Winter Memories of Coal Shortage and Cold Snows
In Noble and nearby areas 1936 and 1937 brought severe coal scarcities and deep snows with drift piles over twenty feet. The writer recalls small coal lots, bobsled trips to fetch wood, record lows around twenty-two below zero, a thawing doctor, and local anecdotes of snow men and chilly New Year reflections. Community tales mention church attendance, leap year notes, and neighborly visits during harsh winters.
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Noble
Herb Plambeck
Wayland
Arthur Boshart
Lem Turner
Lem
Martha
Bishops Urge Catholics to Show Loyalty Amid Church Changes
Washington reports that America's 46 million Catholics are urged by their bishops to display more love, loyalty and obedience to a church undergoing rapid change since Vatican II. The 25,000 word pastoral letter warns against criticism and impatience with authority and asks scholars and faithful to adhere to Vatican Council teachings and support the church as it interprets and implements reforms.
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Washington
UPI
America
Iowa suspends 18804 licenses under safety department report
The Iowa state safety department announced 18804 drivers licenses were suspended, revoked, or canceled last year, up 161 from 1966. The leading cause was operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with 1870 OMVI convictions. Implied consent revocations totaled 411 and 132 licenses were revoked under the new drag racing statute.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids boy named in rifle sniper case
A 14 year old Cedar Rapids youth was ordered to undergo psychiatric examinations after a rifle sniper incident in which seven shots were fired but no injuries occurred. The unnamed boy, suspended from school in December, was sent to the State Mental Health Institute of Independence on Cedar Rapids Juvenile Court orders. He was reportedly upset because his parents had ordered him to get a haircut before returning to classes.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
UPI
Cedar Rapids
State Mental Health Institute of Independence
Stewart and Shearer Attorneys at Law
Richard A. Stewart and Paul V. Shearer operate from an abstract department in their office at 225 West Main, offering legal services with phone access at 653-2159.
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Livingston, Day, Meeker & Bates
Robert Day
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
Number of farms declines amid shifting agriculture
Washington reports a 25 percent drop in the number of farms over the past decade, with 3,059,000 farms in 1968 down from 3,146,000 in 1967 and 4,105,000 in 1959. Average farm size rose to 369 acres from 288, and total farm acreage remains about 1.13 billion acres. The changes stem from the discontinuance of small farms and merging into larger units.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Statistical Reporting Service
Orville L. Freeman
Property Deed Transfers Include Kalona and Grady Additions
Forrest Strickler and wife transfer undivided half of east half of lot 4 and all of lot 3 block 2 in OP Kalona to Lovell Strickler. Edgar T. Lynn and wife transfer to Faye Ayers and wife lots 8 and 9 block 9 OP West Chester. Don R. Norman and wife transfer to Fay Pratt lot 27 Smouse's east side and Washington. Merchants Mutual Bonding Co. to Claude Preston land in section 19, hundreds 78,7 lots 15 and 16 block 1 Grady's first add Ka lona.
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Forrest Strickler
Lovell Strickler
OP Kalona
Edgar T. Lynn
Faye Ayers
West Chester
Don R. Norman
Fay Pratt
Smouse
East Side
Washington
Merchants Mutual Bonding Co
Claude Preston
Grady
WWE Club and Lions host dinners and social events
Crawfordsville events include WWE Club members and husbands at Bryn Mawr Restaurant with Ronald Coon arriving on leave from the Navy. Lions host at Iris Court in Mt. Pleasant with donor cards for the Eye Bank and a talk on corneal transplants. Residents visit Waterloo and Fairfield. a slumber party in Cleo McCoy home features Wayland guests.
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Crawfordsville
WWE Club
Bryn Mawr
Richard Lease
Carlton White
Wayne Davis
Charles Wells
Leonard Arthur
Art Whiting
Harold Spangler
Harold Williams
James Jewell
Lloyd Coon
Ronald
Navy
Coon
Des Moines
Myral Smith
Harold Booths
Fairfield
New London
Norman Waters
Waterloo
Bill Davidsons
Beverly Boal
Jerilyn Davis
Jackie Fulton
Celeste Roth
Coleen Roth
Wayland
Keota hosts National TTT president and social guests
Mrs C Thomas Dean of Long Beach California national TTT president was hosted by Mr and Mrs Boyd Stoutner in Keota with dinner guests Lyle Palmer and Mrs Dean. Other weekend visitors included Cedar Rapids guests and Mt Pleasant meetings, plus Keota fire call at Lance Killian home.
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Keota
C. Thomas Dean
Long Beach
California
National Ttt
Boyd Stoutner
Stoutner
Dean
Cedar Rapids
Lyle Palmer
Palmer
AV - TT
Board of Publications
Warren Rogers
Mt. Pleasant
Wilbur
Louie Hermonstorfer
Jay Warren
Cindy
Warrens
Hermonstorfer
Buzzy Tadlock
Allan Reighard
Lance Killian
Killians
Bethel Church
Plank Township
Notary Certificate for Bank Official Seals Paper
Sworn to and subscribed before me on January 9 1968. I certify I am not an officer or director of this bank. My commission expires July 4 1969. Jean Kopf, Notary Public.
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Jean Kopf
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Mrs. Henry Yoder
Sonia Reschly
Olds
Jim Zabel
Kathryn Iwanowski
Mahlon Leichty
Bob Hartzlers
Graber
Dan Graber
Emma Springer
Sharon Ogden
Stella Boshart
Professional Directory
Louis J. Kehoe
Jeffry
John C. Qwen
West
South Side Square
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
P. L. Etter
Geo. J. Breitenbach
Washington, Iowa
Peter Rabbit
Goofy
Bugs Bunny
Leeds
WWE
By Vivian Wells
Lions
Iris Court
Robert Miller
Wayne Moore
TTT
Mrs. Boyd Sanders
Nixon Mill
Washington, Ia
Kalona
State Bank
Riverside
United States
Don F. Kirchner
Ivan M. Shradel
State of
John Deere
Ford Tractor
J. D. Picker
Univ
J. D. Cultimulcher
J. D. Disc
J. D. Harrow
J. D. Planter
J. D
J. D. Baler
Kewanee
H. P. Wisc
Coty Stalk
L. P
Bonanza
Joe Christner
Keith Murphy
Chet. Miller
Mike Orris
Grace Hill Ladies Aid
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