Coads Appointment To 90 day Post Stirs Opposition
Former Iowa congressman Merwin Coad faced opposition after his 90 day 75 dollar a day consultant role with the Agency for International Development drew fire. Critics questioned personal matters and campaign ties while Coad denied aims of a political comeback in the seventh district.
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Coads
Iowa
Merwin Coad
Coad
Church of Christ
Boone
Congress
Dolores
Alabama
Ed Peters
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Agency For International Development
Des Moines
Robert Waggoner
Fort Dodge
Hickenlooper
Waggoner
Bean Stalk Tallies 250 Pods on Local Farm
Walter Smith claims a Herri sen bean stalk on Mrs Ida Owens farm three miles east of Armstrong yields 250 pods. The plant is touted for higher per acre production than other varieties.
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Walter Smith
Mr. Smith
Property Transfers List From Sumner and Surrounding Towns
Legal transfers show multiple parcels traded for nominal sums among residents and firms in Sumner, Denver, Tripoli, Waverly, and surrounding areas. Transactions include lots, tracts, and railroad right of way with small revenues recorded, naming buyers and sellers and plat references.
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D. Dean
Waverly
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co
Lee
Irene Albers
Sey
Aura Marie Snyder
Butler-Bremer Mutual Telephone Co
Loretta Ingersoll
Ivan Ingersoll
Freeman draws 1800 at Monticello rural town meeting
Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman spoke to 1800 Iowans at Monticello about the need for future farm programs. He praised farmers for efficiency, reviewed legislation, and paused for questions. He expressed alignment with the National Farmers Organization on shared objectives.
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Orville Freeman
Monticello
Secretary of Agriculture
America
Freeman
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Farm Bureau Faces Sharp Questions at Floor Session
During a floor session critics grilled the Farm Bureau, delivering several pointed digs while officials offered cautious replies and supporters urged unity for upcoming initiatives.
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Farm Bureau
Tripoli School Band Attends Cattle Congress
Members of the Tripoli Community School concert and marching bands attended the Cattle Congress on Saturday. They played two 45 minute concerts in the band shell and marched around the machinery hill. In gratitude, grounds officials hosted the band and granted free grounds admission and a hippodrome show pass. Mrs. Fred Berger and Mrs. Carl Ryan accompanied to help chaperone the students.
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Tripoli Community School
Cattle Congress
Shell
Fred Berger
Carl Ryan
Shouts
Mail carrier George Macumber retires after 41 years
George Macumber retires from the Manila Post Office after forty one years and eight months as a rural mail carrier. He has driven about half a million miles without an accident, marking a long and safe career with the service.
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George Macumber
Macumber
Manilla
Regents End Discounts for Legislators on UI Hospital Bills
The State Board of Regents ordered an end to courtesy discounts for legislators and state officials on University of Iowa hospital bills, at Gov. Harold Hughes request. A. W. Noehren moved to comply, with all members voting yes except Maurice Crabbe who defended the policy.
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Board of Regents
State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Harold Hughes
A. W. Noehren
Spencer
Maurice Crabbe
Eagle Grove
Crabbie
John Crystal
Coon Rapids
Stanley Redecker
Boone
Quote on long term college building plans
A remark cites plans to fund college construction over the next 10 to 15 years, noting the scale and cost will be tremendous for the state. The statement frames a strategic outlook on higher education expansion and budget implications.
Funeral Service for Erwin Clausing in Waverly
Funeral services were held Wednesday at St John’s Lutheran church in Waverly for Erwin Clausing 66 who died Saturday at Mercy Hospital Waverly after a heart attack at home Rev Harold Roschke officiated with interment at Harlington Cemetery Survivors include his widow son Roland of Waverly two daughters Dororthy Steinbronn and Audrey Dettmer of Tripoli twelve grandchildren two brothers Rev A W Clausing of Stamford Conn and Theo Clausing of Waverly two sisters Leota Platte of Waverly and Ella Schoenbeck of Brookings Ore The article also mentions Gouverneur Morris author of the U S Constitution.
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St. John’s Lutheran Church
Waverly
Erwin Clausing
Mercy Hospital, Waverly
Harold Roschke
Harlington Cemetery
Roland
Walter
Dorothy) Steinbronn
Leslie
Audrey) Dettmer
Tripoli
A. W. Clausing
Stamford
Conn
Theo. Clausing
Leota Platte
Ella Schoenbeck
Brookings
Ore
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