Baseball Meeting Friday Night
A mass meeting is set for Friday at 7 p.m. in the Elk's club basement banquet room. All residents are urged to attend to show Burling ton's interest in a 1951 baseball team in the Three-I league and to elect a board of directors. Clemente Biondetti won the 1949 Brescia to Rome car race in about 12 hours 7 minutes 5 seconds at roughly 83 mph.
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Elk’s Club
Ton
Burlington
Lafayette
Indiana
Clemente Biondetti
Brescia
Rome
Precious Stones Offered as Collateral Loans at Low Prices
Diamonds offered from reliable jewelers left as loans with attractive mounts. A 1/10 K ladies yellow gold ring sells for $29.50 while a 14 K white gold gypsy mounting men’s ring lists at $275. Prices include taxes and urge shopper caution.
Rackin My Brain Youre a psychologist in sports satire
Dave Garroway urges humane sportsview on deer hunting while pondering football psychology. The piece links a Wisconsin hunter tale to fall 1950 football upsets including Navy at Army and Iowa over Purdue, noting coaches’ overconfidence and the need for confidence training.
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Wisconsin
Dave
MacArthur
Garroway
America
Cardinals
Bears
Navy
Army
Northwestern
Illinois
Purdue
Notre Dame
Iowa
Stu Holcomb
Hawkeyes
Holcomb
BHS
Harold Tackelson
Grayhounds
St. Louis Browns
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Nebiker
Insurance Agency
Automobile Insurance
Jefferson St
Kimberly
South Africa
New York
Chicago
Jewelry & Loan
Main St
Depot
Burlington, Iowa
VanOsdol Motors
Packard Sales and Service
Leyda, Burrus & Metz
Richard K. Burrus
Walter E. Metz
Corner Oak and Osborn Sts
Hill’s Standard
Harold Hill
Lessee
Wilbur Skourup, Jr
Dave Garroway
WMAQ
Jazz
Sara Vaughn
Hudson
Chanen’s Auto Supply
Market St
Baker Fuel Co
Fifth & Valley
Court St
Goodfjyear
MacArthur Bridge
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!