Reminiscence Items and Local News Highlights
Notes include Mr J M Windsor’s pickup fence, Frank Johnson’s injuries from broken glass near Bauchert and Parker’s, and trips by Wm Hale and mother to Massachusetts for summer. Mentions Let ter’s patent bee hive, Thirkield buys groceries, a turtle nest near town, and the Centennial log cabin exhibit with sixty eight wood types. Lightning cuts power. line repair by eight. Roscoe Golding injures knee. Gibbs talk on Washington. John Dale joins Union Pacific at Maryville.
Sing Your Way Home at the Rialto
At the Rialto Theatre the musical comedy Sing Your Way Home stars Jack Haley with Marcy McGuire Glenn Vernon and Anne Jeffreys. The plot follows Haley as a war correspondent chaperoning young American entertainers stranded in France and now sailing home aboard an ocean liner with romance and comic censorship mishaps.
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Mionday
Rialto Theatre
Jack Haley
Marcy McGuire
Glenn Vernon
Anne Jeffreys
Haley
France
Statue Scrubbed Ruffles Public At Civic Center
Inside sources say a Park Department scrubbing of the Pony Express monument at Civic Center left the rider and horse looking down on passersby. Officials blame vanity for the snub and the cleanup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Center
Park Department
St. Joseph
Town Council Buys New Street Maintainer for Mount Ayr
The Mount Ayr town council authorized purchase of a Huber maintainer with nine foot blade broom and five foot mower for streets. The outfit cost 3100 dollars and delivery is expected in about six weeks.
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Mount Ayr
Mt. Ayr
Fire Department Mascot Whitey Painted in Red
Maryville residents report the fire department mascot Whitey the white rat terrier received a red paint coat to match city fire trucks. The dog, owned by Stevie Stults, is tied to the Stults family and lends a lighthearted take on department life amid neighborhood strolls and station yard spray experiments.
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Whitey
Maryville
Stevie Stults
Claude Stults
Dog hook incident ends with success in river rescue
In a river episode the dog swallowed a fishing hook after chasing a fish. Abs attempted to remove the hook but was bitten. The team ferried the dog to Doc Bob Haxby for X rays and possible surgery. The vet suggested cotton wrapped hamburger to lure the hook out, which succeeded and all were happy.
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Lecuss
Abs
Greenways
Doc Bob Haxby
Omaha
Iocal
Clarinda Herald- Journal
Cafe Owners Live Life of Leisure in Maryville
A note from Grant City Missouri reports cafe owners enjoying leisure during a Maryville stop on Wednesday night at 10 30 PM. The town appeared closed with no open shops for coffee and reduced traffic. The writer questions the 71 highway traffic claim, noting tourists may dine elsewhere at night in Nodaway county.
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Maryville
Nodaway Capitol
Grant City
Times-Tribune
Costume tale at Golden Eagle ball sparks quirky idea
The Iowa State College veterans event at the Golden Eagle ball featured a queen in a bathing suit made from copies of the Student. A local paper suggesting the Herald Journal could cover everything with reused copies reflects the playful mood.
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Iowa State College Veterans
Herald Journal
Clarinda Henald-Journal
Bald Eagle Killed Near Bethany After Week of Raids
An old bald eagle weighing about ten pounds and with a six foot eight inch wingspan was slain near Bethany six miles northwest of town after a week of raiding Jesse and Cleo Williams flocks. The eagle had wool in its talons, suggesting lamb attacks. The incident occurred Wednesday evening and was reported by the Bethany Republican Clipper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse
Cleo Williams
Bethany
Williams
John Gudgel Visits Tornado Ruins of Creston
One of Iowa’s five remaining Civil War veterans, John Gudgel, accompanied by his daughter Joan Gudgel and son-in-law Jack Darnold, visited Creston to view storm damage from last week. Gudgel wore Grand Army dress hat and medal as he surveyed the wreckage with local Shenandoah Sentinel coverage.
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Iowa
Shenandoah
Joan M. Gudgel
Jack Darnold
Creston
Mr. Gadget
Shenandoah Sentinel
Camp Fire Girls Hit Mount Ayr with Nut Drive Totals
The Camp Fire girls and Bluebirds completed a goughnut drive delivering 960 dozen last Saturday and 720 dozen more this Saturday to drink stores cafes and homes in Mount Ayr. The Mount Ayr goal of 1000 dozen was surpassed by 680 dozen.
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Camp Fire
Bluebirds
Mount Ayr
Mt. Ayr
Page County Oiling Contract Awarded for Roads
The county engineer's office said a contract was let to J. W. Craig Construction Co. of Minneapolis to oil roads in Page County. Oiling will start around June 1 and is expected to finish general oiling by September 1. Shenandoah Sentinel.
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J. W. Craig Construction Company
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Page County
Shenandoah Sentinel
Lessons From a Tough Tuesday on Voters and Lettuce
A reflective column laments primary election results and voter apathy while venting about wilted lettuce and garden pests. The piece recalls missed ballots, cautions about political consequences, and meanders through family news, piano reminiscences, and plans for Cedar Rapids trip and summer pages. It ends with a light note about public highway hazards.
