Ramblings on the Washington golf course at The Country Club
Bruce Cowden extols the Washington club south of town praising its transformed grounds and frugal maintenance under superintendent Charles Wiebtle. A May meeting of golf course professionals highlighted the course's attractive, hilly, timbered setting and economical water system with wells, a reservoir, and a 34 foot well depth.
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Country Club
Middle West
Washington
Charles Wiele
Eluree
Tle
Rto
Iowa Greenkeepers and Tur Association
Ames
Charlie
Washington Club
Bulletin
Charlie Wiebtle
Congressional
Arlington
PA24
Washington Course
Readers Petition About Dogs Roaming Davenport Gardens
A Davenport reader reports dogs rampant in gardens causing damage to vegetables and shrubs. The writer complains dogs defile lawns and allege yards lack proper care while noting local rules restrict poultry and urges dogs be kept on owners property.
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Davenport
Fred Radda
Curdon
Washington
Loveless Nominated for Governor by Democrats at Des Moines
Ottumwa’s Herschel Loveless, nominated by the Democratic party for governor, closed his Des Moines convention address with a vow to seek votes at the polling booth. The Cedar Rapids Gazette quotes Hardin county’s Hill Topp self-nominating as a delegate, saying he is a farmer who wants to attend the Chicago convention and has funds to cover expenses.
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Herschel Loveless
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Frank Nye
The
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Hill Topp
Hardin County
Uim
Chicago
Orange Bavarian Dessert Like A Light Summer Treat
A fluffy orange Bavarian dessert uses nonfat dry milk for low calories and cost. The recipe blends gelatin, orange juice, orange rind, and whipped nonfat dry milk, then chills in molds and serves with whipped topping and a cherry.
Democrats Face Higher Convention Costs and Delayed Delegation
Nye notes Democrats will pay more to attend the national convention than Republicans. A Democratic delegate must cover about 150 for expenses plus 75 for an alternate, while Republicans pay 100 per delegate and 50 per alternate. Nye questions who represents big business versus the poor man amid these costs.
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Nye
Fifteen Die As Plane Struck Royal Navy Launch
A Royal Dutch Air Force Thunderjet crashed into a British Royal Navy minesweeper near Den Helder Netherlands during allied maneuvers. Fifteen men were killed. one British crewman survived and was hospitalized. The accident occurred off Texel Island in the Marsdiep Strait.
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den Helder
Netherlands
UPDA
Royal Dutch Air Force
Marshie Strait
Texel Island
Robin Red Breast Entertains Family with Unsuccessful Efforts
A family notes a robin's attempts to salvage a garden marker string while guests visit in round Grove and Ocean Springs Mississippi. The bird struggles as the tether drags across vegetable rows and finally gives up, with a loose end seen in a cherry tree the next day.
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Robin Red Breast
Round Grove
June
Ocean Springs
Mississippi
Merie Cotton
Herb Ellingson
Cedar Rapids
Larry Cotton
Merle Colton
T. A. Griffis
Lincoln
Nebraska
Mrs. Elvin McMath
Winfield
Tuning for Tackle and Outboard Cruisers
Article outlines lighter lines for better casting and landing bigger fish with spinning gear, compares hard and soft braid, silk versus nylon lines, and advises drying rules. It then shifts to Willard Crandall on outboard cruisers, size guidance by waterway, boat length ranges, and motor fit for safe, efficient operation.
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Jason Lucas
Sears
Willard Crandall
Freshen Feather Pillows in Dryer for Soft Plumpness
If pillows are down or feather filled but not dirty, place them in an automatic gas dryer on Low for ten minutes. The method leaves them plump and sweet smelling without washing.
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Bruce Cowden
Democratic
Rich
Holland
Bologna
Cal
Richard & Sons, Inc
Muscatine, Iowa
All To
Chicaro
RED Nortons
Columbus Junction
Savis *Pratt
Nortons’ Appliance & TV
John Skubaly
Lloyd Edwards
Max Schlatter
Monmouth
Ilinois
Joe Sheen
Baby Patty
Edwards
Toe Podaris
Ronald Jackson
Paul Hartsock
Bill Podaril
Dickie
Percy Skubal
iMdecar Whetstine
Dean Zahs
Vince Skubal
Jim Skubal
Irene Burmeister
Claude Kilgore
By Ted Kesting
Lucas
Evening Journal
Louisa Gold Ter
Fuhr & Cochran
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