Sub-zero Iowa winter tied to historic cold spells
The region endures a bitter January with readings plunging to 25 below in parts of Northern Iowa and many areas posting record low temperatures. Iowa farmers suffer losses while schools adjust schedules and outdoor workers cope with freezing conditions. Historical comparisons cite 1912 1936 and 1969 as notably severe winters across the United States.
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Idaho
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U. S
Russia
Soviet Union
Vostok
Ussr
Ivan
Komarosky
Freeman
Fred McClain
ASC
Cedar
Grundy
Cedar and
Grundy County
Closing Out and Public Farm Sales in Iowa Region
A sequence of farm and livestock sale notices list dates from January 10 to January 21 near Kalona, Washington, Grand View, Wayland, Letts, and Kalona Iowa. Listings include farm, household, and livestock auctions with start times and locations at various farms and sale barns. Vendors include Adin C. Miller Lester Pronga Fred H. Peterson Mahlon Leichty Lloyd Bottorff J. Earl Dickerson Carl Zieglowsky Huber family and Kalona Community Auction. Regular weekly auctions are noted at Smylie's Livestock Auction Ollie Livestock Exchange Wayland and Wapello Livestock Sales with day-specific schedules.
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Kalona
Adin C. Miller
Washington
Ainsworth
C. H. Wolfe
Lester Pronga
Burl Reed
Grandview
Fred H. Peterson
Wellman
Ezra Troyer
Wayland
Mahlon Leichty
Packwood
Richland
Lloyd & Bernice Bottorff
Letts
Iowa
J. Earl Dickerson
H. L. Huber
D. A
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Kalona Community Auction
Wapello Livestock Sales Inc
Highway 61
Wapello
Kalona Sales Barn
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Ainsworth Eastern Star installs officers at Temple
Ceremonies at the Masonic Temple mark installation of officers for the Ainsworth Chapter with Dolores Wood and Gilbert Wood presiding. New officers include Alice Lord as Worthy Matron and Robert Stewart as Worthy Patron, with committees named and upcoming practice and school of instruction dates set. Social notes mention Sorosis Club dinner plans and New Year gatherings involving local families.
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Arlene Jones
Mary M. Meeks
Esther
Mable Wood
Wilma Arthur
Marie Wagenknecht
Max M. White
Dolores Wood
Eleanor Lord
Ainsworth
Francis Lund
Naomi
Kalona
Evelyn Crist
Letts
Betty Nichols
Wellman
Gilbert Wood
Betty Stewart
Howard Jones
Vera O'Conner
Evelyn Dea
Evelyn Quigley
Arlene Davis
Irene Arthur
Donna Wehr
E.A.S.T.A.R.L
Francis Wilson
Hilda Edwards
Edith Trotter
Georgina White
Celia Podaris
Maxine Duncan
Temple
School of Instruction
Families reunite in Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville families gather for Christmas and New Year visits across Iowa. Dennis Miller and Lucy Gieselman join grandparents Roy and Mrs. Gieselman in Sperry and West Burlington respectively, with other relatives from Iowa City Coralville Washington Waterloo and Cedar Rapids sharing meals and festive events from Wapello to West Branch and Reinbeck.
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Dennis Miller
Sperry
Roy Gieselman
Lucy Gieselman
West Burlington
Roy
Giesemans
Howard Krattet
Iowa City
Richard Krattet
Coralville
John Mitchell
Washington
R. I. Williams
Wapello
Patty Sheetz
Minneapolis
Minn
Sally Sheetz
Cedar Rapids
Max Sheetzes
Ernest Whiting
Stewart Mathers
West Branch
Legion Hall
Earl McVey
Richard Tolander
Olds
Swedesburg
Marilyn Tolander
Donna Fisher
Miles Sherman
Richard Lease
Ken Fisher
Claire Holmes
Mt. Pleasant
Reinbeck
J. E. MecVeys
Stewart Engles
Clear Lake
Bob Holbrook
Waterloo
Richard McCarthy
Dear Abby column evokes personal woes and advice
Abigail Van Buren offers compassionate guidance on marital strain post hysterectomy, silent affection, a widower’s sleep talk, a daughter's concerns about her father’s affair, and handling awkward questions. The letters reveal unresolved family tensions, the limits of confronting others, and the hope of candid, practical counsel.
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Abby
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