Pebble and Courage Overwhelm Size in Des Moines Return
An obituary-like editorial notes threats from great size and power may be quelled by small factors like a pebble in a brook and the courage of the underdog. The piece then shifts to a humorous travel vignette about people waiting for luggage on a return trip to Des Moines and Florida, their suitcases still en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Leon Hillman
John Logan
Bill Westphal
Florida
Capitol City
Purely Personal Nice Trip For Their Luggage
Three local couples planed a Florida land trip but delayed departure after plane trouble. A large DC-8 replaced the chartered flight, causing long layovers and a five hour bus transfer plan. The group chose not to continue to Florida, packing only essentials and sharing the amusing mishap.
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Florida
Washington Group
Grant Walker
Keith Murphy
Tucson
Arizona
Washington
Tampa
Ft. Myers
Osage Orange hedge fencing and nursery legacy described
The article recounts Osage Orange hedge fencing used by midwestern farmers, detailing the 19th century hedge nurseries led by D. and J. Mickey near Ainsworth, the 1867 output of six million plants, pricing, and the long term value of Osage Orange posts and windbreaks, with Mr. Burrell noting horticultural and agricultural significance still visible in Oregon and Iowa townships.
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Osage
Howard Burrell
The
Washington Press
Ainsworth
Jonathan Mickey
D. and
J. Mickey
Highland Township
Mickey
Burrell
Passing Years in Washington Local Notes
Brief items from Washington reveal travel, honors, and community life. Mrs Phil Weldin heads to Chicago for the Methodist Woman's Society meeting while Miss Mary Gale Letts visits Washington DC with attorney David Letts family. Mrs Payne Marshall returns to Social Welfare duties after a southern states trip with Mrs Charles Lamboley. Frank and Mrs Longwell back from Denver visit with Bruswitz family and Craig. The Bruswitz family moved from Des Moines to Denver in July.
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Phil Weldin
Chicago
Methodist Woman’s Society of Christian Service
North Central Jurisdiction
Mary Gale Letts
Washington, D. C
David Letts
Payne Marshall
County Court House
Charles Lamboley
Corning
Remarkable Bridge Hand Baffles Defenders in Team Match
In a four-man team match, Team A with North-South held AQ94 10 AKJ98643 and West led diamonds to yield 1,210 points for making six spades doubled. At the other table, East-West bidding produced a grand slam for 2,980 points, with North and West making false cue bids.
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West
North
East
Declarer
South
Trumle
Team A
Res Syndicate, Inc
Iowa farmers cut fall plowing to curb dust storms
More than 9,000 Iowa farmers are harvesting corn and soybeans on nearly 750,000 acres that were not plowed this year. Wilson T. Moon notes the shift away from fall plowing, aided by spring seed bed prep with disks and other tillage tools. Experts cite reduced wind erosion when bean residue remains, while predicting continued dust risk if plowed under.
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Iowa
Wilson T. Moon
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
Moon
John Maddy
Conservation Agronomist
Clarion - Webster
Maddy
Sam Lambert
National Education Association
Lambert
UPI
Jeanne Shall
Harvard University Graduate School of Education
Right to read tops 1970s education goals
U.S. Education Commissioner James F. Allen declares the right to read a national priority for the 1970s and aims for universal reading competence by 1980 despite limited federal funding. Education leaders call for large-scale investments, summer programs, and better teacher training to tackle widespread reading deficiencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James FE. Allen
U.S
Allen
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Briekmaw
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I Samuel
Leon
Washington, Iowa
Haskins Nursery
Osage Orange
Oregon, Highland
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Haskins
Franklin Township
Oegon
Highland
Iowa _ townships
Washington County
Dan Brindley
Bill Shannon
Brindley
Robert Day
M. J. Cruise
Southeastern Iowa Dental Society
Ing
Keokuk
Mary Martin
Zeta Tau Alpha National Sorority
Iowa Wesleyan College
J. C. Holbert
Southeastern Iowa
Aberdeen Angus Breeder’s Association
Harlan
Mt. Pleasant
Jim Kaster
Don Beenblossom
Davenport
Frank L. Wilson
Katherine Mauthe
Ft. Dodge
I. T. Rehmel
John Lemmon
W. J. Roudabush
North Wood
Minnesota
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Harold Perry
Waco
Texas
Alma Beenblossom
Andy Beenblossom
Benz House
Ray Box
Propri
Ft. Madison
A. W. Henke
Methodist Church
Sunset Park
Maude Williams
South America
Jim Schultz
By B. Jay Becker
King Feat
Shall
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