No Communist Ticket for Town States Secretary Miller
Farmers show mixed blame for trouble with 13 undecided 29 blaming both sides 5 blaming employer 53 blaming unions. Burlington housing permits rise with 12 new dwellings valued at 48750 and 14 remodels worth 8451 in May 1941 vs 1940. State-wide May 1941 housing totals decline from 1940 but average dwelling cost climbs to about 4100 with remodel averages at 310. State parks and forests offer fishing within state borders under 72 parks 12,000 acres of forests 800 miles of streams 63 meandered lakes 41,000 acres water plus fish stations and producing units.
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Iowa
State Health Department
Burlington
Sioux City
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Marshtown
Magentine
Iowa City
Omaha
Neb
the Bluffs
State Conservation Commission
Java
Commission
State parks offer low cost recreation with high visitor count
The conservation commission touts state parks as the lowest cost recreation option with lakes for overnight stays or short visits. First-come access applies. Picnicking leads, followed by fishing and swimming. In 1939 the parks and preserves recorded over 3,250,000 visitors.
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The
Conservation Commission
Local social notes from Clermont and area
Community sighting of visits and meals as residents travel and host events. People mentioned include Mr. and Mrs. Richard Griebenow in Henry Lawson home near Postville, Oran Brandt family, George L. Rounds visiting his father Geo. P. Rounds, G. Roland and guests, Lester Wenger with Annette of Volga City, Edward Krueger household, Nellie Harstenson on Groth reunion trip, Isabelle Paulson returning from Austin to Waterloo, Lovella Dibble changing teaching posts from Fayette to Atlantic, and Dale Lundy’s first birthday celebrated with family guests Vernon Olson Sherron Decorah, Henry Olson Shirley Olson.
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Richard Griebenow
Henry Lawson
Postville
Oran Brandt
Castalia
E. C. Olson
George L. Rounds
Dubuque
Geo. P. Rounds
West First St
Lovella Dibble
Fayette
Atlantic
Dale Lundy
Walter Lundy
Vernon Olson
Sherron
Decorah
Henry Olson
Shirley Olson
Why Business Must Advertise in a Modern Economy
The article argues advertising is essential for business and consumer welfare. It explains how ads help move goods, lower costs, and expand production. highlights advertising as a low cost selling method and key to introducing new products, improving quality, and sustaining competition and employment.
Local visits and courtesy calls around Elkader area
Lois Olson visits the R. S. Henderson home this week. Mr and Mrs Donald Dugstad of Waterloo host guests from the Olson family. Rich ard Olson and family join Ed Dugstad for Sunday evening dinner. Will Koehn of Chicago, visiting relatives in Elkader and Littleport, called Thursday afternoon at the Wayne Abel Ohme residence.
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Lois Olson
R. S. Henderson
Donald Dugstad
Waterloo
Richard Olson
Ed Dugstad
Will Koehn
Chicago
Elkader
Littleport
Wayne Abel Ohme
Cedar Rapids and Volga residents visit with Mr and Mrs Burke
Mildred Jensen of Cedar Rapids Iowa Irene Pat and Vivian Minihan of Volga spent Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs Dan Burke in a courtesy visit noted in local society circles.
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Mildred Jensen
Cedar Rapids
Irene
Pat
Vivian Minihan
Volga
Dan Burke
Two Iowa Oil Boom Accidents and Shipwrecked Trips
Reports from Iowa recount several mishaps. Roy Stone and Pauli Knopf escaped injury when a gasoline storage tank exploded after they closed the garage door in LaVerne. Dick Fike of Spirit Lake was struck in the left foot by a fin from a large fish while seining, causing painful injury. Mrs. M. J. Rohde of Waverly fractured her collarbone while tending ducklings on her farm, the latest in a string of broken bones. Eugene Fuhr, 14, of Boyden, rode a Chicago trip home hitchhiking after a misconnection with his uncle, while Bill Kendall and Ronald Scheneck survived a lake boat fire with Scheneck sustaining severe burns.
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LaVerne
Roy Stone
Pauli Knopf
Stone
Dick Fike
Spirit Lake
M. J. Rohde
Waverly
Wes Lown
Chicago
Eugene Fuhr
Boyden
Ilinois
Eugene
Arnald Fuhr
May snowfalls in Chicago Across Four Notable Dates
Weather records note snow in May in Chicago on four dates: May 1 1688 May 3 1907 May 9 1923 and May 1 1940. The events were significant enough for the weather bureau to log as measurable snowfall in late spring.
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Weather Bureau
Chicago
Also Mentioned on This Page
Clermont Enterprise
Clermont
Marjorie Scheel
Laucal Editor
Iowa Press Association
National Editorial Association
Fayette County
Miller
National Defense
SC. Jerdee
Clermont, Iowa
R. V. Brandt
Louis Schutte & Son
Clermont and
Nicht
Bureau of Research and Education
Advertising Federation of America
America
Wwwa
Bill Kendall
Tenox
Ronald Scheneck
Clarinda
Lenox
Scheneck
Lhasa
Tibet
Mac
Belle
Bette
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