Former Early Man Wins 1000 Dollar Prize
A Cedar Rapids physician Dr Eugene Carmichael formerly of Early won first prize in a national letter writing contest by the Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation. His letter arguing for serious advertising beat 46000 entries, earning him 1000 dollars. He noted statistics build consumer confidence and favors serious ads over humorous ones.
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G. W. Hamm
Eugene ‘Carmichael
Cedar Rapids
Eugene Carmichael
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corporation
Carmichael
Effice Rowley
Chicago
Vern
Boyer Valley Farm Bureau
Angeline Schulte
Reading
Marjorie McKenna
Farm Bureau
Ellis Haradon
Boyd Haradon
L. P. Wiseman
Isffie Rowley
Lester Allen
James Prentice
Sunset Park
Ed Morse
W. O. Wright
Wilbur Hussey
Effie Deppe
Cuba
Storm Lake
Willis Hussey
Waterloo
Carl Ford
Albert City
Hannah Ford
el Reno
Okla
Sun thanks readers for help with anniversary edition
The Sun extends heartfelt thanks to those who loaned pictures furnished articles and supplied information for the Sixtieth Anniversary Edition. Without cooperation from people across the country, the newspaper could not have issued the edition.
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The
Sun
Sac Sun editor heads to Colorado mountains for anniversary issue
The Sac Sun notes the editor will be away for two weeks to work on the Sixtieth Anniversary Edition and rest after a long stretch of material gathering. Readers are asked to ensure band subscriptions are paid and to plan store hours for July 4 amid holiday conflicts. Local notes cover budgets, carrier workload, and a scam involving a woman posing as a gold star mother to obtain funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sac Sun
Colorado Mountains
Auxiliary
Sac City
Thought Land Was Good for Something Continued
In Sac County postwar farming, cattle feeding began with Eugene Criss in 1871 feeding work oxen for shipment to Chicago, marking a rise of cattle feeding today. Hog trade boomed in 1871–72, with drives to Newell and losses on rough roads. A worn tale recalls a 1865 dressed hog load and a cedar Falls trip, plus a new home-made red wagon and fabric purchases.
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Greene County
Sac County
Chicago
Eugene Criss
Newell
Illinois Central Railroad
Criss
A. H. Hendrickson
M. S. Lee
J. O
Asa Plait
Alien
Stewart
Marshalltown
Peck
Douglas Township
Miller and Chaney
Hendrickson
Sac City
Cedar Falls
Des Moines
San Bernardino County Claims Largest U.S. County Size
The California county of San Bernardino is described as the largest in the United States by area, rivaling the size of the state of West Virginia. The note emphasizes its expansive land area within California.
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California
San Bernardino County
West Virginia
North Western Started the Town of Herring
The town of Herring in Levey township six miles southwest of Walllake was platted January 24 1899 by Western Town Lot Co under Chicago and North Western Railway direction. It was named for John Herring who owned part of the site. C A Ander is the postmaster in the only general store in Herring. The town was never incorporated and its population is counted with Levey township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herring
Levey Township
Walllake
Western Town Lot Co
Chicago and North Western
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Dr. Carmichael
Oil Company
Homer Domino
Floyd Wadsley
Walter Wadsley
Odebolt
Geo
A. L. Manly
John Rutledge
York
Nebr
R. E. Manly
Theodore Schulte
Breda
H. R. Motter
State Bankers’ Convention
Arelene
Dorothy
Harriet
Cherokee
Alta Stahl
Wilma
Glendale
Calif
Ruth Brown
Grinnell
BE. C. Fuller
Stahl
Geo. Brown
Alta Brown
W. G. Rosenhauser
Toy Medley
Alice Brogan
W. H. Steele
L. E. Grayton
Joayvee Faury
Ames
W. KE. Hardin
Alta
Frank Parker
Millie Parker
Abbie Wall
Edgar Marvin
Fort Dodge Hospital
Carl Gringer
Betty
Storm Lake Park
Roy Green
Blanche Hicks
Hazel Grace
Charles Crean
Mobridge
S. Dak
Lon
M.C. Carlton
Lake View
Hartman Cottage
Vaughn Huston
St. Anthony Hospital
Carroll
A. J. Manly
Sac
Ralph Manly
Everett Haradon
Lloyd Haradon
Cecil Robson
Geo. Miller
F. G. Hirons
Josephine
J.J. Bohien Exclusive Shoes
Iowa
Baihtal
NERY
Will Cobb
Lytton
Templeton
Sac City State Bank
Chamber of Commerce
Lee Soltow
Pilcher Auto Co
Sac City Motor Co
Angell
North Western
Low Auto Co
General Automobile Repairing
Jack
Jack Fordyce
Shirley-Savoy
Raplo
Shirley Garage
Broadway
Denver
J.edgar Smith
Pres
E.C. Bennett
Mgr
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