The Highway Story by Bob Hullihan
A 1952 Iowa traffic recap notes the record drop in deaths since wartime rationing but posts a grim total of about 630 crash fatalities. Black Hawk and Dubuque counties led with 27 and 16 deaths, while Adams and Dickinson had none. Three highway patrolmen were injured, and 225 officers now in service reflects a strong force. The piece questions how many will die in 1958 if trends persist.
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Iowa
Pella
Blackhawk County
Dubuque County
Clinton County
Franklin County
Adams
Dickinson
Into the Ashcan by R W Ashby District 4 H show
The District 4 H Western Lamb Show and Sale is set for the Fair Grounds in Spencer on Saturday January 17 1953 at the Spencer fair. Palo Alto hosts the event with lamb judging and sale to follow.
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Fair Grounds
Spencer
Palo Alto
County 4-H entries and skating party noted
The county plans seven pens for an event with several members each, including Jim Depenbusch and Harold Johnson. A 4-H skating party is set for January 12 at Jackson Roller Rink Emmetsburg, with four county parties planned in 1963. Holstein Junior All-American nominations drew 32 states and 42 names, including Palo Alto’s James Levi and Juanita Chapman. Results from the Chicago International Corn Show were favorable for 4-H members Marlin Erickson Pat Baumann and others. Calves are treated for land mango pests. lice control suggests DDT and lindane with detergent in water.
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Jackson
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
James Levi
Walnut Township
Juanita Chapman
Waterloo
Chicago
4-H
Imange
Auld Lang Syne and Its Ties to New Year’s Public Fete
The familiar New Year’s song Auld Lang Syne traces to Robert Burns though evidence shows parts of the refrain predate him. Burns credited an old man’s singing, while some credit the tune to Sir Robert Aytoun. Regardless of origins, Burns popularized the piece and secured its immortality.
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Robert Burns
George Thomson
Burns
Thomson
Sir Robert Aytoun
Aytoun
New Year's Gifts Through History Across Cultures
The Druids gave sacred mistletoe branches as New Year gifts while Saxons celebrated with feasts. Romans began emperors gifts, later England under Henry III to Elizabeth I, and 1692 nobility sent gold purses. Tudors and Stuarts spread gift giving. ladies received gloves or pins, sometimes money, giving rise to the term pin money.
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England
Henry III
Elizabeth
Resolutions Silly Psychiatrists Say
According to several psychiatrists New Year resolutions are silly and childish. One doctor questioned their efficacy for correcting little differences, suggesting instead that reflecting on causes of troubles and addressing them rationally is the better method.
Pasadena Tournament of Roses Began as Informal Parade
The Tournament of Roses in Pasadena started on January 1, 1886 as an informal procession of carriages adorned with blossoms. Initiated by Charles Frederick Holder and supported by the Valley Hunt Club, it evolved into a formal event with floats, sports, and a grand ball, later expanding seating to host over 100,000 fans in Rose Bowl football.
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Pasadena
Charles Frederick Holder
Hunter
Valley Hunt Club of
Unusual New Year Fire Festivals Across Scotland
Scots keep ancient New Year customs with Yule fires and burning drives. Burghead hosts The Burning of the Clavie on January 12, villagers chase embers for luck. Stonehaven and Kincardineshire feature Fireballs on rope mientras bonfires burn out the Old Year. In Shetland’s Lerwick Up Helly Aa ends January, a famed fire festival with a replica Viking galley procession.
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Scotland
Burghead
Morayshire
Stonehaven
Kincardineshire
Shetland Islands
Lerwick
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R. W. Ashby
Ea Special
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Lowa
County
Jim Depenbusch
Ronald
Roger Thoreson
Dale Ferguson
Harold Johnson
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
Toronto
Canada
Mittee
Dean Gorrdon Cairns
Maryland
J. P. Eves
Harvey Swartz
Waukesha
Wisconsin
Aurora
Illinois
Marlin Erickson
Duane Johannesen
Derrold Baumann
Pat Baumann
Keyron Currans
Jerry Murphy
Dale Dammann
Graettinger State
Laws of
Palo Alto County
United States
C. A. Jensen
H. A. Elsenbast
Vest OL Yur Khowlours
Deneel
Idgeet Ldi Gee
M. Graettinger
Max Baumgartner
Mike Weinholser
Dires
Tora
State of
Francis Warren
Druids
Vilinga
Badeem
Himsslf
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