Alger Story of Paul Horak Beats Odds in Insurance Field
The Washington county figure Paul R. Horak, once a paralytic farm boy, rose to fourth in auto insurance sales statewide. He credits facing his defect and a shift from newspaper work to insurance, plus a custom hand controlled car, for his success. He and Alida Van der Vennet married in 1937 and have two sons, Dick and Jerry. He travels widely using an adapted vehicle and reflects on mobility as a key to independence.
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Alger
Paul Horak
Washington
Ed Mannion
Paul R. Horak
Washington County
Horatio Alger
Horak
Jackson Township
University of Iowa
Iowa City
University School of Engineering
Wellman
Gingerich Brothers
Mr. Horak
Riverside Leader
Alida Vander Vennet
Jerry
S. Marion
Rocky Mountains
New York City
Evergreens Replaced On Stransky Farm In Pilotburg
Ralph Flynn planted fruit trees and the Stransky family replaced about twenty evergreen trees as part of a three year wind break project. Contour farming was demonstrated by county agent Chandler and engineer Van Vinck with Orva Scott's farm. A hard April rain impacted soil, while Richard Scott bought a new small tractor and the Browns returned from Arizona California trip to drill wells near Kinross.
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Pilotburg
Ralph Flynn
Marion
Frank Stransky
Stanley Mouser
Frank Leeper
Marion Stransky
Charlie Crosser
Washington
Charlie
Stanley Monser
Mr. Chandler
C. H. van Vinck
Richard Scott
Mis
Will Brown
Arizona
California
Mark
Crotter
Texas
Mr. Brown
Kinross
Fairview Aid Society Meets With Mrs. Bert Tandy
The Fairview Aid society gathered Thursday with Mrs. Bert Tandy for a well attended meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Litwiller visited Kalona relatives of Michigan guests. A note of sympathy was received for Burrell Foster Jr. of Wellman. The writeup praises Mr. Hasty’s penmanship and thanks him for his support.
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J. B. Hanley
NRA
Fairview Aid Society
Bert Tandy
Jake Litwiller
Kalona
Michigan
Burrell Foster, Jr
Wellman
Hasty
Clerk Accepts 15 Pennies For Marriage License
Page county district court clerk Al Pfander accepted 15 pennies as payment for a marriage license. He found Indian head copper coins among them and exchanged the pennies for Lincoln cents, keeping the older coins.
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al Pfander
Page County
Lincoln
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Census Bureau
Ginger
Ohio
ASME
Tablet Farm
Kellogg's
Farmers’ Co-operative Store
North
Iowa Ave
Stransky Farm
Nira
Pepe
I A
Laces
Priseiltes
Axminster
Ward
Zipper Styles
Nyew
Spa
America
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