The Highway Story in Muddy Iowa Streets
Bob Hullihan describes a winter day on mushy roads around a suburban Iowa city. Fred Holt confronts constant drive time interruptions as he knocks on doors, battling slush and damp weather.
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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1952
Page
6
Bob Hullihan describes a winter day on mushy roads around a suburban Iowa city. Fred Holt confronts constant drive time interruptions as he knocks on doors, battling slush and damp weather.
A salesman slips in mud after days of subpar sales talks and crashes, spending two weeks in a hospital. Clyde Salven, 43, of Newtill, died December 30 in a severe auto crash, one of Iowa’s last road fatalities of the year. Also noted are ice on pigeons in Sioux Center, Susan Whitacre’s 99th birthday, Lavern Swift’s retirement after 42 years, Steve Parkins’ 2nd wedding anniversary at Winterset, and various trivia items about North East West South, Wall Street’s wall, Utah gold, Doodlejack bagpipes, Maine borders, and Warren G Harding.
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