Unusual Iowa Winter Forecast By State Climatologist
Iowa state climatologist Paul J. Waite predicts a cold harsh winter for 1972 73 with above average snowfall. He notes a historical pattern of blizzards and record snowfalls in Iowa and cites cooler summers and autumns, a worldwide cooling trend, and varied snowfall timing from September to May.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Paul J. Waite
Waite
Rock Rapids
Sibley
Iowa Farm Science Magazine
Estherville
Dakotas
Allison
Millerton
Cherokee
Waukon
Lions Hold Annual Holiday Program in Crawfordsville
A large crowd attended the Crawfordsville Lions Club event with 96 prizes drawn. Fruit baskets went to Harold Williams, Dick Dare, Edward Griffith, Joe Johnston, and Chester Piper, while five hams were awarded by the American Legion Post to Timm Lease, Mrs. Alfred Davis, Roy Montague, Mrs. Helen Bailey, and Dick Kaufman. Dozens of local businesses donated money, certificates, and merchandise for the prize pool.
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Crawfordsville
Lions Club
Harold Williams
Dick Dare
Edward Griffith
Joe Johnston
Chester Piper
American Legion Post
Timm Lease
Alfred Davis
Roy Montague
Helen Bailey
Dick Kaufman
Prescription Feeds
Kenway Store
Griffith Trucking
Carolyns Beauty Shop
Fletcher Motor Co
Schultz Construction
Hamil and Humphrey Insurance
Genes T.V
Wilson Construction
Leonard Arthur
Home Lumber and Feed Co
Jones Bros
Ainsworth
Jones Bins
Lee McCall
D X Balk Oil
Ronnie Davis
Wyman Feed
Marshal Rose
Peter Koehler
Ernest Whiting
Linda Henderson
Roger Sommer
Roy Gieselman
Bill Koehler
Wilbur Wheeler
Betty Lintz
Dick Griffith
Joe Jones
Paul Roth
Marie Howsare
Mark Griffith
Raymond Rich
Roger Kilpatrick
Regina Richardson
Car! Rine
Don Miller
Martha Darby
Ora Marlatt
Lyle Marlay
Ada Spencer
Glen Cherryholmes
Nick Achen
Kelly Rine
Johnson
Opal Rickey
Flo Clark
John H. Jones
Fred Stone
Hubert McElhinney
August Grothe
Florence Maxwell
Charles Twinam
Duane Davis
Kenneth Cherryholmes
Betty Hamil
Grace Robertson
Duane White
Oscar Wilde Thought On Being Talked About
The quote notes the paradox that public attention matters more than silence, attributed to Irish poet Oscar Wilde who warned that not being talked about is worse than being talked about. The remark reflects Wildean wit on fame and perception.
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Oscar Wilde
Riverside Christmas Family Gatherings Across Numerous Homes
Riverside residents hosted large Christmas gatherings with extended families visiting from Iowa cities and states. The notices list many attendees including the Yeggy, Schnoebelen, Kron, Kiene, Rice, Thomann, and Gerot families, plus guests from Fayette, Ames, Muscatine, West Liberty, and Missouri. Mary Younkin was moved to Washington County Hospital from the care center. Some guests arrived from Sydney, Australia and St. Louis for the holiday.
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Wilbur Kiene Riverside
John Yeggy
Richard Yeggy
James Schnoebelen
Jack Schnoebelen
Mary Ann
Mary Younkin
Washington Care Center
Washington County Hospital
Don Latta
Kenny Ehrenfelt
Kalona
Elmo Kron
Clarence Lenz
West Liberty
John Thomann
Maryville
Missouri
Linda Kron
Fayette
Iowa
Larry Geret
Oscar Gerot
Ted Gerot
Linda Gerot
Sidney
Australia
Margaret Gerot
Alabama
Charles Kiene
Craig
Henry Kiene
Loren Moore
Kelvin
Washington
Linda Moore
Ames
Elmer Kiene
Matt
Ernest Kiene
Crawfordsville
Kathy Kiene
Muscatine
Steve
Upper Iowa University
Alvin Yeggy
Kathy Yeggy
University of South Dakota
Gerry Yeggy
LeAnn Rogers
Iowa City
Tom Yeggy
Waverly
Irmina Yeggy
James Rice
Tom Rice
St. Paul
Minnesota
Dennis Oeth
Scott
Scott Afb
Illinois
Richard Rice
Columbus
Ohio
Kathy Rice
Larry
Betty
Jan Rice
Kenneth Millsap
Bob
John
Denver
Colorado
Don Kirchner
Hilma Eden
Elza Burgess
Jolene Geyer
Lucy Kirchner
Riverside
Robert Dawn
Claude Dudley
Amanda Lillis
St. Louis
Rich Simon
Robert Simon
Norbert Thomann
Jan Watkinson
Linda
Cub Scouts hold first meeting at Ainsworth
Cub Scouts of Ainsworth held their first pack meeting at the local school with Don Edwards named Cub Master. The event featured Christmas carols, games, and refreshments and thanks to the Ainsworth State Bank and Funk's Seed International. A committee meeting is set for January 12 at 7 30 at Ainsworth School.
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Ainsworth
Cub Scouts
Don Edwards
Ainsworth State Bank
Funk's Seed International
Interstate plan to turn highway info sites into shops ruled illegal
Iowa Highway Director Joseph Coupal says a legislator's proposal to convert interstate information sites into sandwich and coffee shops would violate federal highway laws. Senator Tom Riley cites revenue and employment for the blind with backing from Kenneth Jernigan, but Coupal asserts commercial activity at the sites conflicts with private enterprise. The sites are run by the Iowa Development Commission seven months annually.
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Ames
UPI
Iowa
Joseph Coupal
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Commission For the Blind
Coupal
Riley
Kenneth Jernigan
The
Commission For the Blind
Iowa Development Commission
Senior Center to Welcome Mrs Squire Amid Winter Break
Grace Kerr notes attendance dip at the Senior Center between Christmas and New Year while vacationing leaders leave the slate clear for Mrs Squire to assume charge during January and February. She will handle scheduled events and collect yearly dues, promising messages from the Southland. The page closes with a New Year benediction about positive living and fellowship.
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Squire
YMCA
Kalona Property Transfers and Conservatorship Action
Ronald Fritz and wife transfer to Herbert L. Simmons and wife starting 12.60 chains east of the NW corner in Section 31-74-8. Mary J. Hochstetler transfers Lot 6 in Patterson's Addition to Kalona to Edna M. Hochstetler and Eliza E. Hochstetler. Hochstetler Teets Lot 13 in Block 1 Original Plat of Kalona. Conservatorship of Freda Miller transfers to Edwin D. Slabach commencing 225.3 feet west of the SE corner of NE ¼ of Section 7-77-7.
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Ronald Fritz
Herbert L., Simmons
Mary J. Hochstetler
Edna M. Hochstetler
Eliza E. Hochstetler
Patterson
Kalona
Freda Miller
Edwin D. Slabach
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J.C. Jordison
Drake University
Mercado Central
Managua
Lions
Mrs
Marian Waters
Hutmacher
Chevrolet, Inc
Seyulh Steer
Wolf's Flower Shop
C.A. Thompson
San Francisco
Danny Roberts
San_ Francisco
Engine Company 41
Keith Calden
Danny
J. Schlabaugh
W. L. Wade
By Grace Kerr
Washington Evening Journal
Osincup’s
Washington, la
Pizza Hut
Hawaii
Spain
Japan
Insurance Plan Savings & Loan Association
State Theater
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