Glaucomobile screens Iowans for glaucoma health check
More than 70,000 Iowans have used the Glaucomobile sponsored by the Iowa Lions Clubs and the University of Iowa to screen for glaucoma since 1965. The program visits two towns weekly in two-day sessions, offering free testing in three stages and referrals for those needing further evaluation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Bibou
I Journalism
Iowa City
Charles Phelps
U of I College of Medicine
Phelps
Lions Clubs
Lions Club
Ruth Fisher
Department of Ophthalmology
U of I
Elden Collins
Collins
Humboldt
Grandfather Plans New Marriage After 50 Years
Dear Rosie counsels that at 73 a long marriage should be respected and the grandfather’s happiness matters more than loyalty to the deceased wife. Dear Freddy advises safety and responsibility to persuade parents about motorbike ownership, stressing helmets, laws, maintenance, and caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandfather
Grandmother
Rosie
Freddy
Value Growing Grad Gift Options in Ames
Ames-area guidance outlines gifts that appreciate over time for graduates. Savings bonds, corporate bonds, CDs, and stocks are listed with cautions on liquidity and risk. Consider gift tax limits, tangibles like antiques or real estate, and the recipient’s needs for education, career, or long term security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Cindy Needles
Iowa State University
Savings and Loan
Needles
Retiring Keota Teacher Fern Adams Highlights 29 Years
Mrs. Fern Adams retires after 29 years teaching fifth and sixth grades in Keota. She began in 1948 when Hopewell School closed and Keota absorbed its students, following 12 years of prior teaching and a three month substitute stint in rural Washington County schools.
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Fern Adams
Keota
Hopewell
Washington County
Graham Williams
Kaye Winter
Gladys Twinam
James A. Michener
Mildred Cherryholmes
Waco Afs
Andrew Balcomb
Australia
Andrew
Harold Olson
Swedesburg
City Hall
Kay Bernau
Federated
Janice Twinam
Marie Dare
Lillian Maxwell
Margery Edgar
Graduation Honors for Crawfordsville Students
Julie Finke and Janet Dave Slater graduated Summa Cum Laude from Central College at Pella. Thirteen of 258 graduates earned this honor. Baccalaureate was held, a campus breakfast and reception followed, with extensive family attendance.
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Crawfordsville
Julie Finke
Janet Dave Slater
Central College
Pella
Granates
Julie
Silas Finke Jr
Randy
Velta Finke
Jessie Rees
Jean Arthur
Harold Isley
Pleasantville
Andy Rowe
Marengo
Floyd Rowe
Kathy Rowe
Wellman
Dick Dare
Janet
George Dare
Washington
Vicki
Bill Vierling
DeSoto
Tom
Phyllis Halstedt
Des Moines
WWE
Helen Lease
Barbara Achen
Brazil
Peace Corps
Miss Achen
Doris Davis
Mary Helen Jewell
Harold Spangler
Harold
Thelma Whitmarsh
Mt. Pleasant
Ardith Ingmanson
Winfield
Alice White
Joan Anderson
Hazel Moorhead
Joan
Jane Lauer
Swedesburg
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Robert Wallace
D. Copley News Service
Jon
Cambodia
Cuba
North Korea
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Department of State
Copley News Service
North Side Sq
Dilek
Golden Touch
Southwest Corner Square
Washington, Iowa
Los Angeles
UPI
Buck Owens
Owens
Jana Jae Owens
Buck
Matt
Katy Buck
Jantzen
Center Court
Dacron
Men & Boys
Washington Square
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