Light posts and lines of gas spark modern Iowa reflections
The piece blends editorial musings on following guidance with notes on General Lucius Clay, gas pipeline growth, and porch and basement debates in home building. It includes an Iowa writer’s reflections on health insurance, private enterprise, and travel to visit relatives while profiling Fred Wertz of Window Advertising Incorporated in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Fred Wertz
Flatiron
Fifth Avenue
Montclair
New Jersey
Lincoln Tunnel
Hudson River
Wertz
Sam Russell
Crawfordsville
Washington
New York
Nebraska
Window Advertising Incorporated
National Chamber of Commerce
Kaiser
Ramblings on Heat and Hotel Hurdles in New York
The writer recalls a Boston visit and describes returning to New York suffering through intense heat. Air conditioning on the train felt pleasant, but Penn Station and Times Square area heat overwhelmed, leaving no room at the Statler and forcing a move to the Empire Hotel near Broadway and 63rd Street before heading to Washington, D. C.
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Boston
New York
Penn Station
Statler
Empire Hotel
Broadway
63Rd Street
Central Park
Town Folks Meet Fox At Rolla Crawford Jeep
A small fox was found relaxing by the Rolla Crawford jeep in the square on a warm morning. Mrs. Crawford kept the young fox on a leash beside a cat playmate, hoping to tame it as a pet. The piece also notes household gadgets and a costly proposed electronic brain device, priced around 200000 dollars, in development and available for home use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rolla Crawford
Crawfords
Ed Brophy Injures Knee Baling Hay in Riverside
Riverside report notes Ed Brophy son of Mr and Mrs Leo Brophy injured his knee recently while helping bale hay. The incident required medical care. The piece also lists local residents with recent activities including surgeries and job placements.
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Marge Luckey
Riverside
Ed Brophy
Leo Brophy
William Schneider
Ed Schneider
Mercy Hospital
Glen Younkin
Mary Bauer
Iowa City
Patsy Shebek
Roy Dunton Insurance Agency
St. Mary's School
Mela Shalla
Tony Stransky
Oakdale
Virginia Luckey
Carl Luckey
Alan Latta
Lone Tree
Two Washington Boys Attend Boy's State Reports
The two Washington youths Jim Stone and Marvin Stanley returned from Boy's State with strong impressions of practical democracy. They valued meeting peers from across the state and interacting with program leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jim Stone
Marvin Stanley
Izaak Walton League Convention Highlights Conservation Leaders
Nationally known figures address the 27th National Izaak Walton League Convention with topics on fish and wildlife services, stream pollution cleanup, and soil and water conservation. Des Moines aims for the national headquarters while speakers praise Iowa efforts and warn against environmental neglect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Izaak Watton League
Albert M. Day
U.S Fish and Wildlife Services
Day
Izaak Walton League
James H. Duff
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Chicago
Des Moines
Denver
Madison
Wisconsin
Terre Haute
Indiana
Izaak Walton League of America
Beardsley
Paralyzed man found near supply tank in Riverside
Evening at Trinity Methodist Church Riverside reported Dan Wehmeyer of Columbus Junction found on ground near a supply tank Thursday morning. He is believed to have suffered a paralytic stroke and is in critical condition at Mercy Hospital Town City. His wife Mrs Dan Wehmeyer is in Mercy Hospital with a fractured hip and is improving as expected.
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Trinity Methodist Church
Riverside
Dan Wehmeyer
Columbus Junction
Merrit
Mercy Hospital
Town City
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Lucius D. Clay
Homer L. Brinton
Studdenly
Washington County
Wapello
Okla
Jim Wilson
The
Carroll Times Herald
Dinary
Journal
United States
Newbergh
N. Y
Bruce Cowden
Ieariing
Washington, D. C
Tomor
the Evening Journal
Harold Jarvis
Jonas
Overnor
William Beardsley
Woolgatherings
Tom Wallace
Louisville Courier Journal
Thunderhead
Kaiser-Frazer
Via
Doda
Hotel Sherman
Hotel Sherman Garage
Ernest Byfield
Jay Jones
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