Rambles Remnants About William J. Roudabush
Bruce Cowden recalls William J. Roudabush once Washington extension director now in Puerto Rico in a federal civil service post. He plans a July 10 three month vacation, may seek a new job in October, and intends a trip from San Juan to New York to Chicago then Danville to join his wife.
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Washington
William J. Roudabush
Farm Bureau
Puerto Rico
Federal Civil Service
Dale Atkinson
Steamboat Lake
Minnesota
Atkinson
Lake
James Combs
Roudabush
San Juan
Chicago
Danville
Burlington
Iowa
Roudabush Enjoys Puerto Rico Life and Work Details
The letter describes mild Puerto Rico weather with 70 to 85 degree days and sea breezes, notes low costs for meals, and outlines Roudabush’s work inspecting airplanes, ships, and crops. He praises San Juan, the island’s crops, land values, and people, mentions Resthaven plans in Minnesota, and updates his wife back home.
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West Indies
Roudabush
Atkinson
Chicago
United States
San Juan
Distance Blurs in Oceanic Conversation Between Couple
A man notes that talking with his wife at her home is as distinct as if they were in the same city, despite their 8,000 mile separation, underscoring how daily calls sustain closeness across vast distances.
Bogan Labels 81st Congress a No-Can-Do Record
DES MOINES reports Gerald Bogan state Republican publicity director called the 81st Congress a No-Can-Do Congress for failing to pass a major bill aside from the oleomargarine repeal. He compared its record with the 80th Congress noting eight major appropriations by March 15 and no major legislation sent to the president in 60 days.
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Des Moines
Gerald Bogan
Republican
Bogan
Teachers at Junction Hear Richard Stephens
Columbus Junction March 13 faculty and families attended a dinner at the grade school March 9 where Richard Stephens of Crawfordsville gave an illustrated talk on his European trip. The arrangements committee included Glen Nicholson and two others. A surprise birthday dinner was held for Mrs Florence Smith. Jr High students presented a program of readings in the high school auditorium. R D Daugherty of Crawfordsville, long hospitalized in Washington County, was admitted recently.
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Columbus Junction
Columbus Schools
Richard Stephens
Crawfordsville
Glen Nicholson
Farrel Gentzler
William Pine
Keith Duncan
Florence Smith
Restopia Nursing Home Resident and Local Placements
A resident of Restopia nursing home had been living with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Evans. J. O. DeVore has been a patient in Washington county hospital the last two weeks.
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Restopia Nursing Home
J. W. Evans
J. O. DeVore
Washington County Hospital
Solon Seeks Changes in ECA Program
Rep. John M. Voreys of Ohio urges revisions to the next year ECA plan to curb cuts. He challenges the $3.1 billion Marshall aid request by Paul Hoffman and proposes cash only with currency cooperation, surplus commodities shifted to aid, and businesslike loan terms to save at least $1 billion.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
John M. Voreys
Paul Hoffman
Vorys
Classification Sale Promotes Live Stock in Gestation
The notice outlines shifting support from cash grants to international sales for capital equipment. It targets sows and gilts with weight gains from 75 to 100 pounds for sows and 90 to 125 pounds for gilts during gestation, directing emphasis to market-ready livestock.
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MLA
Edger
Tores
West Side Square
Aviators’ Inn
Navy
Swift
Congress
Junction
Martha Butler
R. D. Daugherty
Tee
Mercury
Mace Motor Company
North Iowa Ave
Washington, Iowa
Joe Palooka
Ky Ham Fisher
Dixie Dugan
Ann
Neek
Poifice
London
Leemy
Walshy
Joe
By McEvoy
Striebel
LPA and the Stranger
Solon
Fline and Walling
F&w
Plint
Thur
Janet Lileigh
Gloria DE Haven
Glenn Ford
MGM
the Doctor and the Girl
Wheaties
Rockton
Channel
Gorton
Davis Bros
Tyro
Perfex Co
Professional Directory
Louis J. Kehoe Jeffrey Bldg
Theo
Morrison & Morrison Attorneys
E. D. Morrison
E. D Morrison Jr
Morrison Bldg
Ss. W. Livingston
Robert Day
George F. Morrison
G Gifford Morrison
J. C. Penney Co
Pal V. Shearer
Dr. McCreedy
Wendell L. Shaffep
Hotel Washington
Optometrists
East Side Square
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
F. G. ‘Livesay
D. Spina Vistortion & Lower Ae
Solowa Ave
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