Horse Powered Iowa Farmer Keeps Belgians For Work
Buddy Kiews, 45, of Packwood, farms 40 acres using seven purebred Belgian horses daily. He grows 70 acres of corn, 30 oats, 25 hay, raises livestock, and sells eggs and animals. He rejects fertilizer and machinery, works year round, and crafts wagons and furniture in his spare time.
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Marks
Plavac
Drake University
Des Moines
Buddy Kiews
Packwood
Kiews
Oskaloosa
Buddy
Iowa
Jefferson County
Rosco
Ranger
Ecclesiastes explored through gospel and comic insight
Robert L. Short, the theologian known for The Gospel According to Peanuts, applies Ecclesiastes to a secular audience. His 37 page essay surveys scholarly and literary analyses, arguing the book speaks to life’s meaning and universal human questions.
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Robert L. Short
Charlie Brown
Snoopy
Linus
Charles Schulz
Short
Harper & Row
Bethlehem
Jesus
Ecclesiastes
Cone
Pete Seeger
John F. Kennedy
Livestock Market Report from Joliet and Des Moines
Joli et and Des Moines markets show cattle and hog prices with declines. In Joliet cattle 4,000 head. steers and heifers down 25 to 50, prime grades 37.50 to 38.25. hogs 1,500 head, 50 to 75 lower with various weights priced between 38 and 41 dollars. Des Moines hogs slower trade, butchers 38 to 41, sows steady to lower, receipts today about 70,000 with prior days and year-ago volumes noted.
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Joliet, II
UPI
Des Moines
Minnesota
Siberian Tribes See Milky Way as a Celestial Seam
Some Siberian tribes hold that the Milky Way forms a seam across the sky. The belief frames the galaxy as a stitched celestial border connecting worlds, reflecting their mythic cosmos and close tie to seasonal narratives.
Dodson, 84, Noted Photographer, Dies in Kalona
J Fred Dodson 84 a wildlife and scenery photographer died Saturday night at Veterans Hospital Iowa City after two weeks as a patient He was born January 21 1890 in Burden Kansas He married Goldie Walker in 1921 He lived in eastern Iowa worked for Handler Motors Cedar Rapids traveled the West and moved to Kalona three years ago from Sedona Arizona Graveside services will be held Tuesday at 10 am at Peterseim Funeral Home Kalona with American Legion Post 457 Lone Tree conducting military rites He is survived by sister Eva Bell Washington and brother Esley Lone Tree A memorial is set for Washington Township School near Kalona and he served in WWI Mexican border and France He belonged to John L Mumm Legion Post Lone Tree and was a charter member of that post.
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Kalona
J. Fred Dodson
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Peterseim
John Woodin
Sharon Hill Cemetery
American Legion Post
Lone Tree
Washington Township
Dodson
Burden
Kan
Harry E
Addie Morrison Dodson
Goldie Walker
Iowa
Handler Motors
Cedar Rapids
Arizona
Seodona
Ariz
State Highway Department
France
John L. Mumm Legion
Funeral services for Mildred J Heaton observed at Jones Funeral Home
Funeral services for Mildred Jean Heaton were held at Jones Funeral Home on Saturday December 28 with Reverend William H Kettlitz officiating Casketbearers were Robert Thompson J D Schimmelpfennig Rudy Votrobek Louie Jones Larry Duncan and Robert Speed Burial followed in Pleasant Grove Cemetery Sigourney A payroll savings pitch followed urging participation to fund U S Savings Bonds and secure future finances
McDaniel Sees Acting Dream Amid Arts Focus in NYC
Washington native McDaniel, a versatile artist, spent eight weeks in a acting role and a June to October stint in Sunshine Boys. He lives on the NYC upper west side enjoying autonomous life, painting as his proudest art, and believes theater will rebound in five or six years with him on the ground floor.
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Neil Simon
McDaniel
Hills
Nyc
Upper West Side
Greenwich Village
Merritt McDaniel
Aliens reminded of need for registration January deadline
Lee T. Hoppes, district director of the Omaha INS, urges all aliens to report addresses during January. Reports are available at post offices and INS offices nationwide. Parents submit for alien children under fourteen. Willful failure to report may bring serious consequences.
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Lee T. Hoppes
Omaha, Nebraska
Charles Nickerson Dies in Iowa City Sunday
Charles Ike Nickerson died Sunday December 29 1974 at Veterans Hospital in Iowa City after a several months illness. He lived with his sister in Richland for two months. Funeral Tuesday at 1 30 p.m. Gould Funeral Home Richland Russell Bond in charge. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery Washington. Born February 30 1913 in Washington to Isaac and Nellie Nickerson a World War II veteran with the 134th Division he served twenty years in the military. Surviving are one brother Robert Marina California two sisters Gladys Putnam Washington Leo Forinash Richland and Mrs Fred Schuler Southington Connecticut plus many nieces and nephews. Two sisters preceded him in death.
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Richland
Charles
Ike) Nickerson
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Gould
Russell Bond
Elm Grove
Washington
Mr. Nickerson
Isaac
Nellie Brown Nickerson
Bentonsport
Robert
Marina
Calif
Gladys Putnam
Leo Forinash
Fred Schuler
Southington
Connecticut
Supplemental Security Income outreach urged in Iowa City
Social Security district manager John W. Anderson in Iowa City urges public help to inform eligible seniors and disabled individuals about supplemental security income. The program provides monthly payments based on income, with $146 for a single person and $219 for a couple when no other income exists. contact the local office at 100 South Clinton Street or call 338-9461.
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Social Security
John W. Anderson
Iowa City
Iowa
Social Security Administration
U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
Anderson
Social Security Office
South
Clinton Street
Harold Timmins Elected Eminent Commander of Bethlehem Commandery
Harold Timmins has been elected Eminent Commander of Bethlehem Commandery Knights Templar in Washington. Other officers elected for 1965 are Rodney Davisson generalissimo Don Birlingmair captain general Edgar E Stewart treasurer Paul Snakenberg recorder.
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Harold Timmins
Bethlehem
Knights Templar
Washington
Rodney Davisson
Don Birlingmair
Edgar E. Stewart
Paul Snakenberg
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Eva) Bell
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Family Circle
Imeerry Score Productions, Inc
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Washington, Iowa
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Faberge Spray Cologne
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North
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