Cordova News glimpses of city life in 1964
A patchwork column details sparrows and starlings, a squirrel death, and local chatter. It notes train cars westbound, neighbors visiting for coffee, hospital runs, and various town residents in Des Moines, Knoxville, and Newton. It also covers high school games, upcoming weddings, and a move toward spring with local homes and farms.
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Reasnor Black Top Road
Cordova
Floyd McDaniels
Helen Smith
Smith
John Munger
Newton’s Hospital
Riley Young
Simpson Ave
Salt Lake City
Utah
Monroe High School
McCuen
Elmer
Mabel de Moss
John Mungers
Lucy de Moss
Bill de Moss
Des Moines
Hugh Templeton
Roy
Pidgeon
James Leo Clarke
Northwestern Hotel
Des Moines Veteran
New Orleans
Connie
Don
Burt
Chicago
Rock Island
Northwestern
Anna Waardhuizen
Biloxi
Miss
Anna Ballard
Key West
Fla
Houston
Ada Spoelstra
Certrude Willemsen
Dorothy de Koning
Dick de Koning
van Wyke ‘Bros
de Konings
Runnells
Colfax
Sam de Haas
Johnny van Haalen
Sam
Ethel Nichols
Baumann
Linda Nichols
Arthur
Lyla
David Core
Forrest
Ethelyn Core
Knoxville
Craig Booch
Herbert Booch
Newton
Ronnie
Smith's
Kirk Carter
Rex Lester
Ronnie van Zante
Chester Marshall
Fred Smith
Jeanette Schipper-Simmons
Newton's Hospital
Kelley Tool
Mrs. Yowell
Hilda Martinache
Bean” Nichols
Irene
Hilda
Bill Rinehart
Norman Karr
Bill
Earl
Marjorie Legrand-Sherwood
Apache Junction
Phoenix
Red Oak men bag three coyotes and two foxes
A party of Red Oak men Gordon Bills Newell Lake Ed Grape and Loring Lake hunted northwest of Coburg. They have hunted together five years never taking more than one coyote in a season. Loring Lake shot two coyotes Bills one and Grape took two foxes.
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Gordon Bills
Newell Lake
Ed Grape
Loring Lake
Bills
Grape
Coburg
Newton couples' engagements announced in local notes
Announcements show engagement plans for Carol Struik to Ben Van Zee and Dina Struik to Marvin Gearhart, both Newton High School seniors with local employment. Dated social items include club meetings, a 48th anniversary celebration for the Swanks, church news, sick list, and upcoming Homemaker meeting plans.
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Newton
Ilubert Struik
Route 3
Carol
Ben van Zee
Herman van Zee
St. N
Newton High School
Farsons Company
No Weddin
Extension Service
Will Roose
Jacob Swank
Dick van Hal
Clyde Wilson
Andrew Samson
Palma
Iowa City
Christian Reformed Church
Everett Wasson
Ralph Clausse
Mt. Hope
Barr
Presid
Coal Ridge Folks Visit and Social Roundups
Coal Ridge residents record a week of social visits with neighbors and relatives including Karrs, Metcalfs, Andersons, and Franklins. Notes include Friday and Sunday gatherings, illness to Ernest, and school days missed. A final line asserts slogans alone cannot drive a traffic safety campaign, though a good slogan aids effort.
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Coal Ridge
Raymond Karr
Charles Smith
Egar
Frederick Metcalf
Pleasantville
Linda
Joe
Warren. Fawcett
Wilbur Crosby
Maude Coster
W. A. Anderson
C. J. Anderson
Ted Tubbs
Knoxville
Lloyd Anderson
Ottumwa
Ben Hoeksema
Pella
Ernest Anderson
Ernest
Answers on Social Security from Des Moines Office
Reader questions answered about Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance. W C Barclay, field representative, Des Moines, Iowa, explains how benefits are calculated and the effect of continued work on a 65 year old recipient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Social Security Administration
Pella* Chronicle
W. C. Barclay
Social Security Adminstration
12Th Street
Iowa
Barclay
Public Safety Building
Pella Chronicle Farm Seminar Opens Pre-enrollment
A Iowa State University team will assist a local project on economics agronomy and animal science. The school invites any resident to enroll at the extension office in Oskaloosa by February 1 with a $1 materials fee. Free coffee and donuts will be served. The program covers breeding marketing calf crops beef cattle fit in farm business feeding and management and performance testing programs.
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Net
Iowa’ State University
Oskaloosa
Towa
Beef cow calf school planned in Mahaska County
A beef cow calve production school is scheduled for Mahaska County starting February 10 and continuing for four Mondays. The Mahaska County Extension Service, in cooperation with Iowa State University, will conduct sessions at the Farm Bureau Building in Oskaloosa.
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Mahaska County
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Bravell
Deitrick
Jadys Baumann
Dentter
Pete van Ghent
Pete
Mrs
Roy Karr
Ty Carraro
Afitienson Enienson
Dairy Company
der Moines
Waterloo
Colfax Sale
Wgt
Newton Sly
Colfax Sale Company
Ppinger, Shields & Briles
Mgr
Oun Bare
Bill Shields nueTs
Carroll Van _ Gorp
Owen Barr
Clausen
Wasson
Wilbur van Wyngarden
Coal Ridge Folks
Mary J. Franklin
Richard
Porn
Chevrolet
Chevelle
Ant
Aloy
Main Street
Chevelles
Patie
Sport Goupe
Fisher
Chevy
Wacun
Wagoft Reid
Renecer
Tenn Ney
Éii Il
Hampshire
Tneliesiots
Hwy. 92
Gilits
Dale
McGraw
Pleasantville, Iowa
Bakker
Fara
Rus
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