Mt Pleasant News marks 70 years led by C S Rogers
Editorial notes Mt Pleasant News reaches 70 years with Charles S. Rogers as longtime captain at age 94. The piece draws parallels to the Washington Journal, outlining family involvement from carriers to management and editorial roles and praising the enduring partnership with Mt Pleasant.
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Mt. Pleasant
Charles S. Rogers
Iowa
Mt. Pleasant News
Washington Journal
Journal
Rogers
Warren K
Elbert C
Warren
Elbert
Navy
The
Dave Elder
Bill Shannon
Clean Water Essentials for Public Health
A United Nations bulletin notes half of South America's population drinks contaminated water and one in a hundred under five die from related diseases. Officials urge providing clean water to prompt learning and adopt safer habits. meanwhile communities along rivers and in the Mississippi valley have learned contamination is a grave risk and wells were abandoned after proof of disease germs. Travelers are warned to boil water and avoid unboiled sources as public health hinges on safe supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
South America
Mississippi
The
Cedar
Service Stations Beautify an Era of Reform and Revenue
An early essay notes gas stations evolved from simple pumps to attractive properties. In Des Moines Polk County, average station value runs about 8500 dollars with roughly 1100 dollars in annual tax revenue. The piece argues stations are essential, neatly kept, and financially helpful to communities.
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Des Moines
Polk County
Editorial Briefs Reflections On Tariffs And Public Taste
The piece cites calls for tariff reform and a shift from festive displays toward practicality. It notes TV fatigue from long westerns, praises American character, and cites Titmus Tidings with commentary on rural happiness and parade fascination. It reflects on search for novelty versus contentment in national life.
Cramming to a way of life across college days
A collection of short quotes notes how cram culture shifted from exam prep to shared rooms. The pieces reference college life, student conditions, and a farmer’s life compared to city wealth, with a final line about staying active to avoid being overtaken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Ledger
Osweilers Host Family Dinner Gathering in Keota
Keota January report notes Mr and Mrs Frank Osweiler of Sigourney hosted a large family dinner on December 24 with relatives including Cy Osweiler Karla Jim Coffman Jayne Paul Sieren Vicky Jim Monaghan Kinross Louis Osweiler and Irene Clubb. Additional attendees came from Sigourney Mason City Cedar Rapids Homestead Florida Keota and surrounding areas.
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Boyd Sanders Keota
Frank Osweiler
Sigourney
Cy Osweiler
Karla
Jim Coffman
Jayne
Paul Sieren
Vicky
Jim Monaghan
Kinross
Louis Osweiler
Irene Clubb
Donna
Ann
Homestead
Florida
Juliana Waechter
Omer Flander
Chevyl Ann
Robert Hotchkiss
Cedar Rapids
Francis Lyle
Keota
Francis Waechter
Giant cabbage weighs almost 11 pounds in Texas garden
In Stinnett Texas a local gardener, J. H. Wilson, displayed a cabbage from his plot measuring 11 1/2 inches in diameter and nearly 11 pounds. The note lists local residents, the Waechter and Wehr families of Sigourney, as part of the feature.
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Stinnett
Tex
UPI
J. H Wilson
Contract Bridge by B. Jay Becker Top Record-Holder
The Evening Journal column outlines two bridge problems. In the first, declarer must choose play after North leads clubs, considering spade and diamond finesses to secure the twelfth trick. The second problem analyzes preventing a North-South ruff by leading hearts to force false-card signals and limit losses, detailing strategic discards and timing.
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B. Jay Becker
South
North
Declarer
West
Tea Syndicate, Inc
Dutch Elm Disease Spreads Through Iowa
Dutch Elm Disease is spreading across Iowa with first reports in Washington County in 1960. County Extension Director Jim Frier notes several new cases this year and a likely rapid rise next year or two. Extension plant pathologist Gayle Wolf confirms spread to many counties since 1957. To slow infection, remove and burn all dead elm branches and any bark on stumps or firewood, and prune during dormancy by April 30.
