Diamond Center News Social Happenings Highlight Local Visits
Mrs Clara Brown of Minneapolis visited Miss Della Peterson on Thursday and Friday. Annetta O Meara at Cedar Falls summer school spent the weekend with her parents. Numerous families held picnics and reunions at Westcott Park Holstein and northeast Aurelia. The Diamond township board met at the center school house. Diamond Aid will meet next Wednesday July 10 with Mrs Clifford Dubes.
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Clara Brown
Minneapolis
Della Peterson
Annetta O’meara
Cedar Falls
James O’meara
C. A. Peterson
Della
Frank
Maurice
Richard Peterson
Ben Galvin
John Swanson
Westcott Park
Cherokee
Theodore Streed
Weinert
Holstien
Kenneth Leeds
Washta
Will Haight
Howard Haight
Aurelia
Bess Pitcher
Luella Hickey
Washington, D. C
Virginia
Edward Mortensen
Near Spencer
Mortensen
J. S. Linquist
Diamond Township
Center School House
Diamond Aid
Clifford Dubes
Dogs as Marine Mascots Since 1776
The article notes that dogs have served as Marines mascots since 1776, selecting aggressive breeds such as Terriers or bulldogs for their fighting instinct and tenacity.
Community Notices From East Afton and Surrounding Area
East Afton and Elk region news notes include Fred Kolpin and family visiting Des Moines and Bernice Kolpin starting a hospital position. Local gatherings feature picnics at Haight and a large family reunion, plus visits by the Booth Reckoff Ammons group in Storm Lake and Sioux City shopping trips. Mahlon to teach at Hayes Consolidated. Zempke ill in Rochester and Mrs. Danielson with kin near Galva.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Kolpin
Des Moines
Bernice Kolpin
M. Hines
Ray Hines
Aurelia
Fae Hines
Sioux City
W. M. Booth
Carl Ammons
Max
Joyce
Lester Reckoff
Storm Lake
Mahlon
Hayes Consolidated School
David Danielson
Zempke
Galva
Rochester
Fred Tigges
Fort Dodge
Lois
Madelynne Booth
Rev
Mrs. Trigg
Okokoji
Christian Endeavor
Meaning of Surtax in United States taxation
A surtax is a special tax on specific classes or goods. In the United States it refers to a graduated tax on the amount by which an individual's net income exceeds a set threshold, in addition to the normal income tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Prices for Royal Seats Through History Rise in Value
A Bits Magazine note tracks how royal pageantry drew escalating sums for seating from Henry I to Queen Victoria. Early coronations and weddings fetched varied payments, from pennies in Richard II to ten guineas for George III front seats, and even house fronts near Victoria's processions fetching hundreds of pounds.
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Iwny
Bits Magazine
Henry I
John
Henry V
Henry VIII
George I
George III
Westminster Abbey
Queen Victoria
Old Whaling Trips Kept Sailors Away Four Years
A historical view contrasts long whaling voyages of four years with modern methods. Early whaling used small boats manned by four oarsmen and crewed harpoons in battles with massive whales, while today ships use cannons and blasting powder to finish and haul the catch back to base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Few Natural Annoyances and Education on Bias
A Detroit News writer argues that likes and dislikes stem from upbringing and that race prejudice arises from education. He suggests that while we cannot erase all conditioning, we can educate ourselves toward new toleration at any time in life.
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The
Detroit News
Ife
Ionosphere Winds Amid Constant Temperatures Explored
A report to Physical Review by Dr KO Mulburt from the Naval Research Laboratory discusses the ionsphere at 145 to 220 miles aloft. Warm winds near 800 degrees Welvin disturb this layer, with about 50 degrees Fahrenheit cited. The winds radiate in all directions beneath the sun, their paths likened to liquid streams on a rotating sphere by H Literary Digest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Physical Review
KO. Mulburt
Naval Research Laboratory
H Literary Digest
Skating Through the Ages From Norse Legends to Steel Blades
The text traces skating origins from Norse Iceland legends to medieval Europe. It notes ox brisket bone skates tied to boots in England during the Twelfth century, the use of a stick for propulsion, and the Fourteenth century shift to iron runners and later steel skates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iceland
Europe
England
Ancient sun cult relics unearthed in Isle of Man
Relics of a sun god worship about 2000 B C found in the Isle of Man with a great stone monument unearthed by Prof. Hon. Flenre of Manchester University. The relics link to civilizations around Egypt and the Mediterranean and place the site around 4000 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Mediterranean
Isle of Man
Hon
Flenre
Manchester University
Matta
Saxon Ban Prohibits Soothsaying and Printed Horoscopes
The Saxon government bans all soothsaying for money and bans printed material on the subject. The prohibition covers horoscopes dream interpretations and all astrological activities.
Annual Report of Grashoff-McManus Post Auxiliary 1934 35
The Auxiliary to Grashoff-McManus Post No. 399 American Legion, Iowa, lists officers and a 44 member roster of a 62 quota. Monthly programs include July trophies, August state convention, November dues, December rehabilitation, January legislation, February National defense, March community service, April child welfare, May Poppies and Memorial Day, and June fund drives. Activities cover Americanism, welfare baskets, memorial donations, hospital charity, and school programs. details include fund amounts, events, and/postwar veteran care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grashoff-McManus
American Legion
Department of Iowa
Gladys Larson
Pearl Dailey
Nora Coombs
Margaret Scott
Mary Baumann
Ora Jordan
Jennie Beeghley
Sergiant At Arms
Myra Beeghley
Verna Lockin
Inez Larson
Dalva Fassler
Des Moines
Iowa City
Legion and Auxiliary
Evelyn Blanch
National Defense Fund
Child Welfare Fund
Aurelia Memorial Association
Cherokee Hospital
State Hospital
Cherokee
Knoxville Hospital
Legion
Storm Lake
St. Patrick
Dale Robar
Harriet Hoffman
Clair Whitney
Marjorie Parrott
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America
Cram’s Repair
Iowa
Diamond Center News
Wm. Haight
East Afton and Elk
Mrs. Wm. Booth
Haight
Orville Erickson
Conley Erickson
Muriel Nordstrom
Diamond Center
Darlene
Alverda
Dessel Caboth
Childrn
Elsie Haight
A. E. Club
Orris Erickson
McCormick-Deering
McCormick- Deering
Kroll Impt. Co
Aurelia, la
Perry & McDeid
N. Y
Faurot
Goodyear
Guarantee Oil Co
Allied Mutual
Allied Mutual Pays
Allied Mutual Automobile Association
Des Moines, Iowa
Harry Lockin
Iowa Public Service CO
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