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Iowa Safari Club forms chapter in Independence
An Iowa Chapter of Safari Club International is formed in Independence with Phil Thyer as president and Jon Steege as secretary treasurer. The group plans a public museum, wildlife habitat projects, and lobbying for hunters, with meetings on the second Saturday of even numbered months and a June 12 dinner at the Allerton Axtell Inn.
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Gazette Corresyuna
Independence
Iowa
Safari Club International
Iowa Safari Club Museum
Jerry Christian
Roland
Foundation For North American Wild Sheep
Thyer
Steege
Allerton-Axtell Inn
Perry
Fort Atkinson
Clear Lake
Mount Ayr
Burlington
Clinton
Maynard
Randalia
Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe
Midwest
Minneapolis
Chicago
Los Angeles
C.M. McElroy