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1951 Rat Control Program Is Cited Here A program to control and elim­inate Webster City's rats was pre­sented to the city council at its regular meeting last evening. A survey of the city dump, business district, sales barns, ele­vators, factories and residential district had been made by a com­mercial rodent control company from Ames and their report stated that there were between 35,000 and 40,000 rats, in these areas. 1956 Raven Millwork Firm Observes 25th Birthday Raven Millwork and Lumber Co, of Webster City will cele­brate its 25th anniversary at an open house on ...

Walk for Women Tomorrow held August 1

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On Saturday, August 1, the first annual Walk Today for Women Tomorrow campaign organized by P.E.O. brought together Chapters EL and JE of Webster City for a Sculpture Walk of downtown and West Twin Parks. The Walk raised funds to support women's education. P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization) has been motivating, educating, and celebrating women for more than 156 years. The nonprofit organization has helped more than 129,000 women pursue educational goals by providing approximately $462 million dollars in the form of grants, scholarships, awards and loans. Chapter EL ...

Turning Back the Pages of Time

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1936 Boxing card is completed Preliminaries for eight round champ-Bout are carded. The card for the championship boxing match to be staged tomor­row night by Louis Nichols has been completed with the addition of Casey Jones vs. Gene Kirkpatrick and Dick Harvey vs. Bobby Shaw. Shaw is from Woolstock and the other three men from Webster City. These two matches have been added to the already strong card which will feature the eight round main event for the middle weight championship title of Iowa be­tween Dixie Taylor, Champion, of Waterloo and Ronny Malcolm, Challenger, of Jesup the ...

Gov. Kim Reynolds calls for Iowans to donate blood amid national shortage

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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds called for Iowans to donate blood amid a national shortage this summer — and said she would “lead by example” with a donation Wednesday at LifeServe Blood Center. In late July, the American Red Cross declared a “national blood supply crisis” in the U.S. after blood donations fell to a four-year summer low. It’s the second time in history the organization has declared a national blood crisis, the first happening in January 2022. But the shortage is a fixable problem — more people need to donate blood. Stacy Sime, president and CEO of LifeServe ...