Des Moines Garden Displays Highlight Waterworks and Ewing Parks
A weekly county extension column notes two top floral displays in Des Moines. Waterworks Park features over 1,500 flowering crab trees of 350 varieties, peaking in bloom in early May, while Ewing Park hosts 1,890 lilacs peaking around May 20. The piece advises weed control, thinning of crowded plantings, staking for tall perennials, and routine rose protection using sprays and dusts.
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Jim Frier
Ewing Park
Des Moines
Vance
Ainsworth MYF Plans Chicago Trip Fundraiser
Ainsworth Methodist Church MYF plans a May 11 fundraising event at 7 30 p m to support a weekend June 1 trip to Chicago. The program includes an ice cream social and a slave auction with eight hours of youth labor per member offered in farm work gardening and related tasks.
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Ainsworth
MYF
Ainsworth Methodist Church
Chicago
Harold Bryan Miller Claimed in Florida
Harold Bryan Miller, 66, of 931 Lincoln Street Hollywood Florida, died at home April 27 1962 after a lingering illness. Born in Ainsworth he was an insurance broker for Mutual of Omaha in St. Louis. Survived by wife Edwina two sisters Mrs R O Lynn and Mrs George W Campbell. Funeral services were held in Florida May 1.
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Harold Bryan Miller
Lincoln Street
Hollywood
Fla
St. Louis
Mutual of Omaha
Miller
Ainsworth
Washington
Edwina
R. O. Lynn
Burlington
George W. Campbell
New York City
Florida
Mattress Firmness Patterns Differ by Region, Survey Finds
Ronald J. Shepherd of Spring Air notes four major regions vary in bedding choice. Easterners favor extra firm mattresses and striped ticking, while Midwest, West, and South prefer floral patterns. The South shows a rise in king and double beds with more people sleeping alone.
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a _ mattress company
Ronald J. Shepherd
The
Spring Air Co
East
South
Shepherd
Midwest
West
Mississippi
Atlantic Seaboard
TV Highlights Friday Highlights on NBC CBS and NBC
A Friday lineup review from United Press International lists NBC and CBS broadcasts. Yevtushenko interview in London stirs controversy, plus Rawhide Route 66 Dinah Shore Twilight Zone Eyewitness are scheduled with times in CDT.
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United Press International
Chet Huntley
NBC
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
London
Yevtushenko
Young Communist League
Cbs
Gil Favor
Coleen Gray
Yves Montand
Polly Bergen
Helen Gallagher
John Raitt
Bobby van
Martin Milner
Susan Oliver
Dinah Shore
Dinah
Rossano Brazzi
Domenico Modugno
Phyllis Thaxter
Alex Nichol
Vietnam
Charles Collingwood
Markets Chicago Live poultry prices sparse and dairy and egg quotes
Market notes from Chicago report scarce live poultry receipts. Cheese prices range 38 to 52 cents. Butter quotes 53 to 57 cents. Egg prices show large extras 2714 to 2742 cents per dozen and smaller values for standard sizes.
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Chicago
UPI
Sleeping habits vary by region in nationwide bedding survey
A national UPI survey finds East Coast residents prefer hard beds while the West and Midwest lean toward medium firm mattresses and Southerners favor the softest bedding. The report notes regional taste patterns and reflects Puritan influence on sleep environments.
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New York
UPI
West
Midwest
Franco Faces Leftist Worker Strikes Across Northern Spain
Rebels and workers clash with Franco era penalties as 60,000 Asturian miners ignite strikes? affecting Vizcaya and Guipuzcoa. Government blames Communists while dissident voices demand freedom, warnings on economic gains and living standards follow.
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Francisco Franco
Spain
Franco
Bilbao
Vizcaya
Guipuzcoa
Tion
Barcelona
Catholic Action Workers Brotherhood
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