Windy neighbor dispute over roses and hens in coastal town
In a small coastal town, old Mr. Atwell and new neighbor Bullock clash over a trellis, roses, and six hens. A windstorm blows down Bullock’s trellis and hens escape into Atwell’s garden, sparking a legal quip about proving the wind.
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Betsy
Zinnias
Atwell
Rellis
Bul
Mr. Atim
Mr. Atwell
Godfrey
Pipsqueak
Hensemell
Bullock
Tooster
By the Way by L. F. M Jubilant garden chores and letters from Poland
A lighthearted column notes a cold snap, wishful talks of red flannels, and a local boy’s letter from Poland mentioning American phrases. It humorously recounts rabbits, furred bunnies, a motor lawn mower, and family antics around the henhouse. Readers are asked if they voted for their preferred candidate.
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Poland
Thair House
Sam
Sage
State Park Use Heavy as Holiday Weekend Begins
Out-of-town guests and local visitors flock to Iowa state parks for Memorial Day as attendance nears prewar levels. Officials report park use nearly triple 1945 figures with school picnics and group bookings surging. Overnight cabins at Backbone Park and Lake Wapello are booked solid, lifeguards hired, and concessions to operate daily through the summer.
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Commission
Anita
Backbone Park
Lake Wapello
Pike fry production rises at Iowa hatcheries in 1946
Two state maintained wall-eyed pike hatcheries at Spirit and Clear Lakes yielded 74,000,000 fry in 1946, about 9.5 million more than 1945. Clear Lake hatchery stocked 19,880,000 fry. Millions more were placed in state nursery ponds for fall fingerling stocking, with the rest released into Iowa pike lakes.
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State ‘Conservation ‘Commission
Spirit and Clear Lakes
Clear Lake
Air trip honors Mrs Deddo Meyer of Holland
Mrs Deddo Meyer of Holland recovered from illness after an air trip from Michigan to Iowa. The 70 year old grandmother, on her first flight, expressed interest in a future pressure plane ride. A large group of friends and relatives from Des Moines, Harlan, Independence, Osceola, Henderson, Treynor, Ryan, Ft. Morgan, Ruthven, Eureka Springs, Denver, Council Bluffs, Atlantic, Casey, Anthibon, Woolward, and Omaha sent well wishes and accompanied her home.
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Deddo Meyer
Holland
Michigan
Local Families Named in Social Notes Glimpse
Jefferson and Mrs Cecil McAfee with daughters, Mr and Mrs Carl Daubendiek, Scranton, and Mr and Mrs M Garland are listed in a social notes snippet highlighting family affiliations and household ties from the community.
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Jefferson, Mr. and
Mrs. Cecil Mc
Carl Daubendiek
Scranton
M. &. Garland
Allerton man keeps two wolf cubs and a tame fox
Dean Wensel near Allerton captured two wolf cubs two months ago and has kept them since. The cubs are half grown and ferocious, unlike a cub fox the Wensels also own that plays with children like a kitten.
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Dean Wensel
Allerton
Wensels
Potatoes Rise With Food Program Spirit
Co C Miller of Clarinda reports even the vegetables join the spirit of the food program. A single hint of potatoes in his garden yielded sixty one spuds showing unexpected bounty locally.
Gas drill hits subterranean gas chamber near Sheldon
IT workers drilling a farm well near Sheldon encountered a subterranean gas chamber at 267 feet releasing an estimated 85 pounds of pressure. Rags in the casing failed to seal, and a board with 700 pounds of tools blew off before the hole was finally sealed with a threaded cap welded in place. Nature sometimes resists probing into her depths.
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Sheldon
Drilling Again as Hunt Redoubles Efforts Near Redfield
Fletcher Hunt of Adair is drilling his ninth well in the Redfield area after seven years of exploration. He reports indications so far are good and suggests ongoing efforts may yield productive results.
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Fletcher Hunt
Adair
Redfield
Beaman man fosters four raccoon orphans then gives them away
Albert Mein killed a mother raccoon near Beaman and found himself unintentionally the foster father to four young raccoons. He bottle fed them with a spoon for a week then handed them over to others to resume farming duties.
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Albert Mein
Beaman
Fell From Bridge In Corning Hospitalized After Fall
Robert Riggan reportedly went to sleep on a railroad bridge near Corning, rolled off onto rocks below, and lay in the rain overnight. He was found by Beth Marr of Corning and taken to Creston hospital for a fractured hip, bruises, and shock.
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Robert Riggan
Corning
Beth ‘Marr
Creston Hospital
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