Iowa GOP ends 1974 in debt amid fundraising efforts
The Iowa Republican Party finished 1974 with $95,000 debt, later reducing to $65,773 by year end. Receipts totaled $576,751 for 1974 with $579,391 in expenditures. major costs included $157,000 for GOP candidates. Iowa Democrats finished 1974 with a $10,630 cash balance and $355,477 in disbursements, while the Voter Identification Program reported $94,101 receipts and $121,246 expenditures.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa Republican Party
Secretary of State
Republican State Central Committee
GOP
Iowa Des Moines National Bank
Ralph Brown
Republican Party
Brown
Robert Ray
David Stanley
U. S. Senate
Arthur Neu
Statehouse
Democratic State Central Committee
Iowa
Eastern Iowa Scouts Earn Eagle Rank Surpasses National Average
The Hawkeye Area Boy Scout Council reported 77 youths earned the Eagle rank in 1974, more than double the national average of 1 percent. Merit badges totaled 5,406 across 110 categories, led by Citizenship in the Community with 391 and First Aid with 389. Total council youth membership reached 11,526, including 6,012 Cubs, 3,613 Scouts, and 1,901 Explorers.
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Iowa
Hawkeye
Boy Scout Council
Peter Bezanson
Amana
Bezanson
Johnson
Washington
Cedar
Benton
Linn
Jones
Hawkeye Area
Young Farmer Class Meets Monday at Washington High
The third Young Farmer Class gathers Monday at 7 30 p m in the vocational ag classroom of Washington High School. Guest speaker Urick Hotle discusses Some Basics About the Futures. The free session is open to all interested farmers.
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Washington High School Vocational Ag
Urick Hotle
Marshal to resign in Wellman to join patrol academy
Jerry Ketchum, serving as Wellman marshal for several months, plans to resign soon to enter patrol academy and seek acceptance into the Iowa Highway Patrol. Town councilmen expect to announce a successor within a few days. The Ketchum family will remain in Wellman for now.
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Wellman
Jerry Ketchum
Iowa Highway Patrol
Ketchum
Fairfield girl named 1975 Iowa State Poster Child
Nine year old Margaret Ann Horan of Fairfield has been chosen as the 1975 State Poster Child for the Iowa Association for Retarded Citizens. She appeared before Governor Robert Ray on January 24 and will star in statewide PSAs with LABC.
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Margaret
Ann
Meg) Horan
Iowa Association For Retarded Citizens
I.A.R.C
Carolyn Hammond Horan
Fairfield
James Horan
Meg Horan
Richard Grossman
1.A.R.C
Meg
Iowa
Robert Ray
Social Services
Kevin Burns
Miss Horan
LABC
Pete Taylor
Kcci-Tv
Des Moines
Mrs Cuddeback Named to Broadcasting Post in Washington
Mrs. Cuddeback named community representative for Friends of Educational Broadcasting FEB in the Washington area. Appointment announced by Mrs. Roger Lande regional director for FEB Muscatine. FEB supports public broadcasting in Iowa and promotes the Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network through audience outreach and limited funding actions.
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Jim Cungenack
Route 1
Washington
Friends of Educational Broadcasting
FEB
Roger Lande
Muscatine
Friends
Public Broadcasting
Iowa
Iowa Educational Broadcasting Network
Advance
Republicans clash as Iowa lawmakers push annual budgets
Legislative report notes Republicans oppose Democrats plan for annual appropriations arguing it lengthens the second session, raises risk of expediency over need, and adds costs. Democrats counter that two-year budgets improve flexibility and oversight, with second-year funding deferred until 1978.
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Iowa
Joint
House
Senate Democratic Caucus
The
Legislative Council
Senate
Commission
Department of the State
General Assembly
Markets Livestock and Grain Report from Joliet and Chicago
Markets report from Joliet Illinois shows cattle market activity with 3 200 head traded and hogs down 25 to 50 cents, with Monday receipts around 5 000 cattle and 1 200 hogs. Chicago grain quotes cover wheat and soybeans with mixed highs and lows and close figures across March May July and December contracts. Mid Prairie vocal students tour local ag facilities including Yoder Feeds and John Deere Frontier Days with notes on pork production and January National Blood Donor month activities and community FFA contact information.
