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July 29, 1946 Release 20 names for Barracks C.C. McCarthy, city manager, today released the names of twenty successful applicants for the 24 emergency housing units now being erected on the Bonebright lots. Four other names picked by the conference committee are being withheld for further study to make sure they are eligible for the housing. A mistake in granting housing now would not help an ineligible applicant, McCarthy said, since the person erroneously given the unit would be denied the quarters as soon as the mistake was discovered. The conference committee, which selected ...

Referendum for re-designing high school set for Sept. 8

Part One of a Two-Part Series EDITORS NOTE: This article addresses the explanations concerning the educational environment, including safety, comfort, and teacher recruitment in addition to the infastructure and classroom requirements. Webster City has talked about replacing its high school ...

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Hotel/Motel Tax Grant meeting Wednesday The Hotel/Motel grant board will meet today at 5:30 p.m. at the Webster City City Hall. The meeting will be held in the Council chambers located at 400 Second St. Daytime book club meets August 11 at KYL The Kendall Young Library August Book Club discussion will be held on Tuesday, August 11 about “All the Colors of the Dark” by Chris Whitaker. The discussion begins at 1:30 p.m. for an hour. Books are available at the adult checkout desk if interested in participating. A book for the September Book Club will be announced and ...

Our Neighborhood: Ellingson family focus

It’s been quite a while, nearly two years, since I sat down and wrote about Our Neighborhood. Time, it seems, really does fly by faster and faster the longer we live. Dion, in his song “Abraham, Martin and John”, uses the line “it seems, the good, they die young”. It’s certainly been my experience that there are a lot of good people residing there. Osmond Ellingson was born in Norway, Iowa in 1865. Schooling in Mt Vernon was followed by a college graduation from the University of Michigan Law School in 1892. Osmond moved to Webster City and practiced with Judge ...

Sand touts plans for iowa

FORT DODGE — Rob Sand told a Fort Dodge audience Monday that he will bring a different approach to the governor’s office that will produce solutions that work for Iowans on everything from water quality to mental health. The Democrat said the state now has two “private clubs” - The ...