Legislature to Seek New State Office Building in Iowa
Des Moines reports a surge in state departments and offices creating severe space shortages. Officials consider funding a $3 million building via special levy and anticipatory warrants, consolidating agencies now scattered across Des Moines and on the capitol grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
State Executive Council
Iowa
Liquor Commission
Board of Assessment and Review
Insurance Department
Board of Paroles
The
Conservation Commission
State House
Capitol
Assembly
Old Age Assistance Commission
Executive Council
Liquor Control
Liquor Control Commission
Parole Board
BR. Murtagh
Statehouse
PWA Funds Sought for New Building Project
The report notes plans to erect a new building with hopes of securing federal aid. Officials discussed a possible 45 percent loan and grant mix from a PWA to finance the project.
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PWA
Ana
Family of Indiana Visit E. Wittmer Home at Wayland
Local notes recall visits and gatherings across families from Indiana and Iowa. Residents welcome guests, report hospital stays, Thanksgiving travel, and a move by Dr. G. E. Chase and daughter from the Jakie Boshart property toward Davenport while others share meals and sightings of kin in the Wayland area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
E. Wittmer
Wayland
Ezra Wittmer
Edd Roth
Ronald
Gilford
Inez
Geneva
Melvin
Nelson Wittmer
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Donald Goldsmith
Henry County Hospital
Bernard Bates
Ralph Stephens
Reinbeck
al Hagie
Clara Hebel
Eli Saltzman
Ruth
Jean
Mary
Ardith
Davenport
Fannie Zehr
Boshart
Jakie Boshart
Chase
Wisconsin
Iowa City
Holley McHaffey
Creston
Will Allen
Everette Hileman
Salem
Ralph Kauffman
Coppoe
Alan Meyer
Will
Three Girls to Receive 4-H Scholarships at National Congress
Dorothea Stickling of Merrill Wisconsin Faye Miller of Apache Oklahoma and Ethel McLaughlin of Lewistown Montana will be honored at the 15th National Club Congress in Chicago for outstanding 4-H records. Each will receive a scholarship ranging from two hundred to four hundred dollars based on club achievements and leadership. The event is sponsored by Montgomery Ward and includes all expense trips for state champions to the Chicago Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hese
Chicago
Dorothea Stickling
Merrill
Wis
Faye Miller
Apache
Okla
Ethel McLaughlin
Lewistown
Mont
Montgomery Ward
Chicago Congress
Local families visit and wedding reception in Sugar Creek area
Kauffman and family and others from Ft Wayne Indiana and nearby towns gather for a wedding reception for Orie Roth hosted at J J Roth’s home. Relatives include Showalter, Wittmer, Gingerich, Leichty and Krabill families with visits planned through December 5 and a school program by Russell Krabill on December 7 followed by a box supper.
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John Wenger
Robert
Harry. Wenger
Indianapolis
Ind
Sugar Creek
Orie Roth
J. J. Roth
Daniel Gingerich
Hubbard
Ore
Simon Gingerich
Willard Leienty
West Union
Dan Leichty
Reuben
Chriss Katie
Lorene
Brunning
Neb
John V
Jacob Kauffman
Russell Krabill
Eicher
Noble
Mrs Ferguson and guests depart for Colorado and Sterling
Mr and Mrs Bert Novy and the former's mother travel with Mrs Agnes Ferguson of Chicago a trained nurse to Colorado to visit the Rudolph Novy home at Atwood and to Sterling where Rudolph is confined in a residence.
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Riverside
Bert Novy
Agnes Ferguson
Chicago
Colorado
Rudolph Novy
Atwood
Sterling
Rudolph
St Marys Team Falls To West Point 26 17 On Road
St Marys high school basketball fans traveled to West Point Sunday and the hometown St Marys squad lost 26 to 17. Center high school will face St Marys next Friday at the focal public school gym. A nurse from Iowa City assists Anthony Kron who has been ill at his Riverside home. Mela Beranek, formerly of Riverside, moved to Los Angeles for a garage position after driving west.
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St. Mary's
West Point
Center High School
Focal Public School
Iowa City
Anthony Kron
Riverside
Norbert J. Dautremount
Rita Mary
Virginia
Cedar Rapids
Mary Mottet
Mela Beranek
Los Angeles
California
Alberta Cochran Visits Her Parents for Thanksgiving
Alberta Cochran returns to Fairfield after spending the Thanksgiving vacation with her parents Rey and Mia Cochran and John Woolsey and Ted Maxwell. The party includes C W Cochran and others arriving for the holiday observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberta Cochran
Nellie Manners
Crawfordsville
Fairfield
Rey
Mia
C. W. Cochran
John Wooley
Ted Maxwell
Visitors and Callers Fill Weekend in Local District
A steady stream of relatives and friends visited over the weekend in the area. Families from Hedrick Ottumwa Spokane Burlington Davenport West Chester Middletown and Mt Pleasant joined local residents for church services and social visits. Mrs Etta Buxbaum and Mrs Mary Powelson Warhurst organized a church program featuring Darrell of the Blessed Isles and Miss Lois Hanna temporarily stayed with Mrs Rauscher during recovery from surgery.
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Columbia
Wooley
Richard Bennett
Mildred
Hedrick
Frank Bennett
Ottumwa
Beulah White
James
Spokane
Wash
Essa
Lois Harper
Winfield
Kenneth Kilpatrick
Burlington
FE. L
John Lease
Wallace Sibey
Donnie
West Chester
Ohio
Helen Borders
Middletown
Marion Borders
Jeannette Wooley
Iowa City
Darrell
Blessed Isles
Irving Bachellor
Mary Powelson Warhurst
Mt. Pleasant
Harlow Engel
Brighton
Etta Buxbaum
Walter Rauscher
Memorial Hospital
Lois Hanna
Rauscher
Mrs. Lester Alliman Hosts Portland Mother Visit
Mrs. Lester Alliman entertains her mother from Portland Oregon who arrived Friday for an open ended stay. Miss Mary Jones spent several days last week at the Ernest Jones home as Stringtown pupils ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Rich
Stringtown
Lester Alliman
Portland
Ore
Mary Jones
Ernest Jones
Perfect Attendance and Spelling Lessons Noted in Local Families
Joy marked another day of vacation as several families reported perfect attendance this year. Names include Max Leichty Kathryn Widmer Verdella Duane Evelyn Widmer Dean Rin ner and Shirley Leichty. Norman son of Mr and Mrs Edy Widmer was sick last week. Thanksgiving gatherings saw J G Graber and children at Dan Nebel home in Noble J J Rich and family at Carl Johnson home Ernest Jones at Dick Pratt home in Washington Frank Nebel and family and John Gugel and family at Noah Widmer home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Leichty
Kathryn Widmer
Verdella
Duane
Eveyn Widmer
Dean Rinner
Shirley Leichty
Kathryn
Verdetla Duane
Evelyn Widmer
Norman
Edy Widmer
J. G Graber
Dan Nebel
Noble
J. J. Rich
Carl Johnson
Ernest Jones
Dick Pratt
Washington
Frank Nebel
John Gugel
Noah Widmer
Error and humility in self examination
When an insignificant person questions us, we should listen and examine ourselves to see if we are in error. Believing we may be wrong is the first step toward getting out of error.
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