From The Exchanges Five Years Ago in Town
A recall of Charles Van Riper who joined Dr. Lee Travis at the University of Town for treatment and later became a speech professor at Eastern Michigan State Teachers college. Also reported is a bizarre water life specimen found by Mrs. L. B. Carruthers in a fish pool identified by some as a horse hair snake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles van Riper
Lee Travis
University of Town
Eastern Michigan State Teachers College
van Riper
Travis
L. B. Carruthers
Doings of Congress June 13 1936
Congress has stood in recess during the Republican convention in Cleveland leaving conference committees active. Expected next week are reports on interior treasury post office and district appropriations along with the relief and social security funding. The highway aid bill anti chain store and anti lobby measures are in conference as adjournment looms toward Friday or Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Cleveland
Interior Department
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
District of Columbia
Congress Workload Highlighted by Hon Otha Weariu
Hon Otha D Weariu emphasizes the heavy labor in Congress saying weed out chaff from the wheat takes time and effort. He notes critics underestimate rapid movement from day one and recalls a prominent member stating the toll on conscientious members is high due to illness and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
Lightning Kills Mule During Storm Hitup
Walter Thorp was cultivating corn when a thunderstorm struck and a bolt killed one of his mules hitched to a two row. The inside horse was shocked but survived. Thorp also suffered a temporary shock and escaped serious injury. The incident occurred Tuesday morning near Hamburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Thorp
Walt
Hamburg Re,orter
Remarkable 4 Per Pound Chicks Seen In Kansas
Dear Friends reports Louise Newkirk, a 4H Club member near Great Bend, Kansas, hatched 400 New Hampshire chicks on February 25. At thirteen weeks they ranged 3.9 to 4.5 pounds, with 388 birds remaining. The brood was kept in a broad house packed with feeders to ensure constant feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Louise Newkirk
Great Bend
Kan
New
New Hampshire
Young girl raises chickens for profit in clean poultry house
In a letter Frank Priebe praises a 16 year old girl who manages a spotless poultry operation. She cleans daily, maintains feeding and watering, and records costs precisely. Her chicks cost 15 cents each and after thirteen weeks yield 4 1/4 pounds per bird, suggesting potential doubling of money at current market prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Priebe
Hopkins Matron Mary Donlin Celebrates 98th Birthday
Mrs Mary Donlin marked her ninety eighth birthday at her daughter Mrs Sargent home in Hopkins on June 12 with dinner for guests including Mr Will Donlin Creston Iowa and Mrs Charles Brown Tarkio. Born June 12 1838 in Sabina Ohio she helped found Hopkins store and home. Her family includes daughter Mrs Hubbard Los Angeles and son Will Donlin Creston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Donlin
Sargent
Will Donlin
Creston
Iowa
Charles Brown
Tarkio
Lawrence Sargent
Donlin
Sabina
Clinton County
Ohio
Princeton
Edward Donlin
Afton
Hopkins
John Donlin
Old Kenna
Edwards
Order of Eastern Star
Presbyterian Church
Donkin
R. L. Hubbard
Los Angeles
Calif
Injures Eye in Firecracker Incident at Tea Pot
Gerald Garten suffered a badly cut eye when a fire cracker exploded inside a china tea pot near him behind Dawson's Cafe. It was unclear if vision was permanently affected as doctors assess the damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Garten
Dawson's Cafe
Garten
Local Births Marriages and Events Reported in Conway Area
A son born to Mr and Mrs Lewis Larson of Conway on Sunday June 13. Miss Garland Miller of Conway wed John Taylor of Des Moines in Ames Iowa on June 13. Mrs Taylor a former Bedford High School teacher. Glenn Gray of Corning and Lester Howard former Corning High School principal wed at bride's home in Corning on June 17. The bride is Charles Gray's daughter and has taught in Corning. A small tornado struck Delphos on June 16. barns down and phone lines cut. A woman escaped injury but her team perished. R W McLain a Bedford schools teacher, reelected, married May 29 at Nashua to Alice Mayer. A son was born to Hamilton of Hopkins on June 13. Births listed for Gravity families: a son to Fred Joslyn on June 11. a daughter to Jim Heatherington on June 4. a son to Will Day on June 11. Fire from lightning Sunday morning destroyed G S McKinley’s Ladoga general store. The gospel team visited Hazel Dell June 18 with Rev D W Griffith leading services. Participants included David Hughes Fred Martin Elvin Van Reenen William McDowell Ralph Johnson Virgil Putnam Carl Hanshaw L F Klopp Isaac Herbert M White George Reed and John Fitch the captain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland Miller
P. C. Miller
Conway
Ames
Iowa
John Taylor
Des Moines
Glenn Gray
Corning
Lester Howard
Corning High School
Bedford
Charles Gray
Union - Republican
Hazel Dell
Rev
D. W. Griffith
The
Baptist Church
Hopkins
David Hughes
Fred Martin
Elvin van Reenen
William McDowell
Ralph Johnson
Virgil Putnam
Carl Hanshaw
L. C. Klopp
Isaac Herbert
M. White
