Editorial Note Warns Against False Prophets and Time Killers
A column explores guarding the soul from con artists and the harm of anger, urging acts of charity to forget troubles. It muses on amusing place names in the United States from Monkey's Eyebrow Kentucky to Bowlegs Oklahoma and notes the ZIP code directory of post offices and street names for larger towns.
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United States
Monkey's Eyebrow
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Property Right for Both in Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate has introduced a bill to create full property rights between husband and wife in property owned by either or both. The column notes many people avoid wills, death can strike young, and current law limits a wife to a share without a will. Senator Tom Riley argues to correct an archaic 19th century carryover.
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Iowa Senate
Iowa
Tom Riley
Senate
Walking Stream and the rise of surveillance at Iowa State events
A public notice explains city and campus photography at events from Iowa State University to Veterans Auditorium. Time lapse and slow-motion footage count pedestrians for studies begun in 1969 to gauge crowd flow, including in a civil defense scenario. The piece warns of privacy concerns while noting the technique’s efficiency and the cultural shift toward data collection.
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Iowa State University
Veterans Auditorium
Des Moines
Iowa State
Clyde Williams Field
C. Y. Stephens
Iowa Civil Defense Division
Mexico City Subway praise by Mennonite traveler
Travel writer Dr Melvin Gingerich recounts a six part Mexico trip noting affordable fares under a dime, a scenic southern route from Guadalajara to Mexico City, and the impressive Mexico City subway system praised as superior to Tokyo and Moscow. He highlights Reforma Insurgentes area hotels, the National Museum of Anthropology, traffic challenges, and cultural fellowship with Mennonite friends.
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Washington Junior College
Mennonite General Conference
Mexico
Guadalajara
Mexico City
Paseo de la Reforma
Lake Chapala
Morelia
Tokyo
Moscow
Jake Swartzendrubers
Goshen College
Jake
Kalona
Towa
Goshen
National
Council of Churches
Republicans plan Iowa buck night
DES MOINES The annual Republican Buck Night will be on Tuesday April 27. Clarence Johnson of Winter set Iowa Buck Night chairman for the second year, saying the event strengthens contact with people and invites comments on leaders and issues while serving as a direct fund raising approach. Block workers invite neighbors to contribute a buck per household and test weaknesses and strengths of the party at the county level.
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Des Moines
Clarence Johnson
Winter Set
Iowa
John
Kiwanis Seek More Items for Scholarship Auction
Washington's Kiwanis club renews appeal for sale items for the April 20 scholarship auction at the Washington County fairgrounds. Donations of any saleable new or used article will support four Washington High School seniors. Call Bill Jones Milo Orris or Loren Renoux to donate.
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Washington
Kiwanis Club
Washington County Fairgrounds
Washington High School
Bill Jones
Milo Orris
Lor‘en Renoux
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