A Christmas Greeting Turns Tragic For Iowa City Publisher
The December note from Mr and Mrs Ken Greene of Iowa City was followed by his sudden death the next day due to an apparent heart attack. Greene, longtime publisher of the Iowa City Press Citizen, was a fellow journalist and former president of the Iowa Daily Press Association.
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Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
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Washington
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Elder, Shannon & Co, Inc
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Purely Personal Bob Anderson’s helpful neighborhood hero status
Bob Anderson, praised as the most valuable neighbor for his two snowstorms era cleanup. Using a small tractor with a blade, he clears sidewalks and driveways around a large block without seeking thanks. His kindness and initiative radiate a Christmas spirit throughout the community.
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Bob Anderson
Bob
Relays The Hard Way and a Drake Relays Memory
Lee Holland returned home from a hospital stay and recalls a long-ago trip with Les Dunlap to see Drake Relays in Des Moines. They traveled in a Model T, left at dawn, ate breakfast in Sigourney and Oskaloosa, then misrouted home, taking about 19 to 20 hours and ending with fond reflections on their journey.
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Lee Holland
Les Dunlap
Lee
Les
Des Moines
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Sigourney
Memory and Met at the State Liquor Store and a Coach’s Comic Moment
A local man recalls a liquor run with a clerk naming his preferred drinks Four Roses Sunny Brook and Canadian Mist. Maryland football coach Jim Tatum, famed for a butterfingers season, is recognized by a waiter who mentions a relative in his team, prompting a witty reply about spaghetti handling.
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Jim Tatum
Maryland
Big Jim
Jim
Tatum
SQUIBS Why buy a vacuum as a joke in rural humor
A farmer notes a traveling salesman selling two milking machines for one cow and even takes the cow as payment. A jab about selling hair tonic without hair follows. A quip about brassieres and a tongue in cheek line about retirement and marriage close the snippet.
Bayh’s Wife Breast Cancer Case Highlights Early Detection
In October 1971 Senator Birch Bayh ends his presidential bid to support his wife Marvella undergoing breast cancer surgery. The piece urges monthly self checks, detailing a two minute routine to detect lumps and changes, noting the risk of breast cancer and urging prompt physician visits if abnormalities are found.
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Birch Bayh
Indiana
U.S
Marvella
American Cancer Society
Marvella Bayh
Mrs. Bayh
New Dances and Courtship Myths From L M Boyd
Column notes from M. Boyd on dating in the 1970s with ideas about dancing as training for both sexes and a playful Q A on horses presidents and ants. Includes brief etymology for tomahawk and ends with a hair brushing tip and mailing address.
Dear Abby Clarence tests faith over TV and sports with Orville
A wife seeks guidance as her husband, influenced by a preacher, burns their TV and shuns normal family joys. The columnist urges medical advice and couples counseling, noting the risk to four preschool children. A second reader asks about marrying a younger man. Abby says to seize the chance and marry.
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