Defensive Driving Course Offered by Local Club
An article promotes a $2 defensive driving course sponsored by the Business and Professional Women's club. The two evening sessions January 30 and 31, 6:30 to 10:30, at Iowa Southern Utilities, feature instructors from State Safety Education Division and teach recognizing dangerous situations and responsible driving habits.
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National Safety Council
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Dealing with Madmen in Burlington High School Fire
The Burlington Hawk-Eye notes a $2 million fire that destroyed Clinton Iowa's high school and questions the adequacy of the figure for rebuilding. It discusses arson by a possibly mentally ill individual and highlights the difficulty of preventing such tragedies. The editorial compares the act to broader societal threats and cautions against oversimplified blame.
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Burlington
Clinton
Iowa
Per Capita County Costs Higher in Rural Iowa Areas
A study of 11 southeastern Iowa counties forming the Tenco area shows per capita government costs exceed $92 in 1961 with Wapello under 45 and Davis over 136. Education, highways and health and hospitals are top three spending areas, accounting for about 80 percent of total expenditures. The report discusses consolidation as a path to efficiency, opposing views about local control, and possible state incentives to consolidate counties.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Appanoose
Davis
Keokuk
Lucas
Mahaska
Marion
Monroe
van Buren
Wapello
Wayne and
Jefferson
Tenco
Charles W. Wiggins
Iowa State University
William P. Browne
Ten
Marion County
Monroe County
Lucas County
Wiggins and Browne
Oddities and quirks of drinkers and daily life
A collection of pithy observations and anecdotes by L. M. Boyd ranges from drinkers who dream poorly to lengths of a skywriter’s week, mimeographed etiquette, a calculator’s cost, and odd medical quips. The piece twists humor with curiosities about law, childbirth history, and tear patterns.
Divorce Bait Bequest Tests Marriage Law In Alaska
A court rules Ed may collect a mother's bequest without divorcing Janet, noting public policy favors marriage over devices hostile to it. The piece discusses anti marriage clauses in wills, cases where such terms may be upheld if impact on marriage is slight, and contrasts with strong protections for marriage. In Petersburg Alaska a new museum displays a 126 12 pound king salmon and other regional artifacts.
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Janet
Ely
American Bar Association
Part score clash in Britain South Africa bridge match
In a Great Britain versus South Africa contract bridge study a two spades contract by Britain secured 140 points while the three spades line by South Africa yielded a one trick defeat. Gardener and Rose advanced key defenses exposing a precise endgame and collaboration that reversed potential outcomes.
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Great Britain
South Africa
King
East
Albert Rose
Gardener
Declarer
Britain
Rose
Es Syndicate, Inc
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Washington
Evening Journal
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The
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Iowa City
Florida
Washington, Iowa
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Ann
Big Tank
Fb.i
Ronald Winter
Debbie
Brad Carter
Brad
MR. Dithers
Soldiers Relief Commission
L. M. Boyd
Nevada
Jacob Nufer
Jacob
U. S. Post Office
Japan
Arturo Tovar
Arturo
University of Illinois
sUst
Petersburgh
Alaska
UPI
B. Jay Becker
North
West
Nico Gardener
South
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