Iowa State Fair Prepares For Centennial Remodel
Des Moines May 1 announcement outlines a half million dollar restoration of Iowa State Fair grounds and buildings ahead of the Centennial fair August 21 to 30. Secretary L B Cunningham details reconditioning of livestock buildings, new stalls, and floor removals while salvaged wartime materials are reused and up to 200 workers join the effort.
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Iowa State Fair
Iowa
Des Moines
L. B. Cunningham
Cunningham
Local Golfers Win Tourney At Manchester
A 15 golfer Monti cello delegation opened the 1946 season by trouncing Manchester 29 to 2414 on the Manchester course. Top scorers include C Appleby 83 D Robertson 84 J Rhatigan 90 I Marsh 91 Ferring 92 Purcell 92 Shaffer 102 Yeoman 102 Wilkens 102.
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Monticello
Manchester
C. Appleby
D. Robertson
J. Rhatigan
I. Marsh
K. Ferring
D. Purcell
G. Byers
W. Brain
Club Breakfast Planned For Golfers
The men's golf tournament committee announces a club breakfast at 8 o'clock next Sunday June 2 Afterward a qualifying 18 hole tournament will run and scores will be used for handicap events The 120 shooter has equal prize chances with the SO shooter An extensive layout is planned and Anamosa players join the race for a Monticello spot at the Eastern Iowa tournament in Maquoketa
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Willard Yeoman
Sam Rhatigan
Claude Appleby
Monticello
Perrine Guests From Cedar Rapids and Washington D C
Mr and Mrs B T Perrine and Miss Henrietta Franks Cedar Rapids and Mrs Sara Rhodes Washington DC were Sunday guests in the home of J H Perrine.
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B. T. Perrine
Henrietta Franks
Cedar Rapids
Sara Rhodes
Washington, D.C
J. H. Perrine
Wanted Housekeeper for Cedar Rapids Home
Personal advertisement seeks a middle aged woman to become part of the family in a Cedar Rapids home. Full charge, no Sunday work, pleasant room, good wages, apply in person to WM. A. Leefers at 1485 Second Avenue S FE Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
WM. A. Leefers
Second Avenue S
Strawman Defends Blue Nomination in Radio Broadcast
Anamosa State Representative Clifford M. Strawman spoke on WMT Monday night on behalf of renominating Gov. Robert D. Blue as a sound republican, progressive and sane. He argued towns should select their governor candidate without outside advice and noted Leon Henderson’s support for Blue’s primary opponent George Olmstead.
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Clifford M. Strawman
Anamosa
WMT
Robert D. Blue
OPA
Leon Henderson
Henderson
George Olmstead
Blue
Strawman
Wartburg College names editor in chief
Herman Diers who completed his first year at Wartburg college in Waverly was appointed editor in chief of the Wartburg Trumpet the college newspaper. He is the son of Rev H A Diers pastor at St Peter and St Pauls Evangelical Lutheran church Castle Grove. If it's worth selling it's worth advertising
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Herman Diers
Wartburg College, Waverly
the Wartburg Trumpet
H. A. Diers
St. Peter and St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Castle Grove
Miss Cruise’s Class Visits The Hospital
First and second grade students with Miss Ina Cruise walked to John McDonald hospital Friday morning carrying bouquets of honeysuckle and wildflowers. Superintendent Myrtle Ross welcomed them and allowed the children to distribute flowers to patients despite light mist.
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Ina Cruise
John McDonald Hospital
Supt
Myrtle Ross
Creamery Sponsors Junior Fair Program at Jones County Fair
The Farmers Mutual Creamery of Monticello will join Langworthy Anamosa Amber and Center Junction creameries as sponsors of the Junior Dairy Show at the 1946 Jones County Fair. Grover C. Miche, county extension director for youth activities, is named superintendent. open to any 4-H enrolled boy or girl.
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Farmers’ Mutual Creamery Company of
Monticello
Langworthy
Anamosa
Amber
Center Junction
Grover C. Miche
County Dairy Club Opens Entries For 1946 Show
Dairy club rules allow youths 10 to 20 linked to sponsor creameries to compete. Each entrant may show up to two animals. Entry blanks are at the Ansimosa Farm Bureau office and due to Mr Mieha by June 1 1946. Four special awards of 15 10 7 and 32 dollars added to 41 classes for Brown Swiss Guernsey Holstein and Jersey breeds. Calves born July 1 1945 to April 1 1946. heifers July 1945 to June 1946. two year olds July 1944 to June 1945.
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Farm Bureau
Ansimosa
Mieha
Guernsey
Holstein
Jersey
Searlings
Reformatory to End Tobacco Industry at Anamosa
There will be 11 unemployed men at the men's reformatory in Anamosa next week as the tobacco industry at the institution is dispensed with. Inmates previously turned raw tobacco into cigarette makings and chewing tobacco folds. tobacco from other sources will be used now with inmates receiving two five cent sacks of smoking tobacco or a ten cent plug.
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Anamosa
Manchester Votes New School Building
In a May 20 special election in Manchester, 1087 voters cast ballots with 730 in favor and 318 against a $126,000 bond issue to build a new high school. Eastern Star members are urged to reserve the June 3 dinner at the Masonic Temple, contact Mrs. Leigh Clark by May 31.
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Manchester
Board of Education of
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Leigh Clark
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