Charivari Held For Newlyweds In Crawfordsville
In Crawfordsville on July 19, after baseball games, locals serenaded newlyweds Mr and Mrs Charlies Whiting and later Mr and Mrs Ronald Finke, who were surprised by the gesture. The article also notes local social chatter about the W W K club and mentions visitors from South Dakota joining local households for a family reunion.
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J. A. Raymond
Crawfordsville
Charivari
Charlies Whiting
Herbert Rich
Ronald Finke
Chaiivariers
Larry Kephart
Kenny
Robert Whiting
Mildred
Lake Wapello
Betty Reeder
Burlington
Miss Weeber
Iowa Democrats Begin Fall Campaign Under Truman Push
Iowa Democrats, buoyed by President Truman's keynote, plan the fall race while privately doubting if Guy Gillette can win Iowa. Delegates see Gillette beating George Wilson for an extra Senate seat, but fear split loyalties and how a July special session call could help or hurt.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Truman
Philadelphia
U. S
Guy Gillette
George Wilson
Senate
Gillette
Iown
Len Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Congress
Visitors and farm work on a Corn Belt day
Donna will stay a week at the Coates home with relatives. Several youngsters left Friday for the William Edgar farm to detassel corn, each contracted for five acres to care for. The sun was bright on their first day. Mrs. Clarence Hering is in Mercy hospital Iowa City, not at the University.
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Donna
Coates
William Edgar
Clarence Hering
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
University
Iowa Delegation Supports Truman at National Convention
Iowa Democrats backed Truman on the floor and favored the strong civil rights plank while the GOP courted delegates daily. The Iowa delegation voted with the national majority, opposing the Southern states rights minority platform and the Mississippi delegation seating amid northern protests. They reelected the national committeeman and committeewoman without opposition.
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Iowa
Truman
Sen
Alben Barkley
Mississippi
Welsh pirate Bartholomew Roberts famed for discipline
Bartholomew Roberts, renowned as possibly the era’s most successful pirate, abstained from alcohol and forbade gambling and women on his ships. Born in Wales in 1682, he died in 1722 after capturing more than 400 ships.
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Bartholomew Roberts
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Wales
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Keragas
Steve Wicks
Peheclal
Rukgaber Hardware
Washington
W. A. Zelinshky
North Side Square
Women With Kids Club
Charles Wells
Henry Niedringhaus
South Dakota
Clyde Huston
Gerald Bogan
Iowa Daily Press Weller
Ken Peters
WELCO
ER Dell
Janes
Washington Oil CO
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William O. Douglas
Claude Pepper
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