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For over the past 60 years the Reference Department of the Des Moines Public Library has kept a card file of answers that were difficult to find and likely to be requested again. Because you never know when you'll need to know which Iowa town published the first advertising calendar! Oh, and we'll be adding new stuff too - check back often.
Burial Direction
At Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery, off SW Fleur Drive, all are buried with feet facing ea...... read more
Marvin Katko, an intruder shot and injured by a rigged gun at the Briney farm in 1967, sues the Brineys.
Marvin Katko of Eddyville unlawfully entered an uninhabited farm house owned by Edward and Bertha...... read more
Bombeck, Erma. Parent's Lament Column
Erma Bombeck's column, “Parents Lament”, is about the father of a little boy named Mi...... read more
Bonnie And Clyde In Iowa, Robbery
The Barrow Gang in Iowa: Bonnie and Clyde robbed the Knieram State Savings Bank on 2/...... read more
