Quarry Visit Highlights Cedar Township Stone Operations North of West Chester
Washington Rotary club toured the Kaser Construction quarry in Cedar township north of West Chester hosted by Earl Wolfe the plant manager. The group viewed the crushers analyzed the Burlington limestone vein and learned about blasting crushing and road surfacing uses while noting the operation’s iterative expansion and potential to run for years.
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Washington
Harry Dusenbery
Dusenbery
Aleph Hite
West Chester
Limestone quarries fuel county road surfacing boom
Washington county sees a surge in road work aided by new limestone quarries led by Grace Hill operations. The Kaser Dusenberg project grows large while Mr Wolfe notes rock supply for county roads and upcoming state highway work on routes 1 and 22 in the north part of the county.
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Mr. Wolfe
Washington County
Wolfe
Kaser Company
Burlington
Iowa
Red Oak
Selma
Grant
Grace Hill
Rotary Club
Kaser-Dusenberg
Quarry Blast Watch With Earl Wolfe In Rock Reveal
Dr M J Cruise offered a ride to the quarry where Earl Wolfe planned a blast to ready rock for his crusher. They stood at the edge as Wolfe signaled and charges detonated in the exposed rock.
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M. J. Cruise
Earl Wolfe
Quarry Blast Breaks Rock With 1500 Pounds of Dynamite
Dust filled the air as holes in the rock exploded and debris scattered. Mr. Wolfe noted about 1500 pounds of dynamite used, creating a loud blast. A bulldozer moved broken rock toward the crusher site while fragments of greenish clay clung to pieces. The crew planned to resume operations soon and finish the quarry for the day.
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Mr. Wolfe
Wolfe
Midshipman Sets Record in Combat Patrol over Korea
Gordon KH Strickland, a 21 year old midshipman, flew a combat mission with the U S Seventh Fleet in Korea. His Corsair fighter landed on the carrier deck making him the first midshipman to fly in a combat operation since the Spanish American war era.
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U. S
Strickland
Chinese Reds Crack Down on Rebellions
Hong Kong dispatch says the Chinese communists impose the death penalty and harsh penalties on anti-Red activities believed widespread across China. The report notes rising rebellion and a hardline stance by the regime.
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Hong Kong
China
Termination and Death Penalty for Concealing Activities
The text asserts that termination applies to those involved and states that anyone who helps conceal these activities must be liable to the death penalty. The fragment implies severe punitive measures for concealment and participation.
Insect Control Goals for 1950 Crops
If your insect and disease control program on the various crops you produced was successful in 1949, follow the same steps again during 1950.
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Jean Peters
Joan Davis
Keenan Wynn
Anne Bangst
Brur
Cesar Romero
Wolf’s Flower Shop
Spurgeon
South Carolina
Georgia
Columbus Junction Quality Bakery
Franklin Tsup
Sargent
North Iowa
R. C. Wead
Salvation Army
Billie Wilson
Ainsworth
Ford Tudor
Ford
Mage Motor
Mercury
Manchuria
Kwangtung Province
Peiping
Weather Bureau
Russel Sieven Candies
Pach
Dficious
Ays
de Soto
Amazing Operating
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CBS
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