Underground home at world fair signals future housing
Jay H. Swayze of Plainview Texas envisions underground residences becoming common in towns of 190000 or more within two years. He notes a concrete shell buried under earth, air conditioning controlled for humidity and pollen, and a patio at the surface. He predicts commercial and industrial uses including motels and roadside restaurants.
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Andy Lang
AP Newsfeatures
Ioroom
Jay .H. Swayze
Plainview
Tex
General ‘Electric
Swayze
Wood floor finishing tips with wood filler use
Instructions cover thinning paste wood filler to paint consistency, applying with grain in narrow 4 inch passes, boshing excess with burlap to fill large oak pores, drying overnight, then priming with varnish and sanding between coats. Includes advice on shower versus bath debate and local deed records in Muscatine area.
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Andy Lang
Toastmasters Inter-Club Meeting Includes Iowa City Tenors
Members of the Sauscrum and Iowa City Toastmasters held a joint meeting at Ina Mae's. Keith Hultquist of Muscatine won the main speaking award with Everybody Is Doing It. Other speakers included Bob Woodhouse Neale Cosby and Lloyd Epley, while David Stanley won the topic speaking award with Sot ma chines. Memorial services were held in Columbus Junction with veterans, marching band, and taps.
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Sauscrum
Iowa City Toastmasters Club
Ina Mae
Keith Hultquist
Muscatine
Bob Woodhouse
Johnny
Frits Fuchs
Elwain Shain
Max’ Chuchill
Backlyard
Gene Brawner
Richard Halpin
Jim Kaas
Gil Dietz
Terry Mealy
Sam Hahn
Ralph Cullen
Ralph Sweitzer
George Dane
Iowa City
John 'Slbot
Walter Steigleman
Jim Christensen
Dave Horney
William Kennedy
Towa City
Robert White
Columbus Junction
Columbus’ City Cemetery
American Legion
VFW
High Coor
Gale Tschantz
E. W. Ryan
Hubert Sunderman
Tony Hughes
Brian Fulton
America
Columbus Holds Annual Alumni 64 Banquet
Nearly 225 Columbus alumni gathered Friday at Columbus High School gym for the annual Alumni 64 Banquet. Grace Buller received a red rose as oldest class member from 1901. Attendees came from San Francisco and Amarillo, with many from 50 and 193 classes. The program featured a "Hootenan lay" toastmaster Richard Dircks and entertainment by Moonflighters and Beallets. Officers were Bob Meeker president, Marilyn Thomas vice president, and Lee Foster secretary treasurer. A stray closing note mentions a tribal name for Kilimanjaro and a Raylt roams reference.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus
Columbus High School
Rebekah Lodge
Grace Buller
Bernadine Lowe
San Francisco
Merle Dean Koehr
Florida
Louis. Roberts
Amarillo
Tex
Marianne Newell
Roberta Thomas
Forrest Edkin
Morrison Band
Bob Meeker
Marilyn Thomas
Lee Foster
Stratford landmarks echo Tudor era charm
Stratford upon Avon preserves its half timbered town sights and historic landmarks. The town hall Holy Trinity Church grammar school almshouses and the stone bridge retain the look they likely had in Shakespeare’s day, offering a period atmosphere.
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Stratford Upon Avon
Town Hall
Heat Pumps Explained as Refrigerator Like Modern Heating
An article explains how heat pumps work by reversing the cooling cycle. A refrigerator removes heat from food storage and pumps it into the kitchen, and a heat pump can reverse to provide central heating. This system uses the same ducts and blower for both cooling and heating.
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American Furnace Company
AFCO
Gerst Family Reunion At Oakville
Oakville hosts a Gerst family reunion with about 200 attendees at Fer kins Park in Burlington. The event drew ten relatives from Germany and featured the eldest member Emma Binkle of Peoria Illinois and the youngest Garrett Brown, child of Marion and Mrs. Brown. Future plans call for the next gathering to be sponsored by Timais Gerst relatives in Burlington.
