Ford 1963 Squire and Galaxie line debut with features
Ford introduces the 1963 Squire wagon with optional bucket seats and the only forward facing third seat in its class. The Galaxie lineup includes a new 260 cubic inch Challenger V-8 engine, extended lubrication intervals, cushion link suspension, and a 50 inch tailgate opening. Fourteen models arrive in dealer showrooms on September 28 as Ford markets family appeal and individual style.
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Ford
China
Ord
Crop downward after August weather shifts USDA estimates
USDA cut its feed grain forecast for the year citing cooler August in the North and hotter South. Production may fall 1 percent from last year and 10 percent below the 1960s peak, with corn at 3.485 billion bushels, down 2 percent from August and 4 percent from 1961, though 11 percent above 1951-60 average.
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Department of State
USDA
Ford Falcon adds four door Futura sedan in 1963 line
The 1963 Falcon line introduces a four door Futura sedan with a deluxe interior and exterior. A Thunderbird style roof becomes standard on all Falcon sedans. New roof and styling refinements give the compact a lower, speedier look. Exterior bright-metal moldings, unique wheel covers, and Futura identification emphasize the update.
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Ford
Detroit
Falcon
Potato Plant Growers Report Tomato Like Fruits
Potato plants at Ray Ray farm one mile west of Harlan sprout tomato like seed balls that rarely occur and taste like green tomatoes.
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Ray Ray
Harlan
Health Dept Recommends Type 3 Polio Vaccine Limits
The State Health Department urges restricting Type 3 Sabin oral polio vaccine to under 18, while Type 1 and 2 may be given to all ages. Dr. Ralph Heeren notes some polio cases may be linked to Type 3. Communities have canceled or postponed mass clinics pending results.
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State Health Department
Ralph Heeren
Division of
Heeren
Iowa
Douglas Township Farm Bureau Women Have September Tea
The Douglas Township Farm Bureau Women hosted a September tea on Sept 17 at 8 pm at Mrs. Romaine Biermanns home with 34 attendees. Activities included singing led by Mrs. Robert Iserman, a thought for the day, roll call on Where we spent our vacation, and notices about an Oct 10 talent contest in Tripoli Town Hall and an Oct 31 Hobby Fair. Officers for 1963 are Arion Luhring chairwoman Elmer Brase vice chairwoman secretary treasurer and Ray Brown publicity chairman. The evening included a parliamentary procedure lesson by Mrs. Heffernan and Munsterman, with crafts shown and a serving committee listed.
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Douglas Township
Stanley Feuchtwanger
Howard Heffernan
Robert Iserman
Tripoli Town Hall
Arlen Luhring
Douglas Township Farm Bureau
Arion Luhring
Elmer Brase
Ray Brown
John Munsterman
Paul Brase
Lavern Lageschulte
Edgar Bergmann
Paul Anhalt
State Rep. D. Stanley Calls for End of Secret Voting
State Representative David Stanley a Muscatine Republican urges ending secret voting in the legislature s sitting and steering committees In a Des Moines League of Women Voters speech he said no legislator should hide behind the cloak of secret voting
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D. Stanley
David Stanley
Muscatine
Des Moines League of Women Voters
Stanley
Lawmaker Seeks One-House Vote On All Bills
Tripoli Iowa September 26 1962 Representative Stanley criticizes sifting committees for killing important bills. He notes that in the last legislature 175 bills passed by one house died in the other. He proposes a rule requiring one house to vote on every bill passed by the opposite chamber.
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Stanley
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