Editorials on prayer weather and congressional costs
A Friday 1975 editorial highlights daily prayers over money concerns, notes rain in Iowa and a clinic for editorials, defends Dear Abby on the editorial page, and praises Rep. Grassley for cutting travel costs while criticizing frequent trips funded by taxpayers.
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Journal
Ames Daily Tribune
Iowa
Ames
Abby
Charles Grassley
Congress
H.R. Gross
Constitution Week notes and quotes from Brighton Iowa readers
A reader letter bundle from Brighton Iowa mentions Constitution Week dates and includes remarks on Founding Fathers such as George Washington and signers of the Declaration. The piece mixes humor on marriage, work, and shopping with historical notes and quotations.
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George Washington
Virginia
Supreme Law of Our Land
Benjamin Franklin
Roger Sherman
Robert Morris
George Clymer
James Wilson
George Read
Burpee Award Grants Marigold Prize To Iowa Gardener
The Burpee prize to Alice Vonk of Sully Iowa honors her marigold with a white blossom at least two and a half inches wide. Burpee offered 10000 to grow such seeds, and Vonk won after labeling efforts over the summers. The note also records quotes on history and a Dear Abby column.
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David Burpee
Alice Vonk
Sully
Iowa
Burpee
Bridge Beat: Becket's Dueling Slam Plans Explored
In Six Spades declarer faces hearts headed by jack, with QKA onside. Establish dummy clubs while shedding hearts via loser-on-loser tactics, draw trumps, and utilize a club finesse sequence to trap missing honors for twelve tricks.
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Peru
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Prentiss Bros. and Co
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