Towa City student wins district Legion oratorical contest
Wayland hosts the Oratorical Contest for the 1st District of the Iowa Department of the American Legion at 2 pm on February 18. Students from sixteen southeastern counties competed, presenting orations on the U.S. Constitution and its role in government. Margie Porcella of West City High won first place.
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Wayland
Iowa Department of the American Legion
Wayland Legion Hall
Towa
American Legion Post
United States
Margie Porcella
West City High
Iowa City
Johnson County
Coralville American Legion Post
Miss Porcella
Porcella
Cedar Rapids
Peggy Nopoulos
Wilton Community
Muscatine County
Wilton Post
Nopoulos
Our Responsibility
Gary Hoyer
Aquinas High School
Ft Madison
Lee County
American Legion Post No 82
Wendy Frick
Swedesburg
Alberta Rhea
Crawfordsville
Georgia Harmeyer
West Point
American Legion
Vic Hesseltine
Norbert Harmeyer
Jim Cook
Iowa
Kenneth Rhea
County school system merger forms six county board
Towa County joins with Cedar Johnson Linn and Washington counties to form a merged Joint County System effective July 1 with one county superintendent. The system will serve 78474 students across six counties and coordinate all educational services. A March 5 meeting will set terms for new board directors with seven voting members and one at large.
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Iowa County Board of Education
Cedar
Johnson
Linn
Washington
Benton County Board of Education
Joint County
Joint Boards of Education
Benton
Iowa
Joint County System
6Th Street
S.W
Cedar Rapids
M. C. Larson
Keystone
Howard S. Johnson
Vinton
Vernon L. Geiger
Lyle McClintock
Shellsburg
Jean Martin
Blairstown
Harland Muller
Victor
Henry Plagmann Jr
Williamsburg
Richard Elwood
North English
Glenn Reed
K. L. Fettkether
Marengo
Joint
Ralph J. Kleese
John L. Bousley
Marion
Willis. L. Musser
Iowa City
Leo C. Peiffer
de Rapids
Clarence Community
Lowden
Clarence-Lowden
Joe's Tavern Leads Riverside Bowling Scores Meet
In Riverside league play Joe's Tavern tops the field with a 4 0 win over Lemke and Perfex. High team series 2609 by Joe's Tavern. top individual marks include Joe Richards 580 and Vern Geyer 224. Another league segment notes Mellinger Furnace and Twinks leading with 17 and 15 wins respectively. Harold Gilmore 610 and Rich Bennett 604 highlight individual totals.
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Joe's Tavern
Riverside
Steele Lumber
Pat & Mary's
Wellman
Sorrell Glass
Nixon Feed
Watson Cleaners
Lemke Electric
Joe's
Lemke
Steele
Perfex
Watson’s
Nixon
Sorrell’s
Corn King League
Mellinger Furnace
Twinks
Farm Service
Pepsi Cola
Hanson Concrete
Payne TV
Divorces Granted in Two District Court Cases
In district court here the divorces of Joe Louise Mendez from Patsy Delores Mendez and Marlene Edna Genkinger from Lawrence Dean Genkinger were decreed. Each case ended in dissolution of marriage with courts dissolving the unions.
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Joe Louise Mendez
Patsy Delores Mendez
Marlene Edna Genkinger
Lawrence Dean Genkinger
Iowans pledge eyes to Eye Bank for transplants
About 400 Washington County residents signed donor cards pledging their eyes to the Iowa Lions Eye Bank at University Hospitals for corneal transplants. Since 1956 the Lions Clubs of Iowa have supported the Eye Bank. 31 transplants have been performed locally.
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Iowa City
Ife
Iowa
Henry
Jefferson
Keokuk
Johnson
Louisa
Mrs Everette Curl of McAllen Dies in Texas
Mrs Everette Curl of McAllen Texas died there Tuesday February 20 Funeral planned in McAllen Saturday She was formerly Bess Wade of Wellman Survivors include sister Alta Berry of Wellman and several nieces and nephews Relatives from Wellman travel to McAllen for the funeral
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Wellman
Everette Curl
McAllen
Tex
Curl
Bess Wade
George
Alta) Berry
Kindergarten Roundup Moves to Ainsworth Methodist Church
Ainsworth Elementary School Kindergarten Roundup has been moved to the Methodist Church in Ainsworth. The meeting remains on March 6 at 2 30 p m. Parents in the district with children born between Sept 16 1967 and Sept 15 1968 are urged to attend.
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Ainsworth
Methodist Church
Red Cross campaign mapped with area fund chairmen
Twenty five area fund chairmen and solicitors gathered in the Farm Bureau building for the annual American Red Cross membership and fund drive. Roger Schloss chaired and premiered the first film in the new multi medium first aid lesson series. The local chapter trained 261 in first aid this year, with more classes planned. Summer learn to swim taught 715 students by 20 instructors and 10 aides, with 178 certified. National field rep Bill Wyckoff outlined ongoing national activities and the need for disaster funds. Civil defense news: Gov. Ray said he may place the Civil Defense Department under the Iowa National Guard after a proposal by Rep. Floyd Millen.
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American Red Cross
Farm Bureau
Roger Schloss
Bureau of Mines
Bill Wyckoff
Cedar Rapids
National Red Cross
Walter Sheets
Islea Schulty
Des Moines Hog Market Mixed With Higher Butchers Prices
Markets report from Des Moines shows steady to higher demand for hogs with butchers up 25 to 75 cents and sows up 25 cents, prices across weight ranges. Cattle trade moderate with steers steady to 75 cents higher, hogs active with 50 to 100 higher, receipts for Thursday and Monday noted.
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Des
UPL
JOLIE
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Towa City
Towa County
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Scott Wilcox
Hi-Rollers League
RCA Laboratories
Princeton
N.J
Wilber C. Stewart
RCA
UPI
Commodes
Drug Store
Washington, Iowa
Susie
Appalachian Work Group
Methodist
McAllen, Texas
Ainsworth Church
Red Cross
Civil Defense Des Moines
Robert D. Ray
Civil Defense Department
Iowa National Guard
Floyd Millen
Farmington
Ray
Millen
Washington Evening Journal
Chicago
Rigadoons
Psa Mere
State Cafe
Dick Ross Auto Service
S. Marion
McFarlane
East Main
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