Spry Announces Campaign for Republican Secretary of Agriculture
Clyde Spry 60, longtime deputy secretary of agriculture, seeks the Republican nomination to succeed retiring Secretary Harry D Linn. A Bronson resident and former farmer in Henry Monona and Woodbury counties, Spry has held public service roles including Iowa Soil Conservation, Farm Bureau and community groups. He emphasizes land protection and service to producers processors retailers and consumers. Other notes include engagement announcements and local social items from various towns.
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DES Moines
Clyde Spry
Harry D. Linn
Spry
Bronson
Woodbury County
Henry
Monona
Woodbury
Community club elects six directors in Iowa merger
TOLEDO six directors chosen for the newly formed Community club created by merging the Chamber of Commerce and the Progressive club. The slate includes Herbert Clark, Herbert Ferrow, Otis Lisle, Dean Cruikshank, Robert Kaloupek and Dwight Applegate. The chairman will be selected later.
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Toledo
Herbert Clark
Herbert Ferrow
Otis Lisle
Dean Cruikshank
Robert Kaloupek
Dwight Applegate
Chamber of Commerce
Progressive Club
Postville
Gaddis A. Brooks
Laurence Hofer
Wilson A. Lange
Decorah
Vinton
Elias B. Martin
Strawberry Point
Robert Cowles
Lamont
Standard Oil Company
Glenn Fayram
North Liberty
North Liberty Mutual Telephone Company
Masonic Building
Frank Zeller
Logan A. Myers
Robert G. Bowman
John Bowman
Melinda Carsten
Citizens State Bank
Anamosa
Shirley Walter
Bert Walter
James Walmutt
Ray Walmutt
Prairieburg
Oxford Junction
Bernard Turner
Charles Turner
Gene Shol
Auburn
Wash
Ft. Lewis
Turner
C. V. Phillips
Maquoketa
John Reiken
Olin
Wyoming
Henry Eichhorn
Kay Hebrank
Roy Hebrank
Horace Talcott
B. W. Talcott
Margaret May Baker
Chicago
Eastern Iowa Coeds Are Beauty Candidates at Old Gold Beau
Special to The Gazette Cedar Falls twenty eight Iowa State Teachers college coeds are candidates for Old Gold Beauties. The annual Old Gold dance will be Saturday Feb 11 in the Commons ballroom. Students will vote for 10 finalists Feb 7. Candidates include Wanda Brown Dysart Margaret Doty Oelwein Ellen Stetler Belle Plaine Dorothy Stewart Gladbrook Esther Jamison Wapello.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa State Teachers College
Aid drives for Earl Mackey victim of coasting crash
Citizens of Ida Grove have donated 355 dollars to Earl Mackey age 17 who suffered a broken back in a January 7 coasting accident. He is listed as a patient at University Hospital in Iowa City.
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IDA Grove
Earl Mackey
University Hospital
Iowa City
Master Masons To Have School At Monticello
Burns Masonic lodge hosts regional grand lodge school of instruction in Monticello Wednesday to Friday. Grand Master Don Carpenter of Council Bluffs attends with over 100 Master Masons. Past Grand Master John T. Ames of Traer leads sessions. Grand Secretary Earl B. Delzell of Cedar Rapids conducts Friday training for lodge secretaries. Edgar Vernon is Monticello lodge worshipful master.
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Monticello
Burns Masonic Clse
Masonic Grand Lodge School of
Grand Lodge
Don Carpenter
Council Bluffs
John T. Ames
Traer
Earl B. Delzell
Cedar Rapids
Edgar Vernon
Monticello Lodge
Last Rites Thursday For Norway Publisher
Special to The Gate Norway John D. Tollenaar 65 publisher of the Benton County Star will be buried in Kirksville Missouri after services in the Norway Methodist church He died suddenly in his printing office on Sunday afternoon He had published the Star for eight years He came to Norway from Kirksville born February 26 1884 in Pella Iowa He was a printer since age 18 He is survived by his wife four sons John D Jr Albert of Kirksville Floyd of Diamond Wayne of Redondo Beach California three daughters Renelda Gashwiler of Brooklyn Iowa Laura McBee of Columbus Georgia and Avanelle Kilbane of Sarcoxie Missouri and two sisters Mae Miller of Cedar Rapids and Anna Rootselaar of Prairie City Iowa
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Norway
John D. Tollenaar
Benton County
John D., Jr
Albert
Kirksville
Floyd Ke
Diamond
Wayne
Redondo Beach
Calif
You
Renelda Gashwiler
Brooklyn
Laura McBee
Columbus, Ga
Avanelle Kilbane
Sarcoxie
Mae Miller
Cedar Rapids
Anna Rootselaar
Prairie City, la
Center Junction Creamery Reports 393,379 Sales and Butter Output
Center Junction Cooperative Creamery posted last year’s total sales of 393,378.82 dollars at its annual meeting. The plant produced 292,985 pounds of butter costing 71.73 cents per pound with Ellsworth Dart as butter maker. Re-elected to the board were H. J. Dirks and Dean McDonald. County Extension Director D. D. Offringa, Quality Field man Lyle Jenkins and Folmer Hansen of Cedar Falls, chair of the Iowa Dairy Industry Commission, spoke.
