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DeWitt civic progress and Ridiculous Day history
The Obser ver recounts postwar DeWitt civic strides from 1956 Ridiculous Day traditions to the 1964 parade. It details the Chamber of Commerce’s evolution, industrial development efforts, and key figures shaping economic promotion, including the Tower trading stamps program and local growth plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowery
City Park
Kitchen Band
Hillsboro
Timber Ladies
the Observer
DeWitt
Chamber of Commerce
Hal Yeaton
Temple McKeel
C. H. Anderson
D. C. Elder
W. R. Mockridge
O. W. Nantz
F. F. Benson
Don Andersen
C. J. Christensen
Ralph Thorpe
Ralph Henderson
Dillon Franks
Tom Neessen
C. A. Ekstrand
Observer
al Almond
de- Witt Development Co
D. W. Franks
Burton Klitzke
Dick Knepper
J. Yvo Floetchinger
W. L. Rutenbeck
Vern Carlson
Louis Shuh
Iowa Development Commission
Mast Development Company
Davenport
Mast
Tower Enterprises Inc
Tower
Tower Trading
Chamber of Commerce Retail Trade Committee
Francis “Tex” Grantham
Dick Barnes
Tex Grantham
Reed Doughty
Don Necker
Wayne Dahl
Russ Young
Jack Scott
Bud Selk
de- Witt