Christmas Tree Lights From 48 States in Sioux City
Sioux City's municipal auditorium grounds will soon display a Christmas tree lit by 300 bulbs representing cities from all states. The lighting ceremony on December 9 will be led by Mayor George Young and Whitfield Methodist Church pastor Rev S Willard Cunningham. The project, started by Whitfield mothers, aims to add a Christian touch to Christmas and is not a fund raising effort. Early responses came from Key West Florida to Olympia Washington.
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Sioux City
INS
Whitfield Methodist Church
S. Willard Cunningham
Whitfield Church
George Young
Key West
Fla
Olympia
States Weigh Adopting Borrowed Idea Across Regions
The report notes varied reactions from numerous cities across Washington and neighboring states since the initial proposal. Several municipalities indicated they were exploring adopting the concept, signaling a potential wider adoption trend.
Blast from Shotgun Kills Rabbit Hunter near Blairsburg
Jessico Cramer, 65, of near Blairsburg was killed when a shotgun he carried discharged as he climbed a fence during a rabbit hunt. His body was found hanging on a barnyard fence at the Cramer farm after his son James reported him missing.
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Clarion
Jessico Cramer
Blairsburg
Cramer
James
Keota Voters Endorse Natural Gas Franchise
Keota voters in a special election Friday approved a franchise for Iowa Southern Utilities Company to bring natural gas. The vote was nearly unanimous with 474 favors, 3 against, and 2 ballots spoiled out of 479 cast.
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Keota
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Gazette Want Ad Rates and Lost and Found Listings
A scanned newspaper notices various want ads and lost items including wallets, glasses, a wristwatch, and a brown billfold. It lists rates for daily and multi day ads, plus contact initials EM for responses and box references. It also features service offerings from mortuary monuments and local businesses.
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Jack of
Agigoratins
Fahl
Caerea
Saas
Myers
Keokuk to Have Float in Tournament of Roses Parade
Keokuk will have a float in the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena on New Year’s Day. The entry was accepted, the only Iowa float, honoring the city’s industry and the Iowa football team set to face Oregon State in the Rose Bowl. The 40 by 20 foot float features a 17 foot replica of a famous first Ilowan Chief Keokuk.
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Keokuk
Pasadena
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa City
Iowa
Oregon State
State Council Grants More Salary Boosts
DES MOINES AP The Iowa Executive Council approved salary increases for several state workers including Charles Wagner from 4800 to 6000 annually as superintendent of buildings and grounds Othie D McMurry from 6300 to 6600 as secretary of the Iowa Soil Conservation Committee Jack Darrah from 4020 to 4260 as assistant purchasing agent and the assistant director of the State Commission for the Blind from 4500 to 5340 a year noting the position is vacant The council earlier this week granted raises for about 500 Highway Commission employees.
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DES Moines
Iowa Executive Council
Charles Wagner
Othie D. McMurry
Iowa Soil Conservation Committee
Jack Darrah
Council
State Commission For the Blind
State Highway Commission
Skin Divers Search Lake for Boy's Body
Two Milwaukee skin divers probed West Okoboji lake for Wayne Swezey a 16 year old Spencer boy who drowned when his boat overturned during a duck hunt a week earlier Rob bert Wyatt 17 also of Spencer died in the same incident Wyatt body had been recovered but Swezey remained missing divers towed behind boats with three hours of air supplies while 60 men patrolled the lake with grappling hooks and gear seeking the body.
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Arnolds Park
Milwaukee
Okoboji Lake
Wayne Swezey
Spencer
Swezey
Robbert Wyatt
Wyatt
Driverless Car Rolls Into the Cedar River
Charles City AP reports Vance Lyshik found his car missing near his apartment after a Thursday overhaul. The auto rolled across a road, down an embankment, and into more than eight feet of water in the Cedar River. Cause of movement remains unknown.
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Charles City
Vance Lyshik
Lyshik
Cedar River
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