Pheasant Season Opens With Church Lunch Benefit in Thornburg
In Thornburg Iowa the United Methodist Church women host a hunter lunch as opening pheasant season begins. The event funds missions with pies chili and salads drawing about 200 customers in a town of 100. Neva Clark leads the effort supported by long time volunteers including Harold’s widow and local residents.
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Thornburg
Neva Clark
Neva
Harold
Lorene McGimpsey
Hunger drive led by Roedrick to aid Iowa food banks
Des Moines attorney John Roedrick announced a campaign called I Fast For Iowa to raise funds for hunger relief through the Food Bank of Iowa. He spoke at the Food Bank's Des Moines headquarters and urged donors to fast from sundown November 21 to sundown the next day and send a double donation.
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John Roedrick
U.S. Senate
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Food Bank of
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Des Moines Transit Gets Federal Grant For Buses
The Des Moines Metropolitan Transit Authority received a 968 440 federal grant to buy four buses and building equipment. Funds will also cover paratransit fare boxes. Senator Grassley announced the grant. Velma Barfield was executed in Raleigh for poisoning her boyfriend, the first woman executed in the US in 22 years.
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Des Moines
Velma Barfield
Raleigh
N.C
United States
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