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Oakville
Gerst
Ferkins Fark
Burlington
Germany
Emma Binkle
Peoria, Jil
Garrett Brown
Marion Brown
Timais Gerst
Honor Lists Announced At Westmer High School
Westmer High School announces second semester and six weeks honor lists under principal Richard Adair. Seniors earning A averages include Culertson McDaniel Peterson Reasonant Svoboda. B honors feature Crutcher Field Forrest Green Kinsey Mal fie Michael Riley Sell Shotwell Sloan Stoltz Vetter Willits. Juniors on A list include Carlson LeHow Nelson OToole. B list names include Callahan Cox Culbertson Epperly Howe Irwin Lethengood.
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JOY. I
Westmer High School
Richard ‘Adair
Bill Culertson
Roger McDaniel
Patricia Peterson
Kerit Reasonant
Diana Svoboda
Kenneth Crutcher
Robert Field
Forrest
Green
Lane Kinsey
Dannie Malfie
Joup Michael
Theron Riley
Richard, Sell
Elaine Shotwell
Alice Sloan
Dick Stoltz
Rita Vetter
Don Willits
Linda Carlson
Deeds Recorded in Louisa County Listings
Louisa County records show Marjorie O and Orville D Collier Dixie Lee Schwab parcel Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 Block 32 Columbus City. Harold H and Minta J Franklin transfer to Edward L and Joyce Irving Lots 6 7 Block 7 Letts. Lucille Kerr and Keith J Kerr sell to Dale W and Dorothy M Speck Lots 9 10 Marshall’s First addition Morning Sun. Dwight W and Ish J Staith sell to Stanley Louis Reiman Lot 6 and part of Lot 5 Block 4 Wilmering addition Morning Sun.
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Marjorie O
Orville D. Collier
Dixie"Lee Schwab
Columbus City
Harold H
Mminta J. Franklin
Edward L
Yoyce Irvling
Letts
Lucille
Keith J. Kerr
Dale W
Dorothy M. Speck
Marshall
Morning Sun
Dwight W
Ish J. Staith
Stanley Louis Reiman
Wilmering
Practical Kitchen Plans for Efficient Home Use
Practical kitchen plan emphasizes a 36 inch prep area within a work triangle of range, sink, and refrigerator. Recommend a work island, two chopping blocks, added storage, and arranging four to seven feet between major stations for smooth flow.
High Prairie News Notes at Local Church and Meetings
High Prairie WSCS met June 4 in church parlors with a dessert luncheon served by Mrs. Levi Eichelberger Mrs. William Hoben and Mrs. James Newsman The program In Planning Her Schedule was by Mrs Harold Van Zandt Lake Township Homemakers were breakfast hosts at the home of Mrs Clarence Bieri with co hosts Mrs Noel Hoopes and Mrs Marvin Hichelberger Business meeting opened with the Salute to the flag Mrs Harbaugh reported on county committee meeting The RAVE contest and quilt project were discussed Plans for a full text to be held at Mrs Wendell Hoopes home with Mrs George Reesink as co host Program committee includes Mrs Don Stange and Mrs Mildred Fridley Kilimanjaro seen by a non African in 1848.
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High Prairie
WSCS
High Prairie Methodist Church
Levi Eichelberger
William Hoben
James Newsman
Harold van Zandt
Lake Township
Clarence Bieri
Noel Hoopes
Marlin Hichelberger
Robert Harbaugh
George Reesink
Don Stange
Mildred Fridley
Ten Landscaping Tips From the American Nursery Group
Ten practical landscaping tips advise studying desired results from existing properties, involving the family, and consulting a nurseryman for a tailored plan. Emphasis on curving beds, varied form and color, evergreen winter color, privacy screening, roses and camellias, annuals and perennials, ground cover for slopes, and tasteful alignment with architectural lines.
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American Association of Nursery
Too-Small Pipe Can Cost More
Do not skip vital piping to save costs in home building. The piece warns that undersized service lines fail later when appliances are added, advocating for larger initial lines, stub outs, shut off valves, clean-out plugs, and future expansion readiness to avoid higher future costs.
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Bureau
Roof Drainage Requires Care
Maintains roof drainage to protect the structure from damage and moisture. Highlights signs of leaks, and stresses cleaning gutters twice yearly, inspecting for corrosion, rust, loose seams, and standing water. Warns against mixing metals to avoid galvanic corrosion and urges proper material choices.
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Roof Drainage Manufacturers Institute
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