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Joliet, Ill
UPI
Wellman
Mid-Prairie High School
Frytown
Stan Aldinger
Farmers Supply
Kalona
University of Town
Mid-Prairie Ffa
Don Neff 58 Dies in Wayland Friday
Don Neff 58 of 511 St. Marion Ave Wayland died Friday Jan 31 1975 at Washington County Hospital after illness since September Funeral services Monday 2 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev William Strickland officiating Burial in Cottonwood Cemetery He was born June 1 191 in Henry County to Henry and Elnora Tucker Neff and married Evelyn Smith July 20 1941 at Kahoka MO He was a United Brethren Church member and worked at Foster Mill and Washington Manufacturing Survived by wife Evelyn four daughters in law five grandchildren a sister and four brothers The family name list includes Mrs Charles Joyce Forde Mrs Eugene Nancy Boock Mrs Ed Linda Sinn Miss Sandra Rickeberg and son Donald Neff plus mother Elnora Neff of Wayland Preceded by father two sisters and one brother
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Don H. Neff
St. Marion Ave
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
William Strickland
Cottonwood Cemetery
Don Neff
Henry County
Henry
Elnora
Tucker Neff
Wayland
Evelyn Smith
Kahoka
United Brethren Church of
Foster Mill
Washington Manufacturing
Evelyn
Charles
Joyce) Forde
Burlington
Eugene
Nancy) Boock
Washington
Linda) Sinn
Sandra Rickeberg
Donald Neff
Elnora Neff
Elmer Neff
Denver
Colo
Walter Neff
Las Vegas
Nev
Forrest Neff
Samwo
Ann
Record of Traffic Fines and Plea Actions in Rural Counties
A garbled docket lists multiple traffic infractions across rural Kalona Ainsworth Keota Wellman and nearby areas. Items include speeding fines from 24 to 25 dollars, registration and license suspension violations, and charges dropped or pled guilty in district court.
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Renal Gavirdine
Robert D. Yoder
Kalona
Christie L. Droll
Ainsworth
Dwaine Y. Young
Vietchtons
Wellman
Jeff Dickinson
Willlem A.dews
Washington
Stewart
Wills D- Burnham
Woketa
Creas
John L. Scott
Overland
Second bus inspection at Mid-Prairie school
WELLMAN Friday January 74 Mid-Prairie School District's bus fleet of 2 buses had their second inspection of the 1974 75 school year. Each bus passed the inspection and received the midyear. There were a few minor defects corrected at inspection. Superintendent said this could not be achieved without dedicated drivers and our bus mechanic correcting the trouble as it occurs.
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Wellman
Mid-Prairie
Graf
Carr
Immanuel Lutheran Church Weekly Activities
Sunday school starts at 9 am followed by Worship and Holy Communion at 10 am with a sermon titled Persistence in Faith. A rap session occurs at True Light. Group study meets at the Lund home at 7 pm and Four Men of God gathers at Chmel at home at 7:30 pm. A new study group forms at the Parsonage at 7:30 pm with catechism class at 5:30 pm on Wednesday and choir in the evening led by Ernest M. Caltvedt.
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Immanuel Lutheran Sunday School
True Light
Lund
John J. Witterman Dies in DeWitt at 83
John J. Witterman 83 of DeWitt died Friday January 31 1975. Funeral services Monday at 10 30 a m Sherman Eden Funeral Home with Rev William Kettlitz officiating. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife Helen two daughters Carol Bouricius and Barbara Jarvie one niece and two nephews. He was an insurance salesman and a United Brethren Church member.
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John J. Witterman
DeWitt
Washington
Sherman-Eden
William Kettlitz
Elm Grove
John Witterman
Hummerts
Holland
Jacobus Johannes
Berber Fischer Wittermans
Helen M
Grace R. Smith funeral services held in Davenport
Funeral services for Grace R. Smith were conducted Thursday afternoon January 30 at Faith United Church of Christ in Davenport with Rev. Robert Hoffman officiating. Davenport Chapter No. 178 of Eastern Star provided services. Pallbearers were John McClintic Ronald Jones William Johnston and Frank Risler. Interment followed at Fairmount Cemetery Davenport with Sherman Eden Funeral Home handling arrangements.
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Grace . Smith
Grace R. Smith
Faith United Church of Christ
Davenport
Robert Hoffman
Eastern Star
John McClintic
Ronald Jones
William Johnston
Frank Risler
Fairmount Cemetery
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
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Mid-Prairie Vocal
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