen B. Miller
Solon
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By Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press
John Cory
Spencer
State Fair Board
State
State Comptroller’s Office
Lathol
Mrs
Tony Meuth
Minnesota Twins
Jack Kralick
Kansas City Athletics
Minneapolis
Dennis the Menace
By Hank Ketelham
Paul Kendals
Dakota
G. H. Mayer
Wellston
Paul Kendal
Chickie Dickenson
Everette
James Kendals
Milton
Canada
Pine Cone Lodge
Walker
Minn
Kendal
Clifford Corpman
Kendals
Dave Brinning
Larry
Kansas City
Jack Hotle
Independence
Gordie Joe Shelman
Steve Jaspering
Joe Shelman
Wayne King
Lockridge
Geo. Miller
Near
Magnus Ahmlings
Jr. Jaspering
Keith McClellands
Keith McClelland
Beverly
Arthur Peters
West Chester
J. A. Mayer
John
Donald Robinson
Charles
Hattie Kessel
Larry Sheets
Corpman
Earnest Lamansky
Dale Smith
Harold Hobday
Galt
California
Magnus Ahmling
Hobday
Grace Dunbar
Ahmling
Glen Anderson
Leon Sherman
Larue Conklin
Elmer Shantz
Wayne Shantz
Austin
Texas
Maurice Farrier
Raleigh
North Carolina
Noah Farrier
Maurice
State College
Carol Farrier
Fort Wayne
Ind
Robert Cave
Rev. Strong
Sara Knupp
Charles Hawkins
Marilyn (Mouser) Pewitt
Missouri
The
Prairie Flower Society
James Rosien
James Frier
George Cordes
George McGuire
Glenn Fuhr
Wayne Knapp
Clifford Reeves
William Gamon
Stanley Mouser
Robert Jones
Robert Scott
Earl Booth
Goodlander
Don Cave
Ear Smith
Orva Scott
W.D. Booth
Eva Mouser
Barbara
Cecelia
UPN
Trans World Airlines
Northwest
TWA
Continental Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Continental
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Manley
By Marguerite Heriig
West Liberty Fairgrounds
Mississippi Valley Speed Club
GRO
Columbus Jet
Keosauqua, Iowa
Josh Bringmans
Eva Zillmer
Shenk Rest Home
Merle Godber
Howard Hackenber
Connie
Robert Hill
David
Three Rivers, Mich
Debbie Thomann
Mrs. Marge Luckey
Okay
Lowlands Gorilla
Bronx Zoo
SUN
B.egoodrich
BFG
Pana
Goodrich
Whitewell
Blackwell
West Madison
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