CAN Road Saga Tells of Anamosa Line to Quasqueton
The Chicago Anamosa and Northern began in 1903 with $150000, serving towns like Prairieburg Robinson Monti Quasqueton and Jackson. It carried freight and a single cheap passenger car, faced blizzards and washouts, and finally abandoned in 1915 with rails sold as scrap to a Kansas City firm.
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Namosa
Chicago
Anamosa
England
Northern
North Western Railroad
Quasqueton
Prairieburg
Robinson
Monti
Jackson
John
Leo Haynes
Dan Meredith
Grover Underwood
Bill Jackson
James E. Remley
Anamos
Nealy
John Dirks
Dubuque
Anamose
Buffalo
Coggon
Jones County
Glasser Equipment Company of
Anderson
Dirks
Kansas City
White Way lights brighten Manchester business district
Manchester officials Iowa Electric Company and 11 local businessmen funded a new white way along highway 20. The 400 watt mercury vapor lights cover 1200 feet and will run 24 hours with automatic electric eye control. Iowa Electric set poles free and will maintain current at no charge. A daylight switch and traffic flasher were added to improve safety and slow traffic. Four more lights will be installed at Main Franklin streets corridors.
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Manchester
Iowa Electric Company
Greater East End
Four Corners
Main
Franklin Streets
iCity
Francis Hoag
Indian Woman Regains 80 Acres on Mississippi River
Emma Big Bear Holt of McGregor Wisconsin has had title restored to 80 acres along the Mississippi opposite Lansing after a U. S. district court ruling. The land, once hers with husband Henry Holt, was foreclosed over a missing $400 mortgage tied to a 1920 Cadillac. Holt, a Winnebago descendant, lived in a tent beside the river and earned income from bead work and baskets. She hopes to sell the property.
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McGregor
Mississippi
Emma Big Bear Holt
DeSoto
Wis
Lansing
U. S. District Court
Madison
U. S. Department of Indian Affairs
Emma
Dubuque
Holts
Henry Holt
Henry
Winnebago Indian Reservation
Nebraska
Italian student Gabriella at Upper Iowa impresses peers and staff
Gabriella Bosco of Rome stays with the Marshall family at 532 Knollwood Drive SE while studying at Upper Iowa. She handles a heavy course load 27 hours in the second half of the quarter and 22 hours in the second quarter, pursuing Italian studies for a Rome senior exam. She enjoys reading, knitting, hosting weekend visits, and civic addresses, noting differences between American and Italian education and sports.
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Knollwood Drive
Marshall
Robert C. Toms
Marion
AFS
Upper Iowa
Gabriella
Umberto Bosco
University of Rome
Papa Bosco
Encyclopedia Italiana
The
United States
Rome
Mary Louise Marshall
McKinley High School
Riella
Upper
Iowa
Italy
Too much sugar in school lunches cited by Iowa supervisor
Iowa's hot lunch supervisor C W Bangs warns many students spend lunch money on drinks doughnuts and candy rather than nourishing meals. He cites sugar content in common items and urges healthier choices in educational bulletin.
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Iowa
C. W. Bangs
Mr. Bangs
Fifty Years A Springville Doctor Gearhart Remembers
By John Reynolds Sunday Editor Springville marks Dr. G W Gearhart’s 50 years in medicine since he set up practice on September 1, 1899. He recalls rough early days walking to patients, a 50 cent office call, delivering hundreds of babies, and a career spanning revolutions in medicine including periods of house calls, limited drugs, and modest hospital use.
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Springville
G. W. Gearhart
Gearhart
Dubuque County
Hopkinton
Lenox College
Young Gearhart
Rush Medical College
University of Chicago
Springvillé
Paralta
Viola
Whittier
Waubeek
Alburnett
Prairieburg
Martelle
Dr. Gearhart
Main Street
Smallest Railroad Jowa City Houses Tiny Riverdale Layout
AP reports Tom and Esther Wright display a miniature HO gauge railroad circling the top edge of a 6 by 20 foot trailer in Riverdale village. The 15 foot track includes a three speed electric engine, a hidden transformer, cars, stations, and a growing pickle car under construction.
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Jowa City
Tom
Esther Wright
Riverdale Village
Iowa City
Wright
Post in court house replaced by Francis Skinner
The court house post has been filled, with Francis Skinner, a Delaware township farmer, taking over the duties after continuous service by the previous holder.
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Francis Skinner
Delaware Township
State Tax Revenues Rise Across Categories in 1949
Report shows 1949 tax yields exceed 1948 in several categories including use tax insurance premium tax and motor vehicle registrations while beer and cigarette taxes shift modestly. Figures list state sales tax income tax corporation tax and other levies with year over year comparisons.
U S Navy’s first submarine used gasoline four cylinder engine
The historical note records that the navy’s inaugural submarine relied on a four cylinder gasoline engine for propulsion.
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U. S. Navy
Power Plant Flashover Causes Hours of Outage
A substation flashover disrupted the system, leaving 69,000 customers without power. Breaks followed on December 2 and 10, with injuries to three workers and one engineer sustaining burns while restoring service. Output fell from 51,500 kilowatts to about 35,000, resuming near normal in 45 minutes.
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Jack Dorton
Crandie
Oakdale
Cedar Rapids
Liquor Charges Filed Against Four in Red Oak
Indictments charging operators of two Red Oak night spots with illegal sale of liquor were announced after a special grand jury session. Charles O Walker Margaret Walker Wayne Bremmer and Emma Marie Benn of Red Oak were indicted and released on bond. Sheriff George Christian said six visiting officers aided in gathering evidence in November. He noted out of town officers were used to avoid familiarity with the venues. The officers testified they ordered and were sold liquor by the drink at both locations.
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Red Oak
Charles O
Margaret Walker
Walkers
Dreamland
Wayne Bremmer
Emma Marie Benn
Hilltop Inn
George Christian
Christian
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Lily Underwood
Clarence Cox
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Mt. Vernon
Robert Kriz
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Richard Kavalier
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Wellman Methodist Church
Schuyler Love
Arthur Dodds
Backbone State Park
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Boone
Paul Pierce
Vinton
Iowa Conservation Commission
Fred 4. Pierce
Iowa Bird Life
Earl Freeman
Winthrop
Pythian
Theo Nass
Dysart Pythian Sisters
Harold Mehlhaus
Norene Boley
Marion Lutz
Merle Olson
Clifford Baker
Cliff Neckroth
E. G. Hix, Jr
Ed Melhouse
Karl Aschenbrenner
Ernest Dengler
Paul Burger
Ruby Schuett
Postville Packing Plant
A. W. Freel of
Wellman
Mrs. Harve
Monticello
Leonard Buel
J. H. Dirks
Norway
Henry Thomas
Keota
E. L. Kirkpatrick
St. Francis Parish of Ossian
War Relief Organization At
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Ervin A. Madera
Tracr
Air Force Officer Candidate School
San Antonio
Europe
George Bachelder
Postville
Tuberculosis and — Association
Nordic Cathedral
Luther College
Reuben F. Hockaday
John Reynolds
Rush
Riverside Student Cooperative Store
HAL
Mrk. Halamka
Allison
Harding Des Moines
Jowa
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