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Mama
Cedar Rapids
Coe
Hank
Mary
Dodie
Grinnell College Qualifier Adds Hyde Prelim Winners
Verne Timberlake, Grinnell College student, among eight men securing a place in the Hyde original oration preliminaries held this week at Grinnell. Charles Tracy, local blacksmith, sustained burns to his right arm earlier in the week when a red hot shoe slipped from tongs and struck him.
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Verne Timberlake
Grinnell College
Hyde
Grinnell
Charles Tracy
Henry James Short Stories Highlighted by Clifton Tachman
A 1943 edition gathers seventeen Henry James tales from 1877 to 1909. The note essay argues James’s writing reveals dual themes of evil and virtue, mixing psychology, morality, and subtle humor, with readers debates over interpretation.
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Henry James
New York City
Europe
England
Crifton Tadiman
James
Clifton Tachman
Local residents host visitors and note family updates
Athelstan social page lists guests including Mrs. Glenn Craighead and children Mrs. Harry Stout Mrs. Lil lian Childers and Mrs. Craighead of Chrinda Mrs. Willard O Neal and son of Farragut Mrs. Laura Clark’s party who returned Monday Clark Smith and children of Blockton visited Wednesday Others visiting or visiting relatives include S M Parker with daughter Mrs Walter Morris near Sheridan Mr and Mrs L G Cavin and Junior Booker of Shenandoah guests Tuesday Mrs Lewis Shiflett Frank White Violet Acklin and daughter with Raymond White family near Blockton The Parker kin visited Thelma Allen stayed with Keith Cook at Grant City Mrs Vernie Burns and Mrs Marion Jenkins visited Sheridan Mrs Black died Friday J C Davis and family of Clarinda visited Frank Smiths J C King and Roy King family blockton RB Sickels Mrs Joe Rusco visited Crestton Saturday
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M. F. Older
Glenn Craighead
Harry Stout
Lillian Childers
L. G. Cavin
Junior Booker
Shenandoah
S. M. Parker
Walter Morris
Neir Sheridan
Lewis Shiflett
Frank White
Violet Acklin
Raymond White
Blockton
Chis. Parner
Albany
Clarence Shackelford
Kansas City
Chas, Morris
Thelma Allen
Kieith Cook
Grant City
Vernie Burns
Marion Jenkins
Elizabeth Black
Sheridan
Black
J.C. Davis
Clarinda
Frank Smith
C. M. King
Roy King
RB. Sickels
Joe Rusco
Crestton
Alice Freemyer
Floy Ray
Lost Weekend shines at Rialto with Milland
The Lost Weekend debuts at Rialto Theatre June 12–14 starring Milland with Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry in a stark drama about chronic alcoholism. Howard da Silva and Doris Dowling appear in support as the tense, unflinching film tracks five merciless days of Don Birnam’s battle with a demon within.
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Charles Jackson
Hollywood
Rialto Theatre
Jane Wyman
Milland
Philip Terry
Howard da Silva
Doris Dowling
Don Birnam
Wilder-Brackett
Phillip Terry
Three Strangers at Rialto Theatre Saturday Show
The new drama Three Strangers stars Geraldine Fitzgerald Sydney Greenstreet and Peter Lorre in a London intrigue tale about Crystal Shackleford and two others drawn into an idol cult. The film echoes The Maltese Falcon with mounting suspense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto Theatre
Sydney Greenstreet
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Peter Lorre
London
Crystal Shackleford
Jerome K. Arbutny
Johnny West
Kwan Yin
Crystal
Arbutny
West
Sne
Phantom of the Plains at Rialto Saturday
Western film Phantom of the Plains features Wild Bill Elliott as Red Ryder with fast action and mystery. The arch criminal targets wealthy brides and Red Ryder, aided by Little Beaver, confronts him at the Rialto Theatre on Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto Theatre
Wild Bill Elliott
Red Ryder
Villian
Phantom of the Plains thrills with Western detective edge
The film Phantom of the Plains blends frontier action with a thriller structure and detective elements. Elliott leads a cast that includes Bobby Blake, Alice Fleming, Ian Keith, Virginia Christine, Bud Geary, and Tom London in prominent roles.
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Beaver
Elliott
Bobby Blake
Alice Fleming
Ian Keith
Virginia Christine
Bud Geary
Tom London
Deadline at Dawn at Rialto Theatre this June
A 1940s murder mystery starring Susan Hayward Paul Lukas and Bill Williams screens at Rialto Theatre Sunday Monday and Tuesday June 9 10 and 11. The plot follows Alex a dazed sailor drawn into a murder case after meeting June in a Broadway dance hall with Edna's death ensuing as mystery deepens.
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Rialto Theatre
Susan Hayward
Paul Lukas
Bill Williams
William Trish
Alex
New York
June
Edna
Gus
Miss Hayward
Joseph Calleia
Osa Massen
Lola Lane
Jerome Cowan
Marvin Miller
Constance Worth
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