Political Ringside continues at the 1940 convention
Iowa delegates Miles and White travel from Cedar Rapids via Pennsylvania turnpike the 161 mile highway built in 1939 with a 70 mph limit. Costs per car 1.50. trucks higher. Spangler and Hickman active in Iowa delegation as Dewey and Taft generate attention with campaign symbols and elaborate headquarters. Delegates receive telegrams urging support for top candidates.
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Miles
White
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Bers
National Committee
Hickman
Spangler
Missouri
Taft
Towans
Harold Stassen
Tom Dewey
Bellevue- Stratford
Proceedings of County Supervisor Board June 15 1948
The Board of Supervisors met with Fulton Morrow and Welte presiding. They canvassed the June 7 primary votes and named nominees for county offices including Bourgeois for County Auditor Howell for County Treasurer Noonan for Clerk of District Court McDowell for L a assistant Democrat sheriff Snyder for Sheriff Jackson for Democrat, Coulter for County Recorder Flynn for Democrat Owen for County Attorney Shearer for Democrat Kyle for County Coroner.
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Board of Supervisors
Fulton, Morrow and Welte
Fred E. Bourgeois
W. E. Howell
R. R. Noonan
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Louis Knocks Out Schmeling In Million Dollar Fight
Ten years ago today Joseph Louis Louis and Max Schmeling fought. Louis delivered a knockout in two minutes and four seconds in a bout that was billed as the first million dollar fight since Jack Dempsey era.
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Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Jack Dempsey
Movie Camera Youll Be Proud To Own
An advertisement promises a camera that will produce pictures you will be proud of, inviting readers to view and purchase a model described as satisfying high pride in ownership. The copy emphasizes quality and personal satisfaction with the product.
Top on hogs $28.50
Weather report notes partly cloudy and cooler tonight and tomorrow. The item highlights hog market top price at 28.50 dollars.
Love Wins Again Divorce Rate Drops in Postwar Survey
A national survey by the Family Service Association shows divorce rates fell 26.6 percent from 613000 in 1946 to 450000 in 1947. Four causes cited include housing cost, living costs, women leaving jobs, and a more serious view of marriage. Also lists local 1949 and 1950 term beginnings for various township officials.
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The
Family Service Association
Township Officials and Justice of the Peace Listing
A 1949 1950 listing shows elected officials by township including Franklin Highland Iowa Jackson and Jackson with party affiliations Democrat or Republican. Notable names include Paul Harvey Ernest Wagner Louis Havel Herman Koenig Joseph Knekel M L Whittaker Lloyd Marek and Henry Kiefer among others.
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Wm. C. Chapek
Franklin Township
Paul Harvey
George F. Wright
Highland Township
Henry Owen
Ernest Wagner
Louis Havel
James Swailes
Iowa Township
Claude Flynn
Joseph Knekel
Herman Koenig
Henry Kiefer
Jackson Township Township
M. L. Whittaker
Lloyd Marek
Local township officials and a cigarette permit granted
The list names township officials across Lime Creek, Marion, Oregon, Seventy Four, Washington and other townships with party affiliations and roles. The Board of Supervisors chaired by Clarence Fulton grants a cigarette permit to Lewis B. Lint in Oregon Township, with adjournment subject to the chairman's call.
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Fred Orris
Paul Hazlett
C. H. Wolfe
Gene Stephens
Louise Boileau
Donald MecCrabb
Washington Township
E. D. Rayburn
Carl Zieglowsky
Cloyce Stewart
Carl Phillips
Lewis B. Lint
Oregon
Clarence Fulton
Board of Supervisors
Electric Trackless Trolley History
In Paris in 1900 an experimental trackless trolley line 3000 feet long was tried. An 1880s German firm produced a trolley wire bus, an open wagon drawing power from an overhead cable. The modern electric trackless trolley traces its lineage to this early vehicle.
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Paris
Feeding Schedule Keeps Cattle Health Amid Pasture Change
Farmers are advised to feed cows hay before turning them to new pasture. Remove cattle from pasture in the early evening and provide hay the next morning to ensure they receive full nutrition before grazing.
Maine Motto Bird and Flower Details
The Maine motto is I Guide. The state bird is the chicadee and the state flower is the pine cone and tassel.
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Maine
Rat Consumption of Corn Estimated at Two Bushels Yearly
The estimate suggests each rat can eat and spoil about two bushels of corn in one year, highlighting significant agricultural losses.
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Dennis Morgan
Viveca Lindfors
Victor Francen
Bruce Bennett
Warner Bros
Harrison Spangler
Cedar Rapids
Maude Hickman
Centerville, Iowa
Mike Edward
SUN
Lederie
Rexall Drug
S. W. Cor
Sted the
Gebertee
MR. Home Builder
MR. Contractor
Victor Mature
Brian Donlevy
Collery
Aa Widmark
M. Manford Rabenold
Ned Morrow
Ed Hotle
Brighton Township
R. W. Fillmore
S. H. Hagan
Donald B. Robison
Marion Robertson
Archie Farrier
Clay Township
W. B. Day
Omer Long
Crawford Township
John Hamil, Jr
Frank Gault
Clair Holmes
English River
Washington
Evans’ Welding Shop
West Madison Street
Diamond Inn
F. J. Horn
Democrat
Lime Creek
Charles Capper
W. B. Webster
JT. W. Zillmer
Pp. H. Neil
Raymond Liveray
QO. L. Green
Co. T. Johnson
Lee Schmelzer
Mel Whetstine
Dan Steiner
Marion Township
John Gamon
Elmer Graber
H. L. Witting
Oregon Township
W. A. Lopshire
Fred Bourgeois
Brown Finance
Brown Finance Co
Court House
Cer Rama
Ati Ats
Ame S
Kiple & DePrenger Furniture Co
East Washington Street
Stanley Best Haven
West Monroe
NER Food Store
Oscar Mayers
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