Happy Winner At Rock Island County Fair Pony Victory
A six year-old Shetland-Hackney pony won for the third consecutive year at the Rock Island county fair. Owner D. A. Gorham, resident near Kathy, sparked his granddaughter’s interest in horses. Kathy belongs to the Illinois City Happy Hustlers 4-H club.
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Rock Island County Fair
D. A. Gorham
Kathy
Illinois City
Happy Hustlers
Kathy Ann Gorham
Richard E. Gorham
Stock Market Ties To Washington Dominate Week
Wall Street moved with Washington as the economy’s fate hinged on White House and Congress actions. Airline strike and steel price hikes spurred a wage price inflation view with stocks fluctuating, ending the week higher on steel news and inflation fears. Dow closed at 852.39, a three day rise driven by steel. The piece notes revived Silk Road routes becoming modern transcontinental highways.
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New York
Wall Street
Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Congress
Avenue
Johnson
Pharmacy facts from M J Brammer at Bramway Rexall
In a pharmacy stock of about 3000 drugs only 800 to 1000 are regularly used, with 20 to 30 new drugs added yearly after testing. Many older standbys are replaced as about 9 percent of drugs in use today did not exist a decade ago. Bramway Rexall Pharmacy invites customers to its corner location at Town and 2nd for friendly service.
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Bramway Rexall Pharmacy
Illinois City Martha Circle Dinner Set for Wednesday
Illinois City residents will attend a noon dinner Wednesday at the church parlors hosted by Mesdames Bertha Winegard chairwoman and Lillie Asay Ruth Bowser Ruth Lenser Mildred Doyle Margaret Vetter Irene Morehead Rosa Blanchard Kate Reist Berenyce Reed plus guests from Muscatine York City and others. Local clubs and social gatherings are noted with family visits and upcoming weddings and birthdays in the area.
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Illinois City
Martha Circle
Bertha Winegard
Lillie Asay
Ruth Bowser
Ruth Lenser
Mildred Doyle
Margaret Vetter
Irene Morehead
Rosa Blanchard
Kate Reist
Berenyce Reed
Kathy
Mike Loving
Aledo
Dennis Sedam
Silvis
Artis Sedam
Carroll
Paul DeKeyrer
Seaton
Rene
Ray Shelter
Alalissa
Pearl Dungan
Frank ‘Ferrill
Vernon Howe
Eliza
Steven Barr
Des Moines
Laurence Brookhart
The
Peace Lutheran Church
Barstow
Ill
Ira Mae Griffith
Lex. Gober
Herman Forrest
Kenneth
Huntsville
Ala
Clinton Man 39 Hurt in Beaver Island Plane Crash
Leftoy Thompson of Clinton suffered head cuts and a black eye when his homemade MOG biplane struck a tree and crashed on Beaver Island in the Mississippi River near here Sunday. Thompson said he was flying too low. the plane was a total wreck.
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Clinton
Leftoy Thompson
Beaver Island
Mississiippi River
Here
Thompson
Car Firecrackers Injure Three in County Road Incident
Three Burlington youths were injured when about six dozen giant firecrackers exploded inside their car on a county road near here Saturday night. One youth allegedly dropped a lit cigarette into the firecrackers. David Asher, 16, was hospitalized in good condition at Burlington. Gary Reinschmidt and Donald Kempner were treated and released.
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Denmark
Burlington
David Asher
Gary Reinschmidt
Donald Kempner
Louisa Queen Candidates Announced
Eleven girls aged 16 to 21 entered the Miss Louisa County Queen contest at the Fair in Columbus Junction. Contestants from Letts Winfield Morning Sun and Columbus Junction will model street clothes and evening dress. the winner may compete for Miss Iowa State Fair in Des Moines with expenses paid for the winner and a chaperon.
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Columbus Junction
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