Agnes Skalsky Celebrates 100th Birthday in Cedar Rapids
Agnes Skalsky turned 100 with a Sunday family party hosted by her niece Christena Novotny in Cedar Rapids after living on a farm west of Solon and near a stream where Indians once visited. Her husband Godfrey died in 1910, she moved to Cedar Rapids four years ago, and she recalls Linn County Old Settlers picnic at Marion where she was the second oldest attendee. A birthday card from President Lyndon B. Johnson added special excitement.
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Mrs. Skalsky
Solon
Marion
Skalsky
Lyndon B. Johnson
Liberal Democrats Split Texas Convention with Walkout
Nearly 800 Harris County liberals bolted the Texas Democratic convention, denouncing Gov. Connally and Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr as conservatives and provoking a rift in the party. Carr forecast a GOP victory as Connally urged unity while reorganizing state party leadership and platform planks. Will Davis was named to a new two year term as state Democratic chairman.
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Austin
Texas
John Tower
Harris County
Houston
Capitol
John Connally
Wagg
Carr
Barry Goldwater
Senate
Midland
Connally
Will Davis
Democratic
Reynaud Dies, Premier During German Overrun of France
Paul Reynaud, 87, who led France as the government collapsed to German forces in 1940, died after an appendicitis operation. A long political career spanned from 1919 to 1962, with postwar advocacy for European unity and a later critique of De Gaulle. Survived by wife Christiane, two sons, a daughter, and a daughter from his first marriage. He faced periods of confinement in Germany before being freed by American troops.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
France
Reynaud
National Assembly
de Gaulle
iParis
Marshal Philippe Petain
Hitler
Germany
Winston Churchill
London
Oranienburg
Austria
Europe
Christiane Mabire
Andrus Chosen as Democratic Governor Candidate in Idaho
Idaho Democrats select 35 year old state Senator Cecil Andrus of Orofino to run for governor after the death of nominee Charles Herndon in an airplane crash last week. Andrus fills the vacancy on the ticket.
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Boise
Idaho
Democrats
Cecil Andrus
Charles Herndon
Andrus
Orofino
Modern Methods Course Offered By Area 10 School
An eight week seminar on modern methods in industrial and business management will start Tuesday through Area 10 Community College vocational technical division. Four University of Iowa staff will teach including Dr James Benson Dr Charles E Marberry Dr Bertram Schoner and Duane E Thompson. Registration is 65 dollars. Topics cover marketing management standardization of financial statements financial planning and control and trends in management development. Classes meet at 1207 Rockford road SW. Call G W Eddings at 362 9173 for details. An additional six week foremanship conference begins Thursday Sept 29 with sessions on motivation employee training and related topics.
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Area 10 Community College
University of Iowa
James Benson
Charles E. Marberry
Duane E. Thompson
Bertram Schoner
Benson
College of Business
Marberry
Schoner
Thompson
Rockford Road
G. W. Eddings
Eddings
Sausage Flavor Through The Ages In Marketing Debate
The piece discusses the critical role of flavor in sausage marketing and reflects on flavors that have faded yet linger in consumer memory, referencing the I Can Meat Institute in exploring taste significance and branding impact.
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Ican Meat Institute
Eastern States Drenched by Widespread Rains
Soaking rains spread across at least 20 eastern states Tuesday from Florida to southern New England and to Illinois. Most totals ranged one third to two inches, with Terre Haute recording over five inches and Danbury North Carolina tallying more than three inches. Several towns near the Virginia North Carolina line and in southern Illinois reported two inches or more.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Florida
New England
Illinois
Danbury
N. C
Roanoke
Virginia - North Carolina Line
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Ely Avenue
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Optometrists
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Dial
Area School
Charles Marberry
Packer
Chicago
UPI
James Albrecht
Amer
First Ave
Bray
Manny Gurnit
Peoples Furniture
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