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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1952
Page
8
Bingo Case Heads to Iowa Supreme Court
The state appeals the Carter Lake smorgasbord bingo case to the Iowa Supreme Court. Mayor Wilson Mabrey of Carter Lake faced a gambling house charge dismissed after a Council Bluffs judge acquitted him. Investigators said the Carter Lake club charged $2 admission for smorgasbord and 35 bingo games with about 240 players and prizes of $5 to $10.
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Des Moines —i
Carter Lake
Iowa Supreme Court
Robert L. Larson
Matt Walsh
Counel Bluffs
Wilson F. Mabrey
Allan Ardell
Council Bluffs
Mabrey
Pottawattamie
Temp Inside Early Fire Ball Near Vacuum After Blast
The interior of the initial fire ball in an atom bomb blast reaches temperatures of many millions of degrees and is almost a vacuum.
Open end mortgages pitched to ease home upgrades
A discussion of open-end or additional-advance mortgages as a way to finance home improvements. Experts note potential savings when spreading $1,000 over 10 years, but warn about higher long term costs and title-search hurdles. Bankers praise the flexibility for homeowners and lenders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Veterans’ Administration
Perry Prentice
Architectural Forum
House and Home
Magazine
of Building
Prentice
Savings and
New Jersey
Pittsburgh
Irving M. Ives
New York
Harry Minners
Bankers Federal Savings and Loan Association
Minners
Mortar color matching and wood filler coloring from home tips
Reader asks how to mix mortar to match light colored mortar and if adding bone affects the mix. Also asks how to color plastic wood filler and walnut repair putty. Answer suggests using dust from the finished material as filler, or a water mixed powder filler with stain, plus notes on heater choice for a cottage water supply comparing electric and bottled gas with manual vs automatic operation.
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J-E
Mount Prospect
Ill
Max Sewdust
C.H
Lansing
Mich
Charming Cape Cod style home plan from Better Homes & Gardens
This brick Cape Cod inspired design emphasizes economical upkeep and versatile living space. Plan No. 705 features a central hall layout with accessible dining room and living areas, a potential shower stall in a linen closet, a broom closet in the kitchen, and finishable upper and basement recreation spaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Better Homes & Gardens Magazine
Modernized Home Combines Civil War Charm with Updates
An 80 year old house is modernized inside and out without losing Civil War era charm. The project reused original odd sized sand and clay brick for the garage and breezeway, sourced from a Civil War era building. Front porch removed leaving a stone foundation for a patio, new asphalt shingle roof, and a subdued color to reduce perceived height. Interior renovations include relocated front entrance, mahogany stairs and baluster, and mahogany planked living room walls to blend old and new features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Practical Builder Magazine
Eden to marry Churchill's niece in official announcement
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden is set to wed Clarissa Spencer Churchill, niece of Prime Minister Churchill. Eden, 55, will marry the daughter of the late Maj. John Spencer Churchill and Lady Gwendoline Spencer Churchill, whom he has known for years. Spencer Churchill aided the Foreign Office decoding telegrams during the war. Eden has been married once before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Anthony Eden
Clarissa Spencer-Churchill
Churchill
Eden
Maj
John Spencer- Churchill
Gwendoline Spencer-Churchill
October Draft Call Increases To Forty Seven Thousand
The Army calls for 47,000 draftees in October up from 30,000 in September. This brings total inductions since September 1950 to 932,000 with the Marine Corps drafting 81,430 men. The rise reflects nearing end of tours for late 1950 inductees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Marine Corps
Oil agreements revised lift Lebanon oil revenue
Beirut Lebanon reports that Lebanon has quadrupled its income from foreign oil firms by negotiating new deals with the Iraq Petroleum Co and the Trans Arabian Pipeline. The agreements, before Parliament for ratification, raise revenue from 725142 to 2354571 dollars with automatic increases if neighbors improve their terms. Also note: several lakes in Idaho’s Big Horn Crags remain uncharted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq Petroleum Co
Five WWI Soldiers Found Frozen in Alpine Ice near Trento
Italian reports say a retreating Adamello glacier unearthed five World War I soldiers buried in ice near Trento. Guides observed the bodies in uniforms with rifles and planned to dig them out in a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trento
Italy
Adamello
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