Dodie Writes From Rome A Travel Diary
Dodie recounts late return from a trip with Lucia and friends near Pisa and Leghorn. She details a picnic above the Mediterranean, encounters with a fisherman's dog, and a dinner in Pisa with David Lees and Dotty Seiberling. A severe Rome area car crash interrupts the journey and she helps transport injured before finishing the ride home.
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Mom
Lisa
Grand Canyon
Rome
Mediterranean
France
Switzerland
Leghorn
Lucia
Pisa
David Lees
Dotty Seiberling
New York
Florence
Ave
Letter Expressing Road Frustration From Dodie
A correspondent warns about dangerous highways and poor driver discipline near the bacch then promises to visit the Grand Canyon after two months and ten days. The writer complains road safety issues and suggests more laws and police enforcement. The message ends with affection and a postcard promise.
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Grand Canyon
Lota
Dodie
Mason Meadowlarks 4-H Club Meeting Highlights
The Mason Meadowlarks 4-H club met June 1 at Janice and Marilyn Miller’s home for an all day session. Nine members three leaders and one visitor attended with talks on Better Grooming Health and Tips for Good Baking and vegetable nutrition. Demonstrations included Cooking a Cake by the Conventional Method Cooking Yellow Vegetables and Cooking Vegetables of the Cabbage Family. Senior girl Barbara Bix and junior girl Janice Miller were named winners. Karolyn Gant was chosen county office candidate. Reporter Lorene Gant.
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Mason Meadowlarks
Janice
Marilyn Miller
Barbara King
Diane Brummer
Joy Drennen
Karolyn Gant
Jean Cox
Serene Gant
Barbera Bix
Janice Miller
Loyal Legion
Elaine Cobb
Lois Davidson
Joyce Keith
Mariann Hoffman
Connie Swaim
Jan Matheny
Polk Cow Pokes 4-H Holds May Meeting at Caffee Home
The Polk Cow Pokes 4-H club met May 20 at Rhoda Caffee’s home with nine members. Members shared project updates and discussed plans for the June focal tour. The leader demonstrated soil testing. Reporter Richard Nicholson.
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Polk Cow Pokes 4-H Club
Rhoda Caffee
Richard Nicholson
Taylor Soil Conservation News Highlights Contouring and Muliflora Rose Trials
The report notes this spring favors muliflora rose plantings with high seedling survival due to moisture. Contouring sloping land reduces erosion and saves fuel, with farmers noting easier equipment use and potential yield gains. A field survey records 33 contoured fields among 66 between Lenox, Bedford, Guss, and New Market. Two Bindisfoot trefoil pastures seeded in 1956 show Shambaugh land outperforming a similar mix.
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Taylor County
Lenox
Bedford
Guss
New Market
QO. S. May
Grove Township
Jesse Shambaugh
Paul Greeley
Washington Township
Shambaugh
Self-Examination Teaches Charitability Toward Faults
A Fenelon quotation urging inward reflection to temper judgments of others by thoroughly knowing one’s own faults. Emphasizes charitable, tender treatment through honest self-review.
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Fenelon
Father’s Day Reflections and Local Club Notes Mention Trips
June notes recall Father’s Day traditions and a sketch of the old man. Loyal Legion 4-H meets discuss Rally Day preparations, posters, delegates, and a county office candidate. Also, travel plans begin with a Grand Canyon route as Grace and I plan a weeks long road trip eastward.
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Phil Terry
Grand Canyon
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