Farm Family Diary At All Iowa Fair Being Arranged
Twenty six representative families from eastern and northeastern Iowa will be guests at the All Iowa fair on Farm Family Day August 12. The families are chosen through county Farm Bureaus as representatives of their county. Those from this area who will be honored include the Elvin Stiff family of Tipton Ray Cornie family of Morning Sun and the Mark Collier family of Durant.
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Iowa
Elvin Stiff
Tipton
Ray Cornie
Morning Sun
Mark Collier
Durant
Young Airman Finishes Basic Training at Lackland
Willard L. Salemink 19 of Nichols completes basic airmen indoctrination at Lackland Air Force Base. The course screens aptitude for selecting a technical training path and future specialized work in the Air Force.
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Willard L. Salemink
L. L. Salemink
Nichols
Lackland Air Force Base
Air Force
Intoxication and Traffic Charges Heard in Court
Police Judge Nathan Hoefflin assessed fines of five dollars and costs for two offenders and a five day suspended jail sentence for one on intoxication and traffic charges. Marvin Leroy Franklin of 106 Holly Street and Carrol Kistler of Buffalo Prairie faced penalties, while Samuel Paul Snyder of Polk Pa received the suspended jail term.
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Nathan Hoefflin
Marvin Leroy Franklin
Holly Street
Hershey Avenue
Green Street
Carrol Kistler
Buffalo Prairie
Samuel Paul Snyder
Polk, Pa
Snyder
MacArthur Declines to Campaign for Eisenhower
General Douglas MacArthur said he would take no part in Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidential campaign. The longtime Republican figure, who spoke as keynote at the Republican national convention, had previously supported Senator Robert Taft of Ohio for the GOP nomination.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
MacArthur
Taft
Ohio
Eisenhower
New Republic Magazine Backs Stevenson in Illinois President Bid
The New Republic endorsed Gov. Adair E. Stevenson of Illinois, Democratic nominee for president. The publication previously supported President Truman in the 1948 campaign.
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New Republic
Adair E. Stevenson
Illinois
The
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Early coke making fire buried under earth piles
An ancient method used over 360 years ago involved lighting a fire inside a coal pile and covering it with earth to convert coal into coke. The process produced heat and charcoal from the coal mass in a controlled, underground burn.
Feud Ends In Wapello Softball Comedy
A long feud between the Wapello Lions club and the Wapello BPW club ended in a chaotic 90 minute game at Wapello Community Field drawing 450 to 500 spectators. The women used unconventional rules and the men protested calls by auctioneer-umpire Jess McGill as E A Hicklin homered one handed while wearing a lantern. Lions players included L H Vardeman Joseph Patrick Berten Allsworth and others. BPW players numbered sixteen with Mrs. Ralph Peterson Miss Pauline McCleary and others.
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Wapello Lions Club
Wapello
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Lions’ Club
Jess McGill
Wapelio Lions
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Joseph Patrick
Berten Allworth
Vagn Sorensen
Arlin Wollenhaupt
Don Brown
Martin Dean
Lawrence Perry
Ken Witt
S. J. Diehl
C. E. Colblazer
Bill Lofgren
Herman Hartsock
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Ralph Peterson
B. Lb. Mackey
Pauline McCleary
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Cc.e. Colglazer
Milton Hunter
Earl Smith
Donna Buster
Virginia Poage
Dorothy Grim
Florence Swanson
L. E. Dye
Elmer
Grunder Youth Wins Children's Fishing Derby
Wilton youth Grunder wins the children’s fishing derby at Wilton Park pond stocked with 500 bullheads for the three hour event. About 150 children competed with Grunder earning a rod and reel while Martha Wagner won skates for the largest fish. Prizes were given in junior and senior divisions as the playground program closes with parents day.
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Wilton
Jim Grunder
Harold Grunder
Wilton Lions Club
Wilton Park
Martha Wagner
First electric self starter shown at Atlanta auto show
The relay controlled ignition system replaces magneto and dry cell ignition in the first car with self starting capability. The model was exhibited at an auto show in Atlanta Georgia. Also listed are Yakle Mrs Billie Yakle and Mrs Glen Reed. Two benefit games are planned Monday night at Wapello Community field for Eldon Malcolm polio victim. Game time 7 p.m.
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Atlanta
Caribbean rice producer rises in Caribbean region
The Dominican Republic, once wholly dependent on rice imports twenty years ago, is now the leading rice producer in the Caribbean area, reflecting a shift in agricultural output and self sufficiency.
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New York
Dominican Republic
Caribbean
Ordnance Plant Orders Layoffs in Iowa
Burlington report states a steel component shortage at the Iowa ordnance plant prompts Silas Mason Company to order temporary layoffs today and August 15. About 310 employees are affected and will be recalled once parts are available.
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Burlington
Iowa Ordnance Plant
Silas Mason Company
Gillespie
Boy and Girl Sweep 4-H Club Contests at Johnson County Fair
Carl W. Lewis, 13, won first in the plain leaf butter cake baking contest. Charlene Wheeler entered the livestock judging contest after a dare and defeated 32 boys to take the girls’ title. An unrelated tip advises bluing for whitening yellowed avion garments.
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Franklin
Ind
Carl W. Lewis
Johnson County Fair
Charlene Wheeler
Charlene
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