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Iowa
Washington County
Jim Frier
Frier
Gayle Wolf
Iowa State University
Worf
Quaker Men Plan Richland Services
The Quaker Men of Pleasant Plain quarterly meeting plan a weekend of services at Richland Friends Church with speakers Hershel Mendenhall John Davis Clifford Elmore and John Cox leading sessions. Also noted are local community moves and a golden wedding anniversary celebrated at Richland Methodist church.
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Richland
Quaker Men of
Greeson
Andrew George
Charles Blakely
Mabel Hollingsworth
Charles Widner
Grover Johnson
Adrian Bottorff
Edith Dickinson
Jake Dickinson
Richland Methodist Church
J. Stanley Decker
John Bristow
Otto Emery
Mike Bott
Beverly Bott
Harold Bray
Carrie Dickinson
Farmer Opens Road To Pilotburg Homes
Jan 2 Pilotburg reports relief as Marion Stransky uses a caterpillar tractor to clear snow. He opens a lane to Jim Chalupa’s home twice and ensures mail delivery continues until a big plow clears the road Wednesday. The note mentions Naomi Swartzendruber, her family visits, and Grandma Naomi bedfast.
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Pilotburg
Marion Stransky
Jim Chalupa
John Allen
Washington
Lloyd Swartzendruber
Swartzendruber
Naomi Swartzendruber
Ernie Yoder
Naomi
Lyle Herring
Deeds record transfers in Washington area
On the record Joe Schlabaugh transfers to Adolph Schroe der outlet 14 OP Wellman. Bernard W. OConner and wife deed land in section 24 77 7 to William OConner. Francis E Mangold and wife convey lot 6 block 19 Denny s second addition Washington to R J Thornton and wife.
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Joe Schlabaugh
Adolph Schroeder
Outlet 14
OP Wellman
Bernard W. O'Conner
William O'Conner
Francis E. Mangold
R. J. Thornton
Denny
Washington
TV Highlights and Prime Time Sked for 1962 Programs
NBC projects year shaping events with eleven correspondents led by Frank McGee in Projection 62 color special. Prime time features include ABC music for youth, NBC International Showtime in Paris, Flintstones and Route 66 episodes, 77 Sunset Strip, Beyond the Threshold on space, Twilight Zone episode, Meet the Press with Humphrey and Morton, and a Dallas traffic arrest report by Dick Hitt for the Dallas Times Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
NBC
NBC News
Frank McGee
Cecil Brown
Frank Bourgholtzer
Joseph C. Harsch
John Rich
Welles Hangen
James Robinson
Sander Vanocur
ABC
Arthur Fiedler
ABC Symphony Orchestra
International Showtime
Circus Bouglione
Paris
Flintstones
Arnold
Fred
CBS
Dan O'Herlihy
John Westerbrook
America
Tod
Martin Milner
Buz
George Maharis
Sunset Strip
Jeff Spencer
Roger Smith
Gladys Cooper
Robert Redford
Meet the Press
Humphrey
D-Minn
Morton
R-Ky
Community Christmas and New Year Gatherings Report
A sequence of family visits and church events over New Year weekend includes the Ernie Yoder family at the New Year supper, Jim Shaw home gatherings with the Frederick Shaw Jeffery family, the Sullivan family at Garwin, Christ mas day at William Britton's, and the Pilotburg Ladies Aid annual supper. Residents such as Larry Stransky, Linda Scott, and Dorothy Yoder are noted for local activities, schooling, and nursing training in Des Moines and Kirksville.
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Naomi Swartzendruber
Ernie Yoder
Frederick Shaw Jeffery
Danny
Hiawatha
Jim Shaw
Miles Sullivan
Mike
Kathleen
Jennie
Peggy Sullivan
Garwin
Allan Stransky
Dennis
Terry
Wendell
Ruth Bringman
Carl D. Anderson
Freddie Scott
Larry Stransky
Wellman
Ames
Linda Scott
Methodist Hospital
Drake University
Des Moines
Dorothy Yoder
Kirksville, Mo
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