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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1966
Page
3
An out of doors Christmas program will be given Wednesday evening December 22 at 730 pm. First six grade students of the local school will sing Christmas songs at the big tree on main street and Santa Claus will be present to pass out candy.
Shoppers flock to Buffalo Center as merchants bundle gifts and plan a December 22 event at 3 30 PM with Santa Claus and a sack distribution including a portable TV set radios and electric knives. Pete Wessels sets a Buffalo Center school basketball scoring record with 41 points in a 86 62 loss to Garner, while Edith fire safety ads urge home escape planning and EDITH life saving drills.
The state of Iowa files a federal suit in Des Moines charging 22 companies with conspiring to fix asphalt prices sold to the highway commission and many cities and counties. Attorney General Lawrence Scalise says amount involved is unknown, with some officials estimating up to 30 million dollars. The suit alleges the conspiracy began around 1950 and outlines a 25 percent contingency fee for Des Moines lawyers Hawkins and Lawyer, pending council approval with the shift to a new GOP-controlled executive council in January. IRS urges town taxpayers to file federal returns with the Des Moines District Director Ernest W. Bacon.
Iowa residents face no current change as a new federal filing rule advances gradually. Iowa's focus includes a proposed western state college site, with Sen Joseph Flatt urging study and plans for a regional higher education center. Auditor-elect Lloyd H K Smith aims to build a competent staff, including CPAs if available. Unemployment in October reached 16,900 with nonfarm employment rising to 810,500, while the budget requests total 489 million annually for two years. Governor Hughes is to present a formal budget by February 1.
A statement emphasizes that world food reserves are low and the United States supplies about two thirds of grain imports to food-deficit nations. The call urges heightened efficiency and greater production from American agriculture.
In 1957 the Business Men's Club will be led by Calvin Lundberg as President, Vincent Steinberg as Vice President, and Karl Elmen as Secretary Treasurer. Larry Costigan and Don Beste hunted in the northeastern state section with four doe bagged by Larry, Don left empty handed.
At the county convention Archie E Anderson was chosen as chairman of the Winnebago County AAA. The item recalls history with a note referencing December 17, 1936. Also mentions Rev Peter Peters taking the pulpit at the local Baptist Church and a late 1930s local sports win by the Buffalo Center Bison.
Fragmentary note mentions James Murray batting, stamps or money, farm pastio and safe way. Information is too garbled to determine a coherent event or人物.
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