Unpledged Electors Threaten Kennedy in Key States
The piece warns of a civil rights era crisis and Democratic peril in 1964, with five Southern states proposing unpledged elector slates to deny Kennedy electoral votes. It notes South leverage, the shift from two thirds to simple majority nomination, and risks of a Northern Negro sit home protest among other scenarios.
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Kennedy
South
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
York
Pennsylvania
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Democratic Party
New York
California
Overnight Guests In Conklin Home
Keota on June 17 Mr and Mrs Williams of Perry and Richard Conklin and son visited Charlie Conklin and stayed overnight. They accompanied the Conklins to Iowa City to see Mrs Richard Conklin a surgical patient at University Hospital. The couple returned home with the Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Conklin
Rick Pierce
Gale Smith
E. Pierce
Columbus Junction
David Wright
Francis Wright
Washington
Erwin Koenig
Chuck
Debby Wright
Koeigs
Mike Heisdorffer
Davison and Schnicker Families Attend Beaver Wedding
In Beaver Iowa Donald Davison and Mrs Donna Davison attended a Stock Schnicker wedding. John Schnicker graduated from Iowa Teachers College and will teach in Cedar Falls next year. The Davison family hosted Dad's Day supper with relatives including Melvin and Milton Schnicker Rodney Letts Pam and Donnie Hertig.
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Beaver
Iowa
Cedar Falls
John Schnicker
Derald Edwards
Fred Edwards
Donald Davison
Melvin Schnicker
Charlie Davison
Milton Schnicker
Rodney Letts
Pamela
Donnie Hertig
Vicky
Denise
Everett Davison
Andy Sheetz
Keota
Roy Ericks
Boettcher Receives 30 Year Federal Service Certificate
Paul Boettcher the director of soil conservation activities in Washington County and a work unit conservationist at the Soil Conservation Service office in Iowa has earned a certificate noting 30 years as a federal employee. He spent seven years in the forestry service in Minnesota before joining the SCS in Iowa, with 18 years as work unit conservationist here. The certificate was signed by Orville Freeman the secretary of agriculture.
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Paul Boettcher
Washington County
Soil Conservation Service
Boettcher
Forestry Service
Minnesota
Iowa
SCS
Mr. Cler
Orville Freem
Gardening tips boost yields with timely care
Good asparagus yields this year in most home gardens. Stop cutting now to let tops grow and build a food reserve for next year. Apply 10 20 10 or 12 12 12 fertilizer at 15 20 pounds per 1000 square feet and water well.
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Ale
Cott
Iowa’ State University
Bulletin
Morrill Hall
Iowa State
Ames
Bible School Ends At Salem Church Round Grove
Bible School was held at the Salem Church last week with a final Sunday program. Mrs. Wm. Murphy led, with Beverly Coon Vicki Carr and others helping. Several social and family events followed, including a birthday dinner for Harry Kilgore and a Father's Day meal at the Elvin Rat home honoring Mr. Henry Graf and Grandma Anna Miller. Mrs. Mathers is recovering from nephritis. A New York report notes Keep America Beautiful estimates over 500 million dollars yearly to clean up litter with a national conference set for June in Washington.
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Round Grove
Salem Church
Wm. Murphy
Beverly Coon
Vicki Carr
Raymond Coon
Betty Plecker
George Bixby
Wilbur Krotz
Carolyn Coon
Janet Mae Coon
Harry Kilgore
Gary Augustine
CL. Kilgore
Elvin Rat Home
Henry Graf
Keota
Anna Miller
Packwood
Terry Mathers
Ann
Carolyn
Arnet Mathers
Marion
Keota Families Share Father’s Day Dinners and Visits
Keeota area residents hosted and joined several family gatherings for Father’s Day. Elmer and Gladys Vincent hosted a dinner with Bob Vincent and others in Keota and Fairfield. Cedar Rapids visitors attended a ball game in St. Louis. Firemen from Keota attended a fire prevention school in Ames.
Dutch Creek Flyers 4-H Tour Visits Two Farms
The Dutch Creek Flyers 4-H Club held its annual sub tour starting at 8 am at John Blattner's and ending at 3 pm at George Miksch's. Members visited two farms with Jim Frier assisting, some judging teams chosen to judge livestock, and a tour of an automated cattle feeding operation at Murray Flanders' followed by meals at Gary and Mike Vincent's. Craig Conklin gave two talks on the Washington DC trip.
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Dutch Creek Flyers
John Blattner
Heisdorffers Host At Home In Keota
Keota June 17 Sunday afternoon Mr and Mrs Alvie Heisdorffer and families and Mr and Mrs Leo Heisdorffer and families Mr and Mrs Milo Heisdorffer and families and Mrs Doug Eywin Randy and Ronnie visited the Heisdorffer home in the evening Mr and Mrs Sammy and Dena were visitors Supper guests Friday of Mr and Mrs Keith Wells were Mr and Mrs C E Pierce of Columbus Junction Mrs Alice Pierce of Town City Mr and Mrs Art Thomas and Kyle of Columbus Ohio and Doug of Troy Mike Heisdorffer and Valbursa visited Thursday afternoon with Mrs Mary Aller at Wellman Mr and Mrs Bill Berger of Washington and Mr and Mrs Boyd Sanders and Larry and Donna Sanders of Cedar Rapids were dinner guests Sunday at a Father's Day picnic at Lake Darling of Mr and Mrs Donald Long and Ronnie of Rubio Mr and Mrs Gary Dill and children visited Sunday evening with Mr and Mrs John Weerman
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Alice Pierce
Town City
Art Thomas
Kyle
Columbus
Ohio
Doug
Troy
Mike Heisdorffer
Valbursa
Mary Aller
Wellman
Bill Berger
Washington
Boyd Sanders
Larry
Donna Sanders
Cedar Rapids
Lake Darling
Donald Long
Ronnie
Rubio
Gary Dill
John Weerman
Graber Family Joins Europe Trip and Local Visits
Mr and Mrs Joseph Graber with son Dr Virgil Graber of Elkhart Ind depart June 18 for a month in Europe to visit relatives and friends. They will attend the June 29 wedding of Mar Xavier et Wasserling in France. Also noted are Mrs Warren Berghs vacation after June 13 through New England and Canada and Mrs George Eicher and her sons visiting Oak Park IL relatives.
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Wayland
Joseph Graber
Virgil Graber
Elkhart
Ind
Europe
Mar Xavereta
Ricken
Wasserling
France
Richen
Dr. Graber
Willis Graber
Warren Bergh
New England States
Canada
Columbus
Ohio
Evelyn
Delmar Larsens
George Eicher
Mike
Bill
Oak Park
George
Bill Eicher
MASON-DIXON MILE LONGER IN COLONIAL TIMES
A UPI report notes the colonial foot was about one fourth inch longer than today and that Mason and Dixon may have laid out distances using longer measures. Meade of CGS cites consistent errors across colonial surveys indicating miles were effectively longer in pre Civil War era.
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Washington
UPI
Maryland
Del
B. J Meade
U.S. Coast and Geodetic
Cg&s
Federal
Meade
American Congress On Surveying and Mapping
Charles Mason
Jeremiah Dixon
Mason and Dixon
Fe Meade
Pennsylvania
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Ira Morrison
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West Main
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Grace Wade
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