West Liberty Fair Officers Attend Iowa Association Meet
West Liberty officers and directors attended the annual meeting of the Association of Iowa Fairs at the Fort Des Moines hotel in Des Moines. Floyd DeForest is this year’s president. Also listed are numerous members and supporters, plus notes on community actions and upcoming events including a father son banquet on January 17 and volunteer efforts for the Veterans hospital.
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West Liberty Fair
Iowa Association
West Liberty
Iowa
Ft. Des Moines
Des Moines
Floyd Deforest
Jay Steen
Ed Eichelberger
Robert Ruess
Warren MelIntire
Harold Brooks
W. G. Eichenauer
Robert K. Brooke
Veteran’s Hospital
Iowa City
Freida Stephens
Kenneth van Atta
William Webb
RAF Gets First New Mark I Jet
The Lockheed Georgia plant in Marietta has delivered the first of 66 Hercules C Mark I jet aircraft for Britain's Royal Air Force. The plane has a capacity of 23 tons of cargo.
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Marietta, Ga
Lockheed-Georgia
Marietta
Britain
Royal Air Force
Windows Blown As Bomb Explodes At Airport
A homemade bomb exploded in the Lam bert-St. Louis Municipal Airport terminal likely aimed at a plane, detec tive Hodges said. Custodian James Williams found four dynamite sticks wired to batteries and an alarm clock near the Ozark Airlines counter. Over 140 people evacuated quickly. no injuries, windows and display cases were damaged. FBI and detectives investigated, noting two prior bomb threats at the airport last week.
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ST. Louis
Lambert-St. Louis Municipal Airport
Hugh Hodges
James Williams
Ozark Airlines
F. J. Wasel
FBI
Des Moines 1966 Gallantry Award Presented in Iowa
Des Moines reports Charles Lee Smith of Knoxville received the 1966 award for gallantry from the Iowa Society for Crip- tion. The ceremony highlighted Smith's acts of bravery and service to disabled veterans within the state.
Flames Damage Chariton Firms
A Sunday morning fire in Chariton, Iowa, destroyed the upper story of a downtown building, with two beauty shops, two attorneys offices, and The Advertiser office burned out. The Hy Vee store on the first floor suffered fire smoke and water damage. Cause unknown. damage estimated in the thousands.
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Chariton (Ap
Iowa
Advertiser
Lake Shipping Totals Higher on Great Lakes Season
SAULT STE. MARIE Mich. shipping season on the Great Lakes closed with winter’s arrival, officials report, totaling more than 104 million tons. Navigation aids are removed lighthouse keepers leaving posts until spring.
Paralyzed Painter Shows Work to Johnson and Hughes
At the annual meeting a display of artwork by a paralyzed painter, who learned to brush with his teeth after an auto accident ten years ago, was presented to President Johnson and Governor Harold Hughes, highlighting resilience and talent admired by state and national leaders.
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Smith
Johnson
Harold Hughes
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Muscatine, le
Journal
Jimmie Hatto
Kumauer
Bigdomes
Nikbe
American Legion Auxiliary
E. E. Hale
Dwight Davis
DeWayne Smith
Della Barnhart
Patricia Webb
Susan Reynolds
Jeanette Janney
Jay Dea Cline
Susan Olsen
Betty Smith
Nancy
Karen Morrison
Rosemary
Annette
Teresa Baker
Suan Olsen
Herb Toussaint
Emmer Webb
Ada Cracraft
Viet Nam
Glen G
Geneva Campbell
Raynond G
Donna Freers
Morgan Park
Kate Kell
Hazel Stebbins
Lillibridge
Muscatine
Viola Conway Fuller
Walter Conway
Dorothy Conway
Andrew Conway
A. Smalley
South Muscatine
Albert G. McKeown
Alfred E
Bettie L. Tammen
Kewe Gardens
Gayle L
Dorothy M. McKeown
Gayle L. McKeown
Ken
Acme Western
Ken’s Brownbilt Shoe Store
E. Second St
Muscatine, Iowa
RAF
Chariton Firms
Ordipa
Russell Stover
Carlson's Floral Shop
East Second Street
Dial
Northwestern Bell
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