Troop 242 Court of Awards Highlights Scout Honors
Troop 242 held an awards night with a parade of patrol flags and scoutcraft demonstrations. Tenderfoot calls featured the troop Indian Dancers and the investiture was led by the Scoutmaster. recipients included John Elliot and others for Tenderfoot, First Class to Pat Brock Tim Rich and Brian Romine, and Merit Badges awarded across multiple skills led by committee members. Star and Life Scout honors went to several scouts, with service pins awarded for one and two years.
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Troop 242
John Elliot
Brian Lomen
Jeff McCarthy
Jeff Nelson
Ted Porter
Wayne Brock
Pat Brock
Tim Rich
Brian Romine
Dick Schuck
Marvin McClure
Frank Russell
Joel Reighard
Doug Greenlee
Steve Mineart
Rick Goodwin
Dave Booth
Ron Carey
Mick Smith
Rich Schu
Dennis Franzen
Steve W. Jaspering
Rollin Secrest
Arnold Smith
Rick
Scout Troop honors and patches at Washington event
Troop 242 held an awards ceremony presenting service pins to leaders and numerous merit and hiking patches to 25 Scouts. John Shebek, Peace Corps volunteer, spoke on YMCA and 4-H work as slides from Africa were shown. Next activity is a 10 mile winter hike and February Boy Scout Week events.
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Frank Russell
Dick Schuck
Gene Booth
Wayne Brock
Jim Rich
Ralph Greenlee
Charles Franzen
Jerry Goodwin
John Elliot
John Marie
Gary McClure
Tim Rich
Hawks
Steve A. Jaspering
Flaming Arrow
Mat Laldrige
Randy Russell
Dave Whittaker
al Fritz
Rich Schuck
Steve W. Jaspering
Dan Secrest
Joel Reighard
John McCarthy
Marvin McClure
Gilbert
Philmont
Larry Mabb
Don Norton
Ron Norton
Ron Wood
Jim Pearl
Rollin Secrest
Dave Booth
Jim Fuhr
Dennis Franzen
Ron Carey
Bob Leslie
Jeff Nelson
Ted Porter
Bob Smith
Paul Bunyon
Randy Carey
Pat Brock
Hoover
Brian Lomen
Paul Voelker
Keith Hayes
Roger Carey
Jeff McCarthy
Gordon Gillesby
Joel Reithard
John Shebek
Peace Corp Vista
Kenya
Africa
Mid-Prairie students named to honor band
Two of six Mid-Prairie Junior High students auditioned for the South East Town Band Bandmasters Honor Bands concert slated for January 31. Dennis Griffith from Wellman will play percussion and Leon Yoder from Kalona will play trumpet. The Southeast district spans from Keokuk to Bettendorf and includes Iowa City, Montezuma, Ottumwa, with 200 junior high auditions. Instructor is Mr. Lambert Neill.
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Mid-Prairie Junior High
Dennis Griffith
Rural Wellman
Leon Yoder
Kalona
Keokuk
Bettendorf
Iowa City
Montezuma
Ottumwa
Lambert Neill
Mid. Prairie Junior High
City tax at top Iowa issue in state session
Des Moines IDPA Democratic chair Clark Rasmussen calls a local tax proposal the number one issue of the current legislative session. Governor Ray supports permissive local taxes for cities, towns, and counties while stressing voluntarism and credit to municipalities. Rasmussen argues such measures fail to solve fiscal woes and accuses the governor of dodging leadership. The piece also notes a Feb 6 meeting of the state judicial nominating commission to consider candidates for the Iowa Supreme Court as Justice Bruce M. Snell retires March 4.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Clark Rasmussen
Rasmussen
Robert D. Ray
Ray
League of Iowa Municipalities
Democratic Party
Iowa
State Judicial Nominating Commission
Iowa Supreme Court
Robert Larson
Bruce M. Snell
Ida Grove
U of I to Represent on GE College Bowl
Four University of Iowa students were chosen to represent the U of I on the General Electric College Bowl NBC quiz show. Team captain Tony Stork leads a quartet including David Dolman Louis Katz and David Miller with coaches Kovarsky Rabkin and alternate Weinberg. The program airs March 1 after a Feb. 15 taping in New York City.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
U of I
Tony Stork
Wheeling
Ill
David Dolman
Kankakee
Lir
Louis Katz
Davenport
David Miller
Wilmette
Stork
New York City
General Electric
Seventeen
Gimbel Department Stores
Eric Rabkin
Howard Weinberg
Terry Taylor
Ottumwa
Dear Abby and Service Family Guidance Query
Abigail Van Buren offers advice on past relationships and honesty with a new partner. A reader and a social worker discuss counseling for a girl who bore a child out of wedlock and the impact on identity and family dynamics. The column also highlights Family Services and Red Cross help for service families lacking transportation.
