Planning work on the proposed Strawn reservoir will be under way soon, according to John Redmond of Burlington, veteran leader in flood control programs who visited the army engineer’s office in Tulsa. President Truman recently signed an appropriation bill providing funds for the planning and Col. E. G. Herb, district engineer at Tulsa, told Redmond that planning would start the day money for it arrives.
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Ramsay Brothers Dry Goods Co. is completing a remodeling program that will give the store’s interior a new luster. This has been achieved by the installation of new limed oak furniture and fixtures, new carpeting and a more open arrangement of racks and display cases. In addition, E.W. Harriman, manager, has rearranged several departments and added new ones.
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John Brink, Iola architect who lives in Le Roy, has been re-elected president of the Flint Hills Hereford Association.
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If there are any fires here in the next few days, Charles Chilcote, member of the city force, should be excused for any nervousness shown in handling the hose. The strain of waiting through a month spent in auditioning 1,200 amateur acts for a national radio show to be given to Kansas City is over and all Charley has to do now is perform once in the real thing at Kansas City Friday night before a full house in the 9,000 seat Municipal Auditorium. He won! The Iola fireman’s specialty is vocal imitations.
