Cost of living at all time high in May 1951 report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics pins the national cost of living index at 185.4 as of May 15, up 9.5 from a year earlier, with a monthly rise since February. The Agriculture Department notes farmers’ prices received down for the fourth straight month but 22 percent above June 1950, while prices paid by farmers stay at a record 283 percent.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Agriculture Department
Department
Eighty Twins Celebrate Shared Birthday in Chariton
Two identical twins aged eighty observed their birthday together in Chariton. Mrs. Robert Chord of Chariton and Mrs. Robert McKee of Venice California share the same first name as their late husbands who were ministers. The celebration marks the first joint birthday since 1906.
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Chariton
Robert Chord
Robert McKee
Venice
California
Robert
Escape Fails as Jail Breaker Slips From Guthrie Sheriff
Eugene Slocum drilled from a Guthrie County jail brick wall but surfaced in the custody of Sheriff J C McCool after his tunnel became evident to nearby children who alerted authorities.
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Eugene Slocum
Guthrie County
Slocum
Thanking friends for support after hospital stay
Mrs. John Freerks expresses gratitude to friends and relatives for cards gifts and prayers during her hospital stay in Rochester.
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Rochester
John Freerks
Boyden Town Council to Hear 1952 Budget Estimate
The Town council of Boyden Sioux County Iowa will meet August 6 1951 at 8 PM at the Town Clerk's office in the Rouwenhorst and Vanden Brink building Taxpayers may speak for or against the 1952 expenditures A detailed receipts and disbursements statement for past and anticipated years will be available at the hearing Taxable valuation and moneys and credits for 1950 are listed but not detailed here.
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Sioux County
Rouwenhorst and Vanden Brink
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