Miss Irene Brown Weds Edgar Winterhof at Hanover
Irene Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Brown of Rosedale Illinois married Edgar Winterhof son of Mr and Mrs Henry Winterhof at the Lutheran parsonage Hanover. Rev O Bahr performed the ceremony with attendants Louis Winterhof and Marion Glienke. The couple will reside in the Hanover community.
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Lutheran Parsonage
Irene Brown
Louis Brown
Rosedale
Ill
Edgar Winterhof
Henry Winterhof
O. Bahr
Louis Winterhof
Marion Glienke
Winterhof
Linn Grove
Hanover
Salt poisoning risks for swine from improper salt intake
A. L. Anderson of Iowa State College warns that swine can poison themselves if salt is not fed in steady amounts. He notes that craving after saline deprivation leads to overconsumption when salt becomes available. Wet brine and floor litter can trigger poisoning. use a dry box feeder to limit access.
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A. L. Anderson
Iowa State College
Anderson
AurelIa Consolidated School Notes Junior High News
A spelling contest included fifth to junior high students with four finalists Jean Mongan Melvern Anderson Kenneth Wickersheim and Phyllis Bjorklund. Teachers judges Rev Trigg Mrs Patterson and Mrs Renaud. Mrs Richard Glawe was pronouncer.
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Cherokee County
Jean Mongan
Melvern Anderson
Kenneth Wickersheim
Phyllis Bjorklund
Trigg
Patterson
Renaud
Richard Glawe
Ottumwa
Faulty Chimneys Raise Farm Fire Risk In Iowa
Iowa State College specialist Henry Giese warns farm homes face higher fire losses in winter and early spring if chimneys and flues are not checked. He cites defective flues, inaccessible attics, and careless kerosene use as key causes, noting 425 farm dwelling fires in 1989 with $895,261 in damage and 61 deaths from 1939 to 1940.
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Henry Gliese
Iowa State College
Giese
Iowa
Incomes Tax Through Ages Traced From Egypt to U S
Washington College instructor Reynol V. Allom outlines a history of taxation from ancient Egypt to Greece and Rome, noting colonial and civil war levies. He cites Massachusetts and Pennsylvania as early adopters and details federal measures from 1862 to 1894, including Supreme Court invalidation in 1894.
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Washington, PA
Egypt
Washington and Jefferson College
Reynol V. Allom
1580
B. C
Greece
Italy
Europe
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
United States
Supreme Court
Lighter Glass Developed With Radio Beam Control
Toledo reports a stronger lighter and more durable glass made by a radio beam to control molten glass flow. Glassmakers hail it as the most important advance since automatic bottle blowing. The first use will be in bottling beer and carbonated drinks with the trade name dura glass named by William E. Levis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
William E. Levis
Duraglass
Flyer Turns Back Ducks That Raid a Rice Field
Earl Larrabee, Chico, California, battles waves of ducks invading his father's rice fields from a plane. He disperses them for an hour, ducks reform and attack again, and darkness finally saves the birds after Larrabee rises again to chase them off.
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Flyer
Chico
Calif
Earl Larrabee
Larrabee
War Is Really Hell is Heaven's Not Bombproof
Montreal The Gazette recounts a six year old English refugee, daughter of a British officer, praying nightly for family and all servicemen while fearing bombs and the peril of air raids. The child's prayer expresses hope for safety and survival amid war dangers.
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War
Hell
Heaven
Montreal
the Gazette
Bright Comet to Appear In December and January
The Cunningham comet will be visible to the naked eye in early December and reach its brightest in the third week of January. The Franklin Institute announces the event, noting the comet will have a tail and be the brightest seen in 13 years.
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Philadelphia
Franklin Institute
Cunningham
Boy Falls Twenty Feet From Roof Rescued With Bruises
CHICAGO Marvin Greenberg five years old and his sister Phyllis eight were playing on a two story roof when he wandered toward the edge and toppled into the areaway between buildings. A carpenter directed him to crawl out to ground level where he survived with only minor bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marvin Greenberg
Phyllis
Marvin
Couple marks 72 years wed in Jay Vermont
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Lucier residents of Jay Vermont celebrated their seventy second wedding anniversary this fall. Gilbert is 93 and his wife is 89, marking a long marriage in a close knit community.
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Jay, VT
Gilbert Lucier
Cat mascot survives 14 story fall in San Francisco
In San Francisco the club mascot cat leaped from a window ledge and fell 14 stories, an incident mirroring a similar stunt by the previous mascot a year earlier. The cat reportedly appeared uninjured after the fall.
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San Francisco
Iowa offers wildlife planting packets for spring distribution
The Iowa Agricultural Extension Service and State Forest Nursery at Ames plan to distribute 2,000 wildlife packets, each with 200 trees shrubs and vines, to 4-H members farmers fish and game clubs and individuals with suitable areas. Packets cost 1 and deliveries occur next spring with full planting instructions.
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Iowa Agricultural Extension Service
State Forest Nursery
Ames
Truman G. Engelking
Ellis Hicks
Extension Wildlife
Farmer, Fish and Game Association
Smith- Hughes
Engelking
Smith-Hughes
Extension Service
December traffic safety plea for pedestrians and police
The message notes December’s higher accident risk due to short days and bad weather and urges communities to assign extra officers to direct downtown intersections. It stresses every life matters equally and urges pedestrians to cross only at intersections under proper direction during Christmas shopping.
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Doris
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Fred Hustedt
Fred Menke
Wilbert Otto
Herman Otto
Harold Hogrefe
Schaller
Charles Zwemke
Leland Bettis
Bettis
Martha Lietz
Manon Carlson
Simonsen Mill
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Wayne Kirkpatrick
Aurelia
Winfred Moulton
Aurelia, Iowa
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W. A. Liebsch
Office
Maple Valley Mutual Insurance Association of
Geo, E. Blanch
H. H. Lockin
Geo
Blanch
Chas. Gustafson
the Sentinel
Sioux City
Paul’s Radio
Wala
Stewart-Warner
Philco
Don R. Hankens
Larson's
State Bank
Carlson's Dairy Hone
Reggy Martin
Gustafson & Johnson Garage
Aurella
Aurelia Consolidated
Patty Clark
Five
Margaret Pruitt
Lois Anderson
Norma Harden
Vernon Kaskey
Mary Ann Nelson
Imogene Parrott
Joan Parrott
Lois Jeanne Paulson
Merry Schulke
Bobby Waddell
Clair
Lenard
Arlo
School of the Air
Charles
Keith
Shirley
Mr. Renaud
Miss Bryant
Billy
Shirley Teerink
Ray
Jimmy
Patricia
Ruth
Barbara
Joseph Freeman
Cherokee
Santa Claus
Paramount Presents
Gary Cooper
Madeleine Carroll
Cecil B. Demille
Mounted Police
Ancient
Merry Christmas
Carl’ G. Anderson
Aurelia Hatchery
Gustafson’ & Johnson
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