Jolly Joker Club Host in Pinhook Social Evening
Pinhook Mrs John Fay hosted the Jolly Joker Birthday club with 16 members present on Tuesday night. Prizes in cards went to Louise Buskirk Figanbaum Allen Wilharm Ray Kuethe and Will Flanscha. Attendees included various relatives and neighbors visiting in nearby towns over the weekend.
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John Fay
Jolly Joker
Louise Buskirk
Robert Figanbaum
Allen Wilharm
Ray Kuethe
Will Flanscha
Albert Rieck
Elkader
Daryl Pals
Paulina
Chester Pals
Auditor Attacks Liquor Commission Over Huge Inventory
State Auditor Lloyd Smith criticized the liquor commission for a large stockpile. The audit notes a single firm's inventory could meet sales for 31 months. A special sale is planned next January to cut slow moving stock by up to 20 percent.
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Lloyd Smith
The
Liquor Commission
Static in Carpeting Prompts Home Research at Cornell
PERT POINTERS discusses static problems in carpet fibers and suggests humidity as a fix. Cornell University tests wool fibers blended with tiny stainless steel strands show near zero static, plus soil resistance and easy cleaning. Researchers hint stainless steel carpeting could lead to heat conductive options similar to electric blankets.
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Cornell University
Ithaca
New York
Denver Sunset Home Vesper Guests and Fall Vocal Concert
Reverend David Johnson of St. Peter Lutheran led vesper services with visits from Herman Nevermann’s relatives and Grace Lutheran delegates from Tripoli and Oelwein. Local families hosted and visited, and Denver High School plans a fall vocal concert October 29 at 2 30 p m featuring solos piano duet senior girls sextet girls chorus and a 58 voice mixed chorus directed by Mrs Rodney Kroemer with an admission charge.
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David Johnson
St. Peter Lutheran Church
Herman Nevermann
Fred Stuckenberg
Betty Olson
Chicago
Herman Zacharias
Oelwein
Denver High School
Rodney Kroemer
Harold Inman Harvests First Sweet Potato Crop
Harold Inman of Montezuma reports a first time sweet potato harvest totaling 110 pounds from 24 plants. Each plant yielded about 1 to 3 pounds, with most tubers in that range.
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Harold Inman
Corn and soybeans seen rising in 1967 68 stocks
Carryover stocks of corn and soybeans are likely to increase in the 1967 68 marketing year says Iowa State economist Bob Wisner. Oct 1 on farm corn stocks total 563 million bushels with Iowa contributing 180 million, and overall U S corn production projected at 4 717 million bushels up from Sept 1 estimates. Soybean output is expected at 993 7 million bushels, about 7 percent above 1966.
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Bob Wisner
Iowa State University
Iowa
Minnesota
Nebraska
U. S
Illinois
Ohio
Missouri
Tax Commission Sets Meeting on Parking Tax Proposal
The Iowa Tax Commission plans a special meeting on Oct 30 to decide if a 3 percent service tax should apply to city owned garages and parking lots. The panel previously voted 2 0 to exempt them despite calls to tax.
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Tax Commission
State Tax Commission
Lynn Potter
Des Moines
Potter
League of Iowa
Park Rinard
League
Rinard
Iowa
City Seeks 3 Percent Tax On City Parking Garages
The city plans to levy a 3 percent tax on revenues from city owned parking lots and garages to fund municipal needs. Officials say the measure would affect operators and could raise steady income for public services.
Pumpkin grows record-breaking 120-pound-advantage pumpkin
Jeff Anderson, 12, of Waverly, harvested a pumpkin weighing over 120 pounds more than his own body weight. He parents Mr. and Mrs. Ronnie Anderson report a season of remarkable gardening progress.
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Jeff
Ronnie Anderson
Waverly
Chinchillas Bred by A Swea Couple Since 1963
Mr and Mrs Andrew Swea of City raise chinchillas starting in 1963 after an early litter of five. The herd has grown, with careful care and healthy stock as they age.
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Andrew Swea
Broa
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