Early motor home pioneer of 1928 gains pages in history
An elderly Silas S. Slaybaugh, age 77, traveled the United States in a home built on a motor vehicle in 1928. Born 1851, he lived in Geneva Nebraska and created a cabin on a new automobile, later abandoned on a relative’s farm near Vinton. The feature notes his descendants and the unusual vehicle for its era.
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S.S. Slaybaugh
United States
Slaybaugh
Geneva
Neb
Vinton
Silas S. Slaybaugh
U.S
Hunting law enforcement push and wildlife group leaders elected
The Iowa Conservation Commission vows an all-out fall effort to enforce hunting laws with water officers park rangers and other peace officers assisting fish and wildlife staff. Deputy director Bill Brabham says opening days stretch officers too thin and a new landowner complaint form will aid trespass cases. Eastern Iowa leaders Chuck Mills and Larry Kenyon were elected presidents of the Iowa Wildlife Federation at Williamsburg last month. Pamela Lynne Hill and Joe Beach received Conservationist of the Year and Conservation Educator of the Year honors. Also noted is a Tall Tales Contest sponsored by Gladding International Sport Fishing Museum with a Ireland prize. ON THIS DATE in 1846 George Westinghouse was born.
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Iowa Conservation Commission
Commission
Fish and Wildlife
Bill Brabham
Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Iowa Wildlife Federation Inc
Chuck Mills
Dubuque
Larry Kenyon
Solon
Federation
Williamsburg
Pamela Lynne Hill
Iowa City
Joe Beach
Atwood Drive
Gladding International
Gladding
Back Bay Annex
Boston
Mass
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Clarence Slaybaugh
A Ave. NE
Bob Slaybaugh
25Th St. NE
ATA
Otter Creek Sportsmen’s Club
ISTA
Luther Bryant
14Th St. SE
Wapsipinicon River
Central City Dam
George Westinghouse
2Nd Ave
Cedar Rapids
Osco
Bakers Coconut
Serpentine
Honey Grahams
Sather
Osco Reg
Clairol
Retzels
Neste
Osco Film Club
Ytaramels
Jtve Nack
SUE Bee Honey
Bevette
Cplviive
Bamboo
Lindale Plaza
1St Ave
Stoltzfus Homes
First Ave
Center Pt
Edgewood Rd
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