Campaign to Permit Liquor and Gambling in Iowa Veterans Clubs
About 100 veterans’ representatives from 20 counties in Iowa’s second district met in Maquoketa and named Kempter temporary chairman to organize a Cedar Rapids meeting within two weeks. They urged legalization of liquor by the drink and amusement devices in clubs whose proceeds fund welfare projects. Anderson noted welfare could benefit clubs and the public, and amusement devices would include slot machines.
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Rapids
Second
Kempter
William J. Anderson
Davenport
Des Moines Safety Commission
Dorothy Darnell Elected President At West Chester Conference
Ten years ago Dorothy Darnell of United Presbyterian church was elected president at a Washington County older boys and girls conference held in West Chester.
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Dorothy Darnell
United Presbyterian Church
West Chester
Washington County
Washington writers reminisce on clergy and locals
Bruce Cowden reflects on the deaths of Dr. J M Wishart and Dr. W R Sawhill former Washington pastors and notes the later merger of their churches. He mentions Dr F W Eastwood resigning in Iowa and recalls Kit Maxwell in local business history. The column also covers Mike and Susie Lins photos in Texas, a note from Ted Eggers in California and a Washington connection to a Pasadena apartment purchase.
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Washington
F. W. Eastwood
Presbyterian Church
New London
Iowa
Eastwood
Washington County Red Cross
J. R. Maxwell
Kit Maxwell
Sol Rich
Rob Cook
Rit Maxwell
Chal Ford
Mr. Rich
Lewis Warren
Oelwein
San Antonio
Texas
Mike
Susie Lins
Warren Lins
Cavalier Avenue
Ted T. Eggers
Pasadena
Calif
Cloud Willits
Pomona
W. G. Stewart
Eggers
Ruth
Riverside County Hospital
Arlington
Bennett Proposes Bingo and Liquor by the Drink for Governor
Myron J. Bennett, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, spoke to veterans endorsing legalization of bingo and liquor by the drink. He cited a claim that 78 percent of Iowans drink or play bingo.
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Er Myron J. Bennett
Pen Pals 4-H Club Holds All Day Workshop
The Pen Pals 4-H club met at Pleasant Plain high school for an all day workshop with five members and two leaders Mrs. Carlos Waters and Mrs. Wilbur Bennett. The group sewed a skirt as the project lesson. An oyster supper for the soil conservation meeting is set for February 8 and a Valentine party for parents on February 15.
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Pen Pals 4-H
the Pleasant Plain High School
Carlos Waters
Wilbur Bennett
Soil Conservation Meeting
Psych patient finds his own itch in French asylum
Eminent foreign psychiatrists tour a French insane asylum. In a corridor a patient explains he stays in the corner to scratch himself because he is the only person in the world who knows where he itches.
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Chas. Fish
Officers Elected By Church at Junction
At the Independent Bible church meeting in Columbus Junction on January 23 officers were elected for the church and Sunday school. Burdette Moore and Stephen Bausch join the official board with Nellie Moore as missionary treasurer and Orlo Crocks as head usher.
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Martha Butler
Columbus Junction
Independent Bible Church and Sunday School
Burdette Moore
Stephen Bausch
Nellie Moore
Orlo Crocks
Ush
Sunday church plans improvements to auditorium and basement
Stephen Bausch the Sunday school superintendent and Mrs Beulah Crooks the secretary led a Sunshine Committee of Bessie Moore and Phyllis Tisor as plans were made to upgrade the church auditorium and basement and to provide jobs.
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Stephen Bausch
Beulah Crooks
Bessie Moore
Phyllis Tisor
Sunshine Committee
Milk production per cow varies widely
Milk output per cow ranges from about 1000 to nearly 20000 quarts annually, with the average slightly over 2300 quarts.
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Maquoketa
Paul Kempter Jr
Bellevue
Cedar
The
Lover
Galanites
Orliss
Seother
Daw Niven
Corliss
Th Tom Tully
Virginie Welles
Eve
Wolf's Flower Shop
Ana Us
KODAK
ABC
Inc
Fed
Tax
Tonite
Shep
FOX
Republic Picture
George Brent
E Lynn
Bari Tamblyn
Rusty T
Cleveland I Indians
Sohnny MS
Range
Vastice
MR. McNeil
SORE
di. Reall
Hollywood
Ando
Bruce Cowden
J. M. Wishart
Pennsylvania
First United Presbyterian Church
W. R. Sawhill
Wishart
Dr. Wishart
Pen Pals
Tunity
Mace Motor
Ford Sales & Service
State Farm
Earle F. Libe
Keith L. Vetter
Frank Schublin
Cudahy
Morrell
Swerl
Clorox
Prince Albert
Velvet
del Monte
Farmers Store
North Iowa
Rhomberg
China Kidskin
Jom Duncan
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