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Webster City crowing with parks and growth in 1920s Iowa
Webster City reports a population of 6,649 after a 22 percent five year rise. The city flaunts 175 acres of parkland including Kendall Young, Briggs Wood, Nokomis, Sketchley’s, and Riverside fields. It highlights a top library funded by Kendall Young estate, a robust manufacturing base, and strong municipal utilities under City Manager G. J. Long.
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Associated Press
Webster City
Iowa
State Census Bureau
Kendall Young
Briggs
Sketchley’s Park
J. D. Sketchley
Court House
Riverside Athlete
Adhool
Yeason
Kendal Young Library
Young
Hamilton County
Charlotte Crosley
National Sewer Pipe Company
Monarch
Thermajug
Thermajug Company
McCullough Sanitary Hog Trough Company
Closz
Northwestern
Fort Dodge
Des Moines
Southern
Omaha
Chicago
Fort
Dodge
Waterloo
Ames
Minneapolis
Freenan-Journal
G. J. Long
Middle West
Publi Utilities
Webster
Rotary
Kiwanis
Loyal Order of Moose
American Legion