Society Notes From Mrs. Mildred Thomson's Social Round
Ladies gatherings fill December with bridge and embroidery clubs. Mrs. Bert Beeghley hosts honored sister Mrs. S A Nystedt in Owosso plans. Travel prize awarded at Waddell home with a 500 game and a two course lunch. Read of other card parties and a 40th wedding anniversary celebration for Mr. and Mrs. Holderness in Iowa county Iowa.
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Bert R. Beeghley
Lockin Hotel
S. A. Nystedt
Beryl Triggs
Owosso
Michigan
Billy Westphal
C. R. Waddell
Otto Plautz
A. A. Devis
Embroidery Club
Myra Beeghley
Aaron Holderness
John Holderness
Clayton Holderness
Leslie Holderness
Oris Holderness
M. Sauter
Earl Sauter
Storm Lake
Roy Noble
Evan Sauter
Bill Holderness
Williamsburg
Towa
Farm Bureau Federation Plans Iowa Convention in Des Moines
Des Moines reports the Iowa Farm Bureau federation will hold its state convention January 16 to 18 with President Charles B. Hearst announcing. Representatives from across the state, county agents, and officials will attend. The program includes national speakers on the 1936 agricultural program and state contests in singing and music, plus a state chorus of several hundred voices. Individual members and townships will receive recognition for outstanding membership and standards achieved.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Charles B. Hearst
Farm Bureau
Environment shapes men in self view and duty
It is essential that individuals see themselves as melders of their environment and recognize how surroundings mold character and conduct. The text emphasizes personal responsibility in shaping one’s life through interaction with the environment.
You’ll Get Used to It The Silent Electric Work
A clipped note reflects a journalist’s line about the era of electrification and the hush that follows trains and factories. The line implies a social shift as technologies spread and replace older soundscapes.
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Cincinnati Mnatirer
Origin of Names of Illinois Central Towns
Marcus News reports readers shared how Illinois Central railroad towns received names. Marcus honors John Blair’s son. Cleghorn derives from Dr Cleghorn, a Baptist minister. Alta Aurelia Marcus Hinton James and Sioux City towns trace to official families on the railroad’s first exploration.
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Marcus News
Marcus
John Blair
Illinois Central Railroad
Cleghorn
Alta
Aurelia
LeMars
Wet Mash for Laying Pullets Suggests Morning Feeding
Iowa State College Poultry Husbandry expert H L Wilcke recommends a wet fattening mash for young pullets to prevent summer weight loss. The mix is equal parts ground corn and oats with 5 percent dried milk, fed at noon in limited amounts, with options to omit dried milk or moisten with milk.
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H. L. Wilcke
Iowa State College
Wilcke
Glow in the Rhine Trees Warn Drivers at Night
German officials coat tree trunks along Rhine roads with phosphorescent paint to glow at night. The bands help drivers spot hazards earlier and reduce crashes and injuries on tree lined routes.
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Rhine
Afton and Vicinity Social Notes Mention Local Visits
Mrs. Earl Zwick reports on local gatherings as newlyweds Mr. and Mrs. Swan Axelson host a chair varied event at the Irvin Brewster home. Ralph Ducommon's sale drew a large crowd, while livestock losses occurred after a straw stack collapsed. Multiple visits to Sioux City, Linn Grove, and Rembrandt mark weekend travel and social calls among residents.
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Earl Zwick
Swan Axelson
Irvin Brewster
Ralph Ducommon
Ray Jones
Messrs
Mesdames Troyan
Bert Mummert
Sioux City
Guy Anderson
Merlyn Solgrove
Bridgewater
Iowa
McKinley Menefee
William Sleezer
Glenn Sleezer
Linn Grove
Rembrandt
Harry Mummert
Laurence Gifford
Ralph Ducommun
Afton
Galen Dyslin
John Dyslin
Alta
Arthur Tilton
Cherokee
George Clover
Aurelia
John Clover
Angelus
Minnesota
Wm. Sleezer’s
Wm. Sleezer
Miss Lens Brady
St Pauls Lutheran Church Services and Christmas Rehearsal
William Walter, Pastor. Sunday school at 10:00 a m English service with Lord's Supper at 10:45 a m German service at the usual time Sunday evening. Children's Christmas service rehearsal Sunday 2:15 p m. Special Christmas Eve offering collected by church council members. Visitors invited.
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Church Council
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Arkacite
America
A. Fraser
Mildred Thomson
E. L. Rapp
O. A. Royer
A. E. Krout
Bridge Club
L. E. Christensen
Miss Merkley
Miss Lidman
P. L. E. F. Club
C. R. Weddell
Roy Schroeder
Fred Fassler
Gene Ammons
W. G
Port
Freda Thevenin
Frank Waddell
Faulkender
Olive Johnson
Farm Bureau Federation
The
Farmers National Bank
Farmers National
Illinois Central
Afton and Vicinity
ST. Paul’s Lutheran Church
William Walter
Pete’s - Style
Niels P. Petersen
Westinghouse
Mummert Hardware Co
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