Taxpayers Meeting in Des Moines and Speed Limit Talks
Des Moines reports show a Taxpayers Association gathering with notable members including Mrs. Martin Van Osterhout and Mark G. Thornburg. The governor seeks details from President Truman on a program. Iowa chauffeurs licenses reach 101,036 by Oct 15, surpassing 1946 and prewar totals. Congressman Henry O. Talle discusses price and cost of living hearings and invites public input. Iowa officials consider highway speed limits as public safety urges cautious driving, noting road conditions and vehicle speeds as key factors.
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Martin van Osterhout
Orange City
Stella Barker
Des Moines
Iowa Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Ralph Kittinger
Iowa Retail Meat and Grocers Assn
Mark G.thornburg
Western Grain and Feed Assn
Truait
Henry O. Talle
Decorah
Committee of
The
House
Midwest
Maquoketa
Talle
Hel
Senate
Sen. Wilson
Iowa
Public safety speeds and miscellaneous notices
Fragmentary OCR items describe road speed limit ideas and public safety rules, including a note on declaring reasonable speeds on stretches of highway. It also mentions Gov Arnall and former Gov Ellis Arnall of Georgia speaking to town school teachers in Des Moines on Nov 7 and Cedar Rapids on Nov 8 as a potential Democratic vice presidential candidate.
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R. P. Straud
Partment
Elgin
Arnall
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Elgin School News Highlights Student Activities
Janice Pinney and Lavern Lyon returned their dental cards. The third grade studies heat go and grow foods and made a booklet. They write letters to Dr Wolf and Earl Medberry. Thanks to Vonda Boley n and Karen Kiple for a house plant and bitter sweet bouquet. Halloween decorations and a farm scene on the blackboard. Weekly menu planned.
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Nealth
Dr. Wolf
Earl Medberry
Vonda Boleyn
Karen Kiple
Charles Capper
Richard Frieden
Potatoes Seed Potatoes and Farm Tales in Iowa News
Reports from Primghar and nearby towns recount Mrs. John Vogel receiving 55 pounds of potatoes from a single seed potato bought from South Dakota. John Vanden Berge Sr sues Jr in Orange City over family disputes involving hidden $2200 cash. testimony links the father, son, and a daughter.
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Primghar
John Vogel
Ohio
Awa
Orange City
John Vanden Berge
Charles Smidstra
Rock Rapids
Jowa
William Lenz, Jr
Sutherland
Fifth Grade Begins Geography on The Middle Atlantic States
Beginning a study in geography the fifth grade starts the Middle Atlantic States topic. The fourth grade is studying nomads of the desert in geography, continuing the school’s unit on world regions.
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Vis
Middle Atlantic States
Desert
Pig Loss in Bigs Born Dead Early Days After Birth
A report notes a 20 percent loss rate among pigs born dead or dying in the first days after birth, highlighting high mortality in farrowing outcomes.
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Ori
Farmers and ranchers face varied farm notes and frost impact
A compilation of farming tips covers cleaner poultry houses, safe clog removal for corn pickers, and dairy herd efficiency with 2.59 dollars in milk value per feed dollar. It notes fewer lambs, rat prevention weeks, and frost effects on corn. Florida bird diversity and the origin of Big Ben are also mentioned in a scattering of historical trivia.
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Dairy
Train Station Outburst and Quick Wit At Union Station
A Chinese gentleman sought a train at Union Station as Porter Eddie Buck hunted baggage. The man, upset, proclaimed in a furious tirade about his bag and its absence, then quipped about college words. Other snippets include a Hollywood party remark and a doctor’s quip about operations.
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Union Station
Eddie Buck
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Want
L. C. Popen
Hagen
Mel Kohler
Lyle
Edward
Krueger
Clermont
Walt
Dummermuth
Elgin Produce
C. J. Mulford
R. F. Johanningmeier & Sons
Luana
R. A. Crider
Dial
Elgin. Se
Richard Brackin
Jersey
Charles Strong
Cail
Write
Town St
Waterloo
West Elgin
Joe Brackin
Elkader
John Falk
H. W. Falk
Ars Sampson
Chicken House
R. P. Strauch
Gunderson
Poland
Ed Bauder
LISTO
Echo Stationers
Pea and
Het Oh Sg
Henry Mark
Homer Dill
Winkler
John M. Tiliotson
Siic
Lawrence Grimm
McMillan Bros
Walter Medberry
Capper & Grove
Ford
Falk &Sons
Postville
Harvey W. Paulson
Dubuque
Teleseraph-Herald
Echo
Jim Forrest
Manchester
Elgin Echo
Cal
LEO V. Boleyn
Postville Rendering CO
Waukon
Carl Sunderman
Monona
Mr. Zeigler
Ol8ian
West Union—Farmers
Elrader
Jack Sinclair
Lansing
Butch of the Locker
Taxpayers Association
Iowa Department of Public Safety
al Kahl
Commissioner of Public Safety
Highway Patrol
Jerome H. Lensing
Festina, Iowa
Elgin School News
Janice Pinney
Lavern Lyon
Walter McNamara
Hamburg
Mark
Chris Wurtele
McNamara
U. S. Army
Red Schoenfeld
Grundy Center
Elgin Cooperative
MAX Medberry
Mgr
Elgin, Iowa
Florida
Ben
London
Benjamin Hall
Sir Benjamin
Big Ben
Sulte Bell
Mr. Gray
Gray
Hollywood
Schori
Kuster Elgin
Rath Packing Company
Health & Accident Insurance
the Bath Packing Company
Waterloo, Iowa
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