Iowa launches spraying plan to curb grasshopper surge
The Iowa Department of Agriculture started a roadside spraying program across 32 southern counties to battle the worst grasshopper infestation since 1936. Funds from a $7,000 emergency pest control allotment will supply materials free to counties, with bids expected to move quickly.
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S. W. Iowa
Des Moines
State Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Highway Commission
Statehouse
Loyd van Patten
van Patten
Legislative Interim Committee
Teen’s 1884 silver dollar funds 68 year old suit
In 1884 Wayne Warner at 14 received a silver dollar from his grandfather and bought a turkey hen. The hen laid 13 eggs and he sold 13 turkeys for 13 dollars. He loaned the money to his mother, repaid at 18, and bought his suit. Now at 86 the old suit returns for a promenade.
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Wayne
Police raid poker game finds participants asleep
Springfield Ohio police raided a poker game and found all players asleep in chairs and on the floor. No charges were filed.
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Springfield
Ohio
Hoegh Aims At Proclamation Pace Record In Iowa
Governor Leo Hoegh nears a record for proclamations in 1954 77 issued so far this year as he serves his second term. In 1954 Beardsley issued 28 in six months. Hoegh accelerates then slows as spring and fall bring most proclamations.
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Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Hoegh
William S. Beardsley
Beardsley
Robert D. Blue
B. B. Hickenlooper
Sign on Truck Warns of Odd Stopping Rules in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia truck sign advertises unusual stopping rules for cross streets and railroads and makes a joke about blondes brunettes and redheads with a 50 foot backup for redheads. The sign reflects humorous local spin captured by an AP report.
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Philadelphia
Philadelpha
Fire on Third Floor Destroys Mrs Welch’s Apartment
Mrs Martha Welch sitting on her apartment porch when a truck driver alerted her to a blaze on the third floor. The fire spread into her quarters causing about 1250 dollars in damage. An Englishman notes an automobile convertible is a drophead in his report.
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United Front
Labor - Farmer Party
Stalin
Earl Browder
Dennis
Weiss
Marx
ST. Louis
Martha Welch
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