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Center Junction
Folmer Hansen
Cedar Falls
Iowa Dairy Industry Commission
John Deere Posts New Sales Record for 1949
MOLINE AP reports John Deere and Company set a new sales record for the year ending Oct. 31 1949 totaling 361 678 187, over 16 percent above the prior year. Income reached 39 484 242 versus 27 681 997 in 1948.
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Moline (Ap
Deere and Company
Larson Seeks Second Term as Iowa Attorney General
Des Moines AP Larson announces Republican bid for re nomination and re election as Iowa attorney general. Since launching an October anti gambling drive he pledges to continue law and order efforts. Larson, 51, has served since 1947 and is from Iowa City.
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Des Moines
Robert L. Larson
Larson
Iowa
Robert D. Blue
John M. Rankin
Rankin
William S. Beardsley
Iowa City
Fire Destroys Interior of Lone Tree Tavern
Fire gutted the interior of the Farm er's Inn in Lone Tree early Tuesday. Discovered in the tavern kitchen around midnight, flames were under control by 1:30 a.m. The fire chief said extensive fire and water damage occurred. owners Everett Stock say damage estimates are not yet available. The tavern sits in a one story brick building.
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Lone Tree
Farmer’s Inn
Everett Stock
Johnson Dairymen To Form Breeding Assn
A Johnson county meeting on Wednesday at 8 p.m. in the Iowa Illinois Gas and Electric assembly room will discuss forming an artificial dairy breeding association. Burns M. Byran of the Eastern Iowa Artificial Breeding Association Cedar Rapids will present a movie and aid in organization. all Johnson county dairymen are invited.
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IGWA
Johnson County
Iowa- Illinois Gas and Electric
Burns M. Byran
Eastern
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Will Curb Racket in Wedding Horn Honking
Fort Dodge police have been directed to issue traffic tickets to drivers who take part in wedding observances by blowing horns and ignoring traffic signals. The directive targets noisy celebratory processions and flagrant violations to maintain road safety.
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Fort Dodge
Ackley Scientist Claims He Can Make H-Bomb
Dr Ralph Lucas of Ackley declares the United States could develop an H bomb. He cites past work with the Bikini tests and Navy laboratories, claims early atomic splits in 1929 and GE experiments, and says his theory arose from discovering hydrogen fire latitude. He cites patriotism and financial need as motives.
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Ackley
Ralphas
New York University
Lucas
Bikini
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Navy
General Electric Corp
Fruit Train Derailed Northeast of Denison
Eighteen of twenty five freight cars derailed fourteen miles northeast of Denison. Oranges grapefruit and apples spilled along the right of way. Two wine cars remained closed. The train traveled from Council Bluffs to Fort Dodge.
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Denison (Ap
Here
Council Bluffs
Fort Dodge
Fred G. Hunte dies at 83 former Springville mayor
Fred G. Hunte 83 longtime Springville businessman and former mayor died suddenly at his home Tuesday morning. He came to Springville in 1912 bought a furniture and undertaking business from Frank Pearson. Born 1866 in Will County Illinois he married Amelia Brinker in 1893. Surviving are daughter Grace Wellner son Ralph both of Springville a brother Dr A F Hunte of Alhambra California four grandchildren and a great grandchild. Private services at 2 p.m. Thursday at Hunte funeral home burial in Springville cemetery. Flowers omitted per family request.
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Gazette
Springville
Fred G. Hunte
Hunte
Frank Pearson
Will County
Ill
Amelia Brinker
Illinois
Methodist Church
Masonic Order
Poweshiek County Hosts Two Swine Meetings
Two swine management and feeding sessions are planned in Poweshiek county on February 15. Richard McWilliams an Iowa State College animal husbandman will lead both gatherings. The Brooklyn session starts at 1 p.m. in the town hall and the Montezuma meeting follows at 7 30 p.m. in the high school gym.
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Brooklyn
Poweshiek County
Richard McWilliams
Iowa State College
Town Hall
Montezuma High School
Fire at Tama damages Blythe and Tower garage
A Tama fire began in the basement of the Blythe and Tower garage on Monday causing extensive damage. Three new cars, several used cars, and a new government mail truck were removed from the building unharmed.
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TAMA
Blythe and Tower
Nebraska extension club ships feed sacks to England
Nebraska members of a home extension club sent 4 991 feed sacks to England to aid cotton print material supply, noting the color ful print fabric is scarce there.
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Home Extension Club
Nebraska
England
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