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Abby
RED Cross
Witnesses clash over dangers of birth control pills
At a Senate hearing prominent cancer expert Dr. Roy Hertz warned thousands of women may fuel undetected breast cancer by estrogen in oral contraceptives. Dr. Edmond Kassouf alleged AMA ties to drug firms, while Harvard’s Dr. Robert Kistner said the pill is safe. Hertz cited X ray evidence of hidden cancer and said one in twenty may develop breast cancer, exposing many to a cancer-stimulating substance. The testimony occurred before Sen. Gaylord Nelson's subcommittee amid split views on Pill safety.
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Washington
UPI
Roy Hertz
Senate
Edmond Kassouf
Cranford
N.J
American Medical Association
AMA
Robert W. Kistner
Harvard Medical School
Kistner
Hertz
National Cancer Institute
Rockefeller University
New York
Wayland State Bank Holds Annual Stockholders Meeting
Wayland State Bank stockholders gathered Tuesday with over 75 percent present or proxy. Otto F. Frey presided as president while J. Laurence Henss served as secretary, reporting assets near 4.5 million dollars and a profit and deposit growth of 415 thousand dollars. Directors elected include Bergh Frey Haberman Henss Tschantz Widmer Zehr. new officers and staff named by the board following the meeting.
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Wayland
Wayland State Bank
Otto F. Frey
J. Laurence Henss
Henss
Warren H. Bergh
M. J. Haberman
Andrew H. Tschantz
Dr. J. G., Widmer
Lyle Zehr
James R. Troutman
Lois Nebel
Linda Hertig
Della Boshart
Two 10-Year-Old Boys Accused in Fires Case
Colwell Iowa youths aged 10 charged with setting a series of fires at a church and with breaking into a feed company. Boyd County Sheriff L L Lane said they would not be prosecuted and might not need to appear in juvenile court if parents punish them adequately.
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Colwell, Iowa
UPI
Colwell
Iowa
Boyd County
L.L Lane
Headliners 4-H Club Hosts Color and Textiles Talk
Nancy Schneider hosted the Headliners 4-H Club meeting on Monday evening. Members answered roll call with the prompt the best color for me. Talks covered Color Line Texture and Sewing Box while a film This Years Fashion Forecast played. Linda Bash and Jean Schantz joined as new members.
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Nancy Schneider
Carol Schlapkohl
Julie Roth
Mary Secrest
Susan Meeker
Jane Shearer
Linda Bash
Jean Schantz
Marvin to host Bell System tribute next April
Hollywood UPI reports actor Lee Marvin will be host narrator for the Bell System tribute It Couldn't Be Done honoring American working men scheduled for April 2. The program will feature Marvin introducing segments celebrating labor and industry across the nation.
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Hollywood
UPI
Lee Marvin
Bell System
Bank Report of Condition and Directors Affidavit
A 1970 bank report shows reserves for bad debt losses on loans, total liabilities and capital accounts, and averages for deposits and loans. Signed by Vice President John R. Butler and Cashier Calvin C. Wolf, sworn January 13, 1970 in Washington County Iowa before a notary stating no officer or director affiliation.
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Internal Revenue Service
John R. Butler
Calvin C. Wolf
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