National 4 H Club Congress Impresses Iowa Delegation
The Iowa delegation joined nearly 2,000 4 H members and leaders at the 38th National 4 H Club Congress in Chicago starting November 30. Highlights included a smorgasbord dinner, a Shatrean play, opening sessions with international guests, and speeches by John Foster Dulles and Ezra Taft Benson. Thirty three donor companies funded awards. 175 national winners were honored, including three from Iowa, each receiving a $300 scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conrad Hilton
Chicago
Iowa
Club Congress
Kingsholm
Chicago Civic Opera House
Mendelssohn
Gongrese
D. L. Ferguson
Ohio State University
John Foster Dulles
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Towans
Fional
Ed. Sullivan
Purdue
Boys Glee Club
Laura Id Pegete
Two Monroe Men Drown After Gravel Pit Boat Capsizes
Two Monroe young men Harold Wagner age 19 and John Van Roekel age 20 died when their boat capsized in a gravel pit pond a mile south of Percy around 4:50 PM. Witness Bill Buckingham, rescue crews from Marion County sheriff's office Knoxville fire department and highway patrol responded. Bodies recovered in 17 feet of water about 30 feet from shore near the Des Moines River. Wagner owned the pit and was uncle to Harold. families named include Ernest Wagner Harry Van Roekel and others. Funeral arrangements set at Crumpacker Funeral Home in Monroe.
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Monroe
Harold Wagner
John van Roekel
Percy
Bill Buckingham
Marion County Sheriff's Office
Knoxville Fire Department
Des Moines River
Wagner
Harold
Ernest Wagner
van Roekel
Harry van Roekel
Crumpacker
Knoxville Journal
Director of Iowa U Journalism School Liked Our Picture
A December 14 1964 letter from Leslie G Moeller head of the Journalism department at Iowa University praises a Chronicle portrait by Dean Sadler. He compliments the page one December 2 picture of grandchildren hearing the St Nicholas story from their grandmother and expresses Christmas wishes.
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Iowa U. Journalism School
Iowa City
Chronicle
Iowa University
Dean Sadler
H. H. Sadler
St. Nicholas
One Iowa Fatality On Safe Driving Day Sparks Highway Toll
The United Press Service reports 59 Iowa traffic accidents on Safe Driving Day with one death and 11 injuries. Eldrin Bakken, 24, of Northwood, died when his car skidded on an icy curve seven miles west of Northwood. Passenger William Wolff, 24, also from Northwood, suffered minor injuries as the car left the road and overturned.
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United Press Service
Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa
Eisenhower
Eldrin Bakken
Northwood
William Wolff
Government Tax Booklet Available for 1954 Returns
The Internal Revenue Service announces the 1954 edition of Your Federal Income Tax booklet to aid taxpayers in preparing and filing individual returns. The guide includes important per income provisions from the new Internal Revenue Code and will be distributed soon after January 1.
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Internal Revenue Service
Tax filing duties outlined in brief notice
A compact public notice outlines who must file a re entry and the filing deadlines. Officials emphasize compliance, penalties for late submission, and where to submit forms at local tax offices and online portals. The item names tax periods, required documents, and contact details for assistance.
Booklet on Federal Income Tax Now Available for Order
The text indicates that “Your Federal Income Tax” is in press while orders are being taken for future delivery. It notes the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington 26, D. C., handles orders and lists the booklet price at 250 cents per copy.
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Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Wshington 26
D. C
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Dulles
State
Madison Streets
Chio
Museum of Scienced Industrie
Eddy Howard
Weld Meat Market
General Motors Saassnvarte
Udy Norie Laween
Minn
Jim
Richardson
Utah
Bare Silsa Philips
Leslie G. Moeller
Bakken
Wolff
Central Park Cafe
Ue A
Ant
Peace On
Earth
Eerth
Menninga Insurance Agency
Bernie — Stella
J. C. Penney Co
Farmers’ Union Co-op
Pella
Marion County State/Bank
Federal Deposit Ins
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