Camp Huaga Beachheads With New $30,000 Pool
Camp Huaga near Cedar Rapids unveils a 75 by 60 foot outdoor pool with 10 foot diving depth and floodlights at the hilltop site overlooking the Wapsie River. The $30,000 project, directed by M. R. Warren, expands six week to eight week sessions starting June 19 and positions the camp as a top Midwest Camp Fire Girls site serving multiple northeastern Iowa communities.
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Walker
Camp Fire
Camp Huaga
Here
Wapsie River
Camp Fire Council
Iowa
America
Cedar Rapids
M. R. Warren
R. W. Rinderknecht Company
Elmcrest Country Club
Wapsie
Bob Bender
Guy Hershey
Guy Woods
Agatth
John Fortune
Ray Hyland
Phil Gaines
Arthur Norman
Reynolds
Camp Fire Girls
Doug Battin
Dick Svoboda
Camp Hitaga
Alker
Postville Early Postmasters and Half Way House History
Early Postville notes show Joel Post forbidden to serve or sell spirits at the Half Way House with penalties. General Dodge urged a Postville post office named after the tavern keeper, Joel Post, who died before his commission arrived. Elijah W. Stevenson, Post’s brother in law, succeeded briefly. The town had ten postmasters in its first twelve years.
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Joel Post
U.S
Postville
Ralph E. Gosmire
Postville High School
Iowa
A. C. Dodge
Post
Elijah W. Stevenson
Postville Post Office Plan Tied to Dodge Recommendation
The Postville Herald reports General A. C. Dodge urged establishing a post office at Half-Way House. Gosmire notes the community’s need for postal service and traces the proposal through local history.
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Postville
A. C. Dodge
Half-Way House
Gosmire
Postville Herald
Robbery Complaint Placed Near Detroit Police Station
John Warrick reported being robbed across the street from the Detroit police station. The brief note records the incident and location without additional details.
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Detroit
John Warrick
Luther College Trio to Study in Norway This Summer
Luther College will send three representatives to the Oslo summer school for American students in Norway. They are Miss Katherine Ulvil den of La Crosse a Luther music faculty member Ruth Barth and Harry Grindeland both Decorah seniors. Barth served in the Waves and Grindeland in the navy during World War II. They will study in Norway for a year beyond the six week session. Luther has attended every Oslo session since the program began three years ago.
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Decorah
Luther College
Oslo
Norway
Katherine Ulvilden
la Crosse
Luther Music Department
Ruth Barth
Harry Grindeland
Barth
Grindeland
Luther
British Counsel-General to visit Des Moines and Charles City
A. M. Marlow British counsel-general at Chicago will visit Iowa in early June. He will address Rotary club meetings in Des Moines on June 2 and in Charles City on June 6.
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Des Moines
A. M. Marlow
Chicago
Iowa
Rotary Club
Charles City
The Bryants from England Are Getting Along Nicely
English couple Ernest and Pam Bryant and their daughter Susan settle in Iowa after WWII service and relocation. The family, with roots in Canterbury and London, adapts to American life in Toledo and Marshalltown, noting price differences and new family routines while preserving old-world manners. Susan’s birthday and the move signal a hopeful American future.
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Virginia Lichty
Ledo
Ernest
Pam Bryant
Susan
America
England
Pam
Bryants
Canterbury
County
Kent
London
United States
Iowa
Marshalltown
Fire at Howard Masters farm saves 250 chicks
An evergreen windbreak and the Decorah rural fire crew prevented major damage at the Howard Masters farm Saturday. The blaze confined to a broader house and 250 chicks were saved, keeping structural loss minimal.
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Decorah
Upper Iowa University to Graduate 102 Seniors
Gazette reports Upper Iowa University will graduate a class of 102 seniors next Friday. Eastern Iowans earning bachelor of science and arts degrees include numerous named graduates across Clermont, Fayette, Independence, Oelwein, West Union and other towns, plus one Bachelor of Music recipient and several two year normal diplomas.
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Fayette
Upper Iowa Univer
Iowa State College
Dysart
Keith D. Hopkins
Earlville
Donald Parkin
Elgin
William Schupbach
Elkader
Florian F. Cassatt
Orlan H. Reimer
Harlan W. Reimer
Merrill
B. Butts
Myron J. Moore
Stanley R. Paul
John H. Solomon
Guttenberg
Wayne M. Shaffer
Hopkinton
Roland B. Willard
Independence
John F. Halestead
Marion A. Davenbaugh
Luana
Louis L. Schrader
Marion
George A. Jones
Maynard—Rozilla
Hall) Hoth. McGregor
Robert H. Cooks
Roberta R. Brooks
Oelwein
Arnold H. E. Blech
Donald W. Gardner
Richard R. Knowles
Roland Stephens
Stanley—Clarke C. James
Strawberry Point
George B. Fenchel
Edward A. Preuss
Kenneth L. Anders
Vinton
Dale H. Fry
Volga City
Clyde C. Wenger
Wadena
Duane Popenhagen
West Union
Robert G. Heiserman
Fred N. Smith
Waucoma
LeVerne A. Belding
Winthrop
Dean Householder
Truman Offered Iowa Site for White House in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs Alderman Joe Katelman said President Truman was offered a rent free hilltop site in the city park for a White House. Architect Frank Lloyd Wright had urged placing the White House west of the Mississippi. The city would fund grading while the government would build and make bombproof shelters possible.
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Council Bluffs
Truman
White House
Joe B. Katelman
Frank Lloyd Wright
Mississippi River
Katelman
America
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