George Reed
John Fitch
Two weddings mark June ceremonies this week
Miss Helen Posten wed Eugene Posten and Wilfiem Chandler at the Smoles home at high noon on June 11. Miss Bessie Sweigard and Clif ford Underweed tied the knot at the Stipsburg Presbyterian Church on June 14. A son was born to Mr and Mrs O W Perkiss of Radford on June 13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Posten
Eugene Posten
Wilfiem Chandler
Frank Chandler
Bessie Sweigard
Clifford Underweed
Sharpsburg
Wwere
Presbyterian Church
Stipsburg
Summer school and farm ambitions spark small town week
Misses Allie Nelson Jessie Hardenbrook Della Carr and Nellie Loomis attend summer school in Cedar Falls. Peter O Daugherty plans to secure one of Uncle Sam's farms and heads west in a wagon to gain early access. Lena Blake suffers bites from a pet coon that escaped its cage. Fred Terrill and Mrs. Betty Golding attempt rescues before Mr. Blake ends the animal with a rifle shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allie Nelson
Jessie Hardenbrook
Della Carr
Nellie Loomis
Cedar Falls
Peter O’daugherty
Uncle Sam
Lena Blake
Blake
Lena
Fred Terrill
Betty Golding
Song of the Saddle at Rialto Featuring Dick Foran
Dick Foran stars in Song of the Saddle at the Rialto Thursday through Saturday June 18 1920 riding two unusual horses Smoky a golden buckskin and Sonny Boy a painted pinto. Also billed The Country Doctor with the Dionne Quintuplets in their first full length feature running June 21 to 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Foran
Western Pictures
Railto Theatre
Pinto
Sonny Boy
Foran
Johnnie Goodwin
Dionne
Rialto Theatre
Jean Bersholt
Stat
Canadian Fur Post Doctor Battles Pain and Loss
A self sacrificing physician at a Canadian fur trading post with scant tools fights illness and betrayal. His nephew Michael Whalen loves June Lang daughter of the manager. Ousted, the hero answers a call to a wife’s bedside and witnesses a miraculous birth that becomes the film’s dramatic high point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Whalen
June Lang
Hersholt
John Qualen
Slim “Summerville
Dorothy Peterson
Robert Barratt
Big Brown Eyes at Rialto Theatre features Joan Bennett
Joan Bennett stars as a glamorous manicurist who becomes a newspaper columnist assistant to a private investigator. The plot centers on jewel theft, gunplay, and a baby murder, with crooked officials, a jury acquittal, and a climactic trap that clears the gang.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto Theatre
Joan Bennett
Cory Grant
Juan
Sweethew
Min
Joan
Cary Grant
Grant
Chief of Police
Cherry Pie Memories and a Summer Ride to Brooks Beach
A nostalgic fragment follows a family in Our Town recalling a scarce cherry harvest after a harsh winter and dry summer. The writer details a lone cherry tree, pies shared with family, and a humorous pitless bake memory amid plans to visit Brooks Beach with its golf course and lakeside amenities. The writer also notes gardening tips from George Menzies about pruning tomatoes and reports a garden mishap and a forthcoming fishing trip.
Hawley Ville Social Notes Reunion and Visits
Mr and Mrs F C Reece and son Ronnie attended a family reunion at Mrs Fred Reece home in Villisca Sunday. Eddie Todd and family visited in Burlington Junction Mo Sunday. Harold Minard Forest Minard and Mrs Mary Minard with families spent Sunday with J E Minard in St Joseph. Vivia Walker visits Red Oak. Fern Fudge of Corning guests of Margaret Hakes. Abe McCann Earl Burwell and Francis Reece attended business in Corning Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Reece
Ronnie
Fred Reece
Villisca
Eddie Todd
Burlington Junction
Todd
Harold Minard
Forest Minard
Mary Minard
J. E. Minard
St. Joseph
Vivia Walker
Red Oak
Fern Fudge of
Corning
Margaret Hakes
Abe McCann
Earl Burwell
Francis Reece
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Bedford Times-Press
Taylor County
Times-Republican
Bedford Free Press
Times-Republican and
Bedford Free Press Co., Inc
Main St
A. W. Hamblin
Taylor
Adjoining Counties
Iowa Press Association
Iowa Newspapers
National Editorial Ass'n
Noel
Gyp” Powers
Galt
Gyp
California
Trenton Missourian
Hon
Otha D. Weariu
Lightning
Hopkins Bearcats
Maryville
CCC
Sayles
Whitten
Braddyville
Billy Robbins
Bess Dragoo
Virgil Florea
Denver
Colo
Denver Florea
Will Summers
Oklahoma
Frank de Witt
Alfred Gill
Jimmy
J. M. Coberly
Fairfax
Eleanor Smith
Humeston
Edwin Gray
Business College
Quincy, IL
Mor
F. L. Gray
John Thompson
Rose Thompson
Will Boyd
Tatterson
Omnah
Lester
Times-Press
Lewis Larson
Delphos
Here
Clarinda
R. W. McLain
Bedford Schools
Little Brown Church
the Vale
Nashua
Alice Mayer
Davenport
Hamilton
Fred Joslyn
Gravity
Jim Heatherington
Myr
Will Heatherington
G. S. McKinley
Ladoga
O. W. iPerkiss
Radford
To Mr. and
Mrs. Scott
Rialto
STE Aa
By A
Mama
Uel
Memoerca
Hank
Brook’s
Lake Okoboji
Brooks Beach
Iowa Lakes Region
Okoboji
Arnolds Park Amusement Center
George Menzies
George
Hawley Ville
M. R. Brant
Frank
Wisdom. Co. J. KW Kirketeg
Wisdom & Kirketeg Lawyers
Bedford National Bank
H. P. Jaqua
J. Flick
A. A
Flick & Lucas Attorneys AT Law General Law Practice
James R. Locke
J. M. Haddock
Comm Street
Court Mousa
Warm Credit Administration
Taylor Coumey la Real Extate Beoker
Fo Farmers and Merchants Bank
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