Iowa Faces Growing Runaway Problem Across State
Des Moines report details rising concerns among Iowa officials over children fleeing homes. Experts cite parental pressure, school troubles, and neighborhood contexts as triggers, with most runaways returning home quickly though some end up in crime or prostitution. Programs like Iowa Runaway Service aim to provide shelter and counseling to reunite families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Marshall
Drake University
Des Moines
Iowa
Acert
Carol McBroom
Joan
McBroom
Gary Venting
Polk County
Wentling
Ventling
Jared Nipeaeren
Aecdemetad McBroom
Jasper ‘Trout
Colorado
California
Boulder
Colo
Trout
Venting
Towa
Department of Social Services
Iowa Runaway Service
YMCA
Phyllis Frohm
Frohm
YWCA
Jews Daily Press Association
Steam cars as alcohol fueled future for buses and trucks
University of Iowa engineer James Osburn reports steam powered engines may shift to alcohol fuels, offering low emissions and fuel flexibility but poor mpg. He predicts steam or alcohol engines will more likely power buses and trucks, while family cars move toward electricity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Iowa Engineering
James Osburn
Osborn
Osburn
Wheat feeding could blunt corn market this summer says Wisner
Iowa State University economist Bob Wisner warns the wheat feeding push may temper corn demand as price spreads favor feeding wheat in the Southwest and southern Cornbelt. He cites May Colorado wheat near Iowa corn, potential 150 million bushels fed this spring and summer, and a larger than expected wheat carryover if crops stay favorable.
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Towa
Towa State University
Bob Wisner
Beon See
Adits
Colorado
Iowa
Midwest
Wisner
Southwest
Cornbelt
U. S
Kansas
Oklahoma
Russia
India
Canada
Picnic honors Ferd Skolas on thirty-fifth anniversary
The Skola family and friends gathered in Iowa City Park to mark Ferd and his wife’s thirty-fifth wedding anniversary and their son Larry Skola’s Davenport birth date. Attendees included Larry Skola and Chris and Andy, with Davenport guests and various relatives from multiple states attending. The celebration also noted Nellie Fink’s birthday with a dinner at Kolonial Townhouse and related family visits and graduations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Wakalona
Ferd Skola
Larry
Davenport
Iowa City Park
Larry Skola
Chris
Andy
Joe Harper
Nellie Fink
Lydia Miller
Gulfport
Edwin C Bender
Raymond Miller
Margaret
Barbara Hershberger
Ellen
Fannie Bender
Meredith Knepp
Kim
Robyn
Amarillo
Tex
Lizzie Knepp
Washington
Knepp
John R. Knepp
Cleo
Edwin Knepp
Edward Knepp
Ervin Knepp
Morse
Don Ayers
Pocahontas
Kolonial
S.C. Ropp
Gerald Bender
Katona
Eva Fry
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Elis Swartzendruber
Cecil Miller
Kerwin
Galen Miller
Kina
New Mexico
Delwyn Miller
Implants Bring Heavier Calves for Cownera Herds
Eldon J. Hans notes calves can gain about 10 percent faster and use 8 percent less feed when implanted with DES, Synovex or Balgro after 45 days. DES implants last roughly 100 days, boosting weight by about 20 pounds if given around day 60 while nursing. Placement is under the skin on the ear’s back middle third. implants may be combined with dehorning, castration, and vaccines for vibrosis, IBR, and leptospirosis.
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Eldon J. Hans
Hans
Traffic violations and fines listed for several Iowa residents
On the Record records numerous infractions with names and towns including Billy L. Davis Iowa City 21 Herbert A Grout Riverside 22 Michael E Loveless Washington and others. Fines range from 10 to 30 dollars for disobeying stoplights failing to stop or give information and aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy L. Davis
Iowa City
Herbert A. Grout
Riverside
Michael E. Loveless
Washington
Jerry L Fisher
Ottumwa
Steven L. Tinnes
Keota
Floyd A. Murphy
Mark C. Tindal
Geary R. James
Mrs. Gugel Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs. Louis Gugel, former Wayland resident, returns to her Katona rural home from Mercy Hospital Iowa City where gall bladder surgery May 16 was followed by a leg blood clot complication. The piece also notes local social visits and a storm-damaged flower garden.
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W. Magdefray
Wayland
Louis Gugel
Katona
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Emily Wyse
Verna Hulme
Lovina Leichty
Eda Boshart
George Martin
Mt. Pleasant
John Scarbrough
Brent
Elgin
Illinois
Kenneth Groff
Howard Schafer
Linda
Milton
Shirley
Sherri Messer
Fairfield
Ann Neff
Margaret Reschly
Sherri
Marylee Messer
van Buren County Hospital
Kecasauqua
George Britenbach
Washington
Allen Wenger
Chris Wenger
Seattle
Summer Reading Program and New Books Highlight Library Notes
The Public Library enters summer with the Annual Amateur Art Show drawing steady visitors to the Helen Wilson Gallery. Beginning June 9 Mrs. Mary Mathiason directs the Gone Readin program for children with sessions for different grade groups on Mondays and Wednesdays. New books include mysteries, romances, and non fiction titles, with a large periodical selection. A memorial for Mrs. Carrie Berdo, The Year of the Butterfly by George Ordish, was placed in the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Wilson
Mary Mathiason
Zachariah
Robert G. O'Brien
Edith June Bahr
Hook Or Creek
Emma Lathen
Margery Sharp
J. Victor Strange
Ruth Willock
J. Joan McLean
Samuel Carr
Irving Adler
Nena O'Neil
Edwin Newman
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
A. E Hotchner
Anna Romaniuk
Ellen Knight
Carrie Berdo
TV Listings for Friday to Sunday on Channel 2 to 12
TV schedule snippets list daytime and evening programs across channels including Mission Impossible Kojak Mannix Tell News Eye on Iowa Price Is Right ABC News 60 Minutes and various movies. Notable items include The Six Million Dollar Man and Wide World of Sports style telecasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rasee Cher
Kojak Mannix Tell
Judge
News Eye On
Iowa
Rida
Professional Directory for Washington Iowa Firms and Services
A dense directory listing local attorneys across Livingston Morrison Owen Stewart Shearer Griffiths Anderson Buffer and others including Dr M L Teweton chiropractor Dr Thomas D Kauffman optometrists Keota nursing home Maplewood Manor and childcare services ABC Play School The Children s House Inc plus Production Credit Association and Credit Bureau of Washington with phone numbers and addresses in Washington Iowa
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Thomas D. Kauffman
Washington
Iowa
Dinner Honors May Birthdays And Anniversaries At St Marys
Riverside May 29 The Senior Citizens monthly dinner at St Marys hall drew 50 attendees. Honorees included Mary Lukavsky the oldest birthday celebrant, with other May birthdays Harold Cress A E Schnoebelen Libby Carlton Zee Strabala Mildred Thomann. George Shalla celebrated 50 years married. Leroy Hardy observed 48 years. Hostesses were Elmer Schneider Ed Shebek Ralph Klein Ralph Waldschmidt Fred Kucera Urban Metz Maynard Strabala and Louis Kasper. Next meeting slated June at Methodist church parlors. June 3 Pat Huffman opens Soft Touch beauty salon in Kiene Western Auto building on Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Kiene Riverside
St. Marys Hall
Mary Lukavsky
Harold Cress
A. E. ‘Schnoebelen
Libby Carlton
Zee Strabala
Mildred ‘Thomann
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Niversity of Iowa News Service
Honor Ferd Skolas
The
Fru
Mrs. Gugel
Anna Davison
Washington County Home Economics
Gary Murphy
Steve Roth
Stephanie
Tim Roth
Pleasant
Ralph Roth
Kurtis
Krista Flory
Rhia Davison
Donald Davison
Library Notes
M. L. McCreedy
Geroge Ordish
Area Television
Mission Imp
Channel
Channel 4
Price
Right News
Wide World
Mr. Roge
Sesame St. Aviation Traveler
Professional Directory
Morrison, Morrison
Lloyd Edmund D. Morrison Jr
James E.lloyd
West
Washington St
John C. Owen
East Main Street
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
Credit Bureau OF Washington Inc
Washington, Iowa
Manning Homes
Maplewood Manor Nursing Home
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
Optometrist
John W. Lemmon
Lews ‘Avenue
Childcare
ABC Play School
the Children’s House, Inc
Hoo
St. Citizen
Joe
Pat) Huffman
Kiene Western Auto Hardware
Main Street
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