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BAPTISM TO GO Lend dignity and beauty to your baptismal service with this new PORTABLE BAPTISTRY. Exterior fabricated of durable aluminum, anodized in gold and satin silver. Inner liner of vinyl coated nylon in blue and white. Can be easily assembled for either portable or permanent use. WIEDEMANN INDUSTRIESMuscatine, IowaSubsidiary of MUSCATINE TENT & AWNING CO.

BAPTISM TO GO

Lend dignity and beauty to your baptismal service with this new PORTABLE BAPTISTRY. Exterior fabricated of durable aluminum, anodized in gold and satin silver. Inner liner of vinyl coated nylon in blue and white. Can be easily assembled for either portable or permanent use.

WIEDEMANN INDUSTRIES
Muscatine, Iowa
Subsidiary of MUSCATINE TENT & AWNING CO.

THE WORLD’S LARGEST CEREAL PLANT QUAKER OATS COMPANYCedar Rapids, Iowa This famous plant occupies some 20 buildings and covers an area of 15 acres and is the world’s largest cereal plant. The capacity of the seven towering Grain Elevators is nearly 10,000,000 bushels. This is one of the outstanding sights in Cedar Rapids which is known as “The Cereal Capital of the World.” Makes one hungrier for Kooky Krunchy Choco Sugar Puffs.

THE WORLD’S LARGEST CEREAL PLANT

QUAKER OATS COMPANY
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

This famous plant occupies some 20 buildings and covers an area of 15 acres and is the world’s largest cereal plant. The capacity of the seven towering Grain Elevators is nearly 10,000,000 bushels. This is one of the outstanding sights in Cedar Rapids which is known as “The Cereal Capital of the World.”

Makes one hungrier for Kooky Krunchy Choco Sugar Puffs.

ONE G-75A ON THE COB, WITH BUTTER, PLEASE FUNK’S G-75A FUNK’S G-75A has won more County Master Corn Growers Contests in the State of Iowa than has any other hybrid. G-75A, a great hybrid, one that will make money for you in your corn fields. Ask your Funk’s G-Dealer about it… America’s Greatest Hybrids. FUNK’S-G. Plant them on your farm in 1959. FUNK BROS. SEED CO.BELLE PLAINE, IOWA 

ONE G-75A ON THE COB, WITH BUTTER, PLEASE

FUNK’S G-75A

FUNK’S G-75A has won more County Master Corn Growers Contests in the State of Iowa than has any other hybrid. G-75A, a great hybrid, one that will make money for you in your corn fields. Ask your Funk’s G-Dealer about it…

America’s Greatest Hybrids. FUNK’S-G. Plant them on your farm in 1959.

FUNK BROS. SEED CO.
BELLE PLAINE, IOWA 

GREETINGS FROM IOWA Iowa—The TALL Corn State

GREETINGS FROM IOWA

Iowa—The TALL Corn State

IOWA REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES TODAY! IOWA PORK Iowa leads the nation in fine pork production

IOWA REPUBLICAN CAUCUSES TODAY!

IOWA PORK

Iowa leads the nation in fine pork production

INDIANS…THE ATTRACTION MOST TOURISTS PREFER Happy NATIVE AMERICANS’ DAY (if you live in South Dakota) or INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY (if you live in Berkeley, California). If you want a COLUMBUS DAY bad postcard, look at LAST YEAR’S post. INDIAN VILLAGES All young vacationers, traveling the “West” expect to see Indians. The Mesquakie Indians own their “settlement” near Tama, Iowa and hold their annual Pow Wows during August. Chief Whitecalf and his Sioux Indians perform authentic war, snake and buffalo dances daily at North Platte, Nebraska.

INDIANS…THE ATTRACTION MOST TOURISTS PREFER

Happy NATIVE AMERICANS’ DAY (if you live in South Dakota) or INDIGENOUS PEOPLE’S DAY (if you live in Berkeley, California).

If you want a COLUMBUS DAY bad postcard, look at LAST YEAR’S post.

INDIAN VILLAGES

All young vacationers, traveling the “West” expect to see Indians. The Mesquakie Indians own their “settlement” near Tama, Iowa and hold their annual Pow Wows during August.

Chief Whitecalf and his Sioux Indians perform authentic war, snake and buffalo dances daily at North Platte, Nebraska.

BUTTER COW At the Iowa State Fair I wonder if they allowed visitors to lick it? This is the famous butter cow! It’s sculptured from over 300 pounds of fresh Iowa butter each year by Mrs. G. Joe Lyon, a dairy farmer’s wife from near Toledo, Iowa. Only in America.

BUTTER COW

At the Iowa State Fair

I wonder if they allowed visitors to lick it?

This is the famous butter cow! It’s sculptured from over 300 pounds of fresh Iowa butter each year by Mrs. G. Joe Lyon, a dairy farmer’s wife from near Toledo, Iowa.

Only in America.

WORLD’S LARGEST TALKING CHEF Why is he squatting? World’s Largest Farting Chef? Dine at the Sign of the Happy Chef“THE FAMILY RESTAURANT” Story City, Iowa 

WORLD’S LARGEST TALKING CHEF

Why is he squatting? World’s Largest Farting Chef?

Dine at the Sign of the Happy Chef
“THE FAMILY RESTAURANT”

Story City, Iowa 

GREETINGS FROM HAMPTON, IOWA Feel free to provide your own explanation below.

GREETINGS FROM HAMPTON, IOWA

Feel free to provide your own explanation below.

PRIVATE BANQUET ROOMMIDDLE AMERICAWilliamsburg, Iowa Oh, the ambiance! MIDDLE AMERICA is the actual name of the place. It was at Interstate 80 & 149 in Williamsburg.

PRIVATE BANQUET ROOM
MIDDLE AMERICA
Williamsburg, Iowa

Oh, the ambiance!

MIDDLE AMERICA is the actual name of the place. It was at Interstate 80 & 149 in Williamsburg.

GREETINGS FROM IOWA WHERE CORN IS KING Greetings from BAD POSTCARDS where CORNY is king.

GREETINGS FROM IOWA WHERE CORN IS KING

Greetings from BAD POSTCARDS where CORNY is king.

BRATWURST CAPITAL of the WORLD Amana Colonies. Amana Meat Shop. Amana, Iowa. “Bratwurst making at the 100 year old meat shop.” I think they mean the shop is 100 years old. Not the meat.

BRATWURST CAPITAL of the WORLD

Amana Colonies. Amana Meat Shop. Amana, Iowa.

“Bratwurst making at the 100 year old meat shop.”

I think they mean the shop is 100 years old. Not the meat.

ALBERT—WORLD’S LARGEST BULLU.S. Highway 71 South, Audubon, Iowa Verso:“Built by the Audubon Jaycees, the concrete and steel structure is 30 feet tall, and 15 feet acros the horns, and weighs 45 tons.” They don’t mention that it’s illuminated at night. This postcard is dated 1965.

ALBERT—WORLD’S LARGEST BULL
U.S. Highway 71 South, Audubon, Iowa

Verso:
“Built by the Audubon Jaycees, the concrete and steel structure is 30 feet tall, and 15 feet acros the horns, and weighs 45 tons.”

They don’t mention that it’s illuminated at night. This postcard is dated 1965.

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ QUESTION (Sorry. No prize for this one.) Two of these states border South Dakota. Which two? a) Ohio b) Iowa c) Nebraska d) Alaska

GEOGRAPHY QUIZ QUESTION

(Sorry. No prize for this one.)

Two of these states border South Dakota. Which two?

a) Ohio

b) Iowa

c) Nebraska

d) Alaska