Electoral votes and state politics in 1942 bids
The text analyzes uneven electoral influence across states, noting Alabama versus Iowa votes and census weighting. It also details intra party maneuvering around 1942 governor and senator hopes, highlighting Secretary Miller’s endorsement of Thornburg and speculative bids in the Republican field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miller
George A. Wilson
B. B. Hickenlooper
Secretar Thornburg
State House
Thornburg
Purdue
H.R. Gross
Iowa Legislators Attend Taxpayers Meeting
Article notes lawmakers from Iowa join a taxpayers meeting with discussion on county jail costs. It compares 1931 42 averages to 1983 figures, showing Polk Polk Woodbury Linn counties reducing prisoner feeding expenses from higher to much lower amounts, indicating shared county cost efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk County
Woodbury
Linn
Fire mystery leaves Preston residents puzzled
Claude Riehman and Mes from Preston seek to understand how a fire started after observing sparking debris and a hung item on a dine. They report several pieces of material damaged but cannot determine the cause yet. A note indicates they attempted to find clues through a Want Ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Riehman
Preston
Oven Desserts In Fall Winter A Quick Ice Box Gingerbread
Spicy oven aromas suggest new takes on pies puddings and cakes. Recipes include deep dish apple pie ice box gingerbread and an apple upside down cake with brown sugar butter and ginger. Directions cover mixing baking and storage for quick seasonal desserts.
Turkeys rise in Iowa and winter farming tips
Iowa turkey numbers grew faster than any other farm animal in the period. Cold waves may nudge prices up slightly but not far above last year. The piece covers turkey prices, dairy bedding, indoor watering boosts milk output, hog management in winter, and poultry feeding trials showing all mash least profitable but varied rations affect egg yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Urge Care for Pedestrians Safety Rules Outline
Pedestrians are urged to cooperate in reducing the death toll by following safe walking rules. Carry or wear white so drivers see you. When no sidewalk walk on the left side facing traffic. Cross only at crosswalks and avoid roadway between parked cars. Obey signals and never dart into traffic.
Bell Plaine hospital window collapse prompts air flow
An opening of both doors on a Belle Plaine hospital caused a large plate glass window to cave in, creating a vacuum in the waiting room. No one was present at the time. Nearby, a separate report recalls a horse and buggy collision near Clio that killed the horse last week.
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Belle Plaine Hospital
Clio
Land
James Duff Sale Realizes Strong Prices Near Volga
Good prices posted at the James Duff sale near Volga last Friday with hay $6.50 to $7 per ton and straw $4.25 per ton. oats five cents, corn 46 cents per bushel, Timothy seed 3 14 cents per pound. Bay team four-year-olds brought $92 and $80, cows $40 to $50, calves sold well. Auctioneers and bank clerk deem prices representative of the region. Future Duff plans are undecided.
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James Duff
Volga
Thompson & Waters
Elgin State Bank
Duff
Storm sash and doors offered with safety tone in ad
Broadcasters promote a storm sash sale with a safety slogan Drive as if a cop were looking. Peebles jokes about low votes to a sheriff candidate. Local signs show light humor with a library column Thinking Allowed and a sheriff’s lunch note.
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Want
Poland
Louis Kjosa
Elgin
J. I. Phillips
S. F. Baker & Co
Keokuk
Towa
Elmer H. Larson
Elmer Pinney
Bridge
West Elgin
Elgin Echo
Chester
Carl Hackmann
Markwell
Walter Kohls
Dony
Employers’ Mutual Casualty Co
R. P. Strauch
Tip
Eeho
Rehash
Omaha World-Herald
the World-Herald
Alabama
Kansas
Mississippi
Nebraska
South Carolina
Tennessee
Minnesota
Potosi Draught
West Union
Walla
College Dairy Farm
Ghe Avalon
Better Pictures
Jack Fallows
Echo-Enterprise
Iowa State College
Felco
Farmers Coop
Peebles
Main Street
Johnny
Schori & Kuster Lbr. CO
Elgin, Iowa
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