Horse Blankets Near Antique Times Share Farm Tales
A column notes a pair of horse blankets found on a farm wagon near a gravel road after a car sale. It mentions a young colt bought at a horse sale and reflects on good horse ownership, then shifts to social news about the Kern family moving to Riverside and a community supper at Salem School with games and a birthday for Mary Lee.
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Dewey Weeks
Bam
Akuw al Farm
Diankewa
Oh Chaywitha
Clayde Koupps
Toth
Kerns
Joe Kern
Riverside
H. J. Club
Kern
Salem Community
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Merritt Reiner
Brrner
TeBockhorst
Dorothy TeBockhorst
Oscar Sheetz
Mary Lee
Narrow escape from house fire delays Salem meeting
Mr and Mrs Shalla avoided attending the Salem community meeting after a lamp near curtains caused a rapid fire that reached the ceiling. They believe no further damage occurred and stayed home to check for hidden embers. City officials assign investigator to probe a 320000 water works purchase linked to a Lincoln Neb sale.
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Salem
Shalla
State to Investigate $20,000 Pump Deal
Waterloo report says state examiner Earl Koner of Des Moines will conduct a routine check into a $20,000 pump deal. The probe follows a series of inquiries into procurement practices and possible irregularities. Local officials declined comment pending the examiner’s findings.
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Waterloo
Earl H. Koner
Des Moine
Caesar’s Caculatea Julius Caesar Calculated Britain’s Circumference
An OCR fragment notes Julius Caesar calculated the circumference of Great Britain. The historical claim appears in a brief item linking Caesar to measuring Britain, with no further context or sources.
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Caesar
Caculatea
Julius Caesar
Grea Britain
Howard Clark Dies in Des Moines Office
Howard J. Clark, 72, noted Iowa attorney and former Republican Senate candidate, died of a heart attack in his Des Moines office while talking with attorney Morton Root. Clark collapsed in his chair after appearing in good health moments before.
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Des Moines
Howard J. Clark
Republian
Morton Root
Clark, Byers
The Bookmobile Expands Rural Library Service
The Bookmobile truck will travel Lucas county on a regular route carrying about 850 new books for children and adults. It is one of two trailers to be used under Iowa’s Work Projects Administration State-wide Library Project, directed by Miss Jeanne Lewis. Chariton library co-sponsors the effort to bring good books to distant rural communities.
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DLS
Lucas County
Iowa
Jeanne ©. Lewis
Charitensity Library
Hill of Gold Prospectors Buy Mount Morgan Land
In Australia the Mount Morgan hill area was sold to prospectors at five dollars per acre amid gas yield reports of 3.125 billion cubic feet in a gala event.
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Mount Morgan Hill
Australia
Gala
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