Spotlight on Agriculture: Iowa Tornado Toll and Weather Woes
A town wide storm tally shows repeated tornadoes and brutal downpours across Iowa, damaging farms, topsoil, livestock, and windows. Historical scores of twisters from 1859 to the present are cited, with May and June as peak months and towns from Yorktown to Waterloo reporting destruction. A speaker recalls personal tornado experiences amid warnings of further severe weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Yorktown
Stanton
Villisca
Morton Mills
LeMars
Granville
Odgen - Jefferson - Gowrie
Ames
Vinton
Lenox
Cascade
P.J Waite
H.R. Spohn
U. S. Weather Bureau
Monthly Weather Review
Weather Bureau
William Clark
Lowa
Waite
Spohn
Macdeonia
Coon Rapids
Harlan
Stanwood
Spencer
Washington County
Keokuk
Washington
Camanche
Grinnell
Pomeroy
Paul Waite
Oelwein
Water 100
Hazleton
Mont
Texas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Woather Review
Eldridge
Oklahoma City
Early corn planting noted in Richland area reports
May 7 report from Richland highlights Jon Roop completing planting a 40 acre field at the Raymond Fritchen place. Also mentioned are Priscilla Club activities, visits by Kermit Steinbeck, and upcoming intensive music training by Roger McMurrin across Richland and Ollie churches June 9 to 19, with concerts planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Pfeiffer Richland
Jon Roop
Roop
Raymond Fritchen
Aaron Nordyke
Priscilla Club
Rubio Community Hall
R.L. Steinbeck
Kermit
Cedar Rapids
Kermit Steinbeck
Richland Church
Wednesday Television Hues and Schedule Highlights
United Press International outlines a TV night slate touching the 10th anniversary of the school desegregation ruling with a Kennedy Sanders Wilkins panel at 6:30. NBC features Goldwater and Robinson plus a rehabilitation by art segment at 6 am CDT.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
CBS
Robert Kennedy
Georgia
Carl Sanders
Roy Wilkins
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NBC
Barry Gold
Water
Jackie Robinson
Barry Goldwater
Farmer
ABC
West Point
Dick van Dyke
Laura
Danny Kaye
Jose Ferrer
Journal Sale Dates and Public Auctions Listed for Iowa Towns
A compilation of upcoming auctions and sales across Washington Kalona Columbus Junction Ollie and surrounding areas. Items include household goods at 403 West Madison starting 1 pm and an executor sale for Dora Jones with 1 pm start. Other notices announce a complete business close out at Simmering's Hardware and Appliance from 9 am to 9 pm daily and livestock markets listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Madison
Marion Huston
Dora Jones
Washington
Iowa
Carlton C. Wilson
East Side Square
Simmering’s
Smylie's
Columbus Junction
Kalona
Wapello Livestock, Auction, Inc
Highway 61
Wapelio
Ollie Livestock Exchange
Ollie
Wayland
Washington Livestock Sales Co
Bowling League Scores and Standings Report
Freshwaters and Zieglowsky Builders lead in the Blue Monday League with Fareway and Hy-Vee close behind. Team series top honors go to Fareway with 2562 and Freshwaters 2517, while Fareway also claims the Team game high at 92 and Freshwaters 885. Individual leaders include Bo Ryner 592 and B Clark 587 in series, with Ryner posting a 235 game and T Crone 213.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Monday
Freshwaters
Zieglowsky
Fareway Eet
Reif Dozers
Wilsons A
Ross
Payne's TV
Fareway
Bo Ryner
B. Clark
B. Ryner
T. Crone
Women’s Bowling Results and High Scores Summary
Winga Cafe 2233 leads team series with Tweeten Real Estate 2231 Seifert’s 786 in team game Seifert’s tops with 786 River Products 769 J Birney 7 and E Wolf 511 in individual series Birney 210 and 200 in individual games. Other listed teams include Tweeten 3 Marges 1 VFW 1 Seifert's 3 River Products 1 Winga's 3 Martin's Cleaners 1 Osineup Drugs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marges
VFW
Seifert’s
River Products
Winga’s
Martin's Cleaners
Osineup Drugs
Winga Cafe
Tweeten Real Estate
J. Birney
E. Wolf
Battey Recuperating After Blow to Head
St Paul Minneapolis UPI reports Twins catcher Earl Battey is recovering from a head injury and awaiting doctor’s word on when he can return to the lineup. Battey was hospitalized following the incident as doctors monitor his condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battey
ST. Paul-Minneapolis
UPI
Earl Battey
Minnesota Twins
Ittey
Battey Injured In Sunday Game After Falling On Chair
St Barnabas Hospital treated Earl Battey after a sensational one handed foul popup by George Williams sent him toward the seats. He says he was knocked unconscious briefly, then dizzy. X rays showed no fracture and Dr William Proffitt Jr notes a possible mild concussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Barnabas Hospital
Kansas City
George Williams
Battey
Doc Lentz
Earl
Doc
William Proffitt, Jr
Proffitt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Richland
A.R. McMurrin
Pekin
Florabel Stempel
Wilma McAfee
Marian Dickinson
Irene Oswalt
Marlin Woollums
Davis Bidahl
Duane Sword
Paul Boyd
Sharyl Woollums
Seren Woods
Towa’s
Towa
Pioneer Corn Growers
Pioneer Corn Salesman
Leonard Tindal
Washington, Iowa
Journal
Melody Strikers League
Tweeten
Winga Cate
River
Seifert's
Osincup Drug
Vfww
Martins
Watkins Fy
Watkins Insects
Watkins Dairy
Watkins
Fred Bartow
Washington Oil Company
E. Washington Planti
Tancucu
Walker
C. L. Jennings
London
Washington Concrete CO
Wth 12Th St
Rock Islan
Cadillac
Peadock
OLDS
East 2Nd St
Washington, Lowo
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