Noble April 1 1959 news bits recall farm life
A reader shares clippings from an April 1 1959 Noble issue listing farm purchases such as Gilbert Roth buying Mrs Roths farm north of Noble and the Des Moines Wrights welcoming a new daughter born March 24. The note reflects on P T A, Easter plans, Has kins news, aging, haying memories, Memorial Day rain, berry crops, corn and gardens, and irrigation water.
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Noble
Noble News
Gilbert Roth
C. E. Roths
Don Wrights
Des Moines
Leonard Leichty
John Garries
John Reschty
Peter Roths
Nunemaker
Gerald Nebel
Henry
Eicher School
Auction Items Include Household Goods And Picnic Gear
A sale lists items for bidding including a Sunbeam automatic coffee maker a kitchen table with one leaf a card table a Scotch Kooler picnic basket a picnic jug an electric skillet blankets a suitcase a shadow box a bench and other small articles.
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Sunbeam
Furniture and appliances sale listing items available
A listing of household goods including a washing machine, Frigidaire refrigerator, apartment size stove, four rockers, two dressers, two beds, three linoleums, two old trunks, and other articles offered for sale.
Property Auction of Household Goods and Equipment
A sale offers an assortment including pillows and lamps, electric irons, skillets and cookware, Pyrex dish, camper sheet, a runabout boat with controls, gas tank, portable car wash, pressure washer, tool box, mower, washing machine, a 4x10 train track, football helmets, a boy’s bike, radios, baby furniture, stroller, car bed and seat, playpen, teether, baby swing, and various toys.
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Tyne
Ivan McCreedy and Riverside Visit Gather for Local News
Riverside notes detail visits by Mr. and Mrs. Ivan McCreedy of Biloxi to Mrs. Clara Rath and list Memorial Day guests at the Rath home. The piece mentions Baccalaureate services in Iowa City, graduation at City High, and plans for Riverside’s Annual Celebration parade on June 30 to July 1 with walking, bicycle, floats, horses, and old car divisions. Also referenced are Navy service in Norfolk, Virginia, and Dora Parker's hospitalization.
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Riverside
Ivan McCreedy
Biloxi
Mississippi
Clara Rath
Iowa City
Bernard Schnoebelen
David Schnoebelen
City High
St. Thomas More Church
Schnoebelen
Velma Korous
West Branch
Bill Schabillion
Vincent Schnoebelen
Charles Cebuhar
Cedar Rapids
Patti McGillion
Solon
Wiladene Schabillion
Fred Luckey and Sons
Los Angeles
California
Dan Schabillion
Leslie Parizek
Lone Tree
Dean Yordi
Dora Parker
Washington Co. Hospital
Birds Drawn to Grubs Heavily Infested Lawns
County Extension Director Jim Frier reports many sightings of birds tearing lawns as heavy white grub infestations attract robins starlings and blackbirds. Grubs damage turf roots causing yellowing wilting and dead patches. sod may lift where roots are eaten. Control uses chlordane granules or sprays at 4 lb per 1000 sq ft with careful label directions.
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Jim Frier
Frier
Pope appeals for Jerusalem safety
Vatican City report says Pope Paul VI urged U.N. Secretary General Thant to declare Jerusalem an open inviolable city if the Mideast war worsens. He learned of Egypt Israel fighting from Cardinal Cicognani and planned an urgent appeal to end the conflict.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
U.N
Thant
Jerusalem
Massive power failure hits New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania
A vast blackout swept eastern states including New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania. Electric clocks stopped at 10:23 a.m. in Newark. Hospitals ran on generators while police noted outages in communications and public phones. Cities affected included Newark Jersey City Trenton Camden Philadelphia Harrisburg Allentown. The 1965 northeastern blackout was the last major outage in the area.
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Newark
UPI
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
United States
Jersey City
Trenton
Camden
N.J
Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Allentown
70 Iowans to compete in state road e o
More than 70 Iowa teenagers will compete in the state road e o finals in Red Oak. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and determines Iowa’s safest and most skilled male and female drivers. Winners advance to the national finals at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor July 30 to August 3, sponsored by the Jaycees and Ford Motor Co. Lincoln Mercury division.
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Red Oak
Iowa
UPI
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
Jaycees
Lincoln Mercury
Ford Motor Co
Senate Approves Narrow Amish School Exemption Bill
The Iowa Senate approved a bill to exempt Old Order Amish families in the Hazleton area from state school attendance and standards laws. It passed 34 to 12 and moves to the House. The measure, drawn by a governor’s blue ribbon panel, requires local congregations to form and allows exemptions for two years with periodic exams. Critics say the bill is unconstitutional and harms Amish children.
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Des Moines
API
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Harold E. Hughes
Hazleton
State Board of Public Instruction
United States
O’malley
Oelwein
Amish Bill Sparks Bipartisan Effort in Rural Schools
Nationwide attention prompts Hughes to broker a compromise aided by a private grant. Certified teachers hired for two rural Amish schools as a temporary fix until a permanent law can be enacted. House concerns may derail the measure if it stalls.
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Hughes
Fire Kills Mother and Daughter Near Stanwood Iowa
A fire at a two story farm home near Stanwood Iowa claimed the lives of Eliza Davidson 56 and Rozanna Davidson 22 who were asleep in an upstairs room when the blaze started around 2 am. Arch Davidson 69 suffered burns attempting a rescue and son Jay 19 Drake University student escaped through a bedroom window and was treated for smoke inhalation.
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Stanwood
Iowa
UPI
Here
Eliza Davidson
Rozanna
Arch Davidson
Cedar Rapids
Jay
Drake University
Rozanna Davidson
Men in service on USS Saratoga in Mediterranean
Fireman Lynn D Melville USN son of Mr and Mrs Ralph A Melville of 603 Harrison Washington Iowa is aboard the attack aircraft carrier USS Saratoga in the Mediterranean His ship celebrated its 11th birthday in April and has a long list of records since commissioning in 1956 including more than 117000 arrested landings Carrier Air Wing Three is embarked aboard Saratoga for the carrier's eighth Med Cruise.
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USS
Saratoga
Lynn D. Melville
USN
Ralph A. Melville
Harrison
Washington
Iowa
Mediterranean
Carrier Air Wing Three
Accident on 218 Leads to Injuries Near Junction
Darwyn Allen Brock of Mount Pleasant suffered injuries when his bread truck rolled over off Highway 218 four miles north of the 218 92 junction. Brock was hospitalized at Washington County Hospital with lacerations and possible internal injuries after falling asleep at the wheel. The truck incurred a total loss while investigators from Iowa Highway Patrol continued to probe the crash.
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Darwyn Allen Brock
Mount Pleasant
Brock
Washington County Hospital
Iowa
Rural Women’s Club plans Wednesday meeting at 2 a.m.
Mrs Myron Shields will host the Rural Women’s Club gathering Wednesday at 2 a.m. Ethel Swift was honored at a SunSet Park family picnic Sunday evening for her birthday. Invitations went out for the June 24 wedding of Tom Kerr and Paula Colby in Menlo Park Presbyterian Church with a reception at The Southern Carlos and El Camino in Redwood City. The bride works for United Airlines in San Francisco and Tom is a navy petty officer at electronics school on Treasure Island. Address listed as 482 Sylvan Apt 2 San Bruno 94066.
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Ethel Swift
Sunset Park
Tom Kerr
Harold Kerr
Clinton
Washington
Paula Colby
Paul Colby
Menlo Park
Calif
Menlo Park Presbyterian Church
Carlos
el Camino
Redwood City
United Airlines
San Francisco
Tom
Navy
Treasure Island
Sylvan, Apt. 2
San Bruno
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Mrs. Henry Yoder
Haskins
Clara Godlove
Melvin
Will Eicher
Lydia
Dan Leichty
Wilbert J. Graber
Washington County Fairgrounds
Admiral
Mrs
Alma Walker
Keith Murphy
Mike Orris
Elec
Vivian
Ethel Booth
Sadie Meek
Dennis the Menace
By Hank Ketcham
CSN Dicare Sak
Ivan McCreedys
Mrs. Rath
Mrs. Wilbur Kiene
J. Breitenbach
Senate
George O’malley
D-Des Moines
Donald McGill
D-Melrose
Joseph Cassidy
Walcott
Adolph Elvers
D-Elkader
Elvers
Rural Women’s Club
Myron Shields
North
Iowa Avenue
Central City
Wasco Construction, Inc
Carroll Kenney
Mgr
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