Community manpower surveys mailed in Iowa cities
The Iowa Employment Security Commission mails manpower surveys to Crawfordsville Brighton Rubio Pleasant Plain Keota Richmond Kalona Riverside Wayland West Chester and Washington. The survey aims to evaluate the Washington area's resources and requests cooperation from every resident. Journal photo by Dallas Kinney.
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Crawfordsville
Brighton
Rubio
Pleasant Plain
Keota
Richmond
Kalona
Riverside
Wayland
West Chester
Washington
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Dallas Kinney
Manpower survey mails 7000 letters county wide
The Iowa Employment Security Commission launches a county wide manpower survey by mailing 7 000 cards to every family over 16 in Washington and surrounding areas. The effort seeks to map skills and potential abilities and offers job placement and training programs while stressing confidentiality.
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Washington Community Manpower Survey
Jim Frier
Bill Perdock
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Hubert Lehrer
Richland
Ainsworth
Wellman
Iowa Employment Security Commission
Washington
Perdock
Maurice Gould
Keota
Cliff Conklin
William Henderson
Wayland
Lyle Zear
Smuggling scheme brings 11 to West Berlin hidden in meat truck
An East German truck driver smuggled his brother-in-law and families, including 11 children aged one to eleven, to West Berlin by hiding them under a cargo of cold meat. The children were drugged with sleeping pills to stay quiet and were taken to a hospital upon arrival.
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West Berlin
Cuhel Named Extension Assistant for Washington County
Kenneth Cuhel of Swisher Iowa is hired as associate to start October 1 by the Washington County Extension Council. He will join the agricultural 4 H program and assist other county extension work, bringing farm experience since 1955 plus a 1960 Iowa State University degree in Farm Operations. He is married with a three year old daughter and will relocate to Washington. He has served on the Johnson County Extension Council and chaired it for two years.
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Washington County Extension Council
County Extension Service
Bill Norman
Extension Council
Ken Cuhel
Swisher
Iowa
Johnson County
Johnson County Extension Council
Huitman
Hughes
Bode Named to State Mental Retardation Task Force
Dwight Bode of the County Sept of Schools was named to the Employment Task Force of Iowa’s Comprehensive Plan to Combat Mental Retardation. Appointed by J O Henry, chair of the State Board of Control, Bode also serves on the planning board for the organization which meets in Des Moines on September 11. The group, created to spend rental Retardation Planning Grants from federal funds, covers education employment welfare rehabilitation health law recreation and religion.
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Dwight Bode
Sept
Iowa
J. O. Henry
State Board of Control
Bode
Organizations Planning Board
Des Moines
Board of Control
New schedule for Christian Tabernacle services
A new schedule of services is in effect at Christian Tabernacle this week. Tuesday prayer is at 9 30 a m and Wednesday services at 7 39 p m including adult Bible study and youth programs. Saturday mens prayer meets at 7 30 p m. Sunday school starts 9 45 a m and morning worship 10 45 a m with ministry and children 6 30 p m and Sunday evening preaching at 7 30 p m.
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The
Christian Tabernacle
Probate of Eva Strum Will and Executor Appointment
Public notice announces probate of the will of Eva Strum and the appointment of an executor. It also notes sale of hands by Fairfield Community School District for 1.36 million dollars.
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Eva Strum
Fairfield Community School District
Dora: Worst hurricane to strike northeast Florida
Monstrous Dora smashed through St Augustine and inland across north Florida causing vast destruction. The storm left thousands homeless, tore apart fishing piers and beachfront properties, toppled oaks, and cut power to coastal towns from St Augustine to Jacksonville with warnings of heavy rain and possible floods for 48 hours.
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Augustine
Fla
UPI
Dora
Florida
Piney Woods
Florida Panhandle
St Augustine
Jacksonville Beach
South Carolina
St. Augustine
Jacksonville
Brunswick
Weather Bureau
Georgia
Ethel
Miami Weather Bureau
Florida Gulf Coast
Apalachicola
Cedar Key
Tallahassee
Green Cove Springs
Orange Park
South Georgia
NFO suspends Wisconsin protests after fatal livestock incident
The National Farmers Organization cancels all market rebellion protests in Wisconsin after two members were killed when crushed by a livestock truck. NFO President Oren L. Staley postpones Wisconsin actions pending a meeting with Governor Reynolds. he urges non violence in all holding action demonstrations outside Wisconsin. The incident occurred as NF0 members and supporters tried to halt a truck carrying cattle to market, under a driver who faced no immediate charges.
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Corning
Iowa
UPI
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Wisconsin
Oren Lee Staley
Staley
NFC
Bonduel
Wis
Melvin L. Cummins
Birnamwood
Howard Falk
Equity Cooperative
Ivan Mueller
Cecil
John Reynolds
Iowa Weather Forecast Partly Cloudy Then Showers East
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with showers and thunderstorms over the east and south. Lows tonight 40s northwest to 50s southeast. Fair and cooler Friday with highs in the 60s. Fair and slightly warmer Saturday.
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United Press International
Iowa
Wellman Man Charged After Auto Accident
Daniel J. S. Miller, 76, of Wellman, was charged with failure to yield after a collision at the 22 and 1 intersection in Kalona. His car struck Bertha Henry’s vehicle, causing major damage. Passenger Vera Latta was admitted to Washington County Hospital with injuries of unknown extent.
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Daniel J. S. Miller
Wellman
Washington
Miller
Kalona
Bertha Henry
Henry
James Richart
Vera Latta
Washington County Hospital
Rites at Sigourney for Rollie Conklin
Rollie Conklin of California died Wednesday in Sigourney after a lingering illness. Funeral services will be Friday at 2 p.m. CST at Sigourney Methodist Church, with burial in Keota Cemetery. Reynalds Funeral Home of Sigourney is in charge. He was well known in the Keota area.
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Sigourney
Rollie Conklin
California
Sigourney Methodist Church
Keota
Reynalds
No Action This Year On Junior College
Washington Community School District will take no further action on establishing a junior college until after the next state legislative session. The board reviewed an opinion by bonding authorities Chap man and Cutler, who caution against selling bonds without a new state charter. A vote on the merger with Walnut Township School District could occur after hearings, with an effective date of next July if approved. The board meets September 21 to canvass election results and reorganize.
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Washington
Chapman and Cutler
Chicago
Ment
Paul Johnston
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Walnut Township
Jefferson County
Washington Community District
Iowa
Legislative Interim Committee
Highway Commission
Hultman
Hearing on asphalt paving extends third day
DES MOINES UPI The Legislative Interim Committee enters the third and final day of hearings on a highway commission decision to switch from concrete to asphalt on a 14 mile segment of Interstate 80. Senator Nolan accuses chief engineer Clausen of conflicting testimony and questions documentary evidence.
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Des Moines
UPI
Highway Commission
D. C. Nolan
Iowa City
L. M. Clausen
Nolan
Clausen
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Beye buys Fairfield shoe repair shop
Don Beye, longtime Washington resident, purchased Grant Dowell's shoe shop on North Main in Fairfield and will work there full time starting Monday. He will keep the Washington shop open briefly, with staff from 8 30 a m to 4 30 p m, then focus on Fairfield. Beye moved from Marshalltown in 1951 and has two children, Donita age 12 and Dennis age 10, as Fairfield school begins.
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Don Beye
Washington
Fairfield
Beye
Grant Dowell
North Main
Marshalltown
Donita
Dennis
Iowa gubernatorial debate splits on highway funding methods
In Des Moines, Gov. Harold E. Hughes and Atty. Gen. Evan L. Hultman clashed over highway financing. Hughes backed a 1 cent per gallon gas tax increase for pay-as-you-go roads, while Hultman urged bonding to speed construction and counter rising future costs. The exchange highlighted differing views on public safety and education policy amid rising Iowa highway deaths.
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DES Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Atty
Evan L. Hultman
Hultman
Hughes
Iowa Good Roads Associationn
Iowa
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Elmer Schneider
William Norman
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Emerson
L.E.S.C
Davis